Antique Chinese exquisite jade water brush washer. In the form of an oval, decorated around ends with traditional carvings of gourds, representing a good luck charm of longevity. Articulated budding flowers, with vines and leaves surround and curve around the body of the container. Presented on a dark wood carved stand with intricate carvings of leaves.
Qing Dynasty: 18th/19th Century
Dimensions: 5" Long, 2.75" Wide, 1.5" Tall on Stand
Antique Japanese large bronze vase with raised koi fish swimming through incised water ripples and waves. The vase sits on three bronze elephants with excellent form. Made during during the Meiji period (c1900).
Size: 17.25" height, 15" width
A highly desirable Chinese jade coup, shaped as a lotus leaf with flower blossoms decorating the handle and body. The stone is of an even tone with a slight hint of russet. This is a very attractive composition of the "caged" style and measures 5 1/2inches ( 14 cm) wide. In excellent condition. Age: Ming 17 C.
A pair of silk applique roundels for a robe mounted on paper, embroidered in Peking knot and gold thread. Showing auspicious symbols and bats, dating to the late Qing period. Condition: slightly faded. Dimension: 20 cm diameter.
Antique Chinese blue and white individual cloisonne salt and pepper in excellent condition. Original gold gilt still intact except for gold loss to the lid of the pepper. Dates circa 1900 and measure: Salt cellar about 1" high x about 1.75" diameter, pepper 1.5" high x 1.75 diameter.
Chinese coral necklace with beads that have each been hand-carved into tulips. The coral is of a light pink with white areas. 20th century
Size: 9" length
Chinese necklace comprised of six strands with oval coral and pearl beads in a wrap fashion, and one large coral bead carved with auspicious symbols and small beasts.
Size: 14.5" length
A Ming Dynasty Plate with Blue and White floral patterns. Two inch section of rim has some wear and small hairline and small chip on innerside of base rim. Diameter: 7.50 inches, Height: 1.50 inches.
Large Song Dynasty bowl with incised designs and an olive brown glaze. Some apparent wear on glaze around rim with small chip. There are no cracks or hairlines. Diameter is 10 inches and height is +3 inches.
An original Japanese color woodblock print by the artist Utagawa Toyokuni I (1769-1825), in vertical oban size. Depicting two women with a boy drying and beating Cloth on the river banks. Signed "Toyokuni ga", censor "kiwame". Condition: good color and impression, some small wormholes, backed, creased and soiled, laid down at upper corners. Dimension: 36.1 cm x 24.6 cm.
This is a great little Japanese satsuma vase. It is highly detailed and the 40 or so children are all very expressive. Amazingly the vase stands only 3 inches tall. This is truly a wonderful micro-detailed piece and I believe it was made with the beautiful and tough mercury fired gold. You will need glasses to appreciate all the fine detail. It is partially signed on the bottom and minutely signed in a banner held by one of the children...
This is a very fine Japanese Satsuma shallow footed bowl. As can be seen in the images the workmanship is top level. It is 4 5/8 inches across and 1 1/2 inches tall. The piece is in excellent condition.
Antique Chinese jadeite carved bangle with two-tones of a light grey/green and a large area of orange/brown. Very eye-catching, with natural patterns.
Size: 2.75" diameter
A nicely shaped and symmetrical Song Dynasty bowl, olive green glaze with minor typical wear to the glaze due to age. Outside of bowl is decorated with incised lotus leaf pattern. This bowl is overall in a very good condition. Diameter is 7+ inches and height is 3 inches. Hi-resolution images upon request.
A beautiful late 19th/20th C. Chinese painted
enamel stacked boxes in very good condition, only with a small paint loss pls. see photo. Signed. H:13.5cm $750
Antique Chinese jadeite carving of a pair of peanuts with leaves and vines growing out of their top, and a small chimera crawling along the bottom with its legs and tails pointed upwards. Peanuts are called "huasheng" in Chinese, and are considered a lucky charm for those wishing to have many children as "sheng" means "giving birth". The top of the carving has a pierced hole to be hung from a toggle.
Size: 2" length, 1" thickness
Ming Dynasty Blue and White Bowl with a floral design. Note flaws at time of manufacture and small chip in the glaze, otherwise no chips or cracks and in overall good condition. Diameter is 10 inches and height is 2.75 inches.
A Tang Dynasty White Glaze Melon Box with lobed vertically carved lines eminating from the lid. Hair line in the glaze on lid appears to be in the glaze only. Crack in lid from time of manufacture. Height is 3 inches.