Old (1900's) Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Table Stand with Spinach Jade Plaque Inlay
It is 1.2 inches (3.1 cm) tall by 2.8 inches (7.1 cm) long and 3.7 inches (9.5 cm) wide. It is 190 gram.
It is tarnished and has inclusions and chips at the jade, and enamel stress cracks (as seen in the photos).
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17th Century Chinese Cast Iron Seated Buddha
It is 9.84 inches (25 cm) tall by 6.3 inches (16 cm) wide. It is 1962 gram (4.3 lb).
It has firing holes, pitting, chips, oxidation, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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19th Century Chinese White Jade Carved Plaque on 1920's Cloisonne Box
The box is 3.5 inches (8.8 cm) tall by 3.9 inches (10 cm) long and 5.35 inches (13.6 cm) wide. The jade is 3 inches (7.5 cm) long by 2.15 inches (5.6 cm) wide. It is 2.1 lb.
It is tarnished and has rubbing of gilt, minor missing enamels and surface wears and scratches...
19th Century Chinese Export Canton Famille Rose Porcelain Vase with River Scene & Figures Handles
It is 25 inches (63.5 cm) tall by 10.2 inches (26 cm) wide. It is 16.4 Lb.
It has rubbing of paint and gold, glaze cracks, skip glaze and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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A Mounted Antique Japanese jingasa, samurai's hat. Lacquered a deep brown color with a pattern of armor pieces cross stitched together and decorated with gold double agehonocho (swallowtail butterfly) crest of the Taira clan (also called Heike clan)...
Antique Korean Bandaji known as a blanket storage trunk, made of a heavy Red Pine wood with a deep rich original patina. A single door is hinged horizontally and opens downward to reveal a large compartment for storage. Though these trunks were used for storage of household items, bedding was usually folded and placed on top, thus giving them the name blanket storage trunk.
Constructed using dovetail joinery for strength and durability...
Antique Japanese lacquer suzuribako decorated with a pair of deer in raden (shell inlay) and lead on a black lacquer ground. The box opens to reveal a writing set including a lacquered copper rectangular water dropper, an ink stone with brush rests on either side against a background of black lacquer with Rinpa style gold maki-e designs of curling plant fronds.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 10 1/2" long x 9 1/2" wide x 3 1/4" high
An antique Japanese Kyoto Mizuya Tansu (kitchen chest) in 2 sections made of Keyaki (Zelkova), Hinoki (Cypress) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods. All original hardware including bronze sliding door handles and hand forged iron drawer pulls. The full moon theme follows the round upper sliding door handles and the drawer pulls. There are five horizontal and five vertical drawers for organizing storage with spacious storage behind the sliding doors...
Chinese Ming dynasty swatow Zhangzhou large dish decorated in white slip with three central stems of blossoming flowers enclosed by a band of foliate decoration in the cavetto, and a decorative border on the curved rim. Good conditions except small part fritting glaze at the rim (please check at the pictures). 39,5 cm diameter.
An antique Japanese Gifu Mizuya Tansu (kitchen chest from the Gifu region of Japan) made of Hinoki (Cypress), Burled Keyaki (Zelkova), Kaki (Persimmon) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. All original hardware including the full moon designed drawer pulls and sliding door handles...
An antique Japanese Urushi lacquer Kimono tansu made of Suginoki (Cryptomeria) wood. 6 drawer configuration with bottom two drawers used for Kimono fashion accessory storage. Drawer lock plates feature Paulownia design family crest (Mon). Straight dovetail joinery with hardened wood nail construction...
Antique Japanese cast iron figure of Bishamonten, chief of the Four Heavenly Kings and guardian of the north. Dressed for war, he stands on the back of an evil spirit. He holds a club in his right hand in association with his role as guardian. In his left hand, he holds a small pagoda representing the divine treasure house alluding to his association with wealth and good fortune...
Antique Chinese figure of Quan Yin. Revered as the goddess of mercy and compassion she stands holding a strand of prayer beads in her hands. Her sweeping robes are decorated with scrolling details and her hair is arranged on top of her head. Also considered the goddess of beauty, her name in Sanskrit is Padma-pani (Born of the Lotus). In Japan, she is called Kannon.
This figure is carved of wood and lacquered a deep red...
Unusually large late 19th century wooden netsuke of a fish. Perfectly captured essence of the creature, pretty much actual fish size, beautifully carved fins, excellent rendition of its head. The material is sakura - cherry tree wood...
This porcelain charger was produced in Germany by the Helena Wolfsohn Dresden studio in the 1890s. It is 15” in diameter and 2” deep. It is molded in high relief with rococo decoration and framing the five reserves. The center of the piece has a hand painted of scene of people who have just landed on shore at dusk and setting up camp. There are ships' sails in the background. Four reserves in the border contain colorful hand painted flowers. There are gilded highlights and trim. This ...
This porcelain platter was produced in Germany by the Helena Wolfsohn Dresden studio in the 1880s. It is unusual to find an under glaze mark indicating this to be an earlier piece. It measures 14 1/2” long, 11” wide and 1 1/4” deep. The border is deep, cobalt blue. The center has a scene of people boarding sailing vessels. The coloring suggests that it evening. It is hand painted with similarities to some pieces done at Meissen. There is elegant hand gilding and trim on the cobalt...
This porcelain bowl was produced inParis, France by Bourdois and Bloch around 1868. Eugene Clauss started this porcelain factory in 1828. The bowl measures 12 1/4” long,8 1/8 inches wide and 3 1/2 inches deep. The porcelain is heavily reticulated and has scalloped edges. It has a pedestal base giving the shape another level. It is elaborately hand decorated inside and outside. There are gilded cartouches in five areas inside and four places on the outside. Colorful sprays of flowers are f...
Antique Japanese byobu (screen painting) depicting a tiger. Standing in a bamboo grove, he looks upwards towards the gathering storm clouds. Bamboo leaves start to blow in the wind. Nearby a small stream crashes over rocks. The tiger and the dragon are often seen together in Japanese art. The tiger represents the wind and the West while the dragon represents water and the East. In this painting the tiger looks back over his shoulder up at the gathering clouds in anticipation, expecting t...