A Tibetan Bronze figure of Shakyamuni, 19th century or earlier.
Buddha sat in a mediative pose, one hand in his lap, the other connects to the earth. The head has been dressed with gold paint, the hair exhibits traces of blue. A good quality sculpture that seems to have had a hard life and has seen better days. There is a bruise to each upper arm, one larger than the other and some distortion to the bottom of the lotus base.
Approximately 9.5 cm high...
A copper "gau" prayer box, the lid with chased Kalachakra mantra. Inside a fine "tsakli" painting on canvas in colors and gold, depicting the deity "Green Tara", sitting on a lotus throne. The fitted tsakli is removable and with no inscription on the backside. Condition: painting little rubbed, gau interior with some verdigris. Dimension: gau: 9.5 x 11.3 x 3.2 cm, height tsakli: c. 8.5 cm.
Antique Chinese pair of fu-dog (or fu-lions) hand made of Shiwan stonewear ceramic.
Shiwan ware (Chinese: 石灣窯; pinyin: Shíwān yáo; Cantonese Jyutping: is Chinese pottery from kilns located in the Shiwanzhen Subdistrict of the provincial city of Foshan, near Guangzhou, Guangdong...
A Chinese Bronze Censer. Length approximately 19 cm. Weight approximately 1500 g. A tiny soft dent at the body. Censer has cleaned. In good condition.
Beautiful Chinese calligraphy scroll, adorned with gold flakes, with a signature by Chinese scholar and official Lin Zexu (1785-1850). Qing dynasty
Size: (entire scroll) 79.5" height, 26" width (artwork only) 41" height, 20.5" width
1900's Chinese White Jade Carved Butterfly Plaque Brooch
It is 2 inches (5.3 cm) wide by 2.89 inches (7.36 cm) in length. It is 26 gram.
It has inclusions, flea bite chips, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
Some of the photos were taken under the sun.
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Statue of Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, in monk's robes, sitting on a lotus throne, with a small stupa in his headdress, his hands holding a vase. The statue is made of copper, with a fine age patina. Tibet, 19th century. Height: 8.8 cm. Very good condition.
Erotic porcelain Tengu sake cup with a well done erotic scene painted on the inside. Last photo has been covered for publication.
Tengu are mountain and forest goblins with both Shinto and Buddhist attributes. Their supernatural powers include shape-shifting into human or animal forms, the ability to speak to humans without moving their mouth, the magic of moving instantly
An unusual bone handle dagger decorated with a turquoise stone and silver a copper fittings. The sheath is made of silver with a woven silver chain attached to the knife. There is piece of "stingray skin" wrapped around the middle. There is one turquoise stone decorating the sheath with two red (resin) stones that originally were red coral.The blade is made of steel. Age: late 19th Century to early 20th. Size: 17.5cm. Condition: No repairs.
Six 19th century Chinese porcelain sculptures of domestic birds - four ducks, one goose and one rooster. Nice lifelike compositions and potting, beautiful glazes. Very pleasant warm patina, in great condition, compressed dust on the surface. Height of the tallest blue duck is 3 inches.
Cast pewter dropper in the shape of a doe. The animal is lying down, it is hollow and its mouth is pierced with a hole letting the water flow drop by drop. A leg is broken but is easily repairable, we can do this free of charge on request. The pewter seems covered in places with a thin layer of lacquer, or is it an old deposit of smoke, dust and oxides due to age. Probably Chinese work, of undetermined period with precision, but most certainly old. Qing period...
Gargoyle or bat-like dragon-esque creatures spread their wings among tendrils of flame on the heavily decorated blue sides of this large pair of 19th century Sometsuke Japanese nesting bowls. Within boats ply the placid waters. The larger bowl is 24.5 cm (just less than 10 inches) diameter,10cm (4 inches) tall. The smaller is 21 cm diameter, 10cm tall and both are in excellent condition, dating from the 19th century.
Height approximately 22.6 cm. There are some chips at the rim.
1900's Chinese Solid Silver Reticulated Dragon Scholar Brush Pot Marked
It is 4.65 inches (11.8 cm) tall by 1.8 inches (4.6 cm) wide. It is 69.2 gram.
It is tarnished and has oxidations, bent at the top rim, cut marks, repaired at the bottom, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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A small but very nice very well potted Famille rose enamelled vase. Late Qing Dynasty Guangxu period.
H : 8,3 cm.
Condition : One glaze loss to the edge of the rim which can be seen on the last image, otherwise in perfect condition.
Antique Chinese small rectangular stand. Carved of zitan wood and fitted with an inset marble top. Elegantly arching cabriole legs and finely carved cusped edges.
Age: Republic Period (early 20th century)
Dimensions: 3 5/8" high x 9 1/4" long x 5 1/4" deep
1900's Chinese Agate Carved Scholar Water Coupe with Double Dragon
It is 2 inches (5.1 cm) tall by 4.3 inches (11 cm) wide. It is 243 gram.
It has inclusions, flea bite chips, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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1900's Chinese Tibetan Tibet Bronze Seated Buddha
It is 12.3 inches (31.5 cm) tall by 7.9 inches (20.2 cm) wide. It is 2455 gram (5.4 Lb).
It has loss patina, oxidation, mild bent at the bottom border and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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