A good Arita moulded rinka gata form scalloped rimmed dish in Ai Kakiemon style. The front is decorated with a band of twenty four jewelled cash, shippo, to the rim and further shippo in ones and twos incorporated into mounds of grasses, presumably sasa, bamboo grass, of differing height, again arranged in ones and twos to create a pleasingly symmetric arrangement framing a central gobenka...

A Chinese "Ge" glazed dish from late Ming Dynasty or early Qing Dynasty. Condition: Two related(cross to each other)hairlines on the rim; Tiny glaze flakes on rim; small chips on the "bi" style foot rim. Please refer to photos for details. Diameter: 6-3/4".

Cobalt blue MING bowl with nice dragon. Under glazed mark, rim on base, foot and around inner medallion. Double rims on top inside and outside. 3 chips and hairlines, no cracks nor restorations. Size: 2.75" (7 cm.) x 6" (15.5 cm.) diameter

The painting depicted a samurai met an old man at night. In Japan there are many legendary tales of ogre extermination where samurai fights with ogre to protect people and their town. Some folklore says that the ogre turns into human and attacks people go around. Here, the samurai was prepared for the fight by the torii, which is a traditional Japanese gate commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the profane to the sacred...

Height: 5.8cm (2.2 in)
Length: 8cm (3.2 in)
Depth: 5.9cm (2.3 in)

Chinese Ming Dynasty bronze water dropper; teapot form with figural handle; raised mythical dragon surrounds the shoulder; metal has very old patina as expected; good condition

A rare seen, nice floral decoration, executed with an amazing strong cobalt blue. Middle Ming period. Jingdezhen ware. Diamerer :12,5 cm. Condition : Few minute fritting to the rim, no crack with nice bright a bell like tone when tapped.

Covered box decorated with mandarin duck and water weeds on the cover, box decorated with floral, glazed base. PERIOD : Wanli (1563 – 1620 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 8.5 cm wide. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations.

17th Century Chinese Bronze Lacquer Seated Kwan Yin Buddha

It is 11.1 inches (28.3 cm) tall by 7 inches (18 cm) wide. It is 8.8 Lb.

It has rubbing of patina, rust, pitting, oxidation, chips at the bottom, and surface wears and scratches ( as seen in the photos).

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Very rare museum quality antique 16th- 17th century, Persian Safavid dynasty, Islamic cut steel panel, made of hand forged patterned crucible steel (wootz steel) in the form of an elaborate cartouche of lobed ovoid form.

The panel is finely hand pierced with elegant inscriptions in Arabic calligraphic Thuluth script: الله Allah. موسى Musa (Moses)...

Cut iron tsuba. Decor of dragons and sacred pearls. Inside the beads, tiny iron balls are mobile. The style is called Namban. This kind of tsuba is little represented without however being rare. But the model presented here is exceptionally of excellent quality. Indeed the blacksmith has cut out his pattern excessively finely like an iron lace. We do not know of a model with such thin wires cut at the extreme limit of the constraints of the metal...

Chinese heavily cast figure of Ananda standing on a lotus pedestal with gilt hands held in anjali mudra before his chest. His head and face are gilded with shaven head and pendulous ears framing a meditative expression and narrowed eyes. His long robes are incised at the hem with lotus blossoms. The upper portion of his body is in a kasaya with a finely chased lotus border...

Blanc De Chine Dog of Fo seated on a rectangular base. Kangxi L17thC. Height 12.9cm. Condition; excellent, two tail fronds each with a minor 0.2cm chip. No other chips, cracks or restoration.

A small white glazed bowl from late Ming dynasty. Excellent condition with one exception of a small kiln fault spot near the rim. Please see photos for detail. diameter: 3-5/8".

A nice collection of 11 GENUINE MING DYNASTY-PERIOD (1368-1644) BLUE + WHITE PORCELAIN SOUP SPOONS. This type of porcelain spoon was used in China as early as the Shang Dynasty, and predated chopsticks. Size: length 4" to 4 1/2". All in good condition overall. Price per spoon US$ 26 (Each) + shipping or $ 250 for all 11 spoons + shipping.

A German Saltglaze Bellamine. With crisply moulded mask and applied flower roundel. Germany E17thC. Height; 8 1/8" (20.5 cm). Condition;  chip to inside of lip otherwise excellent. With a very good glaze surface.

with gold in-lay on the ivory handle and gold in-lay on the blade on four different framed writings (to translate, made by Esfahani, describing ali Allah). L: 40 5/8 in.(103cm)

Blue and white bowl decorated with floral scroll on the exterior, glazed base. Period : 17th Century Diameter = 13 cm. Condition : a tiny fritting to the rim, no chips, hairlines or restorations.

Rare Tai Yai Burmese wooden seated crowned Buddha, or sometimes known as 'King Buddha', wearing a diadem-crown and ornaments of a king instead of ordinary monk's robes.

Tai Yai is a group of tribal people living in Burma. It is difficult to find Buddha from this ethnic group.

Age: Burma, Ava Period, 16th Century
Measurement: Height 81 C.M. / Width 40.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age)...

Song dynasty, ca. 1200-1300

Probably made in the Longquan kilns, this bowl is of flaring conical form and has incised longitudinal lines on the exterior. The exterior is glazed in pale olive-green celadon and the glaze stops well above the foot. The foot and base are unglazed, exposing the light-gray porcelaneous body. The interior is glazed throughout. There is a small chip to the outer rim. Purchased in Kyoto, Japan around 1975.

Diameter: 6 3/8 in., Height: 2 ½ in.

A very rare Phurba ritual dagger of purple zitan wood with three heads of protectors on the top, a central vajra in the handle and the head of a garuda holding the triangular blade. Tibet, 15/16th century. L 28 cm. Condition: Good wear and only a few minor chips.

17th Century Kangxi Chinese Blue & White Soft Paste Crackle Censer

It is 6 inches (15cm) tall by 8.5 inches (22 cm) wide. It is 4lb.

It has hairline cracks, stain and surface wears (as seen in the photos).

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Chinese Export "Hatcher" Shipwreck covered Blue and White Porcelain Paste Ink Box, Ca. 17th C., 1 1/8" high include cover, 2 1/8" diameter, underglaze blue Sun Flower design is very detailed under the slightly Celadon Green glaze, the fine brush strokes are very well done. This beautiful Paste Ink box was auctioned as one of the "Hatcher Shipwreck Collection" sale in June 1984 in Amsterdam by Christie's. Red round small label by Christie's is still attached on the bottom...

Burmese bronze Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on double lotus base, with gilded gold.

Age: Burma, Shan Period, 16th Century
Measurement: Height 21.8 C.M. / Width 11.3 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Unusual Sandstone Elephant from Burma, good condition, 17-18th Century, size: L. 17cm x H. 15cm x W. 8cm, collector's item

Blanc de chine vase with unglazed foot-ring. Mounted flower sprays on the body and 2 deer heads as handles to the vase. Signed by manufacturer as usual on authentic blanc-de-chine porcelain...

Large Ming Dynasty Blue and White deep dish plate with floral design and incised ribbing on outside. Hi-resolution upon request. Diameter: 10.75 inches, Height: 2.75 inches.

Decorated with a plantain leaves in the center and floral spray on the outside. W=12 cm. Early Ming 1368-1398. Condition : excellent, no chips, cracks, hairline or restoration.

Diameter approximately 11 cm. Few soft chips at the rim. In good condition.

Seated Ming Quanyin with beautifully modeled face, holding medicine bowl in left hand. Great detail seen in the casting with traces of original gilt shown. Bottom is hollowed. Crown with Buddha at crest, flowing robe and jewelry. Original hand and worn patina consistent with age.
The Ming dynasty officially the Great Ming Empire, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of C...

A Chinese Blue and White Bowl, Late Ming Dynasty. Diameter approximately 21.5 cm and height approximately 11.1 cm. Decorated in the interior with the goose in the center, flowers etc. scroll pattern at the foot. There are hair lines at the foot. Good condition.

Antique Tibetan vajrakila phurba, a Buddhist sacred dagger "believed to be capable of transmuting vice and egocentrism into benevolent compassion. According to legend, Padmasambava introduced the magic dagger to Tibet to subdue forces hostile to Buddhism." (Bonhams Auction Tues. June 28, 2016 page.14.) Made of iron and copper alloy.

18th/19th century

Size: 8 1/8" long.

A finely cast bronze image of Sakyamuni Buddha seated in meditation posture on a high lotus seat. The image with dark brown-black covering patina. Ming, Wanli period (1573–1615). H. 26,8 cm. (10.5 inches) Good condition.

Rare antique 17th-century Turkish Ottoman war axe with large, well-forged steelhead and visible forging layers, Islamic Osmanli Teber.

It consists of a massive crescent-shaped blade, a central hexagonal-shaped block chased with slender vertical grooves, and a projecting-shaped fluke with a square hammer on the back. Mounted on its original handcrafted cylindrical wood haft, which broadened at the top to prevent the steelhead from sliding off.

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An elegant Ottoman tulip candlestick in the plain style. Bell-shaped base with deep drip tray, the rim with two loops, the multifaceted baluster neck ending in a tulip shaped finial. Condition: please look at the photos carefully (they make part of the condition report) drip tray and finial with a small, old loss, one loop with solder residue, negligible dents. Dimension: c. 27.3 cm high, base diameter: 10.8 cm, weight: 690 g.

A rare Chinese bronze (copper tin alloy) paperweight very finely modelled and cast in the auspicious form of a mythical horned Qilin.

This item was made in China for the scholar's table, in the Transitional Period probably during the reign of the Shunzhi emperor (1644 to 1661).

Condition: excellent - no damages and no repairs or restoration.

10 cm / 4 inches high; 14 cm / 5.5 inches across.

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Jade brush rest in the shape of a creature.Between the front legs there is a hole to hang it as a pendant. Celadon colored stone stained with rust. Jade old ,Song dynasty. Good condition, the stone slightly crumbled has rare places. Long about 9cm.