Zentner Collection: Antique Japanese Tansu, Asian Works of Art
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Chinese White Peking Glass Vase with Red Overpainted Scene
Chinese White Peking Glass Vase with Red Overpainted Scene
Chinese white Peking Glass vase with painting in reddish-pink overglaze of a mountain palace scene. On one side, three figures approach a mountain pavilion where rocky crags rise out of the mist, trees bend and flocks of birds fly. On the reverse side is a lake with fishing boats and mountain peaks rising up in the distance. An inscription in black ink is written on the lake side of the vase. A thin painted ring of gold encircles the rim of the vase. A large character mark is painted in... Click for details
item #1385106
$1,400.00
Chinese Antique Woven Rattan and Wood Trunk
Chinese Antique Woven Rattan and Wood Trunk
Chinese antique trunk. Rectangular form with beautifully woven dark and light color rattan. Iron and brass hardware with nice patina. The inside of the trunk is made of wood with black lacquer, old calligraphy paper, and patterned cotton on the underside of the lid. Ring hinges.

Early 19th century

13 3/4" high x 27 3/4" long x 10 3/4" deep.
item #1385073
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Chinese Antique Huanghuali Guan Pi Xiang Document Box
Chinese Antique Huanghuali Guan Pi Xiang Document Box
Antique Chinese guan pi xiang (document box), made of huanghuali. Top opens to a tray-shaped storage area. The doors are made with dramatic huanghauli wood burl panels and open to reveal 5 drawers (4 small drawers and 1 larger one).

Republic Period

Dimensions: 18 1/2" high x 19 3/4" wide x 15 1/2" deep.
item #1385065
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Antique Chinese Bronze Peach Censer
Antique Chinese Bronze Peach Censer
Chinese small bronze tripod incenser in the form of a peach. With tall cylindrical tripod feet, the base of the peach is inscribed with cartouche in relief. Provenance from Zeilig Gallery Collection, previously purchased from Spinks 1979.

Dates From Ming dynasty

Dimensions: 2 3/4" L x 2 1/2" W x 1 1/2" H
item #1384397
$1,650.00
Rare Chinese Sancai Glazed Pottery Figure of a Horse, Tang Dynasty
Rare Chinese Sancai Glazed Pottery Figure of a Horse, Tang Dynasty
Chinese rare Sancai glazed pottery figure of a standing horse. The saddle pad is glazed with four colors including a rare blue. The saddle itself is covered with a vermillion slip and naturalistically modeled with sweeping folds of fabric. Most exquisite is the graceful arching of the horses neck, the slight turn of the perfectly proportioned head, and one whimsically turned back ear. With TL test papers.

Tang Dynasty 618-907

Dimensions: 21 1/2" high x 19" long
item #1384330
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Chinese Antique Huanghuali Low Foot Stand
Chinese Antique Huanghuali Low Foot Stand
Chinese antique rectangular foot stand made of huanghuali wood. Classic lines and simple elegance. Underside with characters in ink and old paper label.

late 19th century

Dimensions: 6 1/4" high x 25 1/2" long x 13" wide
item #1384326
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Chinese Pair of Huanghuali Official's Hat Chairs with Rattan Seats
Chinese Pair of Huanghuali Official's Hat Chairs with Rattan Seats
Chinese pair of huanghuali wood official's hat chairs. Simply and smoothly carved with a cusped edge on the front legs. Rattan seats. Provenance: from the collection of the Santa Barbara Museum, California. (Note regarding the Museum label: little was known about Chinese hardwoods at the time this label was made. Thus the wood is mislabeled "cherry wood").

17th Century

Dimensions: 39 1/4" high x 19 1/4" wide x 17" deep. Seat: 19 1/4" high x 18 1/2" wide x 15 1/2"... Click for details
item #1384283
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Antique Chinese Monochrome Porcelain Vase
Antique Chinese Monochrome Porcelain Vase
Chinese small monochrome porcelain vase with a dark purple underglaze. The body of the vase is rounded with tapered foot, tall slender neck with small opening. The foot is bare of glaze.

18th/19th century

Dimensions: 3" x 3" x 5 1/4" H
item #1384096
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Pair of Chinese Soapstone Fu Dog Bookends
Pair of Chinese Soapstone Fu Dog Bookends
Pair of Exquisite Chinese soapstone carvings of fu dogs, one male and one female with her baby. The pedestals on which the fu dogs stand show motif panels of horses in various form and pose.

Provenance: From a private estate, originally purchased at Morcom's House of Beautiful Things - Oakland, which closed in the 1920s.

Dates from the 18th/19th century Dimensions: 3" x 2" x 6 3/4" H
item #1384093
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Antique Chinese Gilt Carved Qilin Panel
Antique Chinese Gilt Carved Qilin Panel
Chinese gilt temple carving of a Qilin breathing fire. Resembling a fu dog, the creature is a chimera mixed with a lion, a deer, a dragon, and sometimes other animals. The Qilin is said to appear with the arrival and the passing of a sage or high ruler.

19th century

Dimensions: 7 3/4" L x 1 3/4" D x 6" H
item #1384064
$250.00
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