A really superb battle scene in a " Master of the Rocks " landscape.
Nineteenth century Kangxi revival.
A really impressing, most decorative piece.
Diameter : 47 cm.
Condition : Perfect
A Good Song - Yuan dynasty longquan celadon large dish with twin fish motif, rounded side with flattened rim and glazed base, dish decorated with rare and clear twin fish motif at the center and raising lotus petal motif at exterior, dish covered with good green glaze.
Dish is in good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration, unbalance / wrapped, porcelain with good ping sound with finger tip.
Size: 22 cm diameter.
This is a rare museum item. This is kimono for a child with design of blossoming cherries, fans, and hemp shibori tie-dyeing.
It is the one at the Meiji era. It is kimono explained in this book.
(Kyouto shoin's art library of japanese textile No.11 Japanese Tie-dyeingIt page 16)
dyes it with a very valuable safflower.
Moreover, it is very unusual and valuable that there is a motif of the rising-sun flag in the design.
There are a thin stain and a small hole...
A Good Song - Yuan dynasty longquan celadon large dish with twin fish motif, rounded side with flattened rim and glazed base, dish decorated with twin fish motif at the center and raising lotus petal motif at exterior, dish covered with good bluish green glaze.
Dish is in good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration, porcelain with good ping sound with finger tip.
Size: 19 cm diameter.
Kangxi period ( 1662 - 1722 ) with a extremely decorative Kakiemon - style enameled decoration.
Diameter : 31 cm.
Condition : Some wear, one plate has an absolutely perfect body. The other plate has one single childrens - fingerprint size, shell-shape flat splittering to the rim connected with a short, very fine hairline which is to see on the last enlargement.
A beautiful 19th C. Chinese sterling silver and rattan bangle with floral motif and three silver flowers. In excellent condition. D: 2-3/8"
A beautiful Qing dynasty old sterling silver and rattan bangle with four Chinese characters motif (Endurance leads to harmony). In excellent condition. D: 2-1/2"
A pair of Chinese candlesticks of European form decorated with sprays of flowers on a green cloud scroll background, gilt copper mounts. The bases are marked "CHINA". The dimensions are 11 3/4" tall and 4 1/4" in diameter at the base. Circa 1900 - 1920.
A Very Fine Sea-Green Celadon Molded Shallow Dish:
Korea, Koryo period, 12th Century,
This dish is a very high quality of sea-green celadon glaze applied overall surfaces,
the interior well molded with a single lotus flower head in 2 round circles in the center
and Ruyi paterns molded on the edge of the interior, 10 panels on the interior wall with a single flower head molded each panel, and its rim molded with floral pedal edges, its exterior
applied with a fine crackled sea green celadon ...
From our Chinese Blue and White Collection, a very fine Kangxi (1662-1722) Mark and Period porcelain dish depicting two elegant ladies in a garden setting containing scholar’s rocks and banana leaf plants; one lady holds a fan while the other holds her hands clasped together. Cross-hatched motifs decorate the border along with four vignettes of peaches signifying longevity...
From our Southeast Asia Collection, a fine and complete Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript, late 19th - early 20th century, containing all 16 leaves and the original teak wood covers.
Kammavaca manuscripts are a quintessentially Burmese artifact that reflect the general reverence afforded to the monastic system in that country. To Western eyes, they are usually just highly decorative ethnic handicrafts from an isolated and exotic culture...
Yue Type Pottery Figure of Bird,northern song Dynasty. Conditions: minor degradations glaze because found from the river.free from any restorations. size: 7,5cm wide...4,5cm tall
Chinese export barrel shaped tankard attractively painted with a pair of deer in a landscape. Handle with a heart shaped terminal. C1770/80. Ht. 5 1/4" (13.3cm). Condition; perfect, no cracks, chips or restoration.
This small hand carved wooden container would have been used to store smoking tobacco, and would have been worn hanging from a belt the same as a Japanese inro. Although similar types of containers would have used by both traditional Han Chinese and ethnic minority Chinese, this particular container is definately traditional Han Chinese. One side has a carved scene of a bird and branch, the other side has written characters...
Chinese Cast Bronze Incense burner and cover in the form of a lion-dog, seated, holding a tassled ball between his raised front legs. The hinged head forming the cover. Areas of parcel gilding. 17thC. Ht.8.0" (20.4cm). Condition; Good patina, gilding worn.
Small Chinese Transitional Vase and loose fitting Cover decorated in a strong Wucai palette. C1650/60. Ht.4 7/8" (12.4cm). Condition; 0.5cm chip to rim, shallow flake to inside of rim, 2.4cm crack from rim. Cover, shallow chips and fritting to rim, mop fritted.
Six Chinese turquoise glazed figures of immortals. Each finely moulded and standing on a square base. C19th. Ht.4 3/4" (12.1 cm).
Condition; small chips to lotus leaf of first figure, chip to sleeve of second figure.