All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1051600 (stock #lot829)
Description:

A bronze sitting Buddha was well cast by well rendered carving craftsmanship.
In very good metal material, the ancient bronze figure was coated with darken patina and reflected with retrospective sheen.
He was preserved in perfect condition only with some casting holes on the back.
He was well depicted in details and showed a grandeur look despite the small size.
An old collection wood box is accompanied.

Date: Tang Dynasty, 8th/9th century...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1980 item #1051411
Cement mortar block print pencil-titled "Poem 71-82" (indicating production in 1971) by Maki Haku (1924-2000). Limited edition print numbered 40/202. Pencil-signed in the lower margin. The artist's square red seal is at the lower left corner of the image. This print features the highly embossed ideographs characteristic of Maki's work. The designs were created by inscribing on wet cement. Paper size: 12"V x 8 3/4"H (image size: 10 1/2"V x 7 1/4"H). Very good overall condition...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1980 item #1051076
A fine, 20th century Fukagawa Seiji vase. Delicately decorated with bird in branch and lightly colored blossoms all against a pale blue background. Rim crisply defined. Fuji and four character mark inside broad foot ring. Good condition. 9 1/2 inches tall (24.1 cm)
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1910 item #1050155 (stock #lot822)
Description:

A wood brush pen was carved as a stalk of a tree branch.
Nicely rendered carvings were preserved in very good condition when darken patina was yielded on the surface.
By a good size, a brush pen can be the indispensible addition to the collection of Chinese scholar items as it was always being a hard to find item.
And when it was made by nice hardwood material.

Material: Suanzi or DaYei Zitan wood...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1910 item #1049954 (stock #lot821)
Description:

A glass brushrest was in beautiful mountain view.
Well mold and was preserved in perfect condition, it was a nice scholar item for resting a brush pen.

Date: Qing Dynasty, late 19th or to early 20th century.

Length: 15cm. Height: 7.4cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #1048599 (stock #lot818)
Description:

A burlwood brush pot was preserved in very good condition.
In strong and sturdy form, the brush pot was hollowed from a burlwood trunk and was preserved with enduring old patina.
There're the greasy amber-like condition happened to the edge of the mouth rim. And the extensive crackles were yielded on the carbonized surface of the mouth rim and on the upper portion of the inner side...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1920 item #1048106 (stock #378)
A beautiful Japanese Imari Arita porcelain boat form dish with carved wave stand. In excellent condition measuring approx. 15 inches long.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1920 item #1048104 (stock #377)
A beautiful Meiji period Japanese carved Ivory figure of a bride exqusite detail signed by the carver. In pristine condition measuring 9 inches tall or 23 centimeters. A fine addition to any collection
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #1047416 (stock #lot817)
Description:

A rock crystal carving was well depicted as a Guanyin holding a baby.
By characteristically dated features on the faces of the deity and the baby, the figures were well carved on the robes with affluent lines.
The benign facial expression of the Guanyin and the smiling face of the baby were well rendered by excellent traditional craftsmanship.
The rock crystal here was not in pure transparent look...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1047245
Lidded jar covered by bluish glazed to the foot with brown spotted; unglazed base . PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty 1279-1368 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 7 cm wide, 6.5 cm hight. CONDITION: Perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1047205
Guan form jar decorated with yeloww green- splashed on the body. PERIOD : Song Dynasty(960-1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 8 cm width, 12 cm height CONDITION: excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1047204
Song glazed bowl decorated with beautiful carved decoration of chrysantemum flower, chrysantemum scroll and key frett on the interior. PERIOD : Song Dynasty(960-1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 16.5 cm width, 6 cm height CONDITION: very good, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #1047177
Semi porcelain charger, with a central inside decoration of a Qilin (Ch'illin) among cloud scrolls, in the cavetto six freely drawn chrysantemum. The outside decorated with a lotus scroll and a classic scroll. PERIOD : Zheng De (Cheng Te) (1506-1521 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 25 cm wide. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1046933 (stock #lot816)
Description:

A Zitan brush-licker was in vibrant form.
By traditional designs on the patterns of the sea waves, this wood scholar dish was surrounded on the rim with scrolling water.
Purplish oxidation was happened to the surface when grayish deposition was found within the crevices.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.

Length: 11.3cm.
Width: 8.5cm.
Height: 3.5cm.

A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1046446 (stock #lot814)
Description:

A black-glazed Cizhou tea bowl was in decent conical shape.
It was decorated inside the bowl with striking radiating partridge-feather mottles and was stand by a well-shaped foot ring which revealed with off-white body clay.
On portions of the glaze, there
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1045519 (stock #lot812)
Description:

A Junyao dish was in charming bluish tint when strokes of purple splashes were on the side for decoration.
By nice curving of the surface, and the well defined foot ring, the dish was supposed being used as a brush-licker for adjusting the moisture of the brush hair.
Enduring through the long age, the foggy incursion in beige tint was yielded on the rim and along the rising portion by obvious characteristics.

Date: N. Song Dynasty,960-1127...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1045299 (stock #lot811)
Description;

A Song inkstone in slender form was with sunken square pool.
In slight green tint of the Duan stone quality, it was quite clean on the surface when old patina and wave-like stone veins were yielded on the reverse side.
By a good size, it was most likely a practical scholar item rather than just a piece for burial use.

Date: Song Dynasty, 960-1279.

Length: 16.1cm.

A SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1910 item #1044736 (stock #lot809)
Description:

A white jade Houtien jade pebble was capped to a silver ring.
By pure and greasy-feel quality, the jade was in mutton white and slight celadon tint.
Inscriptions of Guang-xu Nien Zhi (Made in Guang-xu reign)was found underside. They were well carved by regular scripts.
Motifs of a dragon and a phoenix were decorated on each side.

Date: Qing Dynasty,late 19th century.

Jade's length: 3.2cm.

Average width inside the ring, 2.5cm and adjustable...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Pre 1900 item #1044444 (stock #lot808)
Description:

A miniature bronze Tibet piece was well gilt and was uniquely in solid form.
Well preserved with the bright gilding on the surface when some flaking had happened to the face.

Date: 19th century.

Dimensions: 3.2cm x 2.2cm x 1.9cm

Weight: 31 grams.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1043909 (stock #lot807)
Description:

A natural stone was intriguingly in basin look.
Well designed and firmly sitting on a natural rootwood, it became a perfect water basin for scholar use.
Greasy old feel was yielded on the surface of the stone when the rootwood was in old look too.

Date: Qing dynasty, 19th century.

Width on the bottom, 12.5cm. Height: 8.4cm.

A METAL DIPPER IS INCLUDED.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1043423 (stock #lot806)
Description:

A small Junyao cup was well glazed on the surface.
The thick glaze was rolling down on the outer surface and stopped in half way to reveal the rough-feel body clay...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1042499 (stock #lot805)
Description:

A Jianyang tea bowl was applied with rarely-seen white slip.
Nicknamed as "Butter Bowl" by local collecters by it's yellowish white tint, the bowl was revealed with black-tinted body clay at the bottom.
It was preserved very well when all the necessary characteristics were owned for authentication.
Not easily seen in the documentation, but some are in the Museum of Fujian Province.

It was really a museum piece especially for collection and study of Jiany...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1900 item #1042091 (stock #551)
An attractively enamelled turquoise earthenware bottle vase depicting two cranes in flight. The base is signed with a name and Kyoto. We have a cup with identical decoration carrying a Kinkozan signature. This item was made in Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1912). Condition - there is very good old restoration to the top 4cm (1.5inches) of the neck (please see enlargement no. 7). 26.5cm (10.5inches)high.

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All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1041317 (stock #Y10112000018)
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This is a small and an early Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) qingpai measurement jar. It stands on a flat base with a gobular body and a concave neck and then an everted mouth rim. Around the concave neck there are round moulded spots all around it. The jar is glazed on the inside and the mouth rim and stop short just at the shoulder of the gobular body with qingpai glazed. It exposes the colour of the gobular body in a buff colour and burnt orangish light brown. The gobular body is incised with circul...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1041095 (stock #lot803)
Description:

A Ding-Typed porcelain censer was applied with darken brownish nearing black glaze.
Well crackled, the glaze was reflected retrospective sheen for verifying the enduring age.
By shallow profile and stand with three nicely mold feet, the censer was added with two arched loops on the mouth rim.
The paste revealed inside the censer and under the bottom was in light-buff tint and was in soft –feel quality.
A dimpled glaze condition was on the side. It was cause...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1040781 (stock #lot802)
Description:

A Cizhou tea bowl was in good elm bowl's shape.
Well glaze on the surface with russet slip and therefore the intriguing firing effect, the bowl was well shaped on the foot ring with steep wall.
Buff-tinted of the clay, and all other obvious characteristic like the retrospective sheen of the glaze proved the bowl an ancient one.

Date: Jin Dynasty, 12th/13th century.

Width on the mouth rim: 6cm, Height: 5.3cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #1040336 (stock #4183)
Of rectangular form with moulded and multicolored depiction of a courtly man and woman playing an instrument, standing in a stylized landscape. The cloak of the man signed and dated Hijri 1311 corresponding to 1893. Condition: one corner chipped with repair and small imperfections, on glaze flake. Dimension: 25.3 cm x 17.1 cm, weight: 195 g.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #1040329 (stock #4182)
Of rectangular form with moulded and multicolored depiction of a noble falconer riding a horse. Condition: repaired breaks with little imperfections, three small glaze flakes. Dimension: 25.4 cm x 17.7 cm, weight: 1280 g.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1040219
Guan shaped porcelain covered by bluish glazed to the foot and decoorated with 3 figural incised decoration; glazed base . PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty 1279-1368 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 14 cm wide, 12.5 cm height. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1040217
Guan shaped jarlet decorated with chrysantemum scroll on the body; unglazed base . PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty 1279-1368 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 7.5 cm wide, 5.5 cm height. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1040215
Small vase with long neck covered by bluish glazed to the foot and decorated lines on the neck; unglazed base . PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty 1279-1368 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 10.5 cm height. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1039812
Water containers of cuboid form or square bottle/ watewrpot. Small square opening at the top, often guarded by a pair of handles, decorated with chrysantemum spray on the body; unglazed base . PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty 1279-1368 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 6 cm wide, 5 cm hight. CONDITION: misiing one of lugs, free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1039808
Six lobed jar with something like four lugs covered by brownish celadon to the foot with brown spotted; unglazed base . PERIOD : Song Dynasty 960-1279 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 7 cm wide, 6 cm hight. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1039798
Porcelain covered with green glaze to the foot, unglazed base. PERIOD : Yue Ware 9th Century MEASUREMENTS: 10.5 cm tall. CONDITION: restoration to the rim missing part (see initial condition picture) , no other damages.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #1039790
Porcelain decorated with abstract floral on the body, unglazed base. PERIOD : late Ming (1566-1643 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 7 cm wide and 5.5 cm tall. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #1039785
Porcelain decorated with abstract floral on the body, unglazed base. PERIOD : late Ming (1566-1643 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 7 cm wide and 5.5 cm tall. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #1039757
Porcelain with two lion mask handles covered by brownish celadon to the foot , glazed base. PERIOD : late kangxi (1662-1722 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 15 cm wide and 8 cm tall. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1910 item #1039756 (stock #lot801)
Description:

An ivory pendent was carved in double gourd form.
Nicely patinated and in good quality, the ivory pendent was adapted with another ivory bead on top for a nice decoration.

Date: Qing Dynasty, late 19th century.

Measurements: 6.2cm x 3.6cm x 1.5cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1039734
Porcelain covered with green glaze to the foot, unglazed concave base. PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 7, 9, 9, 10 cm wide, 5.5, 6, 6, 8 cm tall. CONDITION: no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #1039733
Large and rare Ming Blue and white charger decorated with deers and floral. PERIOD : Ming Dynasty (16th-17th Century): 32.5 cm wide. CONDITION: restoration to the missing part (see initial condition picture).
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #1039732
Large and beautiful antique jar decorated with polychrome floral and twin phoenix. PERIOD : Kangxi (1662-1722) MEASUREMENTS: 32 cm wide, 26 cm height. CONDITION: two hairlines and a minor chip to the rim, no other damages
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #1039515 (stock #lot800)
Description:

A gilt silver plaque was well decorated with motifs of QiLinSongZi, a most popular Chinese metaphor of the fairy animal Qilin sending child to the vowing family.
By characteristic Chinese scenes of pagoda, plum trees, Qilin and the figure riding through the water waves, the picturesque scene was well carved and chiseled by excellent craftsmanship.
It was a piece most likely a buckle on the cloth belt. There're old drilling holes on four corners for sewing thread.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1910 item #1039392 (stock #lot799)
Description:

Nuan-Shou, Hand Exercisers were used for palm massage by practicing in one hand. Rolling it to make Qi running through the nerve endings.
The pairs were made from tiger bones.
Enduring old patina was yielded when bone tissues were obviously observed.

It is really fun when practicing them in your hand and hearing the tingling sound.

Date: Qing Dynasty, late 19th century.

Measurements: 4.6cm x 4.2cm x 2.7cm, each.
Weight: 42gram, each. .
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1039126 (stock #S10111100046)
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This is a small yaozhou celadon bowl in the shape of a compressed globular body divided into 12 lobes vertically. It stands on a short foot rim with a recessed based all glazed in olive green colour all the way from the foot rim to the mildy everted mouth rim and to the inside of the bowl.

Some abrasion to the mouth rim of the bowl, uneven glazing and minute snad grits adhesion to the recess base of the footrim as shown in the photographs. Nails mark can be seen near the the foot rim as...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1910 item #1038988 (stock #lot798)
Description:

A boxwood brushrest was intriguingly made to imitate a piece of bamboo stalk.
In fine brownish patina, the boxwood piece was kept in perfect condition.
It was a joyful piece can be also easily played around the fingers.

Date: Qing Dynasty, late 19th century.

Length: 22.7cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #1038725 (stock #ZTC336)
This antique Chines fifth rank summer court official hat has its original fringe, crystal finial and chin strap. The hat has its original storage box, which shows both its age and use. There is a tear on one side of the rim (pictured) and the rear hinge works but is also in poor condition.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1038660 (stock #lot797)
Description:

A white-glazed plate was stand in high stem foot.
Separated in four sections in the cavetto, the plate was mold by lobed rim which was then by accurate look of imitating the silver counterpart of the same date.
In grayish white tint, the glaze was yielded with subtle incursions which was caused from age.
Motifs of tailing fish and sea waves were decorated in the center of the shallow bowl. They were the other characteristics of the ware from the dated periods.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #1038281
Antique Yixing - I Hsing cup decorated with enamel scripts. PERIOD : late 19th Cenuryt MEASUREMENTS: 5 cm wide, 7 cm height. CONDITION: Perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #1038277
Antique Yixing - I Hsing brushwasher decorated with enamel floral. The bottom of the pot signed with the seal mark. PERIOD : late 19th Century MEASUREMENTS: 10.5 cm wide, 7 cm height. CONDITION: glued to the small chip on th rim, no other damages.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #1038272
A rare antique Yixing - I Hsing jar decorated with enamel floral. The bottom of the teapot signed with the seal mark. PERIOD : late 19th Cenuryt MEASUREMENTS: 14 cm wide, 12.5 cm height. CONDITION: Perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #1038271
Large antique Yixing - I Hsing teapot decorated with enamel floral. The bottom of the teapot signed with the seal mark. PERIOD : late 19th Cenuryt MEASUREMENTS: 20 cm wide, 14 cm height. CONDITION: Perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1700 item #1038214
Kendi, decorated with sancai colours with twin dragons. The base is glazed. PERIOD :Ming Dynasty (17th Century) MEASUREMENTS: 18 cm wide, 23 cm height. CONDITION: crack to the body and mouting by metal.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1037995 (stock #lot795)
Description:

An original Yinqing set of cup and cupstand was in decent look.
They were produced from the famous Hutien kiln of Song Dynasty(960-1279) by top quality craftsmanship.
By hard, thin and eggshell-like wall, the cup was stand by flat bottom which was unglazed and was revealed with chalk-like body clay when characteristic firing tint was yielded within.
Other than this, by duck-egg-shell's sheen of the glaze, portions of yellowish incursions were happened in convinc...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #1037942 (stock #545)
A European shape porcelain spoon tray finely decorated with Famille Rose enamels. This item was made in China for export during the reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795). Condition - very good - no damages and no restoration. 12.8cm (5.1 inches) wide; 2cm (0.8 inches) high.

18世纪 外销粉彩勺托 乾隆
一件精美的欧式粉彩勺托,为清...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1036300 (stock #lot792)
Description:

A Yueyao covered box was in decent form.
Decorated on the cover with floral motifs, the basin was stand by steep foot ring.
Uniquely found, the cover was fired with the basin altogether. 'Cause the darken padding marks were observed on the inner side of the cover and the basin alike.
It was well preserved in fine glaze condition.
Never the less, hard proofs of minute incursion characteristics were found on the surface especially at the high ridges of the cov...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #1036081 (stock #4136)
A chambu lota, bulbous vessel for sacred Ganges water used by pilgrims. Made of brass and copper, with exceptional floral design. This type of metalware is known as ganga-jumna referring to the two great rivers of North India. Condition: the mouth is slightly deformed, few small quite invisible dents, the foot with a small breakage. Dimension: 16.4 cm high, weight: 1140 g.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1837 VR item #1035836 (stock #lot790)
Description:

A soapstone carving was depicted as a sitting Lohan.
Amusingly, the Lohan was seated with one bare foot and holding with the shoe.
By unique purplish red tint, the soapstone figure was preserved nicely with only minute defects on portions of the bottom's rim.
There were jewels and beads decorated on the robe, now were missing and left only with fastening holes.

Some similar pieces were in the big auction of Hong Kong.

Date: Early Qing Periods, ...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #1035201 (stock #lot789)
Description:

A Houtien jade pendant was in open work of motifs of parrot perching on bamboo branches.
By fine excavation condition, the item was preserved very good except with one short hair line not penetrating to another side.
It was caused in burial not from human mistakes.

Qing Dynasty, 18th century.

Dimensions: 5.8cm x 5.2cm x 0.6cm.

A SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1034527 (stock #lot788)
Description:

An ancient paper weight and also a lucky charm for the nomadic people was from the fossil of an antelope's patella.
By a long history, GaHaLa, the patella of animals like rams, tigers or antelopes were revered as tokens of good luck.
Different materials like jade, ivory, turquoise all have been carved into the shape of this animal's bone and were used as lucky charms for wearing.

The unique item here, it was a real bone fossil from an antelope's patella.
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All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1837 VR item #1034288 (stock #lot787)
Description:

A bronze weight was solid cast by shape of two nestling dears.
By warm and intimate mood, the bronze weight was well cast and finely carved to render this harmonious scene.
Charming, darken and greasy patina was yielded on the surface, and we may notice that a later date cleaning work would have been done to this bronze piece.
It was made by top quality metal material. The surface was reflected with subdued golden sheen.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 18th century or...