04-23-201304-24-2013
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  • Pegu Terracotta Tile

    Pegu Terracotta Tile

    Lot: 153
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    Pegu Terracotta Tile, Burma, depicting an elephant holding a shield in high relief, decorated in green and brown glaze on a white glaze ground, 11 x 8 in. more ...

  • Buddhist Textile Fragment with Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi

    Buddhist Textile Fragment with Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi

    Lot: 154
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    Buddhist Textile Fragment with Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi, Sino-Tibet, embroidered in polychrome silk floss with the three-armed deities in embrace on a lotus base backed by a flaming mandorla more ...

  • Buddhist Textile Fragment

    Buddhist Textile Fragment

    Lot: 155
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    Buddhist Textile Fragment, Sino-Tibet, embroidered in polychrome silk floss on sage green silk with a wrathful guardian, possibly Garuda, with outstretched wings, standing amidst clouds with ritual more ...

  • Thangka of Padmasambhava

    Thangka of Padmasambhava

    Lot: 156
    Sold for: $1,320$1,100

    Thangka of Padmasambhava, possibly Nepal, distemper on cloth, depicted seated atop a moon edged with lotus blossoms rising from a lake, with his right hand holding a gold vajra and his left hand more ...

  • Painted Thangka

    Painted Thangka

    Lot: 157
    Sold for: $1,800$1,500

    Painted Thangka, Tibet, 20th century, possibly of Avalokiteshvara, distemper on cloth, the five-faced, eight-armed deity seated in rajalilasana on a lotus flower growing out of a lake and backed by more ...

  • Thangka of Mahakala

    Thangka of Mahakala

    Lot: 158
    Sold for: $600$500

    Thangka of Mahakala, Indo-Tibet, 20th century, distemper and gold on cloth, the blue-hued, six-armed dharmapala holding ritual implements, including a trisula, a skull garland, and a damaru, and more ...

  • Thangka of a Mandala

    Thangka of a Mandala

    Lot: 159
    Sold for: $1,080$900

    Thangka of a Mandala, Indo-Tibet, 20th century, distemper and gold on cloth, possibly centered with five forms of Tara, each depicted seated in a roundel and superimposed on a square enclosure more ...

  • Bronze Kila

    Bronze Kila

    Lot: 160
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    Bronze Kila, Tibet, 20th century, cast with a tripartite blade and serpents emerging from the mouths of three makara, the lotus handle surmounted by three faces of Mahakala, each set in a fierce more ...

  • Inlaid Silver Vajra

    Inlaid Silver Vajra

    Lot: 161
    Sold for: $600$500

    Inlaid Silver Vajra, Tibet, 20th century, cast on each side of the bulbous central grip with a lotus pedestal supporting a four vajra points decorated with dense filigree scrolling foliate motifs more ...

  • Silver Repousse and Copper Shrine Box, Gau

    Silver Repousse and Copper Shrine Box, Gau

    Lot: 162
    Sold for: $150$125

    Silver Repousse and Copper Shrine Box, Gau, Tibet, 20th century, the front of the ogee arched box with repousse decorations of the eight Buddhist Emblems and a kirttimukha mask within beaded more ...

  • Two Inlaid Silver Amulet Boxes, Gau

    Two Inlaid Silver Amulet Boxes, Gau

    Lot: 163
    Sold for: $480$400

    Two Inlaid Silver Amulet Boxes, Gau, Tibet, 20th century, circular, each with filigree decorations and inset turquoise, lapis lazuli, and agate stones, stamped "925" on base, dia. 3 in. more ...

  • Copper Alloy Shrine

    Copper Alloy Shrine

    Lot: 164
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    Copper Alloy Shrine, Tibet, 20th century, rectangular with an ogee-arched top, the gilt facade with beading and repousse decorations of scrolling foliage and Buddhist precious objects, all framing a more ...

  • Two Amulet Boxes, Gau

    Two Amulet Boxes, Gau

    Lot: 165
    Sold for: $270$225

    Two Amulet Boxes, Gau, Tibet, 20th century, a circular wood amulet box decorated with repousse silver, the top depicting animals amidst blossoms and scrolling foliage, the bottom a double dorje and more ...

  • Three Copper Amulet Boxes, Gau

    Three Copper Amulet Boxes, Gau

    Lot: 166
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    Three Copper Amulet Boxes, Gau, Tibet, 20th century, a circular box with a silvered top embossed with concentric rings of petals surrounding a central coral bead, dia. 3 7/8, and two oval boxes with more ...

  • Two Inlaid Silver Amulet Boxes, Gau

    Two Inlaid Silver Amulet Boxes, Gau

    Lot: 167
    Sold for: $240$200

    Two Inlaid Silver Amulet Boxes, Gau, Tibet, 20th century, eight-point star shape, each with filigree decorations and inset turquoise and agate stones, double-dorje embossed on the removable base, more ...

  • Silver Repousse and Copper Shrine Box, Gau

    Silver Repousse and Copper Shrine Box, Gau

    Lot: 168
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    Silver Repousse and Copper Shrine Box, Gau, Tibet, 20th century, the front of the circular box with repousse decorations of the eight Buddhist Emblems and a kirttimukha mask within beaded borders, more ...

  • Silver and Coral Gau

    Silver and Coral Gau

    Lot: 169
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    Silver and Coral Gau, Tibet, 20th century, circular, with concentric repousse and filigree decorations of petals, scrolling leaves, and knots encircling a central coral bead, dia. 6 in. more ...

  • Ceremonial Conch Shell

    Ceremonial Conch Shell

    Lot: 170
    Sold for: $120$100

    Ceremonial Conch Shell, Tibet, 20th century, typical form, the silvered sheet metal mount chased with animals amidst dense foliage, with coral and turquoise insets, lg. 8 1/8 in. more ...

  • Metal and Coral "Milk Hook,"

    Metal and Coral "Milk Hook,"

    Lot: 171
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    Metal and Coral "Milk Hook," Tibet, 20th century, an anchor-shaped belt ornament for women, the bronze hook with silvered metal with etched and studded decorations, inset with five large coral more ...

  • Two Decorative Belt Hooks

    Two Decorative Belt Hooks

    Lot: 172
    Sold for: $120$100

    Two Decorative Belt Hooks, Tibet, 20th century, on brocade straps, the silver and brass teardrop-shaped medallions with filigree and repousse decorations, each respectively set with a central more ...

  • Two Pairs of Silver Earrings

    Two Pairs of Silver Earrings

    Lot: 173
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    Two Pairs of Silver Earrings, Tibet, 20th century, both pairs with the top hoop decorated with a bevel-set teardrop-shaped turquoise, one pair with coral and turquoise beads, lg. 4 5/8, the other more ...

  • Pair of Silver Enameled Earrings

    Pair of Silver Enameled Earrings

    Lot: 174
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    Pair of Silver Enameled Earrings, Tibet, 20th century, the front of the hooks inlaid and enameled with floral designs, each with four red glass beads alternating with enameled decorations suspended more ...

  • Two Silver Seals

    Two Silver Seals

    Lot: 175
    Sold for: $185$150

    Two Silver Seals, Tibet, 20th century, cylindrical with spherical top, one embossed with Dharma wheels and dragons amidst scrolling foliage, the other with mythical beasts, both with incised seal more ...

  • Leather Flint Pouch

    Leather Flint Pouch

    Lot: 176
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    Leather Flint Pouch, Tibet, 20th century, decorated with silver cast with dragon motifs, silver marked "cheng ji" on either side, with flint, wd. 6 1/4 in. more ...

  • Inlaid Leather Flint Pouch

    Inlaid Leather Flint Pouch

    Lot: 177
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    Inlaid Leather Flint Pouch, Tibet, 20th century, the silver mount embossed with beading and scrolling foliate decorations, with leather strap and flint, wd. 6 1/2 in. more ...

  • Leather Pouch Purse

    Leather Pouch Purse

    Lot: 178
    Sold for: $120$100

    Leather Pouch Purse, Tibet, 20th century, typical form, the silver and brass mounts embossed with stylized lotus and other floral decorations, the flap inlaid with a turquoise stone, with leather more ...

  • Leather Pouch Purse

    Leather Pouch Purse

    Lot: 179
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    Leather Pouch Purse, Tibet, 20th century, typical form, the silver and brass mounts embossed with floral decorations, the flap inlaid with turquoise and coral, the leather strap embellished with more ...

  • Leather Pouch Purse

    Leather Pouch Purse

    Lot: 180
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    Leather Pouch Purse, Tibet, 20th century, typical form, the silver and brass mounts embossed with fish and foliate decorations, the leather strap similarly embellished, flap inlaid with coral, wd. 4 more ...

  • Silvered Copper Needle Case

    Silvered Copper Needle Case

    Lot: 181
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    Silvered Copper Needle Case, Tibet, 20th century, typical form, decorated with inlays and embossed with stylized lotus flowers, the sides with blossoms on wan fret ground, with leather straps, lg. 3 more ...

  • Black Bone Powder Horn

    Black Bone Powder Horn

    Lot: 182
    Sold for: $150$125

    Black Bone Powder Horn, Tibet, 20th century, typical form, the silvered metal mount embossed with dense foliage decorations, the cover embellished with inlays and floral motifs, lg. 9 in. more ...

  • Bone Powder Horn

    Bone Powder Horn

    Lot: 183
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    Bone Powder Horn, Tibet, 20th century, typical form, the silvered sheet metal mount embossed with floral and scrolling foliate decorations, lg. 8 1/2 in. more ...

  • Powder Horn

    Powder Horn

    Lot: 184
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    Powder Horn, Tibet, 20th century, typical form, the point carved as a makara head, with its wings on either side, interspersed with Buddhist emblems throughout, the wood cover decorated with a more ...

  • Powder Horn

    Powder Horn

    Lot: 185
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    Powder Horn, Tibet, 20th century, typical form, the silvered sheet metal mount decorated with inlay and beadwork, the cover with floral ornamentations, lg. 7 1/4 in. more ...

  • Copper and Silver Powder Horn

    Copper and Silver Powder Horn

    Lot: 186
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    Copper and Silver Powder Horn, Tibet, 20th century, decorated with beading and seven bezel-set coral beads, lg. 6 1/2 in. more ...

  • Ten Silver-lined Copper Bowls

    Ten Silver-lined Copper Bowls

    Lot: 187
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    Ten Silver-lined Copper Bowls, possibly Nepal, 20th century, with silver overlay with chased decorations of figures and blossoms, dia. 4 1/2 in. more ...

  • Gilt-bronze Figure of Shakyamuni

    Gilt-bronze Figure of Shakyamuni

    Lot: 188
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    Gilt-bronze Figure of Shakyamuni, Nepal, 20th century, depicted standing on a double-lotus base and backed by two flaming aureoles, wearing a samghati and with his right hand in varadamudra and his more ...

  • Inlaid Gilt-metal Devotional Plaque

    Inlaid Gilt-metal Devotional Plaque

    Lot: 189
    Sold for: $2,160$1,800

    Inlaid Gilt-metal Devotional Plaque, Nepal, Newari, 18th/19th century, centered around the four-armed figure of Vishnu in high relief with inlay of mother-of-pearl, hardstones, and glass backed by more ...

  • Schist Stele

    Schist Stele

    Lot: 190
    Sold for: $960$800

    Schist Stele, Nepal, 18th/19th century, rectangular with arched top, the gray stone carved in relief with a four-armed deity, possibly Kubera, carrying a gada and a bowl, with his wife Riddhi seated more ...

  • Pair of Wood Carved Models of Tigers

    Pair of Wood Carved Models of Tigers

    Lot: 191
    Sold for: $480$400

    Pair of Wood Carved Models of Tigers, Nepal, 20th century, one male and one female, both depicted crouched, ht. 16, lg. 29 in. more ...

  • Folding Table

    Folding Table

    Lot: 192
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    Folding Table, Tibet, 19th/20th century, rectangular, polychrome on wood, the carved and pierced front panel with painted and kyungbur gesso-worked decoration of a pair of confronting dragons more ...

  • Folding Table

    Folding Table

    Lot: 193
    Sold for: $120$100

    Folding Table, Tibet, 19th/20th century, rectangular, polychrome on wood, the front panel comprising two panels carved and pierced with a central lotus blossom and a kirtimukha mask amidst scrolling more ...

  • Portable Table

    Portable Table

    Lot: 194
    Sold for: $900$750

    Portable Table, Tibet, 18th century, wood with traces of pigments, rectangular, with a recessed top and a molded border, carved on three sides in shallow relief with lotus flowers, fitted with one more ...

  • Storage Chest

    Storage Chest

    Lot: 195
    Sold for: $450$375

    Storage Chest, Tibet, 20th century, rectangular, polychrome on wood, the front panel depicting a prowling tiger in a landscape, surrounded by a border with carved foliate and roundel decorations, more ...

  • Pair of Painted Storage Trunks

    Pair of Painted Storage Trunks

    Lot: 196
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    Pair of Painted Storage Trunks, Tibet, 20th century, rectangular, the fronts painted with mirrored decorations featuring pairs of mythical beasts around a central cartouche of a figure, possibly more ...

  • Small "Treasure" Chest

    Small "Treasure" Chest

    Lot: 197
    Sold for: $1,020$850

    Small "Treasure" Chest, Tibet, 20th century, rectangular, polychrome on wood, the front panel carved in relief with a pair of tigers and a pair of Buddhist lions amidst foliage and pearls, the back more ...

  • Small 'Treasure' Chest

    Small 'Treasure' Chest

    Lot: 198
    Sold for: $180$150

    Small 'Treasure' Chest, Tibet, 20th century, rectangular, polychrome on wood, the front panel painted with a kirtimukha mask with scrolling foliage in the central cartouche and a wide fretwork more ...

  • Red-painted Cloth-bound Wooden Box

    Red-painted Cloth-bound Wooden Box

    Lot: 199
    Sold for: $300$250

    Red-painted Cloth-bound Wooden Box, Tibet, 20th century, rectangular, the front panel with four oval cartouches featuring a monkey, an elephant, a peacock, and a rabbit, respectively, with Tibetan more ...

  • Shrine

    Shrine

    Lot: 200
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    Shrine, Tibet, possibly 18th century, polychrome pigments on wood, rectangular with a tri-lobed arch, with ten Buddhas and deities each residing in a niche, originally fitted with a pair of doors, more ...

  • Pair of Pillar Carpets

    Pair of Pillar Carpets

    Lot: 201
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    Pair of Pillar Carpets, Tibet, late 19th century, yellow ground, each woven with a dragon pursuing a pearl amidst scattered clouds, stylized waves below, with endless knots and dragon decorations more ...

  • Archaic Bronze Wine Vessel, Gu

    Archaic Bronze Wine Vessel, Gu

    Lot: 202
    Sold for: $42,000$35,000

    Archaic Bronze Wine Vessel, Gu, China, possibly Late Shang Dynasty, cylindrical, rising from a splayed foot to a broad trumpet mouth, the neck cast with upright lappets filled with leiwen bands, the more ...

  • Archaic Bronze Wine Vessel, Jue

    Archaic Bronze Wine Vessel, Jue

    Lot: 203
    Sold for: $42,000$35,000

    Archaic Bronze Wine Vessel, Jue, China, possibly Late Shang Dynasty, raised on three slender, triangular-sectioned feet, the cylindrical body decorated with leiwen bands and flanges, with a loop more ...

  • Pair of Bronze Yoke Bells

    Pair of Bronze Yoke Bells

    Lot: 204
    Sold for: $1,476$1,200

    Pair of Bronze Yoke Bells, China, possibly Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 BC),each with pierced round top supported by a tapered rectangular base, with verdigris throughout, ht. 4 7/8 in. more ...

  • Funerary Monochrome Clay Model of a Farm

    Funerary Monochrome Clay Model of a Farm

    Lot: 205
    Sold for: $1,020$850

    Funerary Monochrome Clay Model of a Farm, China, possibly Late Han Dynasty, the green replica depicting various farm animals within a pen, some facing the figure leaning against the entrance of the more ...

  • Pair of Lacquered Stone Foo Lions

    Pair of Lacquered Stone Foo Lions

    Lot: 206
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    Pair of Lacquered Stone Foo Lions, China, 18th/19th century or possibly earlier, each seated on a rectangular plinth with a frieze of lotus petals, with a ferocious expression on its face and ears more ...

  • Lingbi Scholar's Rock with Stand

    Lingbi Scholar's Rock with Stand

    Lot: 207
    Sold for: $3,900$3,250

    Lingbi Scholar's Rock with Stand, China, 20th century, in the shape of a large bird perched on a rock, the dark gray stone streaked with fine white inclusions on the viewing side, the back of the more ...

  • Scholar's Rock on Wood Stand

    Scholar's Rock on Wood Stand

    Lot: 208
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    Scholar's Rock on Wood Stand, China, 19th century, the tripartite shaft with two large apertures rising to a large cresting overhang suggesting the head of a ferocious pixiu (repaired),stone of more ...

  • Hualimu Brush Pot

    Hualimu Brush Pot

    Lot: 209
    Sold for: $1,353$1,100

    Hualimu Brush Pot, China, cylindrical, raised on three short feet, the mouth and foot each with a rounded molded band, no plug, ht. 7, dia. 6 3/4 in. more ...

  • Huanghuali Brush Pot

    Huanghuali Brush Pot

    Lot: 210
    Sold for: $9,000$7,500

    Huanghuali Brush Pot, China, 19th/20th century, carved around the sides in imitation of burlwood, rich reddish-brown color, no plug, ht. 7 1/8, dia. 6 5/8 in. more ...

  • Lobed Wood Brush Pot

    Lobed Wood Brush Pot

    Lot: 211
    Sold for: $369$300

    Lobed Wood Brush Pot, China, 20th century, hexagonal, possibly made of hongmu, with a rim band and everted base resting on six low feet, ht. 4 3/4, wd. 4 1/8 in. more ...

  • Rosewood Brush Pot

    Rosewood Brush Pot

    Lot: 212
    Sold for: $185$150

    Rosewood Brush Pot, China, 20th century, circular, the thick walls carved in shallow relief with a pair of scrolls flanked by confronting qilin prancing amidst clouds, with raised fretwork bands more ...

  • Bamboo Brush Pot

    Bamboo Brush Pot

    Lot: 213
    Sold for: $9,600$8,000

    Bamboo Brush Pot, China, 20th century, the irregularly shaped brush pot with a gently tapered body carved with a landscape scene with a figure surrounded by pine, bamboo, and pavilions nestled more ...

  • Bamboo Brush Washer

    Bamboo Brush Washer

    Lot: 214
    Sold for: $270$225

    Bamboo Brush Washer, China, 20th century, the shallow vessel carved in the form of a Buddha's hand citron, borne on a leafy stem that forms a handle on one side, lg. 5 in. more ...

  • Bamboo Libation Cup

    Bamboo Libation Cup

    Lot: 215
    Sold for: $2,400$2,000

    Bamboo Libation Cup, China, 20th century, of open lotus leaf-form, deeply carved on the exterior with lotus flowers growing out of intertwining stalks forming the base and handle, with a leaf more ...

  • Bamboo Libation Cup

    Bamboo Libation Cup

    Lot: 216
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    Bamboo Libation Cup, China, 19th/20th century, flowering plum branches carved in relief surround the cup and form the handle, ht. 2 3/8, dia. 3 7/8 in. more ...

  • Bamboo Box with Four Drawers

    Bamboo Box with Four Drawers

    Lot: 217
    Sold for: $9,000$7,500

    Bamboo Box with Four Drawers, China, 20th century, square shape resting on four corner feet, each of four sides holding a drawer with four compartments and four carved decorations of a bat combined more ...

  • Cinnabar Inksticks in Wood Box

    Cinnabar Inksticks in Wood Box

    Lot: 218
    Sold for: $677$550

    Cinnabar Inksticks in Wood Box, China, 19th century, rectangular, each decorated with an auspicious motif: butterflies, dragons, bats, and clouds, with details in gilt, each marked Sou Jin more ...

  • Set of Five Inksticks

    Set of Five Inksticks

    Lot: 219
    Sold for: $1,968$1,600

    Set of Five Inksticks, China, 19th/20th century, rectangular, some with shaped edges, each depicting an old man at leisure in low relief, with gilt inscriptions on both sides, the fitted lacquer box more ...

  • Horn Ruyi

    Horn Ruyi

    Lot: 219A
    Sold for: $300$250

    Horn Ruyi Scepter, China, 20th century, the shaft carved and pierced with branches bearing multiple ruyi-shaped lingzhi, the head comprising one large lingzhi together with a small one curling along more ...

  • Pair of Carved Horn Libation Cups

    Pair of Carved Horn Libation Cups

    Lot: 220
    Sold for: $1,320$1,100

    Pair of Carved Horn Libation Cups, China, 20th century, each carved with reserves of flowers, with a leiwen border along the mouth, horn of a semi-translucent golden brown tone, on pierced wood more ...

  • Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup and Wood Stand

    Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup and Wood Stand

    Lot: 221
    Sold for: $22,800$19,000

    Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup and Wood Stand, China, 17th/18th century, small, deeply hollowed form with extended lip, the exterior carved with magnolia buds and leaves resting upon a branch forming more ...

  • Rhinoceros Horn "Lily" Cup and Carved Wood Stand

    Rhinoceros Horn "Lily" Cup and Carved Wood Stand

    Lot: 222
    Sold for: $96,000$80,000

    Rhinoceros Horn "Lily" Cup and Carved Wood Stand, China, 17th/18th century, of tapered ovoid form, depicting a deeply hollowed out lily, the exterior sides carved with an unfurling lily and buds more ...

  • Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup

    Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup

    Lot: 223
    Sold for: $42,000$35,000

    Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup, China, 17th/18th century, the small form carved around the exterior with the Buddha's hand citron and leaves, the interior carved with a Buddha's hand citron and leaves more ...

  • Inlaid Xiangqi Chess Board

    Inlaid Xiangqi Chess Board

    Lot: 224
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    Inlaid Xiangqi Chess Board, China, possibly 19th century or earlier, the folding huali wood board embellished with bone inlays and metal hardware, 19 x 19 in. more ...

  • Ceramic Xiangqi Chess Counters

    Ceramic Xiangqi Chess Counters

    Lot: 225
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    Ceramic Xiangqi Chess Counters, China, possibly Ming Dynasty (1368-1644),each piece marked with characters in seal script, blue versus red, complete set, each dia. 1 1/2 in. more ...

  • Huali Dressing Case

    Huali Dressing Case

    Lot: 226
    Sold for: $3,120$2,600

    Huali Dressing Case, China, 19th century, rectangular, the hinged cover opening to a shallow coffer, above a pair of panel doors opening to an interior with six drawers with cloud-shaped pulls, with more ...

  • Covered Yixing Teapot

    Covered Yixing Teapot

    Lot: 227
    Sold for: $123$100

    Covered Yixing Teapot, China, 20th century, double-wall structure with straight sides, round shoulder, and flat bottom, decorated with openwork coin design, the double-wall cover decorated with a more ...

  • Pumpkin-shape Yixing Teapot

    Pumpkin-shape Yixing Teapot

    Lot: 228
    Sold for: $154$125

    Pumpkin-shape Yixing Teapot, China, 20th century, with three applied frogs around the shoulder, the pot interior unpolished, with an animal figure inside, a rough square cover topped with an applied more ...