This is a really nice depression glass green Block Optic 5 1/4 inch diameter cereal bowl made by Hocking Glass from 1929 to 1933. This Bowl is in very good condition with no chips, cracks or scratches. Be sure to search our other Block Optic depression glass available. We guarantee items to be as described. THANK YOU.
This center handle tray in Romance pattern by Fostoria is in excellent condition. There are no chips, no cracks, no hairlines, and no repairs to this item.
Kashigata (wooden sweet mold,) Cherry Leaves motif; Japan, early 20th C. L.8.5"(21cm) x W.5.0"(12.75cm) x H.1.5"(4cm.) As a symbol of spring, the cherry is often depicted in blossoms. But in this case it is the leaves that are featured. There are actually sweets that are wrapped in cherry leaves.
Sweet molds, “kashigata,” have been a part of confectionary culture around the world. Well-known examples in Asia come from Japan, China, Korea, and Indonesia...
Set of 4 (1930's) Chinese Scholar Ink Cake with 8 Immortal God in Original Box Signed
Each is 4 inches (5.8 cm) tall by 2 inches (5.2 cm) wide. The box is 8.4 inches (21.3 cm) tall by 2.2 inches (5.7 cm) in length by 3.7 inches (9.5 cm) wide. Total weight including box 2.9 lb.
They have rubbing of gold and paint, hairline cracks and chips and surface wears and scratches...
French Louis XV Style Bronze & Porcelain Chandelier XXth Century Measuring 36”x24”. The gilt bronze dome with ornate leaf and scrollwork and the cobolt mottled blue vase incorporates into the design
Fostoria Glass Company made Coin from 1961-66. There are no chips or crack in the glass. Thanks for looking.
Vintage summer hitoe kimono made of a silk and hemp(asa) weave. It has a beautiful print pattern of orange blossoms and paulowni blossoms in blue/green, yellow, and silver. It would have been worn over the juban, the under robe, which would have been white to bring out the colors of the robe. It measures 61" long 51" wide. Showa period, 1950-1970.
English Copeland Spode porcelain blue Transferware Beaker, 4" high, 3 1/8" diameter-top rim, with farmers and herds of cow in front of Italian style Castle and ruins, and wide foliage border design on top rim inside and outside. No damage or restoration. Marked "Copeland and Spode", "Italian" "England" in transfer blue color on the bottom.
Takahashi Shotei (1871-1945)
Moon from a Harbor (Minato no tsuki)
Date: pre-1916.
Size: Mitsugiri-ban. Approximately 15 x 6.75 inches.
Shotei double red square seal and title at upper left.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: M-110 in Shotei catalog.
Note: Blocks destroyed in 1923 earthquake.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: The faint mark at the far right corresponds to a mark on the back of the print.
An elegant eight panel wooden folding screen with a view of a lakeside with people enjoying the ride on the boats. The edge of the screen is decorated with various auspicious motifs seen in Chinese art and design. Age: 19th/20th century. Size: Height: 86" Length 115"
Nicely carved statue of a fisherman standing on a rock, his face showing a large smile, holding a cane on which two fish are attached in his right hand, and his beard in his left hand. Bi-colored steatite. China, early 20th century. Height: 20 cm. Very tiny chips, otherwise very good condition.
Provenance: old French collection.
IMPORTANT: owing to the rather heavy weight of the piece, please consult us on the shipping cost.
Decorative Japanese summer kake fukusa with a pair of carps(koi). Circa 1960-1980.
Dimensions: 30" x 25 1/2" (76.5cm x 64.5cm) The condition is clean all and all with some small stains in the lower right corner and some faint storage stain (shown in the photos).
Japanese vintage framed woodblock print titled "Intimacy", by famous artist Yoshitoshi Mori (1898-1992), numbered 17/50, signed in pencil with red cartouche. Dated 1975.
Size: (entire frame) 25" height, 31" width (artwork only) 18" height, 24.5" width
Tiffin Twilight free form Bowl measures 8x9 inches and is 4 inches high. It does have a couple of "straw marks", which is normal. Otherwise it is in excellent condition. Remember, this glass changes color depending on the light source: it is blue under flourescent lighting and lavendar under incandescent lighting and in sunlight.
Large and spectacular Art Deco baluster bronze vase by Shizan ( Takano Ryoichi) with geometrical pattern carved and inlaid with silver.
******By Takano Ryoichi (born in Takaoka, Toyama prefecture, in
1907), signed Shizan
. Shizan was the art name for Takano Ryoichi, from Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture. He had a long artistic career since the beginning of Showa (1926-1989), was awarded several prizes at exhibitions; member of Japan Kogei Association...
Chinese porcelain vase, ovoid form, with painted over glazed scene of figures including ladies sitting at a table, another lady with flower and a child, signed on bottom with four character mark, mid 20th century.
Size: 5 1/4" high
Vintage Chinese soapstone small brush rest carved to represent a Taihu scholar’s rock with numerous perforations and crevices. Beautiful intensely black soapstone with excellent waxy surface, extraordinary carving, in superb condition. Wonderful object for a scholar’s desk. Length 3 7/16 inches, height 1 7/16 inches.
This porcelain demitasse cup and saucer was produced in Germany by Meissen in the 1930s.
It has first quality crossed swords under glaze. The saucer has a diameter of 4 1/4 inches and is 1 inch deep. The cup is 2 inches tall with a diameter of 2 1/2 inches. A beautiful bird sits on a flowering branch while in insect flutters by. The style is Japanese Kakiemon, done in shades of blue, green. and violet. The cup is sparsely decorated with a flower sprig here and a bug, in a minimalist manner...