Friday, February 17, 2012

Chinese Leisure Seal with poetic Text 月照碧梧桐影

Chinese Leisure Seal with poetic Text

Chinese Leisure Seal



Attractive leisure seal from 1921 (or 1961), marbled brown stone, side engraving with details to seal carver and date.

As actual seal 6 characters engraved: 月照碧梧桐影 yue zhao bi wu-tong ying – the moon is casting a faint-green shadow over the Wu-tong tree.

27 x 26 x 43 mm, fine condition.

More Chinese Seals: HERE

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Antique Tientsin Mosque. Chinese vintage postcard

Tientsin Mosque. Chinese vintage postcard


Tientsin Mosque postcard


China, Tianjin. Embossed postcard with image of the former mosque. “Tientsin, Mosque”.

Attached is a overprinted 3 cents stamp. Small faults. Lutai cancellation at reverse.

More Chinese postcards at: HERE

Thursday, February 09, 2012

Old Chinese Leisure Seal 任侠自喜 Carving

Old Chinese Leisure Seal with Lion and 4 Characters

Chinese Leisure Seal


Attractive, old Chinese leisure seal. (hard, green stone, probably Jadeite). Foo-lion as handle.

4 characters as actual seal: ren xi zi xi 任侠自喜 (happy that a hero has found the right post). Side inscription with details. 30 x 20 x 50 mm, 68 gram, fine condition.

Side engraving with details of the seal carver 己卯秋月篆三桥居士.

More Chinese Seals: HERE

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Antique Chinese Metal Pipe

Antique Chinese Pipe

Antique Chinese embossed Metal Pipe

Decorative, antique Chinese water-pipe with a hand-embossed body with dragon motif at one and phoenix motif at the other side. It is from late 19th/early 20th century.

Complete, with all implements including brush. Complete sets are harder to find. The lid, when opened, is furbished so it works like a mirror. Good condition with no defect parts.

More at our curioshop at rubylane: HERE