All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1800 item #1230967 (stock #0106)

A superb Karatsu chawan dating from the mid Edo period (1615-1868). Karatsu pottery originated more than four hundred years ago in the small town of Karatsu, located in northern Kyushu. It has been a favorite of tea practitioners for centuries for its simple design and natural feel...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1231391
Beautiful Chinese antique porcelain bowl with lid, decorated on both top and bottom with images of dragons and phoenixes, inside with shou longevity symbol and bats, bottom of both lid and bowl has 6 character Guangxu Period mark. Size: 9" diameter bowl. 8 1/2" diameter lid
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Wood : Pre 1910 item #1231675 (stock #G0685)
A beautiful late 19th C. Chinese "Huang Yang Mu" natural root wood stand, it has a natural crack on top of the stand. H:22cm
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Enamel : Pre 1900 item #1231690

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Pair w Swallows

Description & Size: 24.13 x 12.06 cm (9.5" x 4.75") height & wide

Age: Meiji Period c19th Century

Production: Handcrafted

This is a very beautiful pair of Japanese cloisonné vase with flying swallows in a yellow moth enamel background. The neck is decorated with fine silver with colorful chrysanthemum flowers. The top & bottom rims are constructed with bright brass...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700 item #1231731 (stock #544)
Perfectly and thinly potted. Beautifully decorated in an superb underglaze Cobalt blue. Kangxi period ( 1662 - 1722 ) marked with a Ming Dynasty Chenghua Mark. Diameter : 16,3 cm. H : 7,8 cm. Condition : Some glaze fritting to the rim which is quite common for this type of bowl. Further in perfect condition ( no crack, no chip, no repair ).
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1231738 (stock #545)
A most beautiful, perfectly potted, high quality Celadon glazed vase with a moulded decoration. The superb blue-green colour of the glaze on this vase represents the top color in Celadon glazes. Late nineteenth century. H : 30,8 cm. Condition : Perfect.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Furniture : Pre 1920 item #1231805
Beautiful Chinese antique large black lacquered cabinet, painted with charming scenes of figures in a mountain pavilion setting, the upper portion of the doors are painted with scholar's objects, the edges are painted with Shou symbols and butterflies, the interior of the cabinet has a shelf with two small drawers, early 20th century. Size: 71 3/4" high x 44" wide x 23" deep.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1920 item #1231831

Chinese Yixing Teapot GONGEK Marked & Signed

Description & Size

10.16 x 13.33 cm (4" x 5.25") height with & without handle

17.14 x 12.7 cm (6.75" x 5") wide with & without spout

Weight: 425 gram (15 oz)

Age: Late 19th to Early 20th Century

Production: Handcrafted

This is a wonderful & beautiful Late 19th to Early 20th Century Chinese Yixing teapot GONGEK with dark brown & purple patina...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1231834 (stock #TR 2288)
A Ming dynasty 15th century blue and white phoenix bowl, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, bowl decorated with good under glaze blue Phoenix bird and flower scroll motif, bowl is in good condition no chip no crack no restoration, size: 15 cm diameter.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Enamel : Pre 1900 item #1231842

Japanese Cloisonne Vase w WISTERIAS IRIS ROSES & MUMS

Description & Size: 14.60 x 10.16 cm (5.75" x 4") height & wide

Age: Meiji Period c19th Century, Production: Handcrafted

This is a beautiful Japaneses cloisonné vase made during the Meiji Period with fine silver works in wisterias, iris, roses, & mums flowers with black enamel background. The top & bottom are mounted with bright brass. The condition is excellent with no cracks or damages...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1910 item #1232308 (stock #0107)

Black Raku Chawan with wood box, both have the sign of the 12th. Kichizaemon Konyu ( 1857-1932 ).

The lid back of the wood box bares the appraisal and of Sen Sosa XII 'Sesai' ( 1863 - 1937 ), who has been the 12th grand tea master of Omotesenke.

We offer this tea bowl by order of a German collector.

The chawan is in good condition with no repairs...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1800 item #1232415
Chinese pair of small bronze scroll weights in the form of recumbent fu-dogs with swirling mains and upright tails.

Dimensions: 3" length of each
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1920 item #1232417
Wonderful Chinese antique scholar rock, horizontal formation with cave like holes worn in between layers, top layer is a flat plateau, on custom wooden base that has been carved to fit the stone exactly, early 20th century. Total size with stand: 8" high x 17 1/4" long x 7" deep.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1232453
Chinese antique porcelain bowl from the period of Emporer Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty, details of birds and flowers, the center has a lovely painting of a small blossoming tree in a container, the rim is painted with a ring of colorful flowers. Size: 2 5/8" high x 6 5/8" wide
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1700 item #1232481 (stock #0110)

This is a rare Wan type chawan, around 400 years old in shape close to a tenmoku tea bowl. It is thrown on a wheel from coarse, unrefined iron bearing clay.

The grey ash glaze has been painted on the body with a straw brush as seen on Korean hakeme chawan. A stone in the wall has exploded in the fire - a very sought after effect ( see pic number 2 ), giving this type of Karatsu bowls its name: ishihaze (exploding stone)...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Hardstones : Pre 1920 item #1232555
Chinese carved jade figure of a seated elephant, soulful expression, curled trunk, wonderful detail over all including folds of ears and bumps of spine, beautiful very pale green mottled jade, Republic Period. Size: 4 1/4" high x 6 1/2" long
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Earthenware : Pre 1900 item #1232601

Japanese SATSUMA FLOWERS VASE Meiji Period

Description & Size: 18.41 x 19.05 cm (7.25" x 7.5") height & wide

Weight: 1763 gram (62.18 oz)

Age: Meiji Period c19th Century

Production: Handcrafted

This is a beautifully Japanese Satsuma vase handcrafted & decorated with multiple flowers & bamboos through out the vase. The vase is crafted on 3 flare footed stand. The condition is excellent with the exception of a hole drilled on the base...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1837 VR item #1232621
This is Katsugi dyed with an indigo plant of the Edo era. This is made with high-quality hemp. The whole is dyed in Katazome. The part of the hem is drawn in Tsutsukaki. A rich family used Katsugi at the time of ceremonial occasion. This type of Katsugi was used in a part of Yamagata mainly...