A lidded pottery storage pot for butter with polychrome geometric decoration painted in manganese, blue, green and yellow. Condition: few rim frittings, handle knob with a small chip. Dimension: 27.5 cm high.
A large pottery storage jar made in the 19th century in Fes. On a yellowish ground repeating Moorish ornaments painted in manganese, blue, green and yellow. Condition: little rim frittings, one small spot with no glaze (production). Dimension: 28.8 cm high.
An original color woodblock print in oversize by the Japanese Modern Print artist Fumio Kitaoka (1918 - 2007). Showing the coast of Shimamaki. Hand-signed, titled, dated '73 and edition no. 87/100 in pencil. Condition: very good impression and color, very faint discoloration on the margins from prior matting, right margin slightly rubbed off, mounted on paper. Dimension: image: 40 cm x 55 cm, paper: 48 cm x 64 cm.
An original color woodblock print in a large size by the Japanese Modern Print artist Kawada Kan (1927 - 1999). Showing traditional buildings in the city of Kurashiki. Hand-signed, titled, dated '73 and edition no. 32/50 in pencil. Condition: very good impression and color, very faint discoloration on the margins from prior matting, mounted on paper. Dimension: image: 39 cm x 59.5 cm, paper: 47.2 cm x 64.6 cm.
A glove stretcher made for the export in Canton. Worked in sandalwood with carved cartouches with figurines. Condition: fine, few traces of usage. Dimension: 23.2 cm long.
A brooch made for the export to Victorian England, formed from two tiger's claws set in gilt silver filigree work with an eagle superimposed over a bow and arrow. The back marked in Chinese characters and with pinstem. Condition: c-clasp lost, few traces of usage. Dimension: 4 cm long.
An original color woodblock print in the oban size by the Japanese Sosaku Hanga artist Kiyoshi Saito (1907 - 1997). Unlimited, dating from the 1950's/60's. Hand signed in white ink and sealed. Depicting a tea house in Kyoto. Condition: very good impression and color, quite invisible mat line, left margin white two tiny losses, slightly trimmed. Dimension: image: 26 cm x 38.7 cm, paper: 29.2 cm x 44.1 cm.
A color woodblock print by Kaoru Kawano (1916 - 1965). Depicting a little girl with butterflies around her head, holding white flowers. With red seal and black seal on the verso. Condition: fine color and fine impression, back with few traces of former mounting. Dimension image: 38.1 cm x 23.4 cm, paper: 42.6 cm x 28.8 cm.
A large cotton wall hanging made in two parts with block-printed Chinese subjects. Centrally decorated with couples of birds around a rock and flowers. Trims enhanced by ribbon, upper side with suspension metal rings. Condition: lower right corner with some splits and small holes, few tiny holes and stains. Dimension: 213 cm x 170 cm.
An antique walking cane or parasol handle ending in a knob, with remnant of stick in zitan wood. Made of silver decorated with two dragons among clouds and two gilt auspicious Chinese characters. Illegibly marked. Condition: little traces of usage. Dimension: handle: 16 cm long, total length: 26 cm.
