All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Pre 1930 item #1446043
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$85.00
Antique Indian Tinned Bronze tall lassi cup with Palace scene. Antique Indian Tinned Bronze tall lassi cup with chased designs of various floral and buildings , nice tribal village piece . Size 7" by 3.5". Great as vase or pencil cup on a desk
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Pre 1930 item #1377913
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$8,500.00
India rare hindu 17thc horse and rider figure of Khandoba . This rare figure is museum quality with all 3 original pieces, the horse being a silvery bronze and aura a different color bronze. H 13" lL 9.5" Provenance. Jagdish and Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art, Hyderabad Collection of Paul F Walter NY
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Pre 1930 item #1377932
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$5,995.00
Hindu Chola Period Bronze figure of a Priest or Holy man 10-12thc . Very rare and well sculpted with great attention paid to the face and wrap as well as incised decoration to mimic paint decoration on his face and arms. Size of figure is 8" by 3.5" wide Provenance. Jagdish and Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art, Hyderabad Collection of Paul F Walter NY
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Pre 1930 item #1377332
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$495.00
Colonial Teak and Brass Campagne Letter box, with fitted interior compartments . The center section lifts out . Large and heavy at 18 pounds . Hard to find these with such a nice interior. the one loss is the front brass corner but a back corner could be moved to the front so its not noticable. Size 18" by 10" by 12" and 18 pounds.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Pre 1930 item #1356719
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$125.00
Alabaster Hindu Figure of Shiva vintage Altar Piece. From India size 4" by 5"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Pre 1930 item #1389093
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$285.00
Antique Hindu Bronze Figure of a Horse with nice details. Well sculpted cast and finished missing Khandoba rider. Size h 4" w 3"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Pre 1930 item #1377923
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$199.00
Antique Hindu Bronze figure of a Peacock from South India, nice lost wax sculpture , great texture on the top of the tail section. Two holes one top one bottom. Size H 3" by 4"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Pre 1930 item #1383168
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$175.00
India 19th c hand carved stone spice bowls, used throughout India in traditional homes these spice bowls are carved in a variety of stone these are mostly seatite . The larger has a nice warm patina I use one in my kitchen for sea salt. Size over 3.75 w on larger 2.75 or so on the smaller H just under 2 " on taller.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Pre 1930 item #1377661
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$1,245.00
17th c Indian Stone Jali Window panel lamp, custom made iron work with a frosted plexi liner , a great designer piece as a lamp or just to display a rare Hindu Mughal architectural fragment. Size of panel is 15.5" w 20.5" High 2.5" deep , overall height is 24.5" very heavy at 49 pounds. Special packing required
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Pre 1930 item #1356720
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$95.00
Pair of Vintage Hindu Alabaster Deity alter Figures some losses as seen in pictures. Size 3.5" by 2.5"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Pre 1930 item #1446039
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$85.00
Antique Indian Tinned Bronze tall lassi cup with onion Dome. Antique Indian Tinned Bronze tall lassi cup with chased designs of vine and palace or dome roofed building patterns , nice tribal village piece . Size 6.5" by 3.5". Great as vase or pencil cup on a desk
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Pre 1930 item #1377934
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$185.00
18th c Hindu Bronze Temple Horse Pull Toy, wonderful small folk art bronze , good condition with wear . The wheels are lost. Size 3" by 3"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Pre 1930 item #1402372
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$1,195.00
Very nice Garuda bronze figure large and very well cast and extensive tooled details. The sculpture has a mounting hole behind the nagas and a hole in the back base for mounting to an altar top. Lord Vishnu's Mount, Garuda, Kneeling with Hands in Gesture of Adoration (Anjali Mudra) very good used condition . Size H 8" w 5" weight 5.9 pounds.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1437852 (stock #gy6221)
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1930's Chinese Duan Stone Carved Table Screen with Immortal God Signed

It is 11.5 inches (29.2 cm) tall by 6.8 inches (17.3 cm) wide. The plaque is 8 inches (20.5 cm) long by 5.5 inches (14 cm) wide. It weighs 1.9 LB without stand.

It has chips, surface wears and scratches. It has chips and repairs at the wood stand (as seen in the photos).


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All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1357658 (stock #217)
Asia of Old
$1,795.00
Antique Chinese hand painted in famille verte enamels; a water pot for the scholar's desk . Low square form with feet to each corner. Depicts scenes of wise men with attendants, birds and flowers on the top and all sides . Base unglazed. No marks.

Age: Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period (1662 - 1722)

Size: Approximately 3-1/4" high by 7-3/4" width by 7-3/4" depth

Condition: Very good condition, no breaks or cracks. Some slight wear to the enamels...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1459291
Late Qing Dynasty to Republic period (1900s to 1930s) Chinese porcelain covered round box for seal paste with underglaze blue painting of a phoenix in flight among wispy clouds. Excellent quality freehand painting with beautiful washes, in superb condition, was never used, I guess. Four seal style character mark on the bottom. Very quiet subtle piece for scholar’s desk. Diameter 2 1/2 inches.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #807555
A republic or Qing dynasty style brushwasher, globular body and unglazed base, possibly products of 1920s or earlier. Brush washer is in good condition no chip. no crack, no restoration except some scratches. It is scholar table object de art, nice collection piece in any chinese or japanese art collection. Please enquire....
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1457207
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$995.00
Antique Chinese archaic style Bronze seal with Foo dog from the estate of a noted archologist. Period unknown but very old. Well cast with some bronze decay. Size 1.25" sq 1.25" h .
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1457202
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$165.00
Antique Chinese Scholars bronze Recumbent Ram Scroll weight with legs tucked under and head turned back the ram has fruit offerings on his back topped with a Ying Yang symbol. The ram shows his age with heavy wear to one eye. Free standing and heavy for the size. Size 2" by 1.5" by .5".
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1457603
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$225.00
Antique Chinese Carved Stone Dog figure carving possibly a scholar desk piece or a scroll weight unsigned the stone is somewhat soft, so it is not a jadeite good condition, from the estate of a noted Archologist. Size 2.75" long
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1430738
Four (4) lotus pods莲蓬 with moving seeds莲子活动. Patina 皮光 is excellent.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1432455
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$785.00
Early Chinese Han style carved stone Duck figure, the duck possibly Han period is carved from a soft stone and and came from a collector of ancient jade. No damage and very well carved. This did come from a home of a heavy smoker we did not want to clean any of the pieces and let the buyer decide no smell but tar . Size 3.25" by 3.5"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1379891
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.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1457811
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$1,650.00
Chinese Tang Style Black Jade? recumbent foo dog Lion scholar object possibly a scroll weight. Well carved foo lion in a black stone with very heavy wear on the base showing what seems to be hundreds of years' worth of wear as well as the mid-section of the body. Export seal on head. this came from the estate of a noted archologist. Size l 3.25" w 2" h 1.6"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1428225 (stock #gy6100)
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1930's Chinese Coral Carved Fu Lion Seal

It is 1.45 inches (3.7 cm) tall by 1.57 inches (4 cm) wide. It is 23.8 gram.

It has inclusions, flea bite chips, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

Some of the photos were taken under the sun.


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All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1429983
Large lotus leaf 莲蓬 with moving seeds莲子活动 and two moving insects虫子
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1397680
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$295.00
Chinese cast pewter and gilt dragon Scholars paper weight. Lost wax cast very well modeled figure with good age . Size 4.25" 1.25" H 1.1"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1368453 (stock #311)
Asia of Old
$1,695.00
A Chinese shoushan seal carved in its natural form. On one side it shows a man riding a donkey, with another kneeling gathering items under a large tree. The reverse reveals a home in the distance. On this side, there is also a four character carved mark. This seal is carved all around using its natural colours and striations for features within the carving. The base holds the seal...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1413254 (stock #dr12837)
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Set of 4 (1930's) Chinese Scholar Ink Cake with 8 Immortal God in Original Box Signed

Each is 4 inches (5.8 cm) tall by 2 inches (5.2 cm) wide. The box is 8.4 inches (21.3 cm) tall by 2.2 inches (5.7 cm) in length by 3.7 inches (9.5 cm) wide. Total weight including box 2.9 lb.

They have rubbing of gold and paint, hairline cracks and chips and surface wears and scratches...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1428139
Zentner Collection
$5,600.00
Charming antique Chinese small teapot with Daoist figures encircling body, lid with flowers and figures, signed on body and on recessed base.

Size: 3.5"H 5.5"L 3.5"D

Republic Period
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1405297 (stock #BNJblue3rest)
June Hastings
$300.00
Blue glazed porcelain Chinese scholar's brush rest. In excellent condition, it measures 2 7/8 inches high, 2.5" across.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1457208
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$1,495.00
Chinese Tang Sung Style Bronze Kylin Scholar scroll weight. The front and upper mid-section shows heavy wear from use. Nice casting age is unknown possibly period. From the estate of a noted archologist. Size l 2.25" w 1.25" h 1.75" weight 296g
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1368452 (stock #310)
Asia of Old
$2,895.00
A Chinese duan inkstone housed in a fitted carved box, most probably for a scholar. The box is carved with birds on flowering branches. The box sits on four corner mounts. The stone is carved with a poem. I believe that the box is zitan. (Note: Some of the pictures have been lightened to show the detail.)

Size: The stone is 4" wide by 5-1/2" high...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1430274
Large lotus leaf 莲蓬 toggle with moving seeds莲子活动 and fish on top.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1930 item #1160769 (stock #3455)
Bamboo Grove
$2800.00
This superb carved bamboo brush holder (or Bitong) is an early 20th century product. It is 7 ¼” high and 5 ¼” wide. It depicts the popular Chinese folk story of Fu, Lu, Shou ( 福祿壽 ). Fu, Lu and Shou are attributes of the good life. They were personified as deities in Chinese culture. Fu is carrying a young child and represents good fortune. Lu is holding a RuYi scepter and represents prosperity. Shou is holding a peach and represents longevity...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Metalwork : Pre 1930 item #1444593 (stock #1583)
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$250.00


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Set of a large and a medium size iron tools used for mixing charcoal of furnace or so, and a small one used to hang some stuff. Early 20th century, Korea. approx. 38 x 11cm (14.96 x 4.33in), 30 x 8.5cm (11.81 x 3.34in), 22.5 x 8cm (8.85 x 3.14in)...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Metalwork : Pre 1930 item #1435898 (stock #P-294)
A large heavy Korean brass bowl or tray that was used to carry smaller bowls of rice and vegetables to men working in the fields. The bowl was wrought to shape, and it shows the evidence of being hand pounded. The Bowl measures about 3 1/2" high x 13 1/2" in diameter, weighs about 3 1/2 pounds, and dates to the early 20th Century. The condition is very good with only minor surface tarnish and corrosion. It was the custom in Korea to polish brass, and such a bowl would shine up beautifully. ...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Paintings : Pre 1930 item #1381930
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$195.00
Tsakli tangka: Vajrabhairava ground mineral gouache, on fabric. Mongolia or Tibet. H 2.75" by 2" Vajrabhairava is a wrathful form of Manjushri and functions as a meditational deity of the Anuttarayoga Classification in Tantric Buddhism size h 3" just under 3" wide with inscription on back
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Paintings : Pre 1930 item #1381932
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$95.00
Miniature tangks - Tsakli Amitayus Tsakli Mineral pigments and gold on canvas. 2.5 X 2.25 inch Tibet
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Paintings : Pre 1930 item #1381936
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$195.00
Miniature tangks - Tsakli Amitayus Tsakli Mineral pigments and gold on canvas. 2.75 X 2.25 inch , Tibet inscription on back
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Paintings : Pre 1930 item #1382668
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$195.00
Miniature tangkas - Amitayus Tsakli Mineral pigments and gold on canvas. 3.5" X 3 inch , Tibet inscription on back. Amitayus with 2 other figures very nice piece with stars and clouds.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Paintings : Pre 1930 item #1381929
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$195.00
Buddhist Tsakli: Shri Devi, Magzor Gyalmo ground mineral gouache, silver and gold on fabric.Mongolia or Tibet. H 2.75" by 2"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Paintings : Pre 1930 item #1382910
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$195.00
Fine Miniature Tangka Depicting a Multi headed multi armed Deity, we are not sure of the figure . well painted on cloth with gold accents. Size 2.25 by 2.75"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Folk Art : Pre 1920 item #1131024 (stock #2A154A)
Chinese Bamboo woven Food Basket with Bamboo handle, 19" high with handle, 13 1/2" x 7 1/2" wide, made later part of 1800's to early part of 1900's, with three(3) tiered compartments. Some of the Brass decorative buttons are missing. Bottom of the handles on both sides have carved Monogram "S" and very fine Bamboo weaving with many detailed different patterns on the entire surface.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Jewelry : Pre 1920 item #86618 (stock #3349)
Bamboo Grove
$425.00
This elegant hand made amethyst and silver bracelet is 6 ½ inches long and 3 quarters of an inch at the widest part. This bracelet is from a collection which we are selling for a retired Hong Kong jeweler. There are four pieces of amethyst which are surrounded by a small butterfly and leaf design. The two ends have larger butterflies and flowers. The workmanship of the wired silver is superb. It is an early 20th century product and it is in great shape. The back has a woven pattern. ...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Ivory : Pre 1920 item #193186
This is a FINE IVORY CARVING of a JAPANESE MAN holding a BONSAI TREE. Every branch and twig of a BONSAI is shaped or ...BONSAI the art of dwarfing trees or plants. Size of this IVORY MAN is 4" X 1 3/8". Obvious IVORY Graining; ink designs front and back; signed on the bottom. Circa first 1/4 of the 20th Century from a Virginia Estate and in EXCELLENT Condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Handiwork : Pre 1920 item #428817 (stock #G55)
Measuring 3.5 inches long x 2.25 inches high x 1.25 inches wide, this unique and petite, highly beaded, Iroquois-made, change purse was made for the tourist market at the beginning of the 20th century.

Embellished with beaded edges, a large, 5-petal flower, and a detailed leaf on a heavy cardboard-like material that is lined with a red polished cotton, the little purse closes via a hook and eye closure.

It is in overall fine condition with expected creasing given its 100+ years of age as se...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1920 item #1042284 (stock #8113)
Trikomsa Art
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A Group of 8(eight) Yixing Tea Cups. 2(two) teacups have 4.1 cm diameter and 2.6 cm height, 2(two) teacups have 4.6 cm diameter and 2.9 cm height and the other tea cups have 5 cm diameter and 2.9 cm height. The 2(two) tea cups which 5 cm diameter and 2.9 cm height have a hairline inside the cup (not appeared from outside).
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Paintings : Pre 1920 item #1366033
高奇峰(1888 - 1933)雄鹰雙棲圖 設色水墨紙本立軸 1915 年作 款識:朝飲蒼谿暮醉扉,月鈅倒掛澗藤青。不須行近巴西路,已聞啼聲不耐聽。乙卯秋九月奇峰高嵡。鈐印:高崙、奇峯。 Hanging Scroll of Twin Hawks/ Gao Qifeng (1888-1933) Ink & Color on Paper 39 1/4 x 19 3/8 inches 99.6 x 49.2 cm Inscribed and signed Qifeng, with two artist seals Date: 1915 Condition Report: Hand-Painted, Good Condition Provenance: Property of a Vancouver co...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Pre 1920 item #1433355 (stock #HP/Ma841)
Old flat face mask showing a superb black soot patina, the vision of this face gives an impression of softness Small mouth with a discreet opening some old traces of glittering paper which has been glued around the yeyx and the mouth. obvious sign of long use possibly from 19th. H25 cm x 16 cm/
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1920 item #1305495
Zentner Collection
$5,000.00
A bright, beautiful woodblock print by Mayumi Oda (1941-present), headlining her exhibition in the Satori Gallery, San Francisco, January 1982. It is numbered 93/250 and signed/copyrighted in pencil. Largest prints she has made. Size: 39.5" height, 28" width
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1920 item #1332393 (stock #G0770)
A beautiful Chinese famille rose porcelain buddha with five boys in excellent condition : H20.5cm $485
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1920 item #1463566 (stock #Shotei142A)
Shotei Takahashi (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)
The Pond of Senzoku
Date: Pre-1923.
Size: Mitsugiriban. 15 x 6.75 inches.
Shotei seal at left.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: M-108 in Shotei catalog. Watanabe #684. Ota-ku 2005 Catalog #62.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Two pieces of tape at back margin. Light toning. Fray at top left margin. Black fiber in paper at center.
- The blocks for this rare print depicting a pond in Ota-k...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1920 item #1048800 (stock #8149)
Trikomsa Art
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A Chinese Yixing Teapot. Length approximately 21.5 cm (the tipspout to the handle) and height 12.5 cm. The teapot has few chips at the tipspout and the rim. Few tiny chips inside the cover rim. Good condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1920 item #1067693
Chinese porcelain “birthday” bowl decorated in famille rose enamels and gilt highlights with four round medallions each containing one of the four characters “wan shou fu jiang” (wishes for a long life without end) set against a turquoise ground densely covered with scrolling lotus. A yellow ruyi border extends along the interior edge and a key-fret border is on the exterior edge. At the center of the interior is a stylized “shou” (long life) symbol. The recessed base is stamped i...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1920 item #1407821 (stock #401)
Asia of Old
$2,795.00
A Chinese reticulated revolving vase decorated around the body with four openwork lattice medallions in lime green, set on a dark blue ground with stylized floral scrolls in gilt. The removable center is a theme of boys at play on a white ground. The neck decorated in yellow sgraffito ground, with lotus flowers and elephant head side handles. The base enameled in blue with a six character iron red Qianlong mark.

Size: 11-1/2" high

Condition: There is a repaired break...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1920 item #1233612 (stock #SCH202)
Ancient East
$595.00
DESCRIPTION: A Chinese scholar's wrist rest crafted from reddish-brown bamboo, the surface covered with fifteen lines of finely carved, raised calligraphy citing a 1962 poem by Mao Zedong. Excellent condition. DIMENSIONS: 11" long (28 cm) x 3" wide (7.6 cm).
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1920 item #1461667
A late 19th to early 20th century Montol figure with a great provenance. This hardwood female figure stands 35,5 cm tall. A very strong figure with possible influence from the Goemai, Chamba or Mumuye. Provenance: Collected in 1967-68 by Daniel Mato, former curator at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary, department of art history. Amyas Naegele, New York, ca. 2002. Robert Beckman, Henderson, Nevada. Srdjan Sremac, The Hague. Exhibited ...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Earthenware : Pre 1920 item #1169860
Zentner Collection
$5,000.00
A small sized Kutani ware censer decorated with motif of chrysanthemums and calligraphy inscribed on a circular base and on the lid's hand scroll like design,all the work meticulously executed by hand. On one sides of the censer is a small detailed calligraphy of the entire poetry collection of the Manyoshu and Shinkokinshu. On the side with the silvery circular design are two poems, one from the Manyoshu, composed by Otomo no Yakamochi reads: In the garden, among the bamboo groves, the bush war...