Catalog: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Hardstones (55)

Chinese natural Hetian jade belt buckle, depicting a beast head. Dimension; 58 x 63 x 14 (mm) or 2.28 x 2.48 x 0.55 inches with total weight of 0.17 lbs/78 grams, no condition issues. Introduction; Chinese Hetian Nephrite Jade Hetian jade, a nephrite jade, is regarded as the only true jade in ancient China until Burmese jadeite becomes popular in late Qing Dynasty. The hardness of the Hetian jade is between 6 to 6.5 and density is between 2.96 to 3.17...

Fine hand carved Chinese natural Hetian jade carving. depicting a lizard. Dimension: 94 x 35 x 66 (mm) or 3.70 x 1.38 x 2.60 inches with total weight 0.51 lbs/230 grams, no condition issues, wood base is excluded. Introduction; Chinese Hetian Nephrite Jade Hetian jade, a nephrite jade, is regarded as the only true jade in ancient China until Burmese jadeite becomes popular in late Qing Dynasty. The hardness of the Hetian jade is between 6 to 6.5 and density is between 2.96 to 3.17...

Chinese jade pendant, depicting a foo lion, early to mid 20th century period, 1 1/4"W x 2"H, in good condition.

Hand-carved Chinese natural chicken blood blank seal stone. Dimension: 75 x 20 x 20 (mm) or 2.95 x 0.79 x 0.79 inches with total weight 0.19 of lbs/85 grams. Bloodstone is cinnabar strips of dickite, its color is still red cinnabar. Since its color is as red as blood, it is called bloodstone. The earliest discovered bloodstone is Zhejiang Chang ?? rock pheasant bloodstone. Later it was found in Inner Mongolia Chifeng.

A large Chinese translucent circular bowenite footed bowl, finely carved with the diameter of 13 inches. Condition Report: Great condition with no sign of chips or cracks

Fine Chinese multicolor jadeite necklace decorated in floral motif. Size; Measurements of pendant are 2.45 x 1.75 x 0.15 inches, no condition concerns.

Finely crafted Chinese shoushan carving of a Guanyin, standing and holding a scepter with right hand, by her feet is a boy in standing position and a Dragon by her left side, early to mid 20th century period, 8 inches in height, condition consistent with age with damage to the right side of base, no damages to the figures.

Chinese jade carving depicting a foo dragon, early to mid 20th century period, 2"W x 2"H, in good condition.

Chinese carved greenish jade miniature ruyi scepter; with blossoming tree design in relief, a bat and tree on the head, probably from early to mid 20th century. Size; length of scepter is 8 inches with no condition concerns.

Chinese jade carving depicting a foo dragon, early to mid 20th century period, 2"W x 2"H, in good condition.

Chinese low relief natural Shoushan blank stone carving, depicting individuals in landscape on one side and landscape on reverse. Dimensions; Measurements are 38 x14 x 60 (mm) or 1.50 x 0.55 x 2.36 inches with total Weight of 52 grams. No condition issues. Introduction; Chinese Fujian Shoushan stone is one of four Chinese traditional stamp stones. There are more than one hundred variety of Shoushan stones...

Chinese jade carving depicting a bird, early to mid 20th century period, 3 1/2"L x 2 1/4"H, in good condition.

Chinese Natural Agate Original Stone Necklace. Size; Length of necklace is 760 (mm) or 30 inches with total weight of 0.08 lbs/38 grams. Agate is a kind of mineral in chalcedony class and is often mixed with grain belt of the block Opal and cryptocrystalline quartz, Mohs hardness of 7, the density of 2.6-2.7 grams per cubic centimeter, a level of color ranges from translucent to opaque.

Chinese carved hardstone model of a pendants: rectangular in shape depicting a Guanyin. Size; Width of this fine carving is 1 1/2 inches with the height of 2 inches. Condition Report; Fine carving with no condition concerns.

Chinese mottled jade/hardstone carving depicting a disk with a dragon at the center, early to mid 20th century period, 3 7/8 inches in diameter, in good condition.

Chinese mottled jade carving depicting a disk with phoenix head throughout, early to mid 20th century period, 4 1/2"L x 3 1/2"H, in good condition.

Chinese carved jade model of a hardstone pendants: rectangular in shape depicting rams beneath pine. Size; Width of this fine carving is 1 1/2 inches with the height of 2 1/8 inches. Condition Report; Fine carving with no condition concerns.

Chinese jade pendant, depicting dragon with high relief, early to mid 20th century period, 2 1/2"W x 1 3/4"H, in good condition.