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Mystery: Are these Chinese oracle bones inscriptions carved on a tortoise shells?

Interesting recent find… The question is “what is it?” Are these oracle bones ( 甲骨 jiǎgǔ) ? And if so, why is it not cracked?

April 25, 2010 1 Comment

antique appraisals

Video: Woman finds out her father’s 18th century jade collection is worth over a million USD.

This antiques road show video shows the moment a woman finds out her father’s jade collection is priceless! Check out her reaction!

April 7, 2010 3 Comments

Cool Finds/Rare Items

Cool Finds: A look at some 2000 year old, Han Dynasty pottery & earthenwares

Note: All images are clickable. During our treks and travels, we come across all sorts of rare, unusual and interesting things. Like this 300 year

January 19, 2010 8 Comments

antique appraisals

Chinese rosewood antique bench – what is it’s value?

Recently we have installed a live-chat function, and we start to meet a lot of interesting people through that. There was this man who possesses

March 12, 2008 5 Comments

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Mystery: Are these Chinese oracle bones inscriptions carved on a tortoise shells?

Video: Woman finds out her father’s 18th century jade collection is worth over a million USD.

Cool Finds: A look at some 2000 year old, Han Dynasty pottery & earthenwares

Chinese rosewood antique bench – what is it’s value?

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A Meiji period (Second Shō dynasty) Okinawan bento box in vermillion with pewter sake flask.

A fine 17th century Chinese duan inkstone with inscribed dragon and pavilion design resting on a matching huanghuali stand and cover

A 19th century Japanese Ryukyu Kingdom Cinnabar lacquer & haku-e incense table

A Cizhou kiln polychrome model of a pony- Song dynasty or Jin dynasty

An unusual 16th century Chinese mother of pearl inlaid incense table

A octagonal tiered vermillion lacquer and gold food box from the Ryukyu islands

A Chinese Ming dynasty polychrome ming-qi pottery horse

A pair of finely carved Late 18th to early 19th century Chinese Peking glass cobalt overlay water droppers

A Chinese Ming Dynasty double-sided carved cinnabar lacquer seal box.

A Chinese or Ryukyu rectangular polychrome lacquer tray with mother of pearl inlay and inset basketry

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