A good Hizen-yaki, Arita kilns octagonal blue and white porcelain bowl. Shonsui ‘three friends if winter, decoration in roundels among shape patterns. A single Minogame decorates the interior center. A Fuku mark appear center of the bottom, inside the unglazed ring foot. 19th century. Good condition. 5 inches at widest points. Little more than 3 inches at highest points.
A Hizen-yaki, Arita kilns dish in the Kakiemon style. Probably after design examples from the latter kiln. The cavetto with delicate shironuki decoration of sakura blossoms on waves of water. The center undecorated save a single chrysanthemum blossom. Brown rim induced by iron oxide. The exterior with karakusa around the unglazed ring foot centering a spurious mark suggesting the Chinese Ming dynasty. Early 19th century. Good condition. Diameter about 7 3/4 and a little more in places.
Rare Yuan dynasty blue and white large stem bowl, stem bowl has been broken and restored size 16.5 cm diameter 12.5 cm height.
A fine and unusual Hizen-yaki, Kakiemon type, small foliate dish. Chocolate brown rim in iron oxide. Unusual blue and white decoration of a samurai with a young monk across the saddle on horseback - bow drawn to ward off pursuing Buddhist monk. This appears to depict one of many tales of old Japan - perhaps The Take of the Heike as relates to Minamoto Yoshitsune and the warrior monk Benkei. A reading of the kanji may shed light...
Song dynasty longquan celadon large ribbed jar, good condition with small glaze defect at inner rim touch up covered, no crack please see picture for detail, size: 9.5 cm diameter, 7 cm height.
1900's Chinese Brocade Silk Embroidered Gold Thread Lady's Skirt
It is 46.85 inches (119 cm) in length by 39 inches (100 cm) wide on the top. It weighs 1.4 lb.
It has frayed silk, loose, pulling, and missing threads, tears and small holes at the border, fading, yellowing, and stains at the back, separated seam and wears (as seen in the photos).
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1900's Japanese Satsuma Earthenware Mini Vase with Bird & Flower Marked Nakamura Baikei 中村楳渓
It is 2.3 inches (5.9 cm) tall by 1.7 inches (4.4 cm) wide. It is 34 gram.
It has rubbing gold and paint, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Very decorative French Art Nouveau walking stick, c 1910. Forming the handle is a silver plated lady’s head with flowers in her hair and flowing tresses. Total length "36 / 92 cm.
An interesting Hizen-yaki, Arita kilns foliate rimmed bowl. Center decoration of a Chinese scholar in tropical landscape. The cavetto and exterior decorated in the Kraak manner. A spurious four character Xuande mark on the bottom, inside the unglazed high foot rim. 19th century. Good condition. Diameter, about 6 5/8 inches. Height, about 2 2/8 inches.
An elegant and fine ink-stone (Shezhou, Anhui) made of carved, dark schist with minor, green-brown inclusions. One “eye.” Two small feet at top end. Fitted and finely carved lid of chicken wing wood (jichimu). The inscription reads: “A treasure from the Zhishi shanfang.” In a Japanese box from the 19th century (with full inscription). China: Qing, probably 18th cent. L 16,5 cm, W 11 cm. Condition: Excellent (small chip in ink-well).
A fine and rare incense burner for the scholar’s table of carved and polished black stone. Rectangular in shape, a pair of open-work handles in the form of scrolls on four short legs. The two main sides carved with dragons in archaic style. China, mid-Qing, 18th cent. W 9 cm, D 4.5 cm, H 5 cm. Condition: Super (minor wear due to age, but very good patina all-over).
A fine pair of Hizen-yaki, Arita kilns blue and white porcelain dishes in the Kakiemon style. The molded, spiral foliate cavettos sporting similarly shaped undulating shonsui panels with ‘three friends of winter’ decoration and other, typically shonsui shape patterns. The Peony motif centers surrounded by a band of auspicious symbols in shironuki. Chocolate colored, iron-oxidized rims...
A classic vessel reflecting the grace of Song-Yuan period aesthetics by master of the genre Suwa Sozan II (Torako) enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 13 cm (5 inches) diameter, 25 cm (10 inches) tall and in excellent condition. A prime example of this early female Japanese potters work.
Suwa Sozan (1852-1922) was born in Kutani country, present day Ishikawa prefecture, where he initially studied before moving to Tokyo in 1875...
This is a solid silver plate with an engraved Islamic design from Egypt. The plate has a sloping scalloped rim and features an eight-point star called "Khatim Sulayman" in the center, formed by two overlapping squares.
The star's center is engraved with Arabic writing and surrounded by a band of eight cartouches with calligraphic Arabic characters...
Pair of Late 18 Century Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Stem Dish with Lotus Flower
Each is 3.7 inches (9.5 cm) tall by 5.7 inches (14.5 cm) wide. The total weights is 1.8 Lb.
They are tarnished and have missing enamels and surface wears (as seen in the photos).
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1930's Japanese Plique a Jour Cloisonne Enamel Shippo Vase with Butterfly
It is 6 inches (15.3 cm) tall by 3.5 inches (9 cm) wide. It is 1 Lb.
It has faint hairline cracks, tarnished metal and surface wears (as seen in the photos).
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American Edwardian sterling silver figural letter opener, ca 1910. Cast terminal in form of gaunt face surrounded by feather headdress. Neckcloth spills over onto round frame (vacant). Back plain. A nice piece of turn-of-the-century Native Americana. Marked “Sterling / 97”. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 10 5/8 x W 2 1/8 x D 3/4 in. Heavy weight: 6.4 troy ounces. #BZ429
Art Deco sterling silver footed bowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1914. Shallow and octagonal with flat rim; raised and stepped support. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 18780 (first produced in 1914), and director’s letter m. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 2 x W 8 7/8 x D 8 1/4 in. Weight: 16 troy ounces. #BZ532