Cambodian temple wall hanging painted with a guardian figure in swirling drapery, beautiful colors on cotton, circa 1930's.
Size: 57" high x 18 1/2" wide
Large root wood table made of gnarled hardwood. Beautiful piece made all of a single piece of root wood. Southeast Asian.
Dimensions: 23" high x 62" long x 39" wide.
Antique Indonesian Bronze Javanese Standing 4-Arm and 3 face Shiva Statue. Antique statue is dated 16th century - 19th century with heavy green oxidation on the bronze and under the base. Very unique Shiva statue that has 4 arms and 3 faces with a crown like headdress. Approximately 9.5" tall with the base having a diameter of 3.75”.
A pair of Chinese porcelain cylindrical vases in mirror image, painted in famille rose (fencai style) with maidens on a garden terrace with plum rose trees overhanging. The insides glazed white with a gilt border. The base rims unglazed. The bases glazed white with stamped iron red marks.. Drilled for electricity.
Also included is a pair of small Chinese saucers with similar images with a double gilt border and writing in black on the front...
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...
A pair of nice stamp personal stoneseals, carved with with Dog and Dragon on the top of the tall square bases, 20th. century AD.
Sizes: 72-75 mm. in height.
Condition: Choice.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections...
Yuki-boshi (snow hat) or yuki-kabuto (snow helmet) made of palm tree fiber and vegetable indigo dye cotton inside. It has washi painted with Paulownia oil for waterproof, between outside and cotton indigo lining. It is from Shonai region in Yamagata prefecture in Tohoku district. It is said it was worn by "matagi", a hunter. The first half of the 20th century. In good condition with belts inside are left, which is rather rare. 40cm x 50cm
Charming small Japanese lidded box in the shape of a folding fan, made of silver with copper for handle, incised with two family mon inside and two impressed marks on back of outside, one reads the name of the maker, Kyuka-sei and the other which reads jungin or sterling silver. Piece comes with small original tomobako, Taisho Period (1912-1926)
Size: 3 7/8" long
Chinese display shelf made from gorgeous Rosewood (hardwood) with an attractive grain and a glowing red-brown finish. It has many tiered shelves with spiral accents. One thick shelf actually has a wonderful small drawer inside.
Perfect Condition
Size: 32.75" height, 18.5" width, 7" depth
Ohara Koson
Heron (Egret) on a Willow Tree
Size: Approximately 17 x 12 cm. 6.625 x 4.75 inches.
Date: ca. 1910.
Koson signature and seal at upper right.
Publisher: Matsumoto (no. 437).
Reference: AK.12 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Slight wave in paper around original publisher's label at back...
Bamboo tray handmade of bamboo strips. It is for uchiwa fan to be put in, which is one kind of fan used in hot summer. In excellent condition except for a loose strip in the bottom of th oval part. 20th century. 28cm x 33cm x 2.5cm
THREE LASTS
Lasts for 'Yuki-gutsu' as traditional Japanese snow boots made of straw.
Rustic and beautiful. Well-used and warmhearted 'mingei' tools as seen.
Large: approx. L 48cm (18.89in), W 10cm (3.93in)
Small: approx...
Neolithic Hongshan Nephrite Jade cicada Insect sculpture pendant .The figure of a cicada insect the jade is well worn with deposits. The entire surface is covered in tremolite growth , a wonderful pendant. Size l 2.75" . Collected HK 1980-1995
A beautiful old Japanese silver cup with the original wooden box in excellent condition. Weight:42g D:7.5cm
Japanese glass ojime in a form of tombodama bead with milky white body and multicolor brocade pattern. Tombodama can be translated as “dragonfly ball” and the name is thought to come about because when the molten glass is applied to the core bead it resembles a dragonfly’s eye. Superbly made piece, in perfect condition. Height 0.68 inches.
Elementary student's uniform made of wool and probably blended. It has Longer pants has mending. 1940s. Jacket: W:41cm L:53cm, Long pants: W:38cm :L64cm, Short pants: W:31cm L:50cm
16thc Hindu Figure of a South India Folk Hero. Standing holding an attribute in one hand and a cane in the other , beautiful lost wax work and fine details . For comparison see University of Michigan Umma Museum collection . Size of figure is 7.5" by 3.5" wide Provenance. Jagdish and Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art, Hyderabad Collection of Paul F Walter NY
Vintage Japanese Showa period ink and color on paper scrolled painting of trees by Uda Tekison (1896-1980). The black ink signature and red artist’s “Tazen” seal are at the lower right. Included is a signed tomobako wood presentation box. Mid-20th century. Painting: 16 1/2” x 20 3/8” (scroll: 55 1/2” x 26 1/4"). Very good overall condition. From a Tucson, Arizona estate.
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...
Semi antique blanket or sarong from the Stieng/Xtiêng ethnic group Vietnam. Over 60 years. Woven from all handspun cotton threads and is unusually large for a single panel. There is one ink stain and a small hole (see cover image- there is a stain on the right and further down and small hole). W: 100cm/39.8in and L: 185cm72in.
Hongshan Red Orange double headed C Dragon Pendant toggle well carved with signs of use and mineral deposits and erosion. Biconically drilled suspension hole . Collected HK 1980s-1990s size 2.75" 1.5"
Small rectangular box and cover. The box is made of wood covered in a thin layer of clear lacquer on outside and inside. The top of the cover is decorated on the outside with the two circles (mon). One is filled with a gohei (ceremonial wand with paper streamers), the other with an open and closed umbrella in kiji makie technique (applying makie lacquer decoration to natural wood)...
Ito Yuhan
Watercolor Painting
Depicting a footbridge above a waterfall.
Date: 1930s.
Size: 13.25 x 9.75 inches.
Signed "Y. Ito" at lower left
Condition: Brilliant color. The top back has paper residue. A couple of very faint foxing marks in upper left corner.
Ito Yuhan is known for his woodblock prints that have a watercolor-like appearance.
Antique Hindu Bronze figure of a Peacock from South India, nice lost wax sculpture , great texture on the top of the tail section. Two holes one top one bottom.
Size H 3" by 4"
Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) 張大千/ Tibetan Beauties with a Mastiff Named Black Tiger and a Puppy
Description
張大千 蕃女掣獒圖 設色水墨紙本立軸 1944年作 款識: 蕃女掣獒圖 甲卯嘉平大千張爰。鈐印:張爰之印、大千居士。
据載,張大千曾畫有一幅《我與黑虎》,是自己與愛犬黑虎一同入畫,後贈予五女婿李先覺。《 我與黑虎 》 繪於從日本訂製的金牋之上,材質昂貴稀有,配以潑墨潑彩,愈...
Unique Chinese carved rock crystal double carp snuff bottle. This snuff bottle features two carps reaching upwards against a sea wave base. The smaller carp with it's mouth open and the larger carp with a rock crystal stopper in it's mouth. The double carp is a symbol in Chinese mythology for a happy union in marriage.
Age: 19th Century
Size: 2" width by 2" high by 1" depth (without stopper)
Condition: Good overall condition.
A Thai Niello Silver Tea Caddy C1940. Base marked Silver 925%.
Height 8.5 cm. Weight including thin liner 179gm.
Slight dent on corner of cover
Ohara Koson
Fox between reeds near moonlit water.
Date: ca. 1930.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.0 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Kawaguchi and Sakai. Seal in left margin.
Reference: No. S41.4, p. 212 in "Crows Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson" (Reigle Newland).
Condition: Very good. Toning line evident at margin.
A rare design.
A baby's kimono made of cotton with katazome (stencil-resist-dye), which is imitating shibori pattern. It has thick cotton lining which is from the cold district, such as Tohoku. Generally, in good condition but two belts are damaged and stains in the lining. The 20th century. W:69cm, L:64cm
Chinese mottled jade/hardstone carving depicting a disk with a dragon at the center, early to mid 20th century period, 3 7/8 inches in diameter, in good condition.
Japanese Meiji Copper or bronze on metal trinket or stash box, the lid with a formal geisha and a dog playing with a ball . The background there is mountains with pagodas the sides have flying birds with landscapes. The box has wear as seen in images. These are usually listed as bronze or copper but they are copper or bronze over a heavy metal base. Size almost 2.5" w by 1.75" d by 1" high
12 BODHISATTVA
A line of 12 Japanese Buddhist wooden figurines of 'Sho Kannon Bosatsu' (Avalokitesvara) fixed on the wooden plate, hand-carved during November-December in 1966, W 37 x H 10.5 x D 3 cm.
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RICE CAKE MOLDS
Three pieces set of massive and lovely Korean wood carving molds for rice cake. Late 20th century.
approx. D 6 x H 7.3 cm (2.36 x 2.87in)、D 5.5 x H 9.5 cm (2.16 x 3.74in) 、D 5 x H 10.5 cm (1.96 x 4.13in)...
Original woodblock print by Clifton Karhu (1927 - 2007) titled “To†depicting a head of a tiger. The print is pencil-signed, titled, dated 71 and numbered 13/100 at the bottom of the circular image. Printed on very thin paper. Condition: fine impression and color, slightly creased. Dimension: 30.7 cm x 32 cm.
Shoda Koho
Ueno Park
From the Hasegawa Night Scenes series.
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10.75 x 8.0 inches.
Date: 1930s. Printed 1938-1960.
Publisher: Nishinomiya Yosaku. #1248 in Hasegawa catalog.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Sealed by the artist at lower left.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.