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Moon Cake Molds with Auspicious Symbols
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Pre 1970 item# 804404 (stock# 10-55)
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Handcarved wood molds used in making rice cakes for Chinese celebrations at New Year and the first full moon conveyed a family’s hopes for good fortune in the coming year. On this set of three, special wishes for wealth are expressed with carvings of coins, for joy with the butterfly shapes, for abundance with fish, and for protection with dragons. The rice cakes themselves, whether made with such special molds or just patted into round or oval shapes, carry a symbolic meaning of peace, harmony ...click for details
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Carved Teak Mandalay Reclining Buddha
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Pre 1940 item# 796012 (stock# 10-39)
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A reclining Mandalay Buddha with a serene face and gracefully draped robe is carved of dense Burmese teakwood. Detailed edging on the robe, and the forehead band and tightly curled hair over the wide Mandalay unisha are fine examples of the artful use of thayo, a thickened lacquer used with great expertise by Burmese lacquer artisans. Traces of gold add richness to the thin coating of red/brown lacquer that covers the figure. This exquisite mid-20th century Buddha is in excellent condition. Dime ...click for details
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Qing Blue and White Decorative Teapot
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Pre 1900 item# 753625 (stock# 26-12)
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A Chinese Qing Dynasty blue and white porcelain teapot has a donut-shaped body and double ring handle to give it an unusual and compelling profile. Also unusual is a small dent pressed into the top circle of the handle to provide a comfortable thumb rest when pouring tea. This late 19th century piece has no chips; the porcelain is discolored along the top front. Dimensions: height 6" (15 cm), width 7" (18 cm), depth 1-1/2" (4 cm).
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Carved Wood Shan Ladle With Monkeys
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Pre 1910 item# 709210 (stock# 64-31)
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Three carved monkeys cavort along the handle of this delightful 38-inch long water ladle. It is customary throughout the hot countries of Southeast Asia to place large containers of water and ladles outside houses so anyone passing in need of a drink may help themselves. This wonderful early 20th century red monkey ladle of the Shan people in Burma is unlike any other ladle we have seen. It might have been inspired by the tribes of monkeys that often live around Buddhist complexes and beg treats ...click for details
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Carved Panel With Chinese Longevity Symbols
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Pre 1910 item# 703045 (stock# 54-68)
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A wood panel carved in relief conveys wishes for a long and joyous life with five familiar Chinese symbols for longevity. The late 19th/early 20th century panel once was part of a decorative screen or perhaps a large piece of furniture. Framed, the carving becomes an unusual and handsome representation of wishes for good fortune. The symbols are carved within a cartouche and have the supernatural quality of Chinese folklore. A fox in a pine tree takes on a half-human form, relating to Chinese fo ...click for details
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Chinese Carved Battle Scene Panel
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Pre 1910 item# 699512 (stock# 02-27)
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A battle scene with three bearded warriors on horseback brandishing three different types of long swords is carved in deep relief on this Qing Dynasty wood panel. The riders are choreographed in an exaggerated action dance, with arms flung wide holding their weapons over their heads. A theatrical touch can also be seen in the horses, which have realistically carved heads and bodies but oddly stylized front legs. Considered together, the riders' stances and their horses legs give this panel m ...click for details
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Korean White Porcelain Bamboo Design Vase
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Pre 2000 item# 697250 (stock# 29-67)
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A tall white Korean porcelain vase has a beautifully subtle bamboo pattern that changes under different lighting conditions. The white on white design achieves its definition from the shiny, slightly raised surface of the bamboo seen against a matte background. White Korean porcelain, called "baek-ja," sometimes is mistakenly called white celadon but it does not have the crackled glaze that defines celadon. This sleek, almost stark, vase from the 1990s has a maker's mark on the bot ...click for details
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Korean Mae-byong Celadon Vase Four Seasons Design
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Pre 2000 item# 695552 (stock# 53-07)
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A celadon vase signed by Ko Chung, one of Korea's master potters, is inlaid with designs of plants representing the four seasons and four virtues. Spring is conveyed with a branch of plum blossoms, which also symbolize courage; summer is the orchid, emblem of refinement; fall is the chrysanthemum, which stands for productivity, and winter is bamboo, symbolizing integrity. The flower and leaf designs are inlaid, or cut into, the body of the vase in the manner celadon has been made for centuri ...click for details
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