Antique Korean duijo (grain storage trunk), with nice elm wood panel on front, opens from top to large compartment, with traditional Korean lock and key, 19th century.
Size: 37 1/2" high x 38 1/4" wide x 27 1/2" deep.
A Five dynasties Yue Mise bowl,decorated with lotus at outside wall and glazed foot ring, bowl covered with grayish - green glaze
Bowl is in good condition with glaze degradation, no chip, no crack, no restoration.
Size: 16,5 cm diameter. 5,5cm high.
A nice and rare Blue and white buffalo doll recovered from tek sing cargo. Good conditions.9cm wide, 3cm tall.
An absolutely stunning, most attractive piece. A very rare Han Dynasty gilt bronze. The feathers additionally very effectively chiselled.
H : 8,7 cm. L : 11,3 cm.
Provenance : Old German collection.
Square vase with beauties
Early 18th century
Kangxi period, Qing dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels; Jingdezhen ware
H: 36 cm
Professional restoration to cover a small drilled hole on the base; otherwise perfect
From a New Canaan, CT private collection
Jingdezhen potters really took overglaze enameling to new heights during the Kangxi period...
Antique Japanese large lacquer fumibako (letter box for paper), beautiful design of silver hydrangeas flowers with gold lacquer leaves on top and sides, black lacquer with nishiji (gold fleck) ground, interior with the same black lacquer and nishiji ground, underside of lid with dramatic gold makie lacquer scene of young pine sprouts and grass, Meiji Period.
Size: 15 3/4" long x 12 3/4" wide x 5 1/2" deep.
A small carved seated figure of an official made in China during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) or earlier. Condition - there are some losses to the wood and there are extensive losses to the old paintwork and gilding...
A very rare Yuan dynasty qingbai cong shape vase, straight up with carved body and unglazed base, vase is in form of cong vase with covered in good bluish white glaze, vase found from trowulan east java.
Vase is in good condition with good glaze, bluish white color, two small damage at the rim restored, good and rare sample for your collection.
Size: 13 cm height.
Six pages (3 double sides) of a Tibetan/Mongolian music manuscript with YANG-YIG GRAPHIC MUSIC NOTATION. Inks on paper. Good condition, finger marks to corners, stain across centre fold, each page 19 x 6 cm cm. Undated estimated to be late 19th century or earlier. In thick double fronted mount.
Can be viewed in London.
Such texts would have been used as a mnemonic device by the master of chant. The type of graphic notation of the melody line goes back to the 6th century...
A very nice blue and white vase from Kangxi period, Qing Dynasty. There is a kiln crack inside the foot rim, and a few small chips on the foot rim and the top rim; The neck of the vase was professionally restored - it is basically not noticeable from outside of the vase, but one can feel the joint with his finger inside the vase. sold as is. Height: 8".
A Very Fine and Rare Bronze Bowl/Cover with a Beautiful Patina.
Korea, Koryo dynasty (11th – 14th century.
The deep bowl with thinly cast, sloping steep sides and sharply tapering to a raised,
mounted on a splayed raised ring foot, with overall covered with a beautiful blackish
olive green patina including the cover and with a lotus bud shaped knob.
It’s in very fine condition without any damages.
Measurments: 15.2cm x 15cm h.
A famille rose covered baluster vase
Early 18th century
Yongzheng-early Qianlong period, Qing dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
H: 23 cm
One hairline to vase rim, frit to lid
From a York, Maine private collection
It's always a pleasure to find jars such as this one with its lid still intact and present. So many of these early 18th century jars have either missing or severely damaged lids...
Famille rose foliated bowl and saucer
early 18th century
Yongzheng period, Qing dynasty
Porcelain with famille rose enamels
L: 11.5 cm W: 10.6 cm (saucer) L: 7.1 cm W: 6.5 cm H: 4.6 cm (bowl)
Ex collection, New England regional museum
This set is quite representative of the Yongzheng era. Famille rose enameling was still in its early stages during the early 18th century, spurred by the development of opaque enamels during the preceding Kangxi reign...
Heavily cast bronze mirror, decorated with two dragons hunting the flaming pearl. China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Diameter 15 cm. Excellent condition and nice patina.
Decorated with two figures and a dog in a landscape. China, Song Dynasty (906-1279).
Diameter 13 cm. Good condition and wonderful patina.
Very fine and thinly cast bronze mirror wit unusual decoration. China, Han Dynasty (206BC-221AD). Diameter 10 cm. Excellent condition.
Rare and large bronze mirror, decorated with ship at sea. China, Song Dynasty (960-1279).
Diameter 17 cm. Wonderful patina.