Wonderful large carved wooden face of a man. His mouth is open wide and whiskers splay outward. He has a wide nose and large eyes. He appears to be wearing an oval shaped hat on which is carved an animal of some sort with long striped tail and clawed feet. The wood is beautifully worn from years of weather and rain. There are traces of white and yellow paint. Thailand. Early 19th century. Size: 24" high x 17" wide x 3 1/2" deep.

A rare Song Dynasty ( 11th century ) Dehua ware covered box. Porcellaneous white stoneware with a transparent, honey - coloured glaze over a moulded decoration of a nice Pheony blossom motif. Diameter: 7,3 cm. Condition: Excellent.

Antique Chinese pair of archaic hand carved bracelets, rested on custom iron display stands. Hand carved from Limestone. Circa: 2,000 B.C.

Size: 5.5" x 5.5", 5" x 5" (7.5" H total height on stands)

Antique Japanese Kiri (paulownia) wood tansu with a rare and unusual design of two large front hinged doors with flower incised iron bracing. Opening up to a multi shelved interior reminiscent of a cha tansu (tea chest). Two locking drawers sit beneath it. Beautiful original finish. Edo Period (Circa 1800's) Very charming size. Size: 22.75" H x 25" L x 12.5" D

A Pair of Famille Rose Chargers. Decorated in bright enamels with flowering peony and chrysanthemum sprays tied with ribbon within a rose diaper and peony border. Qianlong C1740/50. Diameter: 12 3/8″ ( 31.5 cm ). Condition: one charger with small chip 0.2 cm to rear of rim. The other with 0.75 cm frit to rim.

Antique Japanese asa (hemp) woven vest with a beautiful paste resist pattern of swimming koi fish and waves sewn over a hand painted scene of reeds. Beautiful and charming with its original condition. Edo Period (circa early 1800's). Size: 31.5" H x 23.5"

An exquisite Japanese pillow, the body woven with red pigment lacquer, the ends lacquered in black with gilt lacquer. One end depicts the mythical creature Baku, said to devour bad dreams. The other end is a floral scene with beautiful nashiji gold flakes.

Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)

Size: 8.5" L x 6.75" D x 4" H

Japanese Keyaki (zelkova) choba tansu (merchant chest) with complete original lacquer finish. Quartered sawn keyaki hardwood relieving the distinctive woodgrain seen on all sides. Solid Keyaki hardwood used in every part of construction. Adorned in heavy iron hardware and original locking bar. Excellent original condition. Working keys are included. This is a top example of a Edo period Japanese Choba Tansu...

Antique Chinese cedar wood figure of an ancestor seated on a throne, hand-carved with fantastic detail, with mineral pigment remains, some minor losses. Ming period. Size: 10" H x 6.5" W x 6.5" D

Wan-shaped tea bowl made of light, little iron oxide bearing, sandy Karatsu clay, which is unrefined and has mane inclusions. The rim has been cut in the shape of a hissen (brush washer - the shape prevents a brush placed on the rim to roll off).

The thinly thrown body is covered with the typical transparent Karatsu type of ash glaze. Under the glaze is a decoration in iron oxide representing some foliage on the one side and a three dot mon of the Nakasato family...

A nice and lovely porcelain jarlet with underglaze Cobalt blue "Lotus" decoration.The base unglazed. Ming Dynasy, Jiajing Period ( 1522 - 1566 ). Jingdezhen ware. H : 7,3 cm. Condition: A firing crack around the body ( please look the enlargements ).

Antique Japanese Keyaki (elm) choba tansu (merchant chest) with original golden brown finish. Used to store important documents for ones business. Made from all Keyaki hardwood with dramatic, gorgeous graining seen throughout. Two large sliding front panels of beautiful swirling natural burl patterns. Five locking drawers beneath for additional drawer storage. Early Meiji Period (1868 - 1912). Size: 28.5" H x 28.5" L x 15.5" D

Unique Antique Indian bed from the Bastar area. Beautifully rustic solid teak wood. Carved details along the sides and head. Supported by large rounded teak posts. Very well hand-crafted, robust and strong original bastar bed. Late 19th century.

Size: 21" high (head) 15-17" high to platform x 47 1/2" long x 33 1/2" wide.

Distorted half cylinder shaped (kutsugata) tea bowl made of little iron bearing, coarse, unrefined Mino clay. The expertly thrown body, trimmed with a potters knife (hera) is covered with the typical, glossy black iron oxide inside and outside. Here it is a rarely seen dark brown due to a lack of manganese.

A window on the side has been left unglazed for decoration in iron oxide engobe under a clear ash glaze in a form of straight and wavy lines. This is a typical Momoyama design...

A Chinese Famille Rose Bowl. Decorated with peonies growing in a jardiniere and with various precious objects. Yongzheng-Qianlong C1735/45. Diameter: 19.4 cm.Condition: excellent,no chips, cracks or restoration.

A Fine Quality Chinese Imari Jar. Decorated with a continuous Lotus scroll. C1720/30. Height: excluding wood cover, 6 7/8" (17.6 cm). Condition: excellent, no frits, chips, cracks or restoration. Wood cover not included.

Cylinder shaped (hanzutsu) tea bowl made of light, fine unrefined Mino clay. Style (trimmed mouth, very controlled glaze) make it appear contemporary with the late Oribe bowls. The expertly thrown body is covered with the typical white, feldspatic Shino glaze which has been poured and under which a decoration of brush strokes has been applied in iron oxide (oni ita) representing grass and fences.

Just the foot ring and its immediate surrounding was left unglazed...

Antique Japanese unusual kiri wood (paulownia) tansu with original honey finish, two front doors with decorative iron hardware incised with heart designs. The interior houses ten drawers of varying size opened by hirute style handles complimenting the gorgeous natural woodgrain. Custom iron stand included. Meiji Period (1868 - 1912). Original finish and condition. Very useful storage. Size: 22.5" H (29" H on stand) 26.5" L x 16.75" D

A dish intended for use in the kaseki meal decorated with three ragged fans inset within an arabesque of Hagi, bushclover, one of the seven plants of Autumn, that makes up the Akikusa-de. The sensu, Japanese folded fan, was often used as a seasonal motif representing the hot and dry months of summer, so the discarded ragged appearance of the fans shows that summer has ended, and that the winds of autumn have arrived...

The excellent animal and grape motif on this bronze mirror is persian-influenced. Tang Dynasty ( 617 - 906 ). Diameter: 11,7 cm. Condition: Excellent. Provenance: Old German collection. For similar examples please see Honolulu Academy of Arts, Eugene Fuller memory coll. Seattle Museum. 47. 123.

Salt box with its lid, of rectangular shape, decorated with incised geometric design on its sides, and geometric, partly in relief, design on its lid. An opening on the lid allows a spoon (now missing) to rest inside the box. Nepal, 19th century. Length: 18,7 cm. Height: 11 cm. Some erosion due to age, otherwise very good condition. Collected in Nepal in the early seventies.

A large Chinese Ming style two colour lacquer tray. Carved with a central scene of figures greeting a procession of riders on horseback. 19thC. Diameter: 15" ( 38.1 cm ). Condition: one horse with chips to two legs, chip to carrying pole of brazier and corner of one roof. Two corners with chips.

A finely painted water colour , with gold leaf overlay, depicting a scene from the 11th Century classic "The Tale of Genji" written by noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu. This item was made in Japan in the 19th Century during either the late Edo or the Meiji period (1868-1911). Condition: there is very minor "foxing" to the paper which probably predates the framing of this picture during the 1920s or 1930s. Frame: 32.5cm (12.75 inches) wide; 29cm (11.4 inches) high...

A rare late Ming Chongzhen - Tianqi blue and white large censer with immortals motif, two ears with animal motif, good condition with crackline on the rim please see picture for detail, size: 24 cm diameter with ears, 20 cm diameter mouth rim 10 cm height.

Antique Japanese pair of wooden fu dog guardians from a temple in Kyoto. Hand-carved with charming signs of old age. One with curly mane, one with straight mane, posed in fierce protective stance. Momoyama Period (circa 1600's). Very original and Unusual. Size: 3.75" H x 1.5" L x 2.5" D

Antique Japanese pair of wooden temple guardian fu dogs, wonderfully carved with charming expression. Gilt accented eyes and reddened mouths, one with a horn on its head. Edo period 17th / 18th Century. Original condition with hand-carved details. Size: 14" H x 7" W x 13" D

A very nice and historically seen very interesting porcelain bowl. Richly decorated in an very nice underglaze cobalt blue, glazed with a very nice and for the Period typical silky glaze. Ming Dynasty, Chenghua Period ( 1465 - 1487 ). Diameter : 13,2. H.: 4,7 cm...

Based on a classical tale adapted into a popular Kabuki performance in late Edo, the story of the Fuji Musume or “Wisteria Maiden” is an often employed motif in Japanese art. In the story, the Wisteria Maiden is depicted in a painting holding a wisteria branch, until one day she becomes smitten with a young man passing by and steps out of the painting in an effort to capture his attention. Unfortunately, her attempts are futile...

Stunning Antique Japanese ema or wooden plaque on which Shinto worshippers would write their prayers and wishes to be received by deities or spirits. Hand painted with three bannered ships coming to shore amidst rough, rolling waves. Pine trees poke in from the bottom and leftmost side with gold flakes accenting the horizon. Very well done and in original condition. Signed "Ensai Fujiwara Masatoshi" , dated "Keio Gannen" or "first year of Keio" (September 1865). Size: 26" H x 60" W

Another wonderful tea ceremony item from the late Momoyama / early Edo Period: little distorted gourd (Hyotan) shaped choshi made of little iron bearing, coarse, unrefined Mino clay.

The expertly thrown body had roughly formed spout handle and feet attached. The lower part of the body is covered with the typical green copper oxide glaze and the upper part is decorated with lines under glaze in iron oxide resembling the pattern of a feather...

LARGE bowl - may be a flower pot, but without hole. On the flat bottom inside engraved with one five clawed dragon and on the wall outside engraved with a pair of five clawed imperial dragons over waves chasing a fire ball (tams).

Signed Guanxu, the eleventh emperor of the Qing dynasty.

Great antique condition with strong and vivid colors. No cracks or repairs...

Antique Japanese porcelain maneki-neko, or "beckoning cat", a popular image for welcoming good fortune into the home. They often come in colors such as white, black, or gold. This porcelain statue happens to be in what is considered the luckiest color of calico. Beautifully hand painted with gilt accenting.

Meiji period c1900. Dimensions: 12" H x 5" W

Set of Chinese set cinnabar carved jewelry. four pieces of finely carved cinnabar jewelry, two bangle bracelets and two brooches. Hand carved with floral motifs and birds. Size: 3-3.5" each bangle, 2" brooches

A beautifully formed bowl in the typical Gohon style, produced in Korea for the Japanese market during the 17th century. The light-grey ash glaze makes a tasteful backdrop for the pinkish speckles decorating the surface. These patterns are formed through a reaction of the iron in the clay and the ash glaze and are very typical of this type of pottery. One edge of the bowl is furnished with a dimple, making it comfortable in the hand while the gold repairs give it an added beauty and depth.

Antique Chinese large painting of the bodhisattva Quan Yin holding a willow branch, in long, flowing robes with cascading jewels, standing over lotuses. Red cartouche in bottom righthand corner. 18th/19th century . Size: 64" H x 27" W

Chinese round porcelain container with a famille rose enamel design of an elderly man in a purple robe lounging by two vases as lucky bats fly overhead. The bottom half of the container is also decorated with red lucky bats. Bottom mark "JiaQing Nian Zhi". Size: 2" H x 5" W

A "Gu"-shaped bronze vase, late Yuan / early Ming, 14th. century. The upper section with leaf shaped panels. The lower sections with "Kui"-dragons, all on geometric grounds. Nice casting, very nice patina. H : 15,4 cm. GU : A GU is a form of Chinese ritual bronze vessel from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, used to drink wine or offer ritual libations. A GU is tall and slender with a flared base, a slim center section and a trumpet-shaped mouth that is wider than the base. A similar vase of ceramic...

Antique Chinese agate pendant hand carved into a leaf with lightly serrated edges. A small insect is carved into a small area of orange agate with delicately carved legs. Early 19th century. Mounted on a sterling silver chain. Size: 1.25" L, pendant hangs 8"

A finely painted water colour , with gold leaf overlay, depicting a scene from the 11th Century classic "The Tale of Genji" written by noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu. This item was made in Japan in the 19th Century during either the late Edo or the Meiji period (1868-1911). Condition: there are small marks on the paper and some losses to the gold leaf which predate the framing of this picture during the 1920s or 1930s. Frame: 32.5cm (12.75 inches) wide; 29cm (11.4 inches) high. ...

Tularosa Black-on-White Olla with Dog Head Lug. Ca. 1175 to 1300 ad. This is a beautiful piece that is in as found condition, not broken and has no restoration or repaint. Dog head lug is intact with a little chip out of tip of head. It is 6"high X 6"wide. A "Certificate Of Authenticity, Release and Disclosure" Statement will be provided. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING OR MAKING A OFFER PLEASE EMAIL ME TIM JONES AT tejones0433@msn.com

SnowFlake double effigy olla B/w ca. 900 ad No Restoration and it is intact, it is depicting a dog head olla sitting inside a bowl or basket, it is approx: 5-1/2"wide X 5"high. Intact no restoration or repaint. A "Certificate Of Authenticity, Release and Disclosure" Statement will be provided. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING OR MAKING A OFFER PLEASE EMAIL ME TIM JONES AT tejones0433@msn.com

Mesa Verde squash effigy canteen ca. 1000 ad., it is approx: 7-1/2"high X 6"wide, it is whole except for handle was broken off about half way down handle and re-glued back on, the very tip of handle the crack was restored. I have been told that they intentionally stained the body with cactus juice to give it a ripen squash look, this canteen would have had a yucca plug in it to hold the water in as they traveled. A "Certificate Of Authenticity, Release and Disclosure" Statement will be provided...

Pinedale Black (Glazed) on White Pitcher Found in Arizona, this Type is Attributed to the Anasazi/Mongollon Culture CIBOLA WHITEWARE and is Dated to approx: 1275-1325 A.D. It was Found Broken and it has been Professionally Reassembled. No Restoration or repaint just glued back together. It measures a Huge 5.75" wide and 4.5" tall. A "Certificate Of Authenticity, Release and Disclosure" Statement will be provided. A "Certificate Of Authenticity, Release and Disclosure" Statement will be provided....

Mesa Verde b/w Large duck effigy pitcher ca. 1180 ad., it is approx: 6-1/2"long X 5-1/2"wide X 7-1/2"high, it is intact except for one shard is restored on rim, the handle and body is intact and original.

St Johns tri lobe w/dog head lug effigy olla ca. 1175 ad., it has been broken with approx: 10% restoration, it is approx: 6"wide X 5-1/2"high, this is a double effigy olla. A "Certificate Of Authenticity, Release and Disclosure" Statement will be provided. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING OR MAKING A OFFER PLEASE EMAIL ME TIM JONES AT tejones0433@msn.com

Lavishly decorated and partly gilt silver alloy bracelet set with red glass cabochons and relief geometric designs. Tekke Turkmen culture, Afghanistan. Height: 7,3 cm. Very good condition.

Antique Chinese Ming style altar table with original black finish, scrolling ends, carved spiral panels, double parallel bars connecting each leg to its mate. Early 20th Century ming Style. Size: 67” L x 14” D x 36” H

Small mask of the Kyogen Theater, with a strong expression. Lacquered wood. Eyes made of glass painted inside. Japan, 19th century. Height: 16,5 cm. Several small chips, otherwise very good condition.

An Extre. Rare/Fine Korean Sraffiato (¹ÚÁö-¸é)Peony and Reverse Inlaid (¿ª»ó°¨) Punchong Jar-15th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 15th century. The squat globular stoneware wide body sharply tapering to a raised ring foot, with everted rolled rim, decorated with white slip inlaid to the neck, decorated in black and white slip inlaid in sraffiato and reverse inlaid with a large peony flowerhead and leaves and decorated en suite on other sides, beneath rich and clear celadon glaze app...

Antique Chinese scroll painting of a small bird perching on a bamboo rod, one of its legs tucked into its body. Vines with blooming white flowers spiral along the crossing rods of bamboo. Yuan/Ming periods 14th to 15th century. Beautifully mounted and preserved with Japanese mountings and tomobako. Size: (entire scroll) 46" H x 20.5" W (painting only) 9.6" H x 13.5" W Size: (entire scroll) 46" H x 20.5" W (painting only) 9.6" H x 13.5" W

We proudly present this outstanding Mugi-de Oribe Chawan.

Distorted half cylinder shaped (kutsugata) tea bowl with slightly flaring mouth made of light, unrefined Mino clay. The expertly thrown body was trimmed with a potters knife. With the exception of the foot ring the bowl is covered with a clear (wood ash and feldspar) glaze inside and out. Under the glaze the outer wall is decorated with parallel vertical lines in iron oxide alternating: 3 lines dark brown, one line light brow...

Height approximately 31 cm. Repaired. In good condition.

Anasazi / St Johns Poly-chrome with animal figures on outside ca. 1300 ad., it appears they smoked the inside on purpose for what reason it is not know, it has a complex design on interior and 6 deer or antelopes drawn on outside in white paint(interesting), on one side of bowl there is restoration on rim approx: 10%. It is approx: 9-1/2"wide X 3-1/2"deep. A "Certificate Of Authenticity, Release and Disclosure" Statement will be provided. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING OR MAKING A OFFER PLEA...

Chinese antique long low table made all of hardwood. One side has three drawers carved with swirling clouds and chimera. Republic Period. Size: 16" high x 54" long x 20" deep.

19th century
Mid Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with white glaze & overglaze famille rose enamels
Height: 12 cm
Width: 11 cm
From a northern California estate

An unusual and rare 19th c white glazed porcelain libation cup, modeled almost entirely after rhinoceros horn carvings of the same form. The square sides are molded with 9 kuilong dragons in high relief, while the center is relief-decorated with taotie masks.

Condition: There are signs of a very go...

ca. 1700-1710, early 18th century
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue, silver plate
D: 21.5 cm, h: 19 cm
From a Netherlands collection

A lovely cake or desert stand made from a Kangxi blue and white plate paired with silver plate mountings. Worked with a sea monster centerpiece, this piece was made by Fleuron of France.

Condition report: Good antique condition. Typical Kangxi fritting & one tiny chip to rim. [Please ...

A Song - Yuan Dynasty porcelain dish with a moulded twin fish decoration covered with a fine crackled bluish white Qingbai glaze. Diameter : 14 cm. Condition : Perfect

Antique Japanese Buddhist Pilgrim's coat. Buddhist monks associated with the teachings of Kukai (or Kobo Daishi) would embark on a pilgrimage to visit the 88 temples on the island of Shikoku. Upon arriving to each temple, the monk would bathe before giving offerings and reciting prayers as well as receive a stamp distinctive to each temple. Normally a monk would carry around a special stamp book however it is not unusual to stamp the monk's coat as seen here. There are many unique stamps on this...

Antique Japanese izumi fabric with hand dyed indigo. Hand woven cotton fabric with katazome repeating designs of cranes and floral patterns. Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) Size: 72" L x 65" W

Beautiful Chinese antique display shelf made of Solid Jichi-mu wood (very heavy). The chest has three large display shelves, and two small drawers just under the top display area. The drawers are carved with scrolling mist and chimera and outfitted with brass pulls. Very nicely detailed. Each display area is enclosed on three sides with a low carved lattice work. Late 19th - early 20th Century Size: 69 1/2" high x 35" wide x 16 1/2" deep.