All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1940 item #1451926 (stock #TCR8223)
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A stunning large bowl decorated with overlapping palm leaves by Kiyomizu Rokubei V enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 24 cm (9-1/2 inches) diameter, 11 cm (4-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition. It certainly expresses the design skil and painting abilities of this important artist.
Kiyomizu Rokubei V (Shimizu Kuritaro, 1875-1959) initially studied painting and decorating technique under Kono Bairei, one of the foremost painters in Japan in the Meiji era...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1097113 (stock #lot916)
Description:

A Southern Song Longquan dish was in decent form of flat rim and was in good size of 19.5cm in width.
Well designed twin-fish motif was decorated in the cavetto.
It was in greenish tint when obvious incursions was happened to the glaze.
A wooden storage box is accompanied.

Date: Southern Song Dynasty,1127-1279.

Width: 19.5cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre AD 1000 item #945950
A Tang dynasty yue yao jar with four lugs, rounded side with globular body and unglazed base. Jar is in good condition with glazed degradation, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration. Size: 8 cm diameter, 8.5 cm height.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1284724 (stock #MOR4805)
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A superb 19th century hanging moon Vase of caramel bronze gilded inside entrrely with gold and enclosed in a custom kiri-wood period box titled Kara-kin Gekkei Hanaire (gilded Chinese-Bronze Vase). In this case the word Chinese does not indicate it being manufactured in China, but using a mixture of bronze based on Chinese origins. It is quite large at 14 inches (36 cm) diameter and comes with the original chain and insert for hanging and display of flowers...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1436931 (stock #MB028)
Large Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Pottery Pig / Boar (AD 25 - 220)

This pottery model of a pig was made during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220) and has been excavated from Sichuan province. It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a red pottery. It has its snout close to the ground, clearly sniffing for truffles, and a moulded curly tail ! To the rear of the underside is a large firing hole.

This is a large example with a length of 36 cm (14 inches)...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Pre 1900 item #1467410 (stock #MB167)
Korean 19th Century Porcelain High-Footed Bowl in Box with Shifuku

This "heavily-potted" bowl with a high foot was made in 19th century, during the late Joseon (Choson) Dynasty (AD 1392 - 1910). It is coated all over in a pale grey glaze, that seems to have just the slightest hint of blue in places. Embedded in the glaze around the foot rim are many pieces of kiln grit.

Diameter 13 cm, height 9 cm...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #989294 (stock #313)
Chinese famille rose medallion umbrella stand circa 1890 hand painted in traditional motif of floral butterfly and Chinese court scenes. In excellent condition measuring approx. 25 inches tall.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : African : Pre 1950 item #1461553
Attractive small mask. H. 19,5 cm. First half of the 20th century. Provenance: Emil Storrer , Zürich (1917-1988). Albert Bosiger, Zürich. Berry de Bruijn, Breda.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1084202 (stock #lot898)
Description:

A black-glazed temmoko tea bowl was produced from famous Jianyang kiln, Fujiang province.
Well mold in decent Wan shape, the bowl was stand on a finely defined foot ring which revealed with the body clay that in grayish black tint.
While the body clay was in obvous old look and being caused with frets and incursions. the bowl was also being verified by the obvious characteristics of :
1, The dry-feel condition happened to the mouth rim...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1900 item #1492076 (stock #2100)


YAMABUSHI

Wood carving seated image of Shugendo mountain priest as 'Yamabushi' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamabushi), once enshrined at kamidana household altar of esoteric Buddhist believer's house in Shonai region, Japan. Keio era (1865-1868) in the late Edo period. H 26 x W 16 x D 11 cm (10.23 x 6.29 x 4.33in). In naturally sooted condition by the smoke from fireplace (sunken hearth) for many years. Also aged deterioration as is as seen...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #1204078 (stock #WD-021)
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A mid size marble scholar's screen with the original marble intact. Floral leaf design painted with a gold lacquered finish. Size: H. 34.3cm. W. 24.2cm. Condition: No repairs.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Contemporary item #447994 (stock #lot122)
Description: A Yixing tea pot was carved in very good skill. A strong tree trunk form was used to make a tea utensil. It is very easy to use and also a fabulous piece for display. A modern thing with traditional Chinese mood was very joyful. Date: Modern time Dimensions: 15cm x 7.6cm X 8.8cm
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1182620
Very strong and well carved wooden mask. Japan, 19th/early 20th century. H. 22 cm (34 cm including custom made stand). Good wear and patina, some missing parts to the horns.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #1188167
H. 28 cm. Good condition. From an Indonesian-Dutch private collection. Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1950 item #1341794 (stock #lot1109)
Yu-Peng (1955-2014), very famous Taiwanese painter.

It was his original work in fossil pencil from 1970s.

44cm x 32cm with framework.
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 : Chinese : Pre 1837 VR item #420633 (stock #lot075)
Description: With at least 400 years' enduring age, this brushpot reflected the beautiful patination of restrained dark brownish luster. Huanghuali wood had always been a prestigious material used by noble people in Ming and Qing dynasty. This brushpot was made of Huanghuali in a plain and elegant shape. The removable board underneath was preserved as an original piece instead of a replaced one and covered the entire bottom as a typical style of Ming dynasty...