An exquisite porcelain vase decorated with a delicate depiction in over-glaze enamel of plum and bamboo by Suwa Sozan I enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Gosai Bichiku-e Kabin (Vase with Plum and Bamboo in Five-Color Glaze). A rare work reflecting his roots in Kutani ware. It is 29.5 cm (11-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition...

Beautiful pottery dish with torquoise glaze, black markings and a finely decorated pattern, Seljug period, 11th.-12th. century.

The Dish in an almost untouched state with surface and beautiful colours.

Size: 17,4 x 4 cm. - c. 7 inches.

Condition: Choice and intact, a few places of missing glaze and usual markings from the making, but a very nice dish.

Ex. Important Danish Private Collection

Three boxes inrô in black lacquer and gold hiramaki-e, maki bokashi, kirigane and mother-of-pearl (raden) inlay depicting peasants planting rice seedlings in a rice field.
Nashi-ji lacquer interior with the inscription ソカウアン (sokauan) at the top of each boxe.
Rice is the staple food in Japan...

Antique Japanese carved wooden Kyōgen theatre mask of Zo-onna (middle-aged woman). Still beautiful, she is more serious than her younger counterparts. Her face is longer and narrower and she does not smile but her mouth is open, showing both rows of perfect teeth. Beautifully carved of hinoki (Japanese cypress) wood, signed on the inside.

The characters of the signature read 工藤則朝作 (作, saku, here means "work of _" / "made by _", and the name is 工藤則朝)...

Found in the Philippines. Featuring a globular shaped body, decorated with carved vertical and chambering horizontal lines...

Portrait of Kabuki actor, Nakamura Utaemon, issued ca. 1830

Signed Gototei Kunisada on lower left, partial loss of signature, Kiwame seal and publisher’s seal (Heikichi) on lower right, moderate impression and good color

Oban tate-e: 9 5/8 x 14 in.

Antique wooden monk with alms bowl, fine goldleaf patina, from Mandalay-Burma, 19th Century, hand carved single/solid piece of wood with special original Lotus Flower Base, good condition, size: H. 61cm x W. 20.5cm (tip/end of robe to tip/end of robe) x D. 15cm

This is an exceptional Family Rose Enameled Porcelain Snuff Bottle of rounded rectangular form, tapering toward the base, with flared neck, decorated with a spectacular center Lotus blossom, with scrolling lotus buds and vines, set atop an aquamarine background. The underside bearing in iron red the Qianlong mark (1750 - 1850). It comes with an orange and black hardstone stopper...

Unfortunately the images are not able to show the strenght resp. the richness of the really superb and glossy turquoise glaze which covers a very nice moulded floral decoration with all in all 10 boys. This really extremely nice vase is displayed in its exactly fitting old wooden stand. Kangxi period 18th. century. H :( with stand ): 32,6 cm. ( Without stand ) : 28,2 cm. Condition : Perfect. Provenance : Old south German collection.

Chinese Qing dynasty Bronze censer with xuande mark. 19,5 cm wide, 15 cm mouth diameter. 1,2 Kg weight. Censer has single dent (Please see on the photos).

A beautiful old Chinese Qing dynasty red cinnabar lacquer box, hand carved high-relief box, with people in the garden, in excellent condition (unusual). L:14.25cm W:10.1cm H:5cm $475 (Sale Pending)

Japanese tall armoire made all of kiri (paulownia) wood. This single section cabinet opens with two hinged cabinet doors. The interior has it's original metal rod for hanging clothes, a smaller metal rod on the right hand door and it's original small rectangular mirror. At the base is a single large drawer. Conservative design, with the only decoration being metal handles on the cabinet doors which are cut in a scrolling vine motif...

This is the Tsutsugaki curtain used in the Edo period. This was made in the Kyushu region. It is made of fine cotton that is hand spun. This is a person expressing a wooden raft that flows through the river in the season when the cherry blossoms fall. This pattern is a pattern called flower raft. This is a very idyllic depiction of the boatman's expression. The design of the boatman on the raft to go down the river where the cherry blossoms are falling is very elegant and beautiful...

A Korean Rare Early Punchon Stoneware Rice-Bail Shape Jar: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 15th century The Punchong jar brushed white slip and then covered with a clear, greenish celadon glaze over all surfaces, its brush marks appears through a greenish glaze. It’s in fine condition except 2 part repairs on the rim and burial ruat stains. Measurements: 23cm x 12.2cm H.

Terracotta Oil Lamp
Holy Land – Late Bronze Age;
Canaanite; 1550 – 1200 BC
“Time of Moses”

Biblical pottery saucer type oil lamp with "Soot" burning marks at the nozzle

Measurements:
Length: 14.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm

Condition: Good condition with minor chip on the rim as shown

Found in Hebron south of Jerusalem, Israel

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Pair of beautiful Chinese antique lamp covers, made of porcelain, each with six sides of intricate pierced lattice work and rounds with alternating scenes of children and flowers, exquisite detail and lovely colors, Republic Period. Size of each: 9 1/2" high x 6 1/2" wide

This is a fabulous bronze axe from ancient China. Socketed axes of thus type were typical to the Northern tribes in Shang and Early Zhou periods (circa 1100 BC). This particular type is quite rare and rarely seen in private collections.

A Very Fine,Large and Rare Bale-Form White Porcelain Wine Jar: Korea, Choson Dynasty, late 18th - early 19th Century This is a vey fine and evenly white glazed cocoon shaped wine jar or flask with one end flat rounded and the other sloping to a flat base and pierced in the mid-section with a circular aperture and fitted with a slightly flared spout, applied with a worm and clear white glaze evenly overall, base unglazed. It is in very fine condition without any major flaws as a large ...