明或早清 玉雕小狗 Early Qing or Ming jade jade carving of a reclining dog. Nice use of jade texture to suggest fur, a method seen in the Song dynasty. Simple and graceful lines in a cute carving. Nice color seen against warm and neutral backgrounds.
晚清民国龙纹葫芦花瓶 42 cm 高. 嘉睛款. A fine 19th century imperial yellow triple gourd vase with rampant incised dragons. Ming Jiajing 6 character mark, but most likely Guangxu to early Republic. (Wish I can say it is Ming!) Picture of bottom was taken at angle to minimize glare.
A large late Ming blue and white jar with stylized dragon motif. The dragons are partly hidden within stylized waves. Mingyao with very good color and pattern.
About 9.5" high by 8" diameter. Good condition with no cracks or hairlines. Slight roughness to top & bottom rim.
An early Republic of China dish with square Yongzheng mark typical of the period. There are three figures, a mother nursing a baby with a child next to her; painted in famille rose. Slight orange peel on the surface. 1920s or earlier.
About 6" diameter and deep almost 1" high, fine condition with no chips or hairlines or repairs. Nice theme. Orange peel surface typical of the period.
光绪款蓝地金龙大盘 45cm.
Fine Guangxu mark and period blue charger with gold dragons. It shows a pair of dragons contending for the pearl of wisdom. Very good blue and glaze, gold very good to the interior; Worn on the exterior. Heavy potting and glazed inside the footrim. Calligraphy of the six character Guangxu reign mark is excellent.
A Kangxi period blue and white jar with a later and very good carved wood cover having a serpentine jade plaque. The theme is the "3 friends of winter", pine, bamboo and plum blossom. Double circle on the bottom. Nice Kangxi blue. 17th century.
康熙 青 花 东 三 友 罐 带 老 木 调 盖.
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明玉纽扣 5 cm. A fine Ming white jade flower button with 2 layers of petals, looks like a chrysanthemum blossom. Has a mogul feel. Undecorated on the back. Interesting to see the back is also unpolished original hardstone. Good feel of weight in the hand.
About 2" diameter. Light cream color. Nice old one.
A Jiaqing Daoguang period vase with unusual cat handles; butterfly, bird and floral theme. Outstanding quality fine porcelain. Excellent control of detail in the feng cai enamel painting. About 1830-50.
The enamel painting of the butterfly, fruits and foliage are of fine detail with the best of domestic Chinese porcelain.
嘉庆粉彩人物小酒杯 A Jiaqing mark small wine cup or bowl and of the period in a fun cut corner form, with figures from a Peking opera and ladies watching. 6 character red mark. {The red mark is used on some Jiaqing mark and period items as can be seen in quite a few examples of the Palace Museum catalogues.) The figures are delicately drawn with fine detail. I particularly like the woman playing a pipa (Chinese stringed instrument).
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A Jiaqing Daoguang era wine cup with figures and inscriptions from a novel. Slightly foliated form, vivid enamel colors with gold trim. Fine quality biscuit thinly potted. No marks. 1860 or earlier.
1.75" high and 1.9" wide. 2 tiniest roughness at rim not easily visible.
A fine "imperial hall marked" (Jurentang) turquoise ground floral medallion covered tea or "small treat" bowl from the Early Republic of China period from 1912 to 1920s. The very good Ju Ren Tang mark is said to be the hall mark for the self styled Emperor Hongxian who sat on the throne for 81 days in the winter of 1911-1912. Most of these were made directly after his reign. Quality of the porcelain is usually very high, as is this one. 3 1/2 inches high and 4 across. Very go ...click for details
