A Fine/Rare Korean Bird/Flower (花鳥圖) 8 Panel Paintings-19th C.: . Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The paintings removed from a frame. A group of 8 panel of bird and flower paintings are painted on silk, painted in ink and brilliant pholycrome colors, each painting painted with different birds and 4 seasonal flowers. It is in good condition but some darkened and stains with light cracks due to its age, the eight panel paintings removed from frames. It measures 96cm x 46cm...

Mottled green jade snuff bottle, of rounded flat shape. Silver and bronze stopper with a coral insert on its top. Spoon missing. China, 19th century. Height of the bottle without its top: 6,3 cm. Tiny chip on the rim, otherwise very good condition.

Square Dish with Narrative Scene
Early 19th century
Jiaqing period, Qing dynasty
Porcelain with Canton famille rose enamels
L: 23.9 cm W: 23.9 cm H: 4 cm
Perfect condition
From an old Brunswick, Maine estate near Bowdoin college


Description & Notes

It's increasingly rare to find very early “Canton rose” pieces of this quality and in perfect condition.
In many ways this piece helps us understand the transition between famille ros...

Korean embroidered Civil Rank badge: Choson dynasty, 19th century This is called “Hyoong-Bae” in Korean that is the art of embroidery which is another famous Korean specialty during the Choson dynasty. This is a rare embroidered silk civil rank badge with GOLD thread and embroidered in polychrome silk thread with central pink crowned pair of cranes flying midst clouds, holding in its beaks, branches of “bullocho” fungus, sewn in silk of blue, green, orange, white, black a...

An exquisite and exceptionally rare 19th century monochromatic transparent ruby red enamel over solid gold vase with the impressed seal of Namikawa Sosuke. Sosuke did very few transparent enamel vases; there is an example in the Khalili Collection done in purple on a silver body with silver mounts, it lacks the brilliance of this vase. Height: 7.5625"

A Very Rare Korean Imperial Embroidered Document/Letter Container/Symbols of 10 longevity (십장생문-長生文-書札桶)-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century...

Fine Qing Dynasty blue and white snuff bottle, cylindrical in shape, 3" in height. There are four small chips to base. Priced accordingly. High resolution images may be emailed to you on request.

A cloisonne plate decorated with motif of butterflies with a black with speckled gold base. The plate is thought to be done by the Honda school, one of the several artists that are part of the Owari Cloisonne (Owari Shippo) group. Age: Meiji period. Size: Height: 1' Diameter: 6.1"

A Rare Korean 8 Province Map in Joseon Dynasty: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century Painted in color and ink on paper, its titles and city’s names stamped, hand colored in oceans and rivers in ink and color, and names of cities in red. They are in good condition with minor damages associated with age. Measurements; 29.8cm x 20cm each map

A Paulonia Wood Scholar’s Ink-Stone Box (Yon-Sang): Korea, Choson period, 19th Century, This is a simple Paulonia wood ink stone bos, but it’s functional ink-stone box with naïve patina outsides. This three-tiered box stored the writing tools; ink sticks, water droppers, brushes and books...

This is a 19th century Japanese imitation of a Chinese cloisonne bowl. It has a white background and fish, horse and floral design on both the exterior and interior. There is a square brass seal reading ¡°imitate Ming¡± on the bottom. In this case, ¡°Ming¡± is a general name for Chinese or Mandarin. It is 10 inches in diameter and 4 ¾ inches tall. Good condition.

Diameter approximately 16 cm. In good condition.

Ruby-Ground 'Silkwork' Hu Vase (GMR101701)
c. 1890 - 1900
Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze ruby and famille verte enamels
Height: 21.7 cm
Width (at widest point): 13.5 cm
From a Toronto, Canada estate

A rare and unusual late Qing archaistic 'hu' vase, covered with a thick and bubbly ruby glaze, and decorated with cartouches of famille verte silkworms wiggling amongst mulberry leaves...

Superb Chinese Inside-Painted Glass Snuff Bottle, Signed LeSan, Circa 1890 This is a superb flat, tapered downward, Chinese Snuff Bottle made with clear glass. It is painted from the inside with bright colors. It depicts on one side a seated Lady with a fan who is outdoors in a garden. The other side shows a mountain landscape that is very popular with this 19th century master painter. This particular work was made sometime between 1890 and 1900...

Ca. mid 1800s

Painted in thick blue enamels surrounding an overall floral pattern in pale green and turquoise. A cartouche with a design of a bird among flowers is painted in famille rose pallet on the two large sides. A hanging tassel design is on the two narrow sides. The lid rests on top of the mouth and is painted with a single open flower. The base is unglazed. There are two glaze chips on the shoulder and a crack to the interior collar of the lid...

A Large and Finely Carved Korean Bamboo Brush Pot-19th C. Korean, Joseon dynasty, 19th century A large cylindrical bamboo brush pot finely carved with old plum floral tree, Bamboo, bats, crames, and cloudes, old patinated on the surfaces. It’s in good condition except an extensive crack on the body. Measures: 6 1/8” h. x 5 3/4” d. (15.3cm x 14.6cm)

A Fine Korean Zelkova Wood Cosmetic Box (Kyung Dae): Korea, Joseon Dynasty, 19th Century Of rectangular shape set on four bracket feet, fitted with a flat lid hinged in the midsection and at the back which covers the mirror compartment, the mirror now aged crack, also constructed with a single rectangular drawer below, fitted with buckle-shaped metal hings and double-U shaped drawer pull, this box made with a zelkova wood with a natural granes. It’s in very fine condition except a mirror...

Imperial peking glass snuff bottle, beautifully formed with recessed foot.

Provenance Howard Capland "Jade Collector"
Dates from 19th century
Size H 2 3/4" x W 1 3/4" x 1"