All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1477333
A very interesting and uncleaned metal seal in bronze or a silver alloy, Mesopotamia, Uruk-Jemdet Nasr period, 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.

Finely engraved with dots in a symethric pattern.

Size: 19-20 mm. tall and 9 mm. wide.

Condition: Good Very fine or better...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1477331
An attractive and interesting cylinder seal of white stone, Anatolian, c. early 2nd. mill. BC.

The seal finely carved with a hunting scene; Humanoid figure standing with spear and bow before a wild animal.

Size: 26 mm. tall. and 11 mm...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1477329 (stock #DG112822-2)
AntiqueTica.com
$1,380.00
A pair of Chinese painted pottery wine cup with traces of original red pigment. Wine cup in this elliptical shape with two ears is also known as "Erbei" (ear cup) or wing cup.

Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Size: Length 13 - 13.1 C.M. / Width 9.5 - 9.8 C.M. / Height 3.7 - 4.1 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)...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1700 item #1477319 (stock #449)
Japanese porcelain soup tureen whose shape is inspired by European goldsmith pieces. On the sides two heads of modeled Buddhist lions and on the lid a crown. Simple decor of phoenixes, flowers, plants and waves in the color palette of the Imari style. An old collector's label indicated that this tureen was part of the service of Augustus the Strong. Probably verifiable statement for motivated collectors...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1477317 (stock #448)
Lohan in Chinese porcelain covered with "famille verte" enamels.The deity is represented standing holding a flowers basket in his hand, it is probably Lan Caihe, one of the 8 Taoist immortals otherwise known as the 8 Baxian. The dress is decorated with flowers, butterflies and clouds in green, yellow and manganese enamels on a cream background. Hairs and details in black enamel. Good condition except a very little chip. No repair or gluing. China Qing dynasty 19th century...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1477315 (stock #Imari1)
19th century Japanese Imari charger with figures of samurai on a vivid red enamel ground. 18 1/2" in diameter.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Pre AD 1000 item #1477310
Senatus Consulto
$2,250.00
Reduced, was 2750
A really nice set of Danish Neolithic weapons, incl. a huge lancet dagger and a pophyre battle-axe, mid-late 3rd. mill. BC.

Both pieces are housed together in a costum oak box with beige skin inside.

The dagger really large and and of the finest parallel knapping of the period. Unfortunately, an almost invisible hairline repair and small loss to the tip - 25,3 cm. long!

The battle axe made in a fine pophyre stone with nice inclusions...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000 item #1477308
Senatus Consulto
$1,150.00
A very interesting and rare Egyptian bronze bust with a Pharao raising left arm holding something, c. 2nd.-1st. mill. BC.

Size: 11,6 cm. tall incl. the costum wooden base, c. 6,4 cm. alone.

Condition: Fragmentary as seen in the pictures.

Ex. Private Estate Collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Swords and Related : Pre 1900 item #1477302
19th century or earlier Japanese sword set of bronze fuchi (bordering piece between the sword guard and the handle) and kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with low relief design of chidori (plovers) in flight over the cresting waves. Excellent quality work, gilding, beautiful wear. Kashira length 1.4 inches, fuchi length 1.5 inches.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1920 item #1477299
Late Meiji (1890s - 1910s) Japanese bamboo wrist rest used by painters and calligraphers, with low relief carving of blooming peony bush. Beautiful subtle piece, superb quality carving, rich warm patina, in excellent condition. Wonderful object for a scholar’s desk. Size 6 13/16 x 2 1/2 inches.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Metalwork : Pre 1910 item #1477291 (stock #4008)
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €1,250.00
A Japanese Lobed-shaped bronze vase with dark brown patina with flowers and leaves in high relief with a sparrow clinging to a branch. Signed Genryusai Seiya under the base. Origin: Japan Period: Meiji late 19th cent. Dimensions: 32 x 17 x 17 cm. Conservation status: Very Good
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Wood : Pre 1920 item #1477289 (stock #7343)
Hand carved Chinese Boxwood (Buxus L.), dorje/vajra “thunderbolt”. Nice patina with a wonderfully smooth surface. In tandem with a bell, these are used in Tantric rituals. L: 15cm/5.9in. free shipping.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1477269 (stock #Han1)
Han dynasty Chinese terracotta stove model. BC 206-AD 220. Traces of green glaze. Repaired.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1477268 (stock #Kutani2)
Ko Kutani "mountain bowl" enameled in yellow, aubergine, green and blue with a mountain landscape. Fu Ku mark. Edo/Tokugawa period. 8 1/2 across, 3 1/2" high. One of two of this type currently available.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Ceramics : Pre 1800 item #1477267
Rare Mid Joseon Dynasty (17-18cc) Katate Chawan

Such bowls were highly prized in Japan during Edo period by local daimyo and tea ceremony masters.

Size
H5.8cm
D12.6cm
Weight 242g

Condition
Very good considering the age.
Supplied with the damaged, wooden box of the period.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1900 item #1477263
Magnificent Late Edo period (19c) Shino ware Chawan for tea ceremony Wabi Sabi

The fine crackle look with natural kiln vivid cracks gives the bowl an authentic wabi sabi feel. Overall, it is a great example of an old, beautifully crafted Shino tea bowl.

Size:
Height 10.3cm
Width 15.5cm
Weight 655g

Condition
Very good.
No damage...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1477261 (stock #EW3239)
A very unusual “klapmuts” form bowl decorated with three near identical panels composed of a scene of Chinese boys, karako, in the quise of it would appear of monks. The main figure wearing a Buddhist crown is flanked by acolytes with Chinese Fans, presumably preaching to the remaining boys, who don’t seem to be paying a great deal of attention...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1900 item #1477247 (stock #0589)
Momoyama Gallery
$1,800.00

One of a kind: Edo Period Ichimonji Utsushi Raku Chawan on high flared and cut (warikodai) foot by the 11th Zengoro Eiraku (Eiraku Hozen), made in the mid 19th century...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1477211
Interesting cylinder seal in black stone, Anatolia, Hittite Empire c. early-mid 2nd. millenium BC.

A fine carving of different animals in a charming later Anatolian style.

Size: 25 mm. tall and 14 mm. wide.

Condition: Nice Very fine, intact with ancient wear and patina.

This seal was aquired 1990. It comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his mass...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Pre 1900 item #1477195 (stock #445)
Porcelain vase. Decor of dragons chasing the sacred pearl, painted in underglaze cobalt blue. The ground is covered with an ochre-greenish enamel. Vietnamese work from the 19th century or before? The vase is very broken as shown in the photos. The broken neck has been replaced by a silver neck on which a stopper has been placed. Height: 24cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Earthenware : Pre 1930 item #1477194 (stock #446)
Pair of fine satzuma earthenware vases. The cream colored clay is covered with finely crackled glaze. A golden decoration representing pagodas in a mountainous landscape is placed on a matte black background. Some details are sprinkled to imitate morning mists. These are original vases inspired by Komai style vases in gold damask steel. Probably made in Kyoto during the Meiji or Taisho period. Good condition. Height: 125mm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1700 item #1477173
Top Quality Korean Gohon Chawan made in the Joseon Dynasty (16-17cc).
Supplied with the old box saying "Gohon Chawan, 3rd year of Tensho (1575)".
It is possble that the bowl was made during that year.

Diameter 12.5 cm
Base diameter 5.0 cm
Height 8.5 cm

Condition
Very good with no damage and no repair.
Supplied with the old wooden box

Gohon tea bowls represent the quintessence of the aesthetics of what tea bowls have to be at that ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1477143 (stock #kutani1)
19th century Japanese Ko-Kutani bowl with painted mountain landscape. Fuku mark.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Metalwork : Pre 1920 item #1477138 (stock #WN392)
Galerie Hafner
$850.00
shipping included
A Padang Highlands gilt brass kettle with false lid and a lidded box standing on three legs, both cast with the lost wax method showing floral and geometric motifs. Condition: both lids with few tiny casting holes, the box interior with some rust, both items with traces of usage. Dimension: kettle: c. 21.5 cm high, c. 15 cm long, box: c. 13.8 cm high, diameter: c. 13 cm, weight together: 1400 g.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Devotional Objects : Pre 1920 item #1477134 (stock #12470)
t a t a m i
$250.00


TO MIYOSHI SHRINE FROM YAMATO SUE

The letters made of copper plates originally attached to a votive wooden tablet dedicated from its worshipper named Yamato Sue to the Miyoshi-jinja shrine in Akita prefecture. Meiji period (1868-1912). Letter of Kami (God): approx. 11 x 13cm (4.33 x 5.11in). Besides, as seen the last three photos, changeable to "God of Clay", "Eros", and "Excellent luck" by free anagram arrangement. Please enjoy.


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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900 item #1477133 (stock #2013)
t a t a m i
$500.00


IMAGE OF BIRD

Woodblock print of a Japanese‐style painter, Kono Bairei (1844-1895 / ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dno_Bairei). Paper: approx. 15 x 21cm (5.90 x 8.26in), Frame: approx. 27 x 33cm (10.62 x 12.99in). Highlight of such Bairei's true worth expression for the both of recognizing the subject correctly and feeling of vitality by catching the instant of movement at the same time. Removed its acrylic board for antireflection when shooting the ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1900 item #1477132
Width approximately 20 cm (across the handles). In good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1920 item #1477082
Late Meiji - early Taisho (1910s) Japanese pottery Bizen ware chaire (tea caddy for storing powdered green tea used in tea ceremony). Wonderful potting, buff color clay with beautiful orange streaks, pleasant patina, impressed mark of the potter on the bottom. Later turned dark hardwood lid lined with gold paper on the inside. Comes with very well made shifuku (silk brocade storage bag). Great piece in excellent condition. Height with cover 3 1/8 inches, maximum body diameter 2 3/16 inches.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Folk Art : Pre 1900 item #1477078 (stock #1499)
This exemplary work of 19th Century Korean folk art is sculpted in and painted on wood and metal and features the two most revered mythical creatures in Korea: The Yellow Dragon and The Blue Dragon. This creative composition has a patron couple who seem to have the dragons' tails coming out of them. The Dragon brings rain, blessings, and life. The Yellow Dragon writhes dynamically and shows its face at the top of this piece, while The Blue Dragon offers a foundation to the composition and makes ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1492 item #1477077 (stock #DG042023-4)
AntiqueTica.com
$980.00
A set of rare Chinese pottery animals.

Age: China, Yuan Dynasty, A.D. 1271 - 1368
Size: Length 10.4 - 15.3 C.M. / Width 6 - 8.8 C.M. / Height 6.5 - 10.8 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial 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 : Korean : Paintings : Pre 1900 item #1477075 (stock #1498)
Orchids and Rocks Painting by Kim Eung Won aka Soho (1855-1921). Orchids are an ancient Korean symbol of purity, modesty, and virtue. The rock symbolizes eternity, so the combination of orchids and rock have the meaning of eternal adherence to principle. The orchid grows in remote places, but its fragrance spreads over the land, just as the scholar often works in isolation, but through their scholarly and ethical works their influence is felt throughout the land. Talented painters of orchids wer...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1910 item #1477042 (stock #3987)
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €1,200.00
A Japanese soft and valuable boxwood netsuke depicting a young naked woman kneeling with towel and bucket in the onsen bath 温泉, the Japanese “thermal baths”. Finely sculpted with an excellent patina and soft touch. Himotoshi (holes that allow thread to pass through) large and small on the back. The Japanese consider “communion in nakedness” important as it is capable of breaking down barriers and introducing new people in the relaxed and familiar atmosphere of the onsen. ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1910 item #1477040 (stock #3989)
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €1,500.00
A Japanese large and unusual boxwood netsuke depicting a child playing the drum with his hands, held still with his feet. He wears a Shishi mask with articulated jaw that opens and shows the child’s face. It was worn during the famous shishimai festival 獅子舞 (lion dance), a sacred animal in Japanese mythology. It symbolizes courage and strength; also called Karashishi, it is a lucky symbol and auspicious wealth. Origin: Japan Period: Edo 19th century Dimensions: 4,3 x 3,8 ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Greek : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1477034
A draped youth strides to the left and holds a sprouting tendril. His hidden left hand rests on the hip and creates a radiating sequence of suspended folds.
For a related motif, cf. Beazley database no. 9031314.
Much preliminary sketch. The delicate inside drawing rendered with a bristle brush or a hair, dipped in thick paint. The ground line with a band of ovolos.
Two bands of strokes on the reserved shoulder. The side of the foot plate grooved.
Ceramic
Athens...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Roman : Glass : Pre AD 1000 item #1477033
Amber colored glass jug with flared rim folded over on the sides and tooled into a trefoil shape.
The cylindrical neck widening towards the bulbous body with round bottom.
The rod handle applied as a pad to the edge of shoulder, drawn up and slightly outwards, then turned down and in, and trailed onto back of rim.
Translucent amber glass, handle slightly darker.
Glass, blown
Roman, 2nd-3rd century AD
H. 10 cm
Intact and fine. Pinprick bubbles and...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1477031
Lovely hemispheric stamp seal with Capride, black stone, Anatolia, c. 4th. mill. BC.

Fine deep relief and quite attractive!

Size: 25 mm. in diameter and 12 mm. tall.

Condition: Good VF.

This seal was aquired 1992 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and fr...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1477030
A finely engraved larger stone stamp seal of the hemispheric seal, popular in the Uruk period. The seal in engraved with a pattern that could look like an insect or the head of an insect. Very elaborate.

Size: 26 mm. in diameter and 15 mm. tall.

Condition: Nice VF, small nick and uncleaned deposits, quite attractive.

This seal was aquired 1994 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (192...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1477029
A large round stamp seal with a rare depiction engraved in the base, Mesopotamian 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.

The seal is engraved with a Capride springing in the forrest as if in flight, struck and pierced through by two spears. The seal is carved in stone with a small handle.

Size: 28 mm. in diameter.

Condition: Nice VF, some tiny chips and deposits, but quite attractive.

This seal was aquired 2008 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from bel...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1477028
Attractive larger stamp seal of a particularly fine-corned blackish stone with lighter inclusions, North Mesopotamian, 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.

It's beautiful shape is almost like a turtles shell and is highly polished and glossy. The base is engraved with an archaic style motif of two insect-like monsters fighting. Probably later Uruk period work.

Size: 27 mm. long, 25 mm. wide and 12 mm. tall.

Condition: Extremely fine.

This seal was aquired 1995 and com...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1477027
A large and unusual bifacial stamp seal, Ubaid-Uruk period, Late 5th.-4th. mill. BC.

The seal is round and relatively flat with central piercing and engraved with a symethrical Cruciform pattern on one side and a horned animal on the other side.

Size: c.30 mm. in diameter and 8 mm tall.

Condition: Nice VF, some wear and deposits, but quite attractive.

This seal was aquired 1992 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1477026
Attractive thick cylinder seal in brownish black stone, Mesopotamia, 4th. mill. BC.

Finely carved with raised details with a cruciform / millsail pattern within a dotted border.

Size: 18 mm. wide and 20 mm.

Condition: Nice VF, some even wear.

This seal was aquired 1992 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collecti...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1477023 (stock #DG120721-4)
AntiqueTica.com
$2,400.00
A pair of Chinese amber and green glazed pottery globular jar with lids, supported by three legs in the shape of bears. It is difficult to find Han jar in amber and green glaze like this.

Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Size: Height 24.6 - 24.8 C.M. / Width 21.5 - 21.8 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). Please refer to the...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre 1492 item #1477012 (stock #1037)
A original antique Chinese Stoneware with white glaze (Cizhou ware) jar let from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) Measuring approximately 2.5" high and 3" wide. In very good antique condition. This fine quality Chinese celadon jarlet was probably exported to South East Asia from mainland China to Southeast Asia from mainland China. This particular piece has a good shape and glaze. The glazed ware was made extensively in China by the fourth century AD, and it was exported to South-East Asia fro...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1492 item #1477007 (stock #1036)
A original antique Chinese Celadon pottery jar let from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) with Chinoiserie designs under glaze. Measuring approximately 2 3/4" high and 3 3/4" wide. In very good antique condition. This fine quality Chinese celadon jarlet was probably exported to South East Asia from mainland China to Southeast Asia from mainland China. This particular piece has a good olive green glaze with two handles near the rim. Having this Chinese green-glaze ware in this collection may si...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1477005 (stock #Dehua1)
Qing Dynasty Chinese Dehua Blanc de Chine porcelain tripod incense burner on carved stand. Figural tripod supports and elephant head handles. One leg repaired.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900 item #1476991
Helen M Edwards
$830.00
Height: 3 cm (1.2 in)
Width: 2.7 cm (1.1 in)
Depth: 3.8 cm (1.6 in)

Quality Japanese netsuke, carved from natural material to depict a man sharpening a tool; finely detailed throughout; inlaid horn eyes; signed on the base, Masakazu; light honey-coloured patina; good condition
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Lacquer : Pre 1900 item #1476989
Helen M Edwards
$790.00
Height: 25 cm (10 in)
Width: 15 cm (6 in)

Fine Chinese cinnabar vase; depicts individuals in mountainous settings; very well carved throughout; minor restoration and wear; good condition
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Pre 1900 item #1476986
DAY FINE ARTS
£150.00
Two pages of Islamic Arabic calligraphy. Naskhi script by Ali Muhammad Al-Taqani AH1312/1894 AD Pasted to card with recent marbled border. Hand written text on reverse. 48x40 cm
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1476981
Large Chinese Qing dynasty Guangxu period porcelain jar decorated in famille verte enamels with two central panels on opposing sides. One panel features a veranda with a woman kneeling before an official and his attendant. The opposing panel depicts beauties and children in a garden setting. Between the two large panels are two smaller floral roundels. The panels are set against a cream-colored crackled glaze background densely covered in rust-red flowers and green scrolling foliage. 19th centur...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Prehistorical item #1476980
A choice and large tanged bronze lance, Ancient Near East, mid 2nd. mill. BC BC. 'Luristan' Turkmenistan / Uzbekistan bronze age.

A very impressive and decorative bronze lance with a long, bent tang, massive socket and a broad, leaf-shaped blade with highly profiled midrib.

A beautiful lance that would have been highly efficient on combat.

Size: c. 35,5 cm. long.

Condition: Choice. Beautiful green bronze patina. Some roughness to the edge.

E...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1700 item #1476967 (stock #443)
Inro 4 cases.Peonies in mother-of-pearl inlaid on a brown lacquered ground and gold dust. Japan earlier Edo 17th century.It is rare to find inros from this period, they are probably the first to have been created. The lacquer is dark red-brown, almost black, it is very solid and despite the shocks and more than three centuries of handling it has not chipped at all. The mother-of-pearl is also well preserved and there is only a tiny lack due to a direct impact. It is a good example of the solidit...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1800 item #1476966 (stock #442)
The Soma-Da school invented this style at the beginning of the 18th century. The color of the lacquer and the energetic design of the horses lead us to date this inro to the end of the 18th century. Below is glued a label referring to the prestigious collection of Doctor Mène which was dispersed in 1913 in Paris. This collection created around 1880 contained only exceptional objects. It must be possible to check in the catalogs of the sale.Good general condition, slight usual wear for a bicente...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Metalwork : Pre 1920 item #1476964
Zentner Collection
$6,500.00
Antique Japanese silver baluster form vase decorated with a scene of a pair of doves among branches and wild flowers. Finely chiseled and with mixed metal details in copper. Signed by Miyamoto Kinsei and with stamp on the bottom.

Age: Meiji/Taisho Period (early 20th century)

Dimensions: 12 1/4" high x 5 1/2" wide
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Devotional Objects : Pre 1920 item #1476952 (stock #1814)
t a t a m i
$650.00


SHRINE AND MONKEY

Well-matched assortment of a naturally soot-colored wooden zushi (household shinto altar) with such blackened depth and a votive seated stone monkey sculpture in the ‘gassho’ praying pose with folded hands in such mountain-like well-abstracted silhouette due to aging.

Shrine: H 29.7 x W 19.3 x D 13.5cm (11.69 x 7.59 x 5.31in), Edo period, 19th century, Japan
Monkey: H 10.7 x W 8.4 x D 7.4cm (4.21 x 3.30 x 2.91in), Meiji period...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Wood : Pre 1900 item #1476950
Chinese Qing dynasty rectangular form hardwood display stand with inset top, short waist with fine applied carved decorative elements, and apron carved with a horned monster head at the center. The four elephant-head form cabriole legs are attached by the curling trunk to a humpback stretcher raised on short tab feet. Woods are mixed with the apron, legs, and stretcher possibly zitan wood. 19th century or earlier. 11 3/4" wide x 8 7/8" deep x 4 3/4” high; weight: just under 2 lb. Minor crack...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900 item #1476947
19th century glass ojime (slide bead for tightening the cord going from netsuke to inro) in seed shape made to imitate layered agate stone. Beautifully made, wonderful feel of age, very pleasant patina. Length 1.18 Inches.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1476939
A beautiful stone stamp seal, carved in black serpentine with a high handle, East Anatolia/West Mesopotamia, Neo-Hittite States, late 2nd. mill. BC - early 1st. millenium BC.

Round seal plate, engraved with a 4-legged and winged animal, finely engraved knob handle with piercing!

Diameter: 18 x 13 mm.

Condition: Near Extremely fine, with fine patina.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection bet...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1476937
A beautiful stone stamp seal, carved in black serpentine with a high handle, East Anatolia/West Mesopotamia, Neo-Hittite States, late 2nd. mill. BC - early 1st. millenium BC.

Triangular seal plate, engraved with a 4-legged and winged animal, finely made knob handle with piercing!

Diameter: 22 x 23 mm.

Condition: Nice very fine, some smooth wear but intact with fine patina.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive an...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1476936
Interesting tall stamp seal with a bell-shaped body and large loop, probably ancient Armenian area, Lake Van, 2nd. mill. BC.

The seal engraved with a grit or net pattern in the base and is quite attractive in hand.

Size: 31 mm. tall and 14 mm. wide.

Condition: Good very fine, lovely patina.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1837 VR item #1476933
Late 18th to early 19th century glass ojime (slide bead for tightening the cord going from netsuke to inro) in ball shape with yellow, red, blue and white herringbone pattern. Beautifully made, wonderful feel of age, very pleasant patina. Diameter 0.76 Inches.