Chinese fan painting of a stand of bamboo growing near a group of moss-covered rocks. A poem written in the upper right hand corner says: 细竹千竿満地 which translates as "A thousand stalks of slender bamboo cover the ground". The seal is a bit hard to make out but appears to read: 鄭 Zhèng. That character seems to also appear towards the end of the text. The next character after it and in the seal is 名 (míng, 'name'). In the text, the last 2 characters are 学 (xué, 'study') and... Click for details

Antique Chinese fan painting with a poem by Song-dynasty poet Lu You. The original poem was written around 1201 when he was 76 and describes local delicacies from the area where he grew up. The fan is signed on the lower left side by 魏惟一 Wèi Wéiyī and seal: 惟一Wéiyī. The old poem translates as the following:

Shanyin was once known as Little Penglai...
Tea leaf buds...
Shoots of herbs...
Foxnuts, "shiny pearls," carried by a hundred... Click for details

A vintage Chinese wine table made of Nongmu wood. With Keyfret aprons and stretchers along the base. Carved feet and table perimeter. Beautiful wood grain along the table top.

Age: 20th C

Dimensions: 42" Wide by 34" High by 14" Deep

Chinese painting of a pair of a pair of ducks swimming under blossoming branches by the artist, Cui Zifan (1915–2011) . The first 4 characters at the top give the title: 江上秋 Jiāngshàng Qiūsè "Autumn Color on the River".
The next 2 characters are: 古稀 Gǔxī "Age 70".
The characters below the flowers say: 子范 Zifan
The seal says: 崔 Cui
He has dated the painting with a word signifying his 70th year, 1985.

Cui Zifan was born in Laixi,... Click for details

Chinese framed painting of a pair of birds on a branch by the famous 20th century artist, 张爰 Zhang Yuan. This is the original name of the painter also know as Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Da-qian. Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899 – 1983) was one of the best-known and most prodigious Chinese artists of the twentieth century. Originally known as a traditionalist painter, by the 1960s he was also renowned as a modern impressionist and expressionist painter. When he was young, Zhang Yuan was... Click for details

Chinese framed calligraphy by the famous 20th century artist, 张爰 Zhang Yuan. This is the original name of the painter also know as Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Da-qian. Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899 – 1983) was one of the best-known and most prodigious Chinese artists of the twentieth century. Originally known as a traditionalist painter, by the 1960s he was also renowned as a modern impressionist and expressionist painter. When he was young, Zhang Yuan was captured by bandits... Click for details

A fine example of a low rectangular Huanghuali low table. Original finish is great condition. Figurative grain, texture, color, odor testing confirms the low table is 100% Huanghuali hardwood.
The common characteristics of these woods are hardness, corrosion-resistant, having distinct textures, and furniture made of them is beautiful and durable. These raw materials are now rare and expensive

19th century

Dimensions: 32" wide x 12" high x 17 3/4" deep

An antique Chinese export desk made of a hardwood and hand carved with dragons. Stylized egg and dart pattern along the edge. Cabriolet legs of dragons with each three toe claw holding a Hoju (sacred jewel). Skirt and fence also decorated with dragons.

Age: Early 20th C

Dimensions: 48 1/2" Wide by 44 1/2" High by 27" Deep

Amazing antique Chinese porcelain dish. Beautifully formed, glazed with a rich monochrome turquoise color. Standing on four small unglazed feet. Intricately decorated with tiny drum-like rivets around the outer edge and on the inside with raised stylized 5-bat motif around a central prosperity symbol. The underside has an incised 6 character Qianlong zhuanzhu mark (1735-1796) or later.

Provenance Michael S. Smith Collection, well-known NY Designer

Dimensions: 5 1/4"... Click for details

Antique Chinese large porcelain low bowl possibly for bulbs. Shallow, oval form with purplish-blue monochrome glaze and four low feet. Zhuanshu Yongzheng mark (1722-1735) under glaze on the bottom. With wooden stand.

Mark: Yongzheng

Dimensions: 10 1/2" long x 7 5/8" wide x 1 3/8" high (3 3/4" high on stand)