CHINA / TAIWAN - BANKNOTE: 100 YUAN 1970 effigy of Sun Yat Sen, reverse presiden…

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CHINA / TAIWAN - BANKNOTE: 100 YUAN 1970 effigy of Sun Yat Sen, reverse presidential palace. Printing "central printing factory" - TTB

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Estim. 1 000 EUR

Foreign coins CHINA 5 Yuan 1992 Taiwan's Scenary - AG RR Lot of four coins in orignal case and certificate of guarantee - FS

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Foreign writers - Asia. Correspondence with Gérard Léman (1980-2010): - Bangladesh: Taslima NASREEN (1 ded., approx.). - China: GUAN Xiao Xiao (1 photo ded., 1 autog. text signed, approx.), HAN Suyin (5 L.T.S., 1 C.A.S., 1 ded., approx.), LIAO Yiwu (1 ded., approx.), LIE Chow Ching (1 ded., approx.), XIN Ran (1 C.A.S., approx.), XU Xing (1 ded., approx.), WEI-WEI (1 C.A.S., approx.), YAN Lianke (1 ded., approx.). - South Korea: Lim CHUL-WOO (1 ded., 1 C.A.S., approx.), Hwang SOK-YONG (1 L.T.S., approx.), SOUNYA (1 ded., 1 L.A.S., approx.). - India: Anita DESAI (2 L.T.S., 1 L.A.S., 1 ded., approx.), Amitav GHOSH (1 ded., 1 C.A.S., approx.), Vikram SETH (1 ded.), Udayan VAJPEYI (1 ded., 1 L.A.S., approx.). - Japan : Shusaku ENDO (1 L.A.S., 1 ded.with seal, 1 L.T.S. from his wife, posthumous, approx.), Akira MIZUBAYASHI (1 autog. text, 1 L.A.S., approx.), Ryoko SEKIGUCHI ( 2 small cooking vol. with E.A.S.), Yoko TAWADA (1 C.A.S.), Yuko TSUSHIMA (1 C.A.S.), Keiko YAMANAKA (1 L.T.S.). - Taiwan: WANG Wen-Xing (1 CA.S., approx.). - Vietnam: Duong Thu HUONG (1 C.A.S., approx.), THÛAN (1 autog. note, approx.), Viet Thanh NGUYEN (1 ded., 1 C.A.S., approx.).

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

PAUL CHEN: A TANTO IN KOSHIRAE PAUL CHEN: A TANTO IN KOSHIRAE By Paul Chen, signed Chen Chaobo Taiwan and China, 2007 The blade: The elegant blade of hira-zukuri from, and ihori mune. The hamon is sugu and gunome in nioi-deki, ending in a hakikake boshi. The hada is mokume-muji. The nakago with one mekugi-ana, the tip is haagari, the mei reads Dinghai Nian Zhongguo Dalian CHEN CHAOBO [by Paul Chen, made in the year of Dinghai (2007), in Dalian]. The mounting: The iron fuchi and kashira decorated in takazogan and hirazogan with gilt reeds and silver stones. One menuki in form of a dung beetle, the other shaped like a ladybug on a pea. All mounted to a rayskin tsuka covered in blue silk tsuka-ito. The saya is lacquered in an even marine blue. NAGASA 19 cm, Length 35 cm WEIGHT 288 g Condition: Very good condition, the blade with minor wear. The fittings with light wear, few small nicks, and light surface scratches. Paul Chen (Chen Chaopo), the founder of Hanwei is one of the world’s leading providers of high-quality katana. Among their products are Chinese, European, and Medieval swords, but the company started out producing Japanese samurai swords which are still the cornerstone of their business. The years of experience, the traditional craftsmanship combined with modern tools and metallurgy equal some of the best swords available in the market.

Estim. 400 - 800 EUR

‘PEONY’, FOLLOWER OF ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983) ‘PEONY’, FOLLOWER OF ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983) China, 20th century. Ink and watercolors on paper. Mounted and framed behind glass. Painted in the artist’s characteristic style with a pink peony blossom borne on a leafy stem. Inscriptions: To the top, inscribed with a poem about pausing to enjoy the view. Signed ‘Daqian’ with five seals. Condition: Very good condition with wear and minor browning of paper, some water stains. Provenance: English trade. Dimensions: Image size 31 x 43.5 cm, Size incl. frame 53.3 x 76 cm Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) was one of the best-known and most prodigious Chinese artists of the twentieth century. Originally known as a guohua (traditionalist) painter, by the 1960s he was also renowned as a modern impressionist and expressionist painter. In addition, he is regarded as one of the most gifted master forgers of the twentieth century. After the Communist Revolution in 1949, he left China and spent years living in South and North America, extensively touring Northern California. Chang’s first California solo exhibition in 1967 at Stanford University attracted an opening reception crowd of a thousand. Finally, he settled in Taipei, Taiwan in 1978. During his years of wandering, he had several wives simultaneously, curried favor with influential people, and maintained a large entourage of relatives and supporters. He also kept a pet gibbon. He affected the long robe and long beard of a traditional Chinese scholar.

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