Japanese Satsuma Koro of square section. Singned Meigyoku. 19thC. Height excluding metal cover 4 3/4" (12.0cm). Excellent condition, some staining to base.

This is a CHOSHI of Japanese lacquer ware. CHOSHI is a kettle for the sake which was made about 170 years ago in the late Edo period.

This is an old original item of master craftmanship. It is never imitation. It is lacquered on wood and never plastic etc. Used was only real Japanese lacquer. This incredible lacquer work is called MAKI-E.

MAKI-E is made carefully, applying very long days and months...

Wan shape with a small foot and no Kagami (mirror - tea pool) inside.

The light iron bearing clay is decorated in the style of a Korean Miji-Hakaeme bowls: inside and the upper three quarters on the outside covered with a whitish Engobe over which a transparent ash glaze was applied, just sparing the inner part of the foot.

The Uchigaso kiln was the second of the Takatori kilns established by Korean potters, it was active between 1614 and 1624.

The bowl was ex...

Height approximately 28 cm. In good condition.

Diameter approximately 23 cm. Height approximately 12 cm. Few chips, engraving marks (as seen in the photos). In good condition.

A very finely painted Imari porcelain bowl, decorated on the outside with underglaze blue and over glaze iron red and with a central kinrande style panel of gilt floral scrolling. The interior is painted in polychrome enamels and is decorated with the "Three Friends of Winter" - Bamboo, Prunus (plum) Blossom and Pine Tree and with a Crane and a mythological Turtle to the centre. On the base is an iron red Fuku (good luck) mark. This item was made in Japan in the 19th Century, probably during ...

Han Dynasty, very nice shape and decorated in high relief with very funny represented animals like bear, phoenix or peacock, lion, dog... H : 12,8 cm. Diameter : 15,8 cm. Condition : In places some ( actually decorative ) glaze degradiations, the body in a perfect condition.

An Arita dish in Kakiemon style dating to the period 1670-90 decorated in Shikishi Chirashi style with “Shikishi”, shaped poem cards which were used for the composing of both Poems and Small Paintings ,scattered, chirashi, over am asymmetric arrangement of Kara Kusa with Baika, plum flowers. The inset paintings depicting a clouds and a hermit’s refuge. The reverse decorated with a classic lotus scroll ring and a six character mark for the Chinese Emperor Chenghua...

An Arita dish in Kakiemon style dating to the period 1670-90 decorated in Shikishi Chirashi style with “Shikishi”, shaped poem cards which were used for the composing of both Poems and Small Paintings ,scattered, chirashi, over an asymmetric arrangement of Kara Kusa with Baika, plum flowers. The paintings depicting clouds and a hermit’s refuge. The design is quite austere almost in wabi sabi taste ...

Beautiful Chinese antique court lady's skirt, made all of different colored silk, all folded and sewn into tiny pleats, edges embroidered with scenes of birds and flowers, two larger panels have applied rectangles of silk minutely embroidered with birds and tiny bats and a design in gold thread. circa 1900. Size (when spread out): 74" wide x 37" high (skirt length).

A rare Yuan dynsaty under glaze copper red yuhuchun vase, pear shape with flower design copper red and covered with good bluish qingbai glaze, vase has been broken and restruck please see picture for detail, size: 25 cm height.

Chinese porcelain dish decorated with flowers on black ground in famille rose enamel. Guangxu six character mark inside the foot rim and of the period. The dish is in perfect condition. Diameter: 5-3/4".

A Very Rare/Fine Korean Mother of Pearl/Turtoise Shell Inlaid Official Uniform Box: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century It is rectangular, with rounded corners and with deep lower compartment and shallow cover, inlaid overall in mother of pearl and tortoise shell with dragons chasing the flaming pearl amongst clouds, the spines of dragons outlines in inlaid twisted wire and the pieces of mother of pearl and tortoise shell large, the ground brownish-black lacqer, interior lined with b...

These 3 small oil lamps were brought back to the US by a Baptist missionary who lived and traveled extensively throughout China. Oil lamps like these were used for light source extensively throughout rural China by poor peasants. Simply made, presumed cut from scraps of tin and soldered into shape.. the lids come off for filling with oil and some original home made wicks remain in place. The tallest is 5 inches high...

A rare 15th century Vietnamese annamese blue and white stecup in Yuan style motif, continuous flower motif at the exterior and Chinese character at inner center, stemcup in good condition with small chip at the rim please see picture for detail, size: 10.6 cm height, 9.5 cm diameter.

Over 110 years old Chinese Buddha head mounted on a high class wood base.

It is made of fine natural stone and has a nice patina. This mounted statue is part of the Van Norten Collection since 60 years and has been exhibited in our private house since then. Wonderful, age related condition.

Weight 8,6 KG.

Height 32 cm.

Width 18 cm.

Dephs 20 cm.

Base 18 x 16 x 8 cm ( with metal rod )

Shipping included

An interesting Chinese porcelain spoon heavily decorated in bright famille rose enamels, principally blue, green and puce inset with an Urdu inscription to the centre of the bowl indicating that it formed part of a service made for the Nawab Feizsalar and Begum Sahibe in 1824. Shop mark to the underside of the bowl in underglaze blue. In good condition, some minute rim frits, no cracks, chips or restoration. It measures 11.7cm in length.

A ribbed form bowl decorated in Gold Imari style with an elaborate ground of auspicious kikko-mon containing karahana linked by karakusa with green enamel Peach leaves arranged in the form of a crosses. Inset within the ground are four Peach shaped reserves containing Suisen, Japanese Narcissus, and Botan, Peonies. The well of the bowl is decorated with a Pomegranate, zakuro, painted in underglaze blue and outlined in gilt...