A pair of nice stamp personal stoneseals, carved with with Dog and Dragon on the top of the tall square bases, 20th. century AD.
Sizes: 72-75 mm. in height.
Condition: Choice.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections...
This is a beautiful and colorful Table Screen with a Circular Famille Rose Porcelain Plaque. It is placed on a dark rosewood Stand decorated with openwork design of floral and foliage scrolls. The plaque depicts a detailed and colorful enameled painted scene of Birds and Flowers. Artist signed.
The table screen measures 22 inches (57cm) tall, and 15 inches (38cm) wide. The round porcelain plaque measures 11 inches (30,5cm) in diameter...
Nice uncarved tall bamboo bitong. Good condition with a smooth finish. H: 28cm/11in and D: 9.5cm/3.8in.
Vintage pair of cut jadeite pieces to be used as Chinese scholar’s scroll weights. Stone of olive green color with natural lines and differently colored veins, sides showing the skin of the boulder from which the pieces were cut. Nicely polished, very pleasing objects for a scholar’s desk. Height (left one of the first photo) 2 11/16 inches, weight of the left one 265 grams (9.4 ounces), the right one 210 grams (7.4 ounces).
This very well carved green jade (jadeite) panel is a mid-20th century product. It is 7 ¾” in diameter and a half inch thick (add the carved wood display base, it is 11 7/8” high). It depicts Chinese traditional life style. One side is a farmer with a water buffalo working in the field; his family including an elder and a youngster are watching. A fenced house and trees surround them. The other side depicts three women weaving on a loom...
Old Chinese scholar’s rock in a shape of a natural boulder perfectly resembling a huge monolith with layered structure. Gives wonderful impression of immense energy of the mountain, presents great views from all sides. Beautiful stone with incredible wealth of textures and colors. Very strong scholar’s object, excellent patina on the surface of the stone, fitted rosewood stand. Height with stand 4 5/8 inches.
An Old 20th C. Chinese scholar ink stick. In very good condition. It weights 119g. L: 5-3/4" x W:1-1/2" x T: 1/2"
A beautiful antique early 20th C. Chinese scholar ink box in excellent condition. 10cm x 10cm x 4cm . Marked
A beautiful old Chinese Yixing clay scholar ink mixing bowl, it has small chipped on the corner, please see the photo. Marked. W:12cm.
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Old Chinese scholar’s rock in a shape of a dramatic snow covered mountain with numerous caves and crevices. Gives wonderful impression of immense energy of the mountain. Zhaoqing limestone of off-white color with darker inclusions and pinkish tinged areas. Superb scholar’s object, beautiful patina on the surface of the stone, flattened bottom, fitted rosewood stand. Height with stand 3 1/2 inches, length with stand 8 1/4 inches.
A small Chinese inkstone carved from a Duan like stone. The inkstone is carved to portray a landscape view with the basin area of the stone to form a pond or lake. Often Chinese inkstones will allude to literary themes for scholars to enjoy.
Age: 20th century Size: length 2.6" width 2.2" height 0.8"
china Massive root carving early Qing xx
A Rare Antique Jade/Jadeite Plague with Hand-Carved Archaic Dragon-Phoenix Motifs Weight: 589 grams Length: 6 3/8 inches (17.15 cm) Width: 5 1/8 inches (13.02 cm)
Condition Report: Good Condition
Provenance: Property of a Canadian Collection
This finely crafted Chinese Steatite brush washer is an artistically carved pomegranate that sits beautifully attached with vines, small berries and a blooming flower. A beautiful scholar object that was made to rest and wash calligraphy brushes, mid 20th centhury.
Dimensions: 3.5 in. Long X 2 in. Tall
A Rare Ming Dynasty Tianhuang Stone Seal with a Tiger-Knob The seal is carved with four Chinese characters Hao Qi Chang Cun, meaning the deed of bravery will forever exist as Heaven and Earth. Weight: Approximately 420 grams Width & Thickness: Approximately 2 X 2 inches (5.1 X 5.1 cm) Height: Approximately 4 (10.2 cm)
Condition Report: Hand-Carved, Good Vintage Condition
Provenance: Property of a MA Collector
王雲為王翬(清)所製 蟠龍鈕雞血紅石套印 印文:松風、竹影、盒底刻:石谷所有。 Two Chiken-Blood Red-Stone Seals in a Dragon Box Made by Wang Yun (1652-1735) for Wang Hui (1632-1717) Qing Dynasty The seal set was made for Wang Hui (1632-1717), the leading master of "Four Wangs of Early Qing" and "Painting Sage of Early Qing". Since Wang Hui's courtesy name is Shi Gu, the seal box bears a carved mark of Shi Gu SuoYou, meaning Property of Shi Gu...
from "Wood from the Scholar's Table,"a book published in Hong Kong in 1985.
A Lot of Two Zisha Teapots with Seal Marks of Gu Jingzhou & Chen Mingyuan
Dimensions: Height: 1. Teapot by Gu Jingzhou: 1.5 3/4 inches (14.6 cm) Length: 3 1/2 inches (8.9 cm) 2. Teapot by Chen Mingyuan: Height: 3 3/4 inches (9.53 cm) Length: 6 inches (15.24 cm)
Artist or Maker: Gu Jingzhou & Chen Mingyuan Marks
Medium: Zisha
Condition Report: Good Condition
Provenance: Property of a Canadian Family Collection