A superb later 19th century (Bakumatsu-Meiji period) celadon image of a Rakan enclosed in a high quality wooden display box. The rather brutish features harken back to older styles seen in Korea and early Edo Japan. A stand has been carved to fit the base of the deity and slides into the box, and the figure stands6-3/4 inches (17.5 cm) tall. It is in excellent condition...

Large Chinese Early Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Groom

This tall and impressive pottery figure was made during the early Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is "heavily-potted" and made from a fairly high-fired pale greyish-brown pottery. It has been "cold-painted" in a base coat of creamy-white pigment with details picked out on top in red and black pigments, especially to the head and face.

This figure represents a foreign groom...

This hand made beater board was used with an old backstrap loop by one of the hill tribes of northern Thailand. Now, as a folk art tool from another culture, it is an authentic ethnographic artifact and is also an interesting piece of sculpture.

The beater board is 4 inches wide and 27+ inches long, and has lost a few "teeth" with age.

A nice and perfect one of Longquan dish with foliated lip rim and lobed cavetto, the center decorated with carved of vividly lotus pattern. Early Ming period. Diameter: 12.2cm

A beautifully preserved 16th to 17th century Annan Bronze basin inscribed with the animals of the zodiac which had been used as a prayer bell at a Japanese Buddhist temple. It makes a beautiful ring when struck. It is roughly 12 inches (30 cm) diameter, 6-1/2 inches (16.5 cm) tall. An exceedingly rare find...

Rare Chinese Yuan Dynasty Early "Blue & White" Vase

This rare pear-shaped vase or bottle was made during the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) by one of the kilns at Yuxi county in Yunnan province, one of the first places in the world where blue & white ware was produced. It is "heavily-potted" and decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with floral and leaf designs. It is coated with a clear glaze that falls short of the heavy irregularly cut foot...

Yuan blue and white cup decorated by chrysanthemum scroll motif, unglazed base. Wide = 7.5 cm Height = 4.5 cm Yuan dynasty 14th century. Condition : broken but no missing part.

A Blue and White Bowl, decorated with Lotus to the interior. Vietnam's 15th-16th century. Found at West Sulawesi. Condition is very good, no any chip, no any crack and free from any restoration, excepted minor glaze crackles to the body. Diameter: 16,9 cm.

Description: A religious oil painting on canvas was made in 19th Century from the minority people at southwest region of China. A piece of art from Dian people of Guazhou or Yunnam Province, this painting was displayed with bold colours. Sketched freely but regulated as well, it is in astonishing beauty.

Description: In a plain and rural form, a stone weight had a beautiful curve and was in a lovely size of 9cm in height. Easy to hold on and can be an ideal piece as a paper weight on your modern desk, the old stone piece would add more atmosphere in your room. Date: Qing Dynasty, Height: 9cm.

Description:

A Qingbai bowl was in decent conical shape.
Well applied on the surface with greenish glaze, the bowl was decorated in the cavetto with carved motifs of three playing babies among scrolling flowers.
These were characteristic motifs for the dated periods.
Firing effects were yielded within the foot ring where the body clay was revealed.
The bowl was preserved in perfect condition with only one minute dent on the rim. It was caused during pottering...

Old three paneled wedding bed cover from the Zhuang ethnic group Southern China- silk floss weft embroidered pattern on hand woven cotton field. Good condtion- some minor loss to edge of head end edge. L: 138cm/54in and W: 105cm/41in.

Rare celadon swatow charger with white slip floral decoration on the center. D = 32 cm. Ming Dynasty. Perfect condition : no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations.

Description: An old ivory plaque was decorated with archaic scrolling Chilong(DRAGON) pattern in against position on both sides.On the rims, fret pattern was regularly carved. The motifs of this rare piece had long been used in traditional Chinese works of art. It was an abstract art and a decent motif which had always been adopted by the noble echelon. Date: Qing dynasty (18th Century) Length: 6.0cm Width: 3.9cm Depth: 0.6cm

Description:

A root wood stand was nicely shaped.
By preserving darken and warm patina on the surface, it was in perfect condition without any defects.

Date: 19th century.

Dimensions: 17.3cm x 13cm x 6.5cm

A Chinese copper red underglaze and incised dragon box and cover with two five-clawed dragons surrounding the base with lotus pods. The top with one five -clawed dragon. The base with six character Xuande mark in underglaze blue surrounded by double blue circles. The glazed on the base with a bluish tint.

Size: Approximately Height: 5.5 inches, Width: 10 inches

Condition: Good condition.

Age: Republic or earlier

Burmese silver ceremonial or monk's begging bowl. The exterior is decorated in repousse with a wide band of five mythological scenes with one figure and an elephant between foliage. Apparently unmarked. Condition: fine. Dimension: 13.8 cm diameter, 9.8 cm high, weight: 352 g.

A very rare found of Celadon pear shaped ewer, slight thickly well potted, decorated to the body with divided into six panels and incised with Ruyi pattern to each panel, further is plain and covered overall with bluish green glaze. Possibly Song dynasty Yue wares or Longquan wares. Condition with two flake chips to rim, one on the front side and the other to back side, also two hairlines appears, further like the body in perfect condition. High: 25,5cm and wide maximum: 22cm