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Taoist attendant holding an offerings tied with ribbons that symbolized longevity for generations. Some gilt and lacquer has naturally darkened from years age and incense.
Charming miniature pitcher probably used in a restaurant or home kitchen as a dispenser for soy sauce, oils or other liquids. Elegant shape, covered with chrysanthemums, plantain leaves and bindweed vines with lotus bud on top.
Small teapot with intricate cobalt blue chrysanthemum and bindweed designs widely used in late 19th century in domestic and export wares. Ball handle on lid.
With its round body covered with a Chinese village landscape, mountains, seas and calligraphic scholar owner’s name, this ceramic brush holder/paper weight was used a scholar’s desk along with pots, brushes, water droppers, boxes, ink stones and other objects and would be perfect on any style desk.
Hand made in a folder style, this Bolivian religious document holder possibly used for priests’ sermons or other important documents, is decorated on each side with brocaded purple fabric with gold thread. The finely brocaded stylized and symbolic passion flower designs are framed by geometric and curved gold borders and the inside and ends are lined in red fabric. Our images do not do it justice as they cannot capture light flickers from the interwoven gold threads and vibrant gold floral patterns.
Bolivian religious document holder likely for priests’ sermons/important documents, brocaded purple fabric with gold thread of stylized passion flowers and roses representing Jesus’ crucifixion and purity .
Charming carved and lacquered multi-use box, opening top and side drawer. Auspicious carved symbols – fu lion heads on front and plum blossoms and fan the front and frame. Painted calligraphic wish for sons. Likely was and still is unique wedding gift .
Graceful celestial attendant carrying offerings with ribbon winding around her with a modest and serene demeanor honoring the deity she attends.
VA’s most unique and finely crafted Kitchen God couple. Beautifully carved, clasping hu tablets, approachable features, smiling lips. Painted character on base wish for “happiness.” Add positive chi, enhance feng-shui.Unique house warming/wedding gifts.
This very fine pair of antique carved males fu lions represents the dual nature of these mythical animals: as protective images they are powerful and fierce, as Buddhist images they are whimsical with smiling faces, dangling tongues, hanging ears and bushy tails. They are extremely well carved with harnesses and bells around their necks, detailed manes and tails on high intricately decorated bases to signal their importance. Perfect for enhancing feng shui in a home or office, large finely decorative wood pairs like this are extremely hard to find.
This exceptionally crafted and beautiful footed confection mould was most probably a marriage gift from a wealthy family to the newlyweds as seen its symbolisms. It is elaborated and ornately decorated in vibrant reds and gilt with auspicious symbols for fidelity, fertility and happiness with lotuses and pods filled with seeds, bats, paired fish and intertwined vines representing a life pair, having sons, and other marriage wishes.
This carved food offering was an auspicious bed ornament to bring the lucky couple prosperity, health, a long life and many sons as the pomegranate symbolizes fertility, the peaches longevity. Carved offerings were often wedding gifts.
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