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Wynn Collection Antique White China Cabinet

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HILLSDALE Riviera Antique White China Cabinet with Pine Top

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TOWLE Boston Antique (Stnl, Korea/Usa/China) Sugar Spoon

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TOWLE Boston Antique (Stnl, Korea/Usa/China) Tablespoon (Serving Spoon)

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Left Bank Bed King, Antique Ivory, Linen, China Blue, No Nailhead from Williams-Sonoma Home

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Left Bank Bed Queen, Antique Ivory, Linen, China Blue, No Nailhead from Williams-Sonoma Home

Customize our French-inspired bed with the finish and fabric that express your style. The bed is made to order from solid mahogany, and custom finished during a 22-step process.

Lefroy Brooks Accessories Connaught Freestanding Soap Dish Holder, with Fine Bone China Dish - LB4515Antique Gold

Lefroy Brooks Accessories Connaught Freestanding Soap Dish Holder, with Fine Bone China Dish

Antique Japanese Writing Set - Yatate Portable Case

Description Antique Japanese writing case (yatate) featuring integrated brush case and inkwell (sumi tsubo). This calligraphy tool dates from the late 19th or early 20th century and was designed to be carried at the waist tucked into the owner's kimono obi (sash used to secure the kimono at the waist). To use the writing kit the owner would lift the inkwell lid in order to access the brush (not included) which is carried in the tube-like shaft. The ink well was designed to hold ink-saturated cotton which prevented the ink from spilling. This old writing case is in poor condition having suffered much wear from use and age. The copper case and brush shaft are dented and discolored. The inkwell lid opens easily yet the lid does not close completely. Please read below to learn more about Japanese calligraphy. Size: Height: 1.4 inches (3.5 centimeters) Length: 8.0 inches (20.5 centimeters) Width of ink basin: 1.4 inches (3.7 centimeters) Weight: 4.6 ounces (130 grams) More about Japanese Calligraphy Good penmanship as well as talent with a writing brush were skills more valued in the past, before typewriters, word processors and email largely removed the visual element of style from our writing. Brush and ink were the most common writing tools in Asia before the start of the 20th century, and a writer's artistry was to a large extent measured as much by the beauty of the characters he created as the meaning they were meant to communicate. The most basic tools of calligraphy include a brush (fude in Japanese), inkstone (suzuri), ink stick (sumi) and water dropper (suiteki). Additional tools exist though these are the most essential. During the late Heian period (794-1185) the standard writing box (suzuribako) was introduced into Japan from China where it became an essential tool of Japanese business and domestic life. Writing boxes typically contain all of the tools listed above plus others, and in the past were produced in many forms including simple utilitarian models for shopkeepers, elegant versions for display in the home and even portable kits one could easily carry on their person. Though few modern Japanese ever use a brush and ink outside a classroom, as a culture they nevertheless continue to appreciate the beauty and artistry of writing produced by a talented calligrapher. item code: R1S4-0005583 category code: (calligmono) ship code: L1650

How to Collect Blue China Dishes : Resale Value & Using Collectible China

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CHINA: Beijing's biggest telephone collector...

A Chinese telephone enthusiast collects telephones from all over the world, but is now concerned about finding a proper home for his collection. The former banker, who lost his job because of his hobby, has over 600 phones from 10 different countries in his possession. Armed with a strong passion for history and the belief that fast growing China is lacking culture, Zhang Dafang (pron: djaang dah fahng) has built a large collection of phones of different ages and shapes that he wishes to offer to a museum in order to share his knowledge. Turning his back on newer sleeker cell phones, he says his passion lies with the older models. Over the past seven years, Zhang has been visiting antique markets in Beijing to look for something older. Almost every friend of his has been asked to look for old telephones when they travel outside China. Now, his small apartment is filled with over 600 old telephones from ten different countries, all with their own story to tell. Zhang's entire collection cost him thousands of dollars, and, his job. He worked at a bank, but because he often found himself in the antique market rather than his office, he was told to leave. The oldest phone that Zhang owns was manufactured in 1900. He had to take out loans to buy the phone from Russia. It cost him 3,000 U.S. dollars (USD). "Most of the collectors in China are not wealthy. I spent almost all of my money on buying telephones. I used to have several credit cards because I worked for a bank. Overdraft was normal for buying telephones," Zhang said. Zhang said the most fun part about collecting was to gain knowledge and share it with other people. In 2003, Zhang donated part of his collection to a Beijing telecommunications museum. Zhang told the reporter that the museum turned a blind eye to him. "I actually thought of cooperating with that museum again. China is going through a massive construction period. Cities are getting cleaner and prettier but at the end of the day, they found there was no culture left in the city. The next step to take is to build museums to fill up cities with culture and depth," Zhang said. Zhang wants to donate his entire collection to any museum anywhere in the world that would value it. In addition to old phones, Zhang also collected phones with interesting designs to it, including a cartoon cat named Garfield, a Jim Beam bottle and a motorcycle.

Chinese civilization for five Thousand Years8-7Later Tang

An inkstone (traditional Chinese: 硯臺; simplified Chinese: 砚�; pinyin: yàn tái; Japanese: 硯 suzuri) is literally a stone mortar for the grinding and containment of ink. Traditional Chinese ink was usually solidified into sticks for easier transport and preservation. Even a small amount of water could be applied to the end of a stick of ink, and that end would be ground with the flat surface of the ink stone. A larger quantity of ink could be ground from a small pool of water placed on the inkstone. Water could be stored in a water-holding cavity on the inkstone itself, as was the case for many Song Dynasty (960-1279) inkstones. The water-holding cavity or water reservoir in time became an ink reservoir for later inkstones. Water was usually kept in a ceramic container and sprinkled on the inkstone.The inkstone, together with the ink brush, ink (stick) and paper, are the four writing implements traditionally known as the Four Treasures of the Study.HistoryThe inkstone is Chinese in origin and is used in East Asian calligraphy and painting, and other forms of brush painting. Extant inkstones date from antiquity in China. However the true age of inkstones began in the Tang Dynasty (618-905) and reached its height in the Song period. Extant Song period inkstones can be of great size and often display a delicacy of carving. Song inkstones can also exhibit a roughness in their finishing. Dragon designs in the Song period often reveal an almost humorous rendition. The dragons often seem to smile. From the subsequent Yuan period dragons display a ferocious appearance. A second great age of inkstone manufacture was during the reign of the Emperor Qianlong (Ch'ien-lung) (1736-1796). The Emperor Qianlong had his own imperial collection of inkstones catalogued into a twenty-four chapter compendium entitled Xiqing yanpu (Hsi-ch'ing yen-p'u). Many of these inkstones are still extant in the Palace Museum collection in Taiwan. Books and scholarship on Chinese inkstones exists chiefly in Japan where a long bibliography on the subject exists. Inkstones should be appreciated in the context of the traditional scholar's studio culture and the appreciation of furnishings, antiques, paper, seals and all other associated objects. Members of the Chinese literati, such as the Song period's Ouyang Xiu, contributed greatly to this new culture.Four Famous VarietiesFor serious calligraphers and painters, a good inkstone is as important as the quality of the ink. An inkstone will affect the quality and texture of the ink that is ground upon it. Four kinds of inkstones are especially noted in inkstone art history and are popularly known as the "Four Famous Inkstones."The first is Duanshi stone (Japanese: Tankei) (端石砚) from Duanxi, Guangdong (pictured at top). Duan stone is a volcanic tuff, commonly of a purple to a purple-red color. There are various distinctive markings such as eyes that were traditionally valued in the stone. A green variety of the stone was mined in the Song period. Duan inkstones are carefully categorized by the mines (k'eng) from which the raw stone was excavated. Particular mines were open only for discrete periods in history. For example, the Ma-tz'u k'eng mine was originally opened in the Qianlong period (1736-1795),　although reopened in modern times.She stone (Japanese: Kyū) (歙砚) from She County, Anhui. This stone is a variety of slate and like Duan stone is categorized by the various mines from which the stone was obtained historically. It is a black color and displays a variety of celebrated gold-like markings. These inkstones likewise date from the late Tang period.Of great rarity is Tao River stone (洮河砚) from South Gansu. This stone is no longer found today and was gathered from a river bottom in the Song period. The stone is crystalline and like jade. The stone bears distinct markings such as bands of varying shades. This stone can be easily confused with Duan stone of the green variety, but can be distinguished by a careful observation of its crystalline nature.Chengni ceramic stone (澄泥砚) is a ceramic-manufactured inkstone. This process was begun in the Tang period and is said to have originated in Luoyang, Henan.---------------------------------------- ---------XI,Tang Dynasty��(618-907)XII,Five Dynasties五代1,Later Liang��(907-923)2,Later Tang��(923-936)3,Later Jin�晋(936-946)4,Later Han�汉(947-950)5,Later Zhou�周(951-960)

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