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A decorative wooden Chinese rice barrel.

A Chinese four-legged barrel-form brass urn cast and engraved with archaistic decoration from the 20th century. The gently rounded sides are cast with the dispersed elements of two taotie masks, Archaistic auspicious beasts formed by a pair of stylized and confronted dragons which constitutes the features of this mythical creature, abstractly rendered in low-relief hooked curls. Two bands of kui or passing dragons flank the taotie ornamentation on the belly, all upon an engraved and very finely delineated white leiwen ground symbolizing thunder. Raised on four atlantes with a few anatomical engraved details, the urn possesses a flat circular lid decorated with stylized birds and topped with a phoenix-shaped knob with a ring, a propitious symbol in Chinese art. The white engraved ground nicely contrasting with the dark patina along with the Archaistic traditional low relief decoration echoes Chinese archaic ritual bronzes used in ceremonies or buried in the tombs of the elites for use in the afterlife. This Chinese barrel...

A large 19th-century Chinese rice wine jar From Shanxi Province - circa 1890. Displaying a graceful design where elements of the hand-shaped details are ...

Wonderful handcrafted rice basket with wonderful details. Beautiful decorative handwork which can be used for storage. Originally used to carry rice or other grains.

A 19th century Chinese grain barrel handmade with varnished wood. This barrel is made of rounded wood planks reinforced by metallic rings. The sides feature two round handles for lif...

Pair of charming glazed 17th-century ceramic rice wine storage pots originating from China. Featuring an unusual brown glaze and a striated collar, these pots serve as a captivating ...

A large 19th-century Chinese rice wine jar From Shanxi Province - circa 1890. Displaying a graceful design where elements of the hand-shaped details are ...

This squat, melon-like barrel is actually a turn of the century Peking opera drum, originally used by a theater troupe to accompany the dances and songs of traditional Chinese opera. The drum's finely joined oakwood slats are held together by hand-smithed iron bands and cloaked in a rich patina from a century of use. Filled with lush greenery and foliage, this rustic drum barrel...

A large 19th-century Chinese rice wine jar From Shanxi Province - circa 1890. Displaying a graceful design where elements of the hand-shaped details are ...

19th Century oval shaped lidded wooden rice container, likely Chinese. This is a hand hewn item made from a tree trunk and fitted with a base and lid mad...

This rustic, wooden container is an early 20th century rice measure, used to portion out servings of dry rice and other grains. In keeping with the larger rice measures used at marke...

A large Chinese Qing Dynasty period elm wood rice tray from the 19th century with brass braces and honey color. Crafted in China during the Qing dynasty peri...