Antique Japanese uma-jirushi, flag standard for battle. This uma-jirushi is a large inverted gourd surrounded by smaller gourds. The great daimyo, Hideyoshi Toyotomi (famous for being the second unifier of Japan) made the upside down gourd his uma-jirushi symbol. A large upside down gourd was placed on top of his flag pole and smaller gourds were added around it with each victory. Called "Sen nari hisago" or "thousand gourds"...

Netsuke - chestnut and a plump mushroom. Japan Edo 19th.

Faience ushabti for Horpenaset. Depicted mummiform, wearing a tripartite wig and beard. With pleasant, well defined, facial details, with arms crossed and hands emerging from tightly-fitted garment, hands holding hoes and seed sack behind the left shoulder. A T-shaped column of incised text at the front reads: "Illuminate the Osiris, Horpenaset, born of Asetshesen". 30th Dynasty, 365 -332 B.C. 4 3/8 inches high. Intact. Mounted. From an old New Jersey collection.

Unusual 19th century small iron and bronze ojime (slide bead for tightening the cord going from netsuke to inro) in oval puck shape with two relief mushrooms on the front. Wonderful crisp detailing, the body of ojime is iron, mushrooms and the back are bronze, in excellent condition, pleasant patina. Signed on the back TERU in hiragana. Height 7/16 inches.

Antique Japanese rare gyosho bako (peddler's box) for a barber. A set of 3 separated boxes that fit together and can be easily carried. The largest box has 5 drawers with bronze hardware including hirute shaped drawer pulls and decorative peony back plates. The top of the box has 2 open compartments, a small covered compartment, and a handle for carrying. On the right side, a smaller box attaches onto the large box with 2 hooks...

Antique Japanese Tobako-bon (tobacco box) with two small drawers. The top portion has an open square compartment lined with copper, a small rectangular-shaped space and another square compartment closed with a wooden lid. Just above the drawers is a long diagonal space to hold pipes. The box has a bamboo handle for carrying. Made with hardwood burl with dramatic swirling figure...

19th century Chinese Peking glass bangle bracelet for a small child of classical shape made out of transparent red glass. Nice color, beautiful bubbles inside the material typical for the period. Beautiful patina and slight wear to the surface, overall in excellent condition. Inner diameter 48 mm (1 7/8 inches), outer diameter 2 3/8 inches. Part of a small Massachusetts collection of Peking glass.

19th century Chinese Peking glass bangle bracelet of classical shape made out of opaque pink glass. Nice color, occasional bubbles inside the material typical for the period. Beautiful patina and slight wear to the surface, overall in excellent condition. Inner diameter 77 mm (3 1/16 inches), outer diameter 3 3/4 inches. Part of a small Massachusetts collection of Peking glass.

19th century Chinese Peking glass bangle bracelet of classical shape made out of apple green glass perfectly imitating jadeite. Nice color, occasional bubbles inside the material typical for the period. Beautiful patina and slight wear to the surface, overall in excellent condition. Inner diameter 65 mm (2 9/16 inches), outer diameter 3 1/4 inches. Part of a small Massachusetts collection of Peking glass.

19th century Chinese Peking glass bangle bracelet of classical shape made out of opaque black glass. Beautiful color, great patina and slight wear to the surface, overall in excellent condition. Inner diameter 67 mm (2 5/8 inches), outer diameter 3 3/8 inches. Part of a small Massachusetts collection of Peking glass.

19th century Chinese Peking glass bangle bracelet of classical shape made out of opaque white glass with green and pink/red splashes imitating jadeite. Nice colors, occasional bubbles inside the material typical for the period. Beautiful patina and slight wear to the surface, overall in excellent condition. Inner diameter 72 mm (2 13/16 inches), outer diameter 3 7/16 inches. Part of a small Massachusetts collection of Peking glass.

19th century Chinese Peking glass hair pin of classic shape. Glass perfectly imitates celadon jade both in color and finish, great patina, couple of tiny chips to edges, pleasant feel of age. Length 6 3/8 inches. Part of a small Massachusetts collection of Peking glass.

Chinese pottery foreign court man, bulging eyes, high nose, wearing hat, with red black, and white pigments remaining.

Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618 - 907
Size: Height 36.2 C.M. / Width 11.3 C.M. (size excluding stand)
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details...

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Rosewood Carved Candelabra with Jade Plaque Inlay

Each is 9.6 inches (24.3 cm) tall by 7.5 inches (19 cm) wide. They are 1.3 lb.

They have chips and surface wears and scratches. One of the candelabra is missing one foot at the bottom (as seen in the photos).

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1900's Chinese Flambe Glaze Scholar Porcelain Brush Washer

It is 3.5 inches (9 cm) tall by 11.8 inches (30 cm) wide. It is 5.5 Lb.

It has skip glazes, glaze crazing, chips at the foot, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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These lovely linen travel rolls were made and sold in Maine and NH by the Shakers. They are made with natural linen and have red trim. During the winters the sisters embroidered them . I have owned a few of them and they are all different but great. This is a travel roll-up and so pretty to look at. It is 22" by 12". It does have a hole on the front, see pictures. Circal 1890

19th C red lacquer with gold gilt wood Chinese palace lantern featuring intricately hand carved scenes of birds and flowers. Professionally restored, it is in excellent condition ready to be hung or used as a table base (see last 2 photos). Measures 27" high 18" square. Dates 1850.

Matched pair of heavy Chinese 'foo' dogs. Each approximately 35x14 cm. undated estimated to be late 19th century or earlier. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.