Description:
A Cizhou covered bowl was applied on the surface with ivory-white glaze.
Characteristically, against the white surface, abundant floral motifs were painted on with darken brownish slip.
The bowl was excavated rarely with the original cover, all in perfect condition.
By keeping the intact condition from excavation, the bowl owned all the characteristics to verify it's authentication.
Date: Jin Dynasty, 12th/13th century...
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
Description: A tripod bronze censer was casted in an elegant shape. By a fine proportion, the subtly slanted feet supported the circular basin in a stylish way. Having been kept in an enduring and charming patina, the censer was in excellent condition without any dents. Date Qing dynasty(18th century), Width: 9.0cm, Height: 5.2cm, Weight: 280g.
A dry ink on paper image of mushrooms growing up along a garden stone dated 1874 by Tani Nyoi (1822-1905). The scene is signed Nyoisanjin, and dated the second month of 1874 hemmed in by origami cranes on cream satin in a field of rough pale green silk and features dark rosewood rollers. The style is very much in the literati tradition predominant during the early Meiji. The dry vigorous strokes evoke a sense of fleeting solidity, as if wind were about to blow the light paper away...
Indian Tree of Life Diagram. Late 19th century. Framed.
620 x 460 mm
Description: Like the beauty of a poem, a beautiful Jadeite snuff bottle
was in elegant slender shape. Capped with brownish amber stopper,
the jadeite bottle was in lake-green tint and was decorated with motifs of numerous archaic characters of Sou (longevity) on
the surface. The foot rim was delicately carved in groove style at the bottom. By an elegant profile, the charming tint and the well hollowed chamber, all these characteristics made this snuff bottle an excellent piece...
A good small one Longquan celadon shallow bowl, covered overall with sea green glaze. Southern Song dynasty in perfect condition. Diameter: 9cm.
Mountains crowned with white snow rise majestically over the misty waters of a winter lake surrounded in dark pine and cedar on this Superb landscape by Nomura Bunkyo. Ink and light color on silk with powdered gold mist. The mounting is all original and top quality, brilliant blue silk border on front in black lacquer frame with fine bronze hardware and entirely backed in patterned blue satin...
A Chinese blanc de chine barrel shaped jar and cover the flattened circular lid with twin peach finial, the curving sides of the jar decorated with bands of raised dot designs at the rim and base, the sides otherwise decorated with hawthorn blossom sprays and twin lion head bosses.
Condition: Very good condition
Age: Qing Dynasty
Size: 15-1/2 cm high by 13-1/2 cm diameter
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.
This a fine pair of Chinese blue and white miniature beaker vases, Kangxi period, unmarked, decorated with trailing wisteria; minor chip on base of one vase; 3 " diam., 5 3/8" high.
A rare Ming dynasty Ewer, covered with blue glazed to whole body except base with white glaze and spout with moulded dragon head. Ming dynasty 16th century. Condition: handle with one crack and fritting, spout is missing (restored), further good condition or no damaged to the body. High: 21.1 cm.
Description:
"A finely carved limestone Buddha was seated in dhyanasana upon a lotus throne joined by octagonal column to a wide pedestal base of conforming section and framed by a skirt of pendent of lotus petals with furling peaks,
the Buddha's hand resting in his lap and upon his left knee while emerging from the long robes draped over the shoulders to leave the chest bare and filling in cascading folds over the base,
the face with slender almond eyes and small smiling mouth, fla...
An attractive wooden table screen with a carved and painted scene of a saint on a horse with three attendants. China. 19th century.
Dimensions: H. 40 cm, W. 27 cm.
Condition: original polychrome, some age cracks and shrinkage, the left leg slides off, the right one now stuck.
Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled "Summit of Fujiyama: The Kengamine Summit" by Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) dated Showa 3 (1928). 1st edition impression with "jizure" (self-printed) seal in the upper left margin. The artist's black ink brush signature and red seal are at the lower left. The print is pencil-titled and pencil-signed in the lower margin. Illustrated in "The Complete Woodblock Prints of Yoshida Hiroshi," Abe Publications, color plate #531/...
Chinese Qing dynasty export porcelain Benjarong (five color) bowl made for the Thai market densely decorated in relief polychrome enamels around the circumference with eight alternating Buddhist celestial beings. The turquoise-green interior is accented with a floral circular medallion at the base of the well and a floral band around the interior top. 19th century. 7 1/8” diameter x 3 1/2” high. Good overall condition with gilt highlights at the rim and foot...
An ornate and richly decorated Chinese cloisonne enamel vase c1900 in the Persian taste. This 16" decorative vase features a blue ground with colourful flowers, leaves, flower buds and branches in pink, white, brown, red, pink, orange, blue and green.
The decoration is allover in a chintz style and unusually this vase has a tab style collar standing proud from the body. It also has a pair of gilded animal head handles...