All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Ivory : Pre 1950 item #1136647 (stock #G0555)
A beautiful old Chinese ivory beads necklace, in excellent condition. L:79cm Beads size 9-10cm.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Ivory : Pre 1950 item #1011098 (stock #3397)
This well carved ivory incense burner with hard wood fitted base is a mid 20th century product. It is 5 1/8” high (with base is 6 ¼” high), 4” wide and 2 ¼” thick. Two dragons with clouds are carved on the body and a big dragon is carved on the cover. The handles with loose rings are carved into dragon forms as well. The three legs are carved as animal claws. There are two honorable seals “Qian Long.” One is on the bottom of the burner; the other is on the bottom of the cover...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Ivory : Pre 1940 item #311090 (stock #2145)
This pair of 20th century Chinese carved ivory statues are about 12 ¼” high, 3” wide and 2 ¾” thick. They depict a standing sage and lady. The sage’s left hand carries a stick, a double gourd wine container is tied on the stick. His right hand holds a goose in front of his chest. The lady’s right hand carries a branch of lotus blossom; her left hand holds a lotus shape pouch with a tassel. The marks on the bottom (Da Ming and Kang Xi) are honorable marks...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Ivory : Pre 1930 item #819200 (stock #1082)
The very well carved young beauty is a 1930’s product. She holds a fan in one hand and a small musical instrument in the other. It is 8 ¾” high (with base is 10 ½” high) 2 ½” wide and 2” thick. There is an old repair on her left hand. Aside from that, it is in great condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1940 item #1084317 (stock #G0425)
A group of 3pcs of old Chinese silver dishes with old Chinese silver coin inlaid inside of the dish. In excellent condition. Weight:200.3g D:9cm.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Ivory : Pre 1920 item #1073007 (stock #G0376)
A pair of beautiful old Chinese silver ivory earrings in excellent condition. Marked. L:5cm
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Ivory : Pre 1980 item #50113 (stock #2070)
This contemporary ivory carving is 1 ¾ inches tall and 1 ½ inches wide. It depicts a seated German Shepherd. The carving is interesting. It seems the carver was quite familiar with dogs. It is in very good condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Ivory : Pre 1980 item #50114 (stock #2071)
This 1970¡¯s Chinese carved polychrome bone statue is 6 inches tall and 2 1/2 inches wide. It depicts a cricket sitting on a Chinese cabbage (Napa). There is a red plant wrap around the bottom of the cabbage. The technique of carving and dying is superb. It is in great condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Pre 1980 item #1091242 (stock #642)
A rare Cultural Revolution era wood carving depicting a girl dancer holding a lantern, probably from a People's Liberation Army Ballet or possibly from a Beijing Opera performance of the same period, circa 1966-1976. Condition - the lantern handle has been broken and there is a piece missing; no further damage and no restoration...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Ivory : Pre 1970 item #117438 (stock #2129)
This carved ivory statue of a girl holding a flower basket was carved around 1970. It is 7 inches tall (with the base, it is 8 ¼ inches high), 2 inches wide and 1 ½ inches thick. Her left hand is holding a woven flower basket and her right hand is gently grabbing the tassels from the basket. It is in excellent condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Ivory : Pre 1940 item #1183441 (stock #G0621)
A beautiful old Chinese carved ivory seal with five kids playing motif, in excellent condition only with a normal old small crack please see the photo. Signed. H:4.75cm W:3.5cm
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Pre 1930 item #1073004 (stock #G0375)
A pair of beautiful silver gold washed Italian filigree coral chandelier earrings. In excellent condition. L:8cm Marked.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Pre 1930 item #1151130 (stock #G0571)
A beautiful old Chinese enamel metal bell with an old Qing dynasty hat Peking glass ball on top. In excellent condition. H:10cm
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Pre 1950 item #1171737 (stock #G0600)
A beautiful Chinese green peking glass bird feeder all hand made Qianlong style, but 20th C. in excellent condition. Marked. H:4cm
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1980 item #1063154 (stock #FI-12)
This tsumugi (raw, knobby silk, similar to tweed) purse was purchased at the well-known Kyoto antique textile shop Nakamura Chingiriya in 1972. It is unused and still has original box. H.6"(15cm) x W.6.25"(16cm.) Snap closes on one side, with eyelet for a hand, shoulder, or waist strap on the other. Indigo dyed folk materials and an elegant purse design make it suitable for kimono or jeans.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1980 item #762888 (stock #232)
A deep, almost bulbous, Wan-gata Chawan by Ueda Tsuneji Titled Kikumon, or Chrysanthemum, enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The large bowl is covered in speckled green glaze turning blue on the lower edges, with a bodacious mum in blue and black. It measures 5-1/2 inches (14 cm) diameter, the slightly tapered rim just over 3 inches (8cm) tall...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1960 item #848864 (stock #2210)
This mid 20th century carved ivory netsuke of a monkey is 1 ½” high, 1 5/8” wide and 1 ¼” thick. It depicts a sitting monkey holding a fruit branch. The signature is on the bottom of his back leg. It is in great condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1980 item #1250645
Japanese print entitled "Last Supper" by Sadao Watanbe. Sadao Watanabe (1913-1996) was part of the Mingi (folk art) movement in Japan which involved the use of natural materials. Watanabe's early boyhood job as a textile dyer has influence his work greatly. He used organic mineral pigments with a soybean milk binder (katazome) on hand crumpled paper (momigami). Watanabe's upbringing as a Christian is the main influence of his subject matter...