18th c Jun-type Flambe Quatrefoil Vase (LQF111705)
18th century
Early-Mid Qing Dynasty, probably Yongzheng/Qianlong
Porcelaineous stoneware with jun-type transmutation glaze
Height: 30 cm
Width (at widest point): 22 cm
From a Northern California private collection

A rare and unusual 18th century 'shiliu zun' quarefoil vase, glazed in a transmutation color belonging to the Jun type. The glaze is extremely thick, luminous, and creamy...

Kangxi Dehua Songzi Guanyin (DBC061705)
c...

Japanese tall armoire made all of kiri (paulownia) wood. This single section cabinet opens with two hinged cabinet doors. The interior has it's original metal rod for hanging clothes, a smaller metal rod on the right hand door and it's original small rectangular mirror. At the base is a single large drawer. Conservative design, with the only decoration being metal handles on the cabinet doors which are cut in a scrolling vine motif...

White Jade Qilong Belt Buckle (QHJ101607)
19th century
Qing dynasty
Khotan (Hetian) jade of a grayish white hue
Length: 8.6 cm
Width: 1.8 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Weight: 36.4 grams
From a New York estate

A nicely carved 19th c white jade belt buckle, of reticulated qilong dragon form. The tone of the jade is of a translucent grayish white.

Condition: Some minor age-related wear to the jade surface...

Blue and White 'Liuhai' Paste Box (RBW031706)
c. 1890-1900s
Late Qing - Republic
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
Diameter: 8.5 cm Height: 3.7 cm
From a New York metropolitan area estate

A charming late Qing - Republic blue and white paste box, painted on the front with the Daoist immortal Liuhai riding his toad amongst waves...

19th c Peachbloom Vase (QPB031704)
19th century
Late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with peachbloom glaze
Height: 36.7 cm
Width (at widest point): 16.7 cm
From a New York City metropolitan area estate

A lovely 19th century late Qing monochrome vase, glazed in a mottled red-green color typically called "peachbloom" or "jiangdou hong" by scholars and collectors...

Ruby-Ground 'Silkwork' Hu Vase (GMR101701)
c. 1890 - 1900
Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze ruby and famille verte enamels
Height: 21.7 cm
Width (at widest point): 13.5 cm
From a Toronto, Canada estate

A rare and unusual late Qing archaistic 'hu' vase, covered with a thick and bubbly ruby glaze, and decorated with cartouches of famille verte silkworms wiggling amongst mulberry leaves...

Late Qing Flambe Transmutation Vase (LQF071704)
19th century
Late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with flambe transmutation glaze
Height: 35.5 cm
Diameter (at widest point): 21 cm
From an Argenteuil, France estate

A beautiful 19th century late Qing flambe vase, the glaze of a deep mysterious "jun" red that is a deep crimson at the body and flares out to streaks of purple and blue near the mouth rim...

Doucai & Famille Verte Temple Vase (DBC061705)
c. 1880s-1900
Late Qing dynasty, probably Guangxu
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze famille verte enamels; Jingdezhen ware
Height: 39.8 cm (15.7 in)
Width (at widest point): 18 cm (7 in)
From a Paris, France metropolitan area private collection

A very unusual 19th century late Qing temple vase, sumptuously decorated in the blue and white, doucai, famille noire, and famille verte palettes...

16th c Carved Longquan Charger (MLQ091715)
c. 1550 - 1600, later half of the 16th century
Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with lime-alkali glaze; Longquan celadon ware
Diameter: 34.5 cm
Height: 7 cm
From an Ambler, Pennsylvania collection

A 16th century Ming Longquan celadon charger plate, heavily potted and covered with a crackled translucent pea-green glaze with a subtle bluish undertone...

Miniature statue of Buddha Gautama, in formal attire, wearing diadem, a lotus flower beside each shoulder, his hands in "dharmacakra mudra", sitting cross-legged on a lotus throne. Bronze, with fine reddish-green patina. Tibet, 17th century, maybe earlier. Height: 4.9 cm. Erosion due to great age, otherwise very good condition...

Late Qing Peachbloom Paste Box (QPB121703)
c. 1880 - 1900s, Late Qing Dynasty - Possibly Republic period
Porcelain with monochrome peachbloom glaze
Diameter: 9.5 cm
Height: 5.2 cm
From a New York City metropolitan area estate

A late Qing - Republic period porcelain paste box, covered throughout with a peachbloom glaze of a grayish raspberry hue, and marked on the reverse with an apocryphal six-character Kangxi mark...

Late Qing Famille Rose Floral Jar (GFM061721)
c. 1860 - 1880s, late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Height: 19.7 cm (jar alone), 28 cm (including custom stand and lid)
Diameter (at widest point): 24 cm
From an Arvada, Colorado estate

A lovely and charming late Qing ginger jar, its pleasingly rotund body decorated with famille rose enamels depicting various floral sprigs and auspicious insects...

A fine Dr. Wall (First Period) Worcester pickle leaf dish in the "Pickle Leaf Vine" pattern, showing flowers and vines within a feuil-de-choix border, and with a workman's mark on the reverse. Excellent condition with no cracks, chips, paint loss, or restoration. The white areas at places along the edge are light reflections. Length 3 1/4", and width 3 1/2".

18th century consecrated Japanese dragon (Ryu) temple carving. Its serpentine body reveals his 3 appendages with classic three claw anatomy. The high relief carving engulfs the dragon in flames. The rendering of the dragon's face exudes power and compassion.
The dragon carving was part of the architectural decoration of a Buddhist temple. It has been sanctified with sutras, located in the dragon's eye during the "Eye Opening Ceremony" (Kaigen-Kuyo)...

A small blue and white saucer dish, decorated with floral design. Ming Dynasty 16th century. Condition is good excepted a tiny chip to rim. Diameter:

A pewter tankard marked with the partial touch of John Townsend on the bottom of the inside of the bowl. There are no other marks except the engraved initials “I or J Y” on the front of the tankard. It is 7 inches (17.7 cm) tall and about 6 ½ inches (15 cm) from the front to the back edge of the handle.

Condition: Excellent. The engraving is very crisp. There are a few small dings on the edge of the lid and along the bottom edge. The body of the tankard is slightly indented where the b...

A Very Rare/Fine 13 Album Leaf Paintings -Figural Scenes (조선시대 풍속도 화첩):the daily life events))-Korean: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The first painting signed but unidentified. Please note: each painting described below nay not be correct description. 1): 3 a scholars playing 가야금, 2): a group of men having banquet , 3): a playing 웇놀이, 4): a farewell for exile by a young servant ?, 5): a couple on going to market, 6): a Young woman with a Child and a Tr...