Meiji Period (1868-1912) Japanese Red Raku Teabowl (Chawan) for tea ceremony.

Raku pottery is traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremony since as early as the 16th century.
The seal of the potter is stamped at the bottom.

Size
2.184in. (5.6cm.) high;
4.875in. (12.5cm.) diameter;
225g weight.

Condition
Good considering the age.
There are small chips and small gold repair at the rim...

Lime Green Ground Famille Rose Sgraffito Baluster Jar (QLG101201)
ca...

A nice late type of dagger, Danish Neolithic period, Daggertime, ca. 2100-1800 BC.

A fine type with a distinct flat handle, dating to the end of the neolithic period in Scandinavia.

Size: ca. 17 cm.

Condition: Choice!. A few minimal ancient losses, othervise perfect, ancient greyish patina.

This item comes with a standard export license, when shipped outside Denmark...

Chinese antique tea bowl with crackle celadon glaze. Old cracks and repairs, residue from use...

Rather unusual 19th century Japanese bronze scroll weight cast in a form of a two-horned chimera with a long tail standing in alert attitude on a base in a form of a tiny island surrounded by a gentle stream. Can serve as a brush rest as well. Superb elegant modeling of the beast with its thin limbs and slightly upturned face, wonderful patination ranging in color from dark red to brown to black, in excellent condition, pleasantly heavy...

1930's Japanese Satsuma Vase with Flower Marked "Kinkozan"

It is 4.9 inches (12.5 cm) tall by 3 inches (7.6 cm) wide. It is 0.5 lb.

It has surface wear and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A kozuka is a handle of a by-knife that is part of a sword mounting. It is kept in a slot on the reverse of a katana scabbard, often with a matching kōgai (hairdressing tool). Kozuka was used as a craft knife rather than a weapon. This kozuka shows two topless figures and a octopus. It made of bronze and copper-gold alloy (shakudo). Size: 3.75 inches (9.5cm)

Width: 5.5 cm (2.2 in)
Depth: 0.5 cm (0.3 in)
Weight: 67 g (2.39 oz)

Quality antique Chinese white jade pendant; carved phoenix in a tree; later 82 cm green beaded jade and jasper chain attached; good condition

A green glazed "celadon" stoneware vase with flattened pear-shaped body,ring handles and moulded decoration made in the Longquan kilns, Zhejiang province in the 14th Century, during the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). On each side of the vase are six-lobed cartouches containing the Chinese characters "shou" (longevity) and "fu" (prosperity). Bronze vessels of a similar form have been produced in China since the Yuan dynasty. For a very similar example please see exhibit no...

Late 19th century Chinese / Tibetan mala - Buddhist rosary consisting of 108 Chinese lapis lazuli 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...

Superbly Decorated Chinese Famille Rose Teapot of small size. Very finely painted with a scene of a reclining couple and a female attendant, the reverse with hanging flowers within a floral gilt scroll on a grey diaper ground. Yongzheng C1722/36. Height 10.5cm, Length 14.5cm. Condition: knop restored, section 3.0cm by 0.8cm restored to flange of lid. No other cracks, chips or restoration.

Antique Chinese table screen made of serpentine from the Nangyang region. In two separate pieces: the picture slab of prized serpentine is framed in Huanghuali which sits into a carved frame. Valued for it's undulating natural snake-like layers, this serpentine screen once sat on a scholar's table. There, it could be admired and pondered for it's beauty.

Age: Ming Dynasty 17th Century

Dimensions: 22 1/2" high x 13 3/4" wide x 8" deep

A dish intended for use in the kaseki meal decorated with three ragged fans inset within an arabesque of Hagi, bushclover, one of the seven plants of Autumn, that makes up the Akikusa-de. The sensu, Japanese folded fan, was often used as a seasonal motif representing the hot and dry months of summer, so the discarded ragged appearance of the fans shows that summer has ended, and that the winds of autumn have arrived...

Lanna Thai wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base.

Age: Thailand, 19th Century
Size: Height 29.2 C.M. / Width 11.5 C.M.
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.

A rare Ming dynasty blue glazed big mandarin duck with cover, two headed mandarin duck shape with blue glaze and unglazed base, good condition with small chip at the rim and small touch up on the tip of the duck mouth, cover slightly different blue tone, please see picture for detail, size: 13 cm from head to tail, 10 cm wide and 10 cm height.

Japanese antique kannon biraki tansu (tansu chest with hinged doors), made of sugi (cryptomeria) wood with kiri (paulownia) wood on front, large doors with drop in iron hinges (doors can be completely removed), interior has 4 large drawers with bronze hirute shaped drawer pulls, Edo Period. Size: 35 3/4" high x 33 1/4" wide x 17" deep.

Nice Qing polychrome hand carved wooden Foo Dog-Lion with stand. Good condition, 19th Century. Size: Carving alone:L. 47 cm. x 25 cm. x 26 cm. With stand: H: 37 cm.

A round shaped silver lingam box (ayigalu or shivadhara) with its original chain. A neck amulet once worn by a wealthier lay member of the Lingayat sect in South India. Markings. Here without jangama lingam. Condition: traces of usage. Dimension: amulet: c. 6 cm wide x 4.1 cm high, chain: total length: 54 cm, weight total: 97 g.