Chogappo made of fragments of choma (ramie), one of bast fibers, which is recycled from ramie textiles and dyed with sumi (ink) later. 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 for all fragments...

Tall Eboshi-shaped fire hood for a samurai, made of hand-spun cotton, both outside and inside, and dyed with vegetable indigo. In Edo period, the town of Edo often suffered from massive fires, so that "machi hikeshi" by town people as well as "samurai hikeshi" were organized. This hood was worn by a samurai together with samurai fire costume when the fire broke out. In good condition except for slight dirt in the top part. The piping is silk. 19th century. W:53cm, L:69cm

MAID FOR THE NEXT LIFE

Maidservant clay figurine of ancient China (Han Dynasty) that was once buried in a tomb of noble person, H 26 x 9 x 4.5 cm (10.23 x 3.54 x 1.77in), in very fine antique condition as is for this type.


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Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Bowl - 16th C. Crane

This unusual blue & white porcelain bowl was made during the mid to late 16th century c.1560-1580. The outer surface remains undecorated whereas the inner surface is particularly elaborately decorated. In the centre is a standing bird, most likely a crane (a symbol of longevity), together with various plants and blossoms...

A hexagonal open-work cast bronze incense stick or utensils holder with two dragon handles, standing on three feet. The sides showing four high-relief immortals and two lotus flowers, the base with lattice pattern. Condition: traces of age. Dimension: height: c. 16.3 cm, c. 14.8 cm wide.

LARGE Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Hu Jar

This large and imposing pottery jar, of "hu" form, was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a fairly high-fired grey pottery. It has a particularly wide body with a relatively short neck that flares out into a wide mouth. There are three raised decorative bands surrounding its wide body. On opposite sides at the shoulder are moulded "taotie" mask handles...

Fine LARGE Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Hu Jar & Cover (with Oxford TL Test)

This large and imposing pottery jar, of "hu" form, was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from grey pottery and has a particularly wide body, the neck flaring out into a wide mouth. Unusually, it comes complete with its original cover...

Important and rare bowl, large in size, scalloped in shape, with a small heel, from the Satsuma kilns. On a blue enamel background, the decoration represents cherry blossoms with a couple of peacocks among peonies inside. The whole is of a very good quality of gold and polychrome enamels. Meiji period (1868-1912). Signed Koshida. Diameter 18,5 cm height : 7 cm.

Large Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Camel with Oxford TL Test

This impressive pottery model of a Bactrian camel was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a pale buff-coloured pottery, has good detail and has been "cold painted" in a base coat of a creamy-white pigment with details picked out in brown, red and black pigments. The camel stands upright and alert with its head held high and turned a little to its left. Its two humps are particularly prominent...

A Chinese Qingbai Glazed Bowl with Molded Floral Decoration. Circa, 12th-13th Century, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, Southern Song Dynasty. Found in the Philippines. Bowl molded with a central flower, surrounded by lotus sprays around its inner wall, all underneath a key-fret border. It is covered in a green-white ‘Qingbai-type’ glaze, below its unglazed rim. Measurements: diameter (5”inches across), height (approximately 2”inches tall)...

1900's Japanese Satsuma Vase with Samurai & Geisha Marked "Kinkozan"

It is 5.3 inches (13.5 cm) tall by 5.1 inches (13 cm) wide. It is 0.5 lb.

It has minor rubbing of gold and paint, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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1900's Chinese Clair de Lune Sky Blue Monochrome Porcelain Vase Marked

It is 7.7 inches (19.5 cm) tall by 3.4 inches (8.75 cm) wide. It is 2.1 Lb.

It has minor skip glazes, dark spots, firing cracks, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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1930's Chinese Famille Rose Nake Female Bust Figure Attributed to Zeng Longsheng 傳曾龍昇

It is 5.5 inches (14 cm) tall by 3.7 inches (9.5 cm) wide. It is 0.6 Lb.

It has dark spots, skip glazes, glaze cracks, minor stains, and surface wears and scratches (as see in the photos).

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Meiji (1868-1912) Japanese Mixed Metal Iron Plate with Garden Scene

Each is 0.59 inch (1.5 cm) tall by 4.7 inches (12 cm) wide. Total weight is 0.6 Lb.

They are tarnished and have rust, stains, rubbing of gilt, oxidation, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Fine and rare Longquan classic celadon bottle with an unusual shape- like a truncated meiping. The depth of the glaze achieves the ideal “jade like” quality that is much sought after by celadon collectors. The Ming attribution is conservative based on the inward beveling on the footrim and reddish slip visible on the glazed edge, but Yuan or Song cannot be completely ruled out. Excellent original condition, there are chips on the footrim edge that were caused when this was pulled from k...

MINHWA

Refined Minhwa (Korean folk painting / ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minhwa), 'Turtles in the lotus pond', originally Joseon Dynasty, 18th-19th century, mounted to hanging scroll, Total: 121.5 x 51.5 cm (47.83 x 20.27in). Aged deterioration as is with such remains of original paint and no rips.


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Very refined covered box in satsuma earthenware. The polychrome decoration of gold and colored enamels represents courtesans walking in a lake landscape. The gold powder border is decorated with stylized chrysanthemums. The interior presents butterflies finely made in polychrome. A signature drawn in gold lacquer, in a cartouche, by Kinkozan. Meiji period (1868-1912). Diameter: 11 cm height: 3.5 cm

A boxwood netsuke depicting a snake coiled around itself. Signature engraved under the base. Origin: Japan Period: Meiji late 19th century. Dimensions: 4 x 3.5 x 2 cm. State of conservation: Very good