Thinly potted and marked porcelain dish, decorated in underglaze Cobalt blue with the design of a Crab. Middle Ming Period, fifteenth century. The design of a Crab is common on Kangxi dishes and dishes of later Qing Dynasty Periods. On dishes of the Ming Dynasty the decoration of a Crab is quite rare. Diameter : 11,8 cm. Condition : Perfect.

Good Qing Dynasty, Chinese nephrite jade carving of a lotus seed pod. In Chinese culture this symbolizes fertility and a desire to have many children on another level the lotus reflects purity, strength and rebirth- as it rises from the mud and blooms into something beautiful. H: 3.5cm/1.4in and W: 4.2cm/1.6in x 3.1cm/1.3in. Good condition- no chips or cracks. 61grams.

Decorated with flying horses. H. 7 cm, D. 14,5 cm. No damage or repair, only firing flaws, normal for the period.

A small, simply decorated, blue and white vase probably made for export during the reign of the Wanli emperor (1572-1620). Condition - excellent. No damages and no restoration. 11cm (4.3 inches} high.

A large Ming dynasty Wanli period 16th century blue and white jar, this ovoid jar has short neck and unglazed base, jar decorated with under glaze blue of large lotus bloom scroll and classic scroll border at the neck and lappets at the foot.
Jar is in good condition with minor damage and hairline at the mouth rim restored.
Size: 38 cm height.

Reference: similar jar is in Topcapi Saray Museum, and another one in British Museum, also in Ming Ceramics in British Museum book by J...

A rare Early 17th century peach form bronze waterpot (for the scholar's writing table) with three peach-shaped feet, probably made circa 1600 - 1644. There is very old, dark, patination and the remains of the original gold splashed decoration is still visible on the underside...

Ming dynasty square shape jarlet decorated with four panel of flowers.Size:8,8cm high.6,8cm wide.jar in good conditions with very small chip on the mouth and little unglazed at the body.

Annamese blue and white covered box in a circular form with a flattened cover. Stoneware body decorated in underglaze cobalt - blue with a peony spray on the cover. Late fifteenth to sixteenth centuries. D : 2,9 inc. Perfekt condition !

16th century
Wanli Period, Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
Height: 20.4 cm / 8 in (with lid), 17.6 cm (without lid)
Diameter: 16.8 cm (at widest point)
From a Woodstock, Illinois estate

A late Ming dynasty Wanli period blue and white jar, drawn with typical late Ming freedom and charm, and features a landscape with a bird surrounded by chrysanthemum sprigs. The thick, glassy glaze is typical for the period...

A rare dated and inscribed bronze figure of Buddha from North China. Finely cast seated in dhyanasana on an ovoid plinth banded with a double lotus petals base. His head displaying downcast eyes beneath a hairline of tight curls. His hands in dhyana and bhumisparsa mudra. The robs are tied over one shoulder...

Height approximately 12.5 cm. In good condition.

Ming 16th century small washer jar decorated with blue and white flowers motive. Good conditions.7cm diameter, 5cm high.

A fine gourd-shaped bottle decorated in Chinese Transitional style. Arita 1660 – 1680.

The bottle is decorated in late Ming style with the enjoyment of nature. These bottles are not uncommon but are seldom encountered with such fine painting.

The Catalogue of the Shibata Collection exhibits two similar bottles.

Approximately 20.4 cm high...

A rare Ming dynasty 17th century Cloisonne gilt bronze lion Qilin, good condition please see picture for detail, size: 18 cm height, 24 cm wide.

Superb Chinese Tomb Pottery figure of a mounted horseman, Dating to the Ming Dynasty 1368-1644 AD.

Finely detailed warrior on horseback holding a Grenade in his right hand. Fully equipped with detailed armor in cobolt blue and turqoise glaze. Other details in white, black and red pigment. A high quality figure, dating to the Middle Ming period, ca. 1500-1550 AD...

A bronze Lion with its original dark patination made in China, possibly as a censer, during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644, most likely during the 16th or early 17th Century. Condition: there are some very old losses to the applied decoration - a part of the "beard" is missing,the right ear has been re-attached and the base has an old wood block infill; there has been no restoration. 14.5cm (5.7 inches)high; 14cm (5 inches) across.

A rare dated Chinese bronze tripod ding, well and deeply cast with six flanges divided by archaic designs below two loop handles. Inscribed on the rim Chongzheng 3rd Year (1630), and with two further inscrpitions. 22 cms high. Weight 3.1kg. Late Ming dynasty. Private UK Collection.

Cast bronze censer. Thick and heavy. It rests on 4 feet. The simply twisted handles seem to be part of the one and the same casting which would be a technical feat because I don't see any traces or rivets or welds. A frieze of stylized flowers surrounds the upper body. On the front part, the prestigious mark of Emperor Xuande cast in high relief is probably apocryphal...