Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Chinese Snuff Bottle enameled Porcelain

Chinese Snuff Bottle enameled Porcelain




Attractive Chinese vintage snuff bottle, enameled porcelain, multi color, lotus, flowers, grass and insects. Bottom mark: Qian Long Nian Zhi, but later period (end of Qing – Republic period). Very good condition.

65 x 30 x 65 mm (without top). Metal stopper with lapis lazuli stone.

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Friday, July 19, 2013

Raphael Kirchner Postcard from Geisha Series 1900

Raphael Kirchner Postcard Geisha 1900


Raphael Kirchner: Lithographed vintage postcard with Japanese lady and butterflies.

This one is the scarcer on of the Geish Series. Postal use in Germany in 1900. Good condition. Artist signed: RAPHAEL KIRCHNER

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Monday, July 01, 2013

Battlefield of Ryojun, Set of Japanese Postcards 1905

Set of Japanese Postcards Battle of Ryojun 1905


Complete set of eight b/w postcards „Postcard of Old Battlefield of Ryojun“.

Inscriptions in Japanese and Chinese. Images of monuments, battle field, canon, shrine, generals. (General Nogi is seated in the center next to Russian general Anatoly Stessel after Russian forces surrendered at Port Arthur on 2 January 1905).

The Ryojun Guard District (旅顺要港部 Ryojun Yōkōbu) was the major navy base for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Kwantung Leased Territory before and during Second Sino-Japanese War All postcards are unused and in very good condition, the sleeve shows light wear.

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Friday, June 14, 2013

Decorative Raphael Kirchner Postcard, Mikado VI

Mikado VI Rafael Kirchner Postcard


Rafael Kirchner postcard Mikado


Raphael Kirchner: Lithographed vintage postcard with 3 Japanese ladies with huge fans.

Postally used in Germany in 1900. Good condition.

Artist signed: RAPHAEL KIRCHNER

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Monday, June 03, 2013

Old Chinese Toggle Buddha with Boy, Artist signed 玉山

Old Chinese Toggle Buddha with Boy, Artist signed 玉山


antique Chinese toggle in shape of Buddha with boy


Charming old Chinese netsuke (toggle) with a Buddha Maitreya and a little boy, pulling his ear.

Very lively carving of stained boxwood. Artist signed : Yu Shan 玉山

37 x 26 x 35 mm, 14 grams. Very good condition. The netsuke is from early last century.

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Sunday, May 26, 2013

Chinese Photo from 1902. Bridge in Shanghai. Authentic Photograph

Chinese Photo from 1902. Bridge in Shanghai


Authentic, old Chinese photo depicting a well-known bridge in Shanghai with people passing.

Good condition. 14 x 9,6 cm. Original-photo by a German marine.

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Saturday, May 25, 2013

China, Qingdao: Tinted old postcard from 1900 depicting the church 青島獨逸教會堂

Old Qingdao: Tinted Vintage Postcard of Church



China, Qingdao: Tinted old postcard from 1900 depicting the church on a low hill.

Unused, good condition.

The postcard is inscribed: 青島獨逸教會堂 - Qingdao duyi jiaohui-tang

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Saturday, April 06, 2013

Simplizissimus Postcard Set of 6: Authentic, complete.

Simplizissimus Postcards: Authentic, complete Set of 6





Belle Époque – Art Nouveau: Hard to find complete set of First Series of Simplicissimus postcards (Tanz- und Faschingsbilder) by Ferdinand Freiherr von Řezníček.

All six in mint, very good condition. The set comes in the original sleeve (the envelope with some creasing, foxing and wear).

Ferdinand Freiherr von Řezníček (1868 1909 in Munich) was an Austrian painter, caricaturist, and illustrator. Born to a noble Austrian family of Czech descent, he was a half-brother of composer Emil von Řezníček. Von Řezníček's father was a military officer, and Řezníček became a cavalry officer before following his artistic inclinations. In 1888, he set up an art studio with Paul Hoecher. Řezníček worked first with industrial designers before becoming a contributor to the journals Jugend, Simplicissimus und Fliegende Blätter.

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