All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Pre 1900 item #603070 (stock #CARP-003)
A very large Temple carpet with five dragon of which four are chasing the elusive pearl. Size: 206 x 123 cm. Condition: No repairs.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #602062 (stock #CHOP-010)
A very rare and unusual seal of a mythical animal made of pottery. Age; Ten Kingdoms. Size: H. 5.2cm. W. 3.5 x 3.5cm. Condition: Some loss of the white slip and a chip on the horn.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #601681 (stock #lot248)
Description: An ivory pumpkin was delicately carved in Ming period (15th-16th Century). Kept with charming warm patina and obvious aged ivory tissues, the toggle was in good feel when fondling in the palm. A typical Chinese curiosity for connoisseurring was rarely found these days. Referent material can be found in the Published: Fang jing Pei, Treasures of the Chinese Scholar (Weatherhill, 1997). Some old defects like a hole and missing section of the stalk were found...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1837 VR item #600993 (stock #lot247)
Description: A charming amber pendant was carved with Chilong motif. Silver framed with chiselled flower motif and a word " Fu " (well-being) on the reverse side though at 19th century, the carving amber piece was from 17th-18th century of Qing dynasty. Preserved in very good condition, attractive ice cracks can obviously seen under magnify glass. Aged but greasy feel looking, the hue is much more darkened in real than in the pictures...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #600382
18th century Chinese bronze Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) Bodhisattva figurine seated in a position of royal ease with a contemplative expression. The robe falls in elegant folds and is inlaid in silver wire with a cloud pattern. A "Shisou" two-character mark is inlaid in silver wire on the back. Measures 5" high, 4" long, 3" wide. Very good overall condition with a nice patina...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Pre 1900 item #600376
Korean rice bale-form stoneware wine bottle with cylindrical body, short circular spout at the mid-section, and four raised feet covered overall in a golden olive-brown glaze. One end has the standard domed form while the opposite slightly concave end, upon on which the vessel was fired, is unglazed and has the characteristic sand grit residue adhering. Heavily potted. 19th century. 10” long x 5 1/2” diameter; weighs over 4 lbs...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #597836 (stock #ZTC140)
This sleeve panel is made with light green silk fabric. It is decorated with floral designs in satin stitched blue silk thread with butterflies high-lighted with white,green and purple thread. Condition is very good. Each sleeve measures 3.5" X 30 inches Embroidered section measures 3" x 20"
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #597524 (stock #lot244)
Description: A blue and white plate was painted with vibrant dragon amid swirling cloud. As a piece from early Qing period-the Yongzheng reign, the plate was well preserved with only minor frets on the glaze of the surface. A brush pen written inscription /Jianzenghao/ was on the un-glazed body at the bottom of the plate. Date: Yongzheng period,17th century. Width: 23.6cm
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #596975
Waisted cylindrical form scholar's huanghuali wood brush pot with a slightly raised flat base and three low rounded feet. The feet, base and rim are finished with a finely executed narrow raised band. The honey-browm wood has a varied grain pattern displaying several distinctive guilian “ghost face” whorl patterns. 18th century or earlier. Measures 6”H x 5 5/8” diameter. Very good overall condition with a wonderful patina...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Pre 1920 item #596105 (stock #ZT109)
The wheel is covered with deep red coral beads. Additional strands of coral beads and the turning weight are attached to a narrow leather strap which bands the center of the wheel. The handle was hand turned. Almost 12" hight and 5" in diameter, this old prayer wheel has seen many turns.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #594386 (stock #lot240)
Description: One prestigious and rare Jianyang Temmoko bowl was in attractive pitch-black glaze. In elegant domed shape, the luster on the surface inside and outside the bowl was introspective and charming. Under the magnifying glass, web-like thin cracks were spread all over the surface...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #593439 (stock #lot238)
Description: One small Jianyang Temmoko bowl was authenticated by all the typical characteristics - the iron grayish body, the typical straight foot rim, the deposits in the pinpoint holes on the body , dry-feel mouth rim, crackled glaze and the foggy water scar left on the glaze. The bottom of the foot ring was uniquely shaped as a flat form. It was a lovely piece with a genuine look from first sight...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #589562
Large wood display stand carved to imitate a natural root with a flat upper surface. Root furniture was much favored by the Chinese literati. Believed to date from the late Qing Dynasty to early Republic Period. Measures about 17"L x 10 1/2"D x 3 1/8"H. Very good overall condition with some minor scratches and wear to the top...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1837 VR item #589374 (stock #lot235)
Description: A beautiful and elegant jade pendant was carved in Chinese chrysanthemum's shape. By six petals, the pistil was skillfully and intriguingly carved with a movable jade ring in the middle. The jade pendant was in Houtien quality and in greenish tint. With mature double-side craftmanship, this mid-Qing period's piece can be added to your precious jade collections. Date: Mid Qing period (18th Century) Width: 5.6cm Depth: 0.65cm
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 2000 item #585853 (stock #MOR1927)
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A large Amber glass Mizusashi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Mizu Utsuwa by Japans top-rated female glass artists, Iwata Itoko. It has a black lacquered wooden lid typical of mizusashi, but a tremendous convoluted form in rich amber which defies simple description. Itoko is one of the top rated glass artists in Japan, and heir to the legacy of Iwata Hisatoshi. The piece is roughly 1 foot (39 cm) in diameter...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1837 VR item #584949 (stock #BrPt-013)
A very unusual huanghuali scholar's container made of one solid piece of wood. There is no plug at the base. These types of designs are very desirable for collectors of huanghuali pieces. It probably had a lid. Age: 18th century. Size: H. 7cm. W. 11.7cm. Condition. No repairs. Some old minor chips on the rims.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1910 item #583721 (stock #lot234)
Description: A lovely blue and white plant pot was in unique hexagon shape. Painted with typical Chinese rural scenery, this small plant pot was kept in very good condition only with one almost invisible faint hairline on the rim. Date: Qing Dynasty, Late 19th Century. Width:10.9cm Height:4.5cm