Beautiful Japanese antique highly carved butsudan panel, carved with scene of two dragons in swirling clouds and crashing waves, black and gilt lacquer with details in red, the eyes of the dragons are made of reverse painted glass, framed in black lacquer frame with copper hardware. This piece was once a ranma or transom over the interior doors of a large Buddhist butsudan shrine.
Meiji Period.
Size: 9" high x 44" long. Carving is up to 3" deep.
Two Very Fine Blue and White Porcelain Dishes/Character-19th C.:
Korea, Choson period, 19th Century,
1): This dish is applied with an even pure white glaze, set on a high foot the shallow
bowl with a gHappiness, h within a double ring in underglaze blue with fine
crackled white and a shiny transparent glaze.
It is in fine condition with no any damage. Measures 6 5/8h d...
A rare early Ming 15th century Xuande - Interregnum period blue and white large stem bowl, outer wall with under glaze blue human (official) and landscape motif, inner center with sitting official motif, good condition with small damage at the rim and associate hairline restored, size: 16.5 cm diameter, 10 cm height.
Blanc De Chine standing figure. Kangxi L17thC. Height 9.0" (22.8cm). Condition: tip of hair on figure's right side replaced (0.25cm), otherwise excellent. Usual firing faults.
This figure is often referred to as Adam.
16-17 century
Ming Dynasty
Porcelaineous stoneware with Longquan celadon glaze
H: 39 cm (with stand and lid), 37 cm (vase only)
Bottom drilled and mouth rim slightly reduced, but other wise very good.
From a Palm Peach, Florida estate
This Ming Longquan celadon vase is gorgeously incised with a profusion of flowers among rock-work, and looks wonderful against its antique French ormolu mounts...
Late-19th century
Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with peach-bloom glaze
D: 7.2 cm, h: 3.5 cm
Cover lid professionally restored to a high standard (it appears to have once been cleanly broken in half)
From a Massachusetts private collection.
Bearing a six-character Kangxi mark, this paste box is a very successful 19th century version of earlier peach-bloom porcelain...
Ca. 1725-35, early 18th century
Yongzheng Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose / noire enamels
Teapot - w: 15.2 cm, h: 9.6 cm, Saucer- w: 15.4 cm, l: 15.7 cm
Basically perfect: very slight fritting to lid, saucer rim, and teapot bottom
From a Maine estate
This covered teapot and saucer stand is in extraordinary condition, and is quite rare due to its complexity of workmanship...
Ca. 1725-35, early 18th century
Yongzheng Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose / noire enamels
Teapot - w: 15.2 cm, h: 9.6 cm, Saucer- w: 15.4 cm, l: 15.7 cm
Basically perfect: very slight fritting to lid, saucer rim, and teapot bottom
From a Maine estate
This covered teapot and saucer stand is in extraordinary condition, and is quite rare due to its complexity of workmanship...
ca. 1725-35, early 18th century
Yongzheng Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose / noire enamels
Saucers- d: 10.4-10.6 cm, tea bowls- d: 6.3-6.5 cm, h: 2.8-2.9 cm
Basically perfect condition, with only tiny fritting to rim
From a Maine estate
As tea drinking became an increasingly aristocratic fad in 18th century Europe, consumers demanded porcelains that properly complimented the refinement of taking tea...
ca. 1725-35, early 18th century
Yongzheng Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose / noire enamels
Saucers- d: 10.4-10.6 cm, tea bowls- d: 6.3-6.5 cm, h: 2.8-2.9 cm
Basically perfect condition, with only tiny fritting to rim
From a Maine estate
As tea drinking became an increasingly aristocratic fad in 18th century Europe, consumers demanded porcelains that properly complimented the refinement of taking tea...
This marked bowl is one of 2 bowls which do come from an old German colletion. The condition of the glaze of the bowl is so perfect and glossy that it simply is impossible that this bowl an excavated piece. The glaze of this bowl is so much better than the glaze of excavated pieces so that this bowl must be an rare unearthed piece which already in very early times - maybe hundreds of years ago - came to Europe.
Ming Dynasty, Jiajing - Wanli period ( 1522 - 1620 ) ...
Ca. 1720s, early 18th century
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels
D: 21.3 cm
Basically perfect condition: typically Kangxi fritting to rim.
From a French private collection
Ca. 1710-20, early 18th century
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
H: 28.2 cm
Body in perfect condition...
Ca. 1590-1620, 16/17th century
Wanli Period, Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
D: 28.3 cm
Three hairlines
From a Louisiana private collection of Chinese & Japanese blue and whites
Ca. 1840s - 60s, mid-19th century
Daoguang - Tongzhi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
H: 34.2 cm
Professional restoration covering a small 3.5 x 1.1 cm re-attached piece to rim with associated hairline.
From a New England private collection.
In a powerful pairing of youth with age, the ancient qilin is seen escorting young boys in this vase...
Ca. 1720s, early 18th century
Late Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels
D: 22.4 cm
Nearly perfect condition: just one fleabite to rim
From a Belgian collection
A late Kangxi period famille verte plate, delicately enameled with a central scene featuring a bonsai tree growing out of a stylized jardiniere...
Ca. 1720s, early 18th century
Late Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels
D: 22.7 cm
Nearly perfect condition: just one fleabite to rim
From a Belgian collection
A late Kangxi period famille verte plate, delicately enameled with a central scene featuring a bonsai tree growing out of a stylized jardiniere...
Ca. 1890 - 1920
Guangxu - Republic Period
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
H: 31 cm, w: 20 cm
Perfect condition
From a Carmel, California estate
This lidded ginger jar is robustly painted with numerous roosters amongst flowers and rock-work. In Chinese symbology, roosters represent success as well as ambition...
Ca. 1720s, early 18th century
Late Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
D: 15.5 cm, h: 2.7 cm
Nearly perfect condition: one small chip and typical Kangxi fritting to rim
From an English private collection of 18th century blue and whites
This well painted dish belongs to a group of highly iconic Kangxi blue and whites illustrating scenes from Romance of the Western Chamber...
Japanese plique-a-jour bowl with roses and plum blossoms. The bowl has a silver rim and small feet. Red roses with blue and maroon plum blossoms on a green ground. It measures 3.25" diameter, 2" tall. Meiji Period 1868-1912.
A pair of 17th/18th Century style underglaze blue painted vases decorated with flowering branches of prunus blossom...
A very nice Graviata ground ( incised )Famille Rose enameled porcelain bowl. Qianlong mark ( 1735 - 1796 ) and of the period. Diameter : 18,8 cm. H. 8,4 cm. Condition : Perfect ( no crack, no chip with a nice sound when tapped )
Beautiful Chinese short silk robe for a lady, made of iridescent blue and purple silk woven with design of auspicious objects and swirling clouds...
A rare Ming Zhengde/Jiajing blue and white tripod censer decorated with two dragon and flowers at the body. there also has head of kilin at the leg and under the handle. 28cm high until end of the handle. 20cm body diameter. Conditions: Body of the censer is in good conditions. except broken at upper handle already repaired, broken at one leg has been attached back. And also we found unglazed fault from they made at the one of dragon body.(please see on the picture).
This is traditional Bugaku- clothes of the Edo era. This is the form that is traditional in silk twill fabrics.
It has two extremely small holes. There are no stain and damage.
The pattern is Ganryo- dyeing.
It can be hardly exhibited at the market.
Size 193cm x 186cm (75.9 "x 73.2")
Lovely antique Chinese bronze goose incense burner with great feathered detail on lid. Beautiful patination condition. The realistically shaped open mouth allows smoke to exit.
Age: 19th Century.
Size: 10.25" Height x 6.5"Length.
A rare northern Song dynasty Ding type white glaze lobbed cup / zhadou, rounded side globular body with lobbed rim, covered with creamy white glaze, good condition no damage, size: 7 cm height, 7.5 cm diameter.
This is a beautifully rendered Japanese Tetsubin. Done in Iron with gorgeous mixed metal inlays of gold and silver. Portrays persimmon fruit branch with birds an Maple tree leafs representing Fall. Signed Lid on bottom reads Ryubundo, the noted studio that produced cast iron tea kettles.
Dimensions: 8 3/4'' High X 6 1/2'' Wide
A Chinese porcelain vase profusely decorated with famille rose enamels. This item was made for export during the second half of the 19th century, possibly during the reign of the Tongzhi emperor (1862-1874).
There is a shallow ground under rim chip (please view enlargement 7) and there is wear to the gilding on the stylized gilded chilong dragons around the neck; no cracks and no restoration.
15cm (5.9inches) high.
清晚期 粉彩镏金人Ĥ...
A Chinese Bronze Censer. Length approximately 11.2 cm (handle to handle). Height approximately 8.5 cm. There are two hairlines at the handle. In good condition.
A Song/Yuan Longquan Celadon Dish. Diameter approximately 12.5 cm. In good condition.
A Chinese Xingware Bowl. Diameter approximately 15.3 cm. In good condition.
A Chinese Blanc de Chine Censer. Diameter approximately 15.8 cm. In good condition.
A Chinese Yixing Teapot. Length approximately 25 cm (handle to tip spout). Height approximately 10.5 cm. There are two hairlines and one chip. In good condition.
A Very Fine Chinese Celadon Glaze Open Cup-Stand-15th C.:
China, late Yuan or early Ming dynasty, 15th -16th century.
The Shallow wide cup encircled by a f;aromg colla upturned at the rim,
resting on a splayed thick foot, applied overall thick green celadon glaze evenly,
the foot rim unglazed showing the grey body burnt orange-brown in the firing.
It’s in very fine condition without any damages at all, it measures 5.6cm x 16.5cm d.