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Subject:Table and screen question
Posted By: Justin Sun, Sep 10, 2017 IP: 100.0.76.125

My family inherited these pieces ( there's actually a couple more pieces but I don't have pictures of them on hand) and I can't find about them. They came from a family members who's family originated in Shanghai. They are both made from heavy dense woods.

They both have dragons carved on them. The screen has some sort of inlay at the top.

There are no markings on them.

Subject:Re: Table and screen question
Posted By: Kirk Fri, Sep 15, 2017

which table?
happy to help but....
pse post a few shots so we can see them.
Y/N?

Subject:Re: Table and screen question
Posted By: Justin Wed, Sep 20, 2017

sorry, I could not get them to upload last time.








Subject:Re: Table and screen question
Posted By: Justin Wed, Sep 20, 2017

and a few more







Subject:Re: Table and screen question
Posted By: Justin Wed, Sep 20, 2017

and a few more







Subject:Re: Table and screen question
Posted By: kirk Fri, Oct 20, 2017

they both appear to be early 20th century and made of blackwood. blackwood is Dalbergia melanoxylon, an African hardwood, and important commercial species that has been imported to China and used in furniture since the 1820's

Subject:Re: Table and screen question
Posted By: justin Fri, Oct 20, 2017

Thank you for responding. Here are a couple of other pieces. Any info would help. Other than what you told me, I am not finding any info online.







Subject:Re: Table and screen question
Posted By: kirk Tue, Aug 27, 2019

Apologies about the late reply. Im not really qualified to comment on small items, just furniture, and thought someone else likely would, but as they haven't I will tell you my thoughts about your smalls anyway. The vase is a Japanese bronze, depicting a Phoenix, an important / imperial symbol in Oriental art, that is signed by the artist. There is a book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Japanese-Art-Signatures-Handbook-Practical/dp/1891640097
You may wish to order a copy from your local library. If it is by an artist of cultural significance they will be represented in this work. The head is I assume marble? in which case the deity is Guanyin, and is more likely Chinese than Japanese.


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