Japanese antique Tsutsu chawan (tea bowl) with yellow crackle glaze. The bottom displays lovely glaze drips. Raku school, Kyoto. Very rare tea bowl. Evaluated by TZ Shiota (#12) in 1930's when the family inheritied the collection from their great grandfather.
Age: 17th century...
The size of Plate: 7 3/16" Dia x 1 1/4" High. Japanese Antique Porcelain Kutani Plate. Plate has four windows of design. One with two male seating at the table, detail gold works. Other with one female poet and two male poet. Two windows with Chrysanthemum desing with fence. Very fine detail works. Nice gold works which photo relly does not cature the whole details gold works. The condition of plate is Excellent, no chip, no crack and no hairline from outside force...
Height: 16.5 cm (6.7 in)
Width: 12 cm (4.8 in)
Quality Chinese sapphire blue porcelain tea caddy depicting Eliza images in domestic and rural settings, all surrounded by rocks, bamboo and plantain; the lid is decorated with a young boy; minor scuff marks; good condition; email for more pictures
Yoshikazu print, please contact for details
Rare Burmese wooden seated crowned Buddha, or sometimes known as 'King Buddha', wearing diadem-crowns and ornaments of king instead of ordinary monk's robes.
Crowned Buddha represents the Buddha's role as a universal sovereign.
Age: Burma, Ava Period, 15th Century
Size: Height 107 C.M. / Width 39 C.M. (size excluding stand)
Condition: Some expected degradation due to its age. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details...
Pair Japanese Lacquered Lotus flower decorated on Kiri wood Hibachi with Copper lining, Ca. late meiji period, 1910's, 4 1/4" diameter-maximum outside top measurement, 3 1/4" high, with raised Maki lacquer Lotus flower design on one(1) side. The copper lining has been cleaned and polished and in good condition.
Antique Nepalese lacquer garuda, the mount of Lord Vishnu in Hindu mythology. He bites the head of a snake or naga, his sworn enemy. He is colored with deep green and red pigment lacquer.
Size: 5" height, 4.25" width
Authentic 19th century Edo period Japanese woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) titled “View of the Precincts of Zojo-ji in Shiba” from the series of “Famous Places in the Eastern Capital” (Toto Meisho) published by Sanoki in the mid-1830s. Signed and with the artist's red seal at the upper right. The series and image titles are within the red cartouche at the upper right...
Chinese low rectangular table, reconstructed of 17th century huanghuali wood, beautiful grain, underside still with original finish.
Size: 18 1/4" high x 37 3/4" long x 23" wide
A larger elaborate pottery figure of a female Courtisan, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD.), dating to c. 1550-1600 AD.
A beautiful young woman, seen in motion forward, in an expensive dress, holding a basket, standing on a square plint. She is glazed in fine green and yellow Sancai colors. Beautiful ornate headdress.
This type are the finest and most elegant figures we've had from Ming dynasty, with it's careful thick glazing and finely painted details.
Size: 28-29 cm...
A Blue and White Reticulated Dish.
Well decorated in underglaze blue with the classic Fitzhugh pattern.
E19thC.
Diameter; 9″ (22.8cm).
Condition; excellent.
INCOMPLETE REMAINS OF YAYOI EARTHENWARE
Unearthed at Tokai region in Japan, Yayoi period (c.300BCE-300CE). Bold and overpoweringly beautiful form as is. approx...
A Korean Very Fine Highly Transparent Inlaid Celadon Shallow Dish-13th C. Korea, Koryo dynasty, 13th century
The shallow formed dishe set on low ring foot decorated with floral head and ruyi patterns in white slip inlat in interior and 5 black and white slip inlaid floral head decoration in exterior,
with 3 spur marks on base, applied over all with glossy grey sea-green celadon glaze.
They are in very fine condition without any chips or repairs.
It measures approximately 13cm d...
An antique Japanese tall Kyushu Choba Tansu (merchant chest) in 2 sections made of Hinoki (Cypress), Keyaki (Zelkova) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. Original hand forged iron hardware including the Warabite style handles and the double bar lock plates. With 2 pairs of sliding doors and 8 drawers, it has plenty of room for organizing and storage. Side ribs add strength and support as well as visual design to the chest...
Superb Chinese Yixing Teapot Bell Shaped & Signed
Description & Size: 6.35 x 12.06 x 8.25 cm (2.5" x 4.75" x 3.25")
Weight: 136 gram (4.79 oz)
Age: 19th Century
Production: Handcrafted
This is a handsomely handcrafted Chinese yixing teapot with a bell shape in brown clay. The teapot is in excellent condition. It's marked 'Shui Ping' in the lid interior & signed on the base with inscription.
A finely detailed Chinese porcelain rooster in a rich blue turquoise glaze with his comb and wattle, as well as the rock form base, glazed in a deep aubergine. In excellent condition, it measures 10.25" high, 7" long.
Please note: Any brown or white spots in photos are reflections, especially in the 2nd photograph where it looks brown at the base of the rooster's comb. It is not brown, it is purple. The reflection is coming from a brown bench behind the photographer.
A very rare Jianyang temmoku wine jar of Song dynasty (11th to 12th century) that has the characteristic black body clay, traces of burial earth are left intact around the handle and mouth areas of the vase for authentication purposes. The typical thick black glaze with the aforementioned black body clay, clearly designates the origin about 230 km from Jingdezhen in the region of Jiangxi province. Condition is very good without any hairlines, chips, or repairs...
Authentic Antique Chinese, late Qing Dynasty, large handmade opaque white Peking Glass- Beijing Glass bowl of lobed flower head form, with quatrefoil rim and raised indented foot...