Roy Hu's Asian Art 竹溪小隱
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1837 VR item #1071415 (stock #lot869)
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A stylized Ruyi was rarely found by cast bronze quality.
In unique and beautiful plum flowers and branches form, the bronze Ruyi was put firmly on a stand as a treasured item or on a desk as a nice brush-rest.
It was in quite good size which was rarely found too.
The darken patina was yielded due to age when the overall condition is perfect.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century.

Length: 32.6cm...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1071015 (stock #lot866)
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A Changsha bowl was painted in the cavetto with motif of bird and water weeds.
Maneuvered by deft brush strokes, the picture was vividly rendered with simple lines.
The bowl was heavily potted and was revealed with rough-feel body clay underside.
The characteristic disk-like foot ring was well shaped.
It was applied with white lining paint before dipping into to the brownish pigment and commencing the picture...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1067170 (stock #lot863)
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A crouching Bixie was carved from a pebble of black steatite.
Depicted with protruding eyes, back thrown ears and the broom-like tail, the fairy beast was treated by affluent and sleek carving lines.
An animated form was then vividly rendered. All these were the characteristics for the carvings from Yuan dynasty or earlier periods.
It was kept with very nice patina when some old defects were found. They were caused from the enduring age...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1066803 (stock #lot861)
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A yellow-glazed censer was in archaic Ding shape.
Being applied on the surface with drum-nails and archaic ram masks for decoration, the pottery censer was stand by three squeezed lion's feet.
The tint of the glaze was in beige yellow when the body clay revealed inside the censer was in beige grayish.
It was in perfect condition with minute frets and crackles which also verified it's old age.

Date: Yuan Dynasty, 13th century...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1066622 (stock #lot860)
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A Cizhou covered bowl was applied on the surface with ivory-white glaze.
Characteristically, against the white surface, abundant floral motifs were painted on with darken brownish slip.
The bowl was excavated rarely with the original cover, all in perfect condition.
By keeping the intact condition from excavation, the bowl owned all the characteristics to verify it's authentication.

Date: Jin Dynasty, 12th/13th century...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1065398 (stock #lot857)
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A Jizhou tea bowl was applied with dark brown nearing black glaze on the surface.
Uniquely and characteristically, a leaf motif was decorated on the surface.
By greasy-feel quality of the characteristic Jizhou glaze, the surface was covered with slight burial adhesives when subtle crackles were rendered in the glaze underneath.
By also convincing look of the body clay which revealed at the bottom in soft quality, the foot ring was surrounded by shallow wall...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1062240 (stock #lot850)
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A black-glazed Cizhou censer was characteristically decorated on the the surface with striking russet strips.
Supported by three squeezed feet on the bottom, the censer owned a round body which extending upward to a wide mouth.
The mouth was framed with a flat band of rim which in everted slope.
It was well preserved in perfect condition and owned the very characteristics for authentication.
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All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1061678 (stock #lot848)
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A thin, white-glazed dish was decorated on the surface with vibrant motifs of a galloping horse among flowers and weeds.
By the rice-white glaze, it was revealed with the light grayish-tinted body clay on the rim.
With characteristic shape, the tear-dropping glaze, the dated and exact design of the motifs, and the obvious incursions(which in sore's-like condition under magnify glass) happened to the glaze, the dish can be fully verified its authentication...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1910 item #1060520 (stock #lot847)
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One nice brush washer was made from one block of precious Zitan wood.
By purplish black tint, the rare wood piece was preserved very good without any defects and free of any restoration.
It was well carved in beautiful round shape with inverted mouth rim by decent proportion.

Date: Late Qing periods, late 19th century.

Width:12cm.

AN OLD CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #1060152 (stock #lot846)
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A Longquan jar was found rarely altogether with an original cover.
By the charming chrysanthemum form, the Longquan ware was applied on the surface with beautiful celadon glaze when characteristic incursion effects have resulted.
Wired crackles were also caused due to age.
Grayish body clay was revealed at the inner side of the cap and at the foot ring when darken firing tint were rendered within.
It can be perfectly used as a personal tea caddy by its adequa...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #1060018 (stock #lot845)
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A Cizhou jar was rarely found altogether with an original cover.
In simple and slender oval shape, the jar was applied with russet glaze which reflected with dazzling and characteristic sheen.
At the inner side of the cap and at the bottom, the rough buff-tinted body clay was revealed.
It can be perfectly used as a personal tea caddy by its adequate size.

Date: Yuan/Ming periods, 14th/15th Century.

Height: 8.5cm.

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All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1910 item #1059130 (stock #lot843)
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A Cloisonn Enamel covered box was preserved in nice condition.
Well fitted with each other, the covered box was used to be as a tea caddy or storage box for incense powder.

Date: Qing Dynasty, late 19th century.

Height: 8.1cm, Width: 6.3cm.

Condition: Very limited old defects on the surface.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #1057944 (stock #lot841)
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A lovely bronze statue was in legendary subject of Laozi(or Lao-tzu)Riding Ox.
In small size but was well cast and was carved nicely, the statue obtained enduring old darken patina when brownish metal sheen revealed underneath.

Date: Late Ming or Early Qing periods, 16th/17th centuries.

Height: 8.6cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1837 VR item #1057499 (stock #lot839)
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A peach-bloom glazed water basin was in nice shape.
Well glazed in gradient tints, the basin was revealed with finely-grained body clay at the foot ring when darken firing effects was resulted within.
It was used for some time. Crackled wires were yielded inside the basin.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century.

Height: 7.3cm, Body Width: 10cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #1053783 (stock #lot834)
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A Huanghuali wood scholar stand was built in a very fine look.
In simple and plain form, the wood stand was preserved with enduring old patina that darken to be nearing as a Zitan piece.
Whatsoever, under close inspection, the characteristics of the rare Huanghuali wood grains and the ghost-eye-like knarl marks were obviously found.
The Huanghuali piece was structured by traditional craftsmanship of tenoned skill without using any metal nails.
Still k...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1053064 (stock #lot831)
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A Junyao censer was in lovely size and was thickly applied with moonlight-white glaze on the surface.
Incursions had happened to the glaze in obvious look.
Iridescence condition caused from long time of burial was reflected in the glaze.
It can be a decent and rare piece despite its excavation condition.

Date: Song Dynasty, 11th/12th century.

Body Width: 8.4cm, Height: 6.8cm

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All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1052286 (stock #lot830)
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A handled cup was in unique marbled glaze.
In shining brownish tint and darken strips, the cup was delicately mold in very thin wall and was intentionally to copy the metal wares of the periods. It was not uncommon for ceramic production of that periods.
Persian cultures had influenced the Tang's by the flourish trading traffics between the middle and near eastern nations.
Three spur marks were found underside at the flat base when crackles were yielded in the gl...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1051600 (stock #lot829)
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A bronze sitting Buddha was well cast by well rendered carving craftsmanship.
In very good metal material, the ancient bronze figure was coated with darken patina and reflected with retrospective sheen.
He was preserved in perfect condition only with some casting holes on the back.
He was well depicted in details and showed a grandeur look despite the small size.
An old collection wood box is accompanied.

Date: Tang Dynasty, 8th/9th century.

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