A Chinese jade vase of flat baluster shape with Mughal style carving of flora and foliage to the body and the cover decorated with lappets. The vase is well hollowed and the stone is of pale hue with one natural vein. Age; late Qing, early 20 C. size: 16.3 cm high. condition; very good.
Chinese WWI Warlord Medal Order Of The Golden Grain 6th Class 六等嘉禾勳章
It is 5.1 inches (13 cm) long by 2.7 inches (7 cm) wide. It is 62.8 gram.
It is tarnished and has surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Measuring 3.5 inches long x 2.25 inches high x 1.25 inches wide, this unique and petite, highly beaded, Iroquois-made, change purse was made for the tourist market at the beginning of the 20th century.
Embellished with beaded edges, a large, 5-petal flower, and a detailed leaf on a heavy cardboard-like material that is lined with a red polished cotton, the little purse closes via a hook and eye closure.
It is in overall fine condition with expected creasing given its 100+ years of age as se...
late 19th c Hindu statue of Krishna, carved in white marble with colors , losses as seen.
Size 15" by 4.5"
Keris board with Wayang figure carved and painted wood Java similar piece in the Staatliches museum Munich . Illustrated boards like this one serve as settings for a Keris imbued with magical powers . The board is decorated with the figure of Antareja , son of Bima who lives under the sea in the underworld. size h 27 " w 14 "
A slip inlaid olive drab celadon stoneware pottery pear form bottle vase. Decoration of fish in black inlaid slip over a ground of white slip inlaid punched flowerheads. Possibly Japanese (see Korean legacy wares from provinces in Kyushu [Hizen, Higo, Satsuma] illustrated in Morse) and possibly Korean Joseon era punchong ware. Signed on bottom. Excellent condition...
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese enamel lion in very good condition, the head is movable very cute. W:3" H:2.5" $355
A nice and interesting polished Nephrite amulet in the shape of a Cicada, Ming style.
The pendant carved in a rarely seen brown-black stone. This fine nephrite pendant comes from an old German Collection of handpicked Chinese jade carvings of insects from different periods, from the Neolithic to 20th. century. The cicada was carved in a Ming Dynasty Style, but possible from Qing Dynasty, we're not certain.
Size: 6,2 cm...
Beautiful Chinese jade floral plaque mounted as a brooch. The brooch is made of sterling silver. Nicely carved, with beautiful details.
Age: Early 20th century (c. 1920)
Size: 1.5" length.
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
Pair of 1920's Chinese Hard Stone Jade, Agate, Lapis, Amethyst, Rose Quartz Tree on Cloisonne Planter
They are 17.8 inches (40.5 cm) tall by 12.15 inches (31 cm) wide. They are 7.6 Lb.
They have surface wears and scratches, loss, chips, cracks, and bruises to the enamels, missing petals and leaves, chips to the petals and leaves, cracks to the tree trunks and loss of gilding (as seen in the photos).
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A beautiful late 19th/20th C. Chinese Canton enamel or painted enamel with a Chinese character in excellent condition. D:15cm Sold
Green case mask, mouth a beak or tube, blossoms and tufts of red hair for ears, band of red yarn across forehead. Douglas fir ruff. Kilt, wedding sash, fox skin, red Navajo-style moccasins. Body paint pink and yellow. Carries a rattle. Appears in regular katsina dance. Fewkes, 1903, Pl. XXXV, XXXVI, figures other Navajo Katsinas which have been taken from Navajo ceremonies and are said not to be Hopi. Fewkes, 1894, 1903; Earl and Kennard, 1938...
Chinese Qing Dynasty joss stick holder in the shape of a phoenix with blue and white detail. Perfect condition no damage .
Size H 9.5" W 9.5" D 3"
Framed beneath a slender sapling, a wispy figure kneels at the shrine steps hands together in prayer. Beautifully painted details performed with thick pigments on silk. Darkening Cedar trees naturally frame the calming scene. Condition is excellent and ready to display.
Signed Kuniyama (Kokuzan)
Possibly the work of Higashiyama Kuniyama (elder brother of the famous artist Higashiyama Kai)
Taisho Period (1912 - 1926)
Dimensions: 69" High x 68" Wide (each)
Case mask with one half face painted green and one half red, tubular mouth; no ears, blossom on one side and tuft of red hair and feathers on the other. Douglas fir ruff. Body painted any common katsina style. Carries staff tipped with feathers, and a rattle. Appears in regular katsina dance.
Fewkes, 1894, 1903; Stehphen, 1936. ca.1920
5" Height X 1.5" Width
Provenance: Dorothy Louise Luhrs. PhD. 1910-1972, UNM, School of Field Research
Satsuki was from Kyoto, the most famous pupil of Tomioka Tessai, early C20. This painting is beautifully painted with black and plum colours, perfectly combining strength and delicacy in the technique and in the subject matter. In Japanese culture as in Chinese, plum blossom symbolizes strength and nobility of character.
Good condition, some creases, with original signed box.
Size: L: 199cm W 42cm.
A Zuni Polychromed Wood Kachina Group, depciting three Koyemsi, or Mud Heads, of classic articulated form and decoration, one, carrying Kianakwe Shikan’ona, White Kianakwe of the East on its back, dressed in a cloth manta, the white painted case mask with concentric bands in numerous colors with white dotted details, the other, carrying a bowl in his hand; possibly a depiction of the Kianakwe Ceremony. Heights: from 10" tp 13.75".