A lovely Qing Dynasty jade carving of a boy. Item is in general good condition except for a small chip on head ornament in back. High resolution images available by email on request.
Late 18th to early 19th century Chinese bronze sculpture of Guandi holding a long halberd in one hand and stroking his beard with the other. Guandi is a legendary and supposedly a historical person, one of the Three Heroes of Han Dynasty, who was later raised to immortality and deified as God of War. Strong image with great thoughtful face, excellent casting, beautiful flow to the lines of his robe, wonderful chiseling of textile patterns...
19th century kagamibuta (“mirror lid”) netsuke with bronze top depicting a not-so-repentant oni with a Buddhist gong striker in one hand and a votive plaque in the other as it prostrates himself to serve as a stepping stool for a beautiful maiden who is trying to reach a branch of flowering wisteria. A subtle shunga piece alluding to a good intention and a worldly temptation ruining the attempt. Excellent quality work with copper inlays and gilding. Old turned bowl with one stabilized crack...
Chinese Qing dynasty Kangxi marked monochrome beehive form water coupe (taibo zun) covered overall in a copper red glaze. The slightly recessed flat base and interior are white. The base holds an apocryphal underglaze blue six-character Kangxi reign mark written in three columns. This type of water pot was used to refill a low flat brush washer. 5 1/8” diameter by 3 1/2” high. Guangxu period (late 19th century). The neck and mouth have been carefully ground down...
Japanese Silver Sake Ewer c19th Century
Description & Size: 12.06 x 5.71 cm (4.75" x 2.25") height & wide
Weight: 126 gram (4.44 oz)
Age: Meiji Period
Production: Handcrafted
This is a nicely crafted Japanese silver sake ewer with cherry tree & cherry blossoming flowers with a bird. The top flare & bottom is designed with chrysanthemum flowers with hand hammered background...
Simple wooden shishi (or lion) dance mask with movable ears and jaw. The ears and eyebrows are stained black. Behind the ears a row of small holes have been made, used for attaching the garment (the body of the lion). Mingei.
All light wood, wooden joints (ears on sticks for manipulation by hand).
Japan, 19th century.
H 6.5; D 9.5 inches.
Nice patina, minor traces of usage: small chip at one of ears, short and unimportant crack in skull. All in all very good condition.
Quite large size polychrome bowl, decorated with green and red enamels of floral scroll. Early Qing dynasty Fujian ware Kangxi period in very good condition, only with minor tiny chips to the foot rim and mouth rim and free from any restoration. Diameter: 17.7cm.
This is a square and heavily potted export plate, circa 18th century. On the cavetto of the plate, it has a band of flora design with roulette diapers and ruyi head all around. On the inner of base plate, it has a scene of a river with pavilion and houses surrounded with weeping willows and pine trees. Near the front of the pavilion, two people were seen engaged in a discussion and to the left of the pavilion; it appears like a lady is crossing the bridge...
Height: 22.8 cm (9.1 in)
Width: 10.5 cm (4.2 in)
Chinese heavy cloisonne vase of good age; polychrome enamel floral decoration throughout; minor surface wear with age-related issues; good condition
Height: 12.7 cm (5.1 in)
Width: 7.7 cm (3.1 in)
Depth: 4.2 cm (1.7 in)
Fine Japanese Satsuma moon vase; shows two panels of nobles and samurai in rural settings; the edges, along with top and bottom borders, are decorated in raised gilt diaper work; collection number and old label present on the base; good condition
Spectacular Authentic Antique 19th century Meiji Period circa 1885 A.D. Japanese Satsuma Earthenware large planter-fish bowl.
The exterior is finely hand painted in raised enamels and gilded with
two opposing large lobed panels depicting samurais, dressed in
elaborated brocade kimonos, highlighted with gold and flanked by two
vertical panels adorned with intricate geometric designs, and finished
in raised enamel and gold...
A Blue and White Snuff Bottle.
Decorated with a scaly Dragon coiled around the cylindrical body.
Chinese C1820/60.
Height: 7.5 cm.
Condition: perfect.
There is a group of bottles with the same unglazed base with ring marks from the potting
and with similar decoration. Jingdezhen 1820/60.
See, 'Chinese Snuff Bottles from the collection of John Ault',
by Robert Kleiner, No. 185
Height: 7.1 cm (2.8 in)
Width: 2.2 cm (0.9 in)
Depth: 1.6 cm (0.7 in)
Japanese wooden netsuke of Tobosaku holding a large peach; depicted in a stooped pose; interesting himatoshi position; good patina; good condition
Elegant bronze sake pourers with superb metal craftmanship and mythical dragons in raised relief. The edge of the pourers and the lid has detailed diaper patterns also in raised relief. Wonderful bronze workmanship. C. 1920 Taisho Period. Excellent condition. Ask shiping quote. (h:6 1/2"; w: 7 1/2" )
Chogappo made of fragments of ramie which is recycled from old textiles. Pojagi is the general name for the wrapping cloth and "chogappo" is one kind of pojagi which is patchworked with asa (choma or hemp) fragments. (Reference source: "Korean Embroidery and Wrapping Cloths from the Choson Dynasty" published by Japan Art & Culture Association in 1995). Both warps and wefts are hand-plied. Hemp or ramie ones are for wrapping summer clothing...
Small Indian deity cast in bronze with dark patina depicting the dancing god Krishna holding in one hand a butter ball. From a Swiss lady's private collection. Condition: patina, little traces of usage. Dimension: 11.8 cm high.
Width: 18.4 cm (7.4 in)
Height: 8.6 cm (3.5 in)
Chinese porcelain bowl; calligraphic script along with depictions of a walled city, boat, wharf and cloud effect; metal band attached to the rim; surface scratches present; no chips or cracks; Chenghua mark but probably later
A conical shape bowl with fairly thickly potted, covered overall with an apple green celadon glaze. Possibly early Ming dynasty 15th century. Condition is good except a kiln chip to rim and slight warped, otherwise is perfect. Diameter: 13.6 cm.