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 | Elegant Bamboo Ikebana Basket, Hanakago by Suzuki Gengesai |
 | Chinese Album Leaf Scholar Painting, Dated 1860 |
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A black-glazed covered box was molded with an interesting motif of butterfly on the surface.
The box was an excavated piece obtaining with obvious evidences of burial earth and whitish incursions in the glaze.
Some similar boxes were in the book of (The Collection of Chinese Box), a book of a famed connoisseur and antique dealer,Ma Wei-Du.
Date: Tang Dynasty, 618-907
Provenance: Henan province.
Width: 7.2cm...
A black-glazed covered box was molded with an interesting motif of butterfly on the surface.
The box was an excavated piece obtaining with obvious evidences of burial earth and whitish incursions in the glaze.
Some similar boxes were in the book of (The Collection of Chinese Box), a book of a famed connoisseur and antique dealer,Ma Wei-Du.
Date: Tang Dynasty, 618-907
Provenance: Henan province.
Width: 7.2cm...
Hu's Collection
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A Junyao Lotus-bud bowl was in decent shape.
Stand on the well-shaped foot ring, the bowl was evenly applied with light green glaze without any decoration.
Subtle incursions in whitish condition were happened around the mouth rim and at the bottom of the foot ring.
Glaze crackles were yielded too.
Date: late N. Song to Jin periods, 11th/12th century.
Height:8.5cm.
A FITTED SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.
A Junyao Lotus-bud bowl was in decent shape.
Stand on the well-shaped foot ring, the bowl was evenly applied with light green glaze without any decoration.
Subtle incursions in whitish condition were happened around the mouth rim and at the bottom of the foot ring.
Glaze crackles were yielded too.
Date: late N. Song to Jin periods, 11th/12th century.
Height:8.5cm.
A FITTED SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.
Unusually large Chinese late Qing compressed globular form incense burner with slightly everted rim supported by three short legs and covered overall with an amber-colored monochrome crackled glaze that extends to cover the bottom of the feet. The glaze drips down the walls into the unglazed interior. This censer is likely from a South China kiln. A custom-made heavy hardwood stand is included. Estimated to date from the 19th century...
Chinese Northern Song (960-1127) dynasty qingbai (yingqing) porcelain glazed bowl with relatively straight sides and slightly flared rim decorated on the interior with combed abstract swirling floral patterns. The smooth, thin, crackled olive-green glaze pools in the center and accumulates at the exterior foot. The low foot is unglazed, revealing a gray-white body. 10th/11th century. 7” diameter x 2 3/8” high. Very good overall condition...
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Red silk ground fabric decorated with silver and gold paper wrapped thread, using the songket supplementary weft technique. The center field with stylized flower heads, ending in rows of triangles. Woven in two parts and sewn together lengthways. Condition: clean, wear to the metallic twine, only partially preserved. Holes, repaired splits and holes, wear, deterioration of the rims. Dimension: 170 cm x 113 cm.
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A archer's ring was in warm yellowish patina.
Fine tissues were yielded due to natural cause from age.
In ivory look but actually was a bone piece, it was not unusual when ivory had been very precious and bone materials would be used instead.
Date: Mid Qing periods, 18th century.
Width: 3.1cm, Height:2.9cm
Material: Bone.
A archer's ring was in warm yellowish patina.
Fine tissues were yielded due to natural cause from age.
In ivory look but actually was a bone piece, it was not unusual when ivory had been very precious and bone materials would be used instead.
Date: Mid Qing periods, 18th century.
Width: 3.1cm, Height:2.9cm
Material: Bone.
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This Suanzhi wood stand was in strong and firm structure while enduring old patina was preserved well on the surface.
By an adequate size, it was used being put on the table for displaying bronze censer or other curiosities.
A very minute crack line was on the surface board. It didn't penetrate the board and was unnoticiable.
Date: Qing Dynasty,19th century.
Height: 22cm, Width:14cm x14cm.
This Suanzhi wood stand was in strong and firm structure while enduring old patina was preserved well on the surface.
By an adequate size, it was used being put on the table for displaying bronze censer or other curiosities.
A very minute crack line was on the surface board. It didn't penetrate the board and was unnoticiable.
Date: Qing Dynasty,19th century.
Height: 22cm, Width:14cm x14cm.
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The origin of this antique velvet ikat is not obvious. Some authors describe it of Persian, others of Central Asian origin. Striped fabric lining. Cf. Bühler, Alfred : Ikat Batik Plangi, Basel 1972 : No. 123. Condition: splits, repairs, holes, wear, stitched together with one seam, faded. Dimension : 60 cm x 105 cm.
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A charming ivory lady was preserved in nice patina.
In perfect condition, this ivory piece was believed as a Chinese doctor's assistant when in medical practice for female patients.
Date: late 19 Century.
Length:11.3cm.
A CUSTOM-MADE WOOD STAND IS INCLUDED.
A charming ivory lady was preserved in nice patina.
In perfect condition, this ivory piece was believed as a Chinese doctor's assistant when in medical practice for female patients.
Date: late 19 Century.
Length:11.3cm.
A CUSTOM-MADE WOOD STAND IS INCLUDED.
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An old bronze censer was preserved in nice patina.
Well cast in decent shape, the bronze censer own the inscription of Da Ming Xuan De Nien Zhi underneath.
IT IS IN ORIGINAL CONDITION WITHOUT ANY RESTORATION.
Date: Qing Dynasty,1644-1911
Width across loops: 11.4cm, Height:5.1cm, Weight: 254gram.
An old bronze censer was preserved in nice patina.
Well cast in decent shape, the bronze censer own the inscription of Da Ming Xuan De Nien Zhi underneath.
IT IS IN ORIGINAL CONDITION WITHOUT ANY RESTORATION.
Date: Qing Dynasty,1644-1911
Width across loops: 11.4cm, Height:5.1cm, Weight: 254gram.
Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Buddhist Lotus Jar
This rare and interesting pottery jar was made between the 10th and 13th centuries, during the Five Dynasties period (AD 906 - 960), Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) and has been excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province.�
It is quite "heavily-potted" and relatively highly-fired. The jar and cover have been formed with a lotus leaf design...
Galerie Hafner
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A square cover made of very delicate red silk with the design of small flowers, lancet-shaped leaves, "mir-i-boteh" pines and tendrils, entirely embroidered in polychrome silks and silver wrapped thread. Purple silk lining with loops. Condition: clean, fabric with losses and splits, partially with backed and restored areas. Dimension : 119 cm x 117 cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Pre 1920
item #1018727
(stock #3967)
Galerie Hafner
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A full-length Lamaist costume made for the ritual Cham dance with flared sleeves weighted at the bottom. This dress is composed of antique Chinese silks, mainly of a dark blue brocade with design of scattered peonies. The stripes in yellow satin damask with woven dragon roundels and red silk damask with clouds and roundels containing brocaded Chinese longevity characters. The collar made of red silk satin with a brocaded shuangxi character and decorated with two different brocaded fragments...
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A bronze bodhisattva sitting on a lion was the legendary Mañjuśrī who using the wisdom to tame the mind.
In perfect condition, the bronze figure was heavily cast and preserved in dark patina...
A bronze bodhisattva sitting on a lion was the legendary Mañjuśrī who using the wisdom to tame the mind.
In perfect condition, the bronze figure was heavily cast and preserved in dark patina...
An interesting eskimo miniature canoo, made of wood, seal skin and bone. The figure is wearing cotton clothes. Age: early 20th century.
L. 50cm, H. 9 cm. Condition: Expected age wear, several cracks in the seal skin, peddle is missing.
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A wood stand was in decent rectangular form.
Decorated on four sides with open-work structure, the wood stand was framed on the surface with rice-white marble slab.
The stand was in firm and sound condition with only minute fret at the feet due to use.
Date: Qing Dynasty, late 19th century.
Dimensions: 33cm x 18.2cm x 7.5cm
A wood stand was in decent rectangular form.
Decorated on four sides with open-work structure, the wood stand was framed on the surface with rice-white marble slab.
The stand was in firm and sound condition with only minute fret at the feet due to use.
Date: Qing Dynasty, late 19th century.
Dimensions: 33cm x 18.2cm x 7.5cm
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An ancient bronze seal was inscribed with characters on the stamping surface.
The characters was from ancient people but is unknown to us now.
From the metal quality, the old patina on the surface and the characteristic of the knob on top, and also the type of the word, we can define it as from Yuan periods or earlier.
IT WAS AN INTERESTING PIECE THAT CAN STILL BE USED NOW AS A PRIVATE SEAL WITH PERSONAL TASTE .
Date: Yuan Dynasty, 12th/13th century...
An ancient bronze seal was inscribed with characters on the stamping surface.
The characters was from ancient people but is unknown to us now.
From the metal quality, the old patina on the surface and the characteristic of the knob on top, and also the type of the word, we can define it as from Yuan periods or earlier.
IT WAS AN INTERESTING PIECE THAT CAN STILL BE USED NOW AS A PRIVATE SEAL WITH PERSONAL TASTE .
Date: Yuan Dynasty, 12th/13th century...
A rarely encountered limited edition Japanese woodblock print over gold leaf depicting a solitary blue, white, and gold tree set against a barren foreground titled simply "Tree" by Joichi Hoshi (1913-1979) dated 1974. Pencil-signed "J. Hoshi" and dated '74 at the lower right, with the artist's square red seal above. Pencil-titled in kanji at the lower left and marked with the edition number 6/95. Paper size: 10"V x 13"H (image: 7 1/4" x 10 1/2"). Very good overall condition...
