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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1484967
(stock #61)
The Oriental Room
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A Chinese White Glazed Yuhuchunping Vase with Flowers in Biscuit. Circa, 1368-1644, Ming Dynasty.
Found in the Philippines.
Featuring a pear shaped body rising from a short straight foot, tapering to its shoulders onto a long waisted neck and flaring out to its mouth. The vase is adorned with cloud patterns and flowers in biscuit and is covered overall in a white glaze, except for the foot-ring.
Measurements: height (11.5"inches).
Condition: in perfect condition...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1837 VR
item #1484961
(stock #TRC221104)
The poem etched on the side of this exceptional piece reads: In the future — happiness — and long life — two sprouting leaves —to grow a thousand years...
Chinese Qing dynasty Guangxu period lidded teapot decorated on both sides in underglaze blue with two figures from the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" engaged in an outdoor sword battle. The lid is decorated with a central flower. Two Metal handles connect to porcelain supports at the shoulder. The interior and base are glazed. There are three strain holes at the interior of the spout. Measures about 8 1/2” diameter x 6 5/8” high. Late 19th to early 20th century...
An arts and crafts period stamp box from the workshops of Joseph Heinrichs in New York. Great design with waves of silver over hammered copper. Measures about 5" by 2 1/2" by 1 3/4". D.T.W. initials engraved on top. Marked copper and silver and J.C. Grogan & Co. Pittsburgh where it was retailed. Fine example.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1800
item #1484929
(stock #gy6777)
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18th Century Yongzheng Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Dish with Lady Figurine
It is 0.8 inch (1.9 cm) tall by 5.3 inches (13.6 cm) wide. It is 0.2 Lb.
It has a hairline crack and a chip at the rim, rubbing of paints, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Plate : Pre 1900
item #1484912
(stock #BNJsilvFlask)
June Hastings
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A very ornate hand chased silver hip flask with a hinged rotating bayonet cap. Monogrammed on the cap, it also has the date 1892. There is a small dent on the cap. Measures 6” high x 3.5".
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An ancient Egyptian bronze figure of Nefertum. Depicted striding on his integral base, wearing a tripartite wig, fronted with ureas, with his left foot forward, with arms along his side, wearing the lotus crown and with suspension loop behind. 3 1/4 inches high. Mounted. Said to have been purchased on the Paris art market @ 15 years ago...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1700
item #1484894
(stock #MC292)
Ancient Chinese Buddhist Pottery Amulet - Ming Dynasty
This is one of a group of moulded pottery tablets that we bought about twenty years ago. They are made from a relatively high-fired pottery and have a surprising amount of detail, including the sun and the moon in this example...
A Chinese cloisonne enamel dish, Qianlong/Jiaqing, c. 1780-1820, 21cms diam. Good condition.
From the collection of David and Sarah Battie. Mr Battie is a former director of Sotheby's London.
Zentner Collection
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An antique Japanese Buddhist altar table. Hand carved Lotus blossom surrounded by an arabesque (Karakusa) design. Made of Japanese Shitan (Rosewood). Full curved side aprons with spiral feet in the front.
Age: Meiji era (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 53 1/2" High by 15 1/8" Deep by 15" High
Age: Meiji era (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 53 1/2" High by 15 1/8" Deep by 15" High
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1484834
(stock #66)
The Oriental Room
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A Chinese Three-Colored Chi-Eared Vase. Circa, 1505-1521, Zhengde, Ming Dynasty.
Found in the Philippines.
Featuring a baluster shaped body, tapering to its shoulders onto a waisted neck and a flanged mouth with two ear-handles. The vase is carved with a floral decoration and is covered in a green glaze with yellow and brown. Its base remains fully unglazed...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492
item #1484832
(stock #221)
The Oriental Room
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A Chinese Ribbed Celadon Jar and Cover. Circa, 14th Century, Yuan Dynasty.
Found in the Philippines.
Featuring a ribbed ovoid shaped body, topped with a rounded cover with undulating edges. It is covered overall in a green celadon glaze and its base is fully glazed, except for the foot-ring.
Measurements: height (4.5"inches).
Condition: in perfect condition with glossy glaze...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492
item #1484785
(stock #62)
The Oriental Room
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A Chinese Qingbai Glazed Granary Vase with Cover. Circa, 960-1279, Song Dynasty.
Found in the Philippines.
Featuring a long ovoid shaped body, rising from a short splayed foot, tapering to its shoulders onto a waisted neck with an applied decoration of a dragon above encircling figures and is topped with a conical cover. It is covered overall in a translucent green-white 'qingbai' glaze, except for the base which remains fully unglazed...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492
item #1484784
(stock #48/49)
The Oriental Room
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A Pair of Qingbai Glazed Granary Vases. Circa, 960-1279, Song Dynasty.
Found in the Philippines.
Both vases feature a tall ovoid shaped body, rising from a short splayed foot, tapering to its shoulders onto a long waisted neck and a flanged mouth with an applied decoration of a dragon above encircling figures and both are covered overall in a green-white 'Qingbai' glaze, except for their bases which remains fully unglazed...
Chinese Qing dynasty Nanking ware bowl decorated around the center in underglaze blue with figures in a landscape setting of mountains, trees, traditional huts, and boats on a lake. The flaring top rim and base have brown incised bands that are characteristic of brown etched wares produced between 1880 and 1920. The brown etched decoration is believed to have been intended to imitate bronze metal elements. 10” diameter x 5 1/4" high. Circa 1900...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1900
item #1484714
(stock #TRC231021)
We have a particular interest in beautiful old Raku tea bowls and spend quite a bit of time searching for exceptional examples to include in our gallery...
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A wonderfull pair of decorative pottery figures of seated Dignitaries or Officials, dating to Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644.
Elderly men with beards, seated on chairs, with their right arms to the belt and the left to their knees. They are dressed in large dark blue and torqouis colored robes, with a dark blue hats on their heads.
Height: c. 21 cm.
Condition: A superb pair of pottery figures with wear for age and type.
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Elderly men with beards, seated on chairs, with their right arms to the belt and the left to their knees. They are dressed in large dark blue and torqouis colored robes, with a dark blue hats on their heads.
Height: c. 21 cm.
Condition: A superb pair of pottery figures with wear for age and type.
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Rare antique Ko Iga Mizusashi made in the late Edo or Early Meiji period (19c)
Size
Height 16.5cm
Width 18.5cm
Weight 1450g
Condition
Very good considering the age.
There are minor chips on mouth.
It comes with the second wooden lid and old wooden box of the period.
Size
Height 16.5cm
Width 18.5cm
Weight 1450g
Condition
Very good considering the age.
There are minor chips on mouth.
It comes with the second wooden lid and old wooden box of the period.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Sculpture : Pre 1700
item #1484583
(stock #0610)
Momoyama Gallery
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A spending antique Chinese Kwan Yin sculpture made in the late Ming Dynasty. Kwan Yin or Guanyin and Avalokiteshvara is the Bodhisattva of compassion. Here she stands samabhanga on a simple base with robes flowing and clinging naturally over and to her long, slender body. Her feet peek from beneath her robes.
Her hands are held with her thumb and middle finger touching in the vitarka mudra of teaching. Her hair is piled high on her head. Her gaze serene and slightly downcast.
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Sculpture : Pre 1900
item #1484557
(stock #DG092823-2)
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Burmese alabaster Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base, with original lacquer and inlay of colorful glass pieces on the headband.
Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century
Size: Height 75 C.M. / Width 66.5 C.M. / Depth 32 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Sculpture : Pre 1900
item #1484553
(stock #DG092823-4)
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Burmese alabaster Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base, with inlay of glass pieces on the headband.
Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century
Size: Height 52.3 C.M. / Width 55 C.M. / Depth 24 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000
item #1484552
A nice round stamp seal with handle, with precise finding place near the ancient city of Antioch, and dating to the Mesopotamian late Halaf-early Ubaid period, Late Neolithic - Early Chalcholite, c. 5th. millenium BC.
Nice early hemispheriod stamp seal with low handle.
Size: 26 mm wide, 12 mm. tall.
Condition: Nice Very fine and intact, with minor corrosion and deposits.
Comes with imprint and original Id card.
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Nice early hemispheriod stamp seal with low handle.
Size: 26 mm wide, 12 mm. tall.
Condition: Nice Very fine and intact, with minor corrosion and deposits.
Comes with imprint and original Id card.
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Painted wood panel depicting a seated Anubis, depicted with the head pf a canine, with prominent details, wearing a long garment and with arm raised in adoration. 5.5 inches high X 2 inches wide. Late Period, 600-30 B.C. Purchased on the Amsterdan art market. Said to be originally purchased in the 1950s-1960s in the Middle East. Private collection Owner of the antique and carpet shop Persepolis in The Hague, 2021. Contributed by the family to a Dutch auction house in 2022. Sold by the auction ho...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Glass : American : Art Glass : Pre 1920
item #1484428
(stock #RS23001)
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Beautiful 12 inch tall rose pattern signed “Locke Art” vase. The vase has a rayed pattern on the underside of the foot and an etched dentil pattern on the rim. The vase is 4 1/4 inches in diameter at the base and top while the main body is 2 7/8 inches in diameter. This rare form is in wonderful condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1920
item #1484401
(stock #13838)
Haruko Watanabe
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Hemp furoshiki with tsutsugaki tai (sea bream) and bamboo design, whose wefts and warps are hand plied. The family crest is Maruni-Katabami-Mon. Katabami is perennial plant, named oxalis. Hand-sewn but both hems are machine sewn. The sewing machine was already imported in late Edo period and probably it was used widely in Meiji period (1868∼1912). In good condition except for a few spots. Meiji period. Made in Kyushu. W:95cm, L:110cm
E & M Perez
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Large and finely inlaid mixed metal pair of Ikebana bronze vases, Meiji era, finely inlaid silver over bronze surface, cartouches with mixed metal birds, flowers, foliage, wonderful to find a matching pair.
Measure 13 1/2" high, 7 1/4" diameter at top, and 5 3/8" diameter at base.
Nice old patina, deep bronze color, mixed metals include silver, gold, and copper. There are four cartouche elements, on front and back of each vase. The rest of the vases are inlaid with inlaid silver geometric b...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Pre 1900
item #1484368
E & M Perez
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eautiful Mughal style silver box with inlaid turquoise stones on top, all sides with floral designs in relief, scrolling and floral engraving over entire surface of box, India, 18th or 19th century, heavy and fine quality.
Measures 5 3/8" wide, 4 1/4" deep and 1 3/4" high.
Handmade of heavy silver, with tight fitting lid and substantial hinge. Silver tests .800 or above.
Rectangular shape with cut corners, a rather classic form found in wares of Mughal and Rajastahn influence.
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Chinese Qing dynasty porcelain deep dish decorated in underglaze blue on a white ground with a central roundel painted in the ‘Master of the Rocks’ style with a figure in a landscape scene with mountains in the background and traditional buildings at the right side. The back wall is decorated with four foliage sprays. A two-character mark within concentric rings on the base translates “harmony jade.” 17th century (transitional to Kangxi period). 8” diameter x 1 1/2” high. Very g...
Eight petal Chinese Tang dynasty (618-907) foliate form bronze mirror with central pierced knob and four relief characters reading “long life, riches, and honor” (chang ming fu gui). 7 1/4” diameter. Good condition overall with typical wear and extensive patina. From the estate of Gerhard Lohmeier, a Diplomat at the German Embassy in Beijing from 1985 to 1989.
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Authentic 1858 coloured antique steel engraving of Jawahar Singh and his entourage from the watercolour attributed to William Carpenter in the Kapany collection. Inscription on reverse dated circa 1845. Image size 32x22 cm. Laid down on card. Image in good condition, background card with creases and tears.
Examples of sales of this engraving can be found on abe books. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide with insurance.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000
item #1484187
Interesting early Gable stamp seal of the Ubaid period and probably made in the later 5th. mill. BC.
The seal depicts an artful motif of two juxtaposed stylized animals with long legs.
Size: 29 mm. long and 22 mm. wide.
Condition: Very fine, some weaer to the edges.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 2008. Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection and imprint!
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aq...
The seal depicts an artful motif of two juxtaposed stylized animals with long legs.
Size: 29 mm. long and 22 mm. wide.
Condition: Very fine, some weaer to the edges.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 2008. Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection and imprint!
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aq...
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Rare lotus blossom form of Chinese tea or rice bowl, brown glaze on buff color pottery, dates to Liao Dynasty, (907 - 1125 AD), thinly potted, delicate and beautiful, from collection of Jan Erik Nilsson.
Measures4 1/8" in diameter and is 1 3/8" high.
A very rare example of a lobed foliate bowl from the Song-Liao Dynasty (907- 1125 AD) in rich brown Hunan glaze over buff color body, with a collection tag of Jan Erik Nilsson, the Scandinavian scholar of ancient Chinese pottery.
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000
item #1484175
Wonderful Halaf period Booth-shaped stamp seal in a glossy green hardstone (rare!), Syro-Levantine part of Mesopotamia, probably 6th. mill. BC.
A pre-historic / Neolithic seal carved with a fine grit pattern in the base and shape like a boot or foot.
Size: 10 mm. wide and 11 mm. tall.
Condition: About Extremely fine.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 1991. Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection and imprint!
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A pre-historic / Neolithic seal carved with a fine grit pattern in the base and shape like a boot or foot.
Size: 10 mm. wide and 11 mm. tall.
Condition: About Extremely fine.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 1991. Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection and imprint!
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Sculpture : Pre 1700
item #1484150
(stock #1-1399)
Very old wood statue of Buddhist goddess Sho Kannon Bosatsu (one of the many forms of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara), wearing formal robes, and a diadem with bronze decorations on the two sides, standing on a lotus, her left hand holding a vase, her right hand in abhaya mudra. The goddess face reflects a profound meditation. Remnants of the original gilding. Fine age patina. Japan, early Edo period. Height: 25.2 cm. Good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1910
item #1484148
(stock #13831)
Haruko Watanabe
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Cotton cloth, called "yu-age”, which is used for a newborn baby. It is ordered by parents of a mother as a congratulatory gift. It has tsutsugaki auspicious motifs, such as a crane, a turtle, pine tree, plum blooms and bamboos. Red part in the top corner is for wiping baby's face, because red color is thought to be good for baby's eyes. It is from Izumo region in Shimane prefecture. In good condition, but the red and indigo blue are a bit faded. Meiji period (1868∼1912）65㎝ x 103cm
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1900
item #1484147
(stock #13830)
Haruko Watanabe
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Amazing boro sodenashi (sleeveless) noragi, whose ground cloth as well as mending patches are mostly vegetable indigo dye cotton cloth. Some of sashiko yarns are indigo dye hemp.
Late 19th century. It is from Niigata prefecture. W:62cm, L:80cm
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000
item #1484103
(stock #MC271)
Fine LARGE Chinese Han Dynasty Glazed Hu Jar with Hunting Scene
This superb and impressive pottery jar (hu) was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). It is made from a fairly high-fired reddish pottery and coated in a particularly attractive streaky dark green and finely-crackled glaze, the colour of which varies according to its thickness. Interestingly, the drips of glaze to the mouth rim and the pooling of glaze to the flat base show that this jar was fired upside down.
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Chinese Qing dynasty bombe form censer (incense burner) with flared brown dressed rim decorated around the circumference in underglaze blue on a white porcelain ground with two four-clawed dragons chasing a flaming pearl of wisdom. White glazed interior. Two underglaze blue concentric circles are on the glazed base. 6 1/4” diameter by 3 1/2” high. Likely 18th century and no later than 19th. Good overall condition. An old repair measuring up to 1” at the longest point is barely visibl...
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A very unusual lacquered Jubako stacking box in the shape of a water cauldron made for serving food at events and celebrations. It is finshed with metallic textured silver-black lacquer simulating old iron. The lid and base are shiny black lacquer, the interior coated in festive red. Cranes and turtles, symbols of longevity, populate the inside in gold. It is 20.5 cm (8 inches) diameter and comes enclosed in an age darkened period wood box titled Kamagata Kashiki. There are two repairs to the...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1484079
(stock #253)
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A Chinese Blue and White Meiping Vase. Circa, 1368-1644, Ming Dynasty.
Found in the Philippines.
Featuring a tapering body supported by a tall splayed foot with a short and waisted neck and is decorated with a band of floral scrolls in between a bordering ruyi pattern with floral sprays and alternating clouds above stylized pattern with a geometrical border.
Measurements: height (10”inches).
Condition: absolutely in perfect condition. No cracks, chips, or restorations.
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Pre 1837 VR
item #1484072
(stock #1-1398)
Rare, unusual in this form, Himalayan shamanic mask, with eyes and mouth wide open, expressive features. This mask is strangely similar in aspect to antique Greek theater masks, though there is no known connection between both areas. The mask is made of wood, with a very fine dark brown glossy patina and obvious signs of great age, with traces of the oritginal colouring. Period: 19th century. Height: 29.5 cm. The mask is nicely mounted on a custom stand. Good condition. Collected in situ in 1974...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre 1492
item #1484069
(stock #MC265)
Fine Chinese Song Dynasty Dragon Jar inc. Stand & Cover with Oxford TL Test
This exceptional "five-section" stoneware jar was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 -1279). It is quite "heavily-potted" with the outer body and inner mouth coated in an attractive dark iron glaze, the colour varying from brown to black with an almost "metallic" silvery sheen to it in places. The elaborate applied decoration around the shoulder features a dragon chasing a pearl (the story of the dragon's pearl is ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492
item #1484021
(stock #184)
A Chinese Qingbai-Glazed Jar with Iron-Spots. Circa, 14th Century, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, Yuan Dynasty.
Found in the Philippines.
Globular jar tapering to its shoulders and feet and is covered overall in a green-white glaze, adorned with iron-spots.
Measurements: height (7cm), diameter (10cm) across.
Condition: this jar probably originally had a cover but is overall in excellent condition with no cracks or restorations.
Photos by: The Oriental Room®
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492
item #1484020
(stock #86)
The Oriental Room
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A Chinese Fujian Lead-Glazed Censer. Circa, 13th-14th Century, Cizao Kilns, Late Southern Song-Yuan Dynasty.
Found in the Philippines.
The Cizao kilns produced green-glazed wares, brown wares, and black wares. Cizao wares come in green, ochre, and yellow lead glazes with coarse clay bodies. The vessel was slipped before the glaze was applied. Lead-glazed ware is the most innovative product of Cizao kiln. While the green lead glaze is due to the presence of copper oxide, the ochre lead...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1930
item #1484018
(stock #13829)
Haruko Watanabe
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Tokimono (kimono textile, unseamed and washed) of unlined summer kimono with katazome (stencil-resist-dye) Ryusui-mon (running water) design. It is made of hemp and gauze weave. Two pieces of cloth for bodies have tow slits (10cm) in the middle, for necks. Generally, in good condition but one panel, one front side has some light stain, however not serious from outside, and also one of a sleeve has a brown spot. Early 20th century. Body cloth:33cm x 2m84cm x 2pieces, Sleeve cloth:33xm x 142cm x 2...
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Width approximately 17 cm (across the handles). More pictures and description are available. In good condition.
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An exceptional bellarmine jug or Bartmannskrug as they are called in Europe. Made in Germany, cologne region, probably Frechen, late 16th. century AD., and exported to Holland, as it's bearing a medallion with the Coat of Arms of Amsterdam.
On the globular jug, a strong head of a bearded man with classic naturalistic features. Below the long beard, an oval medallion with the crowned coat of arms. Fine Tiger-glaze ware piece.
A Bartmann jug (from German Bartmann, "bearded...
On the globular jug, a strong head of a bearded man with classic naturalistic features. Below the long beard, an oval medallion with the crowned coat of arms. Fine Tiger-glaze ware piece.
A Bartmann jug (from German Bartmann, "bearded...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1700
item #1483979
(stock #0606)
Momoyama Gallery
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Splendid Kuro Raku Chawan by one of the most important potters of all time, the 3rd Raku Donyu 三代 楽吉左衛門 道入 (1599 - 1656) also known as Nonko. It was made around 1650 and was named 'Hekigan' which means 'Pale blue water of a mountain stream'.
It comes in great antique condition. The wooden box bears sign and seal of Judai Tannyû X Kichzaemon (1794-1854) and the authentication of the 11th Urasenke Generation Seichu Soshitsu (Gengensai, 1810-77).
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A substantial upperpart of a casket or chest lock sculptured in bronze as a leaping / attacking Lion with open jaws, Roman, 1st.-3rd. cent. AD.
Very nice antiquity with fine details and a lovely green and red patina.
Size: 6,7 cm. long weighing a solid 81 grams.
Ex. Old German Private Collection, before 1970.
Very nice antiquity with fine details and a lovely green and red patina.
Size: 6,7 cm. long weighing a solid 81 grams.
Ex. Old German Private Collection, before 1970.
A large and finely cast Chinese bronze censer and cover modelled as a seated qilin looking back over its shoulder, the unusual saddle-shaped cover with a short funnel for the exit of smoke. Qing dynasty, 18th century. 34 cms high. Good condition with a good old patina.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre AD 1000
item #1483944
(stock #MC262)
Large Chinese Warring States Impressed Pottery jar (475 - 221 BC)
This large pottery jar was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is made from a high-fired pale orange-brown pottery, the surface colour of which varies in places. It is of globular form with quite a wide mouth. The whole outer surface has been decorated with repeated impressed geometric patterns comprising vertical and horizontal lines.
Diameter 39 cm (15.25 inches), height 33 cm (13 inches). Overall co...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800
item #1483927
(stock #20231001-01)
Offered is a lovely pair of 18th Century Japanese Arita Porcelain Awabi Dishes, made for use in the Kaiseki (懐石) or kaiseki-ryōri (懐石料理), a traditional multi-course Japanese dinner.
Each dish is molded in the form of an abalone shell (Haliotis Gigantea, Abalone or Sea-ear - Awabi in Japanese). These dishes are decorated in underglaze blue as well as overglaze enamels of green, red and aubergine, further enhanced with gilding. The theme of each dish is a landscape (sansui) - s...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1483897
(stock #493)
Conservatoire Sakura
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Chinese hard porcelain dish. Interesting and rare decoration in underglaze cobalt blue representing emblems and antiquities. The designs are very neat and beautiful. On the reverse of the dish, in a double circle is drawn a mark in the form of a tetrapod vase, one of the typical marks of the Kangxi period. The color of the blue is superb, it is a beautiful example of the finest creations of cobalt blue from the Kangxi period at the very beginning of the 18th century. There is a firing defect und...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Ceramics : Pre 1492
item #1483844
(stock #1909)
Harubang Antiques
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A Very Fine Korean Goryeo Blue/White Slip Inlaid Celadon Wine Cup-12th-13th C.:
Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th – 13th century.
The 8 lobed wine cup on the short flared foot and with scalloped rim finely decorated
in inlaid black and white slip, each lobe with a single chrysanthemum flower head
beneath a thin, clear crackled celadon glaze, earthen on foot rim.
It’s in good condition with kingfisher celadon glaze but 2 tiny mouth rim chips,
otherwise very good condition, it measures 6....
Senatus Consulto
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Interesting large glass amulet tessera, drilled to use as pendant, black glass, dated to the Ptolemaic period, c. 200 BC, but could perhaps malso be early Roman (see id card)
The unusually large and finely preserved piece decorated with a Lion in high relief.
Size: 28 mm. wide and 17 mm. tall.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 2006, comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer...
The unusually large and finely preserved piece decorated with a Lion in high relief.
Size: 28 mm. wide and 17 mm. tall.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 2006, comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer...
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Interesting lot of quite scarce glass amulets or tesseras in fine conditions, Early Roman Imperial, Roman Egypt, c. 1st.-2nd. century AD.
The motifs includes Hercules, Mercury and a fine Imperial couple in the style of the time of Nero.
Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection and imprint!
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection of seals between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable deal...
The motifs includes Hercules, Mercury and a fine Imperial couple in the style of the time of Nero.
Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection and imprint!
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection of seals between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable deal...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1700
item #1483759
(stock #457)
A Chinese, Zhangzhou kiln, dish with leaping-carp decoration in over-glazed polychrome, red, turquoise and green, enamels. Swatow ware and dating to the late Ming dynasty; circa 1600-1640.
Dimensions; 38cm diameter.
Condition; With age related wear. Glaze loss to the rim; which is common with this type of ware, due to the poorly fitting glaze, and some fritting. There is a very small spot of discolouration to the rim; probably caused by a corroded plate hanger.
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The Kura
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A Taisho period Lacquer writing box of superb quality decorated with a design of a stone lantern under broad leaves enclosed in an age darkened kiri-wood box. The scene is performed with Thick slices of shell and lead inlay on black Ro-iro ground with Taka-maki-e and Hira-maki-e designs. Inside is finished in Kin-gin (gold and silver) Nashiji. It contains two ink stones, a solid silver water dropper and Silver lidded box, as well as the original brushes, hole punch and paper knife all in matc...
Chinese Song dynasty conical form bowl with slightly flared rim covered in a pale blue-green qingbai (yingqing) glaze that stops at the flat, unglazed low foot. Fine comb incised abstract swirling patterns are faintly visible in the interior. 6 5/8” diameter x 2 1/2" high. Circa 13th century. Good overall condition. There are two long old hairlines down one side of the interior and a single hairline with a fork on the other side (see closeup images). The unglazed rim edge has a few tiny ...
Chinese Song dynasty five-petal foliate form bowl covered in a pale creamy-celadon qingbai (yingqing) glaze that stops above the unglazed flat base. The glaze is thicker and more of a celadon color where is drips down from the top edge into the interior. Circa 13th century. 6” diameter x 1 7/8” high. Good overall condition. There are a few tiny nicks to the unglazed edge and there are glaze losses to the outer edge that might have occurred in the kiln. From the estate of Gerhard Lohmei...