Japanese Bronze woven Pot, Meiji period, 1890-1900, with attached dark Metal "Cicada" outside the pot, resting on three(3) bright Brass Feet, 2 1/4" high, 2" diameter-top, Cicada is cling onto woven bronze wire Pot. Shows old wear and patina.

Chinese late ming blue and white dish. Wanli period. 29,3 cm diameter. Dish has one hairline (please see on the picture).

Antique Chinese Peking glass snuff bottle. Made of black glass overlaid on a pink glass ground. It is carved with a man on a horse on one side and the other with a scholar's attendant walking with a large blossoming branch slung over his shoulder. Large flowering branches sprout from the ground on either side. The lid is made of rose quartz and the spoon is bone.

Age: Qing Dynasty (turn of the century)

Dimensions: 2 5/8" high x 1 3/8" wide x 7/8" wide

Chinese Blue and White Beaker and Saucer. Both thinly potted and decorated with floral sprays. Kangxi C1700. Diameter of saucer 11.4cm. Height of beaker 6.2cm. Condition: excellent, pre firing chip to inside of footrim of saucer. No cracks, other chips or restoration.

A very fine and rare genuine brass and copper antique THAI FLOWER OFFERING TRAY. 19th Century, with extensive flower and vine scrolling décor. Good condition. Height 9 cm x 10 cm top diameter.

Unusual 19th century Japanese carved wooden head of a scholar. Was carved and, judging by patina, most probably used, as the top of a votive statue. Wonderfully captured facial expression, beautiful patina, inscribed in ink on the back of the post. The bottom of the post is branded with the mark of the workshop where the piece was carved. Height 3.64 inches.

Late Qing Dynasy (1880s 10 1911) Chinese scholar agate seal of cylindrical shape. Wonderful simple piece appropriate for scholar’s desk, pleasant finish to the stone. The bottom is crisply carved with four raised characters, old red seal paste in the grooves. Beautiful stone of orange color with subtle play of lighter colored veins. old dried sea paste in the grooves...

Chinese 1910's pair of silver cover boxes, Dimension: 3 5/8" H x 2 1/2" W, in very good condition

Antique Japanese single section todana tansu made of sugi (cryptomeria) wood. This todana is divided into two large upper and lower compartments, each with two sliding door panels. Each panel in reinforced with horizontal wooden slats. Natural wood finish.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 69" high x 63 1/2" wide x 20 1/4" deep

 

19th century staghorn netsuke carved as a cluster of all 7 masks of shichifukujin - Seven Gods of Good Fortune: Ebisu - god of fishermen and merchants, Daikoku - god of wealth, commerce and trade, Bishamonten - god of warriors, Benten - goddess of knowledge, art and beauty, Fukurokuju - god of happiness, wealth and longevity, Hotei - the fat and happy god of abundance and good health, and Jurojin - god of wisdom. Essentially the netsuke is a wish for good luck and serves as a talisman as well...

Unusual 19th century Japanese carved wooden head of a warrior blind in one eye. Was carved and, judging by patina, most probably used, as the top of a votive statue. Wonderfully captured facial expression, beautiful patina, inscribed in ink on the bottom, inscription can be translated as GREAT SAMURAI MARUMITSU. Height 2.76 inches.

Chinese painted enamel serving set dishes complete with the wooden box. Marked on wooden box. Original conditions, Free from any repaired. 39,5 cm diameter.

Shallow plate nicely decorated with red-orange banding, contrasting well with the pale brown clay.
The center and the edge to the slightly raised rim with neatly incised grooves. Concentric ridges also on the outside face. Standing on a low ring foot.
Ceramic
Daunian, Sub Geometric III, 4th century BC
D. 19.3 cm (7.6 in)
Intact and fine. Fresh preservation of the applied colors with minor wear in places...

Ca. 1700-1720, early 18th century
Kangxi period, Qing period
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
Diameter: 21.2 cm / 8.34 in
From a Dutch collection

A Kangxi period blue and white plate, of a charming design featuring several well-known Kangxi patterns: prunus against crackled ice, the honeycomb diaper, and hibiscus (furong) floral scrolls. The base is marked with an interesting floral mark within double circles...

Japanese antique set of six paintings by Ariwara Rozan depicting different scenes of birds and flowers including cranes and pine, sparrows and peonies, a goose and yellow roses, herons with a little crab and weeping willows with geraniums, white wisteria and more. Beautifully painted in mineral colors and ink on paper. Each painting has a signature and seal. Intended for scrolls. Taisho Period (early 20th century). Size of each painting: 51" high x 21" wide

A very rare type with multible knobs on a swollen head and with a tubular shaft, Caspian steppes / Indo-Iranian, later bronzeage, ca. early 1st. millenium BC.

Interestingly there's oulined a reclining animal on the socket below near the rim, perhaps a lion. Size: ca. 8,1 cm.

Condition: Superb, nice even dark-green patina with some uncleaned dirt.

Ex. Danish Collection of ancient weapons, bought at the Danish Antiquities market in the 1980-90s.

Diameter approximately 16.5 cm. Soft chips at the rim. In good condition.