All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1970 item #680132 (stock #lot338)
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A charming pebble jade carving of a tiger, cat or Huan was masterly done.
Crouching with her head resting on her front paws, she raised her left leg tickling the cheek when the long tail curling tightly to the side.
The fluent lineation work and excellent carving skill depicted the cat in a vivid way...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1800 item #680093 (stock #ANR2203)
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Waves lap at the dark shore crowded with cranes on this elegant 18th century paper screen embellished with clouds of gold flake signed Hokkyo Shunboku (O-oka Shunboku, 1680-1763). A bramble of dried bamboo hides one sleeping form, the others strut about oblivious to the frigid winter air. Turgid blue water rolls slowly behind, waves licking at the near shore...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1837 VR item #679815 (stock #lot337)
Description: A Ge-typed porcelaneous censer was in tripod cylindrical shape. With beautiful crackle glaze, the censer expressed an elegant literati taste by its simple form. Kiln firing red was developed obviously between the glaze and body clay when numerous bubbles squeezing together all over the surface under the pale-blue tint. It was believed as an excavation piece. The inner side on the wall was left with marks of spreading roots...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #679391 (stock #2663)
A rare celadon dish, decorated at the exterior with lotus petals rising from foot, interior is plain and covered overall with a pale bluish green glazed. Southern Song Longquan ware 12th century. Condition with re-touched a chip to rim. Diameter: 12.5cm and High: 3.9cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #679379 (stock #2661)
A fine celadon jar with globular body, is plain and covered overall with nice olive green glazed. Condition is perfect. 13th-14th Longquan wares, this type founded as known as exported wares to South East Asian region, collected in South Sulawesi. High: 7cm and Wide: 9.1cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #679061 (stock #TCR2200)
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A pair of ceramic Cormorants by preeminent early 20th century Master Miyanaga Tozan enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The cormorant has a special place in Japanese art. Like the hawk is a bird used in hunting, the cormorant is a bird used in fishing. A rope would be tied around the long necks of any number of the birds, them then taken out into the water with huge torches burning on the prows of the fishing boats...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #678728 (stock #2660)
A rare large cover jar with metal handles, decorated with a figure of official and wife standing around two servants and musicians play group among the room and garden scene. The top of cover decorated with two boys playing. Condition with 'L' shape crack, minor chips to rim cover and several old star hairlines appears to inside of the body, but no any restoration. Four characters hall mark 'Chin Xuan Thang Zhe' on the base. Ching dynasty. Mouth Diameter: 20 cm, High: 21.5 cm and Wide: 22.9 cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #678443 (stock #lot336)
Description: A rare and lovely Yaozhou russet-glazed incense burner was in simple form. Wide-mouthed and with high-set shoulders when the neck is narrowed and the lip is rolled, the jarlet was applied with persimmon glaze inside and out of the surface. The bottom was flat and was concaved to a round circle. The unglazed base had turned to a buff skin during firing, and in a firm quality which were all the characteristics for a Yaozhou ware. Date: Song period(11th/12th Century), Height: 6.6cm
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #677322 (stock #0003)
A rare example of b/w large dish, decorated at the exterior with four fishes swimming among lotus pond and water weeds, on the cavetto with chrysanthemum scroll and border to the foliated lip rim with flower heads pattern. Underside with emblems supported by continuously lotus flowers. Ming dynasty late 15th to early 16th century. Condition broken in the center split into two and glue restored. Diameter: 34 cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Pre AD 1000 item #677260 (stock #GEAR-006)
Two blue glass earrings from Cambodia most likely a pair. Size: Width. 2.5cm and 2.4cm. Condition: Some incrustation from being buried so long. Age: 300 to 100 BC.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Pre 1800 item #676572 (stock #GLD-007)
A gold ornament which looks like to me to be a warrior carrying a club. It's hard to date this piece, but looking at the patina on the gold I would say around 16th century.Found in Burma but could be from India. Size: 3cm x 2.5cm. Condition: No repairs.Some opening which are normal in old gold repousse work.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #675529 (stock #2656)
A rare and elegant form of celadon fluted sides jar with lotus shape lid, covered overall with olive green glaze. Southern Song-Yuan dynasty Longquan ware, collected from central Sulawesi. Condition is good excepted two tiny flake chips to the cover and to the foot rim also, minute glaze lines appears to base. High maximum: 12 cm and Wide: 14cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #675423 (stock #2655)
A large celadon bowl, well balance potted to rounded form with everted lip rim, covered overall with a fine olive green tone till foot rim, unglazed area appears a circular firing scars. Condition is good, no any chips and free from restoration excepted crackle glazed to the half area of the bowl, also with one very short firing crack to rim side. Generally speaking is 13th-14th century, Yuan to early Ming Longquan wares, excavated on South-Sulawesi area. Diameter: 20.7cm and High: 9.3cm
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1900 item #675140 (stock #SAR2187)
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An Edo period suit of raw iron with all matching parts, featuring 16 plate helmet with two lame shikoro and large fukigaeshi. The mask is fantastic, a real stunner with dramatic features and a large mustache. It has five plate sode and a go-mai-do cuirass of five iron plates, with kusazuri of leather scales. The sangu are all matching, very nice on dark silk tightly woven iron scales, with a crest in brass on the back of the hands...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1900 item #674307 (stock #MOR2184)
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An exquisite pair of gofun covered fox on black and gold lacquered stands protected by copper wire cages, dating from the second half of the Edo period. They wear a shrewd look, eyes narrowed to slits, enhancing their mischievous image. The mystical carvings are covered in white gofun, stained a soft gray from age with highlights still white from eons of careful cleaning...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1700 item #674017 (stock #MOR2183)
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Shishi prance across the mottled Kiri-wood surface of this Momoyama to early Edo period Koro in gold and silver maki-e and mother of pearl inlay. A copper insert contains the fragrant incense ash. There is a hand forged iron staple top and bottom of one ancient crack testament to age. It likely once had a silver hoya (cover) which has disappeared over the centuries...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #673469 (stock #2652)
A fine plain celadon jar in globular form, covered overall with pale olive green glaze. Yuan-Ming dynasty 13th-14th century in perfect condition. Wide: 9.3cm and High: 8.5cm
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #673462 (stock #2650)
A blue & white saucer dish, fine and well balance potted, decorated with figures on the boat. Fungus stylist mark on the base within double circle. 17th century Transitional period late Ming to early Ching ware. Condition is perfect. Diameter: 11.7cm and High: 2.7cm.