Hanging scroll painting ink and polychrome of Buddha sitting on lotus and many figures and animals representative of the Buddhist pantheon.
Origin: Japan.
Edo Period 19th century.
Chinese porcelain vase of a bottle gourd form with a beautiful flambe glaze, a deep red underglaze with white and purple/blue areas throughout, and a thin cylindrical neck, 19th
century.
Size: 10" height, 6" width
Pair of fine Chinese famille rose enameled porcelain plates, each plate contains four dragon panels surrounded by floral decorations, exterior also bears floral design, signed 'GUANGXU' and of the period. Size; Diameter of each plate is 4-3/4 inches, no visible condition issues and consistent with age.
Pair of hard wood carved Chinese elephants, from 19th century period. Size; Height of each carving is 4 1/4 inches. Condition Report; Good condition, a few toe nails missing.
A small stoneware figurine with celadon glaze, showing a kneeling mother chewing a betel leave and holding her baby at the breast. Dating to the 14th to mid 16th century. Please refer to "Thai Ceramics: The James and Elaine Connell Collection" No. 97. Condition: fine. Dimension: 10.5 cm high.
Japanese Gosho Ningyo of Momotaro the Peach Boy. This wonderful Ningyo
represents Momotaro in a magical manner, his robes of chirimen silk crepe with painted designs of takaramono (sacred treasures) and peaches. He holds the pit of the peach in one hand and his banner with peach motif in the other. This is a wonderful ningyo, in great bright condition. Every aspect
is of the highest quality...
Japanese Meiji Period Gosho Ningyo of Jimmu, the First Emperor of Japan. This is a wonderful ningyo, in great bright condition. Every aspect is of the highest quality. He has a gorgeous face, beautifully rendered. He is wearing sumptuous silk
brocades, stretched on a carved wood body (kimekomi). He holds a bow and arrows. There are arrows in the quiver at his back, and a sword at his side. He is presented on his original lacquered stand. Height: 8.5 inches, 21.5 cm.
Japanese Late Edo Period very large rare pair of Musha Ningyo representing Empress Jingū (Jingū Kōgō) and the old minister Takenouchi no Sukune. He is holding the baby
Ōjin (a son of the Empress Jingū who later became Emperor Ōjin) and is seated on a
camp stool. These are among the largest examples and are of the highest quality and
artistic workmanship...
Japanese Silver Teapot w Irises Marked & Signed
Description & Size: 22.86 x 15.24 x 16.51 x 13.33 cm (9" x 6" x 6.5" x 5.25")
Weight: 591 gram (20.84 oz)
Age: Meiji Period 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a superb & beautiful handcrafted Japanese silver teapot with irises in water pond throughout the silver teapot body. The teapot has a flower or rose opening on the top rim. The silver lid is decorated with an iris finial...
Chinese Yixing Teapot GONJU w Brass Mounted & Signed
Description & Size: 15.87 x 12.7 x 19.68 x 15.24 cm (6.25" x 5" x 7.75" x 6")
Weight: 711 gram (25.07 oz)
Age: Early 20th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a nice & rare Chinese yixing teapot handcrafted with red clay unpolished with beautiful old brass mounted on the teapot & lid rims, finial & handle...
Hanging scroll with image of the descent of the Buddha to welcome the souls of the deceased and accompany them to the Western Paradise. He is standing on a lotus on clouds and holds his hand in gebon josho. The mudra is the appropriate level for common citizens to be reborn in. Mineral colors and gold on silk. The garment exquisitely decorated in gold. Japan, late Muromachi or early Edo period, 16th century.
Image: 38 ¼ X 15 ¾ inches. Mounting: 84 ¼ x 21 3/8 inches...
Superb Chinese Yixing Teapot MENGCHEN Marked & Signed
Description & Size: 6.35 x 11.43 x 7.62 cm (2.5" x 4.5" x 3")
Weight: 122 gram (4.3 oz)
Age: 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a superb Chinese yixing teapot MENGCHEN 19th Century in red clay. The teapot is in excellent condition with some tea stains on the spout & pot interior...
Small Chinese Yixing Teapot MENGCHEN Signed
Description & Size: 5.71 x 10.16 x 6.35 cm (2.25: x 4" x 2.5")
Weight: 87 gram (3.06 ounce)
Age: Early 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is an old & small Chinese yixing teapot made during the Early 19th Century in red clay. The teapot has a small chip on the base of the rim. It's marked with MENGCHEN on the base.
Superb Chinese Yixing Teapot MENGCHEN w Inscription
Description & Size: 6.98 x 9.52 x 6.35 cm (2.75" x 3.75" x 2.5")
Weight: 75 gram (2.64 oz)
Age: 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a small & superb handcrafted Chinese yixing teapot in an elongated pear form with a tri-leg stands. The teapot is made of red clay with single hole. It's comes with beautiful brass mounted on the teapot & lid rims, spout & finial...
Antique Japanese Smoking Accessories to include a pipe case with a leather pouch and a black & white porcelain Ojime (missing pipe), 19th century period. Length of pipe case is 10 inches. Condition Report; The set consistence with the age with age wear to the pipe case and pouch.
Japanese wooden chest with a black lacquered body and iron handles on its front and back side, and red lacquered lid. The chest's top and sides are decorated with a gorgeous mother of pearl inlay in the shape of a kiri leaf, from the Tokugawa family. It is lined in rice paper and sits upon an added black wooden stand. Edo period (1615-1867)
Size: (with stand) 20.5" height (no stand) 16" height, 24" width, 15.5" depth
A Japanese "arrow toss" game vase made of copper and decorated with polychrome enamels, the rims and wires are gilt. Showing antiques and auspicious symbols on a white ground, the base with "fuku" mark. The "arrow-toss" game originated from China and was at the beginning very popular with the aristocrats and survived as a pastime well into the Edo period. From an old Swiss private collection. Condition: few traces of usage, the mouth rim is inside a bit bent (see pict. 12)...
Antique Burmese statue of Buddha carved from alabaster. He is portrayed in a Mandalay style, which emerged at the end of the 18th century, in which he sports a bun at the top of his head, has a fleshier face, and is shown seated in a lotus position performing the Bhumispharsa mudra where he touches the Earth as he reaches enlightenment through meditation. Around his wrist is a seal of export. 19th century
Size: 10" height, 8.5" width