A pair undone antique Chinese sleeve bands, bordered with a black band and green cotton lining. The wine-red silk ground finely embroidered in Pekinese stitch, some detalis in satin stitch and couched metal threads, showing figures, maybe immortals in a landscape. Dimension: c. 111 cm x 37.5 cm. Condition: fine, only few stains.
A pair woman's festive leggings from Sana'a, Yemen. The upper part is brocade with boteh pattern in gold wrapped silk threads and the lower part with couched silver wrapped threads forming stars. Red cotton lining. Please visit the "Israel Museum" (http://museum.imj.org.il/imagine/galleries/viewItemE.asp?case=25&itemNum=354) for an identical pair. Condition: fine. Dimension: 34 cm long, 19.6 cm wide.
An incredible carved bamboo vase of warriors making their way through forested crags whipped by roiling mist cut from a single piece of bamboo and signed on the base Omikuni Sakata Shiori Yamaguchi Moritsugu Saku :Made by Yamaguchi Moritsugu of Shiori, Sakata, Omi Province (Modern day Maibara Shiga Prefecture on the North-Eastern shore of Lake Biwa). It is 35.5 cm (14 inches) tall and in overall excellent condition, enclosed in an old wooden box...
Description:
A big oil painting on cotton was in striking image.
Full of original spirits of the minority people of southern China, the subject of this painting was the Daoist deities of Earthern Father(Tu Di Gon), Earthern Mother(Tu Di Puo) and Guandi who separately stands for Prosperity, Fertilization and Wealthness.
Used the bold colors, the painting was rendered by fluent sketching lines and was finished with profuse tableau...
A sake set in the shape of a cha-usu tea powder grinding stone consisting of 7 pieces, each uniquely decorated with various creatures. The widest is a large sake cup decorated with cranes upon which rests the hai-dai stand, forming the base of the grinding stone. The cover is in the shape of the grinding stone itself, and forms a deep cup decorated inside with a hawk. Inside this are found three concentric cups decorated with crows, a carp and sparrows...
Description:
A Junyao tripod censer was in decent form.
It was well glazed in moon-white tint when subtle green glaze was reflected within.
Some crackles were yielded in the glaze due to enduring time.
Some incursions were happened too.
Date: Jin dynasty, 1115-1234.
Height: 10.4cm, Width: 10.5cm.
A COTTON BOX IS INCLUDED.
An incredible work of florals on gold signed on the base Kutani Kaburagi Sei showing the very best of that regions pottery dating from the Meiji to Taisho period, when quality and craftsmanship was at its peak. It is 9 inches (23 cm) diameter, 13 inches (33 c) tall and in overall fine condition. There is a small tori-ashi (birds foot) glaze crack in the bottom but does not leak, and is only visible on the outside bottom.
Description: A piece of rootwood was adapted as a water dropper which was used by the Chinese scholars. Coloured inside with black paint for protection and to waterproof, the surface shone with old patina of dark brown. With intriguing shape and a savor of bookishness, this small piece yielded a true sense of Chinese scholar's connoisseurship. NOTICE: NO ANY WAX WAS USED ON THE SURFACE, IT JUST SHONE DUE TO ENDURING AGE.
Date: 18th Century
Width: 9.0cm Height: 5.0cm
Description: A beautiful Jun shard with splashed purple glaze was delicately framed by mortised and tenoned Zitan wood in a shape of a lotus leaf. Designed with silver wire for the veins of the leaf, this snuff dish was added more on the elegancy.Date: Qing dynasty (AD18th-19th century)
Material: Zitan wood and Jun shard.
Length: 7.5cm Height: 1.4cm (stand not included)
Description:
A charming white jade belt hook was exquisitely carved in dragon's head shape.
By the precious Hertien pebble quality, the jade piece was reflected with fine greasy-feel sheen on the surface.
Characteristic old jade's tissues were revealed under the reflection when some incursions were occurred to the material verifying its authenticity.
Date: Ming Dynasty ,1368-1644
Length:8.3cm, Width: 1.3cm, Weight: 30 grams.
Condition: Perfect.
Fine Tall Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery "Stick" Girl
This fine and rare painted pottery figure of a nude girl was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8), more specifically, the 2nd century BC. It is one of a variety of Han Dynasty "stick" figures. The vast majority of "stick" figures represent males; female figures are particularly rare...
A Song Dynasty Qing Bai jewelry or powder box. There a a couple of original flaws within the glaze and some small chipping to lower half rim. High resolution images on request.
Double gourd pouring vessel (no cover) with stylised dragon handle. Bluish white glaze stopping above the base which is flat and unglazed. Height=12 cm. Yuan Dynasty, 13th-14th centuries. Condition : spout restored, no more damage.
A Song longquan celadon large bowl, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, bowl decorated with raising lotus petal motif at exterior, covered with bluish green glaze. Condition : two hairline 3.5 cm and 2 cm as seen on last picture. Size: 21 cm diameter 9 cm height.
Pale green glazed, firing ring base. Interior decorated carved floral pattern.
Dimater = 15 cm
Longquan Kilns, Zhejiang, Yuan Dynasty.
Condition : shipwreck glaze, short hairline (3 cm).
Description:
A Zitan cup was carved from one piece of wood block.
Finely carved handle was made to imitate the bamboo stalks.
It was in perfect condition.
There're carving lines on the handle. They were not cracks.
Minute wood grains were yielded as shallow cracks at the bottom.
Date: Qing Dynasty, 19th century.
Width including handle:9cm, Mouth width:7cm, Height:3.5cm.
Description: A very good example of bone carving which was imitated as an ivory piece was done in the 17th-18th century of Qing Dynasty. With image of the deity of Longevity--Soulou, the ancient piece was
carved with mature craftsmanship. Dyed with warm brownish hue on the surface to imitate the patina of an aged ivory and burned the hollowed bone tunnel to imitate the ivory's cavity, it disguised the most discerning eyes...