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ICHIBAN STARTING TO CLOSE DOWN. We are starting to close down our business, a process that will take us a couple of years - age and health issues tell us it is time. We still have over 1300 items either currently listed on our website catalog or still to be posted onto it. So, from now on ALL ITEMS IN THE CATALOG MAY BE PURCHASED AT 40 % OFF THE LISTED PRICE. At these low prices, we do ask that you pay shipping and insurance charges for all items purchased. We reserve the right to require a 15 % re-stocking fee in cases where the reason for the return is suspect. With thanks for your years of patronage, we look forward to serving you until the last items are sold.

A Chinese Paste or Cosmetic Box -Woven Wood - Qing Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1900   item# 937824 (stock# COLL 9073)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 295.00  This is a lovely little round or paste or cosmetic box that has been made of very thin strips of a wood or vegetable material and tightly woven to form the box and the lid. We think the material is a probably thin bamboo strip – but it could be made of some raffia or reed type plant. The box measures 2 5/8” diameter and is 1 ¼” high to the top of the slightly domed lid. ...click for details

A Chinese Bamboo Wrist Rest - Kwanyin on Shi Shi Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1920   item# 932730 (stock# COLL 9065)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 695.00  A very finely carved bamboo wrist rest as used in the scholar's studio to protect the item he is painting from having the ink smear. The design on this piece is a fascinating picture of Kwanyin riding on the back of a fierce fire breathing animal - possibly a shi shi (although they are usually shown as more benign). The design is all hand carved. ...click for details

A California Jade in a Natural Form of a Buddha’s Hand Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1900   item# 875776 (stock# ICHI 2345)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $895.00  We will be the first to point out that this offering is not Chinese - however, we do feel that it fits within the broad definition because of the shape of this scholar stone. This is a medium dark green California jade found by a prospector over 150 years ago and handed down through the finder’s family. It is roughly shaped in the form of a ...click for details

A Chinese White Glazed Pottery Brush Rest – Qing Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1900   item# 798503  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $495.00  This is somewhat comical Chinese ceramic brush rest made in the shape of three squirrels perched on some branches or vines and staring out at the world. The glaze is a very thick white glaze that ends just short of the base of the rest and the base is unglazed. The amusing feature of the brush rest is the inset brownish gold eyes with black pupils giving them quizzical look. The brush rest measures 4” wide by 2” high at the highest point by 1” deep and is made in a curved form. It is in fine con ...click for details

A Chinese Ceramic Brush Rest – Blue Ceramic – Qing Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1900   item# 794090 (stock# COLL 1020)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $295.00  A Chinese blue pottery brush rest made in the form of the character for the word mountain. These brush rests were used on the scholars desk to place his brushes whilst working on calligraphy or paintings. The form is also similar to the French Fleur de Lis figure. There are three peaks to the mountain and there are two identical Chinese characters on the two sides of the piece – we have not been able to translate them. ...click for details

A Late Qing Carnelian Brushwasher Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1910   item# 792880 (stock# ICHI 3061)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $495.00  A fine carnelian brush washer in the shape of a lotus leaf with three buds.The detailed carving of the stone shows each bud and vein clearly and the bottom shows - and sits on - the stem of the leaf. It measure 5" by 3 1/2" by 1/2" deep and is in excellent condition. It has been carved quite thin so that the natural beauty shines through the translucent body of the brush washer. We date it to the 19th century, Qing dynasty. Carnelian, a red or reddish-brown variety of the mineral ...click for details

A Chinese Horn Brush Rest - Qing Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1910   item# 779735  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 325.00  A Chinese brush rest for the scholars desk to rest his brushes on whilst writing calligraphy or landscape paintings. The piece is carved from a single piece of horn - probably buffalo - and has design of two long eared rabbits fighting over control of what appears to be a pine cone or some unknown fruit. Nice detailing in the faces and tails and the item they are trying to wrest from one another. The brush rest measures 4 3/8" long by 1 3/4" high by 1 1/8" wide. We date it to the ...click for details

A Quartzite Scholars Viewing Stone - Qing Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1920   item# 740578  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $325.00  A Chinese viewing stone for the scholars desk. This one is made of pure quartzite and resembles a group of ice boulders piled up – perhaps like the end of a glacier. The stone measures 6” wide by 4 ½” high by 3 ¾” deep and is mounted on a nicely fitted wooden stand with legs. We believe this one dates from the late 19th to early 20th century. ...click for details

Antique Asian Scholar's Water Dropper Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1920   item# 713907  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $325.00  This is a lovely pottery waterdropper as used by scholars to apply small amounts of water to the solidified ink stones when doing calligraphy. Great shape of a classic double gourd with dark green leaf leaning against a small cup. I believe this piece dates from the mid 19th century. What has me puzzled is the exact pottery style - it appears to be Chinese Yixing purple clay ware - but could equally be Japanese Banko ware of the period. Whichever, it is a delightful example of the potters craft ...click for details

Smoky Gray Quartz (Crystal) Paste Box - Late 19th C. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1920   item# 339854 (stock# Ichi 4082)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $325.00  A small round paste box for the scholars desk carved from the mineral known as smoky crystal - but more accurately called smoky quartz. The top of the paste box has an incised design of a foo dog (or shi shi in Japan) with a ball - the bottom half has an undulating wave design with two more balls. When we first acquired this piece we thought it to be Peking glass - however, the more we studied it the more we came to realize that is is made of smokey quartz. What appear to be a couple of small c ...click for details

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