All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #753270 (stock #101)
Bowl decorated with inscription on the center, classic scroll on th rim and chrysanthemum scroll on the exterior, unglazed base. Width = 12 cm, Height 5.5 cm Period : Yuan Dynasty 1279-1368 Condition : damage with professional restoration
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #753265 (stock #100)
Dish decorated with freely inscription on the center and prunus on the exterior. Width = 17 cm, Period : Late Ming, late 17th century Condition : no chip, crack, hairline or restoration
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #753259 (stock #99)
Dish decorated with double happiness on the center and inscription interspersed with floral on the exterior. Width = 17.3 cm, Period : Late Ming, late 17th century Condition : no chip, crack, hairline or restoration
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #753257 (stock #98)
Decorated with qilin in the center. Width = 17.5 cm Period : Ming Dynasty, late 16th century.. Condition : no chip, hairline, crack or restoration.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #753246 (stock #97)
Decorated with qilin in the center. Width = 19 cm Period : Ming Dynasty, late 16th century.. Condition : no chip, hairline, crack or restoration
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #753241 (stock #2827)
A thinly potted Yingqing glaze bowl, decorated with ribs to inner wall cavetto and incised twin fish among waves medallion at the center, unglazed rim. Song dynasty Jindezhen ware. Condition is perfect. Diameter: 16.5cm and High: 6 cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #753239 (stock #2825)
A very rare found of miniature double guard vase with original green glazed from unearthed, fluted sides body, mouth and shoulder carved into lotus bud shape. Ming dynasty 15th-16th century. Condition is fine and perfect. High: 9.5cm and Wide maximum: 6.8cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #753237 (stock #95)
Decorated with a scene depicting phoenix, chrysanthemum and bamboo beneath the moon in the central field, and, around the flattened edge, with concentric waves and interspersed with floral motifs. Width = 29 cm Period : Ming Dynasty, late 16th century.. Condition : 2 hairline no restoration.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #753230 (stock #95)
Decorated by floral scroll on the rim and flower on the center. Width = 20 cm Period : Qing Dynasty, 18th century.. Condition : no hairline, no chip, no crack, no restoration.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #753228 (stock #94)
Dish decorated with a rock surrounded by four chrysanthemum in the center and a chrysanthemum scroll on the outside. Width = 30 cm Period : Hongzhi, 1488-1505 Condition : one hairline, no restoration.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1920 item #753002 (stock #ZTC208)
This unusual pair of Chinese dolls were made with wire bodies covered with fabric padding and then silk clothing. Their heads, lower arms and feet are made from some kind of composition material and then painted. Because of their wire construction, their arms, legs, and bodies etc can be carefully repositioned. The feet are wired together to provide a more stable base...it is a theory which frankly does not always work well.

Each doll is approx 9.5 inches tall in standing position...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #752881 (stock #93)
Pale green glazed to footrim. Fluted cavetto, freely peony spray in the center. Broad firing ring burnt red on the base. Diameter : 28 cm Period : 14 th Century, Longquan Kiln, Zhejiang. Condition : minor chip on the rim, no crack, hairline or restoration.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #752876 (stock #93)
Pale green glazed to footrim exposing grey body burnt red. Fluted cavetto, freely peony spray in the center. Diameter : 32 cm Period : 14 th Century, Longquan Kiln, Zhejiang. Condition : very good colour glazed, professional restoration on minor hairline.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #752867 (stock #93)
Thick green glazed. Fluted cavetto, impresed peony spray in the center. Firing ring burnt red on the base. Diameter : 33 cm Period : 13 th Century, Longquan Kiln, Zhejiang. Condition : very good colour glazed, professional restoration on 5 cm chips.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #752657 (stock #91)
Decorated by lotus scroll and above a row of five lotus petals on the exterior. Classic scroll on the rim and lotus spray on the center of interior. Width = 17 cm Height = 8 cm Period : 14th - 15th centuries Condition : Excellent condition, no chip, crack, hairline or restoration
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #752630 (stock #90)
Decorated by lotus petal to footrim, floral scroll on the exterion; fish and weeds on the center and three treasure and weeds on the interior. Width = 12 .5 cm Height = 6.5 cm Period : Ming Dynasty, 16th century.. Condition :a hairline, no chip, crack or restoration.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1920 item #752626 (stock #lot433)
Description: An aigrette in stylized standing form was actually carved from a piece of natural root wood. In beautiful style, the aigrette twisted her neck when standing on a rock which was from another natural wood piece. As a traditional craftsmanship, this unique wood carving was in quite good size and would be an attractive display item in your house. Date: Qing Dynasty (late 19th century) Height: 51cm, Width: 40cm, Depth: 24cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #751695 (stock #ZT123)
Both sides of on this antique printing woodblock are hand carved with 3 pages of text on each side. The text is a poem about the moon. With the upper sections of each page in Chinese characters and the lower text in Mongolian, this is a rare and interesting artifact of the Qing Dynasty reign.

The woodblock is covered in ink from repeated use but the text is still crisp and clear. Measures 9 inches x 14 inches.

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #750216 (stock #lot426)
Description: A white jade piece was carved from one fine Houtien pebble. In a beautiful figure of a phoenix holding a lotus bud on its beak from the hanging ribbons, the holy fowl was resting on a lotus leaf with radiated veins. Having been done in an exquisite craftsmanship, this jade piece owned all the characteristics of a traditional jade piece would have- especially on the esthetics...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #749776 (stock #lot425)
Description: An ancient green jade bracelet was excavated in very good condition. By a yellowish green tint, the bracelet was arch-shaped on the outer surface when the inner rim was flat. Manoeuvred obviously by artificial procedure, the bracelet was not in a strictly shaped round circle on the outer rim but left with unevenly shaped angles on the surface. In provincial jade quality, the jade stone was yet in greasy and warm feel when light incursions were kept within the patina...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #748776 (stock #0073)
A fine blue and white ming dish,Interregnum Period.Decorated with two phoenixes paired with two lotuses.size:25,5cm diameter. dish has a view short hairlines and verry minor chip at the back side.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1900 item #748475 (stock #ZJ116)
Because the Japanese used a minimum of furniture and usually sat on the floor, frequently an arm rest, kyosoku, was used either singly or in pairs. This simple wooden Meiji period arm rest would have been appreciated for both its form and finish. The wood was first burned with hot coals and then scrapped with the result that the softer sections of wood would be carved out more deeply. This process would leave the "wavy" sculptural pattern on the surface of the wood...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #748296 (stock #lot424)
Description: A beautiful stem bowl was cast by a fine repousse work. Done with nice copper material, the stem bowl was decorated with Buddhist eight auspicious emblems on the outer surface from deliberately rendered chasing and carving techniques. Once was being gilt all over the surface and now had been faded to a darken patina, the religious vessel owned a charming atmosphere of the enduring age. At the bottom side, a piece of silver sheet was being added for reinforcement. Date: 16th century...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #747672 (stock #lot423)
Description: A silver folding comb was exquisitely decorated on the surface. By excellent chasing skill, a pair of dragon and phoenix were vibrantly rendered among the scrolling cloud. In another side, the surface was in plain form. The whole quality of this piece was very good and was reflected with enduring darken patina. Date: Qing dynasty(19th century), Length: 8.2cm(folded) and 15cm(unfolded).
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1970 item #746865 (stock #T 1603 A, B)
SOLD, no price, no info. Two fab porcelain 3 pc lot button sets Each embossed in back with Fan shape mark for TOSHIKANE and the word JAPAN. A) 3/4" White Pink Swans on Black w gold and green accents; B) 3/4" Hard White Porcelain Orange Rind surface with lucky green and gold Bamboo motif. All SOLD, no price, no info
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1970 item #746212 (stock #147)
A mid 20th Century yixing stoneware teapot with applied bamboo leaf and prunus blossom decoration. Condition excellent...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1930 item #746204 (stock #ALR2357)
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A daunting image by radical Nihon Nanga-In member and founder of the Osaka Art College Yano Kyoson (1890-1965) dating from earlier in this influential artists career. Crisp white walls of a strangely elongated house perch on the edge of a dark forest reaching up to the rain washed sky. A single tree ripe with yellow leaves guards the entrance...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1837 VR item #746176 (stock #lo422)
Description: A tripod bronze censer was casted in an elegant shape. By a fine proportion, the subtly slanted feet supported the circular basin in a stylish way. Having been kept in an enduring and charming patina, the censer was in excellent condition without any dents. Date Qing dynasty(18th century), Width: 9.0cm, Height: 5.2cm, Weight: 280g.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #745610 (stock #143)
A finely painted famille rose water pot or small brushpot depicting figures in a continuous garden landscape. There is an indistinct iron red seal mark to the base. Condition - very good...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre AD 1000 item #744937 (stock #AB-058)
An Assortment of 16 various stone beads including some jade ones dating from around 2,000 to 1,500 BC. Sizes: See last photo. Condition: Normal wear.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #744703 (stock #lot420)
Description: A soapstone Guanyin of Qing Dynasty was finely rendered. In a seating posture, the holy deity was holding a scroll in her left hand. On her right lap, a string of rosary was hanging from her right hand. By characteristically carved almond-shaped eyes, the facial features and the reserved pigment, the figure was dated as from 18th century. Height: 12.4cm, Condition: An old restoration was in the neck when an crack line-like stone tissue was subtly revealed across the body...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #744498
Qing Dynasty (19th century) Chinese Manchu style robe decorated in embroidered dragons chasing flaming pearls (symbolizing the Buddhist notion of enlightenment) executed in gold-couched thread on a blue silk ground. The eight full-face and profile four-clawed dragons are surrounded by clouds and various auspicious symbols. The dragon's eyes are accented in black and white. An embroidered panel surrounding the neckline is filled with additional dragons running across the top of waves...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1920 item #743502 (stock #ZT122)
This charming antique purse from Tibet was hand-made to be worn hanging from a waist belt. Lacking ornamentation, is was probably a daily use item to hold coins. A simple endless knot toggle is used for closure. The purse is 3.5 inches at the widest point.

Many of my Tibetan items are "categorized" as Chinese. Most westerners think of Tibetan's as being within the boundary of the current borders of the country known as Tibet. In actuality, the Tibetan "people" are much wider populati...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #743238 (stock #lot419)
Description: A prestigious Buddha figure was uniquely molded in cast-iron. Soldered in two parts, the Buddha was rendered finely in features with details when obvious welding lines were being left on the two sides. By a benign facial expression, the Buddha was seated on a double-deck lotus pedestal. As a metal religious figure, cast-iron was a material which was rarely found in the market by its easily eroded condition. For this piece, it was preserved in very good condition without any defects ...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1940 item #742924 (stock #TCR2354)
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A bronze vase of mountainous form by Nakajima Yasumi I patinated in his signature mottled red-brown and enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The vase is 9-1/2 inches (24 cm) tall, 8 inches (20.5 cm wide and in excellent condition. Nakajima Toyoji, (d. 1950) first came to notice in 1908, receiving an award at the Senkatsu Kinen Exhibition. He was a consistent exhibitor with the Teiten-Nitten national exhibitions, He was also quite active abroad, being prized at the 1931 Belgian Expositi...