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. On the back, simple flouring lines were carved to render the rock's profile.In an unusual size, the wooden scholar rock was adherent firmly to the stand which was also made of Zitan wood...

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).

A chinese 19thc Ge type porcelain jar with lid , with underglaze blue landscape paintings on the front with bird and flower, section by dark iron glaze on the shoulder, lid and near the foot. Marked with"Cheng hua" but later period.Height = 24cm Width=21 cm. Condition very good with a small chip inside of the lid (see enlargement 9).

 

18th Century Stembowl, porcelain decorated in underglazed blue and polychrome with 2 fishes and water plants. Width = 13.3cm Height = 11.7 cm Condition : Excellent without damage or restoration

18th Century Dish, porcelain decorated in underglazed blue with flower and butterflies and key frest of ‘thunder patern’ border on the capetto. On the base, there is classic scroll with five spur mark. Width = 25.5 cm Condition : Perfect without damage or restoration.

Yuan 13th/14th Century In the shape of chrysanthemum with crackled celadon. The unglazed foot burnt orange in the firing. Width = 11 cm Height = 7 cm Condition : Excellent without damage or restoration

Tang (618-906) Kendi glazed by green colour with spout and garlic head form . Unglazed base. Width = 13.5 cm Height – 13 cm Condition : repaired on the spout and small chips on the rim.

Kangxi (1662-1722) A Blue and white bowl decorated with a pattern of scrolling foliage whose flower and flower sprays on the center bowl. On the base, there is a Kangxi mark in double circle. Width = 14.5 cm Height = 7.3 cm

Swatow dish decorated with a scene depicting a phoenixt, chrysanthemum, grass and a roughly drawn continous scroll with flower. Late Ming 16th Century. Diameter : 20.5 cm Condition : Excellent condition without damage or restoration

Swatow dish decorated with flower on the center and a roughly drawn continous scroll on the capetto . Late Ming 16th Century. Diameter : 22.5 cm Condition : Excellent condition without damage or restoration

Large dish decorated with freely drawing of Mythical Beast on the center. Late Ming 16th Century. Diameter : 39 cm Condition : very good, small frits on the rim, no restoration

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...

A beautiful and subtlety carved jade of Quanyin in a standing position holding her prayer beads.She is strung with a bead to be worn as a pendant. Size: L. 6cm. W. 1.8cm. Condition. No repairs or chips.

Description: A pair of jade plates were in transparent light green tint. By a shallow and flat foot ring, the plates were decently decorated on the surface with gilding motifs of leafy flowers, fruits, bamboos and pine trees. Carved in a light way, the vibrant plants were finely rendered before gold pigment was filled in to enlighten the whole picture against the celadon jade ground. A superb design of the picture can be noticed by the sophisticated composition...

Description: A bronze paper weight was joyfully in a subject that most welcomed by Chinese people. "Si Xi" Four Joys- Fu (wellbeing), Lu (prosperity), So (longevity), Si (joys) were symbolized by four laughing boys. Intriguingly designed by traditional craftsman, only two boys instead of four were in the combination. A kind of delusion would add some fun for the literati in their boring study room...