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Item Ships From: Vermont
Japanese Tall Antique Garden Stone Crowned Buddha Shakyamuni 25", Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
An old early 20th century granite stone "Crowned" Buddha - Shyaka Nyorai Sakyamuni- sculpture with staff and "Hoju" the wish granting jewel in her left hand, the whole perched upon...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Vermont - Scholar's Objects
Materials
Stone, Granite
Chinese Rare Large Yellow Jade Bi Disc with Vibrant Colors
Located in South Burlington, VT
A rare handsome Chinese Heavenly jade Bi disk carved in a rarely found combination of mutton fat yellow and green jade with patches of brown accents in the stone that depict a green ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Vermont - Scholar's Objects
Materials
Jade
Japan Antique Tea Master Ceremony Guide Double Scroll Matsudara Fumai 1751-1818
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our most recent Japanese acquisitions
Hand-Painted Double Tea Master Scroll (2) entitled: Tea Ceremony Rules of Matsudaira Fumai (1751-1818)
Includes a later wooden collecto...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Vermont - Scholar's Objects
Materials
Paper
Japan Gold Gilt Good Luck Elephant Censer
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare find: Ancient Japanese design gilt censer of a good luck elephant- signed Japan
This model elephant sculptural LED candle holder and censer was crafted in a handsome gilt finish iron of an effigy of an ancient elephant...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Vermont - Scholar's Objects
Materials
Iron
Japanese Old Blue Garden Tree Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Old Blue Timbered Roof Tree Lantern, lucky bamboo design
An early hard to find Japanese natural "Tree" form lantern, "Koboku-Toro" with fine handcrafted details including a timbered...
Category
1950s Japanese Showa Vintage Vermont - Scholar's Objects
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Zen Rosewood Mala Prayer Bead String 800 Beads With Alms Bowl
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare find!: 24 feet long Zen monk Mala Prayer Bead String plus original wooden alms bowl with its original attached triangular shaped stone ojime.
A huge...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vermont - Scholar's Objects
Materials
Wood
Japanese Tall Antique Stone Crowned Buddha Shakyamuni 19 Inches Original Paint
Located in South Burlington, VT
An attractive and very old Meiji period early 20th century granite stone "Crowned" Buddha - Shyaka Nyorai Sakyamuni- sculpture with staff and "Hoju" the wish granting jewel in her...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Vermont - Scholar's Objects
Materials
Stone, Granite
Chinese Old Set Three Hand made Jade Bi, Private Collection
Located in South Burlington, VT
This is a grouping of three (3) authentic Chinese old jade bi disc from the 20th century. These come from our private collection.
Including Our Certificate of Authenticity
Dimensi...
Category
20th Century Chinese Vermont - Scholar's Objects
Materials
Jade
Japanese Connoisseurs Collection Fine Antique Smoking Pipes Kiseru
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare one-of-a-kind collection
Japanese Connoisseurs Collection of Five (5) Fine Antique Smoking Pipes, Kiseru.
You dont need to be a conn...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Vermont - Scholar's Objects
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Sterling Silver, Gold
Chinese Antique Cache 98 Bamboo Wood Calligraphy Slips, Collectors Find
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, 98 pieces, of one-of-a-kind slips with painted 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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vermont - Scholar's Objects
Materials
Wood
Japanese Rare Antique Inlaid Smoking Tansu, Complete 1850
Located in South Burlington, VT
The first we have seen
A spectacular and hard to find Inlaid mother of pearly - using the raden technique- and lacquered three-drawer Tansu complete with all original bronze accoutrement including a fine engraved antique long pipe and two removable covered bronze cylinders all executed by expert mid-19th century Edo samurai...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Vermont - Scholar's Objects
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Old Memorial Stone Seated Buddha, 18 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
Simple Memorial Buddha
A single stone seated Buddha in meditation and who complacently sits with Kanj engraved to each side of this sculpture
Good garden candidate
.In Japan, Kṣi...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Vermont - Scholar's Objects
Materials
Stone
Japan Gem Antique Gilt Bronze Kanon Guanyin Signed Shohei
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a fine and elegant antique Kanon Guan Yin standing in a classic compassionate mudra- a superb work of art cast in solid bronze with original traces of old gold gilding.
Signe...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Vermont - Scholar's Objects
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Set Two Hand Carved Jade Bi
Located in South Burlington, VT
This is a set of two (2) very fine quality (2) authentic Chinese jade bi disc from the 20th century or older. These come from our private collection.
Quality: very fine translucen...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Vermont - Scholar's Objects
Materials
Jade
Chinese Pair Year of Rabbit Fine Jade Rabbit Sculptures
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, In commemoration of the year of the rabbit- we are proud to offer these rare carvings.
A finely carved pair (2) of antique celadon jade crouching rabbits.
These handsome ja...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Vermont - Scholar's Objects
Materials
Jade
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...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Vermont - Scholar's Objects
Materials
Wood
China Natural Stone "Painting" Moonlight Earth
Located in South Burlington, VT
Chinese extraordinary natural stone painting
"Moonlight Earth" #9
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" of what appears to be a blac...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vermont - Scholar's Objects
Materials
Marble
China "Glowing River Light" Extraordinary Natural Stone "Painting"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Extraordinary natural work, one of a kind
This Chinese extraordinary natural stone "painting" of a glowing sunset river flow suggest could remind us of a similar and unique visual...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Vermont - Scholar's Objects
Materials
Marble
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Japan Antique Complete Set Tea Ceremony Guide Books, 19th Century
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Chinese Rare Large Earthy Green And Yellow Jade Bi Disc with Vibrant Colors
Located in South Burlington, VT
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Japanese Fine Summer Flowers Tea Bowl, Hand Built, Hand Glazed & Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
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From Japan, a beautiful hand-built, painted and glazed, Kyo ware tea bowl created over 25 years ago.
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Located in South Burlington, VT
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From Japan, a hard to find and unusual hand-built, painted and glazed tea bowl featuring "flying bats" - signs of good fortune, created over thirty years ago.
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Chinese Set Three Hand Carved Jade Bi
Located in South Burlington, VT
This is a grouping of three (3) authentic Chinese jade bi disc from the 20th century or older. These come from our private collection.
Including Our Certificate of Authenticity
Dimensions with stands: 4 inches,3.25 inches. and 2.5 inches high
Diameters jade bi only: largest is 2.37 inches diameter
Old neolithic jades are handmade and hand abraided and hand polished using tools of the time: bamboo, stone, water and stone dust
This jade like others were cut and fashioned hand abraided using natural organic string made from vegetation combined with sand paste and water- these were the tools used to abraid and cut hard jade stone. In addition this bi displays a beautiful calcified mineralization from being buried underground for thousands of years.
Provenance:
Our private collection and accompanied by our Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity.
These are genuine artifacts and not reproductions.
History:
Flat jade discs with a round central hole "bi" are among the earliest surviving artifacts of China and must be considered among great ancient art forms- masterpieces of the Neolithic period. Nephrite jade from which discs were fashioned is a prime hard and strong stone, arduous to work by hand using stone tools...
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Jade
