in this serious and comprehensive volume Margaret Duda has put
Chinese toggles on the map, this is a big book in terms of size but also in terms of breath of coverage. there are over 1500 illustrations
Tiliang Yixing Teapots are relatively rare. Many break in the transportation. This is a miniature one, new. circa 1995. It is very well made, has the maker's mark in the bottom. This is a Mid-Qing table screen. The wood throughout is zitan; there are no condition problems. No breaks,no nicks. The stone is called lu dou stone, from China's Yunnan Province (in the Southwest). The stone has a naturalistically formed animal in the center: it can be called a jilin (a mythical animal in Ch ...click for details