Old China, Tientsin: Tinted postcard with nice street view at the Japanese Concession. Tram, Rickshaw, police-man…
Franked with a 1 Sen stamp with China – imprint. Scarce cancellation ( phantasy strike ? ) .
Sent by a soldier of the 16th regiment of the Infanterie Coloniale, Arsenal de l’ Est , sent to Graz in Austria.
Very fine condition.
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Antique animal clay sculpture (probably a ram). Burial object made of grey, burnt clay. Authentic object from the Song- or Yuan-Dynasty, hence app. 11.-13. century.
The object shows a very strong, lively expression.
The part or the right ear has a small fault with surly resulted from the process of burning, not later. No other damages.
2,2 x 4 x 3,4 inches (58 x 102 x 90 mm), 157 gram.
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Four antique scroll-paintings as set with scenes from the famous novel Hong Lou Meng (Dream of Red Chamber).
The paintings depict nightly scenes so the faces are in dark color.
Qing Dynasty paintings, artist signed, painted on silk, mounted as scrolls.
Each one is 8 x 40 inches ( 20,3 x 115 cm ) + margins. The wax-seals added at the cover were needed for export.
Very fine paintings of high artistic standard.
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China: Attractive, small, 3-legged bronze, Ding. Warm, dark patina, minimal verdigris under the upper rim. The object is either from the early or Mid-Qing-Dynasty.
Diameter: 47 mm, Height: 40 mm, 60 gram. Minimal blemishes ( A small hole has been professionally restored, minor scratching at bottom ).
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China, Qing Dynasty: Attractive porcelain brush pot, scene with 2 swords-men.
Diameter: 3,9 in (9,7 mm). Height: 6,2 in (15,7 mm).
Minor aging, small dark spot on upper rim (inside). No fissures or other faults.
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Old Chinese seal, Qing Dynasty or early Republic period. Scarce, beautiful Tian Huang Stone.
Very fine cutting of the actual seal: „ Yun Hai “ (?) (a sea of the clouds).
Beautiful tian-huang stone in warm yellow/ocher tones.
The artist’s name is engraved at the side of the seal.
1,2 x 0,6 x 1,1 inches, 30 gram. Very fine condition.
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清 朝 雕 塑 Qing Dynasty, China: Huang-mu sculpture (黄 木 雕 塑<) . 4,5 x 4,1 x 12,5 inches.
Delicate carving, depicting a Chinese man with “pigtail”, in traditional outfit, smoking a pipe.
No faults, nice natural patina, warm flair.
Old Chinese leisure seal, black stone. As actual seal engraved are 10 characters: yi zhau wu ling guiqu buru xian zao (to give back a military grave means less than a relaxed morning).
Side inscription with date (1895) and name Tao Zhai 端方 (hao of Duan Fang).
Duan Fang 陶斋 (1861 bis 1911) a member of the Manchu Plain White Banner, was a late Qing dynasty politician, educator, and collector.
30 x 30 x 68 mm, good condition.
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Nice, old Chinese seal made of yellow-brown Shou Shan – Stone from the later Qing-Dynasty. Engraving of a landscape scene with 2 scholars. The shades of the stone have been well used – impression of mist over the bridge. 4 characters as actual seal: Li Zi Suo Wan (李子所玩).
Carving with the name of the seal carver, the well known and important seal carver Pan Zhengwei ( 潘正炜 1821-1861).
潘正炜 (清）字季彤，号听颿楼主人，道光、咸丰（1821—1861年）间番禺（今广州）人。精鉴别，富收藏书、画。著听颿楼集贴、听颿楼书画记、听颿楼续刻书画记。印章有【季彤审定】（明清书画印鉴）
Old, very well carved stone in very fine condition.
2 x 1,0 x 1,5 inches (50 x 25 x 39 mm). 61 gram.
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Old Chinese postcard: “Unveiling of the Iltis Monument”. The postcard depicts the monument with 2 German marines.
Franked with a pair of 5 Pfennig overprinted stamps. Shanghai Deutsche Post 17/4 1899 – cancellation.
Sent as postcard to Freising in Bavaria. Lower left corner creased otherwise good condition.
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