Antique Chinese bronze incensor with pair of peaches as lid. The body is incised with a commemorative message: indebtedness by the students, the giver of gifts, spring in the year of the dragon, one of a pair. Peaches are very important in chinese culture, they symbolize life, immortality, and good fortune. It has a hanging arm with a bat charm. It measures 20" tall with hanging arm, base 4" wide. 19th century, 1821-1850.
A dramatic pair of Japanese okimono fighting cockerels, using the shokado method: mixture of bronze, gold and silver. The birds have naturalistic plumage and the fierce intensity of their fight is captured.
The artist has used this same technique in crafting a superior samurai sword onto this beautiful sculpture. The intertwined gestural pose of each bird gives the viewer the sense realism and drama of a cockerel fight...
A good Song - Yuan dunasty qingbai large carved bowl, rounded side with conical shape and glazed base, bowl decorated with clear phoenix and flower motif, covered with bluish white qingbai glaze, good condition no damage no crack no chip no restoration, high ping sound with finger tip size: 17.5 cm diameter
Realistic and superbly cast statue of a Taoist dignitary, standing in formal attire, holding an archaic vessel with both hands, with a slight smile on his face. Bronze, encrusted patina, traces of gilding in some recesses. China, Qing Dynasty, early 18th century, probably earlier. Height: 7" (17,7 cm). Old dent on the upper part of the back, otherwise very good condition. A rare piece.
A beautiful late 19th/20th C. Chinese cast bronze stand in excellent condition. D:6"
Antique Japanese hardwood cabinet with beautiful inlaid decoration of birds and nature scenes. Flying birds, birds in branches and at rest are depicted with great naturalism: morning doves with peonies, cranes flying through golden clouds, and egrets walking through water lilies. Inlaid materials include bone, mother of pearl, horn, and gilt lacquer. Panels have reticulated chrysanthemums and scrolling vines. Meiji period, late 19th early 20th century made for export...
A Chinese Bronze censer. Length approximately 15.2 cm. In good condition.
Early 19th century
Jiaqing-Daoguang Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose / Canton enamels
d: 20.4 cm
One small, tight hairline with associated small chip
From a Somerset, UK estate
mid-late 19th century
Tongzhi-Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille verte / Canton Enamels
w: 27 cm, l: 22.5 cm
Perfect condition
From a Netherlands collection
Intricately carved white jade lidded vase, standing on high foot, exquisitely detailed with pierced carved Hu-birds as handles on either side of oval shaped body, rings of jade are carved to hang free, lid with lotus shaped finial. Republic period.
Size: 7" high x 4" length x 2" deep
This traditional Chinese woman's headband was made and worn during the Qing Dynasty toward the end of the 19th century. It has an applique embroidered butterfly on each end and a large full kingfisher feathered medallion in the center. The lotus shaped kingfisher is 4 inches x 2 inches. The entire headband in 16 inches in length.
A fine Song dynasty longquan celadon twin fish dish, covered with bluish green glaze, good condition no damage with crackled on glaze surface, no chip no crack no restoration, good shiny glaze, size: 13 cm diameter.
A Song dynasty longquan celadon large two fish dish, dish decorated with clear molded fish motif, covered with green glaze, good condition with faint hairline on the rim, good ping sound with finger tip no chip no restoration. size: 22 cm diameter.
It is yuzen-dye silk Child kimono textile of the last part of Edo era(1800-1868). It is the design which is beautiful with a mandarin duck and the beauty of the cherry tree. It has the change of a slight color. However, there is not the stain remarkably. The sleeve has slight damage. However, it is very good condition generally.
size:95cm x 83cm (37.4" x 32.6")
This very well molded and colored late 19th century sitting Guan Yin is 9 ½” high, 4 ¾” wide and 3 ½” deep. It depicts Guan Yin (Goddess of Mercy) holding a RuYi scepter and pearl sitting on a double lotus seat. Aside from a crack line on the back due to firing, it is in excellent condition.
Beautiful antique Chinese jade toggle, carved with horse and monkey with coin, very pale green almost white jade with some orange striations from rind of pebble. Republic Period.
Size: 2.5" long
A Very Rare/Fine/Large Korean Wood Wedding Duck, Ori-19th C.:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
A skillfully carved wood Duck and covered with an oiled paper wedding duck, Ori, painted in polychrome pigments in white, yellow and blue for a wedding ceremonial event. Koreans have used depictions of ducks and geese as symbols of fidelity and happy marriage since early times...
A Very Rare Korean King of Hell Painting Surrounded by 3 Officials-19th C.:
Korea, late 18th or early 19th century, framed.
This unusual King of Hell from Buddhist paintings shows of a King and 3 officials and a group of 9 or 10 scenes of tortures, here the King of Hell is shown with a crown, seated on a throne in a half view, his mouth open because he is scentencing unfortunate soul to hell,
two officials hold scrolls on which the decceed’s deeds reading and one official hold book fo...
Very rare architectural element beautifully carved in the shape of a celestial being, maybe Garuda, flying and holding a vessel in his hands. Wood, with dark-brown patina. Nepal, 18th century, maybe earlier. Height: 14,5 cm. The piece is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Old insect infestation (treated, no danger), some losses, otherwise very good condition.
Early 18th century
Mid-late Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
d: 15.7 cm
Nearly perfect condition: one very tiny, almost invisible hairline
From a Massachusettes, USA estate
This rare Kangxi period dish illustrates a scene from Romance of the Western Chamber, a story about the secret love affair between Zhang Sheng, a young scholar, and Cui Yingying, the daughter of a chief minister of the Tang court...
This small Japanese ivory okimono is a mid-19th century product. It is 4 1/8″ high, 1 3/4″ wide and 1 1/4″ thick. It depicts a smiling fisherman standing on the shore. The fisherman is wearing a traditional bandanna and a straw apron. He uses both hands to pull a fish net in. The artist’s signature “Gyokudo” is on the base. Aside from some old repairs and crack lines due to its age, it is in good condition.
Early 20th century
Republic Period
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
d: 16.8 cm (dish 1), d: 17 cm (dish 2)
Nearly perfect condition: no hairlines or repairs, tiny chip to rim of one dish
From a Monterrey, California estate
This dish bears a six character Guangxu kaishu reign mark in iron-red, but in our opinion, the glaze and enamels suggest early 20th century republic period.
A good Yuan dynasty qingbai bluish white glaze dragon handled ewer with cover, pear shape body with raising up spout and dragon shape handle, ewer covered with bluish white glaze, found in east java. ewer is in good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration, very rare to find similar dragon ewer in this good condition.
Size: 8.5 cm height.
A rare late Yuan - early Ming qingbai qhite glaze lobbed cover box, rounded side with lobbed body and glazed base, cover box decorated with lobbed body, there is continuous anhua flower motif at the cover and flower shape knop / handle at the top cover.
cover box is in good condition, no chip, no crack, no restoration, there is glaze shrinkage / unglazed at the the top flower motif cover.
Size: 9.5 cm diameter, 9 cm height.
Early 20th century
Republic period
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose / qianjiang enamels
h: 24.2 cm w: 9 cm (each)
Perfect condition
From an English estate
Early 18th century
Late Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
d: 21 cm, h: 3.2 cm
Perfect condition
From an English estate
The painted central field is quite interesting: two sages play weiqi (Chinese chess) while a fisherman watches on...
mid-late 19th century
Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze enamels
d: 17.8 cm
Nearly perfect condition: no hairlines or repairs, firing flaw to robin's egg glaze, age wear to enamels
From an English collection.
This is a Guangxu mark and period dish, back glazed in robin's egg blue, and interior painted with enameled Daoist taiji eight divinatory trigrams...
Late 19th century
Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille verte
enamels
h: 47 cm
Nearly perfect condition: no hairlines or repairs, drilled bottom, age wear to enamels
From a Washington DC estate; old USA customs sticker on bottom
This vase is carefully decorated in gorgeous famille verte enamels, and illustrate two popular Chinese folk sayings: zhuang yuan ji di (the scholar has placed first in the Imperial examinations), and tian xian s...
Late 18th century
Late Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
D: 25 cm
Perfect condition
From an English estate
Shapely antique Chinese monochrome porcelain small vase, ox-blood glaze.
Period: 19th century, Qing Dynasty.
Size: Height 4.5"
Fabulous antique Chinese monochrome ox-blood glaze porcelain slender vase with stand.
Period:18th-19th century, Qing Dynasty.
Size: 9" height
Antique Chinese monochrome porcelain round shaped water pot with peachbloom glaze, with impressions of two stylized dragons in clouds with waves below.
18th-19th century, 6 character Kangshi mark.
Size: Height 2.5" , Diameter 5"
Antique Chinese porcelain brushwasher with light milk-blue glaze, oval shaped shallow dish on 4 floral feet. 6 character Kangxi Period mark in horizontal row Zhuan shu (archaic seal script). Period: 19th century, Qing Dynasty
Size: Length 4.625"
A fine Song dynasty longquan celadon large bowl, decorated with raising lotus petals motif at exterior, bowl covered with bluish green celadon glaze, good condition no damage with crackled / lines at glaze surface, no chip, no crack, no restoration, good high ping sound with finger tip, size: 21 cm diameter.
Antique Chinese porcelain monochrome brushwasher. Period: 19th century, Qing Dynasty.
Height: 1.75" and Diameter 6.625"
Antique Chinese porcelain bowl with olive green glaze.
Period: 19th century, Qing Dynasty.
Diameter: 4.75" inches.
Antique Chinese cloisonne flower container, footed rectangular body beautifully colored, scrolling vines and flower on a turquoise ground. Bronze. A large four character mark on the bottom in cloisonne. Period: 19th Century.
Size: 12.375" length x 7.5" width x 5.5" height
Song dynasty longquan celadon large twin twin fish dish, covered with bluish green glaze, good condition no damage with kiln manufacture line on the body, no chip no crack no restoration, good ping sound with finger tip, size: 20.5 cm diameter.
A fine Republican famille rose over glaze enamel bowl with Yongzheng mark. good condition no damage, size: 13 cm diameter.
Tang dynasty "XING WARE" white glazed bowl. 14cm diameter. Good conditions.
The reliquary monument, the drum finely carved with flower patterns. stylized lotus petals on the dome. The inserted finial consisting of a four-tiered umbrella superstructure.
This fine piece is 1 Ft (31 cms) tall.
Acquired by the gallery in late 2012 from an HK auction house.
Estimated value U$D 3000 / 3700
Early 18th century
Yongzheng period, Qing dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
h: 22 cm
Perfect condition (rim fritting commensurate with period)
From a Swedish collection
This blue and white Yongzheng period plate conveys an overall auspicious message...
A Yuan dynasty qingbai bluish white glaze large vase, size 20cm height, good condition.
This unusually shaped carved bone snuff bottle is a late Meiji period (1867~1911) product. It is 2 3/4” long, 1 ¼” wide and ¾” thick. It depicts a curled shrimp as the body of snuff bottle. The bamboo spoon is a replacement. It has a great patina and is in great condition.
Mid 18th century
Early Qianlong period, Qing dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
d:22.5 cm
Perfect condition
From a Belgian collection
Massive antique Japanese fu-dog temple carving made of keyaki (Elm) wood. Wonderful expression, beautifully weathered. Highly carved with flowing mane.
Age: Edo Period. 200+ years old. Size: 26"L x 17"H x 13.5" W
Beautiful two section Kiri wood Fukushima Isho Tansu (clothing chest), safe with two drawers behind, frame Hinoki wood, heavy iron square locks and "C" shape handles. Age Meiji Period c.1900.
Size: 42.75" height x 35.75" length x 16.75" width
Korean VeryLarge and Fine Sgraffiato Designed Punchong Ware Bottle-15th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 15th -16th century
Of pear form set on an inset, high ring foot, ornamented with a wide band
of lotus leaves defined by deeply incised lines and a narrow band of lappets,
also created by incised lines and by larger channels scraped away in Sraffiato technique,
both panels separated by incised lines, the body covered overall by a green-tinged
transparent glaze, olive or emerald in the carved ...
A Very Rare and Fine Korean Old Silla Pottery Musical Libation Cup-6th C.:
Korea, Three King Domes Periods (Silla period), 5th-6thcentury,
This is a so called a “jingle-bell libation musical cup-vessel...
A thinly potted bowl with a carved decoration and glazed with an nice pale blue Qingbai glaze. Northern Song Dynasty ( 1127 - 1279 ) This rare bowl comes from the same old German collection like the bowl listed earlier here ( item # 1172349, Stock # 468 ) and like on the base of the other bowl also on the base of this bowl there is an old Chinese inscription to the unglazed base. Diameter : 17,1 cm. H : 5,5 cm. Condition : Perfect,with a nice "ping" tone when tapped.
19th century
Late Qing dynasty
Porcelain with molded relief & celadon glaze
h: 23 cm
Perfect condition (the tiny, shallow chip to inner footrim is practicaly nothing)
From a MA, USA collection
This vase is of a fine, stately hexagonal shape, molded with archaic kuilong designs reminiscent of ancient Chinese bronze work. The celadon glaze is delicate in its greenish-blue shade, and quite thick. The paste is also quite good for 19th century.
This Famille Rose Bulb Bowl Flower Pattern Bowl with the Qianlong Mark is of late Qing or republic period
A beautiful 18th C. Chinese Qianlong period blue and white dish, in excellent condition. D:6" Marked.
The remains of a very important, most beautiful Qingbai glazed Shrine. Southern Song Dynasty ( 1127 - 1279 ). ( Yingqing ).
This despite it´s condition still absolutely beautiful piece belonged to the former personal collection of the old Hj. Syamsuddin, the well known former Antiques-shop owner from Bali and Makassar.
H : 15,6 cm. B : 14,5 cm.
Condition : Please have a look at the images.
A large very decorative porcelain jar resp. flower-pot, decorated with a moulded decoration of 2 dragons and glazed with a very nice blue-green Celadon glaze. It seems that this jar was produced as a flower-pot because there is a hole to the bottom of the jar from the time when the jar was produced and it seems that this hole was closed later, most probably already a long time ago.
Eighteenth to nineteenth centuries.
H : 26,4 cm. Diameter : 23,2 cm.
Condition : Perfect.
This is japanese Indigo dye shibori cotton kimono textile of the Meiji era(1868-1910). It has a few thin stains. However, it does not have damage.It is made of hand-spun natural indigo dyed cotton. The part in front of the sleeve has sewing together.
size:Length 138cm (54.3") sleeve to sleeve 121cm (47.6")
Description:
A Tang yellow-glazed ewer was well mold.
It was kept in fine condition with time-endured crackles in the glaze.
Uniquely a poem in scholar taste was carved on the surface reffering a romantic mood between two lovers.
Date: Tang Dynasty, 618-907.
Height:16cm.
A CUSTOM-MADE COTTON BOX IS INCLUDED.
Japanese food container, at times known as a jikiro, where food items are placed inside the container. In tea ceremony, the object is used to place sweets inside. The object is done in black lacquer with makie decorated with a motif of a peony. Inside the container is decorated with gold in the style known as Nashiji, or pear skin. Age: 20th century. Size: Diameter 8" Height 4.75"
A letter open done in mixed metal with motif of cranes, chrysanthemums, magnolia-like flowers, and other flowering plants. The letter opener contains a signature that is difficult to read. Age: Meiji Period. Size: Length 13" Width 1.5"
Antique Chinese charming cloissone sheep with large curling horns, made of copper repousse, cloisonne with stylized birds and scrolling vines all over the body of the sheep, beautiful colors on a black ground, late 19th century.
Size: 11" high x 16" long x 6" deep.