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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ebay Sales]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[We have put the following items on E-Bay:

1. Side table, ming style. black lacquer with horse feet
2. Chinese tophat officials chair
3. Japanese storage coffer
4. Elm wood tea table
5. Red lacquer altar table
6. Japanese usabata (large incense burner)
7. Japanese Kutani jar

More thorough descriptions and pictures are available.  Please take a  look!]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Something Old, Something New]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[As a collector, it gives me great pleasure to use something that has  been around a very long time and is still functional.  For instance, the  other day I moved an old Chinese scholar's desk (mid-19th century) into  my office and chucked the drop-leaf table I had been using.  The "new"  to me desk scores major points on patina and mellowness and has some  remaining red lacquer on its front and legs.  The top has a few water  marks, looks like a burn mark and even a good scratch.  Despite its ...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ming vs. Ming Style]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Original Ming furniture is very hard to come by and can be very  expensive.  We are fortunate to have found a pair of small "country"  Ming cabinets at relatively reasonable prices.  Be aware, however, of  the difference between Ming and Ming Style items.  Just like with early  American furniture, newer furniture makers took artistic license to  modify the look of items and frequently exaggerated certain features.   Shown here are three examples of cabinets.  One is original Ming, one is  Ming...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[May Day Update]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[We just found out that  The Grill will serve lunch during our May Day sale!&#160; The new chefs are terrific  and
I’m sure you will enjoy it.&#160; Also, the weather forecaster has promised a warm sunny day so  please come on
out and enjoy  Pultneyville.&#160; Remember, our friends at Artisan’s Loft and BeaLine are also hosting events so
it promises to be a  great day!]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[May Day Event!]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[On May 1 we will have a sale of many items in the shop.  We will soon be  offering items on e-Bay and we want to give our friends and fans the  opportunity to purchase pieces at our e-Bay minimum prices before we put  them on e-Bay.  In addition, our neighbors at Artisan's Loft and  BeaLine interiors will have special events.  Nan Hance, Artisan's Loft,  will host Artistry in Bloom featuring floral oils, watercolors,  photography, fresh flower arrangements and May Day baskets by  professional...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Here we are!]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Here we are on  our newly designed website.&#160; With this total redesign came a Facebook page and participation on Twitter.&#160; More  changes are in store as we work to modernize our digital presence.&#160; However, one thing hasn’t changed: wonderful Asian Antiques!]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[A Primer on Asian Export Porcelain]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[For those of you who are knowledgeable and familiar with export porcelain from Asia, this blog will be very basic.&#160; However, we hope  that readers who have only recently become interested in Chinese and Japanese porcelain find this helpful.
The subject of Export Porcelain is both simple and complicated.&#160; Simple because its broadest definition refers to porcelain made in Asia specifically for the purpose of export to the west.&#160; It becomes complicated because of the varieties of...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Our Start in Chinese Antiques]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[We contracted Asian antique fever when we moved to Singapore in 1990.   Poking around one day in Tanglin Shopping Center, a haven of antique  shops, Tom spotted a pair of black panels on which figures of a Chinese  Emperor and Empress had been superimposed.  The figures were made up of  many colors of carved soapstone.  We'd never seen anything like them.   We spent some time in the shop chatting with the owner and while we did  not purchase them, they remained in Tom's mind.  So I started...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Who Sat in This Chair?]]></title>
         <link>http://www.moongategallery.com/news/who-sat-in-this-chair-/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Have you ever found an antique chair (or anything else, for that matter)  that had specially worn areas?  Perhaps on the arm rests?  Or the lower  cross member where someone rested their feet?  And when you find  something like this, you wonder “Who sat in this chair, all those years  ago?”  Did he/she have a family?  Were they rich or poor?  Was it the  patriarch or matriarch of the family?  These imponderables give real  meaning to antiques.  Whenever I sit in one of the chairs in our shop, I...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[My Start in Porcelain]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I had always been interested in crackled Celadon porcelain (more on this  in another blog) but my serious "I've got to have that!" experience was  with the black pieces of the Song (Sung in some pronunciations) dynasty  of China.  My first ever porcelain purchase was the black glaze jar  with brown splashes on the right.  As I became more and more interested I  realize that this favorite piece was just the start and my tastes  changed as I learned more and more about the subject.  The bowl on...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[On Collecting]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Last fall we had a fellow come in and ask,"Look, I have $400 to spend on  something here.  What do you suggest?"  Wow, what a question.  "Well,  what do you like?"  He replied, "I don't know, what should I like?"  And  therein lies the rub.  Each of you have different tastes for food,  movies, and a million other things.  Its no different for antiques.  The  only person you have to satisfy when you buy something to collect  is...YOURSELF.  With this in mind, and following the question of the ...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[On Investing]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Buying Asian antiques solely as investment is really tough.  First, I  would never purchase something ONLY for investment.  Make sure you like  it first.  When investing in Asian antiques, please, PLEASE be careful.   Only purchase items from a dealer who you trust and who has thorough  knowledge of the item.  Good dealers will educate you about the item and  will admit to their limitations of knowledge.  Also, do your homework.   For example, compare prices for similar items.  Be observant to...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Home Decor]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[
Some people have come into our shop and said, "Oh, Chinese stuff.   Our home is modern.  Old Chinese furniture won't work."  Wrong!  It  doesn't matter if you have furniture from Ikea (as we have some) or if  you have American antiques handed down from relatives, good Asian  furniture will almost always work.  For example, the Tibetan cupboard  shown in our wall can be a really nice accent piece.  On the other hand,  a more classic Ming-style cabinet, because of its simplicity, can meld ...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Types of Wood in Asian Furniture]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The types of wood used in old Chinese furniture is as varied as that  used by fine craftsmen in the west.  Some are similar and many are  different.  An initial step taken to enjoy Asian antique furniture is to  gain an appreciation for the wood used.  One should first think of two  general categorical uses: fine furniture used by families of high  position, and vernacular furniture for use in everyday homes.  The  luxurious hardwoods used to make classical items include:  Zitan,  Huanghuali,...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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