Japanese dated Edo period rectangular form wood "senryo-bako" hinged coin box on two geta feet with cast iron hardware including edge brackets, hinges, handle, and front lockplate. A barely readable black ink inscription on the bottom dates the box to the first year of the Bunkiu era (1861). Excluding protruding hardware, the wood measures about 15 1/4" long x 5 7/8"deep x 5 1/2" high. Good, solid overall condition with typical wear from age and use...
A fine example of an early 20th century Chinese enamel cloisonné baluster form vase decorated with intricate foliate and vine patterns in an arabesque style design. The pattern, in shades of blue, is displayed over a pale turquoise ground accented by gold gilt base and neck. In excellent condition, it measures 12.5" high
Wooden sculpture of a hare with coral eyes.
In Japanese, the hare and the rabbit are designated by a single word: usagi. The hare has an important place in Japanese legends and superstitions. Like many other animals, it is supposed to reach a fabulous age and become blue at five hundred years.
Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912)
Height: 7.28 in. (18.5 cm) - width: 6.5 in. (16.5 cm) - depth: 13.58 in. (34.5 cm)
Dark brown wooden netsuke of a rat on a radish, horn eyes, holding a seed between its paws.
In Japan, the term "nezumi" refers to both the mouse and the rat. They are considered the messenger of Daikokuten, the deity of trade and wealth...
A beautiful set of eight dinner plates signed Tiffany & Co. by Spode Copeland London. Each measuring 11 inches hand painted floral Jade Green (Quillen)
A beautiful and rare Etruscan Plaster Figure 12” x 5” QUILLEN ESTATE
Tiny repairs of gold glint along the rim of this misshapen wan-gata bowl from the Utsutsukawa tradition of Nagasaki. The bowl comes with a silk pouch enclosed in an old wooden box. There is a kutsuki on one side, where it adhered to something else in the kiln. The bowl is 12 x 10.5 x 6.5 cm (4-3/4 x 4-1/8 x 2-1/2 inches) and is in overall fine condition, dating from the 19th century.
Utsutsukawa-yaki originated in Nagasaki in the late 17th century...
A Chinese bronze tapering lozenge-shaped vase and cover finely cast in relief with two guei dragons above taotieh masks, Qing dynasty, Qianlong, 18th century. Height 28 cms. Weight 1750g.
This is another rare offering as we have never seen anything like this piece before. The piece has a beautiful mix of butterflies and flowers with a gradation of tones throughout the body. It is not signed and likely could have be made by one of these artists, Hattori, Sosuke, or Kumeno. With the lid on, the jar stands 20 1/2 inches. Condition is very good but there are some slight firing flaws in the enamel, damage to an area near one of the feet and a side blemish to the enamel...
Burma or Mandalay Bronze Buddha circa 1720 Gilding still mostly intact measuring 3.25” (Quillen)
A finely carved warrior figure standing 9” tall dressed in a 16th century robes. Quillen
A beautiful carved figure dressed as a court figure attendant measuring 5” tall Quillen
Egyptian Fine carved faience figure in a form of a pharaoh. Prehistoric age measuring about 3.5” Quillen
A very finely carved Japanese Netsuke Erotica Netsuke figure of a couple Quillen
A sculpture depicting a man in traditional dress carrying a club. Measuring about 1.5” Quillen
This is a a japanese antique edo Period Tsutsugaki Children's Silk Kimono of a large herd of frolicking horses.
A children's kimono made in the Edo period to celebrate the men's festival of wealthy merchant families.
A herd of horses with various patterns is strongly expressed in ink with Tsutsugaki for children's wear,
Movement is brisk.There is a light stain, but it is not noticeable. No damage, very good condition.
Size ::length 79cm (31.1inch) /sleeve to sleeve width 78cm(30.7inch)
We have been trying since we opened 18 years ago to acquire a Kim Gyu Jin painting, but they are all either stored in museums or firmly entrenched in private collections. His works are in the collections of the world's biggest museums, including the Metropolitan Museum and the British Museum. There is just one other one on the market, as shown in the last photo here...
A Rare Tour-de-Force Masterpiece Ten-Panel Painting by the Renowned 19th Century Korean Royal Court Artist Yang Ki Hun aka Sukyeon (1843-1898). This is the first Yang Ki Hun screen painting offered for sale outside of Korea in many years, and it is arguably the best of them. We have here the most renowned of the 19th Century Korean royal court painters demonstrating his mastery and artistry in all of the most revered scholar's motifs...