All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1910 item #1427443
Late Qing Dynasty (1890s - 1900s) small Chinese bronze seal with square base and loop for hanging on the top. The impression of the seal is shown on the first photo (image is flipped left to right to present the image as it will actually print on paper). Nice piece with good casting, well carved raised characters on the base, dried red seal paste in the grooves. Very pleasant to the touch, wonderful piece for a scholar’s desk. Height 7/16 inches, base 7/16 inches square.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #970572
From our Chinese Blue and White Collection, an unusually fine and early Qianlong Period (1736-1795) Nanking meat platter, depicting a willow tree and scholar's table objects amidst a flowered outcropping as the central design, surrounded by an elaborate border of butterflies, buddhist symbols, scrolls, and floral motifs.

Like our similarly shaped Qianlong Period Tureen Base Item # 959327 (Sold), this piece is top quality in terms of "Nanking Ware" (not to be confused with Nanking Cargo Sh...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700 item #1433634 (stock #4599)
Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen period, 1628 ~ 1644.

The twelve sided dish with brown-dressed rim is decorated in enamels that appear to be an attempt to reproduce doucai wares. The decoration features a bee, a monkey, a bird and a deer in a landscape.This forms a rebus on the auspicious line ‘feng hou jue li’, “enfeoffment and emolument”...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Ceramics : Pre 1700 item #1374060 (stock #MART-002)
JJ Oriental
$4,500.00
This is one of the earliest and rarest original types of vases made in Vietnam. It has a rich chocolate brown glaze with beautiful drippings going down to the base. This style of jar has been copied in later times in China and Southeast Asia. Size: H. 64.8cm W. 40cm. Condition: Perfect. No repairs.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1920 item #1188208 (stock #719)
Qianlong Emperor and Empress portraits in over glaze cobalt blue. Nicely painted in formal dresses. Condition. Perfect condition. backsides of frames replaced. Measurement: 33.5 cm = 13.2 in x 25 cm = 9.8 in

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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1700 item #1457263 (stock #C390)
Ancient Chinese horse snaffle bridle-bit, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC).

Made of bronze bit with a mouthpiece composed of two canons connected in the center, each cast with a loop at both ends.

REFERENCES:

Similar snaffle bits from the collection of the Shaanxi History Museum are published in the exhibition catalog “Imperial China: The Art of the Horse in Chinese History” by Bill Cooke. Page.117. No. 92...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Furniture : Pre 1920 item #1328926
Zentner Collection
$5,750.00
Rare and unusual Antique Japanese Keyaki (elm) burl chose tansu. The pair of sliding doors has elegantly hand carved paneling with multiple storage shelving within. Bold pierced iron hardware decorating each drawer corner with kakute (square) handles and locks. Stunning original deep red finish complimenting the natural burl woodgrain. Excellent hardware and unusual design. Edo Period (circa 1840's). Size: 36" H x 35" L x 15"D
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1837 VR item #1266945 (stock #21)
This is an Early 19th Century excellently carved netsuke depicting a Herdboy standing with a whip in his hand, right next to his oxen that is heavily loaded with rice bails. Very nice detail and excellent golden-yellow patina. Unsigned. Netsuke measures 0.94 inches (2.4cm) wide, 1.46 inches (3.7cm) long, and 1.28 inches (3.2cm) tall. Netsuke has an age hairline, but, it is otherwise in excellent condition, as may be seen in the posted photos.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Metalwork : Pre 1910 item #1490098
Fine early Tibet prayer Gau silver and copper box with natural torquise and lapis gemstones, 19th. cent.

Finely patinated and uncleaned for very long.

Size: 9 cm. wide and 8,7 cm. tall.

Ex. Private collection of Ulf Gudmundsen from the 1950s to 2007. An important collection of Tribal African and Asian antiques.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1448928 (stock #ZTC)
In China for centuries various civil officials showed their rank by the finial worn on their hat. The color of the central stone at the top of the metal finial indicated the rank of the wearer... Brass/gold was the lowest rank... The hats were further decorated with a long ring of red silk tassels attached between the finial and the hat... This antique court hat finial along with the circle of tassels is from the Qing dynasty the finial and the ring of tassels are displayed on top of ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1025337 (stock #D220)
AntiqueTica.com
$970.00
Han, Chinese pottery laddle with handle, with red and black pigments remaining.

Age: Chinese, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. – A.D. 220
Measurment: Height 7 C.M. / Width 15.4 C.M. (size excluding stand)
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). 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.

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Jewelry : Pre 1910 item #1094077 (stock #Jlry161)
This old Chinese necklace is from either the Dong or Miao minority group. The central medallion is domed on the front and flat on the back. The weight of the medallion indicates that it is hollow. It depicts a minority style dragon from minority legend. With the assortment of items dangling, the necklace is reminiscent of a chatelaine.

the central medallion diameter is just over 4 inches and from the top of the medallion to the bottom of the longest drop is approx 7 inches...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1448279
Antique Japanese bronze usubata (container for ikebana flower arranging). Charming bronze frog with bumpy skin except for his belly and under chin which are smooth. Out of his mouth comes the stem of the water container portion of the usubata. Inside the inverted conical container is a rounded form with ridges for holding flowers and branches in place...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Enamel : Pre 1920 item #1323901
Zentner Collection
$2,000.00
Antique Japanese cloisonne vase with an array of flowers blooming over a river in enamel, over dark blue enamel background. Mark of Ando Cloisonne Company on bottom. Interior lined in silk with gold thread ando motif.

Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)

Size: 2" H x 6.75" L x 4.25" W
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1700 item #1438186 (stock #57)
Conservatoire Sakura
Price on Request
Lacquered and painted wood travel coffer or cabinet with iron mountings and lock. Japanese work. The exterior is black lacquered decorated with gold and polychrome. Some typical patterns allow us to date it with certainty around 1580 more or less 20 years. Very rare specimen, few similar models exist. The lock is one of the very first executed in Japan because it was the Portuguese who brought the technique when they landed in Japan around 1550...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Furniture : Pre 1800 item #1410471
Zentner Collection
$6,000.00
A Japanese antique merchant (Choba) tansu made of thick quartered sawn keyaki wood with keyaki burl wood doors. The wonderful hardware is hand made iron. The casing is crytomeria. The tansu's top section has three top drawers. The mid section has sliding doors with an interior shelf and adjacent two drawers. The lower section has 4 small drawers and below them 3 more smaller drawers...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : India : Pre AD 1000 item #1490009
An early bronze figure of Pavati, South Indian, perhaps Tamil Nadu, 18th. century or earlier.

Finely detailed and attractive figurine.

Size: c. 81 mm. tall.

Condition: Choice Very fine, lovely old patina, with a fine chestnut brown colour from high copper content, much smooth wear.

Ex. Old and important Private collection of Ulf Gudmundsen from the 1950s and onwards.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Pre 1900 item #1431005
Antique Tibetan tsakli card depicting a wrathful deity (Heruka) wielding a sword and banner...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Hardstones : Pre 1837 VR item #1357862 (stock #1-1016)
Small screen of rectangular shape, with an engraved decor of foliage and flowers. Slightly mottled jade. The screen is resting on an elaborated wood stand. China, 19th century. Height of the screen: 8 cm. Total height including the stand: 12.5 cm. Very good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1900 item #1461709 (stock #JHbestTray)
June Hastings
$3,800.00
Japanese lacquer tray with a mountain stream and cranes in a raised landscape scene. This small/medium tray is about the best as they come in displaying many types of lacquer techniques including Maki-e, Hiramaki-e, and Takamaki-e with superb colors and fine gold nashiji work having shaped corners with concave edges. The cranes, pine trees, and mountains are all done in raised relief with the cranes showing incredible details. The stream flowing down from the top is rendered in several finely ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Swords and Related : Pre 1837 VR item #1387711
Late 18th to early 19th century iron Japanese sword tsuba with design a Japanese court hat with cords (appears to be a variation of kanmuri hat) next to multimetal inlays of a water lily and maple branches with leaves, and a riding crop with tassels on the back. Wonderful quality detailed work - see leaf veining and crop textures. Beautiful patina on the plate, very nice feel of age. Height 2 3/8 inches.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Swords and Related : Pre 1920 item #1351318
The netsuke is made in the shape of a matchlock pistol. It is composed of different material such as wood, brass, and iron. Constructed during the Meiji period for export to the European market. Mounted on a custom iron stand.

Meiji Period 19th Century

Size: 3.75" L x 1" W x 1.5" H
(4.75" H on stand)
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1800 item #1227516 (stock #0090)

This interesting piece is a ko-karatsu ware ( old Karatsu ). This appellation designates early pottery from the kilns of the town of Karatsu, located on the island of Kyushu, Japan. The date of the foundation of the first karatsu kilns is uncertain, but there seems a consensus for it to be around the beginning of the 16th century during the late Muromachi period ( 1336-1573 ). The first potters were from Korea, and they brought to Japan techniques which contributed to the creation of unique w...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Earthenware : Pre 1700 item #960807
Striking large Japanese ceramic Tokoname jar, wonderful irregular shape, large kiln fragments, thick ash glaze with unusual subtle blue and yellow striations, Momoyama Period (1573-1615). (The Tokoname Kiln is considered one of the "6 Ancient Kilns" and was located at Tokoname on the Chita Peninsula, bordering Ise Bay.)

Size: 181/2" high x 17 1/2" wide x 17" deep.

Momoyama Period (1573-1615)
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Metalwork : Pre 1700 item #1358088 (stock #EW3020)
A small bronze, hakudo (white bronze), early handled mirror 17.2cm long. The mirror portion measuring 7.7cm in diameter. Typically for an early bronze mirror, it is basically a round handleless mirror, even down to a pierced boss for the attachment of a ribbon, with an attached handle. The mirror is of a design typical of the sixteenth century incorporating a pair of Cranes, sotsuru, conjoined at the beak with a tortoise kame-gata form central pierced boss in a “Y” shaped formation In add...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1920 item #1473119 (stock #13710)
Haruko Watanabe
$180.00
Fireman's hat with hand-stitched sashiko (quilting). The outside cloth is dyed with vegetable indigo and the lining is dyed with natural brown. Two belts are recycled from old cotton cloth with katazome. In good condition. Meiji period (1868~1912). W:33cm, L:55cm
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1165792
From our Chinese Polychrome Collection, a good famille rose barber's bowl, Yongzheng Period (1723-1735), nicely executed in floral sprig pattern using lively and well-preserved famille rose enamels in rose, blue, aubergine, yellow, green, orange, and opaque white. Dressed on the rim edge with Batavia Brown / iron oxide finish typical for the period. The reverse shows two purpose driven holes in the footrim not made in modern times, but actually made during the 18th century, as these barber's bow...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1488902 (stock #519)
Copper alloy vase inlaid with precious metals, shakudo (gold and copper) shibuichi (silver, gold and copper) silver and gold. Some designs are gilded, others are solid gold. The inlays are all made of the same dovetail technique. Decorated with Phoenixes in flight, Buddhist Lions, birds and stylized flowers. The style of the absolutely Japanese and compartmentalized decor, the distribution of colors, the stylized subjects, the meticulousness of the carvings and the excellent quality make us rank...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920 item #1480821 (stock #1-1)
Asaka Fine Arts
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This is beautiful Japanese Satsuma incense koro 5 2/4 iin diameter x 4 1/4in height ; The koro has master hand painted work with a lot of gold.condition I’d very fine only has age gild wear no chip or repair.if you have any question please email Thank you
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Okimono : Pre 1900 item #1492531 (stock #2024-1209)
Jizai okimono of an articulated wooden lobster. This one is a Japanese spiny lobster (ise-ebi in Japanese), a lobster species of Pacific Ocean that grows up to around 12 in (30 cm). It is a popular item in high-class Japanese cuisine.

Wooden jizai okimono are quite rare. They are mostly made of metal (iron, copper, silver, shakudô, etc.).

Signature below the tail of Shôroku's lobster (笑緑). Left antennule missing.

Japan, Shôroku (笑緑) - Meiji ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Furniture : Pre 1900 item #1450866
Zentner Collection
$4,200.00
An antique Japanese Kotansu (personal storage chest) made entirely of Kirinoki (Paulownia) wood. All original hand forged iron hardware with a Paulownia family crest front lock plate. Two hinged doors open to an array of 8 small drawers each used organize the previous owner's collection of smalls. The iron stand (a recent addition) was used to raise this chest off of the floor to make it into the perfect side table.

Age: Edo Era (circa 1750-1800)

Dimensions with stand: 25 1/2...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1700 item #1492680 (stock #K072)
The Kura
$2,700.00
A small Shigaraki pottery urn of very rough clay dating from the 16th century covered in thin natural ash glaze. The squat form known as Uzukumaru is very popular for its simplicity in Japanese Tea Aesthetics. About the shoulder is a lattice fence design engraved into the earth, otherwise it is unadorned and very humble. It is 14 cm (5-1/2 inches) diameter, roughly the same height enclosed in an ancient wooden storage box. There is an old age-darkened chip to the rim, otherwise is in surprisin...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1221100
Glaze degradation and corrosion
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Sculpture : Pre 1900 item #1482877 (stock #DG100622-14)
AntiqueTica.com
$850.00
A set of Burmese amulets in lacquered wood and gilded with gold leaf.
It is believed that this type of statuette had special powers due to the paste made from sacred ashes and medicinal herbs, which was inserted into the hole in the base of the statuette and carried by healers.

Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century
Size: Height 4.8 - 9.4 C.M. / Width 4 - 5.2 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to their age). Please refer to the en...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Sculpture : Pre 1900 item #569851
SwisSiam-Arts-Antiques-Gems
USD $160,000.00
Exceptionally large and serene lacquer antique Buddha dressed in royal robes, intricately inlaid with inset flat glass/mirror mosaics backed with colored foil and further decorated with moulded relief work forming beautiful spirals. The Buddha is seated in "bhumisparshamudra" (subduing Mara); his left hand rests palm upward, on his lap, and the right hand rests on his right knee, calling the Earth to witness. He has elongated earlobes to demonstrate his princely parentage, and a very kind, pleas...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1151783 (stock #TR 1928)
A fine Qing 19th century Yongzheng mark enamel bowl, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, bowl decorated with over glaze enamel motif of flower and birds, mase with four character Yongzheng mark.
Bowl is in good condition no chip no crack no restoration.
Size: 13 cm diameter.