Korean porcelain figure of a seated PRIEST with an off-white finely crackled glaze. The priest holding a palm frond fan in right hand and a teapot in left hand, his tongue moves (from side to side) Great expressiveness. There is a four character impressed mark on the inside of the ceramic.(see photo #5)
Dimensions: 3.5"=ht. x 4"=width x 3"=depth.
There is some damage to the spout of the teapot (see photo #2). Circa: Choson period, late 19th C.
Sold to to CA. - from Christie's NYC with Provenance!
Chinese Tang Dynasty (618-905) stonewear phosphatic brown glazed EWER. The ovoid body set on the high shoulder with two loop handles applied at the base of the neck between the short conical spout and the double strap handle, covered with a dark brown glaze highlighted by splashes of milky blue glaze draining from the neck, the top of the canted rim wiped clean and the interior of the neck glazed brown. Lot # 393, Christie's NYC, 29 March, 2006. Provenance: Sze Yuan Tang Collection, Christi ...click for details
Japanese elongated rectangular (8 sided) porcelain BOX with domed lid...an unusual IMARI ceramic! This is a calligraphy BRUSH box, holding 3 brushes to dry with the lid in place! The base has two dividers with tree scallop shaped openings at the top and the lid has two sets of five holes at either end. The overglaze painting of two high court officials surrounded with peony flowers and leaves and birds and even two dragons coming together in the center of the lid! The inside is glazed a shiny wh ...click for details
Japanese Gilt/wood Buddhist Temple HANGINGS (to be placed over the Lord Buddha's head) in lotus form with stylized floral chains supporting balls and bells. Condition is good. Length is 14.5 inches. Circa: 1820-1860, Edo era.
Japanese porcelain Imari BOWL "Akadama" in bell form with a dragon design inside the cavetto,with a floral rim with underglaze blue and green, orange and yellows. There is a tassel design on the outside with oranges, greens and yellows. No mark on the bottom. Condition is good, the colors are bright, except for the green cloud marks inside the bowl, and there is a small 1/2 inch hairline crack in the rim. There is also a very small (twice the size of a pin head) loss of glaze about an ...click for details
Japanese TAKATORI Pottery CHAIRE (or TEA storage vessel) in ovoid form with black-brown glaze on a tan body, with ivory cover, silk bag with drawstrings and a kiriwood oribinal box with inscription. Condition is excellent, no flaws. Circa, 1880-1910. Height is 2.75 inches.
A pair of Japanese KUTANI porcelain BOWLS in "square form" (straight sides and rounded corners) with chrysanthemum and paulownia design. The green color at the top of the bowls, both inside and out is a type of "stipple," or 3 dimensional! Orange 3 letter Kanji mark on the bottoms. Circa 1900-1920. Condition is excellent, no chips, cracks, breaks or restorations. Dimensions are 5 inches in diameter and a 4.25 inch height.
Japanese splint bamboo IKEBANA BASKET with bamboo inset and liner in a crescent moon form with applied branch decoration in relief on two sides. Beautiful patina! No damage. Height is 13 inches, width is 12 inches. Circa 1900-1920.
Japanese pottery WATERDROPPER (Tsuiteki) in rectangular form with two colorful chickens in relief. Length 2.25 inches. Some wear & tear and slight abrasions. Circa 1930's.
