#25138 Pair of Antique Black Lacquer Wooden Couplet Panels with Gilt Calligraphy Poem

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List price: 2500.00

Price: 1400.00

Pair of Antique Black Lacquer Wooden Couplet Panels with Gilt Calligraphy Poem. Comes with old metal hangers. The long plaques are shaped slightly rounded as supposedly flat but they hang just fine. The signed calligraphy poem depicts a life philosophy, possibly from an owner of a studio or a large hall room, in that the calligrapher expresses an attitude of enjoying good scenery and good life while being creative in writing and reading to know the life's past and present. These plaques were refinished in clear lacquer over its old black lacquer and gilt writing. Chinese couplet writing is a special genre of its own art and is significant for both Chinese literati and Chinese culture when it comes to home and architecture when auspicious meaning or life philosophy were expressed through seen writing in the most prominent way in daily life. The couplet are hung on the two sides of doors or separately and oppositely to each other in a larger room like a formal gathering hall or living room. The characters often correspond to each other in word-by-word or phrase-by-phrase manner and are important to form the whole meaning of the poem together. They are also often written rhythmically when read. One finds the life philosophy of the owner or the scholar, or the element of prosperity of the people who resided in the building. Dimensions for each: 72" L x 12 1/4" W

#24711 Old Larger Size Hand-Painted Satsuma Porcelain Pitcher

Japanese and Other Art Decorative & Collectibles ...

List price: 85.00

Price: 65.00

Old Larger Size Hand-Painted Satsuma Porcelain Pitcher, beautifully painted and singed at the bottom as well. One hair-line crack. As is. Early 20th century.

#24843 Rare Antique Hand-Painted and Signed Blue-and-White Porcelain Pillow Square

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List price: 1300.00

Price: 850.00

A Very Rare Antique Hand-Painted and Signed Blue-and-White Porcelain Pillow Square. This one has very unusual painted motives of a wonderful buffalo on one side, while the other side is painted with several rabbits or hares. Other painted motives include scrolls, leaf, and and vegetation. It has the cutout design of an auspicious double-coin design on one side, with the opposite side bearing two rows of signature, each composed of two characters. Comes with Chinese government's antique waxed seal. 19th century. This is truly an unusual and beautiful one! Dimensions: 5 5/8" L x 2 5/8" W x 4 1/2" H

#24031 Antique Small Size Hand-Painted wooden Chest with A Young Boy and Bird

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List price: 1800.00

Price: 1150.00

Antique Small Size Hand-Painted wooden Chest with A Young Boy and Bird. This interesting chest with a rare original motif of a young boy holding an auspicious magpie bird was specially created to store a child's belongings. It came from the Shanxi area in China. Such chests were popular to use for children believing that they brought good luck, safety, and prosperity. A commonly seen motif on these boxes would be a painted Fu-lion with majority of the boxes found being made in the earlier part of the 20th century and often repainted. This one is possibly from the 19th century. The back metal hinges have been replaced. This is truly a charming piece! Dimensions: 17 3/4" L x 13" W x 13 7/8" H

#24713 Set of Six Finely Painted Satsuma Cups and Saucers with Floral Vegetation

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List price: 420.00

Price: 320.00

Set of Six Finely Painted Satsuma Cups and Saucers with Floral Vegetation. Signed at the bottom. Early 20th century. Minor Stains on some, otherwise good condition. These delicately painted tea wares are perfect for the spring! Dimensions:

#24824 Beautiful Old Willow Woven Grain Basket with Old Yellow Lacquer and Calligraphy

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List price: 685.00

Price: 465.00

This Beautiful Old Willow Woven Grain Basket with Old Yellow Lacquer and Calligraphy has a lot of character. It still retains the original cloth rim as well as an old Chinese coin on the handles. This one has beautiful worn patina on everything and the calligraphy is old rather than newly written. the beautiful old yellow color pigment is also original rather than repainted. This is the best example of the style of willow basket. It sure will grace your home and add that artistic touch to your home! Earlier 20h century. Dimensions: 16 1/4" x 14 3/4" x 22" H

#24909 Small Antique Yu Wood Pillow Bench

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List price: 240.00

Price: 165.00

This is a real sweet small bench style pillow rest made of northern Chinese elm (Yu wood) with excellent patina and refinished with real tree lacquer over the existing aged finish. Late 19-early 20th century. Makes a wonderful decorative or collectible piece! Dimensions: 11 3/4" x 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" H

#24822 Old Oval Shape Tea Ware Storage Box Repainted in Yellow Lacquer

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List price: 240.00

Price: 220.00

This Old Oval Shape Tea Ware Storage Box Repainted in Yellow Lacquer came from the Ningbo area. The local people used it for storing tea wares or other personal items. Its two side handles and light weight wood make it easy to carry around. this box is made of sectional wood planks cut from wood trunk and joined together with wood pegs, then, wrapped with several twisted bamboo bands. The old metal latch is still intact. This box opens from the top with a half-shaped lifting style door. Its bright yellow color sure to brighten a winter day! In good condition. Dimensions: 15 3/4" x 11 1/2"x 10" H

#22533 Antique Architectural Carving of a Dragon Chilin with Traces of Gilt

Corbel Carving & Other Decorative & Collectibles ...

List price: 820.00

Price: 420.00

Antique Architectural Carving of a Dragon Chilin with Traces of Gilt. This wonderful creature with a sculptural quality has great expression. Its carving is executed in good detail with a bold manner. The back of the carving has a Chinese government's antique wax seal. Minor losses. 150-250 years old. As is. Dimensions: 14" L x 7" H x 4 1/2" D

#24513 Antique Ming Style Hardwood Low Display Stand with Curved Scroll Feet

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List price: 1150.00

Price: 465.00

Antique Ming Style Hardwood Low Display Stand with Curved Scroll Feet. Repaired. A hardwood stand like this was used to display scholar's tabletop objects, such as calligraphy writing objects and was created with a lower height for the purpose. It can also be used as a base stand for other larger art object. Dimensions: 11" x 8" x 2 1/4" H