Catalog: Sold Items (629)

Description:
”Chu Jo Bu Shin”,-Cleaning Off the Past and Welcoming the New- a Chinese proverb usually used in the new coming year.
A duster may do the work.
It is an old duster made from the horsehair and the bamboo stalk.
Charming and full of Zen spirits, if only for decoration in the scholar's chamber.
Or, of course being actually used to expel the annoying insects.
Somtimes it was also a religious instrument holding by a Daoist monk to expell the devils.

Date: La...

Description: A Ming Longquan Li-typed censer was kept in very fine condition. Well mold and heavily glazed, the tripod censer was in typical lake-green tint when whitish ridges were on the body along everted feet. Charming crackles, pinpoints condition and darken hue in portions verified it a true old piece. Brownish red was obvious in the center of the cavetto where the body clay was revealed...

Description: This greenish jade plaque was supposedly used as a mounting piece on a clothing or a leather outfit. On the reverse side inlay drill was obvious. With the type of the crouching horse and the material of the greenish jade used to make the plaque, it was dated as a relic of Yuan dynasty (13th century) Length: 6.7cm Date: Yuan Dynasty (13th century)

Description: A finely gilt bronze Tibetan figure was in an image of three faces and with eight hands. She was one of the three longevity deities in the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon, along with Amitayus and White Tara. By a striking look, the bronze was kept in a perfect condition. Date: Late 19th century,

Description: A beautiful stem bowl was cast by a fine repousse work. Done with nice copper material, the stem bowl was decorated with Buddhist eight auspicious emblems on the outer surface from deliberately rendered chasing and carving techniques. Once was being gilt all over the surface and now had been faded to a darken patina, the religious vessel owned a charming atmosphere of the enduring age. At the bottom side, a piece of silver sheet was being added for reinforcement. Date: 16th century...

Description:

An old jadeite bracelet of Qing Dynasty was unusually discovered from excavation.
Aside from other jadeite pieces which we usually see that in green or tri-colors, this jadeite bracelet was originally in pure white quality with least tissues observed.
During long time of burial the jadeite's surface was incursioned to a foggy but greasy-feel patina which was a phenomenon only the nephrite jade would yield...

Description:

A Qingbai incense burner was stand in a stem foot and was covered by a reticulated cover which in an elegant style.
It was an porcelain copy of a metal prototype.
It was in an original condition without any restoration.
Obvious incursion results were yielded during long time of age.
Some similar pieces are in the documentations.

Date: Southern Song Dynasty, 12th century.

Height: 12.8cm.

A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.

Description:
A Sancai stem cup was well mold in decent shape.
It was glazed with characteristic tri-colors on a chalk-feel body clay.
The vessel was from the idea of the dated metal wares of Tang periods which influenced by the Persian cultures.

Date: Tang Dynasty, 618-907.

Width: 10cm, Height: 8cm.

A CUSTOM-MADE COTTON BOX IS INCLUDED.

Description: An old seal was made of nephrite white jade. Carved on the nob with motif of a crouching Chi-long, this jade was deliberately dyed black in part with traditional skills(Lao-ti-yuo) which was commonly used in Chinese old jades. With greasy slippery feel, this old jade was most likely being fastened under Chinese scholar's clothing and caressed within palms instead of being considered as a seal material...

Description:

A Zitan cup was carved from one piece of wood block.
Finely carved handle was made to imitate the bamboo stalks.
It was in perfect condition.
There're carving lines on the handle. They were not cracks.
Minute wood grains were yielded as shallow cracks at the bottom.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 19th century.

Width including handle:9cm, Mouth width:7cm, Height:3.5cm.

Description: An unique bottle vase of Northern Song Dynasty was applied with single black glaze. Intriguingly molded in double gourd shape with rope-twist handles, the bottle stands by its splayed and well-shaped foot ring. While the dark glaze being neatly trimmed to the lower half of the belly, the full ovoid body showed its original grey clay beneath. Dust-like incursions were obvious all over the surface when the glaze reflection was introspective and charming...

Description: A beautiful Qingbai incense burner was mold in a stylized shape.
By an everted foot and with hollowed –out cloud patterns being decorated, the box was intriguingly covered by a reticulated cover.
It was obviously an porcelain copy from a metal prototype-which was commonly seen from the heritage of Tang dynasty when the Persia culture were affluent.
It was in perfect condition only with some incursions along the rims.
And the excavation earth was preserved for verif...

Description: An exqusite wood carving depicts magpies on plum branches. With skillful craftsmanship, two birds playing within knaggy branches was naturally carved on the construction of the openwork. An example of Chinese traditional wood work. A reserved inlay piece was believed 'cause grooves were obvious on the reverse side. Possibly a relic of a pendant and can be recovered as one after some new inlayed work. Date: Qing Dynasty (18th Century) Length: 5.8cm Width: 3.6cm Depth: 1.9cm

Description: An ivory seal was exquisitely carved on the top as a unique Lingzhi knob. By a charming and enduring aged patina, the seal was obviously used by scholars as a private stamp from the well carved print which was in literati meaning. It is a lovely little piece in good shape, nice patina and is full of the traditional connoisseur's taste. Date: Early Qing periods (18th Century or earlier), Dimensions: 1.8cm x 1.3cm x 1.1cm.

Description: A nephrite white jade archer's ring was in very good condition. By a natural russet inclusion on the surface, the jade piece was in warm and greasy quality and can be a nice fingering item with charming look. Qing Dynasty(AD1616-1911), Outer width: 3.2cm, Inner width: 2.2cm.

Description: A small inkstone was carved in different cliff style. On the pool side, the cloud pattern was carved fluently. A small scholar item especially an inkstone was hard to find. It could be a practical utensil and also a small art piece which could be viewed from different angles around your palms. Date: 19th Century. Length:7.8cm Width:6cm Height: 4.5cm Condition: Kept with original Hon-Mu stand when lost of upper cover. A crack line was seen due to age.

Description:

A Junyao tripod censer was in decent form.
It was well glazed in moon-white tint when subtle green glaze was reflected within.
Some crackles were yielded in the glaze due to enduring time.
Some incursions were happened too.

Date: Jin dynasty, 1115-1234.

Height: 10.4cm, Width: 10.5cm.

A COTTON BOX IS INCLUDED.

Description: A beautiful De-Hua porcelain figure was made in early Qing dynasty. By the symptoms and styles the Guanyin was molded and carved, it was supposedly came from Tang-kiln which was named after palace porcelain official Tang-Yin, he was authorized to build the kiln by emperor Yonzhen. Date: 17th-18th Century. Height: 14.2cm Condition: perfect condition except one minor defect on the tip of the left hand's pointer finger. Note: A series number was written by an old collector on the ...