Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Small Ivory Statue: Guan Yin

Bodhisattva,Guan Yin, sitting on a Lotus Throne, praying.

It stands 3 inches high. Very fine condition. Not bone, but Ivory.

Telling from the form of the nose it could be a non Chinese carving.


 
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Monday, May 01, 2006

Pavilion and Gardens of a Mandarin. 19th Century Etching

collect.at Antiques and unique Collectibles Pavilion and Gardens of a Mandarin. 19th Century Etching:

Pavilion and Gardens of a Mandarin near Peking. Delicate 19th Century Etching. Drawn by Thomas Allom, engraved by A. Wilmore.



Issued by Fisher, Son & Co. London Paris.

Very nice picture showing a Chinese mandarin, his wife, their child and servants.

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