A beautiful large size late 19th C. Chinese famille rose porcelain footed dish in excellent condition. L:28cm W:22cm
This lovely little sake cup was made in Karatsu in Edo period (1603-1868)
From Japanese private collection
Karatsu pottery is one of most desired pottery type in Japan based in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture since 15th century.
It is made from high in iron clay often decorated with an iron-based underglaze, giving an earthy and natural feeling to the fired items.
Width 7.2cm
Height 3.7cm
Weight 68g
Excellent antique condition.
No cracks...
A very fine and fantastic Qing dynasty 19th century enamel and gilt on blue ground large vase, rounded side with tall neck and glazed base, vase decorated with very fine drawing of over glaze enamel large fish motif, gilt decoration on a fine blue ground glaze, five large fish red, green, yellow, and brown color swimming on blue ground with gilt sea plantation motif. very fine decorated vase.
Vase is in very good condition, no chip, no crack, no restoration>,br>
Size: 45 cm height.
A Fushina (Fujina) yaki image of the three monkeys made to support the Kettle lid in the Japanese Tea Ceremony dating from the Edo period. A warning to all, the little creatures hear nothing, see nothing and speak nothing. What happens in the tea room, stays in the tea room! The figure is 4.5 cm (roughly 2 inches) diameter the same height and in excellent condition. Impressed into the base is the Rakuzan seal. It comes in an antique woven thread pouch...
Fantastic antique teapot with inscribed poem and signature attributed to Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875)
Rengetsu Otagaki (1791-1875) was Buddhist nun who is widely regarded to have been one of the greatest Japanese poets of the 19th century.
She was also a skilled potter and painter and expert calligrapher and adorned her ceramics with poems written in her unique calligraphic style.
Size
Width 3.9in ( 10cm )
Length 3.705in ( 9.5cm )
Height 2.535in ( 6.5cm )
Weight 200g
Condition
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Lime Green Ground Famille Rose Sgraffito Baluster Jar (QLG101201)
ca...
Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875) Antique Japanese Sake Cup with inscribed poem and signature.
Rengetsu Otagaki (1791-1875) was Buddhist nun who is widely regarded to have been one of the greatest Japanese poets of the 19th century.
She was also a skilled potter and painter and expert calligrapher and adorned her ceramics with poems written in her unique calligraphic style
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The cup style and the age of the glaze is consistent with authentic Rengetsu work.
Size
Width 2.4in ( 6.2cm )
Lengt...
Beautiful Japanese antique highly carved butsudan panel, carved with scene of two dragons in swirling clouds and crashing waves, black and gilt lacquer with details in red, the eyes of the dragons are made of reverse painted glass, framed in black lacquer frame with copper hardware. This piece was once a ranma or transom over the interior doors of a large Buddhist butsudan shrine.
Meiji Period.
Size: 9" high x 44" long. Carving is up to 3" deep.
A cover of export sauce tureen, Qing Dynasty. Length approximately 30 cm. Width approximately 22.5 cm. Good condition.
Intricately detailed mat gold Antique Tibetan bowl. Chinese markings with multicolored bats surrounding. Yellow and red colors are entwining in design. Inside of bowl is red painted with gold inlay. Painted guard, flowers, and leaves flow together on inside of bowl. Character design on bottom of bowl.
Dao Guang Marken Period
(1820-1850)
Dimensions: 3" tall X 5.4" Diameter
Chinese Guang Xu period (1875~1908) Wucai vase is 9 inches tall. The vase came from the Warren Cox collection, New York. It depicts two flower vessels which are separated by calligraphy. Studio mark Cha Yi Xing on the bottom. It is in great condition.
A beautiful set of ten small shallow dishes, each uniquely decorated with a poem and image from the Edo period Sasashima Kiln of central Nagoya. The box, titled Sasashima Yaki Teshio Jumai (10 Sasashima Salt Dishes) is dated inside to the Tenpo era, (1830-1844). Each dish is 9 cm (3-1/2 inches) diameter and all are in excellent condition. Salt dishes were small plates used to hold salt, pickles or other condiments in a traditional Japanese meal...
Very Rare Antique Pottery Bowl with Kenzan Signature made by Kiyomizu Shichibei (1818–1891).
Shichibei Kiyomizu was born in Kyoto in 1818 as the eldest son Takejiro of the second generation Rokubei Kiyomizu (1790-1860).
Instead of taking over the family title, he founded his own kiln by 1839 with the name Kiyomizu Shichibei.
It is not clear what was the reason behind that but it is known that Takejiro was a heavy drinker and was not allowed to use the same family name.
His works are ofte...
Offered is an 8.5" bowl decorated in five colors on a greyish white ground, green reverse with Fuku mark. There are many knife cuts on face and a gold lacquer mend on the rim. An old piece well used and treasured.
Antique Japanese Ishidoro - stone temple garden lantern hand carved out of granite in 6 sections. The lotus base is carved so that it is still connected to the hexagonal stone. The lantern section is similar in style to a hanging lantern with its curling warabite corner roof and pointed finial over a hollow hexagonal light box. This style of Ishidoro originates from the Kasuga Shinto shrine which give it the nickname Kasuga-doro...
Height: 6.6 cm (2.7 in)
Width: 7.5 cm (3 in)
Fine Japanese lobed Satsuma lidded koro by Kozan; shows three rotund cartouches of individuals in rural and domestic scenes, also showing birds amongst flowers; the lid is expertly decorated with florals surrounded by minute diaper-work; signed in gold, Kozan
A Beautifully Carved Late 19th Century Japanese Noh Theater Mask of Okame, the Goddess of Mirth, in Exceptional Condition. 7.5 x 5.5 inches, 19 x 14 cm.
Chinese Blue and White Rectangular Pillow, decorated on four sides with flowering peony, either end with prunus and bamboo on a cracked ice ground. 19thC. Length 15.0 cm.
Condition: excellent, some abrasion around firing supports.