Of oval shape with lovely feet in the shape of leaves (lotus ?). The inside richly decorated with panels with trmple gardens, flowers and butterflies. Originally this bowl was part of a large dinner service, commisioned by the Dutch East-India Company. Dimensions: 31x24x8 cm. Condition: one chip of 1x0,5 cm, otherwise perfect.

Decorated with pagodas in gardens by a lake. Qianlong (1736-1795). Dimensions: 32,5 x 25 cm. Condition: one dish with a very small chip, the other dish with a 1 cm chip at the lower rim.

De orated with pagodas, houses and persons by a lake. The border decorated with flowers and insects. Qianlong (1736-1795). Dimensions: 25,5 x 17,5 cm. Condition: one dish with a 2,5 cm chip on the left lower corner.

A Chinese underglaze blue painted 'double happiness' baluster jar and original cover.

Age: 19th century

Size: Approximately 16" high by 10" diameter

Condition: Very good condition

A Chinese moulded and glazed porcelain baluster vase and cover, the base with 'Wang Bing Rong zuo' mark (corresponding to the 19th century potter).

Age: Republic Period

Size: Approximately 11" high by 4-1/4" diameter

Condition: There is a repaired break on the top rim, please refer to pictures

Pair of famille verte "Shou" character ewers or teapots. Each side of both has a central panel with a student surrounded by flowers on a black ground. The base of both has a six character Kangxi seal mark in black with the word "CHINA" in red.

Age: Late Qing Dynasty

Size: Approximately 8" high

Condition: Good condition, some wear to the enamels

Japanese cylindrical blue and white porcelain brushpot in three-section bamboo form decorated at the center with birds in flight among tree tops. The top section is covered in a key fret pattern and the bottom section with a myriad of small white circular medallions containing foliage set against a blue ground. A band of scrolling foliate decorates the flat interior rim, which is dressed brown...

A pair of Chinese porcelain rice bowls and covers. Painted in famille rose enamels with dragons among lotus scrolls above waves. The base of each bowl carries a six character Daoguang reign mark in iron red. Republic period.

Size: Approximately 9-1/2 cm high by 9 cm diameter

Condition: Very good condition, no breaks.

A Chinese powder blue baluster vase with a flared mouth over a short neck. The sides with a design of a incised four claw dragon chasing a flaming pearl. The tapering sides flared at the foot. The stepped base is plain. Vases of this period with this type of design are rare.

Size: Approximately 21-1/2 cm high by 12 cm diameter

Condition: The base has a crack and there is a possibility that the top may have been ground down...

Chinese carved jade box on wooden stand. The box is decorated with a relief floral pattern. The stone is a striated pale mutton fat colour with lavender and light green tones. The box raised on corner mounts. The stand carved.

Age: 19th Century to early 20th Century

Size: Box Only - 3.5 cm high by 11.3 cm length by 8.5 cm wide

A Chinese famille rose enameled porcelain landscape bowl with various writings and seals. On the base, a six character Jiaqing seal mark.

Size: 3" high by 7" diameter

Age: 20th Century Republic to PRC

Pair of Chinese porcelain low bowls. Decorated in the traditional three glaze sancai design portraying song birds, small fruit and insects. Six character under-glaze blue Jiajing mark to base surrounded by double circles. Good condition, some expected wear to the enamels.

Size: 6" diameter

A wearable bronze ring from the post Angkor Wat period. Size: Inside diameter. 2 cm x 1.9 cm. Condition: No repairs.

Impressive Japanese ink and color on paper horizontal handscroll measuring over 30 feet in length depicting an Edo period genre scene of a large daimyo procession passing through the center of a village. The villagers are engaged in all manner of activities. As the scene unfolds, there are also scenes of battles and encampments. Scroll: 19 3/4” x approximately 32 feet in length. 19th century. Very good overall condition with typical wear and soiling visible...

Pair of Chinese Qing dynasty Daoguang (1821-1850) mark and period scalloped edge porcelain bowls finely decorated on the exterior in famille rose enamels with birds among marsh flowers and plants set against a sea foam green background. A wave pattern accented by rust-red bats extends around the foot. Turquoise base and interior. A square rust-red six-character zhuanshu Daoguang mark is on the base. Wood stands are included...

Decorated with stylized mythical beasts against a geometrical background. Diameter 9,4 cm. Excellent condition with good age wear and patina. Comes with a custom made stand.

Made of bronze in the shape of a peacock. It has two compartments with lids connected to sticks. Rare and authentic piece in good condition. Normsl age wear and nice patina. From a Dutch private collection. Length 15 cm, Height 12 cm.

With a floral decoration. Marked at the bottom with an Artemisia leaf. China, late Ming, ca. 1640. H. 14,5 cm. Condition: minor chips, firing flaws.

Autumn in the Mountains by Shirakura Niho Pigment on silk in a fine brocade border extended with beige and featuring ivory rollers enclosed in the original signed double wood box (nijubako). It is 26 x 56 inches (66 x 143 cm) and is in excellent condition. This is signed with his later art name Kanyu. We can see in the style as well, here he has adopted a very western watercolor approach, that this is one of his post-war works...

Rare Large Chinese Han Dynasty Burnished Pottery Amphora (206 BC- AD 220)

A superbly conceived design; jars of this general type have been found in excavations dating as far back as the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)...

Vajrapāni (Sanskrit: "Vajra in [his] hand") is one of the earliest-appearing bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism. He is the protector and guide of Gautama Buddha and rose to symbolize the Buddha's power.He also is know to protects the wearer. Condition: Natural age patina. No repairs. Size: See last photo

A ghoulish character from the Otsu-e pantheon, the Oni no Nenbutsu, a devil in priests robes, stands grinning, hammer in one hand to bang his bell and a ledger in the other in which are noted all the peoples sins. This figure is carved of wood and covered in lacquer and mineral paints. Dating from the 19th century (Later Edo period) it is 13 inches (33 cm) tall. There are some losses to the pigments accentuating the antique feel.

Signed on the base by the renowned workshop of Uriarte in Puebla, Mexico, this very big tibor, or urn, measures 23" high, roughly 19 1/2' wide at the shoulder and weighs 32 pounds. It is decorated in the classic Talavera colors of blue, green, yellow, orange and black over a creamy slip. Over a background of crosshatching blue designs, there are four panels with floral and foliate designs in vivid color, and the base and shoulder area have a black scale pattern, with a scroll design on the neck...

A natural amber pendant of a good fortune frog (toad) with the underside having a string of coins for wealth. The bottom has a hole for stringing. Size: L. 3.8cm. W. 3.3cm. Condition: No repairs.

A dragon rides in a swirl of movement atop this silver and damascened Koro incense burner by Chosa Yoshiyuki. The sides are decorated with images of plum and pine. The bottom is signed Yoshi-saku, and bears the stamp 900 delineating the silver content. It is 5-1/2 inches (14 cm) tall, 3-1/2 inches (9 cm) diameter and in fine condition, enclosed in a period heavy kiri-wood box.
Chosa Yoshiyuki (1915-2002) was a bronze artist and recipient of the Japanese Order of Cultural Merit...

An important work in the oeuvre of 20th century avant-garde oil painter Nakamura Yoshitane, his first exhibited work at the 1938 Dokuritsu Tenrankai (Independent Painters Exhibition) titled Canna and Cypress retaining the original gilt frame and published in Nakamura Yoshitane Gendai no Ningen Fukei (page 81). Thick application of pigment and very heavy texturing are key features to the work giving it a three dimensional quality. A copy of the book is included with the sale...

An exquisite Olmec culture pre Columbian Mexico Jade hard stone mask. Measuring 8" x 6" x 3". A beautifully carved image with bold facial features. In ancient condition with centuries of deterioration of the stone matrix from being buried in an acidic soil, leaving the harder Jade intact authenticating the age. From a Stanford collection.

A Nyonya hairpin made of gilt silver with rubies or glass stones, mounted as brooch. Condition: repaired breakage to the pin, needle a bit warped, wear to gilding. Dimension: 9.7 cm long x 2.6 cm wide, weight: 12 g. Shipping by Priority Swisspost included.

A whimsical tiger exhales incense smoke, his body glimmering with gold on black ripples; an antique oki-koro incense burner enclosed in the original Kikko signed wooden box. The tiger bears the Kikko mark on his butt...

Skull mask , obvious signs of a good age at least early 20th, hard wood, H 21 cm Further information on request.

Kraak period, Wanli reign (1563 - 1620) large plate or low bowl done in underglaze blue on white ground. The center design shows a dragon.

Very good condition, no breaks or chips

Size is 11-7/8" diameter by 2-1/4" high

Beautiful antique Tibetan silver torquoise coral pendant scent or snuff bottle. Beautiful quality antique piece. Has two loops to wear as a pendant top has been glued to stay on. Measuring 2.5" long 1 3/4" wide and 1" deep.

Carved with scrolling lotus foliage, covered with an even mid-green glaze and raised on three vestigial feet.

Ming Dynasty, 15th/16th century

Size: 9.5 cm high by 22.5 cm diameter

Condition: Good overall condition, no breaks.

Of solid cast bronze, and weighing 10 pounds, this simply detailed Buddha measures 12 3/4" from feet to top of ushnisha, and 13 1/2" including wood base. This Buddha is classicaly Sri Lankan, from the elegant and thin form to the flame or Sirispata Ushnisha on the head. Nicely detailed, with a deep brown patina, the figure is in excellent condition, with a minor loss to the central flame tip, visible in photos. Very striking in size and style, it appears to date to the early 20th century.

A very naturalistic portrait of a high ranking official. Painted on silk. Apparently this scroll ended up in Japan at some stage, possibly after the Japanese occupation of Korea. The box was added in Japan. Dimensions: H. 92 cm, W. 50 cm. provenance: Dutch private collection.

A matching Edo period Myochin signed Go-mai-do Gusoku yoroi lacquered black and threaded with blue chord emblazoned with a seven star crest...