A rare and very finely carved gourd container with ivory cover, illustrated and inscribed with the "Peach Blossom Poem" from the famous story "Hong Lou Meng" (the "Dream of the Red Chamber"), dated - "made in the tenth month of the twenty-second year of the Guanxu" - 1897. The cover depicts a dragon amongst clouds in pursuit of a flaming pearl and is signed - "carved by Lu Shu Yi". Condition - there is a stabilized body crack to the gourd - no other damages and no losses...

each with flared mouth and side handles in the form of elephant head, decorated with panels of noble people in the house scene and of birds, flowers and butterflies.

Age: Chinese, Qing Dynasty, Circa 19th Century
Measurement: Diameter 8.5 C.M. / Height 20.2 C.M.
Condition: Both in very good condition, except a very tiny chip to mouth rim on each vase. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details...

decorated with one panel of noble people in the house scene and one panel of flowers and birds.

Age: Chinese, Qing Dynasty, Circa 19th Century
Measurement: Diameter 9.5 C.M. (measured at base) / Height 22.8 C.M.
Condition: On the interior, a chip to the inner rim of the mouth. On the exterior, two chips, one to the mouth rim, the other one above the foot rim. With partial color wear. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details...

Covered with celadon glaze to the foot, decorated with iron spots on the exterior, unglazed base. Diameter = 8 cm, height = 6,5 cm. Condition : a firing crack, no chips, hairlines and free from restoratyion.

Covered with green celadon to the footring with incised flower on the center, unglazed base. Diameter = 13.5 cm, height = 6.5 cm. Yuan Dynasty. Excellent condition, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.

Decorated with a foo dog in the center. W=12 cm. Early Ming 1368-1398. Condition : very good with a faint hairline 2 cm , no chips, cracks, or restorations.

From our Chinese Blue and White Collection, an unusually fine and early Qianlong Period (1736-1795) Nanking meat platter, depicting a willow tree and scholar's table objects amidst a flowered outcropping as the central design, surrounded by an elaborate border of butterflies, buddhist symbols, scrolls, and floral motifs.

Like our similarly shaped Qianlong Period Tureen Base Item # 959327 (Sold), this piece is top quality in terms of "Nanking Ware" (not to be confused with Nanking Cargo Sh...

A tongue cleaner (also called a tongue scraper or tongue brush), is an oral hygiene device designed to clean the bacterial build-up, food debris, fungi, and dead cells from the surface of the tongue. Pictures below is showing a good quality of antique Chinese silver tongue scraper with hallmark, used by the noble Chinese family in excellent condition. It's a museum quality piece. L: 14cm weigh 14g. Marked. Sold

Jar with 4 lugs covered by brown glaze, unglaze lower body and base. Height = 12 cm, Diameter = 14 cm. Period : 10 th Century or earlier. Condition : Imperfect making frocess to one lug , frittings to the rim, no cracks, no hairlines and free from restorations.

Jar with 4 lugs covered by brown glaze, unglaze lower body and base. Height = 12 cm, Diameter = 15 cm. Period : Yuan Dinasty or earlier. Condition : Good, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations.

Jar with 4 lugs covered by brown glaze, unglaze lower body and base. Height = 17 cm, Diameter = 15cm. Period : Yuan Dinasty or earlier. Condition : Good, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations.

Elegant meiping form with 5 lugs covered by brown glaze, unglaze lower body and base. Height = 20 cm, Diameter = 17 cm. Period : Ming Dinasty or earlier. Condition : glaze degradation by age, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations.

Blue and white bowl decorated with floral scroll on the exterior, glazed base. Period : 17th Century Diameter = 13 cm. Condition : a tiny fritting to the rim, no chips, hairlines or restorations.

White glaze covering to foot rim , unglazed base. Diameter = 23 cm, Height=7,5 cm. Period : 14 th-15 th Century. Excellent condition, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration.

Bowl in under glaze blue on a rust brown porcelain body. Decorated in double blue lines under a semi transparent white glaze. Condition: Very good condition.Two glaze ships at the rim exists. No further damage or restoration. Measurement: 13.4 cm = 5.3 in

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A Tang dynasty yue yao jar with two lugs, rounded side with six lobed and unglazed base. Jar is in good condition with glazed degradation, chip to foot rim, no cracks, no hairlines and free from restoration. Size: 8 cm diameter, 9 cm height.

Decorated with shou character in the center and abstract decoration on the outside. W=10 cm. Early Ming 1368-1398. Condition : a tiny fritting and imperfection of glaze, no cracks, hairline or restoration.

Yuan bowl in under glaze blue with a flower and leaf motif. Condition: good condition. rim frittering and one hairline. Measurement: diameter 13 cm = 5.1 in hight 5.2 cm = 2 in

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