Description: An archaic turquoise pendant was carved into two crouching Chilongs around a circular Huang. By ferocious features and animated postures, the fairy animals were rendered deliberately in every detail. From the characteristic features including the grooved spines, strenuous hips, legs, and claws, and the tiger-like heads, this carving piece embodied all the essential points in authenticating the Han date...

Six different imperial officials hat buttons for the ji guan (festive hat), a hat worn as a part of the ji fu, the less formal style of Qing court costume. Made of Peking glass and gilt metal imitating jewels, mounted in bronze. Coral colored denoting the first rank - coral colored with engraved "shou" character for the second rank - transparent and opaque blue representing the third respectively the fourth rank - opaque white for the sixth rank - plain gilt metal denoting the seventh rank...

Description: In greenish straw glaze, a Zhejiang porcelaneous ewer was finely molded in good shape. Can be a wonderful example of the famed Yueyao wares, the pot was preserved with the original excavation condition without any restoration. By the least abrasions though, the pot's surface was in somehow dry-some feel. It was resulted from the long time of burial. Well stand in an elegant profile, the ewer owned a charming atmosphere by its fluently crafted handle and spout...

A jar and cover finely painted in 17th/18th Century Kangxi Style decorated with prunus blossom against a 'cracked ice' ground. This item was made during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor (1875-1908). Condition excellent. No damages...

Description: A wood manuscript cover was wonderfully carved by traditional craftsmanship.
By a unique design of rectangular panel in the center, the Shakyamuni Buddha seated on an Indian Pala-style throne with lion base and in earth-witness gesture...

A complete calcified "chicken bone" jade necklace from the Longshan Period. Jade that has been buried for millenniums sometime calcifies to a white color losing all of it's original color. Age: 2800-1900 BC. Size. Length(closed) 29.5cm. Condition: Age calcification.

An attractive bowl and cover delicately painted in Fencai (famille rose) enamels. This item carries the mark of the Tongzhi Emperor and was made during his reign - 1862-1874. 5 inches (13cm) High. Condition - excellent apart from two very minor chips on the underside of the foot rim and somes light ware to the gilding...

Description: One ancient Tibet bronze Tara Buddha was preserved in a fine condition except some restoration to the covered bottom. By a greasy darken patina, the Tara was casted with serene facial features and stylized sitting posture. Date: 14th/15th Century, Height: 12.1cm, Width: 9.1cm.

Pair of Chinese Tang (618-907) to Five Dynasties (907-960) olive-gray glazed Yue ware 10-petal foliate lotus-leaf shaped shallow bowls with flat bases. The characteristic spur marks are in the interior of the bowls. Circa 9th/10th century. Each measures 1 5/8” high x 5 ½” diameter. There is a small rim chip and an old repair or firing imperfection to the side of one bowl and two small chips to the outside rim of the second bowl...

Description: A Huanghuli wood scholar tray was beautifully rendered. By excellent craftsmanship, the tray was unusually made by being carved from one solid block of wood, and unlike the tenoned pieces we’ve often seen. In an elegant and curved shape, the tray was meticulously done and finished to the shallow wall and the flat basin. Preserved in a brownish and charming patina, the tray was used to serve the curiosities to the connoisseur in the studio...

A very finely carved hardwood sculpture of the Chinese Immortal - Liu Hai holding the three footed toad...

Description: An ancient inkstone was from Song dynasty. By a typical sleek shape, the inkstone was carved in a simple and plain form. The obvious carving scars can be easily observed. After enduring thousands of years of burial in a tomb chamber, the surface of the stone piece was oxidized into a grayish patina when rust mottles were yielded too. Made of Duan- a high quality material which was originated from Song and lasted to now, the inkstone is truly a prototype for Chinese ancient inkstones...

A rare Japanese oversized limited edition "sosaku hanga" woodblock print titled "Black Cat, Three Kittens & Butterfly" dated 1967 by Tokuriki Tomikichiro (1902-2000). The artist's black seal is at the lower left and his black ink signature is at the lower right. The print is titled and dated in kanji in the upper right margin. Numbered 14/200 in the lower right margin in pencil. The paper measures 16"V x 21 3/8"H (image size: 15"V x 19 1/2"H)...

Description: One elegant elm bowl or water pot was from Changsha kiln of Tang Dynasty. By a very rare type of glazing of iron-greenish mottles amid straw-glazed slip on top and around the mouth rim, the water pot was finely molded with characteristic flat bottom. In a chalk-feel quality, the body clay was left with obvious molding scars and was adhered with excavation mud. Slight incursion was occurred to the glaze and was yielded in a whitish look. The glaze condition of this pot was very good....

A seal from what is now Burma/India with carvings of an elephant and a flower. The handle is smooth and well-worn. The ivory has taken on a rich brown color with age.

Period: Pyu Dynasty - 100AD to 500AD)

Size: 3.5 cm (1-3/8 inches, Diameter of seal = 2.6 cm (approx. 1 inch)

Condition: Part of the seal has broken away from age (see photos). Has a very beautiful patina.

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An ancient Han pot was found from excavation.
Dated affirmatively as a piece from 1800 years ago, the pot was applied with unusually-seen brown glaze and was molded with a wide mouth which in flat rim with wall.
Characteristically decorated with Taotie mask on both side of the ovoid belly, the outer surface was separated in three sections by two bands of paralleled lines.
Immense crackles were spread all over the surface under the glaze when charming iridescenc...

Tall Chinese late Qing dynasty Guangxu period famille verte Kangxi revival porcelain rouleau vase decorated with scenes from the Chinese literary classic “Romance of the Three Kingdoms.” 17 3/4” high. Circa 1900. Finely painted and in very good overall condition. The base was drilled for a lamp.

A rarely encountered Japanese oversized sosaku hanga woodblock print by Asaga Manjiro (1885-1965) dating circa 1950's. Asaga Manjiro was the elder brother of Maekawa Senpan. He was known for his Noh theater and Otsu-e prints. Paper size: 20 1/4"V x 15 3/8"H (image: 17 5/8" x 12 7/8"). Excellent condition with full margins. Never framed. Traces of paper residue from the original folder remain on the back at the left top and bottom corners.

Description: The ovoid jar stood on a solid, flat, circular bottom. The walls rose steeply from the base to the bulging shoulder, then rise upward to the straight neck. Four looped handles were evenly spaced around the shoulder and closely to the neck. A straw colored glaze was applied all over the surface only stop to the straight foot ring. Immense crackles were charmingly yielded under the glaze. On the exposed foot, calcified kiln sands and adhesives were in unique cellular form. It was caus...

Description: A magnificent bottle vase or jar was molded in characteristic dished mouth and was with four squared loops. By the also characteristic greenish hue of the glaze, the surface was spread with patches of whitish and foggy incursions which were obvious condition caused from long time of burial. Despite the results from the enduring age, the bottle was in very good shape by its sturdy body and the stable glaze condition. A special bottle vase from 1600 years ago was in quite good size of...

A group of three clambering turtles in fine detail dating from the opening of the 20th century (later Meiji) stamped on the base Keishin and enclosed in a period wooden box. The group is roughly 8 inches (20 cm) long, 3 inches (7.5 cm) tall and in fine condition but for one old chipped toe on the back foot of the largest turtle (see close-up).

This pair of Japanese handmade long square cut nails are 5" long and appear to have never been used. The nail heads are solid and shaped into a hemisphere. The silver colored decorative metal escutcheons have scalloped edges and markings to represent a flower. The escutcheons are just under 1" in diameter and have a squared center hole which exactly fits the nail shank.

n old bamboo brush pot with unusual zigzag pattern. Age: 18th century. Size: H. 13cm, Radius. 10.3cm. Condition: No repairs. Old chip on the rim, natural cracking along the rims and natural ageing.

Decorated with flower on the center and cloud scroll in cavetto.Pale green glaze to footrim, exposing grey body and trace of orange oxidation, glazed base. Dating from late the 14th Century from longquan Kiln, Width = 34 cm, Height = 12.5 cm. Condition : Excellent, no chip, crack or restoration.

A charming brushpot inlaid with mother-of-pearl, ivory and hardstones. The inlay work is of branch with flowering plum blossoms. The back has a poem of archaic Chinese characters inlaid in silver. The wood is a dark hardwood (unidentified) of a slightly reddish tint.

Period: 18th Century

Size: Height = 12.5 cm (4-7/8 inches, Width = 9 cm.(3-1/2 inches)

Condition: Good condition. Slight age crack-which is part of the beauty-at the bottom part (under the plum blossoms)....

Description: A finely gilt bronze Tibetan figure was in an image of three faces and with eight hands. She was one of the three longevity deities in the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon, along with Amitayus and White Tara. By a striking look, the bronze was kept in a perfect condition. Date: Late 19th century,

Width from 6.2 to 6.5 Excellent condition, no chip, hairline, crack or restoration.

A large dish, heavily potted, curving gently up from a ring foot, covered in a beautiful celadon glaze producing the "iron wire, golden thread" crackles of the Geyao type glaze. The recessed base is unglazed with orange burnt. Ming Dynasty : 16th Century Diameter 27 cm. Condition : Good , one shallow chip on the mouthrim, no hairline, crack or restoration.

Decorated with floral and double happiness character. Dating from late the 18th Century, Width = 16 cm, Height = 5 cm. Condition : Very good, no hairline, chip, crack or restoration.

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 = 25.5 cm Period : Ming Dynasty, late 16th century.. Condition : invisible hairline no restoration.

Decorated by polychrome with flower on cover and body. Dating from the 16th Century, Height = 10.5 cm, Width = 12.5 cm. Condition : Perfect, no chip, crack, hairline or restoration.

A fine Dehua blanc de chine globular jar. It is made from a fine, translucent milk-white porcelain associated with these kilns. Dating from the Kangxi period (1663-1723), Height = 7 cm, Width = 6 cm. Condition : Perfect, no chip, crack, hairline or restoration.

Cracle ware dish, this is the famous "iron wire and golden thread" effect. Glazed base. Qing Dynasty : 19th Century Diameter 30 cm. Condition : Perfect with no chips, cracks or restorations.

A set of two 18th century screens showing through an assortment of amicable characters, the traditional production of silk. Depicted with ink and light color on paper, every aspect of the process is visible in high detail from the sorting of the worms to spinning, dying, weaving, and the selling of thread and bolts of cloth. An exciting screen both from the quality of the art and from the historical narrative contained. Each screen is 67-1/2 inches by 12 feet (171 x 378 cm). It is bordered i...

Huanghuali brushpot with original finish. Late Ming early Qing. Size: H.14cm. Diameter: 14.2cm. Condition: No repairs.

A Fine Two Tianqi period blue and white bowl,decorated with under glaze blue galloping horse, birds and flower motif at the external wall, inner wall and center decorated with scenery of rock, tree, and boat at the river, bracket lobed rim.Bowls is in very good condition,no crack, no chip, no restoration.16,5 cm diameter

Description: A Qingbai bottle vase was finely molded. Based on the glaze tint and the body clay's quality, the Meiping vase was justified as a product from the kilns of Fujian Province of Song Dynasty. Pinpoint glaze holes and residues within them were found on the surface. Faint crackles were spread under the glaze. By a simple and beautiful shape, the Meiping was in perfect condition without any restorations. Date: Song Dynasty,(11th-12th century). Height: 15.6cm.

Description: A gilt bronze figure of Buddha was standing on a square base of a stele. Under a pointed nimbus, the Buddha Sakyamuni was in a gesture of preaching and enlightening. When preserved with the original gilding on most part of the surface, the bronze figurine was found at the frontal side of the base with a precise date inscription of Tien-Bao-Er-Nien(The second year of the Tien-Bao periods) which was from the dynasty of Northern Qi. It was the year of AD551. A very ancient piece was in...

A rare crystal ring from the Pyu dynasty carved with a fish,the sea and a crescent moon. The fish is a early Buddhist symbol for incarnation carried over from Hinduism. In Hinduism, one of their symbols is a fish. One appeared as an avatar (incarnation or physical bodily manifestation) of Vishnu to save mankind from the Great Flood. The Fish (matsya) were originally symbolic of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna, but came to represent good fortune in general, for Hindus, Jain and Buddhists. Wit...

Description: A grand root wood table screen was in a great look. By a nice brownish patina, the standing screen was being tenoned to the gnarled wood base and resembled as a rocky mountain with alcove in it. Of course it would be an ideal shrine for you to put a Buddha figure in the alcove. And it will be an attractive display item in your room with full Zen spirits. It is in perfect condition. Date: Late 19th century, Height:52cm,Width:43cm, Depth:39cm.

A fine ming blue and white dish decorated with crab and four fish in the center,outside decorated a bird perching on a fruit branch.jiajing periode.dish in very good conditions. 26,5 cm diameter.

Description: A beautiful Jizhou bowl was in wonderful condition. By a firm and stable condition of the glaze which was very unusual to a Jizhou ware, the bowl was kept perfectly and preserved with all aspects of the characteristics as a genuine piece. In a typical Wan (bowl) type with wide mouth rim, the bowl was molded with steep wall and with comparatively flatten bottom. The unglazed bottom was flat with shallow foot ring which is a typical characteristic for a Jizhou bowl. When in character...

Description: From the inner chamber and with the scholar’s taste, an album with 11 leaves of erotic painting which accompanied with corresponding poems was kept in original condition. By vivid depictions of the intimate scenes as well as the traditional living environment of the Chinese furnishing of the house, this album would be a classical joy to the modern viewers. And the poems in implicit meaning were done by the scholars who were inspired by the beautiful scenes. They were finished in d...

Description: From the inner chamber and with the scholar’s taste, an album with 11 leaves of erotic painting which accompanied with corresponding poems was kept in original condition. By vivid depictions of the intimate scenes as well as the traditional living environment of the Chinese furnishing of the house, this album would be a classical joy to the modern viewers. And the poems in implicit meaning were done by the scholars who were inspired by the beautiful scenes. They were finished in d...

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An old jadeite bracelet of Qing Dynasty was unusually discovered from excavation.
Aside from other jadeite pieces which we usually see that in green or tri-colors, this jadeite bracelet was originally in pure white quality with least tissues observed.
During long time of burial the jadeite's surface was incursioned to a foggy but greasy-feel patina which was a phenomenon only the nephrite jade would yield.
In a perfect condition and an elegant look, the jadeite ...

Very large Ge Type celadon dish, unglaze base. Width=43 cm. Period : Myng Dinasty : Condition : restored on a chip to the rim

A pear-shaped Annamese vase, decorated with pair of bird among floral sprays. Condition with touched up to slight small chip to rim. Vietnamese 15th-16th century. High: 24 cm

Decorated with a scene depicting bird and flower, in the central and, around the flattened edge, with classic scroll. Width = 25 cm Period : Ming Dynasty, late 16th century.Condition : one crack on the rim (hard to view).

Decorated with a scene depicting phoenix, chrysanthemum and bamboo in the central and, around the cavetto with floral. Width = 23 cm Period : Ming Dynasty, late 16th century.. Condition : excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restoration.

Blue and White Dish with flower on vase decoration on the interior and full floral scroll on the exterior. Width = 20.5 cm. Ming Dynasty. Condition : Excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restoration.

The fly whisk, called a Camera, was used as a symbol of Buddhist enlightenment and power. The monks, sworn not to kill, could whisk away the fly without harming it. Hence, the whisk was carried as a symbol of faith.

This camera has an elegantly shaped wooden handle which is approx 12 inches long. The "whisk" end of the handle is covered with an intricately patterned braiding of silk cording of black, yellow and red. The whisk hair is made from the hair of horses tail, and is also approx 12...

Description:

One decent painted jar was well molded in a grand look. By the straw glazed slip on the surface, the well maneuvered sketching motifs- the vibrant peony flowers and spread leaves were vividly rendered in a regular form around the straight wall.
From the freehand but strictly applied brushwork on the surface and the beige body clay revealed at the foot ring, the beautiful ware was authenticated as a piece from Cizhou kilns for sure -but a restricted one.
That makes t...

Decorated with a scene depicting deers and plants. Width = 21 cm Period : Ming Dynasty, late 16th century. Condition: Very good , no chips, hairlines or restoration, a fault firing on the back.

Decorated with birds and clouds. Width = 19 cm Period : Ming Dynasty, late 16th century. Condition : excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restoration

A nicely carved natural amber pendant with one bat and leaf design. The bat represent longevity and happiness. The bat and happiness sound is in the Chinese language is similar - both pronounced Fu. Size: L. 2.4cm. Condition: No repairs, cracks or chips.

Description: An amiable wood carving was a most popular deity in Chinese tradition- Tu Di Gon, The Protector of the Earth. By a warm image, the old grandfather-like god who wearing an official robe sat easily in an armchair. Even though decayed in some way due to long time of age and was preserved with darken and enduring patina which as caused from centuries of worshiping, the wood figure was presented here in a unique aged form of beauty. In a dry-some feel and was very light in weight, this w...

Description: A bronze daoist deity which known as Bi Xia Yuan Jun was splendidly rendered. By a detailed decoration, the bronze figure was applied with gold paint on the surface. Though in paint, the surface was reflected with enduring patina which was similar to the gilt ones. She was kept with perfect condition including an original cover at the bottom. Date: 18th century, Height: 18cm. Weight: 798g.

A Gasaku joint effort by Kyoto porcelain master Takahashi Dohachi V and Scholar artist Tomioka Tessai (1837-1924) dating from the late Meiji to Taisho period. Enigmatic Characters in cobalt strike firmly from the smooth alabaster surface. The bowl is 4-3/4 inches (12 cm) diameter, 3-1/2 inches (9 cm) tall and in perfect condition. Written on the side is Sho-Do Ki? Sue, Nyu Chyu? Ho-nari followed by the signature Tessai Gai-shi. It is signed on the base Kachu-tei Dohachi-Sei (Made by Dohachi ...

Description: A decent bronze censer was cast in a simple form and by a great size of 15.2 in width(between loops) and 14.7cm in height. In a perfect condition, the bronze censer was inscribed with a date inscription of Da Ming Shuan De Nien Zhi(MADE IN SHUAN DE PERIOD OF GREAT MING DYNASTY) at the bottom. By further verification of the bronze quality, the characteristics of the inscription the enduring patina and the over all form of the censer, it was authenticated as a piece from early Qing pe...

A choker necklace of assorted carnelian, calcedony,agate beads from China. Some of these beads are over 2,000 years old. There are also two carved,good luck,ivory pieces. Size: Length 41.5cm.