A rarely offered MING DYNASTY, WANLI REIGN (1573-1619) DUCAI Porcelain Bowl depicting two 5-clawed IMPERIAL DRAGONS on the exterior, one red and the other blue, chasing the Pearl amongst clouds, fire and above Lishui waves and rocks. The center medallion of the bowl, surrounded by 2 fine blue double rings has a special red Imperial Dragon chasing the Pearl. This exquistely crafted bowl also has 6 underglazed blue script characters Wanli reign marks enclosed within 2 double fine blue rings on t...

A water dropper of figurine in the form of a kneeling man supporting on his right hand with a fan and his left shoulder a hollow vessel. Modelled and incised with decoration in iron-brown wash. Grey stoneware body. Base flat and unglazed. Sawankhalok ware 15th-16th century. Condition is very good with no any chip, no crack and free from restoration. Height: 10,9 cm.

Very rare Raku Kichizaemon IV Ichinyu (1640-1696) black Raku tea bowl.
Comes with an old signed box.

Having become Raku master at the age of 16, Ichinyu was significantly influenced by his father Donyu who died at 58. In general his works are powerful, large in scale but with thin surfaces and bold incisions made with spatula.

In later years he appeared to revert to the style of Chojiro, making compact tea bowls with smaller dimensions and few spatula marks...

Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Bowl - Deer

This blue & white porcelain bowl was made during the latter part of the Ming Dynasty (!368 - 1644). The underglaze blue decoration around the outer wall features a deer walking in a landscape. The inside of the bowl is decorated with a blossoming flower. The deer represents longevity as it is the only animal able to find the sacred fungus of long life and immortality.

Diameter 11 cm...

A Thai / Sawankhalok covered pottery box dating to 15th-16th cent AD.

Circular form with blue decorations on a white underglaze. Floral and geometrical motifs.

Size is c. 9 x 9,5 m. - 3,5 x 3,7 inches.

Condition: Choice with smaller chips to the rim of the lid. A vertical hairline crack at the base.

Ex. Private Collection.

A Martavan Jar made in Thailand or Burma with a cream glaze on the upper body over a reddish stoneware body, The lower half of the jar is not glazed, and there are two lugs on the jars' shoulder. The jar measures about 12 1/2" tall x 11" in diameter, and it is heavy, about 12 lbs. The Jar dates to the 16th/17th Century and was purchased in Indonesia. The condition is very good, but it has a very worn and pitted bottom commensurate with age...

A fine so-called “Deshima”, or more likely a scene of Scheveningen in the Netherlands or an imaginary composition based upon it, after an unknown original by Frederik van Frytom. Although this is the most reproduced version in the literature the design is actually a sinofication of the original Dutch landscape...

A Thailand 16th century Sawankhalok celadon large bowl. Condition is very good, no any chip, no crack and free from restoration. Diameter: 19,8 cm and High: 9,2 cm

Jarlet or bottle, with two ring handles, carved footring with dropped base, celadon glaze on brownish body. Traces of soil encrustations in some areas. Thailand, Sawankhalok kilns, ca. 14th to mid-16th centuries. Height: 4 1/2" (11,2 cm). Very good condition.

This is one of the earliest and rarest original types of vases made in Vietnam. It has a rich chocolate brown glaze with beautiful drippings going down to the base. This style of jar has been copied in later times in China and Southeast Asia. Size: H. 64.8cm W. 40cm. Condition: Perfect. No repairs.

Chinese antique huanghuali altar table with flanged top. Cloud form apron with cusp edges and round legs. Heavy solid wood top with dramatic grain and patina. Used for wine.

17th century

Dimensions: 35" high (37 1/4" high including flanges) x 47" wide x 15" deep.

Found in the Philippines. This ewer is in the shape of the sacred goose hamsa, a symbol of purity and divine knowledge for Hindu and Buddhist believers...

Large Sukhothai plate (from ca. 14th-16th century) decorated with fish in center in iron black under-glaze. Note chips to rim and exposed spurs in center. Diameter: 11 inches; height 3 inches.

A monochrome porcelain Vietnamese bowl from the 14th-16th Century. The clear ivory glaze has an incised design of a flower with 2 lines above it. The exterior of the bowl has a carved lotus pattern that extends to the bowl's small footing. During the 14th century, a second stacking method for firing was introduced using a ring-shape separator. It became the preferred stacking method by the 15th century. Vessels fired using this method have an unglaze ring on the inner base...

Diameter approximately 14.8 cm. More pictures are available. In good condition.

Finely porcelain decorated with flower on the center, and floral sprays on the outside, glazed base with four characters mark. PERIOD : Middle Ming 16th Century MEASUREMENTS: 12 cm wide, 7 cm tall. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration. Good ping sound when tapping by finger tip.

A nice piece of Ming dynasty blue and white bowl of a pair of Foo lion dog chasing after the rattan ball with ribbons. In the center of the bowl, it has a symbol of a swastika in the form of clouds. It stand on a short foot rim with a recess base and then everted upwards. This is a nice piece not to be missed as such good quality bowl are hard to come by

It has only minor chips at the rim as shown in picture 5 (one chip) and 6 (two chips) which are not very noticeable...

Small jar. Slender body with short, cylindrical neck and wide mouth. On the shoulder four lugs. Upper two third of the body covered in a dull brown speckled glaze. Thailand, Sukhothai, 14-16th century.
Height 11½ inches.
One small chip underneath rim, missing areas (mouth and shoulder) in glaze, generally in very good condition.