The inscription on the chop says, "May you have the health and happiness of a horse." If you live near a large Chinatown, you could actually go...
This is a statue of the Taoist deity Wong Tai Sin. The best clue is the pair of sheep at his feet, as he was a shepherd earlier in his life. His...
Not sure that the reference is to any deity in particular or just to a queen-like figure. The two "queens" that come to my mind first are Tian...
The Chinese description on the back of each panel says that it shows "a palace attendant of the heavenly queen." Rather than portraying any...
I am not sure of the identity of the woman above. My first guess would Magu, an immortal associated with longevity and healing. The boy with her...
Yes, I thought that the artist might be the person giving the gift, but there is nothing to verify that, if it is true. I did an internet search...
This painting is entitled "The Crowd of Immortals Wishes Long Life" and depicts at least some of the Eight Immortals along with the God of...
The artist is Wu Yunchen and it appears to be a copy of this antique silk painting entitled "Anchored at night at Maple Bridge":...
Thank you for the close-up. Now I see more clearly that the second character is 華, which would make the name of the artist Ma Dehua. The name...
The inscription says "Sending back the winter, spring is full of fragrance." I'm sorry that I cannot make out the last character of the artist's...
This is a wish for long life. The Chinese calendar uses a cycle of 60 years, each year having a different designation. When a person reaches the...
Looks to be an icon of St.Stephen (Greek: Stephanos Στέφανος), the first Christian martyr. He is depicted with a deacon's stole in one hand and a...
Definitely the Eight Immortals decorating the vase. Pictured are Zhang Guolao (top, holding a peach of immortality) and Han Xiangzi (bottom,...
I stand corrected about the nature of the seal. After more research about Taoist seals, I agree that that is what you have. I have also searched...
Chinese seal characters are difficult to read, even for literate Chinese people. I can tell you that the characters here are not at all...
I think Bonhams is just saying that the porcelain was used by the ethnic Chinese who lived in the area of Singapore and Malaysia--also known as...
The last Chinese dynasty, the Qing, ended in 1912. All of the emperors had numerous concubines, as well as official "wives," so it is possible...
The seal on the bottom is a maker's mark of Cheng Yitai (程義泰). I found something similar on this Singaporean auction site (photo below):...
I think some of the last character 瓷 did not print well or has been worn off, but seal characters are difficult to read even under the best...
Throne with fans on either side from the Qianlong era, 18th century:[ATTACH] (from the Forbidden City artifacts exhibit at the Royal Ontario...
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