Korean kitchen cabinet in traditional style, made of (Keyaki hardwood) elm wood, sliding panels are slatted and backed with rice paper. Small drawers on top and middle (including 2 hidden drawers!).
Open storage area behind the traditionally slatted sliding doors.
Charming piece with great storage options.
20th Century, very well built.
Dimensions: 65" high x 37 3/4" wide x 17 1/4" deep.
An interesting all original Japanese ikebana (flower arrangement) basket with a wide, flat woven body and a gnarled root handle. The inside of the basket is lined with a removable bronze dish. True work of art.
Meiji age (1868 - 1912)
Size: 13.25" height, 16" diameter
This is a boxwood Okimono/Netsuke excellently carved in the form of a seated and screaming Daruma, dressed in red robes, with his arms extended and hands clasped together in front of him. Very real and painful expression in Darumas's face. Double inlaid eyes in ivory and dark horn. Well-formed teeth also inlaid in ivory.
This is the largest sample of this subject that we have ever seen. It measures 2.12 inches (5.4cm) wide, 3.6 inches (9.2cm) long, and 2.1 inches (5.4cm) tall...
This extraordinary piece depicting two shishi guardian lions locked in playful combat, is done in fine white porcelain from the Arita region of Japan.
Guardian lions (alternately known as Shishi, Foo-dogs, or Koma-inu) were introduced to Japan in the 8th century and are often seen outside shrine gates or adorning rooftop shingles. When seen in pairs, one typically has its mouth open (the male) while the other’s is shut (the female)...
This porcelain tea cup and saucer was produced in Berlin, Germany by the Royal Porcelain Manufacturer, known as KPM, in the 1890s. It has the under glaze blue scepter and over glaze red orb with the letters KPM. The saucer has a diameter of 5 inches and is 1 1/8 inches deep. The cup is 2 1/8 inches high with a diameter of 2 3/4 inches. The hard paste porcelain is of the finest quality ever produced. The ground color is deep cobalt blue...
Chinese Ming dynasty blue and white dih with flowers scroll motive. 19,5 cm diameter. Good condition. Crackled glaze.
Chinese ming dynasty saucer dish decorated with blue and white fish motive. 13,5 cm diameter. Good conditions.
A tazza, pedestal dish, with a Satsuma type earthenware, stoneware, body decorated almost entirely with totai cloisonné. The dish decorated with a snowflake shaped, yukiwa, roundel containing various autumn flowers, akikusa, set against a lilac coloured ground, set against a blue cloissone ground inset with flowers and butterflies. The reverse of the dish decorated with further butterflies, flowers and cash set against a blue cloisonné ground. Lilac ground cloisonné to the stand column...
Tall Chinese lacquer cabinet with red sides and black front, hand painted with an assortment of gilt butterflies and flowers. Its front features two front opening doors with center locks and two drawers with ring pulls, with interior shelving. Early 20th century.
Size: 67" height, 31.5" width, 17.5" depth
Antique Japanese kannon biraki tansu, made with keyaki (elm) and hinoki (cypress) wood. Interior has four storage compartments. Top and sides have the same kanji marking burned into the wood. Beautiful, original finish. Very unusual.
Size: 25.75" height, 23" length, 10" depth
Japanese antique isho tansu (clothing storage chest), made with chestnut wood drawer fronts and sugi (cryptomeria) wood frame, beautiful deep reddish brown lacquer finish on the drawer fronts and the sides and top of the chest, the frame on the front of the chest is lacquered black as is traditional with Fukashima area tansu. Iron hardware inlcudes large round lock plates and warabite shaped drawer pulls. The chest has four large drawers and two small drawers in the lower right hand corner...
Chinese song dynasty longquan celadon dish covered with very nice blue-green glaze. 21,2 cm diameter. dish has very smooth short hairline (please see on the picture).
A tall and beautiful antique English ale glass with a DSOT stem. The elongated ogee bowl is engraved below the rim with meandering branches of barley and hops. Midway down the bowl is a finely engraved bee. The stem contains a double series opaque twist comprised of a multi-ply band outside of a pair of spiral tapes. Conical foot with a rough, snapped pontil.
The glass is in excellent condition, with no chips, cracks, or restoration. Good color, tool marks, and striations...
This is a finely hand carved, 19th Century Wood Netsuke depicting Ikkaku Sennin (the Single Horn Sage) carrying on his back the beautiful Lady Sendaramo. According to Legend, Ikkaku is an inmortal who could no resist the sight of women on the earth, and he was punished by the loss of his power. He fell in love and married the beautiful Lady Sendaramo, with whom the Sennin is often depicted, carrying her home on his back.
Wonderful carving with very fine details. Unsigned...
Chinese song dynasty Kendi decorated with molded scroll pattern. 11,5 cm. Good conditions ( free from any repair ).
Wonderful and large Chinese Medicine Bronze Buddha, mounted on an aesthetic wooden custom stand with the effect as if it was pending above the stand...
Wonderful and large Chinese Bronze Buddha, mounted on an aesthetic wooden custom stand with the effect as if it was pending above the stand.
The buddha has a serene and meditating expression. The statue is hollow inside.
It dates from the 19th century, and the display stand was added in the middle of the last century by our family.
It is in very good antique condition with some traces of age...
A definitely extremely rare dish like this normally only can be found in Museum-collections. A quite similar dish, just for example, can be found in the University of Sussex - collection ( Jameelcentre, Ashmolean ). Dark-brown stoneware-body with green-crackled glaze. Produced at Longquan- or Ge-ware kiln. Long-Quan, Chekiang- or Zhejiang province. Song - Yuan Dynasty 13th - 14th century. Diameter : 13,8 cm. Condition : Perfect.