Miao or Dong bracelet made of silver on a tree-resine core in the shape of a caterpillar (representation of the silk worm), usually reserved to the village's chief.
Perfect condition, beautiful patina. Inner width: 5,4 cms, opening width: 2,4 cms. BE 247 (see Bibliography)
Silver Hamsa (five), Moroccan protective amulet in the shape of the hand of Fatima, ornated with a bird; 9 x 5cms. Morocco, Essaouira. CE 24 (see Bibliography)
Paper stencil for kimono or futonji which are made of wash, Japanese handmade paper. The first paper stencil resist dyeing appeared in the Kamakura and Nanboku-cho period (1185~1392). It was applied for many items later, such as samurai's kamishimo(komon), civilian's kimono, No-drama costume and so on. Mino-gami (handmade paper made in Mino in Gifu Pref.) is used for the stencil...
Takahashi Shotei (1871-1945)
Evening Glow at Sakawa Bridge
Date: Pre-1936.
Size: Mitsugiri-ban. Approximately 15.25 x 6.75 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: M-9 in Shotei catalog.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Condition: Very good. Upper left corner has crease.
Japanese cigarette case, damascened with silver and gold on steel, c 1930's. Decoration in Komai style of a temple gate, pagodas and Mt Fuji. The back with a Fukui mark under butterfly and 24K. In addition two marks resembling stylized birds’ wings on a sgraffito ground. Width "3 ¾ / 9,2 cm, height "3 ¼ / 8,2 cm. Condition: some wear to the black surface, otherwise fine (cf pics).
A very typical figure from the remote Karnali area showing a so called "Protector" coated with white mineral pigment (Seto mato) mostly on the front side. The figure is in the standing position and was obviously kept inside. This kind of figures are associated with animist cult of protection of house or village. Few chips and a large crack which can be seen on the pictures but good overall condition...
Very old himalayan shamanic protector..
Very good condition and exceptional carving work. heavy and hard wood More pictures and information on request. estimated age at least from mid 20th, Height 65cm, Weight over 10 kg...
Japanese framed print signed by artist known as Ay-O 靉嘔(1931-present). His full name is Takao Iijim, a prominent member of the Fluxus artist movement since its beginning.
Fluxus is described "the most radical and experimental art movement of the sixties".
Ay-O represented Japan at the Venice Biennale in 1966 and at the São Paulo Biennale in 1971. He also built the famed "Tactile Rainbow" at the Osaka World's Fair in 1970...
Japanese framed print by artist Tsuyoshi (Go) Yayanagi (born 1933), numbered 13/50, titled "Journal Des Animaux Prefers (S)" and signed in pencil.
Dated 1973
Size: 19.75" L x 25.6" H (entire frame)
Japanese framed abstract woodblock print by sosaku-hanga artist Tajima Hirohuki 田嶋 宏行 (1911-1984), titled "Ancient Writing B", number 23/100 of the series, and signed in pencil.
A printmaker of the sōsaku-hanga school. He was born in Tokyo and graduated from Nihon University in 1932. In 1943, he graduated from the Western-style painting division of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts...
Wooden urushi Bento-bako (lunch box) made in Wajima in Ishikawa Pref. Wajima-nuri has been made in the region since mid 17th century. It has removable two pieces for a partition between rice and dishes and one plate. In excellent condition except for some hairline in the bottom. 20th century. 25.5cm x 15.5cm x 6.3cm
Chinese antique double gourd Chinese famille rose porcelain vase with a design of prunus flowers on vines on one side and writing on the opposite side in black with multiple seals in red. On the base is a Jurentang mark in iron red.
Size: Approximately 19 cm high
Age: Republic period
Condition: Very good condition, please refer to pictures.
Bottle vase or sake bottle by Fukagawa, early 20th century. Under-glaze decoration of a carp, Koi, and stormy waves. Signed with Fuji mark. Height "5¼/ 13 cm. Condition: fine.
A small cloisonné dish with floral design from Inaba, well-known Japanese enameling company. C 1940’s to 50’s, signed. Diameter "5/ 12,5 cm. Condition: fine.
Japanese framed print by artist Tsuyoshi (Go) Yayanagi (born 1933), numbered 27/50, titled "Les Faux Amants" and signed in pencil.
Size: 19.75" L x 25.6" H (entire frame)
Paul Jacoulet
Korean Baby in Ceremonial Costume, Seoul (Bébe Coréen en Costume de Cérémonie, Séoul)
Date: September 12, 1934.
Size: Approximately 18.75 x 14.0 inches.
Jacoulet signature and watermark with fan seal.
Edition: 316/350.
Reference: Print #4 in The Prints of Paul Jacoulet by Richard Miles.
Condition: Some fading. Small, faint spot in upper background.
- Jacoulet's first study of a child.
Kiyoshi Saito
Bunraku (C) (depicting Japanese puppets)
Woodblock print with mica highlights.
Date: 1959
Edition: 92/100.
Size: 23.5 x 18.25 inches.
Signed, numbered, and dated by the artist.
Condition: Excellent. At the back margins: Tape residue and thinning marks as shown.
Japanese Earthenware Studio Vase, with dripping oily glaze, maybe Seto ware, 9 3/4" high, 4 1/2" diameter-top rim, 4 1/4" diameter-bottom rim, oily drippy glaze applied just over half way down, rest of glaze is chestnut brown color. Lots of glare in the photographs. The condition is good, no damages.
Unique Chinese yixing teapot with rondels of marbled clay surrounding the teapot and on the cover. The spout and the handle are modelled in a bamboo design with a pig finial on the lid. There is a four character impressed mark on the base, as well as a different four character impressed mark on the underside of the lid.
Age: Purchased as an antique teapot. Actual age is not known
Condition: Good condition. Evidence of use.
A pair of Chinese porcelain sancai glazed models of Pheonix with each perched upon a flowering tree trunk. These Chinese porcelain figures of birds are typical of the examples made for export to the West during the latter part of the 19th century or into the 20th century, influenced by Ming pieces with sancai or three color glazes.
Size: Approximately 38 cm high by 11 cm wide
Condition: Generally in very good condition...
A Chinese mille fleur porcelain baluster vase with a flared mouth over a tall neck with flattened stylized animal head handles on either side. The vase is decorated with a dense design of flower heads on a golden background. The base with a six character mark of Qianlong in red together with other illegible characters on a turquoise ground. The inside is glazed in turquoise...
Decorated in "blood and milk" palette with gilding at the center with furniture and precious things, the border with four reserves of similar objects on a gilt and decorated diaper. The base holds a double circle in underglaze blue.
Size: approximately 9" diameter by 1-1/4" high
Age: Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Condition: These plates are thinly potted. There are some rim frits, as well as some frits/minor chips to the base rim...
Chinese thinly potted famille-rose enamelled vase on a lime green graviata ground with five figures in different poses surrounding. The top rim is edged in gilt. The inside and the base are glazed in turquoise blue. The base has a four character mark in iron red surrounded by a single iron red square border.
Size is 10-1/8" high by 7-7/8" diameter
Condition: The gilt edging at the top rim is worn in places and there are some frits. The enamels show some minor wear.
Anonymous painter to me, from pre war era
Pair of Chinese mirror image porcelain lantern vases painted in qianjiang enamels showing a scholar and his student in a garden setting with the student offering the scholar a flower branch. There is writing on each vase in black and on the base is a six character mark in iron red.
Condition of these vases is good with no chips or breaks. The black writing has faded.
Size: 7-1/2" high by 5-1/4" diameter
A pair of Chinese blanc-de-chine 'heron' candlesticks each perched among folliage with flowers and other wildlife.
Size: Height: 19.75 inches, Width: 7 inches, Depth: 5 inches
Age: 19th Century
Condition: Good condition. One of the herons has the top of his crown broken off and there are small areas of chips and cracks which are normal for this size and age.
A Chinese porcelain underglaze blue painted 'dragon' baluster jar and domed cover.
Age: Late Qing Dynasty
Size: 19" high by 11-1/2" diameter
Condition: Very good, original lid
The surface of the screen looking like a mountain peak with glacier beyond. The stone with dark grey tones with white. The edge with seals and Chinese characters.
Age: 19 Century
Size: 34.5 cm high by 22 cm wide
Blue and white brush pot, slightly waisted, done with two central floral motifs on either side surrounded by a scroll pattern. The base has a center recess which is glazed. Glazed white on the inside. Unmarked.
Size: 14 cm diameter
Age: Qing Dynasty (late 19th to early 20th). There is a possibility that this brush pot could also date to the Kangxi period (1662-1722) when these types of bases were common...
Chinese silk painting done with a scenic view of a village within a mountain setting with a lake in the background with the villagers going about their daily activities. There is calligraphy with a seal in red reading "Lin You Xing". The dating within the calligraphy states that it was painted in the spring season.
Age: 19th century
Size: 36 cm wide by 56 cm long
Condition: In generally good condition...
A Chinese porcelain teabowl and saucer painted in famille verte enamels with radiating cartouche panels of foliage. The cup decorated on the inside with sprigs of flowers, as well as the underside of the saucer. Both have seal marks in under-glaze blue to the base. Made for the export market.
Kangxi Period (Circa 1662 to 1722)
There is the possibility of a very small chip on the saucer which had an invisible repair done to it, or else it may be a firing flaw...
Pair of vintage oriental pheasants in gilded sterling 925 silver, and polychrome cloisonne enamels. Each pheasant is mounted on a wood base, marked and numbered.
Approximately sizes are 9.5x14 cm and 11x13 cm
Mid 20th Century - Peoples Republic of China
In very good condition
Chinese baluster vases in famille rose with nine peaches among flowers and vines with bats on a white ground. The symbols of peaches and bats together mean long life and happiness. The inside of each is glazed white, as well as the base. On each base is an overglazed stamped blue six character Qianlong mark.
Republic to early PRC
Good condition, no breaks or chips (please refer to pictures)
Size is approximately 12-1/2" high by 8" diameter
An antique Chinese blue glazed brushpot. The glaze stopping short of both the top and bottom rim. The inside glazed white, as well as the recessed base with the base rim covered in a brown wash. Unmarked
Qing Dynasty - Circa 18th Century
Approximately size is 15 cm high by 12 cm diameter
In very good condition (Please refer to pictures)
Pair Chinese Lapis Lazuli ball shape Earrings with 14K gold mounting, natural stone colors and grains, the size of round Lapis Lazuli stone is 5/16" diameter. The condition is good.
An old Chinese style landscape painting scroll and mounted/ painted in Japan
This is a root carving shaped to resemble a qilin, which is a Chinese mythological creature.
Tibetan textile PANGDEN, woman's apron. 96x84 cm.
4 panels stitched together. Wool, probably Yak. Good condition. Small area of wear, see photo. Undated, estimated to be early 20th century. can be viewed in central London by arrangement and shipped worldwide, insurance and courier determined by buyer,
A rare commemorative white porcelain cup produced by the Fukagawa Arita Company (purveyors to the Imperial Family) inscribed in gold with “A toast to Prince Akihito & Princess Michiko 1959.” The rim is gilt and below it is the gold Japanese Imperial Chrysanthemum Seal. The chrysanthemum flower is also the symbol of Japan and of longevity and rejuvenation. Under the foot is the Fukagawa Arita Company seal and the words “Hand-painted and Made in Japan.”
The unusual shape features a thin...
Old primitive statue figuring a protector the hands are joined, very hard wood with obvious sign of important age likely for the first part of 20th , important water erosion, H 80 cm
More information on request
Old Shaman drum stick, beautiful patina, a shaman playing the drum can be seen on the top, such stick is used with unifacial drums by Magar or or Chepang people. Good age mid 20th seniority, H 35 cm, presented on metal base
H 35 cm presented on a metal stand
More information on request
Man's haori (jacket) made of tsumugi (pongee silk) with lining of scenery motif. In excellent condition. It has hand-braided cords in front. 20th century. 132cm x 94cm
Japanese round wood Hibachi with Copper Lining, carved out of whole width of tree, 9 1/2" diameter for top rim, 8 1/2" high, thin crack on one(1) side.
Japanese 20th century bronze vase by MIYATA RANDO. The vase is of oval form and has 4-leaved design done in relief on front and back. Comes with TOMOBAKO, or original artist signed wooden stoarge box. Stamp of artist, RANDO on base. 9 1/2" tall by 3 1/2" wide at its widest.
Silver bracelet from Indonesia, Timor, owned by aristocrats. Inner wi :7,5 cms, H:10 cms. JSA 209, BE 296 (see Bibliography)
Jade hair or cloth ornaments in the shape of a chrysanthemum, symbol of longevity; w : C6, C7 : 5,5c ; C8 : 5c
The size of Screen: 24” Long x 24 1/8” High(center) x 3/4” Thick. Each panel is 7 1/8” wide. This is 4 panel screen done in black lacquer finish. The screen has violin and other ornaments design. The screen is hand-painted on black lacquer with wooden body. Origin of screen unknown, but I believe form Japan. The age of screen is about 40-50 years old. The condition of screen excellent. There is no crack. The screen kept very good condition. The weight of screen, 6 Pounds. But shipping co...
Very big brass pipe cleaner with geometrical carvings ; beautiful shape and proportions. L : 10c
Cigarette holder made from a stag antler ; L : 9c
Chinese carved Turquoise Ornament or Tassel with Chinese Characters, and Macrame knot, 7/8" high-maximum height, and 1/2" high, 3/4" wide, 3/8" thick for carved Turquoise only, two(2) round Turquoise beads on top and bottom together, the carved turquoise pendant is before 1920's. The condition is good.
Stoneware water jar or mizusashi as used in the tea ceremony with round bottom developing into a diamond shaped edge. Greyish smooth stoneware, decorated with horizontal grooves, covered with brown iridescent glaze on the outside and with a mottled greenish-yellow glaze on the inside, dripping over the outside edge and down. Black lacquered, diamond-shaped coved. Takatori style, Japan, early Showa era, circa 1930-1950s.
H without cover 5¾ in.; with cover 6½ in.
Jar in fine condition, ...
Chinese natural Turquoise Ornament, Tassel with Macrame knot, 7 1/4" high-maximum height for Tassel, and 7/8" high, 5/8" wide, 1/4" thick for Turquoise piece, shows natural grains of the stone. The condition is good.
Chinese Tomb Pottery Tile Probably Sung Dynasty. The tile depicts figures with ladders . Undamaged size 8.5" by 7"
Han Dynasty style Funerary Model of a Ram , well modeled missing an ear but otherwise in great condition with original painted decoration . This piece came from Wichita Auctioneers listed as Han we cannot confirm the period . Size 12.5 by 15" long
Han Dynasty molded Horse head with white and red slip decoration. Good condition no apparent damage no restoration . Size h 7.5" by 7"
Ancient Thai Mon Period Lacquered and gilded Stucco Buddhist Head. The over life-size head is believed to be that of a temple guardian figure. The sculpture was split from ear to ear when we acquired it and had it restored to museum quality the gold is original only the left lower cheek was redone . The head was built around a brick wrapped is a gauze textile . We had the sculpture mounted on a Lucite stand
Japanese multi metal engraved plaque depicting an actor dressed in a rich robe wearing a demonic mask and a long red colored wig surmounted by a twisting dragon decoration. The actor represents Ryujin, the Dragon God of the Sea, and most likely is performing in the Noh play, KASUGA RYUJIN “The Dragon God of Kasuga Shrine”. Superb quality work with crisp carving, gilding and differently colored patinas, in perfect condition. Beautifully framed (have not been examined out of the frame). Signe...
Pair of Han Dynasty Winged Doist Imortals in Bronze. The near matching figures one with its core and the other with less patina has remains of a black lacquer surface. Beautiful detail . There are similar figures like these in Chinese museums. Google search for "Doist winged figures playing" and you can see similar pieces . These came from 2 different sources one collected in Japan the other came from an auction House on the east coast. Size 6.5" h 4.5 d 3.5 w
2nd-3rd C Gandharan Schist Buddhist Temple panel carving. The panel depicts the Buddha sitting on a platform with attendants bringing offerings , behind the Buddha are a pair of tree branches with wide foliage . The Buddha and platform is almost 8" alone. The piece has been repaired as seen from the back but the damage runs under the necks of the attendants and does not affect the faces . The face of Buddha has some damage . There is a lot of paint and debris residue but at a close look the ...
Attractive, feminine pair of Chinese green jadeite earrings, with 14K gold posts. Comes in attractive red storage box.
Size: .5" diameter each earring