This antique pair of spectacles folds into the space of a single eyeglass for easy carrying. Lacking ear pieces, they rest on the nose, hence the name pince nez. The rims are tortoise shell.
A Ming Swatow Polychrome bowl. Diameter approximately 20.4 cm and height approximately 8.9 cm. Covered with blue under glaze, green and red enamel. Decorated with Qilin, flowers, geese etc. In good condition. Nice "ping" sound when tapping on it. Free shipping with insurance. Note: Buyers from China have to get ready for special arrangement since custom requires import lisence for items more than $150.
Japanese Sterling Silver Sake Set Marked & Signed
Description & Size: 18.41 x 12.7 x 8.89 cm (7.25" x 5" x 3.5")
Weight: 1147 gram (40.45 oz)
Age: Meiji Period 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted & Hand Hammered
This is a nice & beautiful complete Japanese silver sake set with 6 individual matching cups & plates. The silver sake set is designed with beautiful water irises & hand hammered throughout...
A highly desirable Chinese jade coup, shaped as a lotus leaf with flower blossoms decorating the handle and body. The stone is of an even tone with a slight hint of russet. This is a very attractive composition of the "caged" style and measures 5 1/2inches ( 14 cm) wide. In excellent condition. Age: Ming 17 C.
this antique pair of lotus embroidered lotus shoes are most likely from northern china. the vamp is a quilted cotton fabric. Each shoe is embroidered with the same floral design on both sides. The shoes were used and show some soiling on the vamp and the soles are slightly worn and dirty.
Three Jokan Dolls are part of a Hina doll set for the Japanese Girl's Day. They are to serve the Emperor and Empress with drinks and food. The young and pretty are usually choosen for this role. Many sets have one older married woman sitting in the middle, possibly a supervising figure? Her hair is usually done in a less attractive manner and she often has her teeth blackened. It was the sign of being a married woman at the time...
A Ming blue and white fruit pattern bowl in good condition
Japanese makie lacquer sake wine Dishes with an auspicous design of Sho-Chiku-Bai (pines,plums & bumboos). This design is a happy ceremonial symbol for the gold taka-makie (raised design) designs with kirigane (small gold leaf squares) on brownish red (with purple tone) lacquer. Each piece is very thin and light and in new condition. There is no wear to the gold and lacquer except one small repair on one dish. This type of set is often used as a set of three...
An unusual shape of black glazed vase, decorated with open work of four holes and below four triangle, the top side with four lugs handle. Unglazed base and perfect condition, no crack, no chip and free from any restoration. Possibly Tang/Liao dynasty. High maximum: 22.5cm.
A very nicely carved white soap stone laughing Buddha, measures 10 cm by 5.3 cm, early republic period
Japanese Silver Teapot Chrysanthemum Marked & Signed
Description & Size: 10.79 x 22.22 x 13.97 cm (4.25" x 8.75" x 5.5")
Weight: 506 gram (17.84 oz)
Age: Meiji Period 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted & Hand Forged
This is a beautifully handcrafted & forged Japanese silver teapot during the height of the Meiji Period c19th Century. It's designed with a chrysanthemum with high reliefs with hand hammered background...
Early Northern Sung or five dybasties ding type glaze bowl with moulded flora pattern in perfect condition
This is a Han era earthen ware dog figurine
Archaic Chinese large white jade with orange and brown areas, carved with geometric designs in the form of a large bird and a small dragon.
Size: 8.25" L, 4" W
Rare Chinese longquan celadon bowl decorated with biscuit twin fish at the center. 14th-15th century. Good conditions. 7,2 cm diameter.
A Longquan celadon dish decorated with nice of twin fish at interior center and incised floral sprays to cavetto side, covered overall with an olive green glaze, possibly Yuan/Ming dynasty in good condition except firing imperfection to be expose major orange peel effect, perhaps as an item that do not qualify but still in export. Somebody tried to polished the foot rim, otherwise is no any chip, no crack and free from restoration. Diameter: 27 cm.
An impressive and hard to come by pair of Japanese architectural lanterns that once flanked a Japanese Buddhist temple...
Late 19th Century Chinese Agate Carved Kwan Yin Buddha Ridding Unicorn Qilin
It is 4.6 inches (11.7 cm) tall measured with stand, 3.7 inches (9.3 cm) tall measured without stand by 2.75 inches (7 cm) wide.
It has except natural stone inclusions, flea bite chips, a small hole near the ear, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Large Korean Blue and White Dragon Porcelain Vase, 19th
century
It is 19.75 inches (50.2m) tall by 11.5 inches (29.2 cm) wide. It weighs 18.5 lb.
It has been repaired at the rim and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Chinese Yixing Teapot Marked & Signed
Description & Size: 7.62 x 12.7 x 8.89 cm (3" x 5" x 3.5")
Weight: 125 gram (4.4 oz)
Age: 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a finely crafted Chinese yixing teapot with light colored clay. The teapot appear to be unpolished & in original colored. There are traces of tea stain within the teapot & inner lid. Also some chips & hairlines on the inner & upper lid...
Pair of Chinese antique hardwood panels intricately carved to look like 3 dimensional display cases complete with small glass cabinet doors. Each shelf is decorated with a scholarly arrangement including vases with orchids, lotus and bamboo; containers with fruit, fans and painting implements - all ornately carved with the most exquisite detail. Fine materials include jades of many colors, rare hardwoods, mother of pearl, jasper and other semi precious stones...
This is a yuan dynasty dish with small chip on rim, no crack and still a good study and decorative piece in any collection
Very small stoneware chaire tea caddy, used in the tea ceremony during the colder months. Squat body with rounded shoulder and relatively wide mouth. Fine dark gray stoneware with yellow, brown and lavender colored glazes layered over each other and dripping down the body, with a fine thin crackle. Also glazed on inside...
19th Century Chinese White Jade Carved Plaque on Wood Carved Stand
The overall measurement is 5.5 inches (14 cm) tall by 4.3 inches (11.1 cm) wide. The jade is 2.9 inches (7.4 cm) tall by 4.1 inches (10.5 cm) wide and 0.2 inch (5.5 cm) thick...
Meiji(1868-1912) Japanese Wood Lacquer 5 Layers Inro with Bamboo & Wood Boy Netsuke
It is 3.3 inches (8.5 cm) tall by 1.85 inches (4.7 cm) wide. The netsuke is 1.85 inches (4.7 cm) tall.
It is in good condition with no repairs except peeling of lacquer, a gold leaf is loose, chips, and hairline cracks at the netsuke (as seen in the photos).
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Chinese Blue and White Beaker and Saucer. Both thinly potted and decorated with floral sprays. Kangxi C1700. Diameter of saucer 11.4cm. Height of beaker 6.2cm. Condition: excellent, pre firing chip to inside of footrim of saucer. No cracks, other chips or restoration.
Beautiful thick bronze hollow votive figure in the shape of Dainichi Nyorai sitting on a lotus base, former part of a kakebotoke. His head gear finely engraved with floral motives. Bronze with dark brown patina and traces of gilding. Kamakura period, 14th century.
Mounted on Japanese, old kiri-wood stand
H 4 ¼ inches
Excellent condition
Chinese jade carving in the form of a tripod censer. The lid and handles contain superb intricate carvings of scrolled leaf like patterns with flower buds set in between the scrolled leaves.
Age: 19th century
Size: height 7.5" width 2.5" length 4.25"
A pair of Chinese silver boxes.
Age: China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Measurement: Height 7 C.M. / Width 10 C.M. / Length 13.5 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.
This small silk jacket was made and worn by the child of a wealthy traditional Han Chinese family. The dark blue silk fabric is embroidered on the front and back with a floral arrangement. There are additional decorative elements of tassels and border trim. The jacket spans 15 inches across the chest.
The jacket is in very good condition with only a slightly visible stain on the front embroidery, which would be expected of a childs jacket of this age.
Old Japanese Kogai, a hair pin made of tortoiseshell(bekko). It is 6 1/4 inches long, from the Meiji period (1868-1912).
19th Century Chinese Aloeswood Carved God of Longevity
It is 1.8 inches (4.5 cm) tall by 0.7 inch (1.8 cm) wide. It weighs 4.5 gram.
It has cracks, chips, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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A Chinese bronze figure of Zhen Wu, Qing Dynasty. Height approximately 15 cm. A slight porousity in the form of small dot as seen in the photo number 5. Good condition.
A Rare/Fine Korean Inlaid and Open-Work Celadon Pillow-12th C.:
Korea, Koryo period, 12th-13th Century,
This celadon pillow is a very rare and fine open-work inlaid celadon
pillow with 2 sides decorated in inlaid white slip. A central rounded circle
containing clouds are within a pair of circular lines, connected with openwork
fungus shape and clouds. The other two long sides are both formed with
slightly up-curved surface with inlaid triple chrysanthemum floral heads in
The row of t...
This is black glaze wine jar vase from Song Dynasty , slight chip off near mouth rim underneath