Author Topic: help to indetify this old chinese carved Ivory red mark (Read 2265 times)

micaela · « **on:** June 18, 2014, 10:03:25 pm »

Hi, Please help to identify this carved ivory. I think is chinese. And take some inscription and red mark.

Regards

Mica

Ipcress · « **Reply #1 on:** June 19, 2014, 01:58:25 am »

Hmmm. I'm not sure that is ivory. Looks like " treated " resin. Maybe it's just the pictures - can you ask for an image of the base ?

mart · « **Reply #2 on:** June 19, 2014, 09:01:32 am »

The last pic is blurry !! Can`t see the grain clear enough to tell !!

KC · « **Reply #3 on:** June 19, 2014, 10:52:14 am »

Too blurry like Mart said.

micaela · « **Reply #4 on:** June 19, 2014, 02:15:36 pm »

The piece is ivory. That I assure you. add best photos. thanks

mart · « **Reply #5 on:** June 19, 2014, 02:52:37 pm »

How big is this item ?? What I could see looked more like bone than ivory !! How do you know its ivory ?? With all the new laws restricting its sale,, I would wish for something else !!

micaela · « **Reply #6 on:** June 19, 2014, 03:06:17 pm »

I know the restriction about the ivory. But this not bone. The item take 20 cm tall approx

Ipcress · « **Reply #7 on:** June 19, 2014, 04:46:19 pm »

It's not ivory, Micaela. Avoid it.

mart · « **Reply #8 on:** June 19, 2014, 09:12:37 pm »

I do not think it is either !!

micaela · « **Reply #9 on:** July 24, 2014, 04:15:47 pm »

The seal mark it is the name of the poet who wrote the lines written above. The poet's name is Su Shi 蘇軾.
the item take 28 cm tall including the base. without base 24 cm tall. And weight without the base 1,238 grams.
mica