Unusual 19th century Chinese scholar’s brush rest / scholar’s rock giving a perfect impression of a craggy mountain range with overhanging peaks, and with the bottom carved as a seal with red seal paste in the recessed area. Somewhat unusual material - bamboo root - with twisted stems and crevices adding to the wild energy of the piece. Enlargement 5 is a photo of the bottom flipped left to right to show how the imprint will look on paper...
Chinese pottery brown glazed granary, with cylindrical shape, decorated with bands of incised lines, and supported by three legs in the shape of bears. Lead glaze with copper is the main colorant used in Han period to produce brown glaze. Brownnware became popular during the Eastern Han period.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Size: Height 28.8 C.M...
Chinese large porcelain vase with light blue jun ware underglaze. The body is pear shaped and slightly lobed, with dramatically fluted neck and rim, and short foot.
The Jun glaze is a complex blue glaze which was developed in Henan province during the the Northern Song and Jin dynasties, occasionally with red streaks. Jun wares have their name after Jun zhou from where it originated...
The design of this mirror has not entirely escaped the conventions of earlier Kagami-e (Long handled Mirrors) of the late Muromachi –Momoyama era, which are essentially mirrors of conventional round form retaining a central boss to which a handle has been attached.
In this example the Cranes are arranged directly opposite each other, their beaks meeting with that of the kame, to create a T form; a convention that appears in the late 16th century...
An antique Japanese 2 section Isho Biraki Tansu (Kimono Chest with hinged doors) made entirely of Kirinoki (Paulownia) wood. The two doors open to a spacious storage area that houses 2 removable shelves with compartment separators. The bronze and iron fittings are original to the chest. Each section has recessed side handles. The ones on the lower section protrude slightly at act as a locking system when connected to the upper half...
Extremely nice qingbai dish of the Yuan Dynasty ( 1279 - 1368 ) This very fine and fragile dish is in a mint condition !
Diameter : 16,3 cm.
Two pieces Chinese figure of dog dolls from tek sing shipreck. 6,5cm wide. In good condition except very small chipped at the fingers.
Width: 24 cm (9.6 in)
Height: 4.3 cm (1.8 in)
Chinese famille verte porcelain low bowl; floral decoration including peaches, bats and Shou symbols; iron-red Jiaqing marks on the base; good condition
Yixing zisha teapot from Tek Sing shipwreck.with incised hand writing at the base.Qing period.8,5cm body diameter.13 cm wide.8cm high.teapot in good condition with just one fine hair line.Free from any restorations
This is indigo dye cotton tsutsugaki textile futon cover at the edo-Meiji era. Very auspicious, brave hawk and pine tree design. The material is thick indigo-dyed cotton. The technique of indigo dyeing Tsutsugaki is very good and beautiful. It is unused and has no stains or damage. The state is excellent. It is a very valuable gem. Please add it to the collection. Four panels are sewn together. Size: Length 168 cm (66.1 inches) / Width 126 cm (49.6 inches)
Late 19th century netsuke of a peasant seated on a bundle of firewood smoking a pipe and helping to light the pipe of the other man with a rain hat. Old loss to the smoking parts of both pipes, Very good carving, great faces, multiple inlays to their clothes. Signed CHIKUZAN on inlaid lacquer plaque on the bottom - there is an artist who signed with these characters listed in NETSUKE by Neil Davey (p. 453, number 147), but I am not sure it is the one who carved this netsuke...
Kato Shuntai (1802-1877) Japanese Antique Seto Ware bowl. The seal of the potter is stamped on the bottom.
Kato Shuntai is a notable potter from Seto area, Aichi prefecture who lived in the late Edo period...
The Finely Cast Bronze Stupa, with 4 seated Buddha Figures facing the 4 cardinal directions. The Buddhas, seated in decorated niches. The Stupa decorated with floral patterns, various animal figures. Each Buddha figure flanked with kneeling adornants. 13th Century AD, Angkor Bayon period. Estimate value: $5000 - $6000 Measurements: Height - 36cm (14 In) and 16 cm (6,5 in) Provenance: US Private collection...
Width approximately 11.1 cm (across the handles). There are 2 soft dents at the body. More pictures are available. In good condition.
Height approximately 45 cm. A chip at the rim. A hairline at the rim. A hole at the base. In good condition.
Nice Qing dynasty Famille rose soucer bowl (Bat or Butterfly shape)decorated with figures. Possibly Tongzhi period. 19 cm wide, 4,8 high.
Burmese wooden seated figure of a man.
Age: Burma, Early 20th Century
Measurement: Height 33.6 C.M. / Width 16.7 C.M. (size excluding stand)
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.
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).