This is a finely carved Mid 19th Century Japanese Netsuke depicting two seated Karakos who are back to back to each other; one playing the Flute, and the other wearing a Shishimai mask. Wonderful rich patina. Unsigned. Netsuke measures 1.23 inches (3.1cm) and 1.25 inches (3.2cm). Netsuke is in excellent condition, as may be seen in the posted photos.

An Early Japanese Bronze Mirror, Kagami, Circa 1600. (No.1) This bronze mirror (kagami) was almost certainly made in the Momoyama period. It has a turtle (minogame) as a central boss, pierced for a cord. It also features a pair of cranes, their beaks touching the head of the turtle as in the act of kissing. This beneath a splendid pine tree. Under the turtle is found the inscription 'Tenjō' (?) possibly meaning Heaven.

Approximately 10.4cm diameter...

Four ancient beads from China. These beads date back to around 100 AD to 1000 BC. See photos for sizes. Condition: Some minor chips at the ends from age.

A medium sized bowl quite heavily potted with an everted rim decorated in the full Imari palette sans aubergine enamels decorated with a series of auspicious motifs. The exterior of the bowl is painted in underglaze blue with a broken band of diaper to the rim, quatrefoil form reserves and Chinese fan shaped reserves. The base with an unusual border pattern of rather naively painted Chrysanthemum demi-florets...

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 very nice oriental nineteenth century silver box( about 150 gram ), most likely for storing "Betel-nut" or "Opium". The very nice and rich repoussed decoration finished by fine chasing. B: 8,3 cm. H: 5,2 cm. Condition: Perfect.

Japanese wooden clothing chest (Sendai-Tansu) with elaborated ironwork.

Age: Japan, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Measurement: Height 93.3 C.M. / Width 45.3 C.M. / Length 122 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Japanese wooden clothing chest (Sendai-Tansu) with signature on ironwork.

Age: Japan, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Measurement: Height 93 C.M. / Width 42.5 C.M. / Length 100 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Antique Japanese coat made of hand-woven cotton indigo fabric. Hand-dyed with paste resist patterns of Japanese characters and a fan design on the back. Originally used and worn by a ship worker. Original condition. Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) Size: 48" L x 32" H

Chinese square hanging lamp made of Zitan and mixed hardwood. Hand carved with dragon heads and fitted with frosted glass. Early Republic Period. Total size: 15" high x 22" wide x 22" wide. Size of lamp box only: 7" high x 17 1/4" wide x 17 1/4" wide.

Japanese cotton coat, hand-dyed indigo and red with paste resist patterns of waves and Japanese characters. Beautifully hand-woven. Original Condition. Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) Size: 48" L x 32" H

A famille rose dish decorated with figure painting by famous Jingdezhen ceramic painter Fan Zi Ting. Early 20th century. The dish is in perfect condition beside one small chip on the tip of a flower and the fade gilt on edges. Please study photos carefully. Size: 11-1/2"X10-1/4"X1".

Diameter approximately 10.5 cm. In good condition.

Height approximately 11.8 cm. In good condition.

Chinese Yixing Zisha Serving Set Dishes. Good conditions. 41 cm diameter.

Interesting hardwood stand in an hourglass shape. Extremely heavy, solid hardwood. Fun design that is very stable. Originally from the Philippines. Size: 18" H x 17.5" W

Antique Chinese scroll painting of a goose seated below a berry branch at the water's edge with calligraphy. Signature reads Chen Mei, dated "first day in Autumn, 1740". Size: (entire scroll) 77" H x 27.5" W (artwork only) 35.5" H x 19" W

Antique Japanese jingasa helmet, made of riveted iron panels in black lacquered, with the inside of the helmet is lacquered in red. On the front is a large ume (plum blossom) mon (family crest) belonging to the Maeda Family (ruler of the Kaga). Since the helmet is made all of iron it attests to the wealth and influence of the Maeda clan. It is more than likely that this particular helmet was worn in battle showing ware that is consistent of its age. Original lacquer and patina...

Japanese wooden shop sign. Well-carved with large lettering and small chop signatures in corners. Very heavy in weight. The entire sign has been hand carved down, exposing the kanji lettering. Natural design. Edo Period (circa 1800's) Size: 18" H x 76" L x 1.5" D

Japanese antique meisen ikat silk charming child kimono Pattern of Plover.It has a few thin stains. However, The stain does not stand out.It is no damage.They are not disturbing, and as a whole it is in very good condition.size:Length 68cm (26.7inch) sleeve to sleeve 70cm (27.5inch)

A Chinese Famille Rose Twin Handled Covered Urn. Decorated with a J M monogram below floral swags, the domed cover with a strawberry finial. Qianlong C1775/85. Height: 9 1/4" (23.5 cm ). Condition: very good, chip 0.7 cm to lower rim of cover, some wear to gilding on rims.

Chinese silver box, traces of original remain in good condition.

Age: China, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
Measurement: Height 5.2 C.M. / Width 8.1 C.M. / Length 13.3 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Chinese silver box with immortals design.

Age: China, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
Measurement: Height 4.2 C.M. / Width 6.2 C.M. / Length 10.3 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Beautiful Japanese two section Keyaki Isho tansu. Original clear lacquer finish over the keyaki hardood. Stricking bold front hardwood panel. Each draw has a center round lock incised with various symbols such as pine trees, fans, and Daikokku's money bag and mallet. The bottom corner has a locking box with two small drawers inside. Key included. Meiji age (1868-1912) Size: 45" H x 38" L x 17.5" D

A pair decorative Indian brass vases with engraved decoration of carnation tendrils, embellished with red, orange and black enamel. Condition: some traces of usage, few tiny enamel losses. Dimension: 24.9 cm and 25.2 cm high.

Chinese Neolithic ceremonial harvesting blade (hu), made of semi translucent mottled green nephrite. Exceptionally thin and sharp cutting edge. 4 conical holes would have been for attaching to wooden handle on working versions of this type of blade. Likely from the Longshan culture. On a custom wooden stand. Age: (Circa 2,000 B.C.) Provenance: Came from an Estate of Philip Cardiero in Pebble Beach, CA. Size: 19 1/4" long x 3 7/8" wide x 3/16" thick.

Beautiful Chinese hardwood altar table in black lacquer finish, with highly intricate and ornate gilt lacquer designs all over. The front and back are carved to look like coins held together by ropes. The very top has three hand painted panels depicting gorgeously detailed ocean landscape scenes. The end panels are painted with peonies in gilt lacquer. Feet are carved with spirals. Early 19th Century Size:34" H x 49.5" L x 16" D

Beautiful antique Chinese leather pair of armchairs for shadow puppet's theaters ; floral designs and bats. 12x16 cms each. Shaanxi, 19th C.

Huangyangmu (rosewood) pipe ornament of a Foo Dog with a moving ball in its mouth.
Rare representation, perfect condition, beautiful patina ; H : 4,5 cms

Huangyangmu (rosewood) pipe ornament of 2 Foo Dogs .
Rare representation, perfect condition, beautiful patina ; H :4,5cms

Huangyangmu (rosewood) pipe ornament of a Fu Dog. Big size, beautiful patina, small chip at the mouth (see pix). 5,5 cms

Huangyangmu (rosewood) pipe ornament of a monkey riding a guardian lion; promotion and protection symbol.
The lion holds a mobile ball in its mouth; beautiful carving with many details. H : 4 cms

Huangyangmu (rosewood) pipe ornament of a monkey riding a guardian lion; promotion and protection symbol.
The lion holds a mobile ball in its mouth; wonderful patina and beautiful colour, very good condition despite its great age, 18th C? H :4 cms

19th century Chinese scholar’s desk object carved out of bamboo to represent a cluster of several reishi fungus - the Fungus of Immortality. The top of the carving provides 2 areas for keeping very small objects - tiny ink cakes and such. Beautifully designed, superbly carved both on top and bottom, excellent detailing, great staining and patina. Wonderful feel of age, very appropriate object for a scholar’s desk. Length 3 7/8 inches.

Chinese bronze censer with handles. Measures 8.5" including handles by 6.75" and 3.5" high. Weight 3.5 lbs. Marked on bottom: Made in Xuande Nian in Ming Dynasty. Dates 1800. Exterior polished.

Late Meiji - early Taisho (1890s - 1910s) Japanese Arita round porcelain kogo (covered box for incense during tea ceremony) with sometsuke (underglaze blue and white) decoration. Painted in underglaze blue in Shonsui style: initial Shonsui ware is Chinese blue and white porcelain imported to Japan starting in the reign of Tianqi Emperor (1621-1627). Starting from the 18th century Arita kilns have been producing their own items in Shonsui style...

Japanese small Tansu, Meiji period, late 19th Century, 21" high, 22" wide, 11" deep, one(1) long drawer above three(3) short drawers on the left side, hidden drawers behind blind door on the right side, mounted with heavy black iron hardware. The condition is all original, as found condition and the lock compartment inside is missing.

Antique Nuo Mask of Tudi Gong, the "God of soil" and grains; fundamental in an agricultural country; usually represented with a smiling face, and long eyebrows and beard; the hair figuring those is often missing, or has been renewed; when missing, we can see the holes where the hair was fastened...

A late 18/19th Century QING DYNASTY ENAMEL BOX with ultramarine blue background and fine Polychrome Flower and Pomegranate decorations. The interior of box, including the lid and the base are in a light turquoise enamel. The top depicts 2 people in a landscape scene. Very good condition, no chips, damage or restorations. Size: H. 6 cm x L. 8 cm.

Japanese 18th century Edo age seated Dainichi-nyorei Buddha. Lacquered and gilded wood. Hands carved beautifully.
(stand and screen are not included)

Edo Period C. 1700's

height 20.5" width 13" length 16.5"

Antique Japanese pair of iron abumi, or horse stirrups, with inlaid designs of leaves and scrolling vines. Beautiful natural patina, inlaid with silver, shakudo and other precious metals. Edo age 19th century. Size: 12" L x 5" W x 10" H

Antique Chinese Han Dynasty pottery statue of a dancer, shown seated on a hardwood burl base (not included). Beautifully sculpted with remnants of old pigments, natural wear throughout due to age. Han Dynasty (221-207 AD) Size: 20" H x 11" W x 5.5" D

Rare Japanese chirimen silk kimono with a jacquard weave, in gradating shades of blue, with Shibori designs of flowers and flowing water, lined in salmon pink silk with flowers. Shibori is a very labor intensive style of dying fabric in which small areas are tied and twisted to create dramatic patterns. Jacquard weaving is done on a special loom and results in complex patterns. Size: 67" H x 51" L

A carved female mask netsuke showing Okame. Unsigned. Back partially covered with black lacquer. Provenance: a gentleman's collection, Geneva - Switzerland. Condition: few tiny rim chips. Dimension: 4.1 cm x 3.6 cm.

Unusual secondary burial jar carved of white limestone in the form of a person. Wonderfully sculpted with the head and shoulders making up the lid portion of the jar. The body of the jar is carved with the person's arms in low relief while the rest of the jar maintains an ovoid form. Kulaman Plateau, Cotobatu, Philippines.

Circa 11th - 15th century.

Provenance R. Gervais

Size: 36" high x 11" wide diameter.

Antique Japanese nagamochi karuma storage trunk. Made of kiri (paulownia) wood and solid Keyaki hardwood wheels with iron hardware and mounts. A large high relief embossed iron locking plate in the form of a phoenix created a lock and latch system on the front of the trunk. The phoenix bird represents justice and Sun obedience...

Antique wooden lusong (mortar). This lusong was used with a lomok (pestal) by the B'laan people to pound rice in order to separate the grain from the husks. The B'laan people are indigenous of Southern Mindanao in the Philippines. This lusong is especially large and beautifully carved of a single piece of hardwood. Size: 24 1/2" high x 21 1/4" wide diameter.

Unique carved wood vessel for use in Tea Ceremony for flower arrangement, ikebana. Very smoothly polished and lacquered in the inside; standing on three small “feet”. It has a wonderful smooth patina all-over. L. 26 cm x 17 cm. Meiji-Taisho. Condition: great!

This is Yogi used in the Tohoku district of Edo period. This is Yogi which a rich landscape gardener used. As for this, a pattern of the lower part is a bamboo fence. This has the W kirimon which twined Tang grass around the upper part. As for this, cotton is spun by hand. The bamboo fence which this is the indigo plant light and shade, and was drawn is very unusually precious. And the bamboo fence is drawn from the left to the right with a curve to be sunk. It resembles Koetu-Kaki...

A pair of Japanese ceramic Hibachi vessels.

Hibachi is a traditional Japanese heating device.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, Mid-20th Century
Size: Height 20.3 C.M. / Width 20.3 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

A healthy round-faced, plump figured, seated boy wearing a typical high hat of boy doll figures of the period. He is also wearing a checker-patterned loincloth. His hands are positioned under his chin, where he is holding his hat ties together. The stoneware was formed with a mold (you can see the faint molding line on both sides and underneath--it is not a crack.) The surface has a natural patina from age. Age: Late 19th Century. Size: H. 10.5cm. W. Base. 7.5cm...

A finely carved female mask netsuke, showing Otafuku or Okame. Unsigned. Provenance: a gentleman's collection, Geneva - Switzerland. Condition: fine. Dimension: 4.8 cm x 4.1 cm.

Height: 4.4 cm (1.8 in)
Width: 4 cm (1.6 in)
Depth: 2.5 cm (1.0 in)

Japanese marine material netsuke of a girl clasping cymbals; probably whale tooth; fine age cracks; stained scrim decoration; signed; good condition

A stylized leaf design obidome with berries in vivid colors. Age: 1910's Size: L. 5cm. W. 3cm. Condition: Perfect.

Japanese ginbari and enamel cloisonne winepot with a black ground and gold wires or cloisens. Siting on 3 small feet, it is in excellent condition and measures 8.5" tall x 4.5" at widest. Circa 1900. Note: For the clearest example of the black background on this pot please check the last photo.

Silver with gold gilt overlay Chinese export foo dog with enameling. The dog's head moves side to side and the ball is attached with a gold wire long enough so that it can be re-positioned. All the enameling is in excellent condition. Measures 3 inches long by 2.5" high. Circa pre-1920

An impressive 17" tall Japanese champleve vase or urn with gold gilt. Featuring a phoenix or ho-ho bird on the front and back, it is in excellent antique condition. Dates circa 1900.

A nyoi scepter (in Chinese: ruyi) made of a natural branch of lacquered wood. For the scholar’s table. Late Edo to early Meiji. L 42 cm. Condition: Fine all-over.

Antique Chinese jumu (elm) cabinet with beautiful original finish complimentary to the bold woodgrain. Classic simplistic design with nicely carved paneling. Republic Period, circa 1920s. Size: 47.5" H x 28.5" L x 15.25" D

A good example of an “Ai Kutani” style dish decorated with a continuous scrolling vine of Peony flowers with Peony leaves and Buds set against a “frog spawn” type ground, which is typical of the period; see Volume II of the Shibata Collection no 347 for an identical border arabesque there dated circa 1670-80...