Han dynasty Chinese terracotta stove model. BC 206-AD 220. Traces of green glaze. Repaired.
Ko Kutani "mountain bowl" enameled in yellow, aubergine, green and blue with a mountain landscape. Fu Ku mark. Edo/Tokugawa period. 8 1/2 across, 3 1/2" high. One of two of this type currently available.
Rare Mid Joseon Dynasty (17-18cc) Katate Chawan
Such bowls were highly prized in Japan during Edo period by local daimyo and tea ceremony masters.
Size
H5.8cm
D12.6cm
Weight 242g
Condition
Very good considering the age.
Supplied with the damaged, wooden box of the period.
Magnificent Late Edo period (19c) Shino ware Chawan for tea ceremony Wabi Sabi
The fine crackle look with natural kiln vivid cracks gives the bowl an authentic wabi sabi feel.
Overall, it is a great example of an old, beautifully crafted Shino tea bowl.
Size:
Height 10.3cm
Width 15.5cm
Weight 655g
Condition
Very good.
No damage...
A very unusual “klapmuts” form bowl decorated with three near identical panels composed of a scene of Chinese boys, karako, in the quise of it would appear of monks. The main figure wearing a Buddhist crown is flanked by acolytes with Chinese Fans, presumably preaching to the remaining boys, who don’t seem to be paying a great deal of attention...
One of a kind: Edo Period Ichimonji Utsushi Raku Chawan on high flared and cut (warikodai) foot by the 11th Zengoro Eiraku (Eiraku Hozen), made in the mid 19th century. A horizontal line is molded on the body, it's the Japanese character "ichi" - one!. (Please see last picture to see an antique Ichimonji Chawan in Korean style from the Ulrich Vollmer Collection Berlin).
This is one of the rare tea bowls of Eiraku Hozen fired with a lower temperature in the style of Raku ceramics...
1840's English flow blue 9.5" plate, Scinde pattern Marked "Oriental Stone", it was made by J. & G Alcock.
Interesting cylinder seal in black stone, Anatolia, Hittite Empire c. early-mid 2nd. millenium BC.
A fine carving of different animals in a charming later Anatolian style.
Size: 25 mm. tall and 14 mm. wide.
Condition: Nice Very fine, intact with ancient wear and patina.
This seal was aquired 1990...
A very finely potted dish decorated with a pattern of scattered shibagaki, bundles of brushwood, which would have formed part of a decorative garden hedge, with boughs of Plum blossom. This pattern was made for the domestic market and would have been particularly appropriate for the celebration of the New Year. The design is referencing the strong winds and storms of early spring.
The dish is decorated in a combination of underglaze blue and “Kakiemon” enamels, over-glaze blue, green...
Porcelain vase. Decor of dragons chasing the sacred pearl, painted in underglaze cobalt blue. The ground is covered with an ochre-greenish enamel. Vietnamese work from the 19th century or before? The vase is very broken as shown in the photos. The broken neck has been replaced by a silver neck on which a stopper has been placed. Height: 24cm.
Pair of fine satzuma earthenware vases. The cream colored clay is covered with finely crackled glaze. A golden decoration representing pagodas in a mountainous landscape is placed on a matte black background. Some details are sprinkled to imitate morning mists. These are original vases inspired by Komai style vases in gold damask steel. Probably made in Kyoto during the Meiji or Taisho period. Good condition. Height: 125mm.
Excellent example of Nakano ware Blue and White Mukozuke bowl made in the early 18th century
Diameter 15.2cm
Height 8cm
Weight 335g
There are old repairs with staples.
Nakano ware kiln was opened in 1598 in Yamanaka-cho, Hirado city. In the early days, Nakano kiln made Kobiki tea bowls similar to the ones of Joseon Dynasty, but in the 18th century it began to produce ceramics similar to Imari Sometsuke...
A fine 18th century porcelain jar with its original brass top. The vessel made for the rare herb mixture used in the eighteenth century for snuff measuring 11.5 inches
Top Quality Korean Gohon Chawan made in the Joseon Dynasty (16-17cc)...
Circa 1790-1820, English underglaze blue pearlware bowl with exaggerated Chinese style figures. Hand painted and in excellent antique condition, it measures 5 1/8” diameter x 2.75” high.
A correct and very rare English Adam Pier table in mahogany and Satinwood. The table of very fine carving with leaf and scroll column decoration. Double column front feet with original gilding and finish. The table measuring 34 inches in height, 25 inches deep, and 6 feet in length. A truly unique find
English Period Furniture – Adam Furniture (Mahogany and Satinwood 1760-1792)
Robert Adam was a Scottish architect...
A pair of Chinese bronze lamps each four sided lamp base with 96 characters in Chinese from the Republic Period Dome in the Tang Dynasty taste. Each vase measuring 15” tall and with harp 28”
19th century Japanese Ko-Kutani bowl with painted mountain landscape. Fuku mark.