1900's Japanese Nishiura Enji Studio Porcelain Vase with Relief Egret Marked

It is 4.1 inches (10.5 cm) tall by 4.7 inches (12 cm) wide. It is 0.9 Lb.

It has a hairline crack at the side, skip glazes, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Japanese bronze rooster with artist sign.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, 20th Century
Size: Height 15.7 C.M. / Width 5.3 C.M. / Length 11 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

A pair of Chinese pottery brick tile with figures.

Age: China, Song Dynasty, 10th - 12th Century
Size: Height 28.6 - 29 C.M. / Width 23.5 - 24.2 C.M.
Size including stand: Height 48.5 - 48.8 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground)...

Cast Bronze Candlestick. Edo Japan Lost wax cast bronze candlestick. Beautiful cast iron and scraper finish. Decoration of Buddhist lions in relief. The candle receptacle is made of 4 hammered bronze lotus petals, these petals, thin enough, have a flexibility allowing the candles to be held perfectly. The two removable handles have the shape of Buddhist lions. Excellent bronze patina. Japanese work from the beginning of the Edo period, difficult to date with accuracy, 18th century or before...

Rare antique Japanese Biraki Choba (merchant chest with hinged doors). The doors open to reveal 9 drawers of various sizes over a single large exterior drawer. Heavy iron hardware includes extensive cross bracing, large hinges, warabite drawer-pulls, a large round lock plate, a lock and 3 keys.
The lock plate has a large Minamoto Clan family crest-likely that of the Seiwa Genji clan...

18th century Japanese iron sword kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt) with inlaid brass dragonfly. Crisp detailed work with fine veining on its wings, wonderful feel of age. Very clever and neat piece. Length 1.46 inches.

18th century Japanese iron sword kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt) with design of a dragon in flight. Wonderful work with brass inlays, great feel of age. Length 1.43 inches.

Antique Japanese kyodai (vanity box with mirrors). With three hinged mirrors that close inward. The back mirror swivels up and down. The box has 8 drawers of various sizes. The box is carved with peony flowers. The backs of the mirror panels are carved so that when it is closed they display large peony flowers on one panel and a fu-dog on the other. Carved all over with a faceted texture and finished with red and black negoro lacquer...

Early 19th century iron Japanese sword set of fuchi (bordering piece between the sword guard and the handle) and kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with relief design, respectively, of rhinoceros beetle by ivy leaves, and a spider in its web. Excellent quality work with multimetal inlays, great design, beautiful wear and patina. Kashira length 1.33 inches, fuchi length 1.46 inches.

Early 19th century iron Japanese sword fuchi (bordering piece between the sword guard and the handle) with inlaid multimetal design of a boar running among pine trees. Excellent quality work with gilding and copper and silver inlays. Length 1.5 inches.

Pair of early 19th century menuki - Japanese sword fittings - each depicting a wasp in different attitude on a tube containing their eggs. Great design, beautiful casting and detailing, wonderful patina. Length 1.4 inches.

Single early 19th century menuki - Japanese sword fitting - depicting a butterfly fluttering above a wave. Elegant design, crisp casting and detailing, excellent gilding. Length 1.68 inches.

Single early 19th century menuki - Japanese sword fitting - depicting a turtle. Beautiful design, crisp casting and detailing, expert silvering. Length 1.23 inches.

Antique Japanese kyodai (box with drawers and mirror). Made with burled mulberry wood with intricate grain. The interior is all kiri (paulownia) wood with a wiped lacquer finish inside the drawers. The box has 5 drawers of various sizes for storing personal items. The spandrel under the mirror is carved with a bird flying in front of a full moon and tall grasses. Original beveled glass mirror which swivels up and down...

18th Century Chinese Gilt Cloisonne Floral Vase

It is 5.1 inches (13 cm) tall by 2.8 inches (7.3 cm) wide. It weighs 125 gram.

It has loss of gilding, bent foot's rim, surface wears and scratches, oxidation, dents, enamel bruising, cracks, and chips. It is slightly tilted and also missing enamels (as seen in the photos).

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Good Bhutan hand spun blanket. I bought this from a Bhutanese woman sitting at the bottom of the trail to original Tiger Nest, in 1995. Simple but stunning wool embroidered floral and foliate medallions. Made with soft wool (very warm), comprised of two panels, perfect condition. Width: 93cm/37.5in and Length: 158cm/62in.

Gorgeous old silk brocade supplementary weft embroidered on cotton backing from the Mulao ethnic group, circa first half 20th CE. The foundation is woven with handspun blue cotton threads and silk weft embroidered, phoenix, butterfly and floral images against a “key fret” background. L: 109cm/42in and W: 68cm/26in (with cotton border L: 128cm/50in and W: 83cm/32in)...

Height approximately 26.6 cm. There is a little bit slight different color on the neck. In good condition.

Diameter approximately 22 cm. There is a slight difference in color, not completely flat. More pictures are available. In good condition.

A fine and smooth Genuine Jadeite JADE HORSE, QING DYNASTY, 18/19th Century. Very good condition, no chips, cracks nor restorations! Size: height 9.5 cm x length 12 cm. Available for purchase: US$ 975. Unique collector's piece!

Body width approximately 11.8 cm. Mouth width approximately 11.4 cm. Weight approximately 758 g. Thick original patina. More pictures are available. In good condition.

18th Century Chinese Butterscotch Amber Carved Plaque in Silver Enamel Setting Brooch Marked "Silver"

It is 2.2 inches (5.5 cm) in length by 1.85 inches (4.7 cm) wide. It is 24.9 gram.

The amber has inclusions, flea bite chips, and surface wears. The silver setting is tarnished and has surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A small Liao dynasty funerary square sancai dish


Dimension:
Height: 2cm
width: 12cm
Diagonal Width: 16cm

Condition Report:
Overall in good condition other than abrasion and manufacturing fault.

No broken parts, repairs or restoration.

A large hand carved pale celadon cucumber with a yellow nephrite jade blossom and dark green jade leaves. Wonderful piece for the collector of jade fruit and vegetables. As a decorative item, it displays well and will not go unnoticed. Measures 10.5 inches long.

Two small Blanc-de-Chine hand modelled porcelain figures dating to the Kangxi period. One showing a group with a beardy man besides two dancing ladies, standing on a floor with a hexagonal pattern. The other is a joss stick holder in the shape of a foo dog or Buddhist lion. Condition: some losses (one arm of a meiren and one ear of the animal), chips, hairlines, cracks, the figural group with traces of former coloring and firing defects. Dimension: height: c. 10 cm and 7 cm, 8 cm and 6.5 cm long...

19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Carved Cup with Buddha

It is 2 inches (5 cm) tall by 4.5 inches (11.5 cm) wide. It is 131 gram.

It has peeling and excess lacquer at the bottom, stains at the bottom, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Hard to find nowadays: fairly shoe shaped (kutsugata) tea bowl, made of light, coarse, unrefined Mino clay. The expertly thrown body was covered with a potter's knife in its shoulder and around the foot ring.

The brim of this bowl covered with a green copper oxide glaze and the lower part was left unglazed and decorated in iron oxide with buddhist wheel of law on two opposite sides over which finally a transparent ash glaze was applied. The wheels were additionally highlighted with...

Chinese Qing dynasty ink and color on paper vertical framed painting of three children flying a kite outdoors. The unsigned painting appears to date from the 19th century. The frame size is 52” x 18” (painting: 42 1/2” x 11 1/4"). There is old damage, wear, and soiling visible. Framed in Tucson in the 1990s in a deep, substantial handmade black lacquer moulding. The painting is framed with glass. Purchased in the 1990s from an old Arizona collection.

A small Liao dynasty octofoil sancai funerary dish.


Dimension:
Diameter: 14cm / 5.5 inches
Height: 2.5 cm / 1 inches

Condition Report:
Generally in good condition with no chips, broken parts or repair. Burial abrasions and minor flakes for it age.

This plate was made in the famous kiln Jindezhen in 17th century Ming dynasty by the order from Japan. Japanese dilletante generally don't like the perfection of the art works. Japanese intellectuals in the old time had been enjoyed the fault on the edge , they called it "mushikui" as worm-eaten. The fault on the edge is caused of the character of the clay not of incident They would feel wabi-sabi mood on it. The pattern on plate is depicted ”鍾馗 Shohki" Zhong Kui. Certification: by Norik...

A Tang dynasty funerary sancai ewer


Dimension:
Height - 17cm
Length - 15cm


Condition Report:
In good condition with no chips, broken part or repair.

An example of Taiwan country furniture, this Chinese antique wood trunk sits on a custom-made stand and is finely decorated in panels of black ink painted flowers. It was purchased in Peitou, Taiwan in 1987. It was refinished at that time and the custom stand was made for it. The dealer in Taiwan dated the trunk to circa 1920 and described the wood as machilus. When the lid is opened, the interior is very fragrant. On the stand, the trunk measures 15” high x 25” long x 17” deep. Very...

Early 19th century Chinese pewter covered tea caddy of round section with brass inlays of 3 bats with outstretched wings around its body and a SHOW (long life) character on top of the cover. Bats and SHOW character are a reference to the Chinese rebus about blessings of longevity. Wonderful quality precise work with wealth of details (see fur marks on their chests)). Hallmarked on the bottom, double wall to the cover providing better humidity control inside the caddy. Wonderful piece in great co...

Late 19th - early 20th century Tibetan mala - Buddhist rosary consisting of 108 faceted Peking glass beads and 4 jadeite ones that serve as spacers dividing the prayer beads into groups of 27 each. Traditionally Buddhist rosary of 108 even-sized beads is used for mantra recitation. The thread represents the continuity of the buddhadharma piercing the 108 worldly passions. The mantras are recited to accomplish the four karmas or enlightened activities of pacifying, enriching, magnetizing, and des...

19th century small Chinese soapstone seal of classic square section carved with 2 sunken characters. Third catalogue photo includes the image of the printing surface flipped left to right to show what the imprint of the seal will look like. Beautiful butterscotch stone with rich depth of color, inscribed with several characters on the side, old dried red seal paste in the grooves. Overall in great condition, nice scholar’s object. Height 3/4 inches, base 1/2 x 3/8 square.

19th century Japanese small lacquered wood netsuke representing an unusual theatrical mask of KO-BESHIMI used for roles of some harmless demons or gods who exert their powers for good. Crisp detailing, nicely lacquered, great patina. some wear to the surface. Signed RYUUN on the back bar - the artist is listed in NETSUKE MASKS by Raymond Bushell, p. 175, signatures 241-243. Height 1.13 inches.