Blue & white pieces in Jingdezhen Ming dynasty like these are called "古染付 kosome" and loved by Japanese tea masters.Especially natural chips on the mouth edge are loved and called "虫喰 mushikui" that means worm eating marks.
They are suited to "wabi sabi" feeling.
These pieces have five horses painted in free and easy style.
accessary : old wooden box made in Japan
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Chinese yixing zisha purple clay teapot from Tek Sing cargo, Daoguang period. 16 cm wide, 10cm body diameter, 10cm high. Good condition.
Japanese Porcelain Kutani Tea Pouring Cup or Tea Water Cup, Ca...
18th century Indian framed watercolor of a maiden wearing rich clothes and holding a flower in one hand and what is probably a long necked perfume bottle in the other. Excellent delicate painting, superb detailing, has good presence. Old tear above her head as seen on photos, overall in very good condition. Framed and glazed, image in sight 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches, frame 11 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches.
Unusual Japanese single section isho tansu from the Sendai region, made of solid Keyaki (zelkova) hardwood with burl front panels. The iron hardware and mounts have floral motifs throughout. The corner plates have scalloped edges, the drawer pulls are mokko (melon) shaped with chrysanthemums mounts, the round lock plates are incised with Kiri leaf mon and two are outlined with scrolling vine motifs. The safe door opens to reveal three inner drawers for small valuables...
Thai 14th - 15th Century Sawankhalok Celadon Bowl (20cm)
This stoneware bowl was made at the Sawankhalok kilns around the 14th - 15th century. It is quite "heavily-potted" and coated in a finely-crackled translucent olive-green celadon glaze. The inner surface has been elaborately decorated with incised parallel bands and vertical lines, with surface decoration also to the flared rim.. The base remains unglazed revealing the pale grey stoneware body...
A porcelain dish with an extremely nice, decorative overglaze enamel dcoration. Transitional Period between the Ming and the Qing Dynasty ( mid seventeenth century ) South. Possibly Jangxi.
Condition : There is a original firing crack on the back of the piece . Please see the quite nice original condition of the piece on the enclosed images.
D : 11,2 cm.
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Yuan dynasty longquan celadon censer (incense burner). Good conditions except small chipped at the foot. minor glaze degradations. 15,2cm diameter.8,3cm high.
An elegant Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Baluster Vase depicting Lotus Petal Panels and Hanging Grape Vines. Salvaged from the Vung Tao Shipwreck (1690). Has clear Marking/Symbol "Babo" on Base representing Jewel, Pearl or the Sacred Disc in the Pa Kua in Motion, Heavenly Protection also called the Sacred Lotus Flower. This generally represents the sitting Buddha which symbolizes creative Power and Purity towards Adversity. Good overall condition despite exposure to sea water...
Very rare antique Chinese 17th century,Ming dynasty, small hand warmer with cover signed by Zhang Mingqi (張鳴崎). Made of copper alloy in the oval cushion form, set with a conforming swing handle, the slightly domed cover cast is finely hand pierced with an intricate pattern(trelliswork) with a surface patinated to a warm honey-brown tone.
The flat base is incised with the maker's mark, Zhang Mingqi, in Zhuanshu script as a square seal...
Cast bronze vase of square shape. Beautiful casting and fine detailed chasing. Taotie mask decoration. The handles in the shape of birds'heads Fine finish. Archaic style but Qing period. Good condition. Nice old patina.
Height: 41cm
Weight: 7,5kg
Exceptional semi antique, over 70 years old, two paneled Tai Daeng (Red Tai) blanket from Northern Laos with supplementary weft silk Chinese Shou longevity character medallions and key fret design. The last time I was in Vientiane (13 years ago) textiles of this quality are no longer to be found. There are two repairs noted in enlargements 2 & 3 as well as some minor weft design loss...
Burmese alabaster seated crowned Buddha, or sometimes known as 'King Buddha', wearing diadem-crowns and ornaments of kings instead of ordinary monk's robes.
Crowned Buddha represents the Buddha's role as a universal sovereign.
Age: Burma, Shan Period, 18th Century
Size: Height 24.8 C.M. / Width 15.5 C.M. / Depth 7 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age including old wears)...
Chinese heavy carved Stone Slab with Rabbit carving on one side and Floral branch on the other side, Ca. 19th C. 12 1/2" high, 14 1/2" wide, 5 1/2" deep on bottom plat form section. Nicely aged old look, the condition is good, no major damages.
Old (1920's) Japanese Kiyomizu Ware Kyoto Studio Vase with Flower Marked
It is 5.4 inches (13.7 cm) tall by 5.1 inches (13 cm) wide. It is 1 lb.
It has dark spots, skip glaze and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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A fine,large and very heavily cast Japanese bronze flower vase of shaped dodecagonal cross section, with central reticulated floral section and pierced galleried rim. 15 in. 38 cms. high and 29 cms across the top. Edo/Meiji period, mid 19th century. Signed on the base Gyoko. Weight in excess of 3kg.
An unusual hira natsume decorated with motifs of a cicada, dragonfly, spider, snail, cricket, and frog. A few insects are closely associated with the various seasons. For example, the cicada and snail are summer insects, the dragonfly and cricket are autumn. In addition, the insects have allusions to zen and Japanese philosophies. Age: Taisho Period Size: diameter 3.25" height 2.25"
A Tang Dynasty White Plate with scrolled design. There is a very small hairline present. High resolution images on request.