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Large Octagonal Qing Wedding Basket
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Pre 1910 item# 1119963 (stock# 10.86)
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This traditional Chinese wedding basket, made of light-weight wood, has 25 different black and gold vignettes of Qing Dynasty life painted on its octagonal trays and lid. The tall black bent willow handle is wrapped in bamboo strips woven into a black-accented pattern. The base of the basket and the scene on the lid are framed with key patterns, another element typical of the profuse symbolic adornment often found on late Qing items, especially those associated with marriage. Two of the three tr ...click for details
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Late Qing Lidded Bamboo Basket
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Pre 1910 item# 1111838 (stock# 12-72)
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$130
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This handsome bamboo basket from early 20th century China is a fine example of the care that was lavished on the creation of everyday utilitarian items by Chinese artisans. Delightful woven designs on the handle, knob and basket edges are emphasized in red, and a pattern of painted black designs encircles the lid. The bottom of the basket is recessed and rests atop a red and black bamboo base. The basket is strong, light, comfortable to carry and attractive. It is in excellent condition. Dime ...click for details
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Red Mid Qing Handpainted Shaanxi Cabinet
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Pre 1837 VR item# 1103362 (stock# 60-49)
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$1400
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A small red Chinese cabinet from late 18th/early 19th century has delicate roundel paintings of flowers randomly spaced with floating sketches of foliage on its two front doors. Rendered in fine black lines, the paintings have faded and mellowed, retaining only sparse touches of their original gold highlights. A round brass backplate echoes the roundels. Doors swing open on wooden pegs, eliminating the need for hinges, and are secured with a brass rod that slips through fastenings on the bac ...click for details
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Chinese Pancake Server
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Pre 1910 item# 1089599 (stock# 11-21)
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A Qing Dynasty lidded wooden box designed to serve pancakes combines handsome form with evidence of long use to evoke hundreds of banquets in late 18th/early 19th century China. The top of the notched lid is centered with a green and gold painting of chrysanthemums, symbol of conviviality. Faded calligraphy can still be seen on the underside of the lid. The bottom surface of the container also has very faint remains of calligraphy. Two deeply worn areas along the top surface of the tall hand-h ...click for details
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Buddha Shakyamuni Chinese Mid Qing
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Pre 1837 VR item# 1076254 (stock# 12-49)
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$1500
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This late 18th/early 19th century Chinese wood Buddha, nearly three feet tall, is carved in the Udayana image, an iconic pose used to portray the Shakyamuni Buddha. The figure, standing on a double lotus throne, gazes imperturbably out at the world with right hand extended in varada mudra, the Buddhist gesture of charity and blessings. Covering the entire wood surface are strong remains of original paint—russet , indigo and soft green define robes and throne; face, arms, hands and feet are co ...click for details
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Japanese Meiji Era Han Haba Obi
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Pre 1900 item# 1068929 (stock# 18-22)
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$320
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This late Meiji era Japanese silk obi with pattern on both sides of its full 116 inch length is classified as a “han haba” obi because it is half the width of the standard kimono belt and, with its softer texture and informal pattern, is meant to be worn at home or with yukata in the summer. The unusual color combination of lilac, gold, yellow and white on a dark turquoise background adds interest to the casual design. Narrow obi such as this one have a second life as attractive decorative elem ...click for details
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Burmese Lacquer Zodiac Signs Box
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Pre 1910 item# 1066740 (stock# 57-65)
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A lacquer box from early 20th century Burma has intricate drawings of the 12 Burmese zodiac signs incised around the container, and eight cardinal signs for the days of the week around on the top of the lid. Also on the lid are two inscriptions in Burmese, one with the wish “be rich” and the other “be healthy.” The eight signs for the days of the week reflect the Burmese custom of using two signs for Wednesday, one for the morning and one for the afternoon. The 12 Burmese astrological signs fo ...click for details
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