A pair of 19th C. Chinese export water color painting on pith paper in excellent condition. W:12" H:5" Each.

This late 19th century Chinese ivory carving of a Smiling Buddha (Hotai) is 2 ¼ inches tall, 2 inches wide and 1½ inches deep. His eyes are inlaid horn. His head is raised up in a big smile. His left hand holds a sack; prayer beads are in the other hand. There are six children around him. A hand is missing on one of the children. Aside from that, the piece is in pretty good condition.

An unusual Pith / 'Rice' paper picture, delicately painted with a scene from a dramatization of "The Death of Ma Su" who was a famous General under the command of Scholar, Inventor and Political and Military Strategist Zhu Ge Liang (181-234 AD). This story is to be found in the historical novel the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and also in the Peking opera "Loss of Jieting"...

A Chinese Bronze Vase, Qing Dynasty. Height approximately 41cm. Few parts have been repaired.

Early edition Japanese Edo period woodblock print titled “Snowfall at Shimasaku in Iki Province." The image is No. 68 from the series “Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces” by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) dated 1856. Signed within a red cartouche at the left. The title and subtitle cartouches are at the upper right. The seal of the publisher Koshimuraya Heisuke is at the lower right. This is one of Hiroshige's most sought-after snow scenes with a bokashi cloud in the sky...

A Very Fine Blue/White Decorated Rectangular Water Dropper-19th C.: Korea, Joseon period, 19th Century, The rectangular form water dropper set on raised feet, decorated with Han river scenery and the sides with sprays of flowering peony, beneath on overall clear white glaze and bery beautiful cobalt blue. It has repairs of a small tip of water spout and tiny corners. Measures: 6.7cm x 7.1cm x 7cm h. (2 8/5” x 2 ¾” x 2 ¾” h)

Globular in shape, on a nashiji gold lacquer base, the decoration represents pines and bamboo in gold and black hira maki-e, hedatsu and kirigane of vegetation at the edge of a watercourse and stylized medallions of chrysanthemums. The interior is also in nashiji. Origin: Japan. Period: Edo (1603-1868) 19th century. Height: 5.5 cm.

Japanese lacquer kogo incense container in Korin-style with rabbits gazing at the moon. One rabbit made of quail egg mosaic and the other of silvered lacquer sitting in the reeds. Square shaped container with mitered corners. Top with silvered moon. Tomobako with typed old labeling.

Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Size: 2 1/4"H x 1 5/8"W x 1 5/8"D

A very large 19th. century hanging scroll with a life-size anchestor portrait. Excellently painted in ink and colour on silk, on paper. The rank insignia of a paradise flycatcher identifies the portrayed as a 9th. grade official. Size: The hanging scroll as the background of the portrait: 235 x 129,5 cm. The painting itself: 189 x 96 cm. Condition: The hanging scoll as the supporting body of the portrait cracked ( please look at the images )...

Round kobako forming a drum (taiko 太鼓) decorated with gold and silver lacquer pampres with mother of pearl inlay. Inside in nashi-ji lacquer. Mon is composed of three tomoe.

Japan – Meiji (1868-1912)
Height : 5cm – Diameter : 11 cm

This stunning masterpiece of extraordinary design is an exceedingly rare Edo Period Botankago (Peony Basket) Ikebana Basket for the Tea Ceremony, with original signed box. One of the rarest and most important baskets to come up for sale. Black with a very large handle that separates into five pieces for portability, a fine complex weave and intricate crayfish motif. A rare and important find for the serious Japanese basket connoisseur. 22.5h x 19.25w inches, 57h x 49w cm.

This amber Raku chawan was made in late Edo Period (1800-1868). Raku pottery is traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremony since as early as the 16th century. Size Width 4.0in (10.3cm) Length 4.1in (10.5cm) Height 3.4in (8.7cm) Weight 10.93oz + Box 6.35oz (310g + Box 180g) Condition Good considering the age. There is gold repair, please see the pictures for details.

1800s

Carved on one side is an old gnarled pine tree growing out of a rocky outcrop. The vase is of a flattened ovoid shape with a rectangular foot that is hollowed to the base. The stone has a white jade-like quality, but is probably a type of serpentine. The tree is carved in high relief with some under-carving, giving it a feeling of being carved almost in the round. The stone is flecked with silvery inclusions and very light brownish veining in a few places...

Antique temple banner consisting in a long sort of ribbon made of paper on which a series of religious scenes showing Taoist gods and chimeras are hand painted with polychrome pigments. The banner is around 10 m long by 27 cm high, and is affixed to a wood stick on both sides. The piece is signed Zheng Fa and dated Xian Feng 6 (1855). It is coming from the South West region of China, and was painted by an artist who was a member of the Yao ethnic minority...

A beautiful 19th C. Chinese cast bronze quanyin sitting on a foo lion or foo dog with a wooden stand. In excellent condition. H:11"xW:11" without wood stand.

Porcelain Chinese figurine of Tsao Kuo Chiu, who is a patron saint of theatrical profession. Richly decorated in polychrome enamels, Tsao Kuo Chiu is one of the 8 Immortals. We have never seen a theatrical monkey at the base, but he is a nice addition to this very unique 19th century Chinese figurine. Marked CHINA on the bottom, we are dating him Circa 1900. In excellent condition, he measures 7.5 inches tall.

A framed painting of a Chinese Lady, in formal dress, made in Guangdong province, for export, in the 19th century.

Condition: creasing and minor damage to the pith paper; the painting itself is undamaged.

Frame: 29.5 cm / 11.7 inches high; 17 cm / 6.7 inches wide

19世纪 中国外销镶框通草画仕女像

图中女子着汉服，做于19世纪的广东，为外销品。

品相：通草纸张有褶皱和轻微损伤，画像本身没有损坏。

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Very rare antique Japanese cross and Buddha made of cast iron. Extremely unusual as most pieces at this time where in bronze. This is a secret object of the Kakure Kirishitan, "Hidden Christians", devoted Japanese members of the Catholic Church who went into hiding during the beginning of the Edo Period. Brought to Japan mostly by the Portuguese, the practice of Christianity was forbidden when Japan closed itself off to the world in the early 17th century...