9 cm mouth diameter. 8,4 cm high. 400 gram weight.
Work of Matsumoto Hozan, Meiji period (circa 1900).
It is baluster form painted in polychrome enamels and gilt on a clear crackled glaze.
It is detailed with a daimyo procession, the foot and neck are enameled with a cloud pattern bands.
Its highly design exterior, and beautiful form.
Signed Matsumoto Hozan with Shimazu family crest in gilt on the base.
The condition of this satsuma vase is in excellent, no wear, no crack and no restoration.
It comes with fitted w...
Superb yet bold, elegant in its expression, the compassion and care can be seen in this white robe Kwan Yin or Kannon by an artist named Shunpo. It could be assumed that this artist was living during the time when Japanese art was transitioning from its "traditional" structure to a more modern form with Western preferences possibly influenced from the world expositions and fairs that were being held in Western Europe and France...
A Well carved bamboo brush holder, depicting a garden scene, with a scholar, his friends, attendants, gardeners...etc, playing or working in the garden. The rest of the brush holder is decorated with auspicious motifs. Qing Dynasty, circa 1850. Condition: age cracks. Diameter: 4-1/2"; height: 7".
A very rare extremely large storage jar from the Chinese Song period, 960 -1126 AD.These jars were used for storage for Chinese trading vessels. They were then traded off to Chieftains in Southeast Asia and were considered sacred items. Most jars were from the Ming to the middle Qing Dynasties. This one is very rare as it dates back to the Song Dynasty. This vase was found in Borneo, Malaysia.
It is unusual to find this size jar intact from that period. Size: H. 76 cm. W. 57 cm...
This is a top quality Japanese Edo (19th century)gosu-blue Satsuma Koro with shishi on a pierced lid, with beautifully shaped handles and feet,and Tokugawa family mons on the lid and upper part of the Koro.
It has magnificent raised multiple floral decorations above main panels.They have complicated raised symbolic decorations including a scene of a rooster in bushes and floral decorations over fence and a seated bird.
As a reference , you may check a similar Koro ( but less detailed) in one...
Size : 18,5cm wide, 8,5cm high. Teapot in good conditions.
Size : 11cm wide, 7cm high. Teapot in good conditions except small chipped at inside the lid and base rim.
Size : 16cm wide, 9,5cm high. Teapot in good conditions except small chipped at the lid.
Size : 11cm wide, 7cm high. Teapot in good conditions.
Chinese 18th century bronze censer, with name mark at the base. Censer in Good conditions except lose the patina because has been cleaned.free from any crack, dent or repair. 17,7cm wide. 11,9cm mouth rim diameter.6,7cm high. 1599 gram weight.
Small lentoid bead with baboon
Measurement: 1.1 x .8 x 2.5 cm
Material/colour: cream-coloured glazed steatite.
Technique: carved stone; pierced longitudinally.
Condition: crackling of glaze on top; small chip from edge near paddle.
Date: Twenty-sixth Dynasty
Provenance: Golden Chariot; Collection of Gustav Jecquier, reportedly from Sakkara.
Identification and Interpretation: Image of ape rowing celestial barque with Re above...
Beautiful antique kiri wood two-section isho tansu with hand forged iron hardware. There are four large drawers. The drawers have iron rounded handles and round locks in the middle of the drawers. The sides of each section of the tansu have iron handles. The top section has a beautiful iron fastening with a floral motif as well as the top handles. Age: Early Meiji Period.
Size: 41.5" height, 36" length, 16.75" depth.
Antique sterling silver English brooch hallmark Birmingham 1892. It has a horseshoe shape for good luck with a floral design. It measures almost 1" long and about .75" across. The pinning mechanism is in good working order. A lovely brooch!
A Chinese round porcelain "box" decorated in underglaze blue Buddhist emblems to the exterior. The interior glazed white and undecorated. Concentric circles in underglaze blue on base. No damage or repairs noted. 4.75" diameter. 2.25" tall.