All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #628607 (stock #WD-036)
Four gilded wooden statues comprising of two Buddhas,a Disciple and a Monk. Sizes: Length, 9.4 to 7.6 cm. Condition: Perfect.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1291203
A very rare and large rootwood scholar's rock. China, 19th century. H. 37,5 cm (excluding stand. Condition: Beautiful wear and patina, there is a crack in the upper hanging branch (see pictures) but it has not been broken or restored. This piece comes with a beautiful antique hongmu (redwood) table. Provenance: Dutch private collection.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1071840 (stock #lot870)
Description:

A decent brush pot was carved from one block of box wood.
By natural root wood form, the wood box was stylized and beautiful when nice and warm patina was obtained on the surface.
It was in good size and was preserved perfectly.
Some protection layers had been done to the bottom by ex-collecter.

It was quite hefty in weight.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 19th century.

Width: 19.5cm x 14cm, Height:16.3cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #742575 (stock #lot418)
Description: One elegant Qingbai stem cup was molded with beautiful foliate rim. In a milky white glaze, the revealed body clay tells its origination being from Hutien kiln. As being from the same origination of the high-quality Hutien kiln, the delicately shaped stand was especially in a quite good look by its finely pottered rim. In a wonderful profile, the intact porcelains were perfect in sets and as the porcelaineous copy of the metal counterparts of the same date...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1000401 (stock #lot738)
Description:

A porcelain water basin in charming celadon glaze was in a flatten form.
Sit on the flat bottom, the water basin was decorated on the surface with circular rings which separated the surface in three sections.

On top, under the steep mouth rim, small circles in rings were surrounded around.
In the center, there're adjacent rhombuses.
At the lower portion, the octagonal flowers were decorated...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1910 item #655801 (stock #ZTC170)
This Chinese winter court officials hat has an elaborate gold acorn finial, silk velvet brim, and red silk tassels. The black chin strap cord is tied with a double adjusting slip knot. The hat is in good condition.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #474425 (stock #S50021003)
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This is a large and beautiful Song dynasty meiping or plum vase of baluster shape, the sides rising upwards from a slightly recessed base, curving in towards the stepped shoulder and surmounted by a short straight neck with what looks like a double ring. The body of the vase is luted together in two equal half. The upper half has a darker greenish-gray, while the lower half has slightly greenish tinge colour (picture 1). The picture no...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #139014 (stock #4-24-16 )
This is a Chinese 19th century pale-blue glazed vase, bearing the Yongzheng seal mark , of ovoid form with applied handles; mint condition; 8 " high.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #961473 (stock #lot665)
Description:
A Qinbai covered box from Hutien kiln of Song Dynasty was kept in perfect condition.
In beautiful floral shape and decorated patterns on the cover, the characteristic chalk-like body clay was revealed from the light lake-green glaze.
A lovely delicate piece was rarely seen in such elegant atmosphere.
The beautiful celadon hue and the patterns are so much subtle and attractive under the reflection of light.
Some similar pieces are in the book of "The Art of Chinese B...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #951013 (stock #lot651)
Description:
A lovely Jizhou bowl was applied with rarely-seen agate-like glaze.
By the dark chocolate-brown glaze underneath, strings of bead-like mottles were decorated in the cavetto.
On the outer surface, whitish brown effects were randomly yielded.
For authentication:.

1,The body clay was in a characteristic loosening type by the also characteristic pale buff tint.

2, The flat foot ring was preserved in old-feel quality and bore the manually maneuvered moldi...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #541647 (stock #lot209)
Description: An imposing blue and white jar was molded in elegant shape . Painted with fluent tendrils of honeysuckle and Chinese characters Sou (longevity), this jar was in quite good size and quite weighty in hand...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #941346 (stock #lot638)
Description: A cut-glaze Cizhou ewer pot was finely rendered.
By affluent carving skill, the potter decorated on the upper portion of the body with motifs of peony flowers and scrolling leaves and stems.
Added on the side with a leaf-like handle, the ewer was used by pouring liquid from the short spout

Date: Jin to Yuan periods,13th/14th century.

Height: 12.4cm.

A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1910 item #1039392 (stock #lot799)
Description:

Nuan-Shou, Hand Exercisers were used for palm massage by practicing in one hand. Rolling it to make Qi running through the nerve endings.
The pairs were made from tiger bones.
Enduring old patina was yielded when bone tissues were obviously observed.

It is really fun when practicing them in your hand and hearing the tingling sound.

Date: Qing Dynasty, late 19th century.

Measurements: 4.6cm x 4.2cm x 2.7cm, each.
Weight: 42gram, each. .
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #955619 (stock #424)
An under glaze blue and white cream or milk jug of European form decorated with peonies and rock work within a fenced garden. This item was made in Jingdezhen, south China, circa 1750 during the reign of the Qianlong emperor, for export to Europe. Condition - very good - no damages and no restoration...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #465209 (stock #lot139)
Description: An old wood water basin was carved as a boy climbing at a wall. Preserved with original condition, the paint of this cute rural scholar object was peeled off due to enduring ages. A boy climbing against a wall of a water basin was a popular motif often seen in different materials of Ming period. From the carving of the boy, the facial and the figure characteristics, this water basin was a piece with Ming style but was conservatively dated a Qing piece due to no further evidences...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #776550 (stock #BrPt-005)
A charming brushpot inlaid with mother-of-pearl, ivory and hardstones. The inlay work is of branch with flowering plum blossoms. The back has a poem of archaic Chinese characters inlaid in silver. The wood is a dark hardwood (unidentified) of a slightly reddish tint.

Period: 18th Century

Size: Height = 12.5 cm (4-7/8 inches, Width = 9 cm.(3-1/2 inches)

Condition: Good condition. Slight age crack-which is part of the beauty-at the bottom part (under the plum blossoms)...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #1009953 (stock #lot747)
Description:

A charming white jade belt hook was exquisitely carved in dragon's head shape.
By the precious Hertien pebble quality, the jade piece was reflected with fine greasy-feel sheen on the surface.
Characteristic old jade's tissues were revealed under the reflection when some incursions were occurred to the material verifying its authenticity.

Date: Ming Dynasty ,1368-1644

Length:8.3cm, Width: 1.3cm, Weight: 30 grams.

Condition: Perfect.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #403496 (stock #lot060)
Description: This ancient jade plaque with incursions caused probably by metal chemicals was kept well under earth for almost 3000 years. From the drilling holes on two ends, we can be sure that this plaque was used to be fastened with cloth or with identical jade plaques to form a funeral jade cloths for deceased people. Date: Western Zhou Dynasty (BC1121-BC771) Length: 3.7cm Width: 2.0cm