All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Snuff Bottles : Pre 1920 item #1075647 (stock #T165)
This mini snuff bottle is formed from copper and decorated with brass wire and turquoise. The writting is Mongolian (not Tibetan) and there is one stone missing on each side. The bottle is a scarce 1.25 inches high.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1920 item #1476023
Late Meiji to early Taisho (1910s) wooden netsuke of a bamboo shoot. Excellent realistic carving utilizing texture and natural growth lines of the material (ichii - Japanese yew wood) to represent the texture of the leaves. Wonderful sense of volume, very pleasant to hold. Cursively inscribed by himotoshi - may be a signature or a rendition of Japanese character TAKE (bamboo). Height 2.67 inches.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #1123629 (stock #727)
A small twin-handled bronze censer, finely casted and with good patina. The base carries a rare two character seal script mark which reads "Cang Ju". It was probably made in the 17th Century, during the late Ming or early Qing dynasty. This item is from the collection of a British architect who was born in China and lived in Shanghai. It came to the UK with him in 1931. Condition - excellent - no damages. 10cm (4 inches) across; 5.5cm (2.5 inches) high...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1444151 (stock #RAC-20)
In Japan Muromachi period 15th century, tea master Juko Murata had been putting forward "wabi-cha" that has become the mainstream of tea ceremony afterwards. And then he had the idea that wabi-cha should have noble mood hidden inside though it seemed coarse at glimpse. He had changed the tea ceremony in Chinese style to Japanese-like style. He picked up a coarse celadon tea cup made in Song dynasty. He thought it was suitable for wabi-cha...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1399340 (stock #1202)
Chinese Bronze stand for censer or incense burner. 13 cm diameter. Good conditions.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1910 item #1394225
Zentner Collection
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A ceremonial presentation of Japanese yan one (arrow heads) to the Hachiman deity, performed by the Iwashimizu Hachimangu Temple.
These arrowheads are made the same as swords and other edged weapons as they are folded steel and most are tempered. Yanone were used for battle, hunting, gifts or rewards and for presentations as shown here. There are many different kinds of arrowhead and they all have their own special name. Togari-ya is a simple pointed design...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Roman : Pre AD 1000 item #1375509 (stock #J.2003)
Directly from Jerusalem, ancient Roman carnelian bead pendant
Dated from, 100 – 300 AD

Nicely set in handmade sterling silver wire pendant.

Dimensions:
Length: 5 cm
Width: 2cm

Carnelian was thought to cause the blood to circulate smoothly throughout the body. It was believed to make the skin healthy and youthful, removing sores and blemishes when worn. Because of its calming effects on the blood, carnelian also makes one feel peaceful and slow to anger...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Sculpture : Pre 1920 item #1466910 (stock #DJ991)
AntiqueTica.com
$950.00
Japanese bronze rooster with artist sign.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, 20th Century
Size: Height 17 C.M. / Width 6.3 C.M. / Length 12.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. 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.

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700 item #1308209 (stock #0980)
Chinese Ming dynasty blue and white dih with flowers scroll motive. 19,5 cm diameter. Good condition. Crackled glaze.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Paintings : Pre 1900 item #871363 (stock #0337)
Rare Antique Korean Spirit Shrine Painting (Kam Mo Yo Je Do). Spirit House Paintings are in the collections of several major museums. This painting would have been placed in a place of reverence in the home, and on the anniversary of an ancestor's death, a slip of paper with the ancestor's name would be placed on the blank space in the open doorway of the shrine in the painting and a ritual would have been performed in front of the painting...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #1425167 (stock ##2096)
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A late Ming Dynasty blue and white dish, decorated with white on blue four egrets in flight among clouds. Condition with rim fritting, re-glued and further in good condition. Diameter: 20,5 cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900 item #1458627
19th century Asakusa school staghorn netsuke of obihasami type carved with a design of a woven fence. The hooks at the top and bottom of the piece go around the edges of obi - a sash holding a kimono. Excellent clever and subtle piece typical of Asakusa school, warm patina, darker porous areas as is usual with staghorn. Wonderful representative piece for a collection of different netsuke types. Length 4 1/8 inches.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900 item #1457905
19th century kagamibuta (“mirror lid”) netsuke with multimetal top and wooden bowl. The top is inlaid with an actor wearing a mask and holding an open fan in his hand seated next to an assembly of stacked shallow boxes. Superb quality work with silver and gold inlays, excellent depiction of different designs on his robe and boxes, in great condition. The box is made of shakudo (an alloy of copper and gold) with its characteristic black patina resembling lacquer)...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1800 item #1230967 (stock #0106)

A superb Karatsu chawan dating from the mid Edo period (1615-1868). Karatsu pottery originated more than four hundred years ago in the small town of Karatsu, located in northern Kyushu. It has been a favorite of tea practitioners for centuries for its simple design and natural feel...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #91597 (stock #70)
Extraordinary and big Song - Yuan Dynasty ( 12th - 14th centuries ) bowl in Temmoku form. Soft stoneware body with a dark brown glaze. D : 10,7 inc. Good condition !
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Earthenware : Pre 1910 item #1424434
This is a wonderful little censer from one of the great Meiji era satsuma artists. This beautiful piece glows with quality and is like looking at a fine jewel. Signed Shizan on the underside and the remains of an import sticker can still be seen. Condition is excellent. It measures 3 tall and is 3 1/4 wide.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1920 item #1322823 (stock #3A150)
Set of Eight(8) Japanese different shades of Gold Maki lacquered covered bowls, Ca. late Meiji early 1900, 3 1/4" high include top or cover, 4 1/2" diameter top rim. Raised low relief design of Gold Maki Lacquered Ferns and other flowering plants behind rock garden in early spring on dark chocolate color of lacquer on wood. The beautiful and detailed fine Lacquer work was done two different shades of gold in different relief design continues to the cover, bottom and side...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1487431
Chinese Qing dynasty baluster vase with long neck and wide dish-form mouth decorated on the front in underglaze blue and white with two birds perched on a tree branch among flowers and rockery all set against a golden-tan colored geyao style crackle glaze background that extends into the interior mouth. Brown dressed rim. The foot rim and base are unglazed. 9 3/4” high. 19th century. Very good overall condition with one small fine hairline at the edge of the mouth (see close-up image)...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre 1492 item #1293875
This is black glaze wine jar vase from Song Dynasty , slight chip off near mouth rim underneath
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Lacquer : Pre 1900 item #1470344 (stock #gy6665)
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19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Carved Cup with Buddha

It is 2 inches (5 cm) tall by 4.5 inches (11.5 cm) wide. It is 131 gram...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1487845 (stock #MC373)
Chinese Neolithic Xindian Culture Painted Pottery Jar

This rare pottery jar was made around 3,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Xindian culture (c. 1200 - 500 BC). The Xindian culture is a relatively late Neolithic culture and overlaps with the Chinese Bronze Age. Xindian pottery is rarer and generally less refined, more coarse and brittle than pottery from some earlier Chinese Neolithic cultures. 

The lower body is quite wide and there is a tall neck ending with a flared mouth...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Furniture : Pre 1920 item #1492334 (stock #560)
Small scholar's chinese table in precious wood. The table is cut from a single plank of wood. The shape is simple and elegant. The wood is very hard, dark brown in color with red highlights, its grain is very fine, similar to mahogany or rosewood. When touched, the surface is slightly irregular, indicating the use of careful manual finishing with a scraper. Good condition. Very heavy. 3400g. 543x322x62mm Can be used as a base.China early 20th century or before.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #529471
Wonderful Chinese tomb pottery figure of a camel, molded gray clay with multi colored Sanghai glaze, wonderful lines and stance, Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 907). Has Oxford TLT Test papers. Size: 14 3/4" high x 12" wide x 4" deep.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #914355 (stock #106)
ESL Collection
$150.00
A rare 18th Century Chinese blue and white porcelain rectangular bottle with later rosewood lid. Decorated with molded patterns of scrolled flowers, "shou"(longevity) and "Chinese coins"(wealthy) symbols. Condition: Two chip repairs on shoulder; normal wear. Height with lid: 6-1/4"; Front width: 4-5/8"; side width: 2-3/8".
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Earthenware : Pre 1900 item #944043
The Bodhisattva Collection
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From our Japanese Collection, an exquisite Meiji Period (1868-1912) satsuma vase of tapered ovoid form, depicting several scenes of figures including an Empress with her attendants, all very finely executed with lavish use of raised gilding, moriage enameling, and intricately detailed shoulder work. Like all of our satsuma offerings, this piece is of the highest quality. Signed Kinkozan, circa 1880-1890.

SIze and Condition: 6 inches tall, 4 1/2 inches wide at the shoulder, perfect conditi...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1930 item #1487125
Antique Japanese root wood hibachi. Natural form with lovely burl and curling rim. The bottom has Japanese sumi ink writing, most likely a dedication.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 5 1/4" high x 10 3/4" long x 8" wide
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Lacquer : Pre 1800 item #1452943
Zentner Collection
$6,000.00
Antique pair of deep brown lacquer bowls. Carved all over with detailed scenes of scholars in gardens and pavilions in the mountains. Dramatic rock formations and various trees. The inside and bottom of each bowl is lacquered black. The rim and foot are ringed in bronze.

Age: Ming Dynasty C. late 16th early 17th Century

Dimensions: 3 1/2" high x 6 1/2" wide
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Devotional Objects : Pre 1900 item #1427924
Antique Japanese mokugyo, fish bell, carved of keyaki (zelkova, elm) wood with traces of red and white lacquer. This wooden temple bell was used by Buddhist priest during religious ceremonies and chants. Laid on it's side on a pillow, the bell was struck to a rhythm to match the cadence of the chant. The carving on the bell is of two fish embracing a pearl, a symbol of unity. The fish themselves symbolize wakefulness, in this case to remind the chanters to focus on the sutra.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1239697 (stock #TR 2342)
A rare Ming dynasty 15th century Xuande minyao bowl with tiger motif, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, bowl decorated with under glaze blue tiger and landscape motif, good condition no damage no chip no crack no restoration, size: 15 cm diameter.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Snuff Bottles : Pre 1920 item #1386042
Helen M Edwards
$550.00
Height: 6.9 cm (2.7 in)
Width: 4 cm (1.7 in)
Depth: 3.5 cm (1.3 in)

Chinese lapis lazuli snuff bottle in the form of Buddha’s hand; yellow stone stopper with ivory spoon; good condition
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Folk Art : Pre 1920 item #1331430 (stock #PP-SC8H )
Bhadrakalpa
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Huangyangmu (rosewood) pipe ornament of a monkey riding a guardian lion; promotion and protection symbol.
The lion holds a mobile ball in its mouth; beautiful carving with many details. H : 4 cms
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Glass : Pre AD 1000 item #1216673
Zentner Collection
$6,000.00
Rare and beautiful group of 120 Han Dynasty glass beads: 118 small beads, and 2 larger beads. A range of color from green to yellow and other that are calcified white with age. Some round and some foliate shape. A range of size from 5/16" to 3/4" wide. Strung together for a total of approx. 20" long strand. Han Dynasty (206 B.C. to 220 A.D.)
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1379085
Zentner Collection
$4,500.00
Chinese porcelain water coupe, with a monochrome oxblood red underglaze. The rounded, half circle form has a short, fluted neck, and flattened recessed base with blue signature.

Republic Period

Dimensions: 5 1/4" x 4" H
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1910 item #1338537
Chinese hand painted scroll, ink and colours on paper. Undated, estimated to be early 20th century. 177x55cm. Mounted. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide With door to door tracking and full insurance required.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #1218271
Zentner Collection
$1,800.00
Japanese antique small small tansu with locking bar (bo). The bar has wrought iron fittings with a working locking mechanism. The bar functioned to keep the drawers closed during transportation. The wood is finished with a lacquered surface. Edo period, circa 1860. It measures 26.75" high, 25" wide, 14.5" deep .
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1485230
A finely incised Beetle scarab of a more naturalistic form with detailed engraving of the Beetle itself, New Kingdom, c. 1539–1075 BC.

Interesting engraving on the base with a large Ankh hieroglyphs that looks to have legs and is walking towards another elongated figural sign.

Size: 17-18 mm.

Condition: Very fine, intact with much wear to the glaze, attractive patina!

Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of Eberhard Hanfstaengl (1886-1973)....
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Prehistorical item #1435037
A nice pair of Danish neolithic chisels dating to Daggertime, 2200-2000 BC.

Interesting neolithic tools with specialized shapes. One with a nearly symmetrical design, the othe with a rounded and hollow edge.

Both are nicely polished and could easily be used today.

Sizes: 10 & 12 cm. - 4 & 4,7 inches.

Condition: Choice. with a few ancient chips. Very nice greyish patinas.



All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre 1492 item #1296723
what pdx
$795.00
Nicoya terracotta Pre Columbian figure, standing with hands on hips painted in classic red black and cream , slight loss to leg . Size H 4" W 23/4"
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1900 item #1491499 (stock #145)
Dragon's Pearl
$1,500.00
Antique Japanese Lacquer Fubako, a box used to store document. Of deep rectangular shape, decorated with twigs of different flowers, mainly chrysanthemum and morning glory and leaves in gold and silver hira maki-e on a gold nashiji ground. The interior in loose nashiji on black ground. Fitted with two metal mon rings. Size: L 38 x W 7,5 x 8,5 cm. Edo (1603-1868) 19th century. Condition: Good with a few minor nicks along the inner corner of the lid(see last picture). Some wear related to age...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Sculpture : Pre 1900 item #1491358 (stock #DL31)
AntiqueTica.com
$2,400.00
Laos wooden Buddha standing on a base with gilded gold.

Age: Laos, 19th Century
Size: Height 76.3 C.M. / Width 17.5 C.M.
Size including stand: Height 91 C.M. / Width 20.7 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.

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1800 item #1346798 (stock #10894)
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Chaire with high, flat shoulder. Whitish gray stoneware with dark brown, partially transparent glaze with ochre colored splashes on shoulder, dripping down the body in thin clouds. Perhaps Seto region. Japan, 18th century.

H 3¾ inches

Some scraping of glaze on lip and body, consistent with age, all in all fine condition

Private collection of chaire (collection no. 54); bought from ‘private dealer’ (according to label inside piece); collection number in black lacquer written on ...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Dolls : Pre 1900 item #1132143 (stock #R609)
Japanese Early Meiji Period Kneeling Gosho Ningyo (Palace Doll) depicted with a gift box offering, wearing a fitted silk crepe haragake bib with a cherry blossoms design, tied at the neck and waist. He has a delightfully rendered face with a bright expression, slightly open mouth, and painted features. His forehead has a painted auspicious mizuhiki (presentation ribbon). He is covered overall in a fine white gofun (oyster shell lacquer). 4h x 4w inches, 10h x 10w cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1492057
A quite rare stamp seal of a type with a large engraved in the base and a smaller seal engraving of the top of the high handle, Eastern Anatolia / Western Mesopotamia, Pre-halaf-Halaf period, c. 6th. mill. BC.

A rare stoneage seal and finely carved and polished.

Size: 24 mm. long and 15 mm. tall.

Condition: Nice Very fine or better, intact.

This seal comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection, see pictures.

Prove...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900 item #1416550 (stock #4A74G)
Japanese Lacquered Ceramic No Mask Okame Netsuke, Ca. 1900, Meiji period, 1 5/8" high, 1 1/4" wide, 3/4" deep, smiling slender eyes with dimples on both fat cheeks, beautiful face with red small tiny lips. Nicely aged with old patina, no damages.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Furniture : Pre 1910 item #1420748
An antique Japanese Haribako (traditional tall neck sewing box) made of Kuwa (Mulberry), Kuri (Chestnut), and Kiri (Paulownia) woods. All original finish and hand made bronze hardware. The two upper drawers and the small drawer on the upper neck all have wooden sliding covers to protect the contents within. The hinged cover on the upper neck opens to a small recess where a pin cushion was kept. The center of the neck has a hole where originally a ruler called Shaku used to be held. The tiny...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1488998
Chinese Qing dynasty low circular form porcelain brush washer covered overall in a monochrome oxblood red glaze holding a partly submerged moulded recumbent water buffalo at the center. A brown wash was applied to the low flat foot and slightly recessed base. 7 3/4" diameter x 2” high. 18th/19th century. A few thin glaze losses in the bottom reveal the white porcelain body. A small production flaw to one horn looks like a chip but appears to be glazed over. From the estate of Gerhard Loh...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Roman : Pre AD 1000 item #1488651
An attractive silver dress pin with a finely sculptured finial, Roman, 1st.-3rd. century BC.

Height 10,5cm.

The head of the pin a small figurine of a lion with enlarged phallus. Eyes probably originally inlaid.

Condition: Choice and intact, with dark patina.

Ex. Old Private German Collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #988870 (stock #265)
Late southern Song Dynasty longquan Zhejian ( 13th century ) covered box. A cheap opportunity to purchase a piece covered with the best kind of Celadon colour resp. glaze. Diameter : 4,6 cm. Condition : The cover perfect and the under part with an old ( secued ) fiering crack.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Sculpture : Pre 1492 item #996554 (stock #1-0621)
Rare and unusual statue of Vairocana Buddha, wearing diadem and monk's robes, sitting on an elevated lotus throne, his right hand in "abhaya mudra", his left hand resting on his lap, in didactic gesture. The front bottom side of the throne shows two small assistants (maybe Buddha's two companions, Ananda and Kasyapa) in relief, sitting in "regal repose". The back of the throne is incised with a long inscription (datation). Bronze, with fine encrusted green patina. China, early Ming Dynasty, prob...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1062605
Celadon Art Gallery
USD 200.00
Porcelain covered by celadon glaze with five spurs mark; unglaze base. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 13 cm wide. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1205050 (stock #5219)
Abacus Asian Art
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A thinly potted and nice Doucai chicken cup with Chenghua mark, but possibly Qing dynasty 18th century. Condition is perfect except very minor and almost invisible star hairline to base at the mark. High: 4.9cm and Diameter: 8.6cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1401989
Japanese iron tsuba, or hand guard for a samurai's sword, with cast motifs of waves inlaid with gold and silver, the patina indicates age and wear from use.

Edo period (1603-1868)

Dimensions: 2 3/4" x 3"
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1900 item #1279083 (stock #SCH162)
Ancient East
$570.00
DESCRIPTION: A fine 19th C. Chinese ink stone, crisply carved in the form of a bamboo node with leaves at the top and root knobs at the bottom. A deep water well has been carved into the upper section. Natural inclusions, called "eyes," are highlighted within the duan stone's design, with one eye at the top carved to simulate the moon, and the other incorporated into the stone's grinding surface.

ABOUT DUAN INK STONES: One of the four treasures of the Chinese scholar's studio, the in...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1471099 (stock #1349)
Chinese Song dynasty longquan celadon washer bowl. 8,5 cm diameter. Good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1472823
This is an Edo period Japanese book reprinted in the Taisho period (1920).It depicts everyday life in Japan during the Edo period. There is some rubbing on the cover, but there are no noticeable stains or damage. Size:length:19㎝ / Width:13.5cm / 10 pages
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700 item #1135956 (stock #Tc159)
C.P.Sheffield
£720.00
Blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin, seated with a boy holding a ruyi sceptre on her lap. Above a dragon among waves, with Longnu, the Jade Maiden and Shoukai, the Golden Youth to either side. Kangxi C1680. Height 22.7cm. Condition: vase to left of figure missing, two fingers chipped on Guanyin's hand. Usual firing faults.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Roman : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000 item #1460902
A high quality depiction in terracotta of the naked and winged Eros standing frontally holding a torch in his right hand above his head, early Roman terracotta sculpture, 1st. century AD.

Adorable figure, with fine details.

Size: ca. 15 cm. tall.

Condition: Superb for type. Perfect surfaces, original white pigment still adhired.

Ex. Old Private collection, aquired before 1980.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1920 item #1040240 (stock #0493)
A Chinese yixing square teapot with incised decoration.14,5cm high.18,5cm wide from the spout to the handle. Good conditions with only view very small chipped at the lid.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1173186
Zentner Collection
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A large bronze sculpture in the form of a censer decorated with auspicious motifs, cranes, and scrolling clouds. The lid has a small sculpture of Shoki, the demon queller standing on top of a rock with crashing waves. The side of the censer are two dragons staring at the central figure. The bottom of the censer is held up by four spirits known as shojo, known for drinking large amounts of sake and often seen in Kabuki and noh plays. The base is emulating a five legged cinnabar lacquer with geome...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Lacquer : Pre 1900 item #1033398
From our Southeast Asia Collection, a large and classic 19th century Burmese Hsun-ok from Pagan, of well- known and documented form, constructed of wood that is first lacquered in black, and then covered in successive layers of cinnabar-colored lacquer called hinthabada. Over time, through use and handling, the cinnabar lacquer wears off to reveal the black lacquer base underneath. The negoro effect here is not as pronounced on this piece as it is on our other recently posted hsun-ok (see item ...