Chinese arm rest porcelain, Qing Dynasty Dao Guang period ( 1821 – 1851 ). Famille rose, open work corpus, good condition.
12,5 x 7,5 x 5 cm. Bottom mark: 大清道光年制 Da Qing Dao Guang Nian Zhi.
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Chinese b/w vintage postcard depicting a bound foot
Published by Denniston & Sullivan, Shanghai. Unused, very fine condition.
Foot binding was a custom practiced on young girls and women for approximately one thousand years in China, beginning in the 10th century and ending in the first half of 20th century.
To enable the size of the feet to be reduced, the toes on each foot were curled under, then pressed with great force downwards and squeezed into the sole of the foot until the toes break.
This was all carried out with no pain relief, causing the girl to experience severe pain. The broken toes were then held tightly against the sole of the foot. The foot was then drawn down straight with the leg and the arch forcibly broken.
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China 19. century (Dao Guang 1821-1851): Two paintings on silk, delicately executed. One shows a pair of herons, one a pair of Mandarin-ducks (Symbol of love).
Both were officially examined in China and a tag was added at the reverse (fixed with a yarn to the painting).
25,5 x 29 cm (10 x 11,5 inches) are the paintings, 30 x 37 (12 x 15 in.) incl. margins.
Some glue remnants at reverse as the sheets have been fixed in an album.
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China, Boxer Rebellion Period. Vintage postcard with “Group of Russian officers at the station in Tientsin”.
A French 5 Centimes stamp is attached, tied by a “Tresor et Postes aux Armees Chine 8 Aout 1901”- strike.
Pre-cancelled, unused, scarce.
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Chinese Seal by Yu Yun
Attractive, small, Chinese chicken-blood-stone leisure seal. Cut by the artist Yu Yun 俞云 (1864 – 1938). As actual seal 2 characters have been engraved: 言鄞 yan Yin.
Signed at front end with his artist name: 即佛 Ji Fo.
13 x 13 x 35 mm. Good condition.
China, Qing Dynasty, round blue-white porcelain box with a double-happiness pattern at the top.
Diameter: 3,8 inches, height: 2,2 inches. Minor wear, no cracks.
Those boxes were popular gifts for newly married.
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China, Qing Dynasty: Attractive seal, dark Qing Tian stone, 青田, with a pair of quails and a Lotus leave as handle. Engraved are 2 characters: 素风 Su Feng (White Wind).
The seal was carved by the famous calligrapher and seal carver 叔均 Shu Jun, better known by his artist name 翁大年 Weng Da Nian (1811-1890).
0,8 x 0,8 x 2,7 inches (20 x 20 x 67 mm), 65 gram, very fine condition.
作者简介：翁大年（1811～1890），初名鸿，字叔钧，又字叔均，号陶斋，江苏吴江人。清代篆刻家。精考证，篆刻取法秦汉，结体工致妥帖。侧款作小楷，颇有韵致.
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Decorative chines plate from end of Qing period – begin f Republic period.
Blue-green fond with multi-color ornaments, enameled paint. Flowers, berries, pomegranate and butterflies.
Blue bottom mark.
Diameter: 22,7 cm, thin hairline (only view-able at reverse) otherwise good condition. No chips.
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Decorative Chinese leisure seal from the end of Qing – beginning of Republic Period, engraved by the seal carver Zhou Boshan (周白山).
Beige stone, pictorial side engraving and signed Si Xue (四雪).
As actual seal 12 characters are engraved (2 lines from a Song-Dynasty poem) ming-yue xian yan ye-yu, luo hua jing yong chun mian (明月闲延夜语，落花静拥春眠) The bright mood is idle, extending the night. Silently the petals of the flowers drop embracing the sleep of the spring.
29 x 27 x 39 mm, good condition.
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Attractive, antique Chinese bird cage, complete, including two glass water
dispensers. Very well designed with dome and double door.
26 x 23,5 x 43 cm, used, moderate aging, no faults.
The bird cage is made using mainly bamboo. It is from app. 1900.
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