Early Hindu Green Schist carved Altar Niche , well carved with a floral and geometric designs . This was a personal collection piece it is great to display small deity figurines. Great size for coffee table.
Size Approx 6" wide 9" high. interior base 3.5" W 1 3/4 " deep just under 6.22" at middle arch.
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Dancing Girls Enjoying Cool Breeze On River Kamo
Date: 1919.
Size: Approximately 7 x 4.5 inches.
Hasui signature and seal at lower right.
Publisher: Yoshusha.
Edition: First.
This marginless print was issued as seen here tipped along its top edge into the 1919 first edition book, "Sights of Old Capital" by Aisaburo Akiyama...
A beautiful late 19th/20th C. Chinese famille rose porcelain jar in excellent condition. H:14cm Sold
A Chinese Yixing Milk Jug, Late Qing/Republic. Width approximately 12 cm (spout to handle) and height approximately 6.7 cm( bottom to rim). Good condition.
Tibetan Himalayan low grade large Hard Silver Belt Buckle, Ca. 1930's, 11 1/2" wide, 3 3/4" high, 1 3/4" deep, slightly curved to fit the shape of the front part of the waist, and high relief deep hand hammered and impressed design of double goats in the center with three(3) inlaid turquoise stones, large loose ring is attached on the bottom and two(2) hooks are located on the back inside. The condition is good, no damages.
Early Indian Hindu Pallava style Bronze seated statue of Parvati.
Pala Hindu art is quite scarce and this is a wonderful intact figure very nice worn condition still retaining her features. She was cast in two pieces and the top of the base crimped around the separately cast figure.Size H 8" w 6" d 4"
This elegant hand made amethyst and silver bracelet is 6 ½ inches long and 3 quarters of an inch at the widest part. This bracelet is from a collection which we are selling for a retired Hong Kong jeweler. There are four pieces of amethyst which are surrounded by a small butterfly and leaf design. The two ends have larger butterflies and flowers. The workmanship of the wired silver is superb. It is an early 20th century product and it is in great shape. The back has a woven pattern...
Antique Chinese mahjong table, made of mixed hardwoods, with four marble inlay chairs. Each side of the table holds a secret drawer hidden within.
19th century
Dimensions: 34.5" x 34.25" x 29.25" H (table) 19.5" L x 16" D x 37.25" H (chairs)
Shoda Koho
Shrine Gate at Miyajima
From the Hasegawa Night Scenes series (No. 1251).
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10 x 7.25 inches.
Date: 1910s.
Publisher: Hasegawa Takejiro.
Edition: One of the earliest examples - on thicker card with the verso stamp, "Printed by T. Hasegawa Tokyo" (All Rights Reserved)".
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: A couple of very small marks. Back of card toned.
A Group of Yixing Enamel Pottery, Qing Dynasty. There are a teapot,a tripod censer, a pair of tea cups on the middle and the vases on the left and right. The teapot has a small chip inside the cover and not included filter, width 19.2 cm( handle to tip spout) and height 11.8 cm. The tripod censer has a hairline 3.6 cm, diameter 8 cm and height 5.3 cm. The tea cups have 7 cm width and 4.4 cm height. The left vase has 16.4 cm height and the right vase (Zhadou) has 7.7 cm height.
Antique British Colonial Betel nut Brass Box with compartment, beautifully made with a piano hinge.Lockable but no key and the lock seems like it would work. Size just under 6" by 4" by 3"
Early Chinese Zhou Impressed red Terracotta pot with cross hatch pattern on a clay built not thrown pot. Condition is good no breaks or cracks . Size H 4.5" by 7"
Chinese molded Pottery Han Well Head Model with Zodiac Animals . Well molded reattached front plate area near fish, missing its 4 support rods and its terracotta roof. Size H 4.5" D 9" W 8" Near matches on Antique Tica .com but listed as houses though they are well heads.
Chinese pair of mirrored vases depicting two ladies in comfort in an outdoors setting. The back of each vase carries an inscription in black ink with a red seal. The base of each carries of red seal in iron red.
Size: 10-1/4" high by 4" diameter
Condition: Very good condition, no breaks and/or noticeable cracks
Age: Republic
A lovely and whimsical Japanese print by artist Mayumi Oda (1941-present) titled "September Afternoon", numbered 12/50 and signed all in pencil. She is widely loved for her female empowering works, many of which are currently part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and more. Laid down on wooden board for flat presentation.
Size: 24.5" L x 32.5" H
Chinese Sung or Tang Dynasty Terracotta tomb tile depicting a formal court lady with colors . Chait Auction house .
Size 8" by 11"
A Bamboo Brushpot with a boy chasing a bat, the reverse side with a poem.
Size Pending
A Chinese Yixing Teapot. Length approximately 21.5 cm (the tipspout to the handle) and height 12.5 cm. The teapot has few chips at the tipspout and the rim. Few tiny chips inside the cover rim. Good condition.
Chinese porcelain “birthday” bowl decorated in famille rose enamels and gilt highlights with four round medallions each containing one of the four characters “wan shou fu jiang” (wishes for a long life without end) set against a turquoise ground densely covered with scrolling lotus. A yellow ruyi border extends along the interior edge and a key-fret border is on the exterior edge. At the center of the interior is a stylized “shou” (long life) symbol...
A Group of 8(eight) Yixing Tea Cups. 2(two) teacups have 4.1 cm diameter and 2.6 cm height, 2(two) teacups have 4.6 cm diameter and 2.9 cm height and the other tea cups have 5 cm diameter and 2.9 cm height. The 2(two) tea cups which 5 cm diameter and 2.9 cm height have a hairline inside the cup (not appeared from outside).
Han Dynasty Funerary model of a well with Roof. Good condition still filled with burial dirt and on top is the water pot. Size H 10" by 5"
Edo Dynasty Japanese Bamboo Saki pot and Container , nice red stained bamboo saki pitcher with tiny hole at base , but made from one length of bamboo as well as a lidded bamboo storage container. H of saki pitcher is 12" diameter of storage container is 4.25"
A Chinese Yixing Jar, Qing Dynasty/Republic. Height approximately 9 cm, width 13.5 cm (across handles). The jar has tiny chips inside the cover. Good condition.
This Nippon biscuit jar / cookie jar is circa 1890-1921. The green mark #91 is under glaze.
There are no chips, no cracks, no hairlines and no repairs to this item. This is in excellent condition except for the overall crazing.
Shotei Takahashi (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)
The Pond of Senzoku
Date: Pre-1923.
Size: Mitsugiriban. 15 x 6.75 inches.
Shotei seal at left.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: M-108 in Shotei catalog. Watanabe #684.
Ota-ku 2005 Catalog #62.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Two pieces of tape at back margin. Light toning. Fray at top left margin...
This is a FINE IVORY CARVING of a JAPANESE MAN holding a BONSAI TREE. Every branch and
twig of a BONSAI is shaped or ...BONSAI the art of dwarfing trees or plants. Size of this IVORY MAN is 4" X 1 3/8". Obvious IVORY Graining; ink designs front and back; signed on the bottom. Circa first 1/4 of the 20th Century from a Virginia Estate and in EXCELLENT Condition.
A beautiful late 19th/20th C. Chinese Canton enamel or painted enamel with a Chinese character in excellent condition. D:15cm Sold
Large Japanese Nippon Cobalt Blue Gold Bead Roses Pedestal Vase
It is 18.7 inches (47.6 cm) tall by 8 inches (20.3 cm) wide. 7 Lb.
It has rubbing of gold, small chips to the moriage gold beads, white specks of paint, felt fabric glued to the bottom, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Ohara Koson
Two Common Snipes Near Waterfront
Size: Ko-tanzaku. Approximately 7.75 x 3.75 inches.
Date: ca. 1910.
Koson signature and seal at upper right.
Publisher: Matsumoto (no. 108).
Reference: AK.13 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Compare with Daikokuya K24.5.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Very faint line mark at left.
Framed beneath a slender sapling, a wispy figure kneels at the shrine steps hands together in prayer. Beautifully painted details performed with thick pigments on silk. Darkening Cedar trees naturally frame the calming scene. Condition is excellent and ready to display.
Signed Kuniyama (Kokuzan)
Possibly the work of Higashiyama Kuniyama (elder brother of the famous artist Higashiyama Kai)
Taisho Period (1912 - 1926)
Dimensions: 69" High x 68" Wide (each)
The Chinese Mandarin Court Necklace or Chao Zhu was an insignia of rank during the Qing dynasty. The Mandarin Necklace is comprised of 108 beads; 4 sections of 27 beads each. The beads in this necklace are amethyest, agate, Chinese Peking glass and one medallion with the Chinese symbol, Shou for longevity.
Ranking was basically based upon the color of beads used...
china silver ring early 20th
Tibetan bronze figure of Tara, goddess of compassion. She is seated on a double lotus base with her right foot extended and resting on a smaller lotus. Her left hand holds the stem of an utpala flower (symbolizing longevity) between her thumb and third finger in Vitarka Mudra or teaching gesture. Her right hand is resting palm up on her knee with just thumb and forefinger touching in Varada Mudra, the gesture of boundless giving. On her right side, blooms a lotus...
Pair of 1920's Chinese Hard Stone Jade, Agate, Lapis, Amethyst, Rose Quartz Tree on Cloisonne Planter
They are 17.8 inches (40.5 cm) tall by 12.15 inches (31 cm) wide. They are 7.6 Lb.
They have surface wears and scratches, loss, chips, cracks, and bruises to the enamels, missing petals and leaves, chips to the petals and leaves, cracks to the tree trunks and loss of gilding (as seen in the photos).
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A beautiful early 20th C. Canton enamel with lift off lid, in the form of a peach, apprx. L:10cm x W:9cm, in translucent pale green shading to pink over metal, blue interior, stamped "China" under the enamel on the underside. $165
Chinese oval shaped jadeite pendant. Light effervescent green coloring surrounded by with a 14K white and yellow gold mounting. Multiple diamonds surrounding the Jadeite stone giving it a feminine touch. Hand crafted with great detail.
Size: 1/2" x 1"
Chinese Export Rose Medallion Porcelain Pepper or Salt Shaker, 2 5/8" diameter, 1 1/8" high, made late 1880's, "Long Life" Chinese Character written in three(3) areas inside the circle, enclosed by typical Rose Medallion pattern with overglaze Famille Rose colors of the roses and butterflies in gold highlight. Marked "China" in red on the bottom and large hole for cork stopper.
Han-juban (short under kimono) made of plain weave silk and beni-itajime (clamp-board dye) with hand painted Yuzen design. The red dye is chemical which was practiced from Meiji period (late 19th century), after beni-itajime with beni(safflower), practiced in Kyoto in Edo period. The last image is beni-itajime with Yuzen dye. The lining is cotton. In excellent condition...
Chinese scroll painting of a butterfly resting atop a blooming lily, with calligraphy and signature chop of Xie Zhi Liu (1910-1997), a well-known member of the Shanghai School who would later befriend the famous artist Zhang Daqian and joined him for later studies. His artworks can be found in the China Art Museum in Shanghai and has an art gallery named after him in Changzhou. Zhi Liu was married to another famous painter named Chen Peiqiu...
Unusually large lacquered betel container with two inner trays, from Karen ethnic group. Circa first half 20th century, some loss to the bottom. H:11.5cm/4.5in and D: 12.6cm/5in.
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese enamel lion in very good condition, the head is movable very cute. W:3" H:2.5" $355
Chinese WWI Warlord Medal Order Of The Golden Grain 6th Class 六等嘉禾勳章
It is 5.1 inches (13 cm) long by 2.7 inches (7 cm) wide. It is 62.8 gram.
It is tarnished and has surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Exceptionally rare early 20th century small, complete betel box with za-yun pattern, emulating English embroidery stitching. There are some cracks on the lacquer surface as well minor losses on the edge (especially on the inner box) all visible in enlargements. This is a specialist’s collector piece, for real lovers of Burmese lacquer. H: 8.4cm/3.3in and D:11.6cm/4.4in
Rare, antique, Mandalay-style Burmese Holy Bird . 19th century ornate gilded wooden bird "Hunza" . The bird is actually a 2-piece box and would have held small family treasures. The bird's wings are metal and encrusted with glass details. Size H 10" by 9"
Buddhist Burmese or Thai Bamboo Wood Gilt Offering stand with Box, well made with usual wear and losses. Size H 12" D 9"
A Rare Snuff bottle Made of Lapis Lazuli Height: 2 5/8 inches (6.7 cm) Weight:
Condition Report: Good Condition
Provenance: Property of a NY Collector
Medium: Lapis Lazuli
Chinese Canton blue lobed enamel box with two men and a horse on the lid. The enamels are colorful and vibrant. There is a small chip at the rim, see first photo 3. In good condition, the box measure about 4" across. Circa 1900
Beautiful Korean scroll depicting seated Quanyin. Ink and mineral colors on silk scroll. Age: Circa 19th century, remounted.
Size of painting: 47" high x 26" wide. Total size of scroll: 83" high x 32" wide
Chinese serigraph print on rice paper by artist Hon Chew Hee (1906-1993) titled "Junkboat Musicians". Hee was a Hawaiian born artist who went to China at the age of 14 to study Chinese brush painting. Titled and signed in pencil at the bottom, #24/26. It is set behind a glass frame.
Size: (entire frame) 29" height, 23.4" width (artwork only) 22" height, 16.5" width
Crafted by one of the most well-known potting families from the Meiji period (Ito Tozan), this black Raku tea bowl displays a glossy sheen and gentle swells rippling through the clay body. The shape of the this tea bowl is known as “tsutsu” in Japanese and is regarded as being especially attractive. Tsutsu bowls are used mainly in the depths of winter to keep in the heat and prevent the tea from cooling too quickly. Tea disciples of all stripes appreciate this type of bowl for its elegant li...
From a collector of Chinese antiques; never seen the internet light of day. Please do not let the fair price detract from the value of this beautifully carved antique Asian Chinese cup. Also have an almost matching set of two, not seen here - one slightly rounder and an odd smaller one (total of 4 from same).
This is an early 1900s or earlier antique intricately carved rich brown coconut shell tea cup or bowl with silver color liner that appears to have been hammered into the shell and s...
A perfect Persian turquoise Chinese Peking Glass wine cup. it is molded glass, cut/grinded with a short carved foot. Chinese glass was largely used to imitate more precious materials such as white jade, lapis lazuli and other valuable minerals.
Date: early 1900's
Dimensions: 3.5" in diameter X 2.5" high
This porcelain tea cup & Saucer was produced in Japan by Noritake in the early 1900s. The
“Kormoru” mark was registered in London in 1908. Items with this mark were made especially for the English market and were of superb quality. The saucer is 5 1/2 inches in diameter. The cup is 2 inches high with a diameter of 3 5/8 inches. The cup has a puffy, blown-out shape and an elegant handle. The saucer has a scalloped rim. Intricate raised and beaded gilding is accented with raised turqu...
Last two piece lot of Satsuma and painted earthenware buttons!:
(A) Antique large hand painted satsuma button figural ceramic earthenware with red, yellow, blue, green purple and gold paint. 33mm or 1.25" across. Odd shape self shank - see image 3.
(B) Smaller but just as beautifully and masterfully painted teal and lucky pale blue bamboo with gold outlines against a creamy slightly crazed convex background. 7/8" / 22mm. Self shank is marked JAPAN.
Both display the age old crazin...
Wonderful Chinese carved horn figure of Shoulao; standing in long robes and holding a staff with double hours, a crane by his side. Height of this
fine carving is 7 inches. Condition Report: Great condition.
Absolutely beautiful Thai bronze figure depicting a female dancer in motion, the artist has rendered a great talent exhibiting the dynamic movement of this
figure. Size: This wonderful piece stands 14 inches high, in perfect condition.
高奇峰(1888 - 1933)雄鹰雙棲圖 設色水墨紙本立軸 1915 年作 款識:朝飲蒼谿暮醉扉,月鈅倒掛澗藤青。不須行近巴西路,已聞啼聲不耐聽。乙卯秋九月奇峰高嵡。鈐印:高崙、奇峯。 Hanging Scroll of Twin Hawks/ Gao Qifeng (1888-1933) Ink & Color on Paper 39 1/4 x 19 3/8 inches 99.6 x 49.2 cm Inscribed and signed Qifeng, with two artist seals
Date: 1915
Condition Report: Hand-Painted, Good Condition
Provenance: Property of a Vancouver co...
Circa 1980, Philippines woven reed and bamboo storage basket crafted by the Ifugao people of the Luzon Cordillera range in the Philippines. Known for their craftsmanship in basketry both Ifugao men and women engage in basket making. Created for everyday use, head baskets like this were used in the fields to collect rice or sweet potatoes and then to store, keeping perishables dry. In excellent condition, it measures 13.5" square by 6" high.
A small sized Kutani ware censer decorated with motif of chrysanthemums and calligraphy inscribed on a circular base and on the lid's hand scroll like design,all the work meticulously executed by hand. On one sides of the censer is a small detailed calligraphy of the entire poetry collection of the Manyoshu and Shinkokinshu. On the side with the silvery circular design are two poems, one from the Manyoshu, composed by Otomo no Yakamochi reads: In the garden, among the bamboo groves, the bush war...