A cute form of "Wucai" small jar, painted with a pair of Foo dogs among Peony flowers in green, yellow, red enamel, base unglazed firing to pale brown color. Late Ming to Early Ching 17th century. Condition with one hairline visible on enlargement 3 or 7 and invisible restored to two chips at rim, lid missing, further in perfect condition. High: 10.5 cm.

Description: An old wood water basin was carved as a boy climbing at a wall. Preserved with original condition, the paint of this cute rural scholar object was peeled off due to enduring ages. A boy climbing against a wall of a water basin was a popular motif often seen in different materials of Ming period. From the carving of the boy, the facial and the figure characteristics, this water basin was a piece with Ming style but was conservatively dated a Qing piece due to no further evidences...

A blue & white small bowl, well balance and slightly thinly potted, decorated inside with Peony scroll and rosette design on the center, double circle on the base. Late Ming 17th century. Condition is perfect, except a firing imperfection to foot rim, no chips and no crack, free from restoration as well. Diameter: 11.5 cm.

Description: A cute stone tiger of Song Dynasty was carved with a red sandstone which was revealed under the old black paint from the frets on the tip of her nose. The black paint was applied all over the surface except the bottom of the stand. The evenly spread crackle paint was meaningful to this lovely stone cat for her 800 years of enduring age. Date: Song Dynasty (12th Century) Material: Red sandstone. Length: 21cm Height: 14.5cm Width: 8.5cm

A rare Chingpai ewer with a lid, decorated each sides with Phoenix. Yuan dynasty. Perfect condition. High: 11.5 cm.

Description: A prestigious water colour painting on paper of Mandarin duck was by a very famous deceased Taiwanese painter Lin Yu-San. A beautiful museum piece of art which attributed to the collection of a Taiwan collector for more than 20 years was worthy of serious collection and investment as well. Date: 1955 Dimension: 91x113cm Painter: Lin Yu-San (AD1907-2004) Provenance: Lin Sui-Su

Description: A small inkstone was carved in different cliff style. On the pool side, the cloud pattern was carved fluently. A small scholar item especially an inkstone was hard to find. It could be a practical utensil and also a small art piece which could be viewed from different angles around your palms. Date: 19th Century. Length:7.8cm Width:6cm Height: 4.5cm Condition: Kept with original Hon-Mu stand when lost of upper cover. A crack line was seen due to age.

Description: A beautiful inkcake rest was intriguingly made of pudding stone. With agate-like stone quality, this precious scholar item was preserved very well with only some old crack lines and some minor old frets. The stand was an old Suan-Ji wood piece from 19th century. Date: Qing Dynasty (18th Century) Material: Pudding stone. Length: 6.1cm(with stand) Height: 2.4cm(with stand)

This is a very beautiful and finely potted Qing dynasty famille noir mille fleurs complete set of teacup, with the cover and saucer. It is painted very densely with shades of enameled pink, yellow, blue, brown, white and green with multitude of flowers and plants...

It is beautifully potted in an ovid form with incised foliate ground in a transparent icy green glaze, with the rounded side tapering to a short foot.

There are no repairs or restorations. There is some minor firing fault, degradation, chips at the mouth (picture 3) and minor losses. Minor scattered oxidise spot and a more a visible one shown on picture 5. Otherwise in good condition.

The measurement of the yingqing ewer : Height 19cm and the width is 13.3cm.

Description: A camphor wood arm chair was originally made in Taiwan in the late 19th century. With beautiful design, this chair was used to be put on the main side of a living room in pairs which were called Tai-Shi-Yi, the lord's chair. In heavy weight, it was tenoned firmly and preserved very well with original warm patina. There're only some decay at the front rim side. Height: 97.5cm width: 54.5cm x 47cm

A good sample of Ming dynasty Chenghua period blue & white dish, decorated with a white on blue Dragons and vividly incised to dragon body. Six character "Da Ming Cheng Hua Nien Zhe" within double circle on the base. Condition: damaged and glued restoration like indicated on the pictures. Diameter: 17 cm.

Peach bands of silk arranged in vertical columns stagger across six feet of Kesa interspersed with colorful patches featuring flowers and geometrics. The Kesa is backed with sumptuous orange silk. It is accompanied by a smaller piece of the same design called Ohi, a sash worn along with the Kesa. The Kesa is 78 x 45-1/2 inches (198 x 115.5 cm), the smaller Ohi 12 x 57 inches (30 x 142 cm)...

A blue & white dish, with foliated rim and slightly thinly potted, decorated at exterior and interior with flowers scroll, fungus mark on the base within double circle. Early Ching Kangxi period (1662-1722). Condition with two hairline, normal fritting to rim, further in good condition. Diameter: 20.9 cm.

This is a large and beautiful Song dynasty meiping or plum vase of baluster shape, the sides rising upwards from a slightly recessed base, curving in towards the stepped shoulder and surmounted by a short straight neck with what looks like a double ring. The body of the vase is luted together in two equal half. The upper half has a darker greenish-gray, while the lower half has slightly greenish tinge colour (picture 1). The picture no...

Sculptured black pines rise from the misty forest floor, yellow sky fading beyond; a brilliant modernist rendition of this traditional theme by Yamauchi Issei (b. 1929). The entire scene is performed with colored paper, applied directly or wetted and applied as pulp. Fantastical shapes seem to dance across the two panel canvas. Gold strips applied in the upper branches are sunlight’s last rays reflecting off the needles, the yellow sky implicating late summer dusk...

This is a CHINESE HUNDRED DEER VASE from a metro Washington, DC area Estate. Size is 18" tall X 12" diameter approx. Ca. 1920- 1945

This fine antique lacquer tray features a Gold lacquer rim surrounding a field of jet black dominated by two stylistic butterflies, the underside a sea of Nashiji...

Description: Three beautiful archaic glass beads of Warring States were excavated in good condition with only one minor chip on the surface of one of the beads. Date: Warring States (BC 770-220) Width: 0.8cm, 0.5cm and 0.3cm

Description: A minor sculpture of a steatite ram from Han Dynasty was newly excavated and had been used as a portable phone pendent for a real use. A real piece with clean cut carving which was a Han sculpture's style. Date: Han Dynasty(BC206-AD220) Length: 0.9cm

A blue & white bowl, with nicely decorated and cobalt blue of Chrysanthemum flower surrounded the exterior. Ming dynasty late 15th century. Condition: a piece restuck and restored till invisible, further in good condition. Diameter: 15 cm.

It is a very beautiful and finely potted vase dated from the early Republic period. The vase is of ovid shape, the sides rising upwards from the base, curving in towards a slightly rounded shoulder and surmounted by a short curve neck upwards to short straight rim. The body is pure white and translucent. On the body of the vase, it is a scene of autumn period as shown by a beautiful bird perching on a tree almost bare of leaves...

Description: A white glazed incense burner from northern China of 14th to 15th Century was in elegant shape. Kept in perfect condition except with some frets on the glaze, the surface of the tripod censer was separated with 4 parts. Light key-fret imprints were applied on the surface of the middle sector. Date: 14th-15th Century(late Yuan to early Ming) Width: 12cm Height: 8.4cm Condition: Perfect except some frets on the surface.

This is a blue and white brush rest for a scholar study. The brush rest is manufactured in the likeness of blue and white wares on which Arabic and Persian inscriptions appear during the reign of emperor Cheng-Te, Ming dynasty. The painting is like a scroll work know as the “Muhammadan scrolls” with inter-twining foliage.

An Arabic inscription is found on both sides of the brush rest, in the centre of the brush rest, in a diamond shape medallion...

Description: A jade boy was carved beautifully by a celadon jade pebble. With sharp clean cutting skill, this jade was expressed vividly as a traditional Chinese boy holding a lotus vein. Posed with one foot stepping forward and facial expression described with simple sketchy lines, the figure was shaped by the jade pebble's original size...

A rare and fine blue & white with center decoration of the Horse against background of wave and surrounded by small continuously flowering scroll, underside with same decorated as well. Condition is perfect except some old tiny chips to the foot rim and one slightly long flake old chip to the inner foot rim, unfortunately the half left side area firing into slightly darker than the right side but no any chips and cracks to the body, well balance and excellent glaze...

Description: An old wooden tablet with inscription of Yi Yen Tang-the hall of happy swallow was a classical piece originated probably from a lady's chamber room of a noble family's house. Preserved well with faded golden paint, the feminine word Yi-Ye was possibly from a fair lade's name, or was used as a metaphor for the family's well- being. Date: Qing Dynasty(AD1616-1911) Width: 53.5cm Height: 26cm

A rare blue & white bowl, with foliated rim and decorated outside with Chrysanthemum flower scroll. The center inside with a single flaming pearl and scrolling border to inner rim, actualy the inside cavetto with incised/Anhua of chrysanthemum as well, but unfortunately is not too impressive appear and it's hard to making the visuals. Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Condition restored two hairlines and one tiny chip to rim, further in good condition with no other damaged. Diameter: 11.6 cm.

Ming dynasty Wanli period (1573-1620) "Wucai/Five colors" bowl, decorated with Mandarin Ducks swimming on the Lotus Pond. Inside the center with Crane & Lotus, Chinese seal mark on the base. Excavated on South-Sulawesi Indonesia...

Description: An exquisite ivory carving was in an imitation of a bamboo section with which a snail was crawling on it. In a simple clear form, this ivory was a scholar item as a brush rest and a curiosity as well...

A very rare blue & white large bowl with vividly 15th century painted style, i suppose it's a top quality one was found on South Sulawesi "Palopo" area. Ming dynasty 15th century. Diameter : 27 cm. Sold in year of 2003.

A rare blue & white saucer dish, decorated inside the center with a fish and underside with four fishes among water weed. Condition with tiny old chip to the rim, no cracks and free from restoration as well. Ming dynasty late 15th to early 16th century. Diameter: 10 cm.

Description: A beautiful covered metal box was delicately chased and carved with traditional Chinese scenes like pagodas, mountain ridges and pine troves as main picture on the cover's surface. Added more with good metaphors like bats, chrysanthemums and flying magpies on the box's outer surface, this alloyed box therefore became a nice cosmetic holder for the use of a fair lady. With tightly fitted cover, the box was in very good condition. Date: Late 19th Century. Material: Alloyed metal or...

This is a Song dynasty (960 – 1276 A.D.) white glaze stem cup. It rest on a flared foot rising inwards to a short neck and then towards a everted u-shaped cup. It has a simple abstract cloud like wave motive between two bands of lines. On the underside, the white glaze flow stopped short at about half way down the stem exposing the light buff colour stoneware. A nice piece.

There is no repair or restoration. No chip or crack. Minor firing faults (pic 2 - mid way between the stem), ...

An early Ming dynasty blue & white bowl, decorated outside with Lotus petals around the rim and inside the center with a nicely Chinese calligraphy of "Fu" character, it's so simple but unique and beautifully, brown glaze finish to rim and base unglazed. Early Ming late 14th to early 15th century, possibly Hongwu-Jianwen private kiln ware. Condition is perfect, no chips and no cracks. Collected in South-Sulawesi area. Diameter: 14.3 cm and High: 6.8 cm.

Description: A blue and white covered box was applied with motifs of weeds and tendrils all over the surface except the part of the foot rim. Added with a Chinese word 'Shi' (joyful) in duplicate form on the cover's surface, this box was therefore enhancing the charming of a Chinese mood. IT WILL BE A GOOD WISH TO YOUR BELOVED ONES IN THIS SPECIAL SEASON. DATE: Qing Dynasty (late 19th Century) Condition: Perfect Width: 9.6cm Height: 6.0cm