Chinese late Qing dynasty to early Republic period Album of Beijing Customs from the Zhou Peichun Studios (also referred to as Chou Pai Chuen and Chou P’ei-ch’un) consisting of seventeen leaves of ink and gouache color on pith paper export paintings. Each painting illustrates five to seven Beijing shop signs, each with an accompanying Chinese description. Each leaf holds a red Zhou Peichun seal. The individual paintings are thread bound on the right side...
Description: An Incense box with beautiful dark brown patination was made of bamboo
section. A palmful small piece which had been used for keeping incense powder now can also be used as an ideal holder for your precious stones.
Date: Late 19th century.
Material: Bamboo.
Width: 5.3cm Height: 3.5cm
Description:
A Cizhou pillow was preserved in very good condition.
When decorated on the frontal side with incised motifs of fishes, flowers and water weeds and by a ring-punched ground, the pillow was left being unglazed at the bottom.
Naturally and vibrantly carved, the motifs were rendered in a dated photographic characteristic which we usually seen in the wares of northern regions of early periods.
They were the images of the fishes and the carving strokes of the plants and ...
This is a fine ovid yingqing meiping, It is designed with a simple incised line without the engraving of any motif. The meipimg is divided into four equal segments all divided by two parallel incised lines. Within all this incised lines, the greenish glaze can be seen pooling at the recessed part. A luted line (pic 1 and 2)can be seen at the joint between the upper and lower half of the body. Overall, a very nice and well potted yingqing meiping,
There is no repair or restoration...
Large Chinese Apple Green Jade Water Buffalo Carry Linchi
The buffalo is 3.75 inches tall, and 5.5 inches in length. It weighs 2.6 pounds.
It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, or cracks.
It pass the hard knife scratching test and guarantee to be jade.
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Description: A Ming Longquan Li-typed censer was kept in very fine condition. Well mold and heavily glazed, the tripod censer was in typical lake-green tint when whitish ridges were on the body along everted feet. Charming crackles, pinpoints condition and darken hue in portions verified it a true old piece. Brownish red was obvious in the center of the cavetto where the body clay was revealed...
Description:
An archaic bronze seal was from Buddhist ritual.
It was cast on the printing side with four ancient Zhuan characters: Fo Fa Seng Bao (Buddha, Buddha dharma, Buddha Followers, Buddha's Holy Treasures).
There's a long slender knob on top of the seal. Three characters Wu Qiong Gang (Endless Strength) were inscribed on the upper side beside the knob.
The seal was kept in perfect condition and was in darken patina due to long time of age...
Description: A beautiful toggle was made of ivory. The brownish and crackled surface was reflected with the old age.
Date: Qing Dynasty(18th century)
Width: 4.0cm Depth: 1.5cm
Description: A bronze daoist deity which known as Bi Xia Yuan Jun was splendidly rendered.
By a detailed decoration, the bronze figure was applied with gold paint on the surface. Though in paint, the surface was reflected with enduring patina which was similar to the gilt ones. She was kept with perfect condition including an original cover at the bottom. Date: 18th century, Height: 18cm. Weight: 798g.
Description:
A porcelain tea tray was preserved in perfect condition with original Famille Rose enamel on the surface.
Fine picture and with fine manual inscriptions
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Date: Late Qing periods, late 19th century.
Dimensions: 24.5cm x 17.7cm x 2.2cm
A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.
Description: A Fine Yue bowl was intriguingly mold in the center with a sculpted animal. By good metaphor of prosperity of a pig or a pigsty for riching the family, the bowl was a characteristic type of the Jin periods. It was well applied with charming greenish glaze when grayish and foggy incursions were happened to some portions of the surface. The bottom was revealed with the grayish body clay...
This large embroidered money belt was used by Miao man for festival. The front face has delicate embroidery which is chain stitched over a black velvet background. The rear is padded and quilted home spun, indigo dyed cotton fabric. There are several areas between the different fabrics which are used as pockets for the storage of possessions. Very good condition, circa 1900-1910. excluding belt loops piece measures 21" across and 13 inches high
An official figure most likely as Guamdi was carved in sitting posture.
Nice features depicted and well rendered robe in flouring form.
A master piece in serene mood.
Height: 22cm.
Description: A white glazed incense burner from northern China of 14th to 15th Century
was in elegant shape. Kept in perfect condition except with some frets on the glaze, the surface of the tripod censer was separated with 4 parts. Light key-fret imprints were applied on the surface of the middle sector. Date: 14th-15th Century(late Yuan to early Ming) Width: 12cm Height: 8.4cm
Condition: Perfect except some frets on the surface.
Description:
A handled cup was in unique marbled glaze.
In shining brownish tint and darken strips, the cup was delicately mold in very thin wall and was intentionally to copy the metal wares of the periods. It was not uncommon for ceramic production of that periods.
Persian cultures had influenced the Tang's by the flourish trading traffics between the middle and near eastern nations...
Description:
A set of five tea cup holders(Cha Tuo) were in beautiful lotus-leaf's shape. Well cast and nicely carved, the basins will suit every tea cups in serene tea ceremony.
Enduring old patina was preserved on the surface.
A manufacturer's signature Qian-Mao-Hao-Zao was inscribed at the bottom.
Date: Qing Dynasty, 19th century.
Material: Tin.
Width:11.7cm
Description: A beautiful Longquan bowl was kept in perfect condition. In fantastic celadon glaze, light whitish incursions was dispersed around the mouth rim and at the foot rim. When potted heavily of the body, carved motifs were in the the middle of the cavetto and around the outer surface. A good Ming ware with typical shape can be ideally used in a practical way. Date: Ming Dynasty(15th Century)
Width: 16cm Height: 7.0cm
Description:
A Qingbai cup stand was preserved in perfect condition.
In straw glaze, the ware was yielded with immense crackles verifying its age.
It is a nice item suitable for a lovely tea bowl.
Date: Southertn Song Dynasty, 12th Century.
Provenance: Fujiang Province, China.
largest Width: 10cm.