Search Results - Advanced Search

11.9 x 8.9 x 5.8 cm (115 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: "A rare finely carved, 19th century, Japanese boxwood okimono of a man walking with his son and their dog...

26.5 x 15.6 x 10.3 cm (1057 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Qing Dyansty; 18th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: "An exceptional Chinese Huangyang (boxwood) carving of Guanyin seated in Royal Ease or ‘relaxation posture’ (Sanskrit: lalitasana, rajalilasana) dating Qing Dynasty, 18th century, 10 1/2” high...

17.1 x 15.2 x 13.3 cm (288 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Qing Dynasty; 18th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Materials T&E : Food Service T&E : Drinking Vessels
Description: "A rare Chinese, Qing Dynasty, bamboo-root ‘Rhinoceros horn imitation’ rhyton libation cup, (libation cups were used for communal drinking on important ceremonial occasions) elegantly proportioned, the tapering body carved, in relief, with 13 dragons and various archaistic designs, one end with a sinuous chilong (chilong is a hornless dragon) forming the handle and peering over the rim, and two others on the rim, which is embellished with a greek key frieze, 6” high x 5 1/4” wide x 6 1/2” long (at the top)...

18.8 x 14.8 cm (32 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: late 19th - early 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Household Accessories : Storage & Display Accessories
Description: "A very fine Chinese zitan round, lobed form box with inlaid motifs predominately jadeite, mother of pearl and coral, 19th century/early 20th, 7 inches dia...

18.9 x 4.1 cm (31.8 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: late 19th - early 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Household Accessories : Storage & Display Accessories
Description: "A very fine Chinese zitan round, lobed form box with inlaid motifs predominately jadeite, mother of pearl and coral, 19th century/early 20th, 7 inches dia...