Pair of Chinese porcelain plates painted in famille verte enamels with a mountainous coastal landscape, with figures and buildings. Complete with blue, pink & bianco sopra bianco borders. Edges covered in gilt. The backs left bare.
Size: Approximately 9" diameter by 1-1/4" high
Condition: Very good, some very slight fritting on the edges and wear to the gilt.
dragon headed rarely seen cane
Chinese Jadeite Jade fine quality Disc shape Pendant, Ca. 1940's, 1 3/8" diameter-outside measurement, 1/4" diameter-inner measurement, highly polished mottled green grain, both side have different green natural grains. No damages.
Large pair of Chinese export porcelain figures of cranes, done in black and white, each naturalistically modelled perched on a tree trunk base.
Age: Early 20th century - Republic Period or earlier
Condition: Very good condition, no breaks or cracks
Size: Approximately 16" high by 8-3/4" wide by 5" depth
A six-sided (hexagon) porcelain water pot done in famille rose with scenes of flowers and birds on each side on a white ground with an orange peel effect. On the top at each corner is an additional single flower. The inside glazed white...
Of flattened baluster shape with a waisted neck supported on a carved foot with golden natural inclusions. The body of the bottle is carved with a relief dragon motif all around.
Age: Qing Dynasty - 19th century
Size: 8 cm high by 3-1/2 cm diameter
Condition: Very good condition
Stoneware blue junyao vase with red splash to one side with a garlic mouth over a short neck with curved shoulders over crackled sides tapering to a flared foot. The base glazed.
Very good condition, no breaks or cracks.
Size is 16.5 cm by 10 cm wide
Of quatrelobed form with a central vertical panel on each side. One side is marked "zhai jie", the other in Manchu script. Bordered with a dense design of stylised lotus on a light green ground within raised gilt borders. The sides painted with scrolling foliage on a white ground with a bottom hole for a string of beads.
Condition: Very good, some slight wear to the enamels
Size: 6.5 cm in length
A Chinese Blanc de Chine model of the immortal Budai standing on a rocky outcrop. The corpulent divinity is shown wearing a simple patched robe fastened over the shoulder and slung under his ample stomach where it is fastened with floral pins. The figure with a necklace of beads hanging on his right hand. His left hand grasping a large hanging sack...
Large Chinese baluster vase done in tones of under-glaze blue. The scene on this vase goes all round it and is done between multiple layers of borders. The main scene is all plants and trees.
The inside is thinly glazed. The base rim is unglazed, as well as the base. From the pictures it looks rough, but it is quite smooth.
The condition of this vase is very good. There are some places on the top rim where the glaze has skipped over...
A bronze censer modeled as a Buddhist lion with a hinged neck that lifts up his head. This piece is quite heavy.
Good patina throughout. Evidence of being well used. No repairs or breaks that are noticeable.
Approximate size is 5-1/2" high by 4" wide by 3-1/4" depth when closed.
Large antique Chinese porcelain bowl painted in underglaze blue with scholars and students in a fenced garden above a scroll border. The interior of the bowl has similar figures surrounded by a lattice border.
Dated to the 16th or early 17th century but does appear to have been made during the latter part of the Ming dynasty for export...
Japanese Kutani Porcelain Plate, Ca. 1930, 8 1/2" diameter, with orange red overglaze design of pair of birds in the lake and highlighted in brilliant gold decoration, red mark on the bottom. The condition is good, some gilt decorations are worn on some areas, no damages.
Rare stoneware teadust melping vase. The broad mouth over narrow shoulders with the sides tapering to a slightly flared foot.
Glazed on the exterior, the base ring left bare as well as the interior below the neck. The base is glazed in the same teadust colour, the green toned glaze pooling around the edges.
Condition: In very good condition, no breaks or cracks
Size is approximately 16 cm high by 9-1/2 cm diameter.
Chinese antique doucai porcelain cup, stand and lid. The interior of the bowl and the lid left plain. The base of the bowl and the stand contains a six character Yongzheng mark in underglaze blue surrounded by a double circle, also in underglaze blue.
Condition is very good, no breaks or cracks. Some minor wear to the enamels.
Approximate sizes are as follows:
Stand: 4-3/8" diameter
Cover: 3-1/2" diameter by 1" high
Bowl: 3-7/8" diameter by 2-1/8" high
This rare jar has a wide mouth over a short neck with the ovoid body tapering to a short foot. Song dynasty, Henan wares.
These types of jars are made by using clays of two different colours. The top and bottom are then made separate and joined together horizontally.
Condition: On this jar, in a section, the top and bottom has separated along the horizontal luting line. A picture has been provided showing this separation...
A pair of Chinese famille-rose enamelled 'landscape' vases on a pink graviata ground with numerous sprigs of flowers spaced throughout. The bases with Qianlong marks (1736-95).
Size is 9-1/2" high by 4-1/2" diameter
Age: Estimated at mid 20th century.
Pair of of Chinese antique spinach green jade plaques. Each is hand carved with a scene of bamboo and another flowering plant with butterflies overhead, all within an incised circle border. Gilt highlights the incised design of both. The reverse of each has been left bare. The stands are later.
In very good condition (Please refer to pictures)
Size of each is approximately 18-1/4 cm diameter by 0.63 cm in width. The height including the stands is 29.85 cm.
A pair of elegant small mirror image Chinese famille rose garlic mouth bottle vases each decorated with a design of bands of stylized flower shapes at the mouth over a ruyi head border. The sides of the vases painted with luscious peony blooms on which two exotic birds perch, all over rockwork and key pattern band.
On the opposite sides, multiple lines of calligraphy with three seal marks...
A square section Chinese baluster vase. Painted on two faces with scholars & their attendants beneath trees, with texts and seals on the other two faces. The inside and recessed base glazed.
Size is 16-1/4" high by 6-1/4" wide by 4-3/4" depth.
Condition is very good, no breaks or cracks.
Age: Republic
Beautiful but anonymous. In perfect condition.
48cm x 39cm with framework.
A Chinese figure of a monkey on a rock bed. Modeled resting on one raised knee and holding a peach in his right paw. The fur delicately delineated with pale iron-red fur markings.
Approximate size is 4-1/4" wide by 8" high by 3-1/4" depth.
Condition is very good, no breaks or cracks. Some wear to the enamels
A Chinese blanc de chine seated figure of the god of literature Wen Ch'ang, the divinity shown with semi domed hat and with holes in the mouth and chin for horse hair moustache and beard...
A beautiful Chinese unmounted scroll painting of a pair of beautiful women seated under pine trees. One of the women is playing an instrument called a guzheng. Signature and chop of Jingzhe Cui (born 1980).
Size: (entire scroll) 56.5" H x 29.5" W (painting only) 46" H x 24.5" W
Japanese bronze suiban, or shallow dish for the arranging of viewing stones called suiseki and small plants. It is of a rectangular form with four feet, the sides forged with scrolling vine motifs and two handles. Signature on underside.
Size: 7.5" W x 13.5" L x 3.75" H
A pair of deeply carved Chinese cinnabar lacquer trays, with flower petal edges, the surfaces carved with foliate imagery such as peaches, pomegranates, citron, persimmon, and berries. Similar pieces can be seen from the 15th/16th century. Most likely this pair dates from the early 20th century.
Size: 15" x 15"
A small framed Korean woodblock print, with vivid pigments of yellow, magenta, and blue, printed images of whimsical Korean masks and banners. Numbered 31/500, title 183, with signature in pencil, and red chop by artist.
Size: (entire frame)11.25" L x 11.25" H (artwork only) 4.25" L x 4.25" H
Antique Japanese framed woodblock print by Kiyoshi Ikezumi (born 1913), with bright, bold pigment and geometric stylization of a bustling Tokyo scene. Signed and numbered 24/200 in pencil, with red chop. Circa 1920s.
Size: (entire frame) 21.25" L x 25.25" H (print only) 13" L x 16.5" H
Japanese framed woodblock print by artist Hasui Kawase (1883-1957), depicting a lake with boats and rainfall. In the foreground is a romantic scene in which a man sits with his face in his hands, a red bouquet of flowers beside him, watching a woman holding a blue parasol who stands gazing back. Markings include Hasui's red chop and signature, publisher seals in left margin, titled in right margin.
Size: (entire frame) 16" W x 21" H (print only) 11.5" L x 16.25" H
Lovely `Shishu` hand embroidery 4 panel screen of cranes. Fine, intricate work. Black lacquered frame. Comes in origianl cedar box. Fantastic Showa period C. 1935. Perfect size for over a couch, flat on the wall. 42" tall by 70". Ask for shipping quote.
Very unusual and interesting bronze lantern with tripod cicada wings as legs. panels have auspicious bamboo and pines. Top has maple leafs. Great condition. C. 1940. Ask for shipping quote. 29" tall by 13" wide.
This is a Cultural Revolution porcelain figurine of Norman Bethune. It is more finely made than most Cultural Revolution figures and shows the Canadian doctor leading a donkey. Bethune served in the communist Eighth Route Army during the Sino-Japanese War and died from blood poisoning contracted in the operating room. He became a major embodiment of the revolutionary martyr in Cultural Revolution mythology...
Chinese Signed Temple Rubbing of famous 3 galloping Horses in black on white rice paper mounted in ivory color mat and black lacquer frame, from Xian, China, frame size-55" wide, 19 1/2" high, 1" deep in good frame condition. Buyer have the option to purchase only Temple Rubbing without frame or with frame, the shipping charges will be very different price.
Japanese oribe ware tall vase for ikebana (flower arrangements), with calligraphy inscription in front. Circa 1950, bottom marked "Nishikawa Kyomo", "made in Occupied Japan".
Size: 4.5" L x 4" W x 9.5" H
Japanese Earthenware Bowl, heavy white splash design on black thick glaze with dark greenish speckles,, 3" high, 5 1/2" diameter-top rim, 2 1/4" diameter-bottom foot rim. Some sand bubbles on the glaze, the condition is good, no damages.