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china old eye glass case boxwood 100 years

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Wood: Pre 1940   item# 1141162

china old eye glass case boxwood  100 years
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rmb 7000 us$1200 

large case very subtle carving best one on offer made in the greater shanghai area


china old zitan cups

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Wood: Pre 1930   item# 1128468

china old zitan cups
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Mouth is 7 cm handle is 2 cm h is 4 cm no silver inlay very good condition. This pair of cups was made in the Qing dynasty of zitan wood. This is the rarest of woods used in making Chinese art objects: it is not Chinese but rather from India. This pair of cups is quite old: the patina has built up quite a bit and is quite thick. The handles on each are shaped like pieces of bamboo. They are simple but very elegant.


china old abacus

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Wood: Pre 1940   item# 1125370

china old abacus
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399 




china Old cane dragon head

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Wood: Pre 1940   item# 1124028

china Old cane dragon head
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$895 

strong bold dragon head for Year of the Dragon


china monkey Mountain root carving

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Wood: Pre 1920   item# 1119887

china monkey Mountain root carving
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1200 

monkey galore made to order stand


China qing Manchu belt hook

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Wood: Pre 1920   item# 1117582

China qing Manchu belt hook
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$495 

This zitan belt hook was used with a keather belt to hold the owner’s pants up being of zitan it was probably used by a fairly high ranked person in the qing dynasty


China Old zitan medicine balls

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Wood: Pre 1930   item# 1109383

 China Old zitan medicine balls
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$899 

used by Chinese to exercise the hands by rotating gently in the hands these are made of Old zitan and are quite fine


China Old zitan 3 cups Qing

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Wood: Pre 1920   item# 1106885

China Old zitan 3 cups  Qing
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each one is $600 3 is 1500 1 is sold 

bamboo stle handle on each


China Old wood and metal scale

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Wood: Pre 1920   item# 1102592

China Old wood and metal scale
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$5000 

This large scale was made mainly of tie-li mu (ironwood) and with brass fittings. It is quite compete; it has the little weights used to measure even as alas they are not as old as the scale itself the whole effect is one of solidity and reliability; A very good description of a huanghuali scale appears in a new book written by Grace Wu Bruce a Choice Collection at pp 69-70 The balance and its stand the stand is made of tieli mu iron wood: it is a two-drawer cabinet for storing the ...click for details


zitan eye glass case

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Wood: Pre 1940   item# 1088902

zitan eye glass case
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just the thing for a monocle but i could not find one

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