Bamboo Archives - Antique Boxes https://antique-boxes.com/price-guide/asian-boxes/bamboo/ Information and Price Guide to Antique Boxes Mon, 22 Jun 2020 07:37:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 Chinese Bamboo Boxes https://antique-boxes.com/chinese-bamboo-boxes/ Sun, 25 Mar 2018 16:52:19 +0000 http://antique-boxes.com/?p=613 Price guide to antique Chinese bamboo boxes. In Chinese culture, the bamboo, plum blossom, orchid, and chrysanthemum (often known as méi lán zhú jú 梅兰竹菊) are collectively referred to as the…

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]]> Price guide to antique Chinese bamboo boxes. In Chinese culture, the bamboo, plum blossom, orchid, and chrysanthemum (often known as méi lán zhú jú 梅兰竹菊) are collectively referred to as the Four Gentlemen. These four plants also represent the four seasons and, in Confucian ideology, four aspects of the junzi (“prince” or “noble one”). The pine (sōng 松), the bamboo (zhú 竹), and the plum blossom (méi 梅) are also admired for their perseverance under harsh conditions, and are together known as the “Three Friends of Winter” (岁寒三友 suìhán sānyǒu) in Chinese culture. The “Three Friends of Winter” is traditionally used as a system of ranking in Japan, for example in sushi sets or accommodations at a traditional ryokan. Pine (matsu 松) is of the first rank, bamboo (take 竹) is of second rank, and plum (ume 梅) is of the third. Reference: Wikipedia

A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE CANTON CARVED BAMBOO CYLINDRICAL BOX A BAMBOO-VENEERED TWO-TIER QUADRILOBED BOX A Chinese octagonal carved bamboo box and cover Carved bamboo incense box Natural Chen Xiang Carved Bamboo Box A FINELY CARVED BAMBOO VENEERED 'BAJIXIANG' BOX

 

 

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]]> 613 Japanese Bamboo Boxes https://antique-boxes.com/japanese-bamboo-boxes/ Sat, 24 Mar 2018 14:32:18 +0000 http://antique-boxes.com/?p=605 Price guide to antique Japanese bamboo boxes. Bamboo is symbolic in Japanese Culture and has been used to make household items and structures for many years.    

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]]> Price guide to antique Japanese bamboo boxes. Bamboo is symbolic in Japanese Culture and has been used to make household items and structures for many years.

A woven bamboo tonkotsu (tobacco box), and a kiseruzutsu (pipe case) A 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD CARVED BAMBOO TOBACCO BOX AND COVER Antique Japanese Woven Bento Box A GOOD EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD SILVER AND BAMBOO BOX WOOD, BAMBOO AND WICKER BOX Japanese

 

 

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