This is a simple blue and white porcelain hand made spoon from 19th century China. It measures roughly 9.5 cm and is in good condition but may have minor chips. Makes a great conversation piece or decorative accent. I have several available.
Seeded fruit are enameled over a blue underglaze on this 7" Nabeshima porcelain footed dish.
Condition: Excellent. No chips, cracks or repairs
This early 20th century ceramic beast looks like Shi Shi. It is 8 ¾” high, 3 ¾” wide and 7” long. It depicts a brown and beige color sitting beast with its mouth wide open. The maker’s signature “Seyama” is on the bottom. It is in excellent condition.
18th century netsuke of an emaciated sennin seated on a base wearing a tattered robe and a leaf cape and holding a staff with a bundle of his possessions tied to its top, and with a dog affectionately leaning onto the man. The subject is Sennin Izenshun (Chinese Wei Shan-Chun), who took good care of a black dog that had come to his hermitage, and one day the dog turned into a dragon and took the sennin to heaven...
Ca. 1890-1940s
Guangxu - Republic period
Porcelain with langyao / ox blood copper red glaze
H: 42 cm (with stand), 38 cm (without stand)
From a Greenwich, Connecticut estate
Of Qing monochrome glazes, the langyao red is one of the best known. It was during the early 18th century that Jingdezhen potters managed to rework the Ming copper red formula into a more translucent and fluid version...
A Shan State Bronze seated Buddha on a Throne with unusual hand position. 17/18th Century. Excavated from a Stupa and shows remnants of soil and a naturally formed patina. Good condition overall. Size 15 cm x 4 cm (6" x 1.5"). RARE!
Antique Chinese porcelain vase with famille rose glazing, textured body with wave patterns, dimensional images of the 8 Immortals on clouds, gilt rim with light blue glaze interior, light blue glazed foot with scrolling patterns. 19th century vase with Qianlong mark on bottom of foot.
Size: 8.5" H x 5" W
Antique Chinese black dragon and phoenix priest's robe. Roundels embroidered with gold phoenix and dragon with clouds and waves. Silver and gold thread with red and green couching stitches. On the back of the robe there is a peach and jewels and the wheel of life on large back panel. Small overall wear and discoloration. 40" long x 62" sleeve to sleeve. Republic period. Circa 1900-1920s.
Tsuba with openwork design of a falcon resting on the branch of an old pine tree. Iron, with remnants of gilding on the falcon eye and on the tree leaves. The tsuba is unsigned. Japan, early Edo period. Height: 3 3/8" (8,7 cm. Oxidation, otherwise very good condition.
An antique 18th century Chinese Bronze Buddha seated in the varda or granting of Boons mudra.
This lovely Buddha is seated in the lotus or Padmasana position, with each foot placed on the opposite thigh. His robes cascade fluidly from his left shoulder. His robe is draped to leave the right shoulder bare, and a portion of the garment that covers the left wrist falls behind the figure...
A nice gold ruby ring from Southeast Asia. The ring is over a thousand years old and is wearable.
Weight: 3.84 grams.
Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Two Peaches Box and Cover. The cover carved with boys at play. The sides with a diaper ground. 18/19thC. Diameter 11.7cm. Condition: small chip 0.7cm to inner rim of base, minor chip to lotus petal held in boy's hand and to diaper ground.
Fahua vase decorated with dragons and clouds. Ming Dynasty. Condition: small chips on the body and rims. Please examine photos to check the condition. Height: 9-1/2"; widest dimension of top Rim: 3-1/2"; widest dimension of foot rim: 4".
A high quality, larger pottery figure of a male house attendant, dating to Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD.).
The attendant is wearing a robe in green and yellow Sancai colors, and he carries a wine sack in front of his chest. He wears a hat shaped like the roof of a house - a peculiar feature.
Nicely painted facial details with and a realistic expression.
Size: c. 32,5 cm. tall.
Condition: Extremely fine for type and age. Finely preserved glaze and pigment...
Beautiful painting of Amida Buddha or Amitabha, standing with his left arm down with thumb and forefinger touching, with the right hand facing outward also with thumb and forefinger touching...
A Chinese robin's egg ceramic brush washer, with a rounded body tapering to the flat, unglazed foot, the round wide opening shows the interior is all glazed in robin's egg glaze. The sides are in the classic mottled turquoise and purple glaze with stipple texture from the time of firing.
The robin's egg glaze technique requires low-firing and uses two different colors of mottled purple-blue and turquoise. Period 18th centnury.
Dimensions: 5 1/4" x 4" H
18th Century bronze Vishnu Figure, Seated on a stylized lotus Throne.
The divinity seated in royal ease, his right hand holding a stick, symbol of his power.
Wearing a tiered conical hair dress, short vertically striated sampot with overlap, jeweled collar, armlets, anklets and pendeloque earrings.
His throne decorated with lotus buds and flower and the figure is seated beneath a nicely decorated arch.
This piece dates back to the 18th Century, About 250-300 years...
A Qing period flambe Blue glaze zun vase in archaic form with two mask face.