DESCRIPTION: A vintage carved wood folk art sculpture of the Sarimanok, a legendary bird of the Maranao people of Mindanao, a major island in the Philippines. This legendary bird is a symbol of Maranao art and its images are common in households all over the Philippines where it is depicted, as this one is, as a cock with fanciful feathered wings and tail, holding a fish in its beak. A symbol of good fortune, this one is decorated with a marine ivory fish and inscribed plaques, and stands upon ... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: A solid copper Tibetan incense holder featuring eight beautifully handcrafted auspicious Buddhist symbols in silver: the lotus, endless knot, golden fish, parasol, victory banner, treasure vase, white conch shell and the wheel. Three carved coral flowers accent an embossed border running down the center, while one coral bead decorates the top. The holder opens on copper hinges where sticks of incense can rest in the bottom cup and be held in place by a decorated center band. A s... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: A nicely carved pair of bamboo wall plaques, each with a depiction of Sao-Ts’ing Niang, the goddess of the clouds and end of drought. Here she stands amongst the clouds with a flower basket from which tumbles flowers and fruit to the earth. Each has an iron hanger and are in very good condition with minor scuffs; these probably date from the early 20th C. DIMENSIONS: Each is 29 ¼” long (74.3 cm) not including hanger x 6” wide (15.2 cm).

DESCRIPTION: A Chinese silver chatelaine needle case with raised repossee’ and hand etched decorations, one side depicting three male immortals, the other a squirrel on grape vines. This beautiful vase-shaped needle case would have been suspended from a lady’s belt or sash by the hook at the top, this hook decorated with a silver bat for good luck. The case for the needles hides inside while hanging, but when the celadon jade bead is pulled, the chain slides down to reveal the barrel shaped n... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: A large porcelain vase dating from the latter Qing Dynasty (c. 1850 – 1910), the design rendered in an interesting “I Ching” motif. You might say this vase is a “message on a bottle,” as we see a pair of pheasants within a flowering tree, perched upon sheets that have fallen from the “Book of Changes,” known as the “I Ching.” Around the shoulders of the vase is a colorful band in a brocade pattern.

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DESCRIPTION: An elegant Chinese porcelain baluster vase of a large size, profusely decorated in polychrome enamels in a famille rose pallet. The design features a pair of green peacocks perched in a flowering prunus tree surrounded by large peonies. On the reverse is a lovely garden scene with two beautiful maidens standing in front of a bamboo fence supervising three young boys at play. On the neck are two decorative handles in the form of vining tendrils. This vase dates from the mid 19th ... Click for details