Charming Japanese small tansu (merchant's chest) in original red lacquer finish with black lacquer frame, made with Kuri (chestnut) front drawers and Sugi (cypress) sides. Decorative floral iron locks on each drawer with key included. Would make an excellent bed side chest or small table/chest for living room.
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Size: 25" L x 13" W x 22.5" H
Chinese Cizhou type small bowl, with a character "Yuan" on the inside bottom of the bowl. Yuan Dynasty. Condition: there are some glaze chips on the rim, no other flaw beside these. Diameter: 4-3/8".
Rare Ming Dynasty Wanli period ( 1573 - 1619 ) blue and white dish with a " Master of the Rocks " design. Condition : Some very minute rim fritting and one nearly not viseable short hairline. D : 20,2 cm.
Antique Japanese small Kiri (paulownia) tansu with seven drawers, each with warabite handles and round lock plates. All original condition and finish hardwood.
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Size: 23.5" L x 15.5" W x 27.5" H
A Japanese Imari Tokuri.
Decorated in the typical palette with alternate panels of a Carp leaping a waterfall
and a Dragon in clouds above a Tiger
19thC.
Height: 7 3/8″ (18.7 cm).
Condition: excellent, light wear to gilding
This is indigo dyeing cotton Tsutsugaki Futon- cover used in a rich merchant's family for the Meiji period. As for this, cotton is spun by hand precisely. As for this, a pattern is Tabanenosi and a family coat of arms. As for this, Tabanenosi is expressed like Kuwagata Maedate of Samurai Kabuto. And Kuwagata Maedate of Samurai surrounds a family coat of arms. This seems to express a family in succession to a pride of Samurai...
Antique Japanese woven ikebana basket, for artistic arrangements of flowers. Tall, of a gourd form, with metal insert and tightly woven with varying size and texture of bamboo.
Size: 24" H x 12" W
Antique Japanese gifu tansu (accountant's chest) made with Hinoki (cypress) wood front and Sugi (cedar) wood sides. Fantastic detailing with many storage compartments of various size and bracing on its sides.
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Size: 36" L x 19" W x 38.5" H
Antique Chinese pair of fu dogs, hand-sculpted from clay, with hollow interior and fine detailing. Qing Dynasty
Size: 4" L x 3" W x 5.75" H
Unusual and original antique Japanese cast iron zen panel gong, or "umpan" meaning "cloud plate", usually hung outside of the kitchen area. Stylized decorations on the front include characters meaning both "sun" and "moon", a lucky bat, gourd medicine bottles, and lotus petals.
Mid to Late 18th century
Size: 25" W x .75" D x 26.5" H
Antique Japanese bronze temple bell, or "bonsho", with a handle of dragon heads called a ryuzu, protrusions called "chi chi" or "nyu" to improve resonance of sound, the "tsuki-za" striking panels, and the "mei-bun" inscription of the bell's history...
Antique Japanese bronze temple bell known as a "bonsho", with a handle of dragon heads called a ryuzu. Protrusions called "chi chi" or "nyu" to improve resonance of sound, the "tsuki-za" striking panels, with lotus shaped "tsukiza"...
This is a very fine and highly decorated cloisonne vase from Ota. I has 6 different panels and loads of detail and colorful scroll work. The hardwood (Rosewood or Mahogany) stand is old an is included with the vase. The vase stands 6 inches tall and is in excellent condition.
Chinese porcelain vase in clair de lune glaze. Six characters Qianlong mark, we date it to Guangxu period based on the written style of the mark and other factors. Condition: There is one chip on the foot rim, no other damage besides this. Height: 14"
A Chinese Export Armorial Lobed Dish.
Decorated to the centre with a coat of arms
within a bamboo and flowers border.
These arms are probably Swedish or possibly Dutch.
Qianlong C1750.
Diameter; 8″ (20.4 cm).
Condition: excellent just some wear to the gilt rim
Unusual Chinese temple corbel made of hand carved wood. With black, red, and gilt lacquer pigments, carved with the head of a dragon, a bird, and flora. Very interesting style of carving, similar to that of Mayan imagery.
Early 19th Century
Size: 13" L x 4" W x 23" H
A Chinese gilt wood statue of Skanda. Skanda, also known as Wei Tuo (Chinese: 韋馱), is a Mahayana bodhisattva regarded as a devoted guardian of Buddhist monasteries who guards the Buddhist teachings. He is also sometimes called in the Chinese tradition "Hufa Weituo Zuntian Pusa", meaning "Honored Dharma Protector Skanda Bodhisattva", because he is the leader of the twenty-four celestial guardian deities mentioned in the Golden Light Sutra (quote from Wikipedia). Ming Dynasty...
A Very Rare and Fine Early Yi Period White Porcelain Stem Bowl-15th C.:
Korea, Joseon period, 15th century.
An unusual shape of deep bowl and finely potted with in-curving walls
set on a tall splayed foot, applied evenly overall with a thin and clear crackled
white glaze throughout the interior and exterior, including base,
It’s in very fine condition overall, measures 5.25” h. x 5 7/8” d. (13.3 cm x 15 cm).