Description: A rare bronze figure of a bear was in a cute squatting position. By unique image, the bronze figure was probably served as one of the legs of an archaic bronze vessel when hollowed bolt was found on the reversed side. Spread all over the surface with charming verdigris and the darken red patina which was caused by long time of oxidization, the figurine was authenticated as an archaic piece from ancient time for sure...
An unusual divided double brass cricket cage with a glass front. The top of the case has the symbol etched in for prosperity. The glass divider in the case is missing but can easily be replaced. Age. Mid 19th century. Size: H. 7cm. W. 10.5cm. Condition: No repairs.
A Fine Ming Blue and White Dish with twin PHOENIX motive.Has "FUKUSI" mark at the base.16th Century. size 31 cm.good condition, it just has minor fritting at the rim. no repaired,no hairlines.
Description: A beautiful ink and colors painting was done on the silk surface of a round fan in summer,Guangxu period(AD1878). By nice painting skill, including the meticulous sketching strokes, fine compositions and well manipulating of the colors, an elegant picture depicting the utopia of Chinese literati’s life was nicely rendered. Shen Xie-Yuan who made the work of art and left his calligraphic commentary in the painting was a registered scholar painter with good reputation...
Meiping shaped jar with famille rose decoration ; . Yongzheng 1723-1735. Height = 10 cm, Width=9 cm. Condition : good, small chips on the base, several glaze degradation.
Stemcup decorated with horses and wing dragon motif ; . Late Ming 17 th century. Height = 7 cm, Width=6.5 cm. Condition : a tiny chip on the rim.
Qingbai double gourd ewer with stylized dragon handle ; bluish white glaze stopping above the base which is concave and unglazed. Yuan Dynasty 13th-14th Centuries. Height = 12 cm, Width=11 cm. Condition : handle and spout restored.
Qingbai double gourd ewer with stylized dragon handle; bluish white glaze stopping above the base which is concave and unglazed. Yuan Dynasty 13th-14th Centuries. Height = 12 cm, Width=11 cm. Condition : handle and spout restored.
Qingbai double gourd ewer with stylized dragon handle; bluish white glaze stopping above the base which is concave and unglazed. Yuan Dynasty 13th-14th Centuries. Height = 12 cm, Width=11 cm. Condition : handle restored.
Pale green glazed with lotus petal to the foot and flower scroll decoration on shoulder. Unglazed concave base.
Height = 8 cm Width = 12 cm. Yuan Dynasty 14th Century. Condition : Very good with small chips on the base, no hairlines, cracks or restoration,
Thick green glazed with good green glaze. Unglaze concave base.
Height = 6.5 cm Width = 7.5 cm. Yuan Dynasty 14th Century. Condition : Excellent : no hairline, chip or restoration.
Qingbai double gourd ewer with stylized dragon handle with an iron brownish splash on the neck ; bluish white glaze stopping above the base which is concave and unglazed. Yuan Dynasty 13th-14th Centuries. Height = 14 cm, Width=14 cm. Condition : handle restored.
Qingbai ewer with stylized dragon handle; bluish white glaze stopping above the base which is concave and unglazed. Yuan Dynasty 13th-14th Centuries. Height = 10 cm, Width=12 cm. Condition : part of spout is missing and restored; no other damage
Ge type dish ; . Qing Dynasty 19th Centuries. Width=21.5 cm. Condition : Excellent, no cracks, hairlines, chips or restoration.
Description: A charming group of dolls were amassed in a rare chance. By obvious characteristics of the dated features, the dolls were preserved with original excavation condition...
Description: A pair of porcelain whistling dolls were in creamy white slip and were sketched with black paint. Except one broken ankle on the left foot of the bigger one and was glued back, then two of them in very good condition. They whistled well even after 800 years. Height: 5.8cm, 5.0cm.
Description: A triad of brown glazed figurines (two officials and one servant) were preserved in good condition except one minor fret on one of the doll's shoulder. Very amusing pieces indeed. Height: 5.7cm, 5.5cm, 5.4cm.
Description: A lovely pair of Cizhou Dolls were in cute image. White glazed, the molded children were riding on the grinned lions. The bigger one was in perfect condition by the height of 5.5cm. The smaller one was kept with faded glaze, and was restored at the neck when height was 4.8cm. Two of them were hanging pieces due to the drilling holes at the chignons.
Date: Song Dynasty(12th century)
Carpet weight (Mir-I Farsh)in the shape of a muslim dome on a octogonal base. Bidar, Deccan metalwork, alloy in which zinc predominates. Decorated with silver inlays in the aftabi technique depicting flower pattern. For similar examples see: Mark Zebrowski - Gold, Silver & Bronze from Mughal India - plates 158 to 161. Condition: Some wear, some small losses to the base, some silver inlays missing. Dimension: 12,7 cm height, 12,8 cm width. Weight: 744 gram.
Qing (19th Century)
A Blue and white dish with a poems. On the base, there is a mark in double circle.
Width = 20 cm
Condition : Excellent, no damage or restoration.
BW Qing Dish decorated with a landscape depicting mountain, lakeside scenes with houses and trees . There is a character mark on the center of the double circle.
Width = 20 cm. Qing Dynasty (19th Century)
Condition : Perfect without damage or restoration
Description: A museum piece indeed as this tripod ceramic inkstone was recovered rarely in a unique form and was in perfect condition with original cover. On the top, a water basin which was in a shape of a crouching toad was capped as a knob. By excellent incising and molding work, the toad was vividly rendered. In a firm and sturdy condition, the inkstone was glazed with characteristic grayish green and yellowish slip and was supported by three stout bears...
9th century Tang Changsha ewer with leave and figure motif.In its original condition when it was found with degradation of glaze and enamel due to long immersion in the sea. No cracks, no chips or restoration.22cm hight
Description: An elegant nephrite white jade box was uniquely in a shape of a citron plant. By the shape and being carved on the cover with the beautiful motifs, the jade box was made from one solid block of high quality Houtien pebble...
Celadon laze and unglazed base. Width= 7cm. Height= 7cm. Late 14th-early 15th centuries. Condition : Excellent : no hairline, chip or restoration.
Good thick green glazed. Unglazed concave base.
Height = 8 cm. Yuan Dynasty 14th Century. Condition : Excellent : no hairline, chip or restoration.
Undecorated golden celadon glazed. Unglazed base.
Height = 7.5 cm Width = 8 cm. Yuan Dynasty 14th Century. Condition : Very good no hairline, crack or restoration
Thick green glazed with floral scroll decoration. Unglazed concave base.
Height = 5.5 cm Width = 7.5 cm. Yuan Dynasty 14th Century. Condition : Excellent : no hairline, chip or restoration.
Golden celadon glazed with moulded floral scroll decoration. Unglazed base.
Height = 6.5 cm Width = 9.5 cm. Yuan Dynasty 14th Century. Condition : Good no hairline, crack or restoration.
Good thick green glazed. Unglazed concave base.
Height = 7.5 cm Width=7.5 cm. Yuan Dynasty 14th Century. Condition : Excellent : no hairline, chip or restoration
Thick green glazed. Unglazed base.
Width = 6.5 cm Height=3.7 cm. Yuan Dynasty 14th Century. Condition : Excellent : no hairline, crack, chip or restoration.
Jar with lotus petal collar and foral Scroll design.
Unglazed on the base. Width= 8.5 cm Height=7 cm. Late 14th-early 15th centuries. Condition : Excellent : no hairline, chip or restoration. Shipping cost $25
The exterior of the bowl is plain. This piece is decorated on the inside with a moulded design of floral. Unglaze base.
Width= 12 cm. Yuan dynasty 13th Century. Condition : Excellent, no hairline, crack, chip or restoration.
This shallow dish has a slighty everted, foliated rim. It is undecorated and unglaze base.
Width= 8 cm. Song dynasty 12th Century. Condition : Very good, one unvisible hairline.
Pale green glazed. Unglazed base.
Width = 9 cm Height=5 cm. Song Dynasty 12th Century. Condition : Excellent : no hairline, crack, chip or restoration.
Jarlet with underglaze blue lotus petal collar and floral motif.
Thin red.dish iron wash on the base. Widht= 10.5 cm Height=6.5 cm. Late 14th-early 15th centuries. Condition : Excellent : no hairline, chip or restoration
Cover Box with lotus petal and floral design.
Unglazed on the base. Width= 8 cm Height=5.5 cm. Late 14th-early 15th centuries. Condition : Excellent : no hairline, chip or restoration
Shipping cost $25
Dish with petal molding on cavetto. Spur scars and abstract floral motif in the center.
Thin red.dish iron wash on the base. Width= 13.5 cm. Late 14th-early 15th centuries. Condition : Excellent : no hairline, chip or restoration.
Shipping Cost : $ 25
Longquan celadon censer with tripod. Golden glazed and unglazed on the base. Longquan 13th-14th Centuries. Width=9.5 cm Height=4cm.
Condition : Very good, no hairline, crack or restoration.
Description: A beautiful floral picture was done by unique techniques. Totally used with cast iron, the plants of peony flowers, the leaves and the stems were skilfully hammered, chiseled and soldered together into a natural form. The tradition of iron pictures was developed at late 18th century. For this piece, it was from late 19th century and had been finished with some black paint in the later date for covering it from further erosion. Condition: Very good...
Fine cracled celadon bowl with lotus petal carved on exterior, greyish green glazed to foot rims, unglazed base. Width = 10.3 cm, Height=5 cm. Song Dynasty 10th-13th Century. Condition: Excellent, no hairline, chip or restoration.
Celadon dish with flower decoration, green glazed, unglazed base. Width = 10.5 cm Height=4 cm. Longquan 14th Century. Condition : Excellent, no hairline, chip or restoration
A nice mixture of various colored glass beads from the Western Han dynasty. Size: See last photo. Condition: Some loss from long burial.
Description: A small but well molded bronze censer was in decent elm bowl's shape. Made of fine quality of metal material, the bronze censer was in good weight of 238 gram when in a lovely size of 5.0 cm in width and 3.2cm in height. Hollowed inside with good curve as the outside, the bronze bowl which in a plain form was an ideal censer to either hold in hands feeling the warmth, sniffing the aroma of the fine burning incense or just being as a paper weight fondling in your palms...
Striped agate Pyu beads most likely made in India but found in Burma. These type of beads are very rare and difficult to find.Can make a nice pendant.
Condition: No repairs
Chinese scholar's desk root wood (possibly cypress) sculpture depicting Sanxing (Three Star Gods) representing longevity, happiness, and wealth. The god of wealth holds a small child representing wishes for future good fortune through healthy offspring. Measures nearly 11" high by 12" long. Late Qing dynasty to early Republic period. Very good overall condition. There is old bug damage to the back of two heads which appears at one time to have been filled (see enlargements 9 and 10)...
A FINE Longquan celadon Bowl.song dynasty.very good condition. 17cm diameter... 7,4 cm hight
Description: Can it be a marvelous addition to your jade collection when it is worn on your or your beloved one's finger and is admired by the gazing eyes. A slender jade ring in warm yellowish tint was exquisitely carved on the surface in several rectangular sections...
Description: A nephrite white jade buckle was carved exquisitely with a dragon head. In fine and pure Hou-Tien quality, the beautiful jade piece was reflected with slight celadon tint and was carved excellently in bas-relief in depicting the details. From the characteristics of the jade quality, the carving style, the fine finishing work, and the decent form of the whole piece, it was justified as a piece from early Qing period of 17th-18th century...
A very unusual and rare Ming pair of lacquered scholar's partition screens on huanghuali stands.
Against a black lacquer background, each screen features scholar's objects in brown lacquer and mother-of-pearl with accents of gold. They are bordered with a band of leaf patterns done in gold and inlaid mother of pearl...
Yuan blue and white Jar with two lugs. Decorated by chrysanthemum scroll motif. Flat and unglazed base. Height = 5.5 cm Yuan dynasty 14th century. Condition : very good, without damage or restoration.
Rare Yuan blue and white Jar with six lobed and two lugs. Decorated by chrysanthemum spray and trefoils in the frame and flaming pearls on the neck. Flat and unglazed base. Width= 7 cm Height = 10 cm Yuan dynasty 14th century. Condition : restoration on the rim.
Rare Yuan Blue and White Waterpot with frog shape. Decorated by ruyi head and iron brown spots on the body. Flat and unglazed base. Width= 8 cm Height = 5.5 cm. Yuan dynasty 14 th century. Condition : excellent, no chips, hairlines or restoration.
Two pieces of twin fishes small dishes. Width= 12 cm. Yuan dynasty 14 th century.
One cracled celadon small dish. Width=12 cm. Song Dynasty 11th century.
Condition : very good, no restoration.
Ewer with stylised dragon handle, bluish white glaze stopping above the base which is flat and unglazed. Height = 10 cm. Yuan Dynasty 12th-13th. Condition spout missing, no more damage.
Description: A stylized brushrest was displayed in a strong form. Carved in a unique shape from one solid block of Zitan wood, the wooden scholar piece was depicted in the front by an open work as scholar rock's shape...
Double gourd pouring vessel (no cover) with stylised dragon handle. Bluish white glaze stopping above the base which is flat and unglazed. Height=12 cm. Yuan Dynasty, 13th-14th centuries. Condition : spout restored, no more damage.
Ewer or poring vessel with straight wallet neck and a wide foot which has a cut footrim and recessed base.The handle is flat and double grooved. The sides are decorated with lightly curved criss-cross paterns. Glaze greyish white. Found at Borneo.
Height=15 cm. Period : Song Dynasty 12th-13th.
Condition : chip on rim and spout.
Reff : please look Ceramics in the Sarawak Museum by Lucas Chin, page 37 plate 34.
A lurid landscape spreads across two two-panel screens by Shirakura Niho signed and dated 1929. Two colorful scholars share a quiet moment in the shelter of a thatched hut. On first examination it appears nonsensical, a chaotic collection of dashes and dots, however the closer one examines the painting the more one realizes the detail and planning that went into the imagery, It is performed with ink on paper framed in dark mulberry frame and has been recently re-backed with forest green paper....
A Blue and white large dish decorated with chrysantemum, plan and around the flattened edge with scrolling flower. Width = 36 cm. Kangxi (1662-1722). Condition : very good with one hairline and two small chips (see enlargement).