Antique Collectibles from ShangriLa
Auction Items of this Week / 本週拍賣料品
3500 "Make us an offer" Listings/ 固定價格
Description
Sharing with you this highly unusual 16th Century Ming Porcelain Yellow Ground Blue and White Dish, Late Jiajing to Early Wanli c.1560-80. Decorated with a Crab to the Center, Surrounded by a Key Fret Border.
The Base with a Mark Within a Lozenge Panel, Possibly Fu Gui Jia Qi, ‘Beautiful Vessel for the Rich and Vessel for the Rich and Honourable’.
Crab Xie
Xie, Crabs are normally depicted on Chinese porcelain in the context of other marine crustacea together with aquatic plants. On there own the appear only rarely and as single creatures they have a different meaning. They are used to represent achievement as Xie is a homonym for the those who have passed the first examination towards official rank, Xie. In folklore, the crab can repel bad magic and also restore a mans potency.
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Important information
Auction
We start an auction every week, a nice opportunity to buy pieces for good prices;
https://www.ebay.com/str/antiquefromshangrila?LH_Auction=1
Combined shipment
We combine shipment and have over 2500 fixed listings in store, always good to
take a look if you see other items you like to save some shipping and mother nature:
https://www.ebay.com/usr/theceramics_and_collectibles
All will be packed neat and sent track and trace and insurance. Registered airmail.
Packages are always shipped on the next wednesday.
If there is a specific hurry please contact us.
Offers
All fixed items are open for offers, please feel free to make an offer and we will
respond as soon as possible.
Payment
Payment of items should be done within 5 days after the auction ends, or update us
on later payment. It's all about good communication.
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Condition
Besides some firing flaws, no damages found. Size 13.7x2.2CM DiameterxHeight
Period
16th century Ming & Transitional (1368 - 1664)
Shipping Rules
FOR ALL PACKAGES OUTSIDE EUROPE: Shipping times can vary a lot depending on Customs & Shipping Company speed. We can not control this. For China (& rest of Asia) & US allow at least 2 to 3 weeks. Depending on the situation it can take up to 1.5 month. Rare cases of even 2 months have been seen to CHINA (and rest of ASIA), this has to do with slow customs procedures. This also influences the tracking data shown online. Please be patient!
You can follow it at:
www.internationalparceltracking.com/
For China: http://track-chinapost.com/
For USA: https://www.usps.com/
BUYER Responisibilties
We as sellers are responsible for shipping. However in case of lost or damaged items the BUYER is also required to take action & help solve the issue at hand. We can not do this alone since it also includes taking action in the country of the buyer. For instance by contacting USPS in the USA or ChinaPost in China. Buying from Antique Collectibles from ShangriLa also includes assisting in settling matter with shipping companies.
These BUYER Responsibilities include:
In case of LOST or Long Duration of packages we will contact our shipping company the BUYER must:
- 1. Contact his own shipping company.
- 2. Contact Customs.
- 3. Take all actions advised by the shipping company or customs.