1700s

Painted in a rich cobalt blue under the glaze with rapid brush strokes in a zenga-like manner, depicting a scholar in his studio. The literatus leans against his table on top of which is placed a brush pot and incense burner. Part of his garden is visible in the background and a six-character poem is seen penned on the upper-left...

Blue and white bowl with landscapes, flora, and fauna
Late 18th century
Qianlong period, Qing dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze colbalt blue; Jingdezhen ware
H: 7 cm D: 13.8 cm
long hairlines; loss of gilding; was never fully broken and displays fine
From a Marion, MA estate

This bowl is one of the rarer Qianlong-period blue and white export bowls I've come across...

A large porcelain jar with original cover (and fitted wood stand) painted in Kangxi style in underglaze blue with flowering "prunus" branches. This item was made for export in the late 19th or early 20th Century, probably during the reign of the Guangxu emperor (1875-1908). Condition - excellent - no damages and no repairs or restoration...

Ca. 1890 - 1920
Guangxu - Republic Period
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
H: 31 cm, w: 20 cm
Perfect condition
From a Carmel, California estate


This lidded ginger jar is robustly painted with numerous roosters amongst flowers and rock-work. In Chinese symbology, roosters represent success as well as ambition...

A very decorative vase. Nice very well potted Gu shape, the white glazed body finely and brightly enamelled with a leafy floral decoration. Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period ( 1723 - 1735 ) H : 24,2 cm. Condition : One very old chip to the base which can be seen on the last enlargement and there is a re-paint to the pink colored rim ( maybe to cover a insignificant rim fritting). Further is the piece in perfect condition ( no crack, nice glaze and enamels )

Chinese Blue and White Tankard well painted with a Ming style floral scroll. Qianlong C1750/70. Height 12.8 cm. Condition; excellent, no chips, cracks or restoration.

An interesting mid sixteenth century Jiajing period small dish decorated with a Deer Monkey, Bird and Bees in a landscape with a Peach tree...

Late 19th century
Guangxu period, Qing dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze enamels
H: 24.8 cm (vase 1), 23.9 cm (vase 2)
From a Denver, Colorado estate

A pair of late Qing reticulated square baluster vases, featuring the eight immortals rising against clouds and colored with famille noire enamels against unglazed porcelain biscuit.

Condition: both vases are drilled on the bottom, and one has a small shallow chip to the base...

Diameter approximately 18 cm. A hairline at the rim. Few soft chips at the rim. In good condition.

One of the very best - mabe even the best Ming Minyao blue and white large dish seen whereever so far. If anyone knows a better example, please show me. Middle Ming Dynasty The superb execution of the Kilin motiv together with the extremely, strong most amazing Cobalt blue points to the Xuande period ( 1426 - 1435 ) Well potted, very white clay and glaze, and a with the best kind of Cobalt blue superb executed decoration. A piece of superlatives ! D : 31,5 cm. Condition : A short very fin...

A fine small longquan celadon dish decorated with twin fish, covered overall with leaf green glaze. Condition is excellent, no any chip, no crack and free from any restoration.Song-Yuan dynasty.12,8cm diameter.

Antique Chinese monochrome jar with oxblood crackle glaze. The jar is a cylindrical form with small lid topped with knobbed finial. The interior of the jar is also glazed with a cream crackle. Rich, thick glaze drips along the bare foot. 19th century. Qianlong mark. Size: 11.5" H, 7.5" W

Yuan dynasty longquan celadon censer (incense burner). Good conditions except small chipped at the foot. minor glaze degradations. 15,2cm diameter.8,3cm high.

A beautiful early 19th C. Chinese Nanking blue porcelain food warmer. In excellent contition only with a normal firing glaze loss. D:27cm H:7cm

A blue and white porcelain dish depicting two confronting five clawed dragons amongst clouds and flames. This item was made in Jingdezhen, south China during the reign of the Guangxu emperor (1875-1908). Condition - good - there are rim chips but no cracks and no restoration...

A rare Ming dynasty blue glazed with white slip motif large bowl / basin, rounded side with deep center and unglaze base, bowl covered with good blue glazed and white slip flower motif, bowl is in good condition with small glaze fritt at inner rim please see picture for detail, no crack no restoration, size: 34 cm diameter.

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.

A Yuan dynasty blue and white large bowl with three friend of winter motif, bowl has been broken and re attach small missing part restored, please see picture for detail, size: 17.5 cm diameter.