Lovely Qing Dynasty pendant of a monkey on a leaf, “staring at the moon”, carved from carnelian. An unusually fat piece with a rich dark color rarely seen in Chinese carnelian. L: 4.7cm/1.8in and W: 3.5cm/1.4in. There is one small chip on the back of the hole noted in 2nd enlargement. Included is an adjustable macramé cord, and free shipping via Hong Registered Airmail.

The ground fabric of this man's garment is a light, greyish silk damask with stylized endless knot pattern. The front overlap closing is fastened with five pierced gilt metal ball buttons. Trimmed with black silk and a woven border, the straight sleeves with light blue cuffs showing the same pattern like the ground fabric...

A good Chinese boxwood carving of Budai. Three children clamor over him. A bat appears on his right hand. Bone and horn inlays detail his eyes and teeth. Rich, mellow old patina. Nice grain figure in places. Late Qing to early Republic. Ca 1900. Very good condition with typical minor distress checks in the old hardwood surface. Remnants of old label. Height, about 4 5/8 inches high.

1900's Chinese Gilt Silver Enamel Mini Travel Shrine Box Amulet Pendant from C. Suydam Cutting 1920's Expedition

It is 1.81 inches (4.6 cm) tall by 0.59 inch (1.5 cm) wide. It is 30 gram.

It is tarnished and has loss of enamel, loss of gilding, oxidation, cut marks, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Very elegant pair of Japanese cloisonne vases in the style of Hayashi. Dark midnight baby blue with sparrows flying amidst bamboo, with chrysanthemum flowers in exquisite detail, Top and bottom rims with special lapid in beautiful hues of orange, purples and greens. The natural scene in each vase are complimentary to each other and not identical. Vase are in perfect condition. Age: Meiji Period. Size: 9" Height x 4" Diameter.

Beautiful Chinese bench, carved all of hardwood with inset areas of dramatic burl, rectangular marble in center of back, arms and back carved with scrolling key fret motif, elegantly curved legs, Republic Period. Total size: 40 1/2" x 53" long x 23" deep. Size of seat: 19" high x 47" long x 19" deep.

19th century netsuke of a fresh tangerine on top of a dried persimmon containing a minute landscape with houses and trees. Superbly carved elegant piece in Japanese taste, wonderful mellow patina and beautiful wear consistent with age. Great depiction of skin textures. Signed MASAYOSHI on the bottom - Sato Masayoshi was a brilliant artist, listed on p. 742 of NETSUKE & INRO ARTISTS AND HOW TO READ THEIR SIGNATURES by George Lazarnick. Elegant old piece in excellent condition...

Chinese Qing dynasty rounded diamond form four-footed Straits porcelain narcissus dish decorated on the sides in underglaze blue on a white ground with four “shuangxi” symbols (representing double-happiness and wedded bliss) surrounded by a stylized pattern of pencil style scrolling sweet pea vines (symbolizing “many children”). The undecorated interior was intended to hold pebbles or dirt in which plants or bulbs could be grown. The flat rim holds a geometric band...

A large bronze sculpture in the form of a censer decorated with auspicious motifs, cranes, and scrolling clouds. The lid has a small sculpture of Shoki, the demon queller standing on top of a rock with crashing waves. The side of the censer are two dragons staring at the central figure. The bottom of the censer is held up by four spirits known as shojo, known for drinking large amounts of sake and often seen in Kabuki and noh plays...

A beautiful 18th C. authentic Kangxi Chinese celadon porcelain jar with slightly raised white plum tree and brownish glaze in very good condition and normal wear。H:18cm Sold

A fine QING DYNASTY solid wooden cinnabar colored altar panel,19th Century, with 2 beautiful, separate gilt relief wood carvings, one cicular and the other rectangular. Size: height 18" x width 13.5". Overall good condition. Heavy as solid wood.

Large Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved & Painted Pottery Floral Tile

This decorative pottery tile was made during the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912). It is made from a dense grey pottery. The surface has been carved with an attractive floral design featuring two flower blossoms within a circular border. It has been cold-painted with various coloured pigments. It would once have been part of a series of similar tiles adorning a wall.

It is quite large, measuring around 27 cm (10.5 inches) square...

Chinese pair of Famille Verte porcelain plates with blue glaze and color overglaze on white ground, design of fish and underwater plants, each plate has delicately scalloped surface radiating outward, Kangxi Period, mark on bottom, circa 1700. Size of each: 5 1/8" diameter x 7/8" high

Distorted half cylinder shaped (kutsugata) tea bowl made of little iron bearing, coarse, unrefined Mino clay. The expertly thrown body, trimmed with a potters knife (hera) is covered with the typical, glossy black iron oxide inside and outside. Here it is a rarely seen dark brown due to a lack of manganese.

A window on the side has been left unglazed for decoration in iron oxide engobe under a clear ash glaze in a form of straight and wavy lines. This is a typical Momoyama design...

19th century Chinese soapstone seal of classic square section. First catalogue photo includes the image of the printing surface flipped left to right to show what the imprint of the seal will look like. Very nice cream and brown stone, the bottom is carved with two characters, old dried red seal paste in the grooves. Overall in excellent condition, very nice scholar’s object. Height 2 1/4 inches.

During the Qing Dynasty, the feathers of the kingfisher bird were used to create ornaments for woman to attach to clothing and/or wear in their hair... Through the 1800's These ornaments were made and formed with heavy paper (light weight cardboard...) They had large areas of feathers and the edges of the paper form were bordered with gold paint...and the ornaments were often domed By the early 1900's the bird were becoming rare almost extinct ...so intricate and smaller sections of fea...

Chinese Porcelain brush pot with oxblood glaze over white porcelain. Underside is marked with cobalt blue double rings. Shows use,some minor ware. Dates from the 20th century.

Dimensions: 4 3/4" high x 3 1/2" diameter

1900's Chinese Yixing Zisha Enamel Pottery Sweetmeat Dish with 8 Immortal

It is 0.83 inch (2.1 cm) tall by 16.3 inches (41.5 cm) wide. It is 4 Lb.

It has chips at the rims, skip glazes, firing cracks, rubbing of paint, stains, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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