This set of dolls, a Cantonese Amah carrying a Baby on her back, is one of the more sought-after Door of Hope doll characters when found together as a pair. Early 20th century. Both dolls have finely carved pear wood heads, carved and painted black eyes, well-detailed ears and wonderfully expressive faces which are characteristic of the Door of Hope doll genre.

The Amah (nursemaid) is dressed in a simple white cotton side-fastened top with four frog closures...

Vibrant translucent deep blue colored Chinese Peking (Beijing) glass bowl with scalloped rim and body. Qing dynasty, late 19th/early 20th century. The thin glass contains tiny air bubbles which are characteristic of glass from this period. The word “CHINA” is etched onto the bottom, indicating an export date after 1890 when it was required to mark the country of origin on any items exported into the United States...

The top of this square Chinese brass ink box is engraved with four large kanji characters and dates to the late 19th century, Qing period. Originally there would have been an inkstone fitted into the inside of the cover. The lip of the bottom section is lined with copper, and the brass base is unmarked.

These tightly-fit boxes were used by scholars when they traveled so they could paint and do calligraphy. Cotton was placed in the bottom of the box and water was dripped into it...

Transparent Chinese glass brush washer in globular form decorated with clear red glass overlay carved in relief to reveal the eight trigrams of the I Ching and the symbol for yin and yang. We believe it dates to the late 19th/early 20th century, Qing dynasty to early Republic. The red overlay glass on the base is encircled by lappets, and the same red lappet design surrounds the mouth...