A large, heavy, 17/18th Century style bottle vase glazed 'on biscuit' with "Susancai" (three colour) enamels and "Fahua" type tube-lined decoration depicting the eight Daoist Immortals on clouds over breaking waves. The neck is decorated with stylized plantain leaves over a ruyi collar.The base carries the six character reign mark of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722) but this item was probably made later, during the 19th Century. Condition - very good - no damages and no restoration...

 

Rare ming blue and white yuhuchun vase decorated with four phoenix and flowers at the body. peach at the shoulder and plantain leaves at the neck. 24,5cm high. Vase has damage at the terumpet on restorations and glaze degradations.

Two ming blue and white soucer dish with human motive at the center and continuous flower motif at the outer wall. dish in good conditions with just tiny fritting at the backside rim ( please see on last picture).12,2cm diameter...2,5cm high.

A Chinese bronze tripod censer silver inlaid with shou characters,with elephant ears. Shisou mark at the base.(the stand and the lid made by wood).Size: 29cm wide...21cm body diameter...16,5cm high (the measure not with the stand and lid ). Good conditions.

A Rare Chinese Tang Period Sancai Glazed Pilgrim Bottle. Approximate height 19 cm. On the left and right shoulder there are missing lugs which were repaired a long time ago. Free insured shipping.

A Very Good Long Quan Celadon Jar with Dragon Decoration from Song/Yuan Dynasty. In almost perfect condition with even green tone. Approximate diameter is 10 cm. Free insured shipping.

A beautiful old antique Chinese silver lock with silver necklace chain and gem stones, in excellent condition. Lock 6cmx4cm. chain L:24cm

A Very Good Long Quan Celadon Jar with Flower Decoration from Yuan Dynasty .Perfect condition, in good even green tone. Diameter approximately 12 cm and height approximately 9 cm. The flower decorations is sharply done. Free shipping with insurance.

A Chinese Blue and White Bowl from Ming Dynasty. Decorated with 8 Mandarin Ducks, Flowers, Pagoda, Ships, etc. 8 mandarin ducks and flowers decoration on the outside. Boats, seas, and pagodas decoration on the inside. In good condition. The rim is not evenly round around the edges. On mark on the outer base of the bowl from the production process. Unnoticeable chip on the rim as seen on the enlargement no. 5. Approximate diameter is 20.5 cm on one side and 22 cm on the other side...

A Chinese Blue and White Platter with Mandarin Ducks & Flower Decoration, Wanli Period. Good condition. It has some sandy rough surface from original production. Approximate diameter 19.5 cm. In good condition. Free insured shipping.

A Japanese Imari Plater from 19th Century. Approximate diameter 47 cm. Decorated with drawing of people and scenery. In good condition. Free shipping with insurance.

A Chinese Bronze Bell with Dragon Stand from Qing Dynasty. The Bronze Bell is decorated with Dragon head carving. Approximate height is 38 cm. In good condition. A missing part of the dragon tail as seen in the picture 1A. 2 cable holes on the stand as seen in the picture 1B. More pictures dragon carving bell please contact us. Free insured shipping.

A Chinese Bronze Food Vessel from Qing Dynasty or earlier with Seal Script Mark. Diameter approximately 11.5 cm. Weight 800 gr. In good condition. A slight porousity in the form of a small dot as seen in picture 1A. Free insured shipping.

A Large Chinese Bronze including stand from Qing Dynasty with 4 character mark. Diameter approximately 21.5 cm across handles, height approximately 13.5 cm including stand (bottom to rim). Weight 3800 gram including stand. The stand 1100 gram weight. In good condition. Nice patina. Free of restorations. Free insured shipping.

This unusual carved ivory export cosmetic box is an early 19th century product. The hibiscus (or maybe peony) and its buds, leaves and branch were very carefully carved over the entire box. It is 3 ½” high and 4 ½” in diameter. It is in excellent condition.

This ivory carving of the goddess of mercy, Guan-Yin, is an early 20th century product. It depicts Guan-Yin holding a pearl in one hand and a vase in the other. There is a tiny sitting Buddha in her hair. It is 9” high (with fitted hard wood base it is 10” high), 2 ½” wide and 1 1/8” thick. The carving is superb and it is in excellent condition.

This early 20th century Chinese celadon (Long Quan style) bird and bamboo vase is 8 ½” high (with fitted hard wood base it is 9 ¼” high), 5” wide and around 3” thick. It came with a gold and brown silk brocade box. Aside from a tiny repair on the bird’s beak, it is in great condition.

From our Early Chinese Collection, a very fine Ming bronze of Guanyin, 16th-17th century, crisply cast with a wonderfully serene countenance, a tiered and pierced diadem (crown), urna on the forehead signifying divine sight, body jewelry, and seated with right hand in verada mudra upon a double lotus base. This piece has developed a nice deep brown / dark gray patina with several areas of greenish verdigris suggesting high copper content to the bronze...

Pair of Chinese small porcelain Doucai plates, underglaze blue with overglaze enamal of scenes of children playing, each piece differs from the other, Ming inscription but I believe date from 19th century. Size 6 inches on Diameter.

Beautiful antique Chinese porcelain bowl, underglaze painting of flowers, interior of bowl painted with pomegranates, six side foliate, Ching dynasty- Tao Kuang (1821-1850). Size: 3 1/8" high x 7" wide.

This 19th century red and gold vase is 9 1/8” high, 3 ¼” on the widest part and 1 ¾” thick. It depicts a crane resting on a plum blossom tree. Some bamboo and pine trees and an inscription in Chinese are on the rest of the body. The calligraphy and picture are well executed. Unfortunately, the four or six character date mark on the bottom has been rubbed off. It is in excellent condition.

This 19th century blue and white moon flask with handles is 12” high, 8” wide and 3 ½” thick. It depicts two lions (Shi Zhi) surround by clouds playing with balls. There is a Kang Xi honorable mark on the bottom. Aside from one small chip on the handle, small hairline cracks on the bottom and a few flaws from firing, it is in good condition.

This is very a haori coat of the patchwork of the paper and silk of the highest class in Edo period(1800-1867) . This is an item of a rare museum class. The print is massaged by the hand. (chirime-hanga)The haori coat that sews and matched the print and silk. The check on the part of the sleeve is Akita hachijyo. The lining is silk and cotton. There is no stain. There is a damage part. It is very wonderful. It recommends it for your collection. size:85cm x 125cm(33.5" x 49.2")

This is very a silk Fukusa cloth of the highest class in Edo period(1800-1850). There is neither stain nor damage, too. There is a part where the color changes into the lining. It is a great condition. Everything is embroidered by the hand with silk. It recommends it for your collection. It is a design of the five festival days in Japan...

This well carved ivory maiden is an early 20th century product. It is 8 ¼” high (with wood base it is 9 ½” high), 2 ¼” wide and 1 ¼” thick. It depicts a young lady holding a crane (or egret) in front of her. Aside from an age crack on the front and a tiny piece missing from her hair piece, it is in great condition.

A Rare Chinese Pottery Vase Song Dynasty or even earlier. In good condition. Height is approximately 37 cm. Decorated with vertical and horizontal lines around the vase. A black stain on the rim as seen on the picture 1A and 1B. Free shipping with insurance.

A rare early Ming 15th century blue and white saucer dish, rounded side with flat shape and glazed base, dish decorated with under glaze blue of human (two boys) playing motif at interior, outer wall with continuous flower motif.
Saucer is in good condition no chip, no crack no restoration.
Size: 14 cm diameter.

 

A Very Fine and Rare Large Carved Old Plum Inkstone: Korea, 19th Century An oval shaped light black color and heavy weight inkstone carved in remarkable craftsmanship with 2 old and large plum trees with blossoms and 4 birds, and highlited by two olive green “eye” inclusions, it has inscriptions on the bottom. It’s in very fine condition without any noticeablue damages. Measurements: 10 ¼” x 8 ¼” x 1 ½” (26cm x 21cm x 4cm)

A Flambé Glazed Vase from Late Qing Dynasty. In almost perfect condition. No cracks. No restorations. Height approximately 38.5 cm. Free shipping with insurance.

A dated gilded pink porcelain teapot, made very early in the Republic period, well decorated in Chinese Scholar's taste with peony flowers and poem. The cover reads Yi Pian Bing Xin - literally "Heart like Crystal" meaning "Pure and Noble Character". The top carries the characters for "Luck and Wealth"...

From our Chinese Blue and White Collection, an absolutely superb Kangxi Mark and Period Charger, 1662-1722, depicting an elegant lady in a garden pavilion tending to a lit censer while her servant stands adjacent with a ruyi-shaped fan. An egret flies overhead and two rabbits sit in the foreground beneath a banana leaf plant. On the outer rim, there are four cartouches of other elegant ladies interspersed with four cartouches of flowering plants, all separated by key fret reserves...

A late 18th/early 19th Century porcelain figure of a cockerel very finely painted with vibrant "famille rose" enamels. This item was made in China, probably for export, during the reign of the Jiaqing emperor (1796-1820). Condition - as appears to be usual with these pieces, there has been good restoration to the comb - the rest is in extremely fine condition...

This set of seven Chinese porcelain bowls comes from the Diana shipwreck. It sank in March 1817 in the Strait of Malacca. The contents were recovered in 1994 and auctioned at Christie's in Amsterdam in 1995. Dimensions: Diameter 14 cm, H. 7 cm each. Condition: 5 bowls perfect, one with a chip on the mouthrim, one with a hairline crack. Every bowl has the original auction sticker.

A finely cast bronze Buddha with an excellent green patina. Burma, Shan state, 18th century. H. 27,5 cm. Condition: excellent. Provenance: bought from Lopburi Arts and Antiques in Singapore, ca. 2001.

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With an unusual European form, this oblong bowl with lid is decorated overall with a flower and butterfly design in shaded enamels on a white ground with an ultra marine blue secondary ground, as a banding around the lid and as a surround for the two flower cartouches on the bowl's exterior. A small turquoise band encircles the base of the bowl which rests on a flared foot. The interiors of both the lid and bowl are covered in a speckled, medium green enamel...

A bocwood tobacco box, finely carved with geometric patterns, a scene with a saint and a deer and a scene of a fisherman and a bird. China, 18th/19th century. Dimensions: 6 x 4,5 x 3 cm. Condition: excellent with beautiful wear and patina.

A chinese burial gift, a painted terracotta chicken. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). H. 12 cm, W. 13 cm. Condition: no damages or repairs, age wear to the original polychrome.

A rare huanghuali scholar's box with it's original shiny varnish and original brass hardware. China, late Ming to early Qing, ca. 17th/18th century. Dimensions: L. 31 cm, W. 16 cm, H.10 cm. Condition: excellent original condition, only one brass loop at the front plate missing, a small piece of hardware on the lid missing and one of the wooden feet missing.

A rare and finely carved boxwood tobacco box that could be hung from a man's belt. The lid carved with a 3-dimansional pair of Fo dogs, the sides with floral carvings with a bird and a deer. The opening where once the rope was attached, is in the shape of two bats. China, 18th/19th century. Dimensions: L. 7 cm (excluding the wooden ring), W. 3,8 cm, H. 3,5 cm. Condition: excellent, with beautiful wear and patina.

A finely carved redwood (hongmu) box with carved soapstone ornaments in the shape of elephants. China, 19th century. Condition: two ornaments missing on the lid, the third one with a repair to the leg. Measurements: L. 13 cm, W. 6 cm, H. 8,5 cm.

A rare and finely carved boxwood box. The lid carved with a poem, one long side has a scene with three goats in a garden, the other long side has a scene with two figures in a garden with pavillions, one short side has a garden scene with a flying bird, the other short side is plain. On the inside of the box there painted Chinese characters, which possibly represent the name of the owner. China, 18th or 19th century. Measurements: L. 11 cm, W. 5cm, H...

A Chinese Bronze Censer from Qing Dynasty with a four character Xuande Mark. Size: Diameter 10 cm, Height 5.5 cm, Length across handles 11.3 cm. Approximate Weight: 440 gr. In good condition, normal age wear, one small dent as indicated in the picture 3A. Insured shipping included anywhere in the world.

 

A slightly larger than average pumpkin form Yixing teapot, with nice used patina, probably made in China during the 18th or 19th Century. This item does not carry a maker's mark. Condition - very good - there are light (production) firing cracks to the body (see enlargements 5 and 8) and there is a chip and some small firing cracks to the inside of the cover; no other damages and no restoration. 10cm (4inches) high; 18cm (7.1inches) long.

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Superb Canton silk hand embroidered coverlet panel, circa late 1800-early 1900, featuring a turquoise background with an overall floral design, a centered peony, bordered with flowers in vases and bat motifs in vibrant shades of reds, greens and orange. The coverlet is made in two panels and measures 54" x 77". The linen backing has been removed showing only border remnants. The condition is near mint with minor fading of the background color. This piece is a beautiful combination of colors, des...

A very rare pear-shaped vase - Yuhuchunping - finely painted with black enamel on "biscuit" (un-glazed) porcelain depicting two five clawed dragons above waves, and amongst clouds and flames, in pursuit of pearls. This item was probably made during the reign of the Daoguang emperor (1821-1850) and is possibly a reject from the imperial kilns. For a very similar item please see Daoguang mark and period seal paste box - lot no 230 Christies London, Tues,4 November 2008. Condition there is a light ...

A rare northern Song longquan celadon large bowl, rounded side with conical shape and unglazed base, bowl decorated with rare clear carved fish and flower motif at interior, outer wall with clear raising lotus petal motif, bowl covered with deep green glaze.
Bowl is in good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration, crackled at glaze surface.
Size: 18 cm diameter.

Japanese Bronze Jardiniere Elephant Tiger Animal Group, Meiji (1868-1912)

It is 6.7 inches(17 cm) tall by 11 inches(28 cm) wide. It is 22.8 Lb.

It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, cracks or dents except rust.

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A good and rare shape of Yuan blue and white small bowl / cup, rounded side with lipped rim and unglazed base, bowl decorated with good color of under glaze blue of continuous flower motif, center with cloud motif.
Bowl / cup is in good condition with hairlines at the rim, no chip, no restoration.
Size: 7.5 cm diameter.

A rare early Ming dynasty 15th century blue and white large bowl, rounded side with flared rim, straight foot and glazed base, bowl outer wall decorated with fine under glaze blue of human motif in different position, center also with human motif.
Bowl is in good condition with tiny chip at outer rim, no crack, no restoration.
Size: 15cm diameter.

This old Chinese stoneware ceramic pipe bowl (smoke chamber) would have been placed onto the smoking pipe to allow for a small piece of opium to be smoked. The tiny opening at the top would allow the smoke to be drawn into the stoneware chamber and cooled before being inhaled by the smoker.

The piece has 2 different makers marks which are clearly stamped into each side of the clay underside of bottom hole.

A Jiguk-Cheon Wang of 4 Havenly Kings (King of the East): $4,000. Korea, Unified Silla Dynasty (668-935), This Jiguk-Cheon Wang is one of Four Hevenly Kings (Four Kings; Jiguk Cheon, Jeungjang Cheon, Gwangmok Cheon and Damun Cheion) in Buddhism, and King of the East. Guardian of the Nation. Keeper of the Kingdom (watcher of the lands). This is one of extremely rare Korean Buddhist sculptures in ceramic, a square form with heavy and moulded in clay, very good condition without any noticeab...

Nepalese Rai Tribe Mask with Pigment. 10.75 inches, 27.5 cm.

Nepalese Middle Hills Mask with a Third Eye. 10.75 inches, 27.5 cm.

Nepalese Middle Hills Joker Mask. 9.25 inches 23.5 cm.

Nepalese Mask from the Humla Region with a beard, eyebrows, and scalp. 9 inches, 23 cm.

Nepalese Yak Hair Mask from the Humla Region. 8 inches, 20.5 cm.