Chinese antique white porcelain teapot with design of court ladies enjoying garden. Overglaze in pinks, orange, green and blue with black outlining. Gold floral design on spout. Some wear to gilt glaze.
Republic period, circa 1908
China export mark on bottom
Size 6 1/2"H x 7 1/4" W overall, body circumference 4 1/2"
Chinese antique pair of charming blue flame vases with side handles. Hexagonally shaped with flared lip. Showing kiln's firing glaze dripping flow and brown on edges.
Age: 19th century
Size: 10 1/2" H x 4 1/2" W x 3 3/4" D
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Complete set of five Shan esoteric Buddhist images. These consist of a Buddha, three monks and a chedi. These are covered with traditional gold and back lacquer and the bodies are made from compressed powdered herbs or temple incense ash. They have a quirky abstract quality to them, their facelessness represents that the individual is inconsequential but has the potential for becoming a Buddha, on the bottom are the eight Burmese zodiac symbols based on the days of the week...
Kawase Hasui
The Torii at Miyajima at Night
Date: 1930s.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Size: Koban. Approximately 6.25 x 4.25 inches.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Reference: Hotei Hp-52.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Beautiful and robust ghurra with a beautiful patina of use, the top figure a house, the center part shows 4 pillars connected by ropes that surmount rows of milk jugs, the rotation hole shows important signs of use. H 24 cm, maximum thickness 6 cm
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A fine and old ghurra, the top figures a house , whereas the middle is figures an interlace of rope, the rotating hole shows important signs of use; H 22 cm
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A robust old ghurra richly carved with geometrical motives suroundedbu a carved rope (neti) . H25 cmthickness 4.5 cm
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An antique Japanese Ko Tansu known as a personal storage chest made of Kiri (Paulownia) wood. Traditional wiped lacquer finish and original bronze fittings complement this piece. It features a hinged door that houses a compartment with a removable shelf.
This style of chest would make a great bedside stand or an elegant side table in any room of the house.
Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926)
Dimensions: 21 3/4" High x 23 1/4" Wide x 12 5/8" Deep
The larger one is. L: 106cm/41.8in and W: 59cm/23in. All the elements in this piece are hand made, even the ribbon along the border which is often machine made (even in old pieces)this piece has some old repairs
The smaller one is has ablack calendered cotton cloth, and green commercial border, and fine silk embroidered center panel with hand woven silk embellished apron ties. . W: 40cm/15.8in and L: 43cm/17in. Free shipping Hong Kong Registered Airmail...
Beautifully painted pair of herons amidst willow trees and embankment. Soft color palatte with gold leaf background. Black lacquered wooden frame with bronze embossed metal hardware. Good Condition
Circa 1950s
Dimensions: 71"L x 36"H
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...
1930's Japanese Gilt Silver Chrysanthemum Motif Water Dropper Suiteki
It is 1.25 inches (3.2 cm) wide by 2.4 inches (6 cm) in length. It weighs 46 gram.
It is tarnished and has loss of gilding and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Original Japanese color woodblock print in the dai oban size by the Japanese artist Natori Shunsen (1886-1960), showing Kataoka Nizaemon XIII as Momoi Wakasanosuke in the Chushingura play from the series "Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles". Published in 1953 by Watanabe Shozaburo with mica background. Signed Shunsen with artist's seal Shunsen, red circular publisher's seal Watanabe, titled and dated Showa 28 in the margin.
Dimension: paper 37.9 cm x 26.1 cm, image: 37.1 cm x 25.2 cm...
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Rare jacket back panel from the remote Miao Jiupang group from Jiahe County, Guizhou province (see last enlargement), with purple embroidered pattern between the spaces in the tin decoration. This style of decoration is unique to this group and very difficult to make, as every tiny bit of tin has to be individually cut and crimped. Recently acquired from a private Hong Kong collector, these are the first examples I have send of these I have seen in the past 15 years...