Japanese cloisonne small vase with blooming roses. There is a fully bloomed red rose and a small budding red rose. Along the base, there is a blooming white rose with pink edged petals. The body of the vase is a cool white. Taisho period, early 20th century. It measures 1.75" base diameter, 4" widest, 5" tall. Good condition.

DESCRIPTION: A large and colorful Chinese fencai Imari lidded jar, the body decorated with diamond shaped, hand painted panels in raised enamels with designs of flowers, dragons, bamboo, birds and pine, separated by dark blue borders. The shoulder and foot are bordered in dark blue with white designs, while the knobbed lid is enameled with white flowers on an orange ground. The base is marked with a "Ya Wan Zhen Cang" red seal, dating it to the mid 20th C...

A small yet lively Chinese jade carving of a mythical beast known as pixiu, a mythical beast that is similar to a winged lion. The pixiu is an important creature that attracts zaiqi or the energy of wealth and retains it while keeping evil spirits at bay, according to traditional fengshui. Age: 19th century. Size: height 1" width 2.8" length 3"

A beautiful Chinese brush holder made of ebony, well carved, some of the natural forms were remained. Some age cracks, otherwise very good condition. Height: 7-1/4"; Weight: 1486 grams(3.28 lb).

A nicely made Shiwan Pottery figure with the original wood stand from the Republic Period. The figure is in excellent condition, there is one leg missed from the wood stand. Approximately 6-1/2" at its widest point; 5-3/4" high without stand.

Early 20th Century Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Table Screen with Mountain Scene

It is 14 inches (36 cm) long by 21.6 inches (55 cm) wide. The plaque is 9 inches (23 cm) long by 3 inches (7.6 cm) wide. It weighs 4.5 LB.

It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, or cracks.

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A traditional oribe ware handled dish decorated with geometric patterns and the signature green glaze that oribe wares are known for. The green glaze used for oribe is thought be difficult to produce and only the most skilled potters can produce the green color by knowing the temperature and timing when fired. The dish was produced by the Gensui kiln in Seto city Aichi prefecture. The studio specializes in producing oribe wares. Age: Showa Period. Size: height 10" diameter 14.5"

A large Japanese gourd flower container with a section of the gourd cut out to place a small container to decorate flowers inside. A rattan handle is attached on the top of the gourd. Hisago is a type of gourd often used for various purposes in Japanese culture. The gourd embodies the Japanese aesthetic of wabi sabi. Age: 20th century. Size: height 18" diameter 17.5"

Japanese scroll painted with ink and colors on silk depicting a spotted stag by a stream among reeds under a moon about to be obscured by clouds. Great composition with alert beast looking into the background hidden in beautifully depicted mist. Wonderful quality realistic painting, superb brushwork - see the detailing of hairs on its coat. Paper and silk mounts, wooden scroll ends. Signed GANEN and marked with red paste seal. Scroll size 68x19 inches, painting size 40x16 inches.

Chinese enameled porcelain lidded jar, with fisherman's family design, Chinese seal mark to the base, early 20th century period. Size, Height of the jar is 6 1/2 inches with diameter of 3 3/4 inches, in fair condition, wear to painting and small chip to the lid.

Chinese green stone jar with a removable lid; the container is in the cylindrical shape and depicting Chinese calligraphy. Size; Diameter of this jar is 4.5 inches with height of 6.75 inches. Condition Report; Good condition. Wood base is excluded.

Chinese enameled porcelain vase, depicting figures in the landscape, Chinese inscription on the side and also bears Chinese seal mark on the base, from early 20th century Republic Period. Size; Height of this fine vase is 11 inches, in very good condition.

Finely Carved Chinese hardwood, possibly Zitan, brush pot with "Children at Play" theme design . Size; Height of bush pot is 5.8 inches with diameter of 4.25 inches, in good condition. Wood base is excluded.

Chinese enameled glazed porcelain vase, early to mid 20th century period, Chinese seal mark to the base. Size, Height of vase is 7 1/4 inches, in good condition.

Beautiful Chinese antique Qilin covered censer carved from one single piece of agate with natural striations across the body. Qilin are a Chinese mythical beast sometimes associated with giraffes or Camelopard. The lid is carved into a detailed lion. Incised decorations of animal heads and scrolling designs with lots of detail. The handles branch out and attach to the body in the form of Qilin heads supporting loose rings as handles...

A Mashiko ware tea bowl (chawan) by Hamada Shoji. The bowl is glazed in a style known as kaki yu or persimmon color glaze which is often seen in Mashiko wares. Hamada Shoji along with Yanagi Muneyoshi and Barnard Leech were part of the mingei movement in the late 20th century. The movement emphasized the simple minimalist beauty found in daily objects made by unknown artists. Thus, Shoji never signed his works, where he too wanted people to simply appreciate his ceramics, not his notoriety...

Pair of Chinese Silver Enamel Warrior with Turquoise & Coral Beads

The smaller one is 20 inches (51 cm) tall with stand, 17 inches (43.5 cm) without stand by 9.5 inches (24 cm) wide. The other one is 20.2 inches (51.5 cm) tall with stand, 17.25 inches (43.8 cm) without stand by 9.5 inches (24 cm) wide...

Pair of Chinese Silver Enamel Warrior with Turquoise & Coral Beads

The small one is 20 inches (51 cm) tall with stand, 17 inches (43.5 cm) without stand by 9.5 inches (24 cm) wide. The other one is 20.2 inches (51.5 cm) tall with stand, 17.25 inches (43.8 cm) without stand by 9.5 inches (24 cm) wide...

Delightful vintage Chinese jade "stone fruit" grapes with beautiful agate leafs. Age: 20th Century (circa 1970). Size: 7" L x 5" W.

A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese coral carving pendant in excellent condition. Weight:10.4g H:5cm $ holding

A Chinese bamboo brush pot with panels of double-wall pierced decoration and enhanced with gilt calligraphy. size: 7 inches (18 cm) high. condition: very good indeed, no restoration, no breaks. age: Republican period.

DESCRIPTION: This vintage eight-sided Japanese platter is raised on a square foot with blue underglazed geometric designs covering the flat interior and with chrysanthemums scattered over diagonal cross hatching around the raised edges. Perfect condition with no chips, cracks or repairs, and dating to the first half of the 1900’s; maker’s mark and collector’s stickers are on the back. DIMENSIONS: 10 ¾” square (27.4 cm) x 1 5/8” high (4.1 cm).

from "Wood from the Scholar's Table,"a book published in Hong Kong in 1985.

This is a pair of bamboo ornaments with carved Chinese-style poetry, however some Chinese characters are not readable, so its meaning is not clear either. In good condition. W:9.5cm, L:94cm

This old Uzbek napramach (also known as a mafrash among the Turkmen tribes) is from northern Afghanistan and is embroidered in silk thread on a grey plainweave cotton background. The medallion and geometric motifs reflect the Greek artistic legacy which influenced the urban weaving workshops of Bactria, a satrap of Alexander the Great's eastern empire. Similar motifs are found in ancient Greek vase designs and also in Chinese neolithic pottery...

Fine Chinese enameled porcelain vase, early 20th century Republic Period, depicting mythological figures, bears Chinese seal mark on the base. Size; Height of this item is 9 inches. Condition Reports; Excellent Condition.

Very well crafted Chinese Cinnabar box, Depicting landscape on the lid with two bands of floral design on the side, this item seems to be from mid to late 20th century period. Size; Height of this item is 2 inches with diameter of 3.5 inches. Condition Report; Excellent condition.

A beautiful old Chinese porcelain famille rose hat stand in excellent condition. H:28.5cm Marked. $215

A mid 20th century Tokoname vase with dragon decoration. This example is a red ware production from the historic tile kilns. A dragon is depicted in low relief among stippled clouds. Extensive gilding remains on the dragon's scales and other places. Bamboo form handles. Key borders outside the foot and mouth rims and floral border under the mouth rim. Good condition. Anonymous. Height about 8 1/2 inches (21.59 cm)

Chinese wooden carving of Kwan Yin, the goddess of mercy, riding a dragon. The Kwan Yin is holding a wish granting pearl and a ruyi scepter; both represent the powers of Kwan Yin who is thought to grant wishes and aid sentient beings. Kwan Yin is made of Longan wood Age: 20th century. Size: Height 25.5" Width 6.3" Length 8.5"

A Kamakura-bori red over black lacquer plate with flowering Hibiscus decoration. Inscribed in hiragana on the black lacquered surface inside the foot rim. Good condition with some rubbing to the wood on edges of the lacquered, carved flower decoration. Diameter, 9 3/8 inches (23.8 cm)

This boy's coat resembles the famous green chapan worn by Hamid Karzai, the current President of Afghanistan. These coats are worn in Central Asia including Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, etc. This chapan is woven in silk with a blue cotton shibori inside lining in plain weave, with the inside lapel in brown cotton corduroy. It measures 92.5 cm across the top, from sleeve end to sleeve end. The sleeve opening measures 21 cm...

A four panel coromandel screen with four porcelain panels set inside the screen surrounded with mother of pearl inlay of various human subjects set within a landscape. Each porcelain panel contains a short inscription describing the scene. The next line contains the date when the panels were painted (summer, year of the earth snake or approx. 1929). The last line contains the signature of the artist, Yu Zhushan, and that the painting is inspired by the style of Yilu Jushi. Age: Republic Period...

Chinese cobalt blue porcelain meiping vase; with gilt tracery floral and character medallions (wear to gilt), Qianlong mark and possibly Minguo; Size; Height of this fine vase is 8 inches, in very good condition. Provenance: From an Important Midwest Collection

Chinese carved hardstone model of a pendants: rectangular in shape depicting an Immortal. Size; Width of this fine carving is 1 1/2 inches with the height of 2 3/8 inches. Condition Report; Fine carving with no condition concerns.

Chinese carved hardstone model of a pendants: rectangular in shape depicting a Guanyin. Size; Width of this fine carving is 1 1/2 inches with the height of 2 inches. Condition Report; Fine carving with no condition concerns.

Chinese carved hardstone model of a pendants: rectangular in shape depicting dragon-fish. Size; Width of this fine carving is 1 1/2 inches with the height of 2 1/4 inches. Condition Report; Fine carving with no condition concerns.

Chinese carved jade model of a hardstone pendants: rectangular in shape depicting rams beneath pine. Size; Width of this fine carving is 1 1/2 inches with the height of 2 1/8 inches. Condition Report; Fine carving with no condition concerns.

Chinese carved jade model of a whitish celadon jade pendants: round of somewhat coin form with nipple bosses and bats motif. Size; Diameter of this carving is 2 1/8 inches. Condition Report; Fine carving with no condition concerns.

A fine 20th century studio lacquer charger. Persimmon orange-red lacquer with decoration of peony blossoms incised to an under layer of black lacquer in the Kamakura manner (and possibly from one of the ateliers in that town which can still be seen and visited when trekking up the main street to the temples.) Gilt lacquered rim. Black lacquer also singularly exposed inside the foot rim. Good condition with light wear. Diameter 15 1/2 inches (39.37 cm)

Burmese red lacquer covered box of tall, cylindrical form. Decoration also in yellow, green and black lacquer. Good condition with minor wear including light loss on the foot rim and some minor checking of the lacquer surface inside the box and cover. Height about 4 inches (10.16 cm). Diameter about 2 7/8 inches (7.31 cm)

Burmese red lacquer covered box. Fitted bowl insert. Decoration also in orange, yellow, green and black lacquer. Good condition with minor wear and some minor checking of the lacquer surface inside the box and cover. Diameter about 7 inches (17.78 cm). Height about 4 3/8 inches (11.11 cm)

A good cloisonne vase depicting Mt. Fuji in clouds using 'musen' (wireless) technique with pleasing affect. The foreground with pagoda in autumnal landscape against mountain and river landscape - the mountains again using wireless technique to suggest fading into the distance, and the river also using 'musen' to suggest the flowing of water. The back of the vase continues the light blue mottled sky...

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

This textile is from Jaghori in central Afghanistan. It measures 25 x 26 centimeters and is in excellent condition. It is embroidered in cross stitch in silk thread and tightly worked into an overall composition that is very typical of the embroidery from this area. Estimated age: mid 20th century. Condition: Excellent.

This hand painted Japanese ceramic bowl is an early or mid-20th century product. It is 7 1/8” in diameter and 3” high. It depicts white cherry blossoms and red maple leaves on a milk white crackled background inside and outside. There is a small finger pinch close to the rim. The stamped maker’s mark “Takamine” is near the bottom. It is in great condition.

This child's waistcoat is from Indus Kohistan, located in the province of Pakistan formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), recently re-named Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is a superb piece, embroidered on black cotton fabric and embellished with coins, multicolored glass seed beads and pearly buttons. The vest measures 32 cm by 37 cm with the neck yoke measuring 11 cm. It is estimated to date to the middle to late 20th century. The embroidery is extremely fine, mainly cross and sati...

Antique Burmese lacquerware offering tray or "Kalat" coated with red and black laquer used by families to carry offerings of food to the monastery. This beautiful piece is intensified by the vidid colors and high contrast. Stunning Original tray. Age: Early 20th century. Size: 19.125" top diameter x 8.5" height.

This is a vintage child's front from Paktia province in eastern Afghanistan. It measures 25 x 28 cm and is densely embroidered in silk thread in a tightly worked ladder stitch. The sides, shoulder and waist straps are executed in Bukhara stitching where the metallic threads are carefully laid in parallel and then meticulously fastened down with a cotton thread. This textile is estimated to date to the mid 20th century and is in excellent condition.

Worked in an intriguing combination of long and short stitch and ladder stitch on a fine cotton muslin ground, this Uzbek cushion cover from northern Afghanistan measures 39 x 78 cm and is dated to the mid 20th century. The central field of large rosettes and floral motifs, accented with leaves and smaller rosettes, is executed in silk thread in vivid primary colors in Bukhara couching to evoke the image of a garden in bloom. Condition is excellent.

Measuring 29 x 37 cm this child's waistcoat is from Indus Kohistan. Condition is excellent, and it dates to the mid 20th century. The embroidery technique is straight stitch in silk thread on a black cotton background, embellished with white glass beads and buttons. Kohistan has a rich local history as a crossroads between Central, South and Southwestern Asia. Predominantly inhabited by Dardic and Pashtun tribes since ancient times, Kohistan has been invaded and contested by Persians, Greeks, S...

Katsuhira Tokushi (1904-1971)
Rice Bales (Fumidawara)
Date: 1932
Bears the round "Toku" seal.
Size: Approximately 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Unframed.
Katsuhira Tokushi was a true folk artist, as he grew up in rural Akita Prefecture without encountering other artists and their work.

Katsuhira Tokushi (1904-1971)
Snow Hut (Yuki Muro)
Date: 1932
Bears the round "Toku" seal. Size: Approximately 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Condition: Excellent. Unframed.
Katsuhira Tokushi was a true folk artist, as he grew up in rural Akita Prefecture without encountering other artists and their work.

Vintage chinese wood chair from the 1960s, the wood is carved to imitate bamboo. The back is carved with a design of bamboo leaves. It measures 38" tall, the seat measures 18" deep by 23" wide. 1 of a set of 4, available as a set or individually.

Antique Chinese moss-agate lotus brush washer with leaves, pods and bud. Republic period (1950 - 1970). Size: 2" H x 5.5" L x 4.5D

Genuine large Kalighat painting. A Chalchitra is a painted frieze that goes above a statue of Durga during puja. 24 different figures, lions, elephants and horses. Waterbased pigments on newspaper dated 1963. Diameter 170 cm maximum height of scroll 30cm. Currently in 2 pieces, surface scuffed and edges frayed as shown.

This textile from Afghanistan measures 24 x 27 cm and is dated to the mid 20th century. The highlights of this textile are the four mirrors ("shisha") which are made of mirror glass and used as an amulet to ward off the evil eye. The embroidery is silk thread on a plum cotton ground, in straight stitch, ladder stitch and Holbein stitch, all combined in an effective way to make the overall composition. The Mangal are one of the largest and perhaps the most powerful and influential Pashtun tribes...

A fascinating portrait of the noted ukiyoe artist, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. The work was painted by his disciple, Yamanaka Kodo (1869-1945) in 1934 and was originally part of the collection of Kobori Sakae, who collected various old books and donated his collection to the Waseda University. Above the portait are two poems done by two noted poets. One is done by Inoue Kozo (active 1920-1930) who was known for his research in Sharaku and the other was written by Omagari Kuson (1882-1943) who was famou...

Straddling both sides of the Durand Line, the Mangal tribe are one of the more influential Pashtun tribes. This Mangal textile measures 24.6 x 28 cm and is in excellent condition. Curvilinear and geometric motifs are excecuted in straight stitch, Holbein stitch, and a tightly worked ladder stitch on a plum polyester ground. Estimated age: mid 20th century. The Mangal reside primarily in southeastern Paktia and adjacent Khost provinces of Afghanistan. The name "Mangal" is derived from the Sansk...

This Pashtun textile measures 35 x 35 cm and is embroidered in silk thread on a purple polyester ground. Two mirrors are sewn on as accents in each of the two 14-pointed stars. The embroidery technique is a tightly worked ladder stitch, typical of the embroidery of Katawaz. Condition: Excellent. Estimated age: mid 20th century.