A beautiful 19th C. Japanese bronze water vessel or incense burner in unusual form with two little frogs on top of the cover.In excellent condition. Marked Japan. W:11-1/2"
A Chinese Qingbai Covered Box, Ming Dynasty. Length approximately 12.8 cm. Width approximately 5.8 cm. There are few small chips on the rim of the box and a chip on the rim of the cover. In good condition.
Antique Japanese bronze vase, beautiful shape and subject matter, 3 koi swimming together, slightly raised with gold inlaid eyes, unusual rim of vase looks like surface of swirling water, beautiful and subtle, bottom of vase signed: Kano, comes with original signed tomobako, Meiji Period (c1900).
Size: 11" high x 10" wide diameter.
A beautiful 19th C. Japanese cast bronze lions (fu dog)playing a ball, with very intricate workmanship and beautiful patina in it's excellent condition. W:7"xH:4-1/2"
A beautiful late 19th C. Chinese genuine antique bamboo opium pipe with famille rose porcelain tray and silver lamp. In very good condition except there is couple old crack on the bamboo pipe, please see the photos. L:59cm
Beautiful Japanese sterling silver overlaid glass stoppered decanter, the pinched form having a hand chased reticulated bamboo pattern overlay. Top with stylized etched letter "B". Age: Meiji - Taisho Period.
Size: 8.75" Height x 4.75" width.
Qing 18th century blue and white buffalo doll water droper. this item is similar item found from Tek Sing cargo. very good conditions. 8,5cm wide. 3cm high.
Miniature Japanese bronze figure of a monkey observing its right fist, balled up while the other hand remains with palms opened. The piece is very detailed down to the monkey's fingers and toes curled underneath itself. Edo period (1615-1867)
Size: 1.25" height, 1.5" length
A pair of late 19th C. Chinese famille rose porcelain vases, with hundred kids paying motif. Excellent condition. H:23cm.
Ca. 1900
This slightly-waisted bottle vase is of a rich lavender red tone infused with overall speckling of deep red. The red glaze drains to a buff colored ring around the lip and continues into the interior for an inch or two. The glaze stops very evenly just above the neatly trimmed footring. A four-character seal mark in underglaze colbalt blue is centered within a circle of clear glaze that is bordered with two incised concentric rings...
A rare Ming dynasty 15th century Xuande minyao bowl with tiger motif, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, bowl decorated with under glaze blue tiger and landscape motif, good condition no damage no chip no crack no restoration, size: 15 cm diameter.
Naturalistic crayfish made of copper from the Meiji period, 1868 -1912. The piece is unusual in that the legs, antennae, and tail move in the same way that a real crayfish moves. It is signed Shinju on the base of the body. It measures 6" long.
A rare wine ewer, with warming pot, depicting the famous Tang Dynasty "drunken" poet Li Bai (701 - 762), with one of his best known poems and another inscribed on the warmer. Both poems are signed by the same calligrapher. This item carries the reign mark of the Tongzhi emperor (1862 - 1874)but was probably made a little later during the Guangxu reign (1875-1908). Condition - there are chips to the edges of the warmer (please see enlargement 1)...
Diameter approximately 20 cm. Few chips at the rim. In good condition.
A Very Rare/Fine Japanese Bronze Bell Casted with Date, Dadicators and Temple’s Name:
Japan, early 20th century, dated: Tahsho 9-1921,
The quite large size of Japanese bronze bell casted with 9 nipples per each panel
for 3 panels, and dragon head as a bell head is from early 20th century, rare as a casted large 4 characters between square panel, date, dadicators and its temple’s name on the bronze bell, the bell covered over all with old green patina...
A Korean Very Fine and Rare Silver Inlaid Rectanguar Iron Box/Old Patina-19th C.
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
Of rectangular shape reating on a flat botton, the cover inlaid with a large, stylized
character “Shu:”- longevity- medallion with in bands of florets, fretwork and scroll,
the sides of the box inlaid with a deer with pine, fungus, crane and two auspicious
plants with flowers medallion within scrolls.
It’s in very fine condition without any damages at all with an old ...
This late 19th or early 20th century lacquered bronze statue of a boy is 8 ¾ inches high, 4 inches wide and 2 ½ inches thick. It has a signature “Mantoshi” on the back. Aside from some wear due to its age, it is in good condition.
A Very Rare and Finely Silver Inlaid Iron Incense Burner:
Korea, late oseon dynasty, early 20th century.
Of hexagonal section mounted on raised bracket feet, the six faces of the body
curved and the upright, flat mouth with unusual white brass mouth-rimmed around,
and also hexagonal, inlaid in silver on the sides with auspicious characters, happiness and longevity, in medallions within key frets, on the legs with flower scroll and key frets, and two white brass handles in the shape of bats...