Several years ago we were invited by our very talented kintsugi craftsman to what is known as a “kura-ake” or storehouse opening. Many reading this may be familiar with the traditional storehouses in Japan (kura) with their thick plaster walls used to store valuable items—sometimes for hundreds of years—safe from humid air, insects, and the like...

A rare and nice small celadon jar decorated with iron-brown spotted on the body covered with crackeled celadon glaze,Song Dynasty.good conditions.5,2cm high,7,5 body diameter.

A Fine Carved Koryo Greenish Celadon Bottle Vase: Korea, Koryo dynasty, 11th -12th century This is a baluster shape of body and cup-mouth shape, the sides tapering to the flat base with no glaze, knife-cut with vertical facets below interlocking loops encircling the shoulders, around the shoulder carved with lotus leafy foliage, covered overall in a celadon-green glaze. It’s in fine condition with some kiln-grit adhering to the base. Measurements; 25cm x 14,6cm (9 7/8” x 5 ¾”). ...

Sung dynasty (960-1279) porcelain Buddhist mala (prayer beads) often referred to as Japa beads. The 108 Buddhist prayer beads are commonly used by Buddhists and practitioners of other spiritual traditions for counting and reciting prayers, mantras, or affirmations as part of meditation and spiritual practices. The number 108 holds significance in many spiritual and cultural traditions and is believed to have various symbolic meanings in Buddhism, Hinduism, and other belief systems...

Khmer bronze gong with nice patina.

Age: Cambodia, Angkor Vat Period, 12th Century
Measurement: Diameter 29.2 C.M. / Thickness 3.7 C.M. (size excluding stand)
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). 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.

Ming dynasty 15th century blue and white large plate, size: 32 cm diameter.

A rare 'qingbai' cosmetic box and cover northern Song dynasty the interior divided into three sections by three unglazed free standing flowering stems extending from the centre to the rim, each section containing a small bowl, the low domed cover finely incised with a floral scroll, covered with a translucent pale blue glaze falling short of the rims and countersunk base revealing the white ware 10.5 cm diameter No chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restoratios.

A LIAO DYNASTY Terracotta Tsa-Tsa Votive Buddhist Plaque, China, AD 907-1125, with fine details. Nicely mounted on a wooden base. From a group of varied tablet sizes that were excavated, most likely from the foundations of an ancient Buddhist temple, placed there to ensure success and prosperity. Condition very good. Size 2.5" (6 cm.) No restorations. whatsoever.

Porcelain covered by white glaze to the base. Unglaze base. 15 cm diamter Perfect, no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations

A Very Fine Korean Buncheong White Slip Inlaid Bowl-15th C, : Korea, Joseon dynasty, 15th century. The deep bowl on short raised ring foot with everted rim, decorated in inlaid white slip with a central medallion of floral heads and dots surrounded by a narrow band of stylized double rings and wide band of “rope curtain” design, the exterior decorated en suite beneath a pale celadon glaze. It’ in good condition but some chips to foot-rim, it measures 19 cm d. x 8 cm h.

A rare Chinese Southern Song to Yuan dynasty Hutian Qingbai jar with original lid. The jar is decorated with flora and the lid is with star pattern. Clay of the lid is gray and make it seems more greenish. Ht. 12cm. Condition: no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please inquire before ordering. Duration of shipment may take up to a month due to the pandemic.

REFINED GORYEO JAR

Mature Korean excavated pottery ware with such sophisticated whitish designed texture from Pyongyang, ca. late Goryeo Dynasty, approx. H 30 x D 16cm (11.81 x 6.29in)...

Very Rare 13th Century Celadon Bowl with Elaborate Gold Painting. Gold-painted celadons were produced during a short period of time in the late 13th Century in Korea, so they are very rare...

A Chinese Late Sung or Yuan Dynasty mini vase, but broken the upper portion/neck, still a nice archeology artifact collectibles for your private museum....

Diameter approximately 13 cm. There is a soft chip at the rim. There are many chips at the base. In good condition.

Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Buddhist Lotus Leaf Pottery Jar (Uncleaned)

This interesting pottery jar was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279), or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) and has been been excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province. It is made from a pale grey pottery. Decoration is fairly simple with strips of clay applied to the upper body to form five lotus leaf panels.

Height 24.75 cm (9.75 inches)...

The bottle like this is seemed originally used as water bottle in ancient Korea. After they were exported to Japan they has been used as vases especially at tea ceremony. Japanese people realized that the beauty with them and they were suitable for "chabana" which is very important at the tea ceremony...

A Fine Korean Reverse White Slip Inlaid Celadon Oil Bottle-12th C.: Korea, Goryo dynasty, 12th century. A very fine clear grey crackle glazed celadon bottle decorated with white slip stylized floral reverse inlaid, the body of compressed gorm, resting on a foot rim with 3 spur marks on the base. It’s in good condition but has a short mouth spot repaired, It measures 5.7cm h. x 7.7cm