Chinese Movable Type Woodblock Printing Set

Chinese innovations in ink, block printing, and movable type fueled global advancements in printing technology, expanding the range of influence of the written word. These printing i...

Chinese innovations in ink, block printing, and movable type fueled global advancements in printing technology, expanding the range of influence of the written word. These printing innovations can be attributed to Chinese Buddhist devotees, who embraced woodblock printing as an important vehicle to spread sutras and good spirits. Though the printing press is said to have been invented in China, it never offered the same efficiencies to Chinese culture as it did in the West, due to the near endless numbers of Chinese characters and the labor involved in manipulating them. Enclosed in a contemporary wooden frame, each of the miniature wood blocks included in this early 20th-century type set was hand-carved with a Chinese character. Each is a unique and wonderful curiosity, providing an unusual look at a moment in time. Each set contains approximately 70 individual tiles.

This miniature furniture set - at only 6 inches tall - beautifully recreates classic Chinese furniture forms down to the finest of details. Crafted of a beautiful hardwood, prized for its strength and dark color, the set includes a side table and two petite roundback armchairs...

'Rallye du Mont Blanc’: A fine quality, and extremely heavy cast bronze motoring trophy by August Hannessen dating from circa 1928, depicting a Bugatti Type 35 beneath a ceremonial...

Collection of seven metal dogs of various types Continental, circa 1900 Measures: Largest: Height 17cm, width 27cm, depth 20cm Smallest: Height 6cm, width 13cm, depth 7cm This charming collection contains seven model dogs, each of a different material, from a different country, and of a different species. The collection includes a pair of silvered metal setters, a patinated metal pit bull, and a large gilt bronze spaniel seated on a marble podium.

A rare botanic didactical model of the different types of inflorescences specimen made out of hand painted plaster red buds, copper metal green branches and rubber central component ...