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#28365 Large Size Tall Willow Woven Dry Grain Basket with Handle in Old Black Lacquer
Decorative and Collectible Decorative & Collectibles ...
420.00
265.00
This tall willow basket with wide handles is sturdy and in very good condition. Its old black lacquer adds a charm to it. Such basket came from northern China and is useful for storing dry grains during harvest. Earlier part of 20th century. Dimensions: 16" x 6 1/8" x 25 1/2" H
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#28363 Small Size Antique Black Lacquered Paper Mache Wine Jug with Lid
Decorative and Collectible Decorative & Collectibles ...
435.00
345.00
This paper mache wine jar was built by a very light woven bamboo frame first and layered with many layers of paper before layers of black lacquer were applied on the outside surface to prevent the liquid from leaking. Such use of natural Chinese lacquer on objects to hold the liquid was used in China since seven thousand years ago and is still being used today! Some of these wind jars were lacquered in red, some of them have double spouts. This one with a single spout has an original black lacquer still intact. On the surface, it was written in gilt with auspicious Chinese characters of Fu (Blessing) and Kang (Health, Prosperity) on each side to bless life. Late 19-early 20th century. Dimensions: 6 1/4" L x 3 7/8" W x 5 7/8" H
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#28018 Ex-Large Size Antique Grain Measure with Hand-Forged Old Brass Fitting
Decorative and Collectible Decorative & Collectibles ...
695.00
465.00
Ex-Large Size Antique Grain Measure with Hand-Forged Old Brass Fitting and original dark brown lacquer finish. One notices its beautiful thick old brass fitting, including the thick brass bands, carrying rings, and other parts, all with wonderful patina. It has two wooden side handles for carrying. Refinished in clear lacquer finish. 19th century. Dimensions: 17 1/2" Diameter (with wooden handles) x 17" H
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#27240 Extra Long Antique gilt-Painted Wooden Incense Box with a Secret Drawer
Decorative and Collectible Decorative & Collectibles ...
900.00
585.00
Extra Long Antique gilt-Painted Wooden Incense Box with a Secret Drawer. One side is painted with detailed work of a scenery of a fisherman on a boat in the middle with two large winged birds on the side as well as many stylized coin design. The other side is gilt-painted with a couple scholars playing chess outdoor with an attendant nearby, with two longevity deer on the sides as well as coin motif. The two narrow sides on the ends are painted with a bat on each side. One side has a secret long drawer. It is not clear what the box was used for or if it did have a lid, but possibly it might have been used as a long incense box or stand, or possibly a storage box for a small scroll. 19th century. Dimensions: 21 1/4" Lx 2 1/4" W x 2 5/8" H
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#28075 Large Size Carved and Gilt Painted Wooden Box with Dragon and Phoenix
Wooden and Leather Trunk Chinese Furiture Decorative and Collectible ...
4500.00
2400.00
This antique narrow shape larger size wooden storage box has incredibly detailed carved gilt lacquer work. The lid has a large front-facing five-claw dragon inside a pointed begonia flower shape enclosure with many twined peony flowers surrounding the center dragon. The front side of the box has the same carved style gilt work with a pair of large phoenix bird and dragon, also circled by many large twined peony flowers. Each of the two sides of the box has carved gilt design with eight bats with many auspicious clouds. The circular locking brass plates at front, though appeared to be old, along with the brass handles on the sides of the box, might have been replaced at one point. The back hinges were also replaced. This special and very rare large box with substantial discolor on the top nevertheless has very impressive "cut-lacquer" style lacquer work with layers of lacquer built on each other before being carved with its intricate design, and finally lacquered with gilt color over the whole carved design. This technique was favored during the Ming period with many imperial wares and quality works having been produced with this technique during the period and afterwards. Dimensions: 20 1/8" L x 9 5/8" D x 10 1/4" H
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#28074 Antique Carrying Style Carved Lacquered Wooden Box with Door and Drawer
Decorative and Collectible Decorative & Collectibles Specialty Item ...
2500.00
1250.00
This light-weight carved wooden lacquer box has a lifting style door on the top with a deep storage underneath and a narrow bottom drawer. It as large old brass fitting all over except for the replaced back hinges. The inside of the box also has the original old black lacquer. The top of the box is carved in an "Yin (of Yin-Yang)" style with delicate strokes carved into the surface of the wood and lacquer with a lovely picture of flowering peony plants growing behind tall rocks with grass on the foreground. The old brass fittings at the front include large rectangular shape in Ruyi form on the top, with a bat shape brass plate at the face of the bottom. The two plates are designed to be able to be locked together by a long fold-able latch, making the objects inside the box more secured while moving the box. The two sides have brass handles for easy carrying with minor losses on the small brass pads. Late 19 to early 20th century. Dimensions: 13 5/8" L x 8 1/8" M x 6 5/8" H
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#28013 Rare Antique Lacquered Bamboo Tray with Carved Calligraphy Dating (SOLD)
Decorative and Collectible Decorative & Collectibles ...
2200.00
1400.00
Rare Antique Lacquered wood/Bamboo Tray with old written Calligraphy Dating of "Guangxu 29th year (1903)" from the late Qing Dynasty on the back of the tray. It is not often that we find wooden objects with written or carved dating. This antique tray is made of a nice thick Nan-Mu wood bottom with beautiful grain. The inside of the tray is lacquered with a stunning old red made from organic compound. The tray is built and surrounded with four carved thick broad bamboo bands, further topped with four thick lacquered wood rods in black lacquer to enhance the durability of the tray for usage. This tray was solidly built with the idea to use it for a long time. The bamboo is carved in an open work with a stylized "dragon-tail" design in continuing scroll form. The four bamboo bands are pegged together with interesting bamboo joinery that is similar to the wood joinery-a nice feature. The use of red lacquer on wooden ware is common from the Jiang-Zhe area where this wood/bamboo tray was created. This tray might have been used for serving tea or used as a personal tray for placing embroidery tools or other personal objects. Dimensions: 11 1/4" L x 6 1/2" W x 1 7/8" H
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#28011 Antique Henan Hei-Yuo Glazed Porcelain Pillow with A Rare Fish Cutout Design
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0.00
Antique Henan style Hei-Yuo Glazed Porcelain Pillow with A Rare Fish Cutout Design. This pillow is gracefully glazed with a translucent dark glaze with bits of oxidized brown and blue hue. Its cutout work is well executed in a straight forward manner with determined lines, forming a rare and charming design resembling that of a fish and seagrass. Age is undetermined, possibly from the 17-18th century. Henan Hei-Yuo glaze is most often seen in small tea bowls, as well as pillows, and larger size utilitarian jars. Wares with this glaze can be dated back to Song and Tang dynasties. Dimensions: 9 3/8" L x 4" W x 4 1/2" H (at the highest point)
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#28072 Antique Chinese Blond Burl Wood Round Storage Box
Decorative and Collectible Decorative & Collectibles ...
895.00
520.00
Antique Chinese Blond Burl Wood Round Storage Box. This box had been stripped and refinished in a lighter wood color. It is carved by hand out of one piece of precious Chinese burl wood. there are a few cracks on the wood, otherwise, in relatively good condition. The box closes well. Over 100 years old. Old Chinese objects made of burl wood is considered precious and rare. The wood can be a quartersawn cut of Chinese Nan-Mu (a type of cedar), Sichuan burl, Hua-Mu burl, and others, depending on where the source of the lumber came from and its grain. Chinese burl is rarely used for making large piece of object or furniture other than being used for the decorations or for the surface of a table or cabinet doors for its beautiful grain. It is often a type of tropical or sub-tropical wood, denser, and rarer. Therefore, it is often paired with other more exotic Chinese hardwood when used in wood making, such as a medium size Huanghuali cabinet with inlaid burl wood door panels or a Zitan hardwood incense stand with burl wood top, and others. Dimensions: 6 3/4" Diameter x 3 1/2" H
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#28071 Antique Chinese Hand-Carved and Lacquered Burl Wood Round Storage Box
Decorative and Collectible Decorative & Collectibles ...
850.00
485.00
Antique Chinese Hand-Carved and Lacquered Burl Wood Round Storage Box. It is not known what types of object or objects were stored in this box, but one certainly can appreciate the precision and subtlety of the way this round box is carved by hand out of one piece of precious Chinese burl wood. With original old dark lacquer with some cracks on the wood. Over 100 years old. Old Chinese object made of Chinese burl wood is considered precious and rare. The wood can be a quartersawn cut of Chinese Nan-Mu (a type of cedar), Sichuan burl, Hua-Mu burl, and others, depending on where the source of the lumber came from and its grain. Chinese burl is rarely used for making large piece of object or furniture other than being used for the decorations or for the surface or the top of a table or cabinet doors for its beautiful grain. It is often a tropical or sub-tropical wood, denser, and rarer. Therefore, it is often paired with other more exotic and precious Chinese hardwood when used in wood making, such as a medium size Huanghuali cabinet inlaid with burl wood door panels or a Zitan incense stand with burl wood top, and others. Dimensions Approximately: 5 1/2" Diameter x 3 3/4" H
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#28017 Antique Chinese Scholar's Hardwood Box with Carved Calligraphy and Handle
Decorative and Collectible Decorative & Collectibles ...
2200.00
1500.00
Antique Chinese Scholar's Carrying Style Box with Hand-Carved Calligraphy, Made of Chinese Hardwood, possibly a type of Huali. In excellent condition. The four characters carved on the lift style door read: Xiao-You Tang Li" (Li's Hall of Virtue for Family and Friends). This box has beautiful natural old patina on the wood without additional refinishing. It is possibly used for carrying scholarly objects. 19th or at least early 20th century. Dimensions: 10 1/2" L x 12 1/2" H x 4 3/8" D
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#28070 Large Antique 17-18th Century Ci-Zhou Glazed Jar with Wide Open Rim
Decorative and Collectible Decorative & Collectibles Stone, Roof-Tile, & Clay ...
4800.00
3000.00
Large Antique 17-18th Century Ci-Zhou Glazed Jar with Wide Open Rim. This one has beautiful design and shape though the cream glaze is worn. This large size 17th century white glazed ware came from the famous Cizhou kiln (磁州窑), one of the five famous Chinese kilns or glazes. Cizhou ware is most known for having been produced in northern China, primarily in Hebei, Henna, Shandong, and Shanxi. The name of Cizhou (磁州) came from a location in Hebei Province. Cizhou ware is known for its thick white or cream-white glaze with paintings of brush strokes or carved design. The brush work mostly are painted in a dark brown, almost black, color in various shades, freely painted in its artistry like that in some of the traditional Chinese brush paintings. It is said to be the first pottery ware created with decorative colors and design while all other four kilns out of the famous five produced almost exclusively wares with singular color glaze during the same period of time dating back to Northern Song (960-1127) . Although Cizhou ware later on was also produced for the imperial use such as during the Ming Dynasty, it is mostly known for being produced for utilitarian wares. Cizhou wares were among the most popular porcelain wares in northern China at its peak during the Song, Jin, and Yuan Dynasty (宋金元) .One often compared it to the Jing-De-Zhen ware in the South. Cizhou kiln also produced what was called “green ware” . A successfully fired Cizhou ware would have a very thick and even white or cream-white glaze in color with a good shine. The cream-white glaze often shows a soft glaze like the old patina on an old white jade piece that glows in its subtlety with a pleasant feel to the eyes. Although the cream glaze on this jar is already worn and with some loss through time, one can still appreciate its free and beautiful brush strokes and its superb shape in design. Because this type of jars were mostly produced as utilitarian ware by quantity, finding ones that were perfectly painted, shaped, and fired successfully for its size could be challenging. This is a beautiful pottery. Dimensions: 15 1/2" Diameter (widest part) x 25 1/2" H
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