Japanese ikebana (flower arrangement) basket, hand-woven of bamboo and Wisteria branches. Of a rounded body with a small slightly raised foot.
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 10 1/2" x 15" H
A beautiful large pottery food bowl, Pre-Columbian Moche culture, TL tested to be c. 2000 years old.
In orange ware with decorative red line at the rim.
Size c. 20 cm. in diameter.
Condition: Nice Very fine and intact. With some glue below the base from a previous mounting.
Comes with a Ralf Kotalla TL test from 1991!
Ex. Old German private Collection, aquired in the 1980s.
A Japanese water dropper in the form of a karashishi. It has a fine patina with the surface smooth from handling and darkened in places from accumulated grime. Inscribed signature on the base, unread. Probably 19th century.
Approximately 7.5cm long., 6.5 cm high. Perfect condition...
The front of the pendant is decorated with 3 figures in a garden, one holding a fan and one holding a parasol. The text on the back of these pendants is usually about protection and good fortune for the wearer.
Dimensions: 7 x 5,5 cm, length of the chain 53 cm. Weight 68 gr.
There are holes on 3 sides of the pendant. There is a hallmark on the top side.
Provenance: Dutch private collection.
The acid test shows a silver content of ca. 90 %.
A good Chinese Ming dynasty black glaze bottle with two lugs. Ht. 13.5cm. Condition: no chip, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platform, please ask before ordering.
A nice Chinese Jin to Yuan dynasty Cizhou white glaze dish. Dia. 12.5cm. Condition: tiny glaze deterioration to mouth rim, few crack lines to the glaze surface, spur marks, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please inquire before ordering. Duration of shipment may take up to a month due to the pandemic.
A nice Chinese Qing dynasty Dehua Blanc de Chine white glaze stem cup with plum blossom decoration. Ht. 5.4cm. Condition: tiny chips to mouth rim, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please ask before ordering.
Unusual grey pottery jar from the syncretic Buddhist Dali Kingdom circa 982CE–1253CE, which was located in present day Yunnan. The Dali State was not fully absorbed into the Chinese Empire until the Ming Dynasty, although it did accept Mongol control and were by and large allowed to manage their own affairs as long as they contributed soldiers. This jar has mysterious animal appliqued faces well as Buddhist images set against peepul tree leaves (Bodhi Tree)...
Egyptian Amarna Faience Amulet Of Bes Playing Tambourine 1,5 cm
A small but vibrant blue faience amulet of the god Bes playing the tambourine with suspension loop to the top. He is an ancient Egyptian deity worshipped as a protector of households, mothers and children and childbirth. Bes combines characteristics of a dwarf and a lion.
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Egyptian Faience Yellow Flower Amulet 1,2 cm
Faience is a glazed ceramic known for producing bright colours, especially blues, turquoises and greens. It is produced from quartz or sand crystals mixed with other compounds and can be cast into moulds to create beads or amulets like these ones. Faience gimmers in the light and was believed by the Egyptians to represent rebirth and immortality...
Dark grey stoneware body covered with a very nice and glossy, fine Guan - crackled, quite uncommon brownish celadon glaze. Song – Yuan Dynasty ( thirteenth to fourteenth centuries ) Longquan ware, Zhejiang. Diameter : 6,4 cm. H : 6,7 cm. Condition : Perfect.
Large and heavy Mid-Edo Period (1603-1868) Seto Ware Blue and White Dish.
Seto pottery, dated as early as the 13th century, produced around Seto city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
It is also considered as one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan.
Size
Diameter 31cm
Height 5.5cm
Weight 1570g
Condition
Good, no repairs.
Please see the pictures for details.
Nearly all the Ming Dynasty blue and white decorated covered boxes on the market are late Ming pieces of the Jiajing or Wanli period.
This small, lovely coverbox is rare because it is a Ming Hongzhi period piece.( 1488 - 1505 )
Diameter : 4,6 cm. H : 3,6 cm.
Song Dynasty Qingbai covered box with floral pattern on lid and lobed sides to lid and base. Light blue overall with more pronounced blue in recessed areas on lid & base. Interior is partially glazed revealing white ware towards rim on lid and base. Note, chipping to base rim with a small hairline on inside of base eminating from chip, not apparent on outside. High resolution images on request. Diameter: 4.25 inches; height: 2 inches
Futonji or shikimono (carpet) made of many pieces of hand-spun cotton cloth except for the lining. Most of pieces are vegetable indigo dyed and some with chawata (natural brown cotton)It has some holes and mending patches. Late 19th to early 20th century. 120cm x 130cm
An Arita porcelain plate (#2) decorated with a leaping carp within a moulded border based upon Chinese Ming export porcelain, ‘Kraak’ style. The dishes have faux chattering in imitation of Wanli Kraak dishes.
Arita, 1750 - 1780.
Approximately 21.5cm diameter...
Wa-sarasa futonji made of cotton and dyed with pigments. Wa-sarasa is Japanese calico which is first made in Edo period immitating calico from abroad and stencil-resit dye or woodblock print. The product places were Nabeshima (Saga Pref. in Kyushu), Sakai (Osaka), Nagasaki (Kyushu) etc, however it is not clear where this futonji was made. In excellent condition. The latter half of the 19th century. 130cm x 168cm
A large, well potted, white glazed ( White Song ) Southern Song Dynasty ( 1127 - 1279 ) bowl.
Diameter : 16,6 cm. H : 5,6 cm.
Condition : Perfect ( with a nice bell like sound when tapped )