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Qing Blue and White Decorative Teapot
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Pre 1900 item# 753625 (stock# 26-12)
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A Chinese Qing Dynasty blue and white porcelain teapot has a donut-shaped body and double ring handle to give it an unusual and compelling profile. Also unusual is a small dent pressed into the top circle of the handle to provide a comfortable thumb rest when pouring tea. This late 19th century piece has no chips; the porcelain is discolored along the top front. Dimensions: height 6" (15 cm), width 7" (18 cm), depth 1-1/2" (4 cm).
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Carved Wood Shan Ladle With Monkeys
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Pre 1910 item# 709210 (stock# 64-31)
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Three carved monkeys cavort along the handle of this delightful 38-inch long water ladle. It is customary throughout the hot countries of Southeast Asia to place large containers of water and ladles outside houses so anyone passing in need of a drink may help themselves. This wonderful early 20th century red monkey ladle of the Shan people in Burma is unlike any other ladle we have seen. It might have been inspired by the tribes of monkeys that often live around Buddhist complexes and beg treats ...click for details
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Carved Panel With Chinese Longevity Symbols
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Pre 1910 item# 703045 (stock# 54-68)
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A wood panel carved in relief conveys wishes for a long and joyous life with five familiar Chinese symbols for longevity. The late 19th/early 20th century panel once was part of a decorative screen or perhaps a large piece of furniture. Framed, the carving becomes an unusual and handsome representation of wishes for good fortune. The symbols are carved within a cartouche and have the supernatural quality of Chinese folklore. A fox in a pine tree takes on a half-human form, relating to Chinese fo ...click for details
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Chinese Carved Battle Scene Panel
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Pre 1910 item# 699512 (stock# 02-27)
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A battle scene with three bearded warriors on horseback brandishing three different types of long swords is carved in deep relief on this Qing Dynasty wood panel. The riders are choreographed in an exaggerated action dance, with arms flung wide holding their weapons over their heads. A theatrical touch can also be seen in the horses, which have realistically carved heads and bodies but oddly stylized front legs. Considered together, the riders' stances and their horses legs give this panel m ...click for details
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Korean White Porcelain Bamboo Design Vase
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Pre 2000 item# 697250 (stock# 29-67)
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A tall white Korean porcelain vase has a beautifully subtle bamboo pattern that changes under different lighting conditions. The white on white design achieves its definition from the shiny, slightly raised surface of the bamboo seen against a matte background. White Korean porcelain, called "baek-ja," sometimes is mistakenly called white celadon but it does not have the crackled glaze that defines celadon. This sleek, almost stark, vase from the 1990s has a maker's mark on the bot ...click for details
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Chinese 500 Line Silk Prayer Rug
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Pre 2000 item# 696347 (stock# 52-24)
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Soft shades of blue, green and grey outlined in rust and midnight blue glow in this densely woven 500 line silk prayer rug from China. The carpet's design theme is birds, with 18 of them perched among flowers forming the border, and a center design of a large bird in a tree looking over her (his?) newly hatched baby in the nest. The tree extends upward into an arch, called a "muhrab," a shape that puts this piece into the classification of prayer rug. The muhrab, however, has becom ...click for details
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Korean Mae-byong Celadon Vase Four Seasons Design
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Pre 2000 item# 695552 (stock# 53-07)
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A celadon vase signed by Ko Chung, one of Korea's master potters, is inlaid with designs of plants representing the four seasons and four virtues. Spring is conveyed with a branch of plum blossoms, which also symbolize courage; summer is the orchid, emblem of refinement; fall is the chrysanthemum, which stands for productivity, and winter is bamboo, symbolizing integrity. The flower and leaf designs are inlaid, or cut into, the body of the vase in the manner celadon has been made for centuri ...click for details
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Lidded Wood Chinese Food Box
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Pre 1900 item# 686911 (stock# 55-50)
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A 19th century Chinese box used for utilitarian food storage is so nicely made that it qualifies as a handsome accent piece for shelf, desk or bureau. The box originated in Zhejiang Province, one of China's wealthiest provinces (the capital city is Hangzhou), and has a simple design when compared with utilitarian items from the more rural provinces. The barrel-like construction technique, though, is similar to that used throughout the provinces. Fourteen shaped staves held together with two b ...click for details
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