A white creamy glazed washer with incised floral pattern to exterior, four characters to the base. Song-Yuan Dynasty with very good condition except very short firing crack to mouth rim, no any chip, no any other crack and free from any restoration. Height: 6,5 cm.
Extremely rare large double gourd blue and white vase with slight flared rim with petals pattern, well balance potted and below decorated with lotus scrolling. Ming Dynasty 16th-17th century Jiajing-Wanli period in perfect condition, no any chips, no any cracks and free from any restoration. Height: 38 cm. Found at South Sulawesi Palopo area.
Funa dansu of the kakesuzuri-type, with a single hinged front door.
Behind the door, there are two full width drawers, one half-width small drawer and two mid-size ones with iron locks.
The exterior of the chest is made of keyaki (Zelkova) wood, which is unusual. Drawers made of the softer, kiri wood with iron hardware. Wrought iron handle on the top of the chest. Door, corners and edges fitted with sturdy and very decorative ironwork, ornamental lock...
A wonderful original Japanese six panel byobu screen. Hand painted with natural mineral colors on gofun paper. Unusual low height for the full six panel length.
Finely painted pheasant sitting central to the painting. A family of swallows swooping and dancing around in a playful fashion. Natural full wisteria branch rises up to create a perch for the pheasant.
Fun fact, pheasants are the national bird of Japan...
An antique Japanese full length tanegashima rifle with working original matchlock mechanism. Hand made of high figure burl keyaki hardwood with original translucent lacquer finish. The whole length of the hand forged iron barrel is inlaid with a swirling silver dragon in clouds and the crest of the noble Tokugawa clan with six character mark which reads: 松平三河守
Matsudaira Mikawa-no-kami. Matsudaira refers to the Matsudaira clan...
Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Cocoon Jar
This pottery "cocoon" jar was made over 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). The shape, named after its similarity to the silkworm cocoon, evolved during the late Warring States period (475 - 221 BC) and then generally died out by the middle of the Western Han. The form of this particular example is a little different to some others with its more "rounded" body and shorter foot...
Chinese Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain deep scalloped edge Dish, Ca. 1662-1722, 4 3/4" diameter, 3/4" high deep scalloped rim, enamel overglazed Famille Verte design of Peony flowers in the urn within fenced garden inside the fan shape cartouche. Beautifully hand molded deep scalloped edge rim with repeated leaf shape design filled with green vine and leafy design. Underglaze blue Kangxi Rabbit mark and half circle inside the blue double circle underneath...
Sturdy storage jar for tea leaves or other goods with horizontally ribbed surface, sloping shoulder with very short neck. Coarse but dense clay with small inclusions. Outside middle brown with cream-colored and yellow natural ash glaze. Mingei.
Japan, 18th/19th century.
Height 7.5 inches, width 6 inches at the neck.
Ash glaze partially rubbed off at upper edge and at the body commensurate with holding and using, otherwise very good condition.
Khmer bronze mirror with nice patina.
Age: Cambodia, Angkor Vat Period, 12th Century
Size: Height including stand 49.8 C.M. / Diameter 22.3 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 high quality Arita porcelain dish decorated with an auspicious pattern composed of a central motif made up of three shippo or cash symbols bound together by a stylised Peony leaf vine; a variant of the more usual ribbon tied cash see EW3193. The cavetto decorated with a Tako-karakusa ground and the rim with a diaper band.
The reverse is meticulously painted with a band of stylised lotus pattern to the base of the footrim...
Length approximately 23.5 cm. Width approximately 17 cm. There is dirt stuck to the edges of the tray. In good condition.
Buddhist shrine with sculpture of the bodhisattva Myoken, deity of the Polar Star and of the Big Dipper.
He is dressed in Chinese garment, standing on the back of a kida (a beast that is half turtle, half dragon-snake), holding an enormous sword. Behind his back a nimbus with seven discs, representing the seven stars of the Big Dipper. To the left of the rock base the head of a snake pops out. (Probably a snake was wound ”around” the giant turtle and broke off...
17th Century Chinese Kangxi Famille Rose Porcelain Bowl with Figures
It is 3 inches (7.6 cm) tall by 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) wide. It is 0.7 Lb.
It has dark spots, a hairline crack, skip glazes, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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19th Century Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer with Xuande Marking
It is 7.2 inches (18.2 cm) tall measured with stand, 4.2 inches (10.7 cm) tall measured without stand by 11 inches (28 cm) wide. The bronze is 3640 gram. Total weight with stand is 9.4 lb.
It has pitting and surface wears and scratches. The stand has small chips, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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An unusual Arita dish of typical scalloped rinka form decorated with a variant of the so-called “Sweet Pea” pattern. A Chinese export pattern largely produced for the South East Asian Market and in particular for Chinese communities living there. This dish was probably made for the Japanese domestic market as a novelty, or it may possibly have been made for the Asian export Market. The elaborate vine arabesque is painted in pencilled style. The reverse is decorated with stylised sprigs. Ther...
Burmese bronze standing elephant.
Age: Burma, Early 20th Century
Size: Height 9.7 C.M. / Width 6.7 C.M. / Length 12 C.M. (size excluding stand)
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.
Antique Korean Nong storage cabinet. Single section with two compartments and four drawers along the top. Made with cypress wood frame and hardwood burl panels. Brass hardware with round lock plates and hinges.
Age: Joseon Period (late 1900's)
Dimensions: 56 3/4" high x 42 3/4" wide x 20 3/4" deep
Heavy, cream colored stoneware oil plate (aburazara) shaped as a lotus leaf with curled up, irregular edge. Surface on ‘inside’ structured with cloth, decorated with geometric figures in iron brown glaze and covered with feldspar and typical Oribe green glaze.
Impressed maker’s mark in bottom: Jocho? tsukuru.
Japan, Seto region, Oribe, Meiji era, ca. 1900.
Diam 7.25 x H 0.8 inches
2 old small chips and some frittings on rim, consistent with age and use