Rare Thai wooden seated disciple with gilded gold.
Age: Thailand, Rattanakosin Period, 19th Century
Size: Height 27.8 C.M. / Width 15.5 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.
A samurai and his retainer helping his load to dress in armor. Painted with ink and pigments on silk. During Warring States period (sengoku period), samurai had a specialist retainer who can put armors on them before going to a war. The specialist stylists were familiar with armor and well aware of the order of dressing up so that samurai did not waste their time to join the war. Signed Hogan Eishin and sealed...
Antique Chinese framed fan painting by artist Huang Shanshou (1855-1919) of two immortals sitting under a tree. Signed with cartouche. Early 20th century
Size: (entire frame) 21.5" height, 27.5" width (artwork only) 9.75" height, 19" width
A Nice black-glazed jarlet, decorated in lobed form body and two ring handles attached at the shoulder. Chinese 13th-14th century. Condition is perfect except glaze degradation because found from the river. High: 8cm and body diameter: 9cm.
Pair of 19th century Goto School menuki - Japanese sword fittings - each depicting a puppy with collar in different attitude. Superbly beautiful shakudo with characteristic black surface, crisp casting and detailing, wonderful patina. Come in very well made fitted kiriwood box. Length 0.8 inches.
A beautiful red zitan incense table with burlwood inset top; carved signature of and accompanied by the original inscribed wooden tomabako; Zitan.
Age: 18th Century Qing Dynasty
China Provenance: acquired in Tokyo, Japan.
Size: 26.75" Height x 15" Width.
Sino-Tibetan Gilded Bronze Seated Buddha, 18th Century
The buddha is 8 inches (20 cm) tall, and 4.5 inches (11.5 cm) wide.
It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, or cracks, except missing hand held accessory (as seen in the photos).
Large format photos available upon request.
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Chinese pewter snuff bottle in the form of a peach with three leaves, one leaf done in copper. The pewter stopper is formed like a natural stem with attached spoon. The snuff bottle rests on its own small hardwood tripod base.
Dimensions: 1 1/4" x 1 3/4" (2 1/4" on stand)
Diameter approximately 28 cm/each. A chip at the rim. In good condition.
Ming Dynasty, Jiajing period ( 1522-1566 ) large blue and white Dish. Very nice shape, very deep and fragile potted - nearly like a bowl
Extremely unusual decoration with sheep that have faces of Poruguese men.
Portuguese because Portuguese were the only available models for the Jiajing potters at that time.
Diameter : 31 cm. H : 6,4 cm.
Condition : Perfect
Design of a kite with a takara bune (treasureship) design with a poem, probably designed as a New Year’s greeting, issued ca. early 1900s
Printer’s information on lower left (no. 41), good condition
Shikishiban: 9 ¼ x 9 ¼ in.
Mongolian Buddhist symbols. 19th century. Inks and colour on paper. Framed. can be viewed in central London or unframed and sent worldwide.
An antique Japanese Kotansu (personal storage chest) made entirely of Kirinoki (Paulownia)wood. Original hand forged iron hardware including the Warabite handles. Lock plates which symbolize the full moon and decorative corners to each of the drawer fronts. Side carrying handles. Hardened wooden nail construction. Consisting of 5 drawers for organizing and spacious storage.
Age: Meiji Era (1880-1890)
Dimensions: 23 1/4" Wide by 23 3/4" High by 12" Deep
An Chinese Imari Scallop Shell Shaped Dish. Decorated with various floral sprays emanating from a central spray. Kangxi E18thC. Height; 16.0 cm. Condition; usual light fritting
Early 19th century netsuke of Chinese official, poet and calligrapher Toba with a bundle of books on his back riding on a mule accompanied by an attendant. Toba was removed from his post and sent into exile as a result of intrigues against him. Wonderful unhappy face, nice flow to his clothes, beautiful wear and patina turning yellow on the back where netsuke was touching the silk of kimono, compressed dust in crevices...
A rarely offered, early bronze opium weight of Burmese origin, 1600 AD!
Highly attractive massive bronze weight of the archaic style with a round base with verticals, beautyfully made, depicting a ‘Toe’ or lionbeast – a mythical animal. Added weightmass between legs and a circular verification mark at the front of base...
Porcelain covered by white glaze to the foot and decorated with full carved floral on the interior ; unglazed base. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 22 cm wide. CONDITION: Excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
Chinese pair of Famille Verte porcelain plates with blue glaze and color overglaze on white ground, design of fish and underwater plants, each plate has delicately scalloped surface radiating outward, Kangxi Period, mark on bottom, circa 1700.
Size of each: 5 1/8" diameter x 7/8" high