Zentner Collection: Antique Japanese Tansu, Asian Works of Art
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Antique Chinese Green Peking Glass Brush Washer
Antique Chinese Green Peking Glass Brush Washer
A Chinese apple green Peking glass brush washer with a graduated lip and a globular , tessellating hexagonal body. The bottom on the brush washer is carved with a recessed foot.



19th century

Dimensions: 3" w x 2 1/4" h
item #1400232
SOLD
Antique Chinese Pair of Raspberry Porcelain Vases with Hongxian Mark
Antique Chinese Pair of Raspberry Porcelain Vases with Hongxian Mark
Chinese pair of monochrome porcelain vases with a speckled raspberry glaze. They are of an elegant, elongated tapering form, the bases of each vase marked with Hongxian red seal. In the year 1916, Yuan Shikai attempted to reinstate monarchy by naming himself the Emperor of China after the Qing Dynasty was overthrown in 1911. Due to extreme backlash, his reign lasted for less than 100 days, ending on March 1916.

Dimensions: 3 1/4" w x 8 3/4" h
item #1400231
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Chinese Carving of a Candle Holder Attendant
Chinese Carving of a Candle Holder Attendant
Chinese Carving candle holder attendant, mounted on a gilt bronze French ormolu base. The heavenly attendant has original polychrome pigments of red, green, brown and beige and holds a long staff connected to the brass candleholder.

Circa 18th/19th century

Dimensions: 7" W x 5" D x 20" H
item #1400069
SOLD
Antique Chinese Turquoise Encrusted Snuff Bottle
Antique Chinese Turquoise Encrusted Snuff Bottle
Antique Chinese snuff bottle of a flattened oval form with recessed foot, encrusted with finely crushed turquoise. The stopper has a jadeite lid with bright apple green coloration.

Dimensions: 2 1/8" x 1 1/2" x 3 6/8" Height
item #1399815
$975.00
Antique Chinese Qingbai Bowl with Fish
Antique Chinese Qingbai Bowl with Fish
Chinese qingbai porcelain bowl, egg shell thin body with pale celadon crackle glaze. The well of the bowl incised with two swimming fish over waves, the edges slightly lobed, the rim left in buff. The exterior body is ribbed down to the short foot, and the base of the foot slightly recessed and left in buff.

Dates from Song dynasty (960-1279)

Dimensions: 6 3/4" W x 2 1/4" H
item #1399805
$1,450.00
Antique Chinese Pair of Carved Fu Dogs on Stands
Antique Chinese Pair of Carved Fu Dogs on Stands
Chinese pair of fu dog temple guardians, carved hardwood with old remnants of blue, red, and white pigments. Each fu dog is formed with intricate detail and expression, one with a pearl in its partially open mouth. Mounted on steel plates for museum quality presentation.

Dimensions: 21" L x 6 1/2" D x 10" H each carving (15 1/4" H on stand)
item #1399148
$5,500.00
Antique Chinese Bronze Chrysanthemum Snuff Bottle
Antique Chinese Bronze Chrysanthemum Snuff Bottle
Chinese bronze snuff bottle, decorated with high relief chrysanthemum flowers. The stopper has a coral top and the base of the snuff bottle with maker's cartouche reading "Zu Wen".

Dimensions: 1 1/2" x 2 3/4"
item #1399027
$650.00
Antique Chinese Pewter Peach Snuff Bottle
Antique Chinese Pewter Peach Snuff Bottle
Chinese pewter snuff bottle in the form of a peach with three leaves, one leaf done in copper. The pewter stopper is formed like a natural stem with attached spoon. The snuff bottle rests on its own small hardwood tripod base.

Dimensions: 1 1/4" x 1 3/4" (2 1/4" on stand)
item #1399000
$1,250.00
Antique Chinese Turquoise Snuff Bottle with Cat and Bird
Antique Chinese Turquoise Snuff Bottle with Cat and Bird
Chinese snuff bottle carved from turquoise mottled with natural dark brown veining. The front is carved in relief with a cat staring intently upwards at a nearby flying insect, surrounded by flora. The reverse is carved in relief with a bird perched on a flowering tree branch. The turquoise lidded stopper carved with lingzhi mushroom motif.

19th/20th century

Dimensions: 2" W x 1" D x 2 7/8" H
item #1398660
$3,500.00
Antique Chinese Turquiose Snuff Bottle of a Toad
Antique Chinese Turquiose Snuff Bottle of a Toad
Chinese antique snuff bottle, carved entirely from turquoise in the form of a small adorable toad. The lower body of the toad appears more green and transitions to the classic turquoise blue in the upper body and face. the stone is mottled with natural dark brown oxide veining. The small toad is carved with a smiling, open mouth with a carved turquoise stopper.

19th/20th century

Dimensions: 2" L x 1 1/4" W x 3/4" H
item #1398657
SOLD
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