bamboo image inscribed; Sotheby's London, 6/12/95 Lot 516 — Archer’s thumb ring, 1662-1722
China

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folding chair with woven seat; inlaid iron decorations on arms and footrest; carved open-mouthed animals where arms attach to seat — Folding round-back armchair, late 16th century
China

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purple duan inkstone; wave design on three sides and surrounding ink basin; inscription with wave pattern at LRC of verso — Ink Stone, 1623 (Dated by inscription)
Wen Yu-yang

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carved bamboo root, prunice and pine (?) — Brushrest, early 18th century
Shen Ch’uan-lin

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Hand Exerciser, China — Hand Exerciser, 18th century
China

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Ruyi Scepter, China — Ruyi Scepter, late 17th-early 18th century
China

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two dragons in upper corners wrapping around inkwell at top center; dark brown slate — Inkstone, c. 1740
Chou Shao-lung

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domed top carved with 2 dragons with gilded details among waves; Ming-style imperial seal on bottom; sides carved with organic designs — Ink Stick in Seal Form, 18th century
Attributed to Wang Wei-kao

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Crouching hoofed mythical animal; double horn with head turned to side and mouth open; scaly body with flamelike ribbons at haunches; tufted mane and tail — Water Dropper, 16th-17th century
China

G217

Standing Screen with Marble Panel, gray brown and white marble slab reminiscent of a misty mountain, set into a wood frame; twelve carved panels within frame depict chi dragons and scrolls; frame set into larger stand — Screen, 17th century
Unknown

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Curved piece of ivory; slightly rounded corners on top, slight indentation at bottom — Court Tablet (Hu), 17th century
China

G217

hexagonal wire mesh formed into an inverted funnel shape with flaring top; wire covered frame with curving handle terminating in a pair of loops — Cricket Catching Net, 19th century
China

G217

square base with Wheel of Law as knob, resting on double lotus plinth; spoked wheel with edging of groups of three circles — Seal, 1428
China

G217

Both sides inscribed with very small text in black and red; short sides are selvedge edges — Cheat's Handkerchief, c. 1860
China

G217

green stone; rectangular with rounded edges; sunken water pool and relief design of peach with 3 leaves on waves on front; inscription and 2 imperial seals on back — Imperial Ink Stone, 1662-1722
K'ang-hsi Workshops

G217

Ceremonial Gate, China — Ceremonial Gate, 1728
China

G217

brown; 19 round feet; center unglazed on top and bottom; has its own box — Multiple-Legged Ink Stone, 222-589
China

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slightly irregular rectangular shape; 2 wells inside base; base concave on bottom; cover decorated with lightly incised flower and star shaped leaves surrounded by a scrolling border — Ink Stone and Cover, 2nd-3rd century
China

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carved rhinoceros horn libation cup; modeled and carved after an old Chow bronze form; large side handle with design of dragon coiled around it; body decorated in designs of geometrical key patterns and dragons; carved wood base — Libation Cup with Base, 19th century
China

G217

ivory, gourd shaped; the gourd is an emblem of longevity probably owing to its durability when dry — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

G217

Incense Boxes and Burners, China — Incense Boxes and Burners, late 16th-early 17th century
China

G217

character 'shou' as written in grass script as one continuous stroke of a brush — Stylized Shou Character, c. 1800
China

G217

Needlepoint representing the god of Longevity and Eight Immortals. Former Classification: Textiles - Tapestry — Needlepoint representing the god of Longevity and Eight Immortals, 1735-1796
China

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Bed Cover of embroidered black satin. Design of birds and flowers in shades of blue, green, pink, peach. etc. in satin, laid and knot stitch. Good quality Canton work. Tasselled fringe border of black silk twist. Thin white, silk lining. Embroidered silk. — Bed Cover, 19th century
China

G217

hinged members open to form a rachet supported bookstand, with five height settings — Folding Bookstand, 17th-18th century
China

G217

3-legged folding stand; hinged at top and on horizontal struts; struts supported with cane circles inside squares; brown bamboo decorated with blonde split cane — Hat Stand, 1890-1910
China

G217

dark brown speckled bamboo of light brown color; carved to resemble a lingzhi fungus cluster — Lingzhi Form Brushrest, 17th-18th century
China

G217

a: fine grain, smooth textured stone; dark purplish-gray color; carved in outline of "wind" character (feng); wide flat surface sloping down to a well enclosed by a raised border at the narrower end, border continues on the long sides and tapers down to the curved lip of the open fan-shaped wider end; two slab supports carved out of the edges on the underside; remains of black ink in interior margins; b: silver box with open pedestal base pierced on all four sides with wide oval openings of ogee-bracket form above the flat flanged foot; supports a quadrilateral container with tapered sides and rounded ends fitted to the outside of the inkstone; shallow sides with an inner flange; c: plain domed cover — Inkstone and Fitted Silver Box, 10th-11th century
China

G217

rectangular piece of petrified wood — Wrist Rest, 18th-19th century
China

G217

male figure seated on a chair placed on a small podium; man has PL hand on thigh and PR hand on belt; glazed in green, blue, brown and yellow; dragon on front of man's garment — Figure of Wenchang, Deity of Literature, 12th-13th century
China

G217

dish-shaped red ink cake with incised gilt dragons and 2 gilt characters at center; gilt inscription inside square on bottom; 2 rows of raised characters around edge; raised abstracted dragons around edge on bottom — Imperial Ink Cake, 1736-1795
Wang Chin-shen

G217

curved piece of ivory; twenty-four incised holes; nine carved dragons twine around holes, with clouds — Hammock end, 18th century
China

G217

small stand in the shape of a qin; 13 ivory circular inlays on top at one side; inlaid seal; four small legs; 10 characters on top — Wristrest in the Shape of a Chin (Lute), early 19th century
Kuo Shang-hsien

G217

curved piece of ivory; fifty incised holes; numerous carved dragons twined around holes, with clouds — Hammock end, 18th century
China

G217

curved piece of ivory; twenty-four incised holes; nine carved dragons twine around holes, with clouds — Hammock end, 18th century
China

G217

curved piece of ivory; fifty incised holes; numerous carved dragons twined around holes, with clouds — Hammock end, 18th century
China

G217

rounded central portion with five small tubes and one large tube attached to it; tubes and central portion terminate at one end in ivory plugs with slits; character incised at one end of large tube — Pigeon Whistle, one of a pair, 19th century
China

G217

rectangular shape forming a miniature scroll stand; top pierced with an incised design of a tightly compressed dragon within a circle; flat, slightly raised surface with strongly scrolled ends turning in on themselves; honey-color patina on bottom of the scrolls and underside, top surface more pale — Ink Stand, 1736-1795
China

G217

cylindrical, slightly waisted shape following the form of the tusk; rebated at the foot to receive the inset flat base; decorated with design of lady dressed in robes with flowing scarves, holding a tray with a peach; crane leaning toward woman with beak open; rocky outcrop and tall pine tree in background — Brushpot, 1796-1820
Chih Ting

G217

diamond design, each with convex button in center; large round handle with radiating curvilinear design behind; wood slats and strapping on back; locking bar on wood side — Door, one of a pair, 17th-18th century
China

G217

rounded central portion with five small tubes and one large tube attached to it; tubes and central portion terminate at one end in ivory plugs with slits; character incised at one end of large tube — Pigeon Whistle, one of a pair, 19th century
China

G217

diamond design, each with convex button in center; large round handle with radiating curvilinear design behind; wood slats and strapping on back — Door, one of a pair, 17th-18th century
China

G217

branch or root resembling a stem of natural lingzhi fungus; large head, raised middle and smaller foot sections connected by two sections of thinner body — Ruyi (scepter), 18th-19th century
China

G217

ovoid piece of wood with flat ends; carved with two lines of text in URC, tree branch at left, two fish and grass in LRC — Suanzhi (paper smoother), 1850
Yue Hongqing

G217

figural garden and tea house motifs — Wrist Rest, c. 1900
China

G217

dark brown stone with tan streaks near top and on back; slightly narrower at top with swirling cloud design at top and bottom; undecorated box — Ink Stone with Cloud Design, 1686
Cha Sheng

G217

circular black ink cake with gilt highlights; landscape with trees, building and water on front, with inscription at top; inscription on back surrounded by dragons in swirling clouds — Commemorative Ink Cake, 1844
Wang Chin-sheng

G217

brown inkstone with 2 green streaks flanking a black streak through center; contained in a bamboo holder with cover — Stone Ink Palette, 18th century
China

G217

long tail of thick fibers with a twisted and braided handle; dark brown — Ceremonial Flywhisk, late 17th-early 18th century
China

G217

6 wood pieces carved with foliage and birds held against a central wooden bar with a gold metal ring — Mold for Gourds, Date Unknown
China

G217

half of a gourd with flat portion of wood; gourd carved overall with geometric designs; radiating half-circle door on one side — Dome-shaped Cricket Carrier, Date Unknown
China

G217

axe head shape; deep bowl at narrow end; two rectangular feet support wider end; dark band of sediment runs through inside bottom of bowl and exterior sides and feet — Ink Stone, 618-906
China

G217

rectangular bar with beveled top edge — Scrollweight, one of a pair, 18th century
China

G217

rectangular bar with beveled top edge — Scrollweight, one of a pair, 18th century
China

G217

Oval shaped top and bottom elements connected with closely-spaced vertical rods; metal ring on top — Cricket Trap, 19th century
China

G217

tortoise, with inlaid gold and silver, carrying a bowl in its mouth; snake on the back of tortoise's shell; hole on top — Tortoise Form Water Dropper, 17th century
China

G217

rectangular; right side has wide flat rest with inlaid wire characters; left side is narrower with inlaid characters; open central area with 7 slots for brushes — Brush Rest, 1847
China

G217

folding fan of ivory with cream colored ribbon near top of ribs; lacy openwork design of Chinese figures in landscape; figures at top of ribs; row of fish and dragon beneath figures; guards carved with figures and dragons — Folding Fan, early 19th century
China

G217

Brushrest, Date Unknown

China

G217

Cricket Feeding Dish, 19th-20th century

China

G217

Ink Stick, c. 1700

China

G217

Lantern Holder, 18th century

China

G217

Album of Twelve Inkstone Paintings, one leaf of twelve, 1729

Bian Shoumin

G217

Album of Twelve Inkstone Paintings, one leaf of twelve, 1729

Bian Shoumin

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Album of Twelve Inkstone Paintings, one leaf of twelve, 1729

Bian Shoumin

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Album of Twelve Inkstone Paintings, one leaf of twelve, 1729

Bian Shoumin

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Album of Twelve Inkstone Paintings, one leaf of twelve, 1729

Bian Shoumin

G217

Album of Twelve Inkstone Paintings, one leaf of twelve, 1729

Bian Shoumin

G217

Album of Twelve Inkstone Paintings, one leaf of twelve, 1729

Bian Shoumin

G217

Album of Twelve Inkstone Paintings, one leaf of twelve, 1729

Bian Shoumin

G217

Ink stone with cover, 1192

China

G217

Hat Stand, c. 1800

China

G217

Ink Cake, c. 1760

China

G217

Winter Cricket Cage, 1820-1850

China

G217

Cricket Feeding Dish, 19th-20th century

China

G217

Cricket Feeding Dish, one of a pair, Date Unknown

China

G217

Summer Cricket Cages, late 19th century

China

G217

Cricket Feeding Dish, 19th-20th century

China

G217

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