Found in the Philippines The sites of Cizao Kilns are outstanding examples of the export-porcelain kiln sites that dotted the outskirts of Quanzhou in the Song-Yuan era. They demonstrate the prominence of craft production for exportation in the industrial structure of Quanzhou as the emporium of the world in Song-Yuan China. The system and scope of production seen in these kilns stand testament to ancient Quanzhou’s remarkable capacity for production and overseas maritime trade...

Found in the Philippines. This ewer is in the shape of the sacred goose hamsa, a symbol of purity and divine knowledge for Hindu and Buddhist believers...

Found in the Philippines. These identical jars feature a translucent green Qingbai-type glaze that pools on its carved lines. Its moulded structural form is covered by a roof tiled lid. Their base remains unglazed. Measurements: approximately, H 6”inches. Condition: both are in excellent condition. Photos by: The Oriental Room®️

Found in the Philippines. This jar features an unglazed incised decoration of wavy patterns and lines with six vertical lug handles. Similar glazed examples can be seen in the book “ A Thousand Years of Stoneware Jars in the Philippines” by: Cynthia O. Valdes, Kerry Nguyen Long, Artemio C. Barbosa, on page 107; no.24 and 25. Measurements: height, 50.8cm or (20”inches)...

Japanese mirror in cast bronze, partially silvered. Rare and elegant decoration in relief, in the center the "Mon" of the Tori-O clan of Yamaguchi in Suwo, surrounded by scrolls of flowers and stylized clouds mixed with Ginkgo Biloba leaves. The handle is covered with thin strips of bamboo. Japanese work probably from the 19th century or much earlier. Diameter: 17cm Total length: 26cm .Silvering partly erased. Original bamboo. Good condition. Traces of oxidation...

Found in the Philippines. Featuring a covered box in double hamsa (sacred goose) form with an underglaze blue decoration of lines and patterns, making its feathers. Measurements: height 3.1"inches, width 4"inches. Condition: excellent condition. Photos by: The Oriental Room®️ Feel free to contact me at theorientalroomph@gmail.com for further inquiries, price offers, additional photographs, or for payment and shipping options. I will gladly assist you.

Small octagonal hard porcelain vase. Decor enamelled with a landscape fenced with hedges of dry branches, there are a prunus, a pine and on the ground young bamboo shoots which would signify the symbolic presence of the "three friends", on the collar is represented a Ho-ho (phoenix) which in Japan symbolizes the Empress. Some details are gold. The style is kakiemon but this small vase is atypical. It is difficult to date and also to locate with precision...

The size of Shigaraki Vase: 13 3/4" High x 9 5/8" Dia 350 mm x 245 mm
This is very old and rare Japanese Shigaraki Vase from Early Edo (Edo Zenki) 17th Century. Please see the history of Shigaraki and what is Shigaraki at separate paragraph. The condition of Vase, please note there are two Kizu (damage spot) at the top rim area as photo showing.The lower body of line indentation is Hera (spatula) marking.and Kama kizu (kiln flaw). Otherwise great shape for the age from 17th century...

Covered box with a blue-and-white underglaze painting of geometric panels and a foliate center. A very similar example can be seen in the book “A Pocket Guide to Oriental Ceramics in the Philippines” page 80; plate 30 or exhibit 30. Measurements: height 4.5cm, width 6.5cm. Condition: the rim inside the box is chipped as seen in one of the provided photos. The underglaze decoration is very much visible. Photos by: The Oriental Room®️

Found in the Philippines. Featuring a ribbed ovoid shaped body, topped with a ribbed cover which is slightly undulated around the edges...

Found in the Philippines. The Trần Dynasty, also known as the House of Trần, was a Vietnamese dynasty that ruled over the Kingdom of Đại Việt from 1225 to 1400. The Trần Dynasty defeated two Mongol invasions. This ewer features a green celadon glaze with an incised lotus decoration. Two moulded figures in animal form sit on its shoulders and its spout is shaped in a form of a mythical dragon...

Found in the Philippines. Featuring a globular body, tapering to its shoulders to a flared mouth with a short curved spout, opposite its curved handle and is covered overall in a pale green celadon glaze. Its base is fully glazed, except for the foot-ring. A similar example can be seen in the book ”Chinese and Southeast Asian Greenware Found in the Philippines” by: The Oriental Ceramic Society of the Philippines, on page 56; exhibit 2.42(left)...

Late Qing Dynasty (1890s to 1911) Chinese / Tibetan mala - Buddhist rosary consisting of 108 wooden beads and 4 jadeite ones that serve as spacers dividing the prayer beads into groups of 27 each. Dark dense wood, beautiful green jadeite. Traditionally Buddhist rosary of 108 even-sized beads is used for mantra recitation. The thread represents the continuity of the buddhadharma piercing the 108 worldly passions...

Late Meiji (1890s to 1912) Japanese temple boxwood seal of square section...

Late Meiji (1890s to 1912) Japanese temple boxwood seal of round section with original boxwood cover. Excellent quality crisp carving in seal script, old red seal paste in the grooves. Plastic peg indicates the position of the top of the imprint. Beautiful patina on the surface of wood, signs of use adding to the presence of the object. The impression of the seal is shown on Enlargement 4 (photo is flipped left to right to present the image as it will print on paper). Height with cover 2.47 inch...

Found in the Philippines. The multi-mouthed pot is a funerary artifact developed on the basis of the Han Dynasty Wulian Jar, Pottery Barn, and Tang Dynasty Pagoda jar. The unique form of the pot represents the prayer for the repose of the soul of the dead and the blessing for the living. The barn pot has been given many different names such as the barn jar, multi-mouthed pot, pointed pot, and multi-angled bottle ect., with the typical characteristics of its body being arranged in layers. The...

A Chinese Qingbai Glazed Ewer. Circa, 10th-12th Century, Song Dynasty. Found in the Philippines. Featuring a baluster shaped body and a waisted neck flaring to a wide trumpet mouth with an applied straight handle, curving inward to where it is attached on the top, opposite its short curved spout. It is decorated with carved vertical lines, chambering its body and is covered overall in a green-white “Qingbai-type” of glaze. Its base remains fully unglazed. Measurements: height...

Unusual 1890s - 1910s (late Meiji - early Taisho) Japanese wooden nyoi - a Buddhist scepter - made out of a natural branch or root, its head with wonderful pattern of roiling clouds. Nyoi, or Ruyi scepter is a traditional symbol of scholarship and transmission of knowledge. Lacquered in Negoro style with bright red body and black patch on the head. Nice striated wood surface texture of the branch, wonderful patina, very pleasant to the touch. Excellent piece for a scholar’s desk, or a practi...