Description: A bronze seal of Yuan dynasty was casted in simple form. The inscription of stamp surface was an extinct Shi-Sha tribal language. A rare piece can be used as your personal book-registered stamp. Date:(AD1206-1367) Width: 2 x 2 x 2 cm

A very well carved netsuke in the shape of a lion's head, wit moveable jaw and brass eyes. H. 3,5 cm. very good age wear and a nice glossy patina. Excellent condition.

Porcelain covered by celadon green glaze, decorated with carved single fisnh and wave; glaze base. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 12,5 cm wide, 5 cm tall. CONDITION: Excellent, a very tiny fritting to the rim, no cracks, no hairlines and free from restoration. Different color in some ares.

Rare Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Bowl - Dragon, Phoenix, Fish, Peony

This rare and unusual "Swatow" (or "Zhangzhou") blue & white porcelain bowl was made during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573 - 1620). The underglaze blue decoration around the outer wall features a dragon, a phoenix and a peony. The inner design features a leaping fish amongst waves. Within the recessed base is a simple character or mark. It is coated in a thick glaze...

Blue and White Dish with flower on vase decoration on the interior and full floral scroll on the exterior. Width = 20.5 cm. Ming Dynasty. Condition : Excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restoration.

Description:

A celadon Longquan long-neck bottle was survived from excavation in a nice condition.
By characteristics of the well mold body, the slightly inverted foot ring, the darken firing effects happened to the body clay and the pale gray tint of the revealed body clay, the lovely bottle was verified as from Southern Song Dynasty or at least from early Yuan periods.

The bottle was being excavated from the kiln site by some evidences...

A black and white recumbent jade dog from the Song Dynasty. Size: L. 5cm. W. 2.8cm. H. 1.5cm. Condition: No repairs. Some of polish has been lost through age.

Description: A Cizhou porcelain dog was handcrafted by the rural potter. Intriguingly molded in a simple form and adorned with iron mottles on the surface, the dog stands on his feet in a cute way. Probably a toy piece for the children of the tribes people, this small dog still can be a joyful addition in your collecting fantasy. Obvious crackles were yielded due to age. Date: Yuan Dynasty (13th Century), Length: 6.6cm, Condition: The glaze fret was original and was happened before firing.

Song longquan celadon large bowl, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, bowl decorated with raising lotus petal motif at exterior, covered greyish green glaze. PERIOD : Southern Song 南宋 (1127–1279) SIZE: 20 cm diameter 9 cm height. CONDITION : restored to the broken part

STONE PHALLUS

Applied its coincidentally essential natural form with minimal processing by human hands. Personally its details unknown, but heard it was excavated from the old site in Chichibu region in Northern Kanto area, Japan when acquired. 22 x 11 x 6 cm (8.66 x 4.33 x 2.36in)...

White wisteria (fuji in Japanese) drape from the gilded rim of this Kutani vase signed from the pre-eminent Kaburaki (Kaburagi) studio dating from the opening of the 20th century. The imagery is exquisitely performed with over-glaze enamels on a pastel gray ground. The vase is large at 13 inches (33.5 cm) tall, 8-1/2 inches (22 cm) diameter and is in excellent condition, with some wear to the gold rim.

A fox and cubs under the crescent moon and falling leaves by Hotta Shuso (b. 1894) in a style representative of the Taisho era. Light color on silk in a pale green silk border with bone rollers. The scroll is 21-1/2 x 86 inches (55 x 219 cm) and in fine condition but for a faint discoloration in border top and bottom.
Hotta Shuso (1894-1954) was born in Nagano prefecture and studied under Ikegami Shuho, settling in Tokyo...

A six panel gold screen decorated in a style harkening to the first half of the Edo featuring angular trees interspersed with blossoming cherries, a torrent splashing angrily through the right quarter topped with moriage gold clouds. Many repairs and losses to the heavy pigments attest to the great age of the painting. Excellent size for wall mounting, it is 62 x 138 inches (157.5 x 350 cm). The border is from a later mounting. Due to size the cost of shipping is to be accrued separately.

14 images spanning two pages each are sandwiched between the silk binding of this two sided accordion album by Zen Priest Inaba Shinden enclosed in the original storage sleeve. The images span from Mount fuji to the Daruma to Zen Circles, each annotated with some verse or Buddhist anecdote. It is in excellent condition, the album (closed) measuring 8-1/4 x 12 inches (21 x 30 cm).
Inaba Shinden (1906-1986) was an important priest of the Rinzai sect of Japanese Buddhism...

Description: A nephrite white jade archer's ring was in very good condition. By a natural russet inclusion on the surface, the jade piece was in warm and greasy quality and can be a nice fingering item with charming look. Qing Dynasty(AD1616-1911), Outer width: 3.2cm, Inner width: 2.2cm.

A large dish with slightly out-turned rim decorated in underglaze blue with Lin Bu ( Lin Hejing) Rinnasei the famous Northern Song poet, scholar and recluse feeding a Crane, perhaps He Gao, set against a Pine Tree within a garden fence...

Cranes soar before the red orb of the sun over festive young pines on these five ceramic bowls covered outside in red and black lacquer from the Nagoya studio of Toyoraku (also Horaku) dating from the mid to later 19th century, late Edo to Meiji eras...

Description:
A magnificent bronze Guanyin was preserved in a decent look.
By a very fine condition, the bronze deity was reserved with the original patina of the painted gold leaf and the enduring old and darken bronze sheen.
Sitting on the legendary holy beast- Hong, the Guanyin was in a easy-posture with one leg resting on the back of the animal and with another leg stepping on the lotus pedestal.
She was heavily cast by fine quality of bronze and was carved by brilliant crafts...

Lacquered necklace holder, most likely for court officials. Gilded and painted with dragons and cloud formations. Age: Ming (1368-1644)Condition: Good. Some chipping around the edges.Size:17.7cm X 7.5cm.

A Song dynasty black glazed jar, rounded side with globular body and unglazed base, jar decorated with two lugs at the shoulder, covered with black glaze. PERIOD : Song Dynasty 960-1279 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 6.5 cm height, 9.5 cm wide. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.

Description : A Jadeite Pendant was in great quality.
In clear green and transparent tint, this Jadeite piece was in elegant mood used as a hanging piece.

Date:Modern.
Dimension:4.5cmx2.8cm

It is a collection from an elegant lady now retired from collection field.

A magnificent and seldom found set of Ao or Blue-Bizen Tokkuri Sake decanters dating from the Edo period enclosed in an ancient kiri-wood box. The hand-turned pieces are in excellent condition, with no chips or cracks. The undecorated clay of each pinched vessel is an unusual shade of blue/gray, thus the name. Each piece measures roughly 6 inches (15 cm) tall. An exceptional and highly sought after addition to a collection of Japanese ceramics.

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.

Rare celadon jar decorated with moulded dragon and FOUR Lugs. Green glazed falling to the foot, unglazed concave base exposing grey body. H= 6.5 cm W=9 cm Period : 13th- 14th century, Longquan Kilns, Zhejiang Condition : Perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations.

 

An antique flattened flask from Oman once used to fill the powder-pan of a matchlock gun, after 1880 often used as amulets. Made of solid silver beautifully decorated with granulation and filigree work and some gilding. Condition: some traces of usage and wear to gilding. Dimension: 17.8 cm long, weight: 212 g.

A framed calligraphy fan painting by important Edo period poet Kawano Tetsuto (1825-1867), published in the book Shijin Kano Tetsuto (1932). The ancient paper fan is mounted in a field of gold flake bordered with black lacquered wood, the frame measuring 11-1/2 by 23-1/2 inches (29 x 59.5 cm). There is one spot of damage to the flecked gold mounting in the lower right (see photos)...

Descriptions:
A Song Duan Inkstone was well preserved from excavation.

Date :Song Dynasty, 12th century.

Length :14cm, Wider Width:8cm.

Description: A black Jianyang Temmoko tea bowl of Song Dynasty was intriguingly transformed into a whitish tint by natural burial's incursion. In typical black body of Jianyang kiln, the tea bowl was applied with shear black glaze before being affected by the incursion. In a still slippery feel on the surface, the rare bowl showed itself a charming piece. A similar piece was in a loan exhibition from MOA Japan at The Museum of Fujiang Province. It can be as referent in the last two pictures...

Large celadon bowl decorated with floral scroll on the body and key fret scroll to rim and foot rim, and flower on the center. W = 22.5 cm, H=10.5 cm. Qianlong 1736-1795. Condition : very good with minor frit on the rim.

A Japanese Meiji era soft metal (kinko) pipe (kiseru) in patterned silk liner and stag horn sheath en suite with a shaped wood tobacco box (tonkotsu) of natural finish accentuating the natural figure and rings in the wood specimen. The pipe with chiseled decoration of a tiger on the mouthpiece and Mt Fuji on the bowl end - silver accenting sparse details. The two parts joined by an ink decorated hollowed bamboo...

A Very Rare Chinese Yuan Dynasty Porcelain Lidded Jar - Jizhou Ware (Ex. Grahame Clarke Collection)

This very rare small jar was made in the 14th Century during the Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368). Although it is clearly from the Jizhou kilns of Northern China it is painted on a porcelain body under a qingbai type of glaze. Usually Jizhou wares are on a stoneware body...

Koi frolic, splashing gold and silver waves as they leap and battle for the top of this stacking food dish dating from the later 19th century. The design is striking! Outside is polished black loaded down with gold and silver maki-e with applied kirigane cut gold squares. Inside is festive red. The box (assembled) is 25 x 23 x 38 cm (10 x 9 x 15 inches). Some minor dings but overall, very nice condition for something which has seen use.

Rare dagger from Tibet. The bronze phurbu features a crowned Buddha. The blade part features a the head of a makara (marine monster). Period: 12th century to 15th century.Size: 13cm. Condition: very good. Check "Arts of Asia" May-June 1989 issue.

Chinese Qing dynasty hardwood wardrobe cabinet with two large doors and a lower apron carved with a flying bat motif. A round round brass lock plate is at the center. The doors and center bar are removable. Supporting wood beams in the interior can hold removable shelves. The cabinet was previously used as an armoire and has been modified to hold a hanging bar. 19th century. 70" high x 49 1/4" wide x 20 3/4" deep. Interior dimensions (measured from inside the supporting wood beams): 56" x...

An exqusite example of Japanese imari in a coverd bowl with intricate hand painted designs of dragons pheonix birds shishi and roosters artists signed "Kutani". Richly embelished with 24k gold decorations. In excellent condition no chips or cracks some minor glaze crazing in interior of lid overall the condition is incredible. Measuring approx 10.5inches wide by 5 inches tall a masterpiece of museum quality.

A rare yari-no-saya of course bristles blossoming tuft-like from a 7 inch black lacquered wooden sheath bound with strips of bamboo resting on a four legged hardwood stand. The Edo period piece is in excellent condition, with only minor damage to the wooden ring about the bottom of the tuft. It is made to take a spear head over 8 inches long.

Japanese Antique Hand-painted Imari Bowl with Colourful Flower Design Meiji Period (1868-1912) Imari ware has been produced in Hizen area of Saga prefecture of Japan since 17th century. Very nice bowl for Japanese art collector. Size Width 5.4in ( 13.7cm ) Length 5.3in ( 13.5cm ) Height 2.6in ( 6.7cm ) Weight 10.93oz ( 310g ) Condition Overall good. No chips, no cracks.

A set of Mandarin squares, comprising a front and a back, dating around 1900. Insignia for a court official's wife, with appliqued silver pheasant bird, denoting the fifth rank. Gold and silver metallic threads couched on violetta silk, lined with blue silk. Condition: traces of age, little faded, back badge with short tear (please see photo # 10), lining little stained. Dimension: 25.5 cm x 28.2 cm.

A meiping shaped vase, well painted in under glaze blue and red. The base carries the six character mark of the Guangxu emperor (1875 - 1908)and was possibly made during his reign. Condition - very good - no damages and no restoration. 17.5 cm (6.9 inches) high.

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A beautiful large black Seto Guro Hikidashi Chawan with undulating rim sculpted to perfectly rest in the hands by some anonymous 17th to 18th century potter. It is 5 inches (13 cm) diameter, 3 inches (8 cm) tall and in fine condition.

Decorated with two panels with landscapes, surrounded by flowers. This kendi was exported to Indonesia where the silver mounts were added, most probably in the 19th century. Both the kendi and the silver mounts are in very good condition. H. 26 cm. From a Dutch private collection. Qianlong (1736-1795)

A good Suzhou school celadon colored nephrite jade snuff bottle. Fairly well hollowed and adeptly carved to cleverly use natural russet on white colored skin, subtle color differences in the light green stone, and white inclusion along the foot on one side. Relief carving includes chrysanthemums rising from lighter colored rockery on one side. The other side with weeping prunus (following subtle inclusion) descending from russet rockery toward an area of white inclusion along the foot suggestive...

Porcelain covered with crackle celadon glaze to the foot, unglazed base. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 13.5 cm wide. CONDITION: a chip to the rim, no cracks, no hairlines and free from restorations

Blue and White Bowl with flower scroll in the exterior and mark in the center. W = D = Ming Dynasty Condition : Restoration to the minor fritting on the rim, no cracks, no hairlines.

Description: A pair of bronze plaques were chased with decoration of deity (or scholar) , cranes, turtles, birds and garden rocks which were all typical images in Chinese Taoist culture. An excavation item which dated as Tang dynasty is shown for reference. Date: AD10th-12th Century Material: Gilt-Bronze

Korean Silla Kingdom (circa 6th century) unglazed reddish-gray stoneware funerary food vessel with domed cover on a high stem foot broadly flaring at the base and decorated with rectangular perforations. The lid is covered with incised designs and has a central finial. There are no cracks, chips, or repairs. The piece is in very good overall condition with minor imperfections consistent with its age. I cannot be certain if the lid was originally made for this specific bowl. Measures about 5 ...

 

Vietnamese 15th Century Blue & White Blue & White Box (Ex. Grahame Clarke collection)

This attractively-shaped round box was made during the 15th century and has been recovered from a shipwreck. It is quite "heavily-potted" and decorated with a pattern featuring lotus leaf panels filled with floral or wave patterns. The underglaze blue has fired to a very dark blue.

The cover is fused to the box, either from its glaze during firing or from the effects of "calcified" sea deposits from it...

An oil on canvas painting by famed artist Waki Shiro depicting the Moss Temple (Koke-dera) in Matsuo, Arashiyama. It is performed with unreasonably thick pigments and textures, rising 1/2 an inch (1 cm) of the canvas surface. This use of extreme texture was his signature style, and makes his work easily identifiable. The canvas is F4, 24.5 x 34 cm (9-1/2 x 13-1/2 inches) and it comes with the orginal frame.
Wake Shiro (also Wake Ciro, 1925-1988) was born in the last year of the Taisho ...

A pair old jewelry ornaments attached in the coiffure, near the ears by Tibetan women. Made of metal alloy and set with turquoise stones. The reverse with a later added silver stick pin. Condition: few traces of usage. Dimension: c. 9.9 cm long x 3.9 cm wide, weight: 66 g.

Description: One exquisite Jun stand with subtle purple splashes and elegant five-foliate rim was preserved in perfect condition. Reserved with obvious burial deposits and incursions which causing some pinhead holes on the surface, the stand's surface was over all in retrospective glaze luster. Naturally rendered bubbles were yielded under the glaze. The brownish foot ring was shaped firmly and revealed the aged clay. A Jun stand was rarely found and can be solely added to your serious collecti...

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 : a hairline 3 cm. Size: 20.5 cm diameter 8 cm height.

A fine antique Japanese Ivory Netsuke of Fukurokuju the Buddha Scholar or Monk good wear and patina a very fine antique piece. Measuring 2.5 inches tall or 8 + centimeters.

A blue & white Yuhuchun from shipwreck, decorated with floral around the body. Late Ming dynasty 17th century. Condition Excellent no chips, hairlines, cracks and or restoration. Height: 14 cm, Width = 11 cm

Description: A white glazed covered box was made in plain and simple form. Condition is very good except one minor manufacturing chip at the inner rim of the cover. Date: Early 20th Century Width: 6.1cm Height: 2.0cm Provenance: Jingdezheng

Description: A fine jade pendant was carved in a shape of a gourd enwind with vines, leaves, stalks and plums. By the excellent quality of a Hou-Tien jade which was in slight greenish tint and had a lovely transparent look, the pebble was maneuvered skillfully depicting the full gourd with twisted leaves, tendrils, blossoming flowers and the strong stems. A detailed work of a jade piece with such a fine quality was so sweet to hold on. Especially when a professional knotting work had been done t...

Description:

A Qingbai censer was in oval shape including the cover.
Well decorated on the surface with carved motifs, and the reticulated cover, the censer was well glazed in characteristic greenish tint.
It was in perfect condition nevertheless incursions were happened to the glaze resulting the sandy-look effects.

Date: Song Dynasty, 11th/12th century.

Height: 12cm. Width: 10cm.

A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.

Large Chinese Qing dynasty celadon charger decorated in the interior with a carved scrolling peony motif. Late 19th century to circa 1900. 15 1/2” diameter x 2 5/8” high. Heavily potted and in very good overall condition. There are some original crazing and production flaws to the interior. From a North Scottsdale, Arizona collection. Please note that the stand is not included.

A Qajar style Persian enamel bowl and stand probably made in Iran during the early 20th Century - circa 1900 - 1950. Condition - there are losses to the enamels of both bowl and stand - please examine pictures. Stand - 9.9 inches (15cm) long; 5.5 inches (14cm) wide. Bowl - 6.5 inches (16.5cm) long; 4 inches (10cm) high.

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