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Period: 17th Century
Rare Pair Wanli Miniature Chinese Blue & White Ewers ca1600 Bird & Floral Decor
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Rare Pair of Late Wanli Period Miniature Chinese Porcelain Ewers (ca. 1600–1620) A charming and unusual pair of miniature blue and white ewers, beautifully hand-painted with bird an...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Scholar's Objects

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Porcelain

Chinese Carved Celadon and Russet Jade Mythical Animal, Ming Dynasty or Earlier
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual carving of a mythical animal, possibly a pixiu, of celadon and russet nephrite jade, Ming Dynasty or earlier, China. The mythical animal masterfully carved as a...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Scholar's Objects

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Jade

Chinese Pair Kangxi Porcelain Famille Verte Buddhist Lion Joss Stick Holders
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine pair antique Chinese Kangxi porcelain famille verte Buddhist Lion joss stick holders dating between 1662 and 1722. The dogs sit raised on...
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Chinese Qing Antique 17th Century Scholar's Objects

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Porcelain

Antique Meiji Period 19C Japanese Hirado Netsuke Sanbosa dancing monkey
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This is a most unusually made antique Hirado porcelain netsuke form model of a mischievous monkey dressed as a Sanbosa dancer. The figure is crisply modelled with cobalt blue and iro...
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Edo Antique 17th Century Scholar's Objects

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Porcelain

Antique Meiji Period 19C Japanese Hirado Netsuke Sanbosa dancing monkey
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This is a most unusually made antique Hirado porcelain netsuke form model of a mischievous monkey dressed as a Sanbosa dancer. The figure is crisply modelled with cobalt blue and iro...
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Edo Antique 17th Century Scholar's Objects

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Porcelain

Chinese Yellow and Russet Jade Mythical Beast, Ming Dynasty or Earlier
Located in Austin, TX
A superb Chinese yellow and russet nephrite jade carving of a mythical beast, Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644) or earlier, China The mythical beast is portrayed with feline features, i...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Scholar's Objects

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Jade

Japanese Lacquered Maki-E Fubako in Kodaiji Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare Japanese lacquered wood fubako decorated in Kodaiji maki-e style circa early 17th century the beginning of the Edo period, possibly early toward the end of the Azuchi-Momoyama period. The rectangular, long and slim box features a deep lipped lid with slightly rounded corners, a conforming lower box with two bronze medallion rings with tasseled...
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Japanese Edo Antique 17th Century Scholar's Objects

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Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Kangxi Very Rare Blanc De Chine Porcelain Cockerel, 1662-1722
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An extremely rare and finely made Chinese Kangxi porcelain blanc de chine figure of a cockerel. The cockerel stands on a shaped base with good feather detailing and stands crowing wi...
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Chinese Qing Antique 17th Century Scholar's Objects

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Porcelain

Chinese Archaisitc Bronze Small Scholar Vase, 17th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A fine small archaistic scholar's vase in the form of a zun, Ming to Qing Dynasty, 17th century, circa 1650, China. The small vessel of elegant proportions and wonderfully cast. T...
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Chinese Qing Antique 17th Century Scholar's Objects

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Bronze

Chinese Bronze Chilong Garlic Head Scholar's Vase, Qing Dynasty, 17th C, China
Located in Austin, TX
A small and lovely Chinese cast bronze garlic head scholar's "chilong" vase, early Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period, late 17th century, China. The elegant vase of beautiful proportion...
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Chinese Qing Antique 17th Century Scholar's Objects

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Bronze

Chinese Bronze Scholar Vase with Taotie, Ming/Qing Dynasty, 17th century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A small and interesting cast bronze archaistic scholar vase with loose ring handles and taotie mask design, late Ming or early Qing Dynasty, mid 17th century, China. The small vase of archaistic hu form, and cast with archaistic designs. Sitting on a tall splayed ring foot, the round body is cast with a large band featuring a ferocious taotie (ogre) mask. The taotie mask in this case id decidedly feline, with a ruyi shaped snout above a whiskered mouth. Two flanges stick out to either side of the mask, reminiscent of ears. A wide, tall neck rises from the body, terminating in a slightly everted mouth. The archaistic cast design on the neck is not as clear, but most likely represents Fusang, a mythical island in the Eastern Sea where the legendary Fusang tree grows. The Fusang tree, home to the mythical Sun Bird...
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Chinese Qing Antique 17th Century Scholar's Objects

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Bronze

A Finely Cast Standing Bronze Figure of Guanyin, 17th / 18th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The finely cast bronze figure of Guanyin - Bodhisattva Goddess of Compassion, Kindness & Mercy. Shown wearing an outer robe finely modelled with cascading folds tied at her waist, h...
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Chinese Qing Antique 17th Century Scholar's Objects

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Bronze

Chinese 17th/18th Century Huanghuali Document Box with Baitong Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Chinese Huanghuali document box with baitong mounts Late Ming/Early Qing dynasty, 17th/18th century H. 6 x W. 34.8 x D. 17.5 cm Proven...
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Chinese Ming Antique 17th Century Scholar's Objects

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Brass

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19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Garlic Mouth Vase, Kangxi Marks
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
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