Although just a fragment, the imagery is outstanding in this substantial gray pottery piece. Molded and carved, it depicts two seated chieftains facing one another over a table (?) resting on a skull. The imagery is crisp and clear. The piece measures 6" X 2-5/8", while the image itself is 4" in width by 1-3/4". Dating to the 5th - 8th century AD.
A quite large mother of pearl shell carving, the pierced decoration is showing the deity Magu among birds and flowers. Condition: the rim with a short crack, without stand. Dimension: c. 20.5 cm long x 17.6 cm high.
Lovely old Afghan Turkmen chuval/torba (door or floor cushion section) wool on wool weaving, all natural dyes circa 80 years old. Minor restoration around the edges but over all very good condition with an intricate pattern. Dimensions 120cm x 39cm.
Very Rare 13th Century Celadon Bowl with Elaborate Gold Painting. Gold-painted celadons were produced during a short period of time in the late 13th Century in Korea, so they are very rare...
Antique Japanese low table made all of carved keyaki (elm) wood. The top is made of a single piece of dramatically grained wood with the edges carved to create a gnarled burl effect. The legs are also made of solid keyaki wood and carved with rounded feet. Original deep orangish red translucent lacquer finish.
Taisho Period (early 20th century)
Dimensions: 13 1/2" high x 71 1/2" long x 38" wide
Shrine with inside the figure of the bodhisattva Jizo. He sits on a lotus base, positioned on a rock, his left leg hanging down, the foot resting on a small lotus base. In his left hand he holds a sacred jewel, in the right he formerly held his staff. The rock is placed onto a six tiered hexagonal, elaborately decorated base...
17th century
Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with clear ivory glaze
Diameter: 14 cm / 5.5 in
Height: 7.4 cm / 2.9 in
From an English private collection
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A lovely 17th c Ming Dehua blanc-de-chine medium-sized box and cover, mould-casted with fluted edges and relief decoration showing a blooming peony sprig. This piece exemplifies the quality of Ming dehua wares with its fine porcelain paste and bubbly clear ivory glaze almost resembling that of Dingyao wares...
Bhutanese Bon Deity Kyung Mask of Papier Mache, 15 inches, 38 cm.
A hirado ware porcelain figure of the mythical creature baku, the dream eater. This beast is a chimera with the features of an elephant, an ox, a rhinoceros and a tiger. The expert artist hand-carved every detail of the figure with fine lines, the flames and spines along its back carved in high relief. The glaring eyes are left bare with black pupils while the rest of its body is glazed white...
18th Century Edo Period Saga Ningyo of a young boy holding a rooster in one hand and a scepter in the
other. His head bobs while his tongue goes in and out. Carved entirely of wood, his robes are built up with pigments in a technique called 'moriage'. He has a gorgeous blue outer robe decorated with foliate scroll
slightly raised in relief. His inner robes are brown with shaped roundels of
geometric patterns and cloud shapes...
A pair of Chinese pottery brick tile with tomb guardian.
Age: China, Song Dynasty, 10th - 12th Century
Size: Height 19.8 C.M. / Width 16.9 - 17.7 C.M.
Size including stand: Height 40 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground)...
Chinese Silver Hair Pin, Ca. late 1800's to 1920, 3 3/4" long, 1/2" wide on top, low relief and pierced design of two(2) birds on top, and large flower inside the Urn. The condition is good.
This petrified wood tang knife is from the four-corners area of the southwest. It is 3 1/4" long. It is from the Wallis-Thomas collection. The base of the tang has been snapped off anciently, but does not detract.
Jar of globular form with a short cylindrical lipped neck and two horizontal lugs on the shoulder. The body is divided into five panels by vertical lines of applied studs, alternate panels being decorated in underglaze cobalt - blue with a chrysanthemum spray and alternate with a lingzhi fungus motive. Low fired porcelain body ( semi-porcelain ) covered with a transparent glaze stopping short of the foot. Flat base unglazed. H : 8 cm. Jingdezhen or Fujian. Yuan Dynasty, fourteenth century...
A rare Ming dynasty 17th century Dehua Blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin, Long nu and Shan cai, covered with good milky white glaze, good condition with one of the ornament on the back has been missing, figure in good condition please see picture for detail, size: 25 cm height.
A Chinese Green Glazed Jar from the 15th-17th century. Height approximately 11.2 cm. Several small chips on the edge of the lid. In good condition.
A rare Guan glazed washer in a very nice, well potted shape. The Guan glaze with nice, very decoratively over the glaze distributed crackles. Please regard the images.
Qing Dynasty Qianlong Period ( 1736 - 1795 ).
Diameter : 10,3 cm. H : 5,4 cm.
Condition : Perfect
1900's Chinese Chinese Ge Type Crackle Porcelain Bowl
It is 4 inches (10.1 cm) tall by 9.9 inches (25.2 cm) wide. It is 2.9 Lb.
It has skip glazes, dark spots, stains and surface wear and scratches (as seen the photos).
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