DESCRIPTION: A very fine Chinese smoking pipe consisting of a large brass bowl and a long beautifully carved zitan shank, terminating with a shaped green and white jadeite mouthpiece or stem. The zitan shank has been fashioned so that the area where the pipe is held is carved in low relief while the remaining is in higher relief with a variety of carved plants, leaves and flowers. Dating from the 19th C. Qing dynasty, this pipe is in perfect condition and was surely a prized implement of a Chi... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: A handsome Chinese jade carving, the attractive stone a dark celadon color with brown veining, crafted in the form of a recumbent camel with long beard and head turned back onto its shoulder. This piece has been beautifully carved with fluid lines and pleasing composition. From a northeast USA collection and in perfect condition, I am estimating this piece to date from the Republic Period (1911 – 1949), or earlier. DIMENSIONS: 3 1/4” long (8.3 cm) x 2” wide (5 cm) x 1 ½” high (3.... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: A small Chinese celadon jade plaque carved in the form of a Kylin, a mythical Chinese beast of good omen somewhat akin to a Chinese unicorn. Toward his haunches another Chinese symbol of good luck appears in the form of a bat. Carved in relief on both sides, it dates from the latter Qing Dynasty, c. 1880 – 1910. DIMENSIONS: 2” long (5 cm).

DESCRIPTION: An exquisitely carved Chinese soapstone seal in flat tablet form, carved in low relief with a Chinese scholar who is studying his texts. As if illustrating what the scholar has been reading, a long Chinese inscription of 28 lines in beautifully carved, tiny characters appears above him, probably a quote from Chinese classical writings or a poem. The seal most likely dates from the Republic Period (1911 to 1949), and is a testament to its extremely gifted carver. The impression fo... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: An exquisite Chinese table screen, elaborately carved with a mounted jade bi on one side and an inscription on the reverse. Stands such as these were custom made to display specific precious jade artifacts, with this bi most likely dating from the Neolithic Period (5,000 to 2,000 BC). The inner frame’s surface is carved in relief on each side with a pair of convoluted dragons; another pair of carved and pierced dragons form the supports on either side of the stand. On the reverse... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: An unusual celadon nephrite disc carved from a single stone, yet consisting of two separate interlocking discs, each independent of the other. Both sides are identically carved with the outer disc crafted of two interwoven bands in an “endless knot” design with eight perforations. This wraps around an inner ring of incised lines, also divided into eight sections by perpendicular bands.

The inner dis... Click for details