All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Enamel : Pre 1900 item #1230801

Japanese Cloisonne Vase w Butterflies & Cherry Blossoms

Description & Size: 25.4 x 4.5 cm (10" x 4.5") height & wide

Age: Meiji Period, Production: Handcrafted

This Japanese cloisonné vase is a beautifully crafted with fine silver wires & wireless in multiple butterflies & falling cherry blossoms with light blue background enamel. The base is crafted with a border arranged & filled with tiny flowers...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Sculpture : Pre 1800 item #1458764 (stock #0536)

The beautiful Thai Bronze Buddha statue completely captures his upper body. The Buddha's face is delicate and simply beautiful! His lips are pursed together and his eyes are downcast in deep meditation. It dates back to the late Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 18th century. A lovely piece with excellent detail and patina...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1486805
This powder box used to either store powder, Agarwood incense powder, Agarwood chips , jewellery, and etc , here we use it as incense art item with the coin incense stick holder that we design. Ceramic in very good condition
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Okimono : Pre 1900 item #1424092
Rare high grade Japanese mounted shubuichi dragon okimono. The dragon is seen as if it is in mid flight, twisting, an thrusting forward. Overall excellent original condition Shubuichi seen here has a Dark grey / silver tonality an has a trace of gold warm colors tones. Incredible detail seen from the fine scales to the tip of the dragons claws. The dragon represents freedom, good luck, and balance...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1920 item #1462681
Antique Japanese small ceramic teapot in the form of lotus leaves. Buff color clay with light brown glaze and glossy speckles. Leaves sculpted with naturalistic details. The spout is a folded leaf and a small round leaf functions as the thumb rest. The underside of the teapot is sculpted to match.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 2 1/2" high x 3 1/2" wide x 4 1/2" long
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Handiwork : Pre 1900 item #1077339 (stock #201)
Circa 1875-1880. Depicting a warrior killing or scalping another man, the warrior holding an elaborate war shield with long feather decorated panel hanging from its center and followed by his horse. The word "Owl" above. On the reverse is written, "This drawing was from a book shown by Robert Miller Gallery N.Y. 1970's. I think it is Southern Cheyenne. George Terasaki sold the book to Miller. Modern artists like David Hockney and Janet Fish received drawing from this book...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Hardstones : Pre 1910 item #1387127
An old jadeite buried in the ground , carving of a boy , bat and Fan
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700 item #779540 (stock #215)
Middle Ming period. Diameter 9,2 cm. Condition : Perfect
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #85545 (stock #5)
Song Dynastie ( 12th - 13th century ) stoneware Temmoku with a nice hares fur glaze ! Bowls like this were produced at the Jian kilns in Fujian province and at kilns in Henan province. Very nice condition . Diameter : 12,3 cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1470009 (stock #ES1137)
Antique 19th century Indo Persian, Islamic, Shia Muslim ceremonial all-steel sword in the form of a straight, double-edged medieval Islamic sword.

The entire broad blade is superbly etched on both sides with Arabic calligraphy, possibly verses from the Qur'an, a serpent, and the figure of the mythological demon "Div" (دیو)...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1910 item #1359306 (stock #1137)
A rare small wine cup painted with stylized lotus scrolls in underglaze blue. The base carries the six character mark of the Guangxu emperor and it was made during his reign (1875-1908). Condition: excellent - no damages and no restoraton. 5.5cm (2.2 inches) diameter; 3cm (1.2 inches) high. For some additional pictures, please view 1tem #1565 in our partially constructed Liverpool shop website at 69aliverpool.co.uk
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700 item #1411779
Diameter approximately 12.8 cm. in good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900 item #1458057
First edition Japanese Meiji Period woodblock print titled "Pubic Reading (Yomitate)" from the series "The Calendar of Events in Edo Theater" co-designed by Adachi Ginko (1874-1897) and Torii Kiyosada (1844-1901). Three editions of this series are known. This print is from the first edition and contains the publisher's information and date of Meiji 30 (1897) 4th month in the left margin. Kiyosada's signature can be found on the billboard at the upper left...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Metalwork : Pre 1920 item #1351324
Zentner Collection
$1,100.00
Small bronze cannon of this type where made for shooting flaming arrows at ships, launching fireworks at festivals, and for signaling purposes. The example of cast bronze with a bore that is described as at the breach and the bore is reduced to a half round section to form a chamber for the powder mount for use. The gun would be imbedded into a wooded block such as the lower half of the barrel and the entire breach end is covered...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #1335118
DAY FINE ARTS
£1,050.00
Tibetan painting. 19th century or earlier. Colours on cloth. inscription on reverse. 59x46 cm. Can be viewed in central London by arrangement and shipped worldwide.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1837 VR item #1301149
This is cotton child Kasuri kimono of Edo period. As for this, a pattern is Hagoita, Hane and Hami of the harness. Hagoita play is play of New Year holidays. As for this, Yokote Kasuriga is used for Edo period of Akita. This has two or three places of stains, but does not stand out. This does not have damage. The state is complete. Size 90cmx 91cm (35.4 "x 35.8")
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Jewelry : Pre 1930 item #1485786 (stock #1085)
Size: 1.8 inches (46mm) Very good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1900 item #1467643
This is Japanese antique rare baby apron (ubugi) of shibori Safflower dyeing cotton. Recommended for antique textile collections.Soft and comfortable cotton for babies.It is in very good condition with no stains or damage. Size: Length: 37cm (14.5") / Width:44cm (17.3").
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1458815 (stock #2A29A)
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Double Happiness Brush Washer, Ca. 1900-1920, 3 3/4" high, 4" wide-widest middle part, 2 1/8" diameter-top rim, with underglaze Pea Flowers within scrolling vines and leaves done in very fine brush strokes, two(2) dark blue Double Happiness Characters on both sides. Stained small frit about 1/4" wide on the unglazed bottom rim, and Wax Seal for the Export purpose on the bottom, one(1) tiny frit on the side of the top rim.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1471739
23 1/4" high Chinese late Qing dynasty Guangxu period baluster form floor vase decorated in underglaze blue against a white background with “shuangxi” symbols (indicating double-happiness and wedded bliss) surrounded by a stylized pattern of pencil style scrolling sweet pea vines (symbolizing “many children”)...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1700 item #1468342 (stock #327)
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...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Trade Arts : Pre 1900 item #1392647 (stock #3578)
Galerie Hafner
$750.00
shipping included
A pair Chinese silver spill vases made for the Western export or used in the Chinese market as incense stick holders. Decorated with prunus twigs, standing on three splayed feet with original clear glass inserts. Base with maker's mark "WH90", standing for the Wang Hing Company, working in Shanghai and Hong Kong around 1900. Condition: fine, few traces of usage, one insert seems to be a bit too long. Dimension: c. 11.6 cm high, weight of silver: 90 g.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700 item #1066996
Celadon Art Gallery
USD 800.00
Finely porcelain decorated with flower on the center, and floral sprays on the outside, glazed base with four characters mark. PERIOD : Middle Ming 16th Century MEASUREMENTS: 12 cm wide, 7 cm tall. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration. Good ping sound when tapping by finger tip.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1483703
A fine scaraboid stamp seal, clearly inspired by New Kingdom Egyptian scaraboids, East Anatolia / West Mesopotamia, c. 15th.-12th. cent. BC

The scarab shows a fierce creature reclining right...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1458118
A pair of absolutely stunning quality smaller silex axes, from the Singlegrave period-to early Daggertime, 2800-2000 BC.

Both are expertly polished and long slender types, likley for precision work in wood. One is greyish with nice fossil-remains in the silex surface and likely dating rather late perhaps even Daggertime, the other a scarce type and likely dating earlier, with a marvelous amber-orange patina.

Size: 13,4 cm. and 11,2 cm.

Condition: Both choice, th...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900 item #1428038
19th century netsuke carved as a theatrical mask of Bishamon - one of the 7 Gods of Good Fortune. He is a God of riches, an equivalent of Vaishravana, and thus is the protector of the Northern direction. Wonderful face with a touch of madness, made in saishiki technique - the wood is covered with gesso, which in turn is painted in bright colors, some of them in low relief layers. Very well carved and painted, obvious losses to paint, wonderful feel of age. Height 1 9/16 inches.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1438114 (stock #4621)
An Arita blue & white porcelain dish decorated with a pavilion and poetry, an equestrian and servant in the foreground. The dish is moulded with a shallow ‘rinka’ edge. The back is plain and has three spur marks within the foot-rim.

An identical dish is illustrated in the Shibata Collection Vol.4, #303 where it is dated to 1770~1800.

Approximately 17.8 cm diameter. The dish has some light wear from normal use but is otherwise in fine condition.

Please study t...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1465757
Tora Tori Gallery
€400.00
Amusing character, smiling, with a plump belly, in polychrome sandstone, standing in a bundle, placed on a rock, from the Shiwan kilns. Origin: China. Period: 19/20th century. Height: 25cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1372866 (stock #GFM061721)
Late Qing Famille Rose Floral Jar (GFM061721)
c. 1860 - 1880s, late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Height: 19.7 cm (jar alone), 28 cm (including custom stand and lid)
Diameter (at widest point): 24 cm
From an Arvada, Colorado estate

A lovely and charming late Qing ginger jar, its pleasingly rotund body decorated with famille rose enamels depicting various floral sprigs and auspicious insects. The neck is further enhanced with a ruy...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1402257
The small size of the figures (23-29 cm) makes this an interesting and rare group. The moulded figures still have much of their painting intact. The come in different sizes with different faces. Originally they carried wooden attributes or weapons. Condition: normal age wear, a few repairs (one arm and some toes, see pictures), overal in very good condition. Every figure comes with an acrylic stand H. . The group comes with a TL report from Kotalla which confirms the dating of these fig...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Pre 1900 item #667776 (stock #166)
Sioux beaded hide tobacco bag. Quilled and cone suspensions. Quilled slatted panel. Green and ochre glass bead fringe. 35 1/2" by 5 1/2".
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Pre AD 1000 item #799557
Priceless Past
$1495.00
This type of bronze weapon is generally designated as a short sword. It has a substantial midrib with tapering edges. The edges are concave in the upper part and gracefully draw into spikes or wings that extend around either side of the tang. Weapons of this type are found in Northwestern Iran and most likely date to around the 9th century BC. “Weapons of this type [are] widely represented in the Ghaletenti I cemetery in Dailiman.” (“Arms and Armor from Iran” by Manouchehr M. Khorasani,...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Pre 1920 item #1082460
Zentner Collection
$1,000.00
Beautiful rosewood chatansu, Chinese made for japanese market. Taisho period. With inset panels on cabinet and drawers. Graceful curve on side with five tiers of shelving. Mortise and Tenon joinery for framework. Measures 24.75" wide, 10.5" deep, 30.25" high
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1700 item #974414 (stock #0194)
Genuine 17th Century Early Edo Period (possibly Momoyama Period) Japanese Floral Rimpa Painting made from Pigments, Silver and Gold. This is not a print or reproduction. Authenticity is absolutely guaranteed. Custom mounted for display. Painting: 9 x 8 inches, 22.5 x 20 cm, Mounting: 13 x 12.25 inches, 33 x 31 cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1090554 (stock #R356)
This is a rare, well-modeled and detailed 19th Century Japanese Arita Porcelain Elephant. It is based upon an outstanding 1680 Japanese Kakiemon model, which in turn, was derived from Chinese prototypes. This piece is enameled in red and cobalt with yellow accents. It is a beautiful and striking work of art. Width: 17 inches (43cm); Height: 8.25 inches (21cm).
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Holy Land : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1376477 (stock #2352)
Terracotta Oil Lamp
Holy Land – Late Bronze Age;
Canaanite; 1550 – 1200 BC
“Time of Moses”

Biblical pottery saucer type oil lamp with “Soot” burning marks at the nozzle

Measurements:
Length: 13.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm

Condition: Good condition as shown

Found in Hebron south of Jerusalem, Israel

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1920 item #1335582
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00
Antique Japanese woodblock print in the Surimono subcategory of woodblocks, meaning they were produced in very small numbers for private circles and thus are much rarer to come across. Depicted is a court woman in elaborate dress, who appears to be sewing or tying the fabric in her hands, and a small window of text behind her. The print has been professionally set in a lacquered wooden frame. Original Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) Size: (entire frame) 14.75" H x 13.5" W (artwork only) 8.75" H...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre 1920 item #1426293
Zentner Collection
$6,000.00
Charming antique Chinese Turquoise Study with Crabs on basket with floral bouquet. Good condition.

Age: Republic Period

Size: 5 1/2H 3 1/2W 3 1/2D
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Furniture : Pre 1920 item #1316777
Zentner Collection
$1,250.00
Antique Tibetan trunk with black and red lacquer, hand painted imagery of butterflies and flowers. The interior is very roomy with a round locking front. The base is carved with panels depicting flowers. Size: 29.25" H, 41.5" W, 26.5" D
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Byzantine : Pre AD 1000 item #1443353
Beautiful Byzantine silver ring, ca. 10th.-12th. century AD.

The ring very attractive with a high set bezel with an elaborate cross design.

Condition: Choice and wearable.

Ring-size: c. 15 mm.

Ex. Collection of a German Goldsmith, 1960-1995.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Stone : Prehistorical item #1422860 (stock #18042.1)
Ancient steatite scarab with sphinx, cartouche and papyrus. This type is proven for Amenophis II. and Thutmosis IV.

18. Dynastie (c. 1400 BC)

Condition: look at pictures

If you are interested, feel free to send me a offer a.v.d.b@egyptian-artefacts.de

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Ceramics : Pre 1920 item #1340753
Zentner Collection
$1,250.00
Antique Korean blue and white vase of a wide octagonal form, with underglaze cobalt blue script motifs along the shortened neck. The interior and foot are also glazed in white. Choson Dynasty

Size: 7" W x 6.5" H
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1216530 (stock #GBW081302)
19th century
Late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
H: 23.1 cm, w: 21 cm (at widest point)
Faint 2.5 cm hairline to lid, otherwise excellent.
From a Paris, France private collection

Decorated in the 17th century "master of the rocks" style, this 19th century jar is full of linear movement. The renderings of auspicious beasts racing across landscapes is quite compelling and well-drawn. The bottom is marked with a well written six-character Kang...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1469773 (stock #ES1127)
A pair of antique, 19th century, Islamic Turkish Ottoman stirrups of characteristic form. They are made of brass and have a curved base plate flanked by flat sides that rise to an arch and finish with a loop. The stirrups are decorated in openwork with typical Ottoman neo-rococo style motifs. The base plate is cut in an elaborate cartouche surrounded by acanthus scrolls.

DIMENSIONS: Approximately. Length: 16 cm (6.3 inches). Width: 11.5 cm (4.53 inches). Height: 14 cm (5.51 inches).

...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1463824
An attractive and peculiar style bronze buddha, Indonesia, perhaps Sumatra (?), 19th. century or earlier.

He is seated in meditation with tribal headdress and large round bracelets on an semi-circular throne with a backplate.

Size: 11,8 cm. tall.

Conditin: Choice and intact with a fine dark natural patina.

Ex. Swedish Private Collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1261601 (stock #578)
A lovely, thinly potted porcelain dish covered with an smooth, ivory white glaze. Middle Ming Dynasty, fifteenth century. Jingdezhen ware. Diameter : 11,7 cm. Condition : Perfect ( nice "ping" tone when tapped )
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1900 item #1401928
Zentner Collection
$2,000.00
An unusual Japanese circular wooden stand with black and red lacquer finish, the edges of the stand are inlaid with shell, standing on slight cabriole tripod feet.

Early 19th century Edo Period

Dimensions: 19" W x 5" H
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700 item #1012136 (stock #8023)
A Chinese Blue and White Bowl from Ming Dynasty. Decorated with 8 Mandarin Ducks, Flowers, Pagoda, Ships, etc. 8 mandarin ducks and flowers decoration on the outside. Boats, seas, and pagodas decoration on the inside. In good condition. The rim is not evenly round around the edges. On mark on the outer base of the bowl from the production process. Unnoticeable chip on the rim as seen on the enlargement no. 5. Approximate diameter is 20.5 cm on one side and 22 cm on the other side. Approxima...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Furniture : Pre 1910 item #1416449
An antique Japanese Kansai Tansu in an unusual and unique multi-drawer design made of Kirinoki (Paulownia) wood. All original bronze hardware with straight dovetail joinery and using hardened wood nails in its construction. Divided compartment behind the sliding upper doors with wall separator allows for strength on its top where heavy objects can be displayed. Handles were designed in the Hirute style.

Age: Late Meiji Period (1890-1912)

Dimensions: 33 1/4" Wide x 36 3/8" High x ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1837 VR item #1270899 (stock #1044)
Intandane ltd
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A very rare and unusual lotus form bowl on three lotus bud and seed pod feet very finely painted to the interior with vibrant Famille Rose enamels depicting bats and lotus amongst multiple sylized flower scrolls on a turquoise ground. This item was made in China during the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor (1796-1820) or late in the reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795). Condition: excellent - no damages and no repairs or restoration. 7.8cm (3 inches) high; 21cm (8.3 inches) across.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Furniture : Pre 1920 item #1454853
Antique Chinese small rectangular-shaped hardwood stand. Classical lines and elegantly carved stretchers. Pierced carved aprons.

Age: Republic Period (early 20th century)

Dimensions: 6 1/8" high x 11 1/2" wide x 7" deep
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #730727 (stock #S-F0878)
Vibrant shades of red, blue, gold and green were used to paint this mid Edo period Ko-Imari kendi. 9.5" x 6.75", it is in excellent condition with no chips, hairlines or repairs.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Ceramics : Pre AD 1000 item #1430657
A superb quality Islamic bowl, Islamic, 12th century A.D. (494 AH – 597 AH). Ancient near East / Western Asia.

Cream, blue and black glazed pottery dish on a short foot. The center decorated with faint floral patterns in relief in the manor of the Seljuqs.

Condition: Very fine, completely original surfaces, a hairline crack restored. Exceptional silverish iridescence patina that is difficult to picture.

Size: ca. 15 cm. wide (diameter)

Ex. Danish Pri...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #1253745
Lovely example of later Cizhou ware with a rather naïve painting of birds and deer. H. 9 cm, diameter 8 cm. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Excellent condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1837 VR item #1461483
This is the one in the of Edo period. (1800-1867) wonderful textile of very valuable museum class. The lotus flower represents the Pure Land. Tsutsugaki textile of museum class Rare It used it in the buddhist temple at the ceremony. Please look at the leaf of the lotus. The expression of the technology of the shadow is very wonderful. Tsutsugaki to make good use of this advanced exact technology is very rare. Please look at the cloud. The technology of this expression is a feature ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1837 VR item #1458068 (stock #gy6518)
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19th Century Chinese Bronze Censer Xuande Mark with Elephant Ears

It is 6.7 inches (17 cm) tall by 15.75 inches (40 cm) wide. It is 3736 gram.

It has oxidation, rubbing of patina, pitting, cut marks, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).


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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #724857
Priceless Past
$175.00
This pair is part of a collection we are posting on the site. These are often misidentified as crossbow arrow ends. However, to our knowledge no such items have ever been found associated with crossbow bolts. These particular pieces went over the ends of the wooden ribs in large parasols. The protruding hooks put tension on the strings or straps that were attached to the skin of the parasol. This is a pair of parasol tips that look nearly identical except for one being longer than the other. The...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1492 item #1429538 (stock #1-1216)
Amulet representing a Taoist deity, standing on a small base, wearing robes, with its right leg lifted, holding what seems to be a gourd in its left hand. A loop on its top allowed its attachement to a necklace. Bronze with fine reddish green patina. China, Tang dynasty. Height: 41 mm. Very good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Dolls : Pre 1800 item #1001100 (stock #R77)
Rare Edo Period Kokin-bina Style of Empress & Emperor. Minor wear, fading to textile, otherwise fine condition. A classic, very early example of a Dairi-bina Imperial Couple for the Hina-matsuri Girl's Day celebration. The Emperor and Empress are seated atop a woven ungenberi fronted dais. They are a very fine early example. The emperor is wearing a lacquered court cap and tail, holding a shaku scepter, the me-bina lady is wearing a spectacular crown, and has a fabulous painted fan. All formal...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Paintings : Pre 1920 item #1344529
Antique Chinese landscape scroll painting, signed "Wang Shigu" with seal and calligraphy, attributed to Wang Hui (1632-1717). 19th century

Size: (entire scroll) 100" H x 45" W (painting only) 65" H x 34" W