ROUND BASKET WITH LID made of flat split grass woven in twill weave with herringbone patterned border. A: Center of basket bottom has a small square reinforced by straight stitch- ing split grass into an X formation. More grass was woven into the…
A: Brown glazed pottery bowl in shape of Japanese old fashioned "Kama" style (kama is a kitchen utensil used to cook rice over the wood or charcoal burning range). Inside is completely glazed in brown except around the upper rim while on outside it…
Round Ivory Box with Lid A: Small container made of ivory with etched design of a dragon drawn with black sumi ink and yellow underbelly and red tongue. Between where the dragon head and the tail almost meet are outlines of black and yellow clouds…
Carved ivory box with lid. A: Box made of ivory with a crved dragon that surrounds the sides and part of the bottom. The eyes are inset mother of pearl with black centers. Between the dragon coils and on the bottom of the box are grass like marks.…
Chinese Flask and Cup A: Flask is made mostly of metal; the neck is undecorated the top of the body is engraved with double stripes and a wider copper stripe above the middle wood section. The carved wood has 4 shou symbols (longevity) with small…
Cooking pot lids A: Round piece of galvanized sheet metal Dia: 18.5". There are two small holes neat the center. Attached by screws on one side are two pieces of wood. Each is curved on the outside edge and flat on the inside edge. They are .5" wide.…
