Korean antique Buddhist Sutra text with cylindrical reliquary, the reliquary is made of gilt copper repouse with a figure incised on one side, the contents of the cylinder has been laid out flat for display in a plexiglas stand, one side is a flat rectangular gilt metal section with raised characters of buddhist text and praying figure on the left, the other side of the display has a similar rectangular section of raised Buddhist text and two figures on silver, dates to about 11th to 13th ...

2 genuine Indian Kalighat paintings. 1860/70. paints and silver on european paper backed onto cloth. 40 x 28 cm. Old inscriptions in ink on reverse. Good condition for age.

Burmese alabaster Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base, with inlay of glass pieces on the headband.

Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century
Size: Height 52.3 C.M. / Width 55 C.M. / Depth 24 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost...

It is a Japanese antique child kimono of hemp ground handspun & natural safflower dyed and shibori dye "Fan face & Hinomaru" pattern of Meiji period.There is a slight slight stain, but it is not noticeable. There is no damage and it is in very good condition.size::Length:89cm (35inchi) Cuff to cuff, across the back:83cm (32.6inch)

Beautiful long silk panel with exquisite embroidery of dragons, flaming pearls, flying phoenix birds or pheasants all in varying shades of gold thread on deep turquoise silk background, with wide silk black border, Qing era, 18th or 19th century. Measures: 44" x 8 7/8". Embroidery on a blue silk background with woven ribbon edging, black silk border with a grey tone woven edge, backing is beige or light tan loosely woven fabric, probably cotton. The center of the panel has cloud forms and fly...

Well potted and finely enamelled ( Famille-rose ) Iron red Daoguang Mark ( 1821 - 1850 ) and of the period. H : 23,4 cm. Condition : Very nice condition, slight wear to the gilding to the rim, otherwise in perfect condition.

Up for sale is an antique Chinese brocaded silk chair cover, orange color with lotuses and foliages, including gold threads in the middle of the flowers, light discoloration & stainings in a few areas. Measurements: Height 70", width 20".

Antique Japanese wide lotus leaf. Made to be part of a Buddhist altar arrangement. The lotus represents enlightenment blooming from out of the mud. Carved of wood and lacquered gold. Fitted with a custom metal stand.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 20 3/4" high (including stand)

Chinese Qing dynasty porcelain bowl with high foot decorated around the circumference with three blue and white landscape roundels set against a robin’s egg (lu jun) ground. The unglazed slightly recessed base has a central aperture leading to the hollow interior of the foot. A luting line is evident around the mid-section of the foot. 5 3/8” diameter by 3 1/8” high. 19th century or possibly earlier. Very good overall condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs...

Indian Company School painting of a fakir with long fingernails sitting before a fire. Watercolour on paper. 23 x 20 cm, pencil inscription bottom right. Undated, estimated to be mid 19th century.

Antique Chinese rug from the Bautou area, woven with a pair of cranes and a pair of deer. The cranes fly in a sky of deep indigo beneath a large pine tree. In the foreground is a pair of deer, one with antlers and white spots and one without. One of the deer is nibbling tufts of lingzhi. 19th century. Size: 67" long x37 1/2" wide.

A group of four set of 19th C. Chinese blue and white porcelain teacups with people talking in the garden scene, excellent condition. H:9cm.

The black silk is couched in gold-wrapped thread with a five-clawed dragon pursuing a 'flaming pearl' amidst blue clouds and waves. Size: 10 inches (25cm) in diameter.

Antique famille rose brush pot, made of Chinese porcelain and decorated with two perched quails, surrounded by flowers in hues of purple, pink, yellow, orange, and blue. The bottom of the vase has a Jian Ding seal that reads "Shende Tang Zhi", meaning "Made for the Hall of Prudent Virtue" (1831-1850). 19th century Size: 4.75" tall, 3" diameter

Up for sale is a large antique Chinese Qing dynasty red dragon silk robe woven with nine 5-claw dragons; clouds, buddhist auspicious symbols, bats, seawaves, and standing water ( Lishui), and sleeve bands embroidered with dragons and phoenixes; backed with light green silk lining. Overall, the robe is in very good condition, clean, a few tiny holes in the front, wear to high collar on the back...

During the Qing Dynasty, Chinese court gentlemen and ladies used elaborate hair styles. To assist in these construction of the "hairdo's", they used a wire form was covered with a mesh fabric. This particular "cap" was used to cover a bun of hair on the center of the head. The silver flat "hairpin" was used to hold the cap in place by pushing it through one side hole, between the hair bun and the scalp and through the other side hole. The inside of the cape clearly shows its age and use.

Antique Japanese figure of the seated Amida Nyoria (Amitaba) Lord Buddha. He is seated on a lotus throne, his hands in his lap in Dhyan Mudra (meditation). Carved of wood with gilt lacquer and traces of pigments on the lotos throne. His hair atop his subtle ushnisha is arranged in sweeping striations instead of the tight curls more commonly seen...

Indian Tantric diagram. 19 th century. Colours on paper. 39x29cm. Framed. Can be viewed in central London by arrangement or deframed and sent worldwide.