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Place of Origin: Chinese
A Chinese Carved Inkstone, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Carved Inkstone, 18th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection Acquired in 1980s. Dimensions: Height: 12.5cm. Width: 28.5cm. Depth: 17.5cm.
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18th Century Qing Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Set of 8 Antique Calligraphic Ink Blocks, Chinese, Boxed, Printing, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is set of 8 antique calligraphic ink blocks. A Chinese, boxed set of printing shapes, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Fascinatin...
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Chinese Burled Hardwood Scholar Rock, Republic Period, 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual and striking Chinese scholar rock, gongshi, of polished and lacquered burled hardwood, set into a hardwood base, mid-20th century. The hardwood scholar "stone" meant to i...
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1940s Qing Vintage Chinese Scholar's Objects

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Hardwood, Burl

Pair Antique Carved Porcelain Bass Bookends Four Seasons
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of beautiful solid brass bookends with finely carved porcelain florals. Large porcelain insets in oval form, finely carved in relief with flowers representing four seasons, sp...
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20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade, Brass

Fine Chinese Bamboo Root Carved Brush Pot
Located in Hampstead, QC
This antique hand carved Chinese bamboo root brush pot is in excellent condition. No cracks in the wood and all carving is in great condition with no chips or missing pieces. The w...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bamboo

Calligraphy Box, XXth century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Calligraphy Box, XXth century. Calligraphy box with 2 brushes, dry ink, ink plate and small porcelain container with spoon in the original box. H: 4 cm, W: 17 cm, D: 10 cm.
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20th Century Napoleon III Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Textile

Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Glass Bead Handle
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink, and inkstone, the brush is one of the Four Treasures of the scholar’s studio. Arguably the most important tool, the brush served as a direct link to the artist...
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20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Metal, Other

Calligraphy Brush Large Green Marble Beads 15"
Located in Somis, CA
Beautiful hand made large calligraphy brush with stunning green marble beads, bone ferrule and horse hair. This is a substantial 15" piece that weighs a whopping 1.2 lb with beads me...
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20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Antique Chinese Carved Celadon Jade Peach Brush Wash w Stand Qing 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
This exceptional celadon jade brush wash epitomizes the pinnacle of Chinese craftsmanship. Carved in the form of a hollowed peach, the piece showcases intri...
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Late 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

Antique Chinese Composite Amber Carved Beast Taotie Snuff Bottle Qing Late 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
A late Qing period Chinese snuff bottle, crafted from composite amber. This bottle is adorned with meticulously carved beast and ring taotie motifs on its shoulders, and slightly rai...
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Late 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Organic Material

Calligraphy Brush Faux Turquoise Black Horse Hair
Located in Somis, CA
This calligraphy brush is distinguished by its faux turquoise handle. Hand cut and polished, exhibiting a beautiful turquoise color with naturalistic black veining, very much approxi...
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20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Sancai Meiping Mounted Lighter mid 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
A small antique late Qing to early Republic Chinese porcelain meiping vase, ingeniously converted into a functional butane table lighter. The intricat...
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Mid-20th Century Qing Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Iron Red Dragon Snuff Bottle Jade Stopper 20th Century
Located in Richmond, CA
A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, with a four claw dragon in clouds in iron red to each side, and two character red Qianlong mark to bottom weight: 38 Grams circa: early to mid 20t...
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20th Century Qing Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Finley Moulded Ebonized Plaster Brush Pot Bitong Imitating Carved Zitan
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Chinese finely moulded ebonized plaster Brush pot bitong imitating carved zitan 20th century Of cylindrical form, decorated with complex designs depicting Tang ladies entertain...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Plaster

Chinese Scholar Rock Black Taihu Stone on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
The slender Taihu scholar rock of an upright form is displayed on a custom carved wood stand. Wonderful and well-balanced form, the rock has a near mirage image between the front and...
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Early 20th Century Other Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Fine Antique Chinese Inside Painted Glass Snuff Bottle Birds Flower Qing 19c-20c
Located in Richmond, CA
This exquisite Chinese snuff bottle, dating from the late Qing to early Republic period, is a remarkable example of inside-painted glass artistry in the classic Chinese water-color style. The bottle features a square form, providing four distinct canvases for the artist's work. Each side of the bottle is finely painted with a bird amidst a group of flowers, capturing the essence of traditional Chinese painting. The meticulous brushwork and attention to detail are evident, making each scene a standalone masterpiece. The bottle is complemented by a large red stopper...
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Late 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Cut Glass

Chinese Meditation Dream Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is the focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio - evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. In the spirit ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone, Steel

Vintage Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottle Fencai Dog in Courtyard Jade Stopper 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
A vintage Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, decorated in fencai with a dog in a garden court yard scene to each side, a three character re...
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20th Century Qing Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Stone Dali Panels
Located in Sherborne, GB
This is a set of four antique Chinese Dali stone panels which depict wonderful landscape images. The stone is set in an ebonized panel frame. They look wo...
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Early 1900s Qing Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Marble, Brass

Vintage Chinese Inside Painted Glass Snuff Bottle IPSB Court Ladies Poem 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
A vintage Chinese inside painted faceted glass snuff bottle, hand decorated with 3 court ladies in traditional dress on one side, with poetic versus to verso, and raised on a carved ...
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20th Century Qing Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Cut Glass

Antique Chinese Lapis Lazuli Relief Carved Snuff Bottle on Stand c.1920
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese hand carved lapis lazuli snuff bottle, relief carved with a boy figure to one side, and a flying bat to the other side, havin...
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1920s Qing Vintage Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Chinese Carved Lapis Lazuli Duck and Lotus Flower Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A well carved Chinese Lapis Lazuli figure of a duck with a Lotus flower probably dating from the latter 19th or early 20th century. The figure is h...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Chinese Export Snuff Bottle in Overlay Cameo Glass Finely Carved, circa 1920s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese cameo or overlay glass snuff bottle, which we date to circa 1920s. These overlay glass cameo snuff bottles are very decora...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Glass

Jiulongbi Mountain Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is a focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio, evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. Polished to bring...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Qing Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Quality Chinese Scholar Rock
Located in Norwood, NJ
Chinese Scholar stone, Meditation stone, Appreciation stone or Dream stone. All names for this beautiful natural stone that when studied evokes and por...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Chinese Celadon & Green Turquoise Glazed Kangxi Scholar Brush Rest
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant Chinese celadon and green turquoise glazed brush rest dates back to the Kangxi period (1661–1722) of the Qing Dynasty, a time known for its exceptional porcelain product...
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18th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Small Bell in Agate, Sculpture, Made in China Early 20th Century, Gray Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Small bell in Agathe. This object was made in China at the beginning of the 20th century. It is a small sculpture, which also serves as a bell with a ball e...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chippendale Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Agate

Long Calligraphy Brush Buddha's Belly Bamboo 25" Brush 1
Located in Somis, CA
This 25" long calligraphy brush features a beautiful handle made from Buddha's Belly Bamboo, a prized variety known as Bamboo Ventricosa. Revered for its unique bulging form, this ba...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bamboo

Qing Dynasty Burl Scroll Pot 'Scholars Pot', China
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Qing dynasty (1644-1911) burl scroll pot (Scholars Pot), China.
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Late 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood

Chinese Lingbi Scholar Stone Arched Form on Display Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small desk top Chinese scholar stones (also known as Gong Shi, meditation stone and spirit rock) fitted on a hand-carved wood stand circa late 19th century. The specimen is of a black Lingbi type stone in an arch form mimicking a horizontal mountain range. The wrinkles and folds on the black surface were perfectly weathered by elements for millenniums. Smooth and rugged at the same time, the mountain range shows a poetic formation that was often depicted in the ink scroll...
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19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Chinese Hand Painted Satsuma Vase
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Enhance your space with this exquisite Chinese hand-painted Satsuma vase. Featuring intricate detailing and vibrant colors, this beautifully crafted vase showcases traditional Chines...
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1980s Vintage Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Black Lacquered and Mother of Pearl Brass Vase
Located in Delray Beach, FL
This exquisite Chinese Lacquered Brass Vase features intricate mother of pearl inlays with delicate floral patterns and elegant birds. Its sleek silhouette and shimmering accents mak...
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1970s Vintage Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Brass

Carved Chinese Soapstone Water Dropper
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A carved Chinese soapstone water dropper, boat shaped receptacle with spout and handle, carved with trailing floral stems and a domed cover with a bird f...
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Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Soapstone

Antique Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Tray/Stand with Dragon Design
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Tray/Stand with Dragon Design, Guangxu Period (1875-1908). A dark vermillion red carved cinnabar lacquered Scholar’s tray on raised and footed supports. The top and sides of the tray carved in tight geometric diminishing square hatch ground with blossom centers. The aprons carved in deep relief on each side with two opposing auspicious five-clawed dragons chasing the flaming pearl amongst the clouds. The four corners with square curved feet supports. The underside lacquered black and unmarked. 4.75 in. high x 15 in. wide x 12.75 in. deep (12 x 38 x 32.5 cm). 4 lbs. 6 oz. (1983g.) Guangxu Period (1875-1908) Provenance: Property removed from a residence at the Pierre Hotel, New York, 2021. U.S.A. art market. For similar cinnabar dragon...
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Late 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Extra Long Calligraphy Brush Buddha's Belly Bamboo 29"
Located in Somis, CA
This rare 29" long calligraphy brush features a beautiful handle made from Buddha's Belly Bamboo, a prized variety known as Bamboo Ventricosa. Revered for its unique bulging form, th...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bamboo

Calligraphy Brush Rare Blue Serpentine Extra Large 16"
Located in Somis, CA
One of a kind, extra large, rare blue serpentine gemstone brush in bamboo form with carved bamboo leaves. Serpentine is a beautiful stone highly valued for its similarity to nephrite...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Serpentine

Antique Chinese Tea Pot Caddy
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Tea Caddy. Late 19th century early 20th century Elm Wood carved gilt red lacquered tea caddy. In very good condition a beauti...
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1890s Qing Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Elm

Antique Chinese Silvered Copper Alloy White Jade Inset Snuff Bottle Qing c.1900
Located in Richmond, CA
Fine antique Chinese Qing Dynasty silvered golden copper alloy snuff bottle of hulu double gourd form, inset with 4x carved five petal white jade p...
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Early 1900s Qing Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade, Silver, Copper

Asian Schalor's Miniature Cabinet
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian elmwood small desk top cabinet for storage scholar's objects, ink stone, brushes etc
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1930s Vintage Chinese Scholar's Objects

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Wood

Antique Chinese Plique a Jour Covered Box with Stand Republic of China Early 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
This early 20th-century Republic of China Plique-à-Jour covered box is an exceptional example of Chinese artisanship. Plique-à-Jour, a technique akin to cloisonné but without a backi...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Enamel

Antique Chinese Hand Carved Hardstone Brush Washer Archaic Ruyi Qing early 20
Located in Richmond, CA
This antique hand-carved sodalite hardstone brush washer is a stunning example of traditional craftsmanship and artistic expression. The washer is of a compressed barrel form, a shap...
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Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Antique Chinese Mini Inside Painted Snuff Bottle Lotus Blossoms Signed Qing 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
Vintage Chinese inside painted glass mini snuff bottle, masterfully reverse hand painted a lotus blossom scene to one side, and a landscape scene to the other side, raised on an ove...
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Late 20th Century Qing Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Glass

Chinese Enamel On Swirl Glass Snuff Bottle Carps Koi Fish Lotus Jade Stopper 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
Introducing a vibrant piece of late 20th-century craftsmanship, this snuff bottle stands as a fine example of the period's artistry. The bottle, exhibiting a pleasing globular form, ...
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Late 20th Century Qing Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Milk Glass

Antique Chinese Carved Ruby Red Glass Overlay Clear Horses Snuff Bottle Qing 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique late Qing Dynasty ruby red glass overlay clear ground snuff bottle, hand carved with a horse in a treed meadow scene to each side, carved elephant head and ring taoties to s...
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Early 1900s Qing Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

19th Century Pair of Chinese Scholar's Carved Bamboo Brush Pots Brass
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Hand carved intricate Chinese scholar's bamboo brush pots with brass rings and script. Original warm patina and some cracks as photographed present, c...
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1880s Qing Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Brass and Lacquered Wood Box
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Chinese Brass and Lacquered Wood Box, simple wood box with a brass edgings and front lock plate, wood section covered in a dark lacquer, hinged top lid, front with large rectangular ...
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19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Decorative Lacquered Wood Jardiniere
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Chinese Decorative Lacquered Wood Jardiniere, small, elegant form carved from a single segment of wood, raised high on four cabriole curving legs, top consisting of a rectangular ope...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood

Vintage Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Fencai Hand Painted Snuff Bottle 20th Cen
Located in Richmond, CA
A vintage Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, hand painted with a beauty in a courtyard setting on each side, and signed “癸丑年” ("Gui Chou Nian" or 1973 according to the Chinese cyclical ...
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20th Century Qing Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Spinach Jade and Gold Page Turner with a small Agate Page Turner
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of page turners we recently acquired out of an estate. the first is a Chinese Spinach Jade beauty with a band of gold. It is presumably gold filled as it’s not marked but may ...
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20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

Antique Chinese Yellow Glass Overlay Large Snuff Bottle Blossoms Late 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
A large vintage Chinese intense lemon yellow glass overlay on clear glass ground snuff bottle, hand carved with a flower on each side, and topped with a tourmaline stopper circa: la...
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Late 20th Century Qing Chinese Scholar's Objects

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Glass

Vintage Chinese Inside Painted Glass Snuff Bottle Dragon Apocryphal Erzhong 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
A vintage Chinese inside painted frosted glass snuff bottle in tapered cylindrical form, masterfully reverse painted with a sharp clawed, fierce, slithering dragon, partially hidden...
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Mid-20th Century Qing Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Glass

Chinese Old Bamboo Slips with Calligraphy Jiandu, 59 Piece Collection
Located in South Burlington, VT
Bamboo and wooden slips - jiandú- were the main media for writing documents in China before the widespread introduction of paper during the first two centuries AD. This substantial group, 59 pieces, of one-of-a-kind slips with painted and applied hand calligraphy appeals to book lovers and antiquity sleuths We believe them to be circa 1900 Qing dynasty and are offering this group from a collection of old works of art. Dimensions: bamboo slips...
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19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

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Wood

Vintage Chinese Glass Overlay Snuff Bottle White Qilin on Yellow Ground mid 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
This mid 20th-century Chinese glass overlay snuff bottle is a fine example of the intricate overlay technique. The bottle, of tapered rectangular form, features a captivating design ...
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Mid-20th Century Qing Chinese Scholar's Objects

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Glass

Chinese Carved Hardwood "Chrysanthemum" Stand, 20th century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive Chinese carved and stained hardwood display stand in the form of a stylized chrysanthemum, mid 20th century or earlier, China. The large display stand...
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Mid-20th Century Qing Chinese Scholar's Objects

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Hardwood

19th C. Chinese Lacquered and Polychrome Scholars Block/Paperweight
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th-C. Chinese Lacquered and Polychromed Scholars Block/Paperweight with Custom Box China, 19th century, complete with later custom box This 19th-century Chinese lacquered and polyc...
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19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

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Wood, Lacquer

Antique Chinese Goldstone Carved Cranes Ibis Snuff Bottle Early 20c ROC
Located in Richmond, CA
Discover this rare and exquisite shimmering goldstone snuff bottle from the Republic of China period (1910-1940), a representation of the era's refined craftsmanship. Made from the distinctive goldstone, the bottle captivates with its natural sparkle, resembling a night sky strewn with stars. Each side features a pair of gracefully carved cranes...
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Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Scholar's Objects

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Glass

Mid-20th Century Chinese Boxwood Carved Decorative Fan
Located in Pomona, CA
This exquisite fan showcases the artistry and cultural heritage of traditional Chinese craftsmanship. Handmade with meticulous attention to detail, the fan features beautifully carve...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Scholar's Objects

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Boxwood

Chinese Ho Ho Boy Water Dropper, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This curious object is a late 19th-century Chinese water dropper, a calligraphy accessory that would have been found upon a scholar's painting ta...
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Late 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Porcelain

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