19th century Chinese small carved wooden architectural panel depicting a court lady with a female attendant. Must have been part of an altar piece. Very nice quality carving, rich detailing, very pleasant wear and patina. Height 4 7/8 inches.

Fine quality bowl with four deeply impressed palmettes on the inside floor.
Bowl of rounded profile curving up sharply to a slightly incurved rim. Standing on a low rounded foot ring...

Corinthian type skyphos of conical form with slightly curved wall. The triangular handles attached below the plain thin rim.
The handle zone decorated with dots, three bands below. Reserved surface is covered with a thin brownish wash.
The flaring ring foot with applied red-brown, single circle and central dot on the reserved bottom.
The shape is a Corinthian creation and also known as kotyle.
Ceramic
Late Corinthian, 550-500 BC
D. 7.4 cm
W...

Greek black-glazed skyphos with high swelling body and plain rim. Fairly wide base with low, bulged foot. Two round-sectioned handles applied horizontally to the exterior of the rim.
Underside with two circles and dot, reserved surface with a dull red wash.
Close in shape and size to skyphos no. 80 in: J. W. Hayes...

Chinese Yixing zisha teapot. 18 cm wide, 11 cm body diameter. 10,5 cm high. Teapot has single short hairline (please check on the pictures).

19th century boxwood netsuke of snickering Hotei covering his mouth with an open fan and holding kakhara in the other. Kakhara is an implement for a wandering monk or pilgrim a Buddhist rattle to scare off small creatures like snakes and insects, and thus prevent the carrier from stepping on them. Hotei is one of the 7 Gods of Good Luck and is considered an incarnation of Maitreya - the Buddha of the future...

Interesting pottery figure depicting a very fat deity, Roman, 1st.-3rd. century AD:

Seated naked with a fat belly, ancient losses to extremeties.

Size: 8 cm. tall.

Ex. Old German collection, aquired before 1980.

An attractive and peculiar style bronze buddha, Indonesia, perhaps Sumatra (?), 19th. century or earlier.

He is seated in meditation with tribal headdress and large round bracelets on an semi-circular throne with a backplate.

Size: 11,8 cm. tall.

Conditin: Choice and intact with a fine dark natural patina.

Ex. Swedish Private Collection.

A Fabulously carved Gilt Wooden QING DYNASTY CHINESE HEADBOARD with the Quanying who figures in the top center; 19th Century. Many intricately carved details as shown in photographs. Consists of only 3 pieces, excellent condition. Size: Width 192 cm x Height 102 cm. PM Messenger for details.

19th century Japanese tobacco pipe consisting of a bamboo/reed stem and 2 metal parts each depicting Zen Buddhism patriarch Daruma enveloped in his robe. Bronze with beautiful copper colored patina, smoking part with characteristic small bowl (Japanese used finely shredded tobacco, and usually made just 2-3 puffs) and mouthpiece are made of paktong - an alloy made of copper, nickel and zinc used in Japan (sometimes called white bronze)...

19th century Japanese bronze / brass tobacco pipe with flattened body inscribed with a lengthy poem on one side and 4 characters on the other. Smoking end has characteristic small bowl - Japanese used finely shredded tobacco and usually made just 2-3 puffs...

Almost square fukusa, or ceremonial cover, made of silk, hand-decorated in yuzen dye technique (mineral colors and gold flakes) and with gold thread embroidery. Image of two open folding fans, connected with red noshi-threads. On the top fan are chrysanthemums along a stream; the bottom fan is decorated with cranes flying above pine trees near the sea...

Ming dynasty blue and white large plate with bird and flower motif, good condition with minor freetings and hairline at the rim, please see picture for detail, size: 40 cm diameter.

Very beautiful and rare scene in ink and natural color pigments on a background of gold leaf and gold spangles of a Chinese scholar surrounded by students or disciples. He is leaning on a table where his tablets, brushes and a basket are placed. He observes a flight of wild geese over a rocky mound, a pine tree and a body of water that ripples among the reeds. Edo period late 18th early 19th century.

Chinese Tang dynasty or Five dynasties Yue ewer. 13,4 cm high. Ewer has small chipped at the rim on restorations.

19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidered Textile Kesi Kossu Panel with Bird

It is 52 inches (132 cm) in length by 14.3 inches (36.5 cm) wide.

It has loose and pulling of threads, stains, frayed silk, tears, discoloration, and surface wears (as seen in the photos).

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Tang dynasty sancai glaze standing figure of a lady, good condition with neck part has been restored please see picture for detail, size: 24 cm height.

19th Century Chinese Wood Carved Kwan Yin Buddha holding Vase

It is 12.1 inches (30.8cm) tall by 4 inches (10 cm) wide. It is 1.1 Lb.

It has hairline cracks, chips and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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