Imperial China: b/w postcard „ Gouverneur Truppel (!) beim Vicekoenig in Tsinanfu”. (Governor’s delegation visiting the viceroy of Jinan-fu).
The image shows Chinese and western politicians and military men, the werstern are most probably Germans.
Unused postcard distributed by Johs. Geschke, Tsingtau.
Minor wear.
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Attractive Shou-shan –stone seal, engraved by the seal carver 余任天 Yu Rentian.
Yu Rentian (1908-1984) was a very famous Chinese painter and one of the most important members of the Zhejiang-School.
A seal 4 characters are engraved: 洱海边上 Er hai bian shang (near the Er-river and the sea)
Side engraving with date (summer 1948) and name of the artist 戊子夏 任天.
16 x 16 x 40 mm, good condition.
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余任天（ 1908 一1984 ) ，字天庐，浙江诸暨人，
是新浙派绘画的重要奠基者和代表人物之一，
浙江现代美术史上诗书画印兼擅的艺术大家。
China: Antique metal-box (brass/alpaca) in shape of a cicada. It can be opened and closed at the wings. Embossed hall-mark „ Wan Li“ 莞礼.
The object is in fine condition.5,4 x 2,45 x 0,8 inches
(137 x 66 x 21 mm) when opened. 94 gram.
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collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles Hong Kong 1899: Postcard to Wien. Paquebot: “Hong Kong, tinted postcard of a market in the streets of Hongkong. The post card has a pair of 2 cents stamps attached, tied by “Hong Kong E Oct 23. 99″ – cancellation.
French Paquebot cancellation ” PAQ. Fr. N 2.”. Wien arrival mark: 2. 12. 99
Very fine condition.
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Bowl from Song Dynasty, grey-green glaze. Floral under glaze decoration at outer side.
Diameter: 16 cm, height: 6 cm, good condition.
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Attractive, Chinese seal from the Qing-Dynasty, by Yu Zhongli 俞中理 from 1829. Shou-Shan Gao Shan Jing – stone.
Engraved as seal print are 5 characters, a line from a Song-Dynasty poem: 春愁不自聊 Chun chou bu ziyan (the dejection of the spring is no soliloquyi).
19 x 18 x 67 mm. Very fine condition.
Very good side engraving with details to seal carver and date.
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Old Chinese painting, mixed media on silk, depicting a bluebird perched on a large pine-tree.
Very delicately executed and very charming.
Artist signed: Ying Bang (hua shi) 英邦画史 Two seals under signature: 稻薰之樵 (?) and 英邦 ( Ying Bang).
The painting is form early-mid last century. Good condition with a few tiny brown spots from aging.
Size 35 x 14 inches (89 x 35,6 cm)
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Old Chinese photo from 1902 or 1903. The photograph depicts 2 delinquents with “kong”. This kind of punishment should plunge others.
116 x 88 mm, good condition.
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Antique, elaborately carved Chinese hardwood brush container. Shape of large Lotus leaves and -flowers, novices, bats, waves.
This brush pot is from the Qing Dynasty. The outside is in fine condition, has no fissures or other faults. At the bottom of the inside as some abrasion at a knothole.
It stands 6,7 inches, diameter: app. 5,9 inches (16,5 x ca. 15 cm). 1,2 kilogram.
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Antique Chinese painting from the Qing Dynasty, Dao Guang 道光 era, 1882. Painted by the known artist Liu Daming 刘大铭, signed and with 2 seal imprints.
The painting shows a scholar over his books in his hermitage. Plum- and pine tree in front of his study.
Scroll painting, 16,5 x 75,2 inches (42 x 191 cm), mounted on silk, good condition.
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