Large Chinese Ming dynasty style creamy white slip glazed Cizhou-type stoneware pillow moulded in the form of a small boy crouching on unglazed knees and elbows with head upright, arms folded, and feet slightly raised. Chocolate brown slip glazed accents highlight his collar, tufts of hair, wrist band, and facial features. There is a small vent hole in his backside. Guangxu period (circa 1900). 15” long x 9 1/2” high x 6” wide. Very good overall condition. Old browned crazing is evident and ther ...click for details
Chinese late Qing dynasty Cizhou-type stoneware pillow moulded in the form of a reclining cat with chocolate brown accents on a faintly crackled creamy white slip ground. An underglaze blue floral spray decorates the back of the cat where the head would rest. A hole in the ear enables the pillow to be filled with cold water. The base is unglazed. A similar piece can be found in the on-line collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum. Late 19th century (circa 1870-1880). 10” long x 5” hi ...click for details
Chinese Qing dynasty Qianlong period round form deep plate decorated in underglaze blue on a faintly celadon tinted white porcelain ground with a stylized qilong dragon in the central panel surrounded by three qilong extending around the well. Four small lingzhi fungus leaves decorate the exterior. The base and foot are unglazed. A red “bao jin” mark has been applied to the base and two characters "wu qian" are etched in the side. 11” diameter x 2 3/8” high. 18th century. Very go ...click for details
Large Chinese late Qing dynasty Guangxu period porcelain tea pot decorated around the midsection and on the domed lid with a pattern of white flowers and leaves set against a blue cracked ice ground. A ruyi band encircles the upper shoulder at the base of the neck. There are blue dots on the white handle and spout. The interior and base are glazed but the foot rim, inner mouth, and underside edge of the lid are unglazed. There is characteristic kiln grit adhering to the foot. Measures about ...click for details
Chinese late Qing dynasty porcelain jardiniere, or planter, decorated around the exterior and flaring rim in underglaze blue with leafy vines and sweet pea flowers set against a white ground with a pale blue tint. An abstract vertical pattern extends around the circumference separating the sweet pea pattern from the foot. The interior, base, and foot rim are unglazed. This type of decoration with a sweet pea floral background was produced for the Straits Chinese communities and is also referre ...click for details
Chinese Yuan to Ming dynasty tall sided olive-colored Longquan celadon glazed heavily potted stoneware bowl with press molded stylized floral designs around the interior sides. The unglazed center of the bowl facilitated stacking of bowls in the kiln. The foot rim is glazed while the base is unglazed. 6 7/8” diameter x 3 1/4” high. Circa 14th to 15th century. Very good overall condition with slight degradation of the glaze from burial. Please note that the bowl is slightly more olive colored th ...click for details
Chinese Yuan to Ming dynasty tall sided olive-colored Longquan celadon glazed heavily potted stoneware bowl with press molded stylized floral designs around the interior sides. The unglazed center of the bowl facilitated the stacking of bowls in the kiln. The base is unglazed. 7” diameter x 3 1/2” high. Circa 14th to 15th century. Very good overall condition with typical degradation of the glaze from burial. There is a tiny firing flaw on the rim. From the private collection of a former Americ ...click for details
Pair of Chinese Southern Song dynasty qingbai (yingqing) porcelain glazed funerary jars with short rounded body decorated on the base of the long neck with a relief stringy dragon striding above seven moulded applied human figures standing side by side around the circumference. Bird form finials are on top of the domed lids. The sugary crackled blue-green tinged glaze stops short of the unglazed foot and extends up to the top rim. The slightly recessed foot, interior, rim, and underside of the ...click for details
Pair of large Chinese late Qing dynasty framed reverse glass paintings densely decorated with figures in a lively landscape scene of a village near the sea. One painting centers on two figures in the foreground playing go between two traditional huts. A harbor scene filled with ships is behind them and mountains rise in the background. The second painting features three figures and a horse in the foreground. A water scene with a figure and horses crossing a bridge is behind them and mountain ...click for details
Japanese Edo period woodblock print depicting “Chiba Saburôhei Mitsutada Holding Spear, Helmet, and Cape” from the series “Stories of the Faithful Samurai.” The print is signed at the lower right "Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga" (1797-1861). The red Yoshi Kiri seal is beneath the signature. The series, published by Ebiya Rinnosuke in 1847-1848, features each of the historical forty-seven ronin (masterless samurai) who avenged the death of their lord in 18th century Japan. This image depicts M ...click for details
