A lovely small b/w stem cup, decorated with bird among floral scroll. Late Ming Jiajing period, Fu character mark on the base. Condition is good excepted two chips to the foot rim and polished to tiny flake chip on the inner rim, no crack and free from restoration. High: 7 cm and mouth diameter: 6.8 cm.

Made of red Tophane clay, all pieces with matching impressed decoration, highlighted in gold and silver paint. The bases with an impressed flower. All pieces marked with a round stamp in Persian writing. Condition: traces of usage, cup with a loss. Dimension: saucer: 8.1 cm diameter, cup: 5.6 cm diameter, weight: 182 g.

Description:

A Cizhou Cut-Glaze stem censer was found in a rare form and was preserved in perfect condition.
The glaze on the surface was in subdued gloss when slight abrasions were found on the rims.
At the bottom, in the hole of the stem foot, the rough-feel body clay was revealed with grayish tint when manually maneuvered scraping scars were found obviously.

It was a very rare piece in unique form and in such good condition...

As the enlightened man is a product of this world so too the Lotus grows in the mire, a symbol of the attainable state of Nirvana. Here is a breathtaking hand-made bronze Koro in the shape of a blossoming lotus in deep red patination dating from the late Edo to Meiji period (mid to late 19th century). Consisting of 30 individual pieces, each petal is uniquely incised with veins by the hammer and chisel of some long lost craftsman...

This is a finely potted Song dynasty (960 – 1276AD) Yaozhou Persimmon hexafoil glazed cup. It has a gently rounded sides rising from a straight foot to an everted hexafoil rim, covered overall in a lustrous with a scattered iridescent persimmon glaze. The lustrous persimmon glaze, with its thick glaze flow stopping just short of the foot to reveal a white clay body. Overall, it is a very beautiful piece.

There are no damage or any restoration to the cup...

A superbly detailed story Ranma carving, likely from an altar, in which five figures reside among golden maple and cherry blossoms. On the left a colorful figure dips water from the cascading blue waters of a steep fall, a man in priests robes behind him. Three other gentlemen in white robes watch from close at hand, a bundle of sticks, perhaps for making tea, perched in the foreground. Each figure is meticulously carved and painted, the entire scene gilded in gold...

Description:
A Blanc De Chine statue were uniquely in a subject of the praying Catholic pupils.
Obviously made for the western market, this porcelain pieces was a product of Dehua county, Fujiang province of Qing Dynasty, 19th century.
It was in a perfect condition without any defects.
It was an amusing piece too especially in this holy season.

Date: Qing Dynasty, Late 19th century.

Height:10.5cm, Width: 8.9cm.

Description: An elegant round basin was subtly made to imitate the famous Song’s Ge ware. By a decent profile of a round mouth rim and the steep but slightly curved wall, the scholar water basin was applied with light yellowish glaze on the surface. In the glaze which was reflected with retrospective reflection, charming crackles were yielded immensely all over the surface. It was the unique esthetics for treasuring the rare Ge ware of 11th-12th century...

A furosaki tea room screen made of a very large hanga woodblock print in the fashion of Inui Tai mounted within a simple wooden frame and stamped in the lower left corner. An intriguing work, village roofs are visible over a sea of rice containing all manner of small country scenes...

A fine Antique Japanese bronze censer Meiji period artist or makers signed. A incredibly finely detailed casting with dragons and shishi dogs and traditional Japanese design elements. Measuring approx. 21 inches tall in good condition some repairs or re-soldering to the handles and base supports causing some discolorations to the patina. All in all this is a remarkable piece at a very reasonable price.

A porcelain hat stand painted in the Qianjiang palette with a young lady contemplating a flower twig at the window. Inscribed with calligraphy in black, dated "ji hai" corresponding to 1899 and signed "Gao Xintian". Base with stamped iron red mark "Guangxu". Condition: no repairs and cracks - little wear to painting and gilt rim. Dimension: 27.8 cm high, diameter: 11.6 cm.

A small Chinese carved biscuit porcelain incense holder (or perfumer). The cylindrical carved white, unglazed cover over smaller diameter incense stick holder. The cover fitting onto a stepped rim on the broad base of the incense holder. The top of the cover with three holes to allow aroma from the unburned incense and carved details including small graduated bosses and prunus blossoms...

Group of Celadon items, produced in Longquan Kilns, Zhejiang : 1)...

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.

Blue & White saucer dish, decorated at interior with a Cabbage and Human figure at the exterior. Dating Ming dynasty, Cheng Hua period ( 1465-1487 ) Private kiln/Ming Yao ware. Found on Majene South Sulawesi Indonesia. Condition is perfect, no chips, no crack or no restored, only one side with firing discoloured turn to slightly yellow, visible on enlargement 6. Soft paste/Semi-porcelain ware. Diameter: 11.5 cm.

The rafter tail is the end of the roof rafter which is architecturally visible. In times past, many cultures would carve traditional objects and design at ends of the rafter tails. This galloping horse is the carved rafter tail from an old Indian building.

Deeply carved from unknown hardwood, the horse is outfitted with a mounting bracket on the back so he can easily be hung on a wall. dimensions top to bottom 10 inches, 4 inches wide and 5 inches deep...

Fine Large Chinese Warring States Pottery Jar (475 - 221 BC)

This attractively-shaped pottery jar was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is made from a fine-grained grey pottery, relatively highly-fired, having a distinct ring to it when tapped. It has a flat base and the lower body has lightly incised lines around it. At the waist and above are several ridges and bands, within which are burnished lines forming geometric patterns...

The design is done with "Kaioke", the shell boxes. They were used in shell matching game, a popular game played in the Edo period (1603-1868). The design that you see here is not patchwork. The silk was dyed first leaving the areas protected, then the designs were painted on later. Some needlework was added later to enhence the design. The condition of this kimono is excellent and wearable. There is no color loss, very high quality item. The measurements are 50

Longquan porcelain covered with green celadon glaze. Glazed Base. Southern Song 南宋 (1127–1279). Measurement : Diameter: 22 cm. Condition : firing fault on the center, no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.

A Fukagawa double gourd vase 1900-20. This fine quality and likely late vintage Meiji-Taishō era 4-3/8" tall Japanese porcelain hand painted vase is by the renowned Fukagawa Porcelain Company firm of Japan c1900-20. This vase has a blue tassel and two painted small floral groups in gold, green, orange and black...

A fine antique shoushan stone carving of the laughing Buddha or hotei a beautiful piece in excellent condition with carved hong mu rosewood stand measuring Approximately 11 inches wide and 8 inches tall.

Decorated with figures taking from the famous Chinese legend story of 'Thang Shan Chan journey to the West', vividly painted style. Transitional period 17th century late Chongzhen-Shunzi. Condition is excellent. High: 18cm and Diameter: 20.3cm

Rare and Lovely "Yue Mise" lobed bowl with nice green glaze covered.flat and glazed base with spur marks.Tang- Five dynasty period.Very good conditions. No crack,no chips and free from any restorations. it just have some mud flake because this bowl found from river.(still keep trying to clean up without make the glaze damage).14cm diameter.4 cm high

A beautiful African carved ivory figure of a seated female and child west Africa with beautiful patina measuring approx. 12.5 inches in length. A fine investment quality antique.

A nice early Qing dynasty blue and white bowl, decorated with continuously aster to exterior and the base with twin fish mark. Possibly Kangxi-Yongzhen period. Condition is very good, no any crack, no any chip and free from restoration. Only minor fritting to rim. Diameter: 15 cm, Height: 7,3 cm.

A fine transitional period Wucai/ Five colour jar, decorated with a pair of Fu Dog among flowers scroll in green, yellow and red enamel. Transitional late Ming to early Ching period, 17th centuries. Condition: flake chips to foot rim, one kiln adhesion and very light enamel wear, otherwise is perfect. No crack, no chips at mouth rim and free from restoration. High: 10.6 cm.

A pair of Japanese mixed metal vases or urns beautifully decorated with dragons winding around the body of the vases with designs of clouds inlayed in gold and silver metal with elephant head handles inset with gold metal eyes. Measuring approx. 5.5 inches tall in good antique condition. A fine pair of the finest quality would enhance any collection.

Description:
A black-glazed Jizhou bowl was preserved in a fine condition.
By a beautiful grayish image of freely painted plum branch in the cavetto against the black ground, the tea bowl was mold in a typical Wan shape when standing by a flat foot ring which was a strong characteristic for a Jizhou bowl.
The buff-tinted soft-feel paste revealed at the bottom was another obvious characteristic for this dated ware.
Despite some minute fret on the mouth rim, the glaze condition was qui...

A brilliantly textured Oni-Hagi bowl dating from the early 20th century by Deika (Sakata Deika XII, died 1934), the radically fissured surface ruptured by exploding inclusions; the scars connected by cracks in the glaze giving the appearance of constellations written into a yellow sky. Outside the bowl is an earthy beige, mostly eclipsed by pale white. Inside the basin is the same earthy color, while all the walls are like salt foam. Surrounding all of the scars is a gray mist, accenting and ...

Description:

Nuan-Shou, Hand Exercisers were used for palm massage by practicing in one hand. Rolling it to make Qi running through the nerve endings.
The pairs were made from tiger bones.
Enduring old patina was yielded when bone tissues were obviously observed.

It is really fun when practicing them in your hand and hearing the tingling sound.

Date: Qing Dynasty, late 19th century.

Measurements: 4.6cm x 4.2cm x 2.7cm, each.
Weight: 42gram, each. .

Lovely lacquerware inro, decorated with fish an seashells. With a coral ojime and a carved cinnabar lacquer netsuke. Meiji period (1868-1912). Signed at the bottom. Measurements: the inro 6x5,5 cm, the netsuke 3x2 cm.

Very impressive Japanese clay doll, 17 inches tall oiran geisha ningyo (doll). When the hina dolls were limited only to a few wealthy people, these clay dolls were for regular people (more than 90 percent of the population). Most of the clay dolls in the mid Edo period (1603-1868) have their roots in the Fushimi clay dolls of the Kyoto area which were originally sold as souvenirs to the pilgrims on the way to the Fushimi Inari Shrine. While the early clay dolls in the Edo period sti...

Porcelain decorated with two flags on the interior, glazed base with mark. PERIOD : Qianlong(1736-1795AD) MEASUREMENTS: 12 cm wide. CONDITION: Perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations.

Three Chinese late Qing dynasty to Republic period robin's egg (called lu Jun, or "furnace Jun") glazed porcelain scholar's desk articles including a hexagonal form water pot with an applied qilong climbing on the side (about 3" diameter by 2 1/8" high), a ribbon bound triple-gourd vase with three openings (4 1/2" high), and a rectangular brush holder in the form of a stove (2 3/8"L x 1 3/4"D x 1 3/4"H). Developed in the 18th century, the lu Jun glaze is a low fired version of the Song Jun gla...

A rare blue & white large dish, with center design of a big fish among waves motif, surrounded by floral sprays on the cavetto and classic scroll around the rim. Underside with continuously flower design, the base unglazed. Condition: split into two large pieces and restored. Diameter: 32 cm.

Measuring 7 1/4" high and roughly 3" wide, this Japanese cloisonne vase is of exceptionally high quality, with very fine detail and shading, all with silver wire. Against a smooth black background, a group of irises is depicted on the front, with a single iris and leaves on the back. The irises are white, purple with blue and yellow details, and the leaves are all done in shaded hues and different colors. At the bottom of the front there is a blue flower with round leaves, also in different s...

A pear-shaped "Famille rose" porcelain teapot and cover with molded decoration of two rows of petals and applied lotus flowers and leaves, in between painted with cockerels, deers, fishes and egrets. Dating to the Yongzheng or early Qianlong period. Condition: good, some chips to the applied decoration (please look at the last four photos) spout with a tiny chip. Dimension: 10.7 cm high, spout to handle: c. 14.6 cm.

Set on a domed floriform base with bulbous mid section incised with flowerheads, the flaring cup cast with bands of petals with beaded rims. H. 13,5 cm.

The monkey is a symbol of rank and promotion. Here we see a kneeling monkey holding its legs. It has a warm glossy patina, some parts of the foot are missing. H. 5 cm.

A set of 12 Kogo incense containers representing the 12 animals of the zodiac by Suwa Sozan I enclosed in the original signed wooden stacking-box. Each is roughly between 2 and 4 inches (5-10 cm). The Inoshishi (wild boar) has a small chip, otherwise all are in superb condition. In twenty years I have never seen a set like this and it certainly belongs in a museum.
Sozan I (1852-1922) was born in Kutani country, present day Ishikawa prefecture, where he initially studied before moving t...

A chambu lota, bulbous vessel for sacred Ganges water used by pilgrims. Made of brass and copper, with exceptional floral design. This type of metalware is known as ganga-jumna referring to the two great rivers of North India. Condition: the mouth is slightly deformed, few small quite invisible dents, the foot with a small breakage. Dimension: 16.4 cm high, weight: 1140 g.

This unusual prayer wheel has both the wooden and horn parts which are intricately carved with Tibetan Buddhist symbols. The wheel comes with it on metal stand.

A celadon bowl with finely potted rounded form, decorated incised to interior with waves and center cloud, chrysanthemum blossoms to the exterior. Koryo dynasty 12th-13th century. Condition damaged like indicated on the pictures. Diameter: 11.5cm and High: 6cm.

A blue & white square tray with thinly potted and decorated with view of landscape, mountain, river, boat and fisher man. Ching dynasty 18th century in perfect condition, with no chips and no cracks, only with a minute fritting like usually found on this period ware, otherwise is fine. Measure 24.6 cm x 17.6 cm.

Finely blue & white cup, decorated with Emblems and each being supported by a Chrysanthemum on leafy tendril scrolling around the exterior, inside the center with single Tibetan character. Ming dynasty, late 15th century Thianshun to early Chenghua period. Condition is excellent, with no any chips and no cracks. Diameter: 5.4 cm and High: 3.8 cm.

A celadon tripod censer, decorated with carved of three bloom flowers on the body and covered overall with olive green glaze. 14th centuries Yuan dynasty Longquan ware. Condition: one flake chip visible on the last enlargement, short firing crack at the base, no other crack anywhere on the body and no other chips as well, free from restoration. High: 5.7 cm and Diameter: 12 cm.

Pencil-signed etching by Czech artist Emil Orlik (1870-1932) titled "In the Evening" (Im Abend) dated 1902. This etching was produced shortly after the artist's arrival in Japan in 1900. Plate size: 6 1/2" x 4 5/8" with large margins and deckled edges to the laid paper (paper size: 9 3/4" x nearly 8 1/2"). Very good overall condition. Slight toning is evident. There are traces of adhesive residue to the top margin edge and small paper losses to the margin at the top left and upper right edg...

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.

The seven gods of fortune are depicted in rich gold, vibrant colors and textures on this exceptional set of Kutani Sake Cups from the Kaburagi Studio enclosed in the original compartmentalized wooden box. Each cup is unique, measuring roughly 5.5 cm (2 inches) diameter, 3 cm (1 inch) tall and all are in excellent condition. The Kaburagi studio produced some of the finest wares in Kutani. Founded in 1822, it survives to this day under the same family, now in the 8th generation. These date fro...

Large Chinese Warring States Impressed Pottery Jar (475 - 221 BC)

This large and attractive pottery jar was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is made from a relatively high-fired dense grey pottery. The whole of the surface of the upper body has been decorated by impressing cord into the soft clay and then incising horizontal bands as the jar was turned; a simple yet very effective method of decoration.

Height 30 cm, diameter 28 cm. Condition is very good. There a...

Porcelain decorated with flower on the center, a floral scroll on the outside, unglazed base. PERIOD : Middle Ming 16th Century MEASUREMENTS: 15 cm wide, 6.5 cm tall. CONDITION: tiny chip to the foot ring, no cracks, no hairlines and free from restoration

Description: A 12th-13th century sandstone Buddha's head was from Khmer(Cambodia). With well carvings, the facial expression was serene in smiling joy which exemplify the Buddha's grand kindness. In Bayon style, the piece would originally have been part of a much larger Buddhamuchalinda. While the patina on the surface was in light brownish, this head piece was kept in very good condition except some old chips on the lower part of the left side of the cheek. Date: 12th-13th Century. Prov...

Vietnamese 15th Century Blue & White Porcelain Dish - Hoi An Hoard (with book)

This attractive and sizeable dish was made during the mid 15th century, probably around the 1430's - 1440's. It is quite "heavily-potted" and has been decorated in underglaze blue in a variety of floral and lotus leaf patterns with a crackled glaze. The rim is unglazed and the base has been coated in a chocolate-coloured wash, typical of Vietnamese ware of this period. The way the glaze has formed around the chi...

A patinated bronze okimono of a young woman with a beautiful face, dating around 1910. On her back a large basket and in her hand she was carrying a tool. Signed "Seiya" on the base. Dimension: 29.5 cm high, weight: 2.4 kg. Condition: tool broken off, few tiny areas with wear to the patina.

Blue and white cover box, export porcelain. Date : Kangxi (1644-1722) period. Size Diameter 10 cm. Height 5 cm Condition : small chips to the foot, no cracks or hairlines and free from retorations

Blue & White small jar with a pair ring handles on the neck, decorated with Chrysanthemun and Classic scroll around the body. Yuan dynasty in excellent condition, no chips, no cracks and free from restoration. High: 7.2 cm.

A bamboo brush pot carved in relief of a sage in contemplation wearing a flowing robe surrounded by nature - the hills are carved in relief while trees, grasses and flowers are etched around him. To his right side is a feather fan. There is a signed poem about his feather fan inscribed to the left of the carvings. It is a serene, well proportioned, beautifully carved piece. Period: Late 19th Century Size: Height = 15.7 cm (6-1/8 inches), Diameter = 11.25 cm (4-3/8 inches)

A nice Jizhou bowl with well balance potted, standing in small high foot and decorated with continuously flower scrolls to exterior and below with diaper pattern. The interior centre with bamboo and diaper pattern surrounded to rim. Late Yuan Dynasty to early Ming period 14th century in very good condition, no any chip, no crack and free from any restoration. Diameter: 15,5cm and Height: 7,5 cm.

Chinese Tang Dynasty White Pottery Horse & Rider

This unusual model of a horse & rider was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a creamy-white pottery that has been "cold painted" in various coloured pigments. Note the detail of the overweight rider's clothing and hairstyle.

Height 33.5cm (13 inches). This is a rare and interesting example of Tang Dynasty equestrian pottery sculpture in good presentable condition with signs of the usual and expected repairs to t...

GYOTAKU

Gyotaku (Fish rubbing) as a traditional art form of Japanese fishermen, originated to be started by samurai warrior in the Edo period, 19th century and believed to have such the common discipline and spirituality of Bushido (Samurai’s chivalry). Here is a large gyotaku on frayed cotton textile, Showa period, 20th century, Japan. 90 x 49 cm (35.43 x 19.29in)


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