Catalog: Sold Items: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese (590)

Description: A wood sculpture of a Daoist figure Kui-Xing was rendered in special form. Wearing the official robe, holding a scroll and sitting on a rock stool, the figure was in an image that differed from those that we've commonly seen. Another Kui-Xing, in terracotta quality was listed as lot069 in my listings. It was molded in a posture standing in one bare foot on the head of a Dragon Fish. It was the typical form...

Description: An intriguing ivory carving in old patina was carved with a skeleton figure leaning to a skull. Half-squatting, the skeleton leaned to the skull by his or her right hand when protecting it with the left hand. With fantastic skill, the piece was carved in open work from one solid ivory block. Good ivory tissues and patina were yielded when realistic skeleton anatomy was rendered...

Description:
A beautiful religious painting in ink and colors on paper. Depiction of the holy image of Manjusri, the painting was preserved very well with only some old stains left on the outer portion of the painting.
It measures 230cm long X 100cm wide for the work including mounting. Otherwise the painting measures 166cm X 85cm.

Date: Qing Dynasty.

Description: A rustic iron candlestick was in a simple form. With the beauty of simplicity, it can be a decorative art work which was transformed from the rural oil lamp used in the Chinese countryside of the 19th century. USHERING IN YOUR ROOM WITH ANCIENT LIGHT WILL NO DOUBT ADD MORE ROMANTIC MOOD TO YOUR LIVING ENVIRONMENT. Height: 43.5cm

Description: With incurving rim, a small Jun bowl was shaped elegantly. In two purple splashed strokes, the bowl was added with more charming atmosphere. Being glazed over all inside and outside of the surface, the bowl’s foot ring was left unglazed in a firm and regular shape. Incursions were amid the glaze cracks when earth was adherent to the pinheads of the burst bubbles. Date: Song or Jin period(AD960-1234). Width: 9 cm

Description:A unique water basin in lovely shape was from Jun kiln of Yuan dynasty. In almost round shape, the water basin was in beautiful blue glaze and was supported by a well shaped foot ring. Evenly applied glaze was all over the inner and outer surfaces and stop short of the foot ring...

Description: In elegant shape and beautiful sky-blue glaze, the lotus-bud bowl was originated from Jun kiln of Song Dynasty. Jun wares were among the five unique kilns of Song Dynasty. They were famous for their sophisticated blue and sometime purplish kiln effect. Maybe there’s no purplish glaze effect here for this piece, but the well proportioned shape and the evenly applied blue glaze rendered had fully yielded the elegant mood of the Song ware...

Description: A pair of scholar's stamps were made by a famous scholar Won Fu-An. The skill of stamp carving had long been recommended by Chinese literati. Won Fu-An was one of the best scholars who made good stamps in the early 20th century...

Description: An ancient wood Buddha was from Yuan Dynasty. Preserved well with original lacquered paint, the figure was in seating posture with serene atmosphere. By sleek carvings, the facial composition the wearing robe and the lotus pedestal were finely depicted as a mature traditional religious sculpture. Wood sculptures in this date were rarely found, especially when the ancient mood was kept so well by the natural condition...

Description: A Temmoko bowl from Jianyang kiln of Song Dynasty was excavated rarely with metal wrappings around the mouth rim. Fragile of the wrappings, the bowl was in beautiful hare’s-fur glaze. The bowl was molded in regular shape and was typical in the size of general Jianyang bowls. Classic Jian ware has a coarse, slate gray to black body that usually fires purplish brown where exposed, but in some cases fire medium to dark gray, as it has in this example...

Description: A white jade carving of a boy holding a lotus bud was from 18th century. With very good carving skill depicting the smiling face, the robe and the posture, the jade figurine was preserved in good condition except with some frets on the heels. People always say that jade is hard to date. To this piece, the obvious facial characteristics can speak fully the old imagery of a Chinese figure...

Description: A black bowl from 12th Century was well molded and glazed uniquely. Applied in mottles with brown glaze on the interior and exterior against the black glaze, abstract firing effects was yielded with charming purplish blue when amid with brownish tint. Minute pinpoints incursions were spread dispersedly on the surface reflecting the dirt-like foggy hue(see pictures 9, 10, 11), and makes the mottles like different halos...

Description: An ancient wood sculpture of a Buddha was done in Yuan Dynasty. With tauted posture, serene facial expression, the religious image was still imposing even after 700-800 years of enduring age. Defected on the face, lost of the limbs and decays and frets on the surface, the wood piece was very light due to long time of exposing to the dry air of northern China. A precious ancient Chinese religious sculpture was kept partially with old blue pigment and gold leafs...

Description:A unique blue and white inkcake holder was in flat drum’s shape. Painted on the surface with Buddhist diagrams and floral patterns,the basin was decorated with round dots on the upper and lower rim as drum’s nails. In the center, the small circular brush-lick pool was unglazed and stained with some old ink. As to the painting, cobalt blue was concentrating within the flowing brush strokes. The darkened blue suggested that native Chinese ingredients were used...

Description: A Temmoko tea bowl from Song Dynasty was found in rare opportunity. As a typical decoration of streaking and mottling of Temmoko wares, the surface of this Temmoko bowl was uniquely fired in silver effects. With bluish tint yielded under the light, the irregularly formed silver streaks engraved into the black surface of the glaze. The unglazed foot rim was in black and had some star like reflection due to being tinged with some of the glaze. Obvious excavation evidences-the deposi...

Description: A charming nephrite white jade bracelet was from mid-Ming period. With beautiful hairy black and gray incursions, the bracelet was preserved in very good condition. An old jade piece told it's age by itself when greasy retrospective patina was naturally reflected. Date: mid Ming dynasty(15th-16th century) Inner width: 6.2cm Outer width: 8.2cm

Description: A boxwood figure was vividly carved as a shepherd boy by mastery craftsmanship. Holding a pipe (which had been lost), the shepherd boy stands step-forwardly in a animated posture. A nice boxwood carving with nice patina was preserved good with only one small defect on his left foot(loss of two toes) and a minor crack at the rim of his straw hat. A newly made stand was included.

Date: Qing Dynasty (18-19th century).

Height: 11.3cm-not including stand.

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Description: An exceptional Zitan wood incense utensil holder was carved in elegant wood trunk shape. Preserved in very good condition, the aged black purplish patina reflects the retrospective atmosphere. A Zitan incense holder in quite good size can be a curiosity treasured in your cabinet and a display item with sculptural profile as well. A custom-made silk box is included. Date: Early Qing Period(17th century) Height: 16.5cm