A Large Korean Silver Decorated Iron Padlock. 19th. century
Length 14 1/2 ins. (36.8 cms) This rather extraordinary and enormous lock is decorated in silver, brass and copper using what the Japanese call Numone-zogan which is a technique of roughening the surface of the host metal, in this case iron, and hammering the decorating metals into the surface where it becomes permanently fixed. The lock is double action and needs two keys to open it. The small key allows one end to slide out (see p ...click for details
An Unusual Chinese Han Dynasty Finial or Cover 206BC- 220AD
Ht. 6 1/4 ins. (15.8 cms) This unusual object may be the cover to a jar or some sort of finial, we have never seen anything like it before or, indeed, found any book illustrations of similar. The bird's beak is missing and the head has been broken off and neatly re-stuck. Other ...click for details
A Fine Japanese Arita Porcelain Bowl. !8th. century
Diam. 8 3/4 ins. (22.2 cms) This very fine quality bowl is decorated in overglaze enamels and gilding with storks, minogame (hairy tortoise), cherry blossom etc. It was made ca. 1740 and is in excellent condition, no damage and no repairs. There is slight wear to the central roundel and to ...click for details
A Sosaku Hanga Woodblock Print Attributed to Takashi Henmi (1895-1944).
12 x 9 ½ ins. (30.5 x 24.2 cms) This design is one of a group of 5 intriguing prints which were purchased in Kyoto some 20 years ago. None are signed but one (since sold) had a pencilled inscription on the reverse in Japanese reading “(1) Nippori Fukei. (Picture of Nip ...click for details
A Sosaku Hanga Woodblock Print Attributed to Takashi Henmi (1895-1944).
12 x 9 ½ ins. (30.5 x 24.2 cms) This design is one of a group of 5 intriguing prints which were purchased in Kyoto some 20 years ago. None are signed but one (since sold) had a pencilled inscription on the reverse in Japanese reading “(1) Nippori Fukei. (Picture of Nip ...click for details
A Sosaku Hanga Woodblock Print Attributed to Takashi Henmi (1895-1944).
12 x 9 ½ ins. (30.5 x 24.2 cms) This design is one of a group of 5 intriguing prints which were purchased in Kyoto some 20 years ago. None are signed but one (since sold) had a pencilled inscription on the reverse in Japanese reading “(1) Nippori Fukei. (Picture of Nip ...click for details
Japanese Fine Woodblock Print by Kuniyoshi 1848/49 Edo Period
14 1/4 x 9 5/8 ins. (36.3 x 24.4 cms) This fine design is from Kuniyoshi's finest series of martial portraits, Taiheiki Eiyu Den (Heroic Stories of the Taiheiki) published by Yamamoto-ya Heikichi in 1848/49. This design shows Hayashi Tanshirô Taketoshi, in his last battle at Uchide-no-hama in 1582.
The print is from the collection of Sir Joseph Lowery who was knighted for his contribution to marine salvage after the First W ...click for details
A Good Japanese Signed Bizen Stoneware Vase. 18/19th. century. Edo Period
Ht. 5 3/4 ins. 14.5 cms. This unusual and quirky little vase is in the best tradition of Japanese pottery in which, unlike porcelain, potters often experimented with unusual and sometimes eccentric shapes, much prized in the Tea-ceremony. This vase is of a size that ma ...click for details
Fine & Rare Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Jar & Cover - Wanli (1573 - 1620)
This attractive porcelain jar was made during the Wanli reign (1573 - 1620) of the Ming Dynasty. An initial look would suggest it has a moulded body. However, although it has a sixteen-lobed body, closer examination reveals it to be quite heavily-potted, and it is clear that the lobed body has in fact been carved as opp ...click for details
Rare Chinese Ming Dynasty Hexagonal Blue & White Porcelain Dish - I-Ching / Pakua Pattern
This rare and interesting small porcelain dish dates from the mid to late 1500's, from the latter part of the Jiajing reign (1522 - 1566) to the beginning of the Wanli reign (1573 - 1620). The inner surface is impressed with the Pakua characters, the Trigrams surrounding the Pakua symbol arranged in eight combinations of ...click for details
