AN UNUSUAL SMALL JAPANESE KAKIEMON DISH, CIRCA 1700.
The pierced holes are done before the glazing and firing. They are included in the decoration on the exterior and form the mouths of four lion heads. The interior has a typical Kakiemon dragon and pearl. The Shibata Collection catalogue (Volume V) displays bowls of a similar form, in blue & white and plain white with moulded decoration which they date to ...click for details
AN AMUSING BRONZE LION PAPERWEIGHT, YUAN / MING DYNASTY.
The king of beasts, shi, standing on an integral wave base. The sculpture has verdigris attesting to its age, some areas of cuprite also. An early scholar’s desk item.
3.3/8 inches (8.6 cm) long. The figure is fine. The wave base has some edges broken away a very long t ...click for details
