This fabulous Bowl dates from the early 17th century, late Ming (1368-1644), early Qing dynasty (1644-1912). It is a kosometsuke (old sometsuke) ware, which usually designate ancient Chinese underglaze cobalt blue porcelain...

This spendid porcelain bowl is part of a series of mostly antique and vintage items that we recovered from the storehouse of a retired construction contractor. His house is located in the southern part of Kyoto, where buildings from the Edo and Meiji periods still stand...

This wonderful pottery with polychrome decorations dates from the Chinese Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD), one of China’s golden ages. It is a Hu type vessel traditionally used as water or wine container.

The jar is in rather good shape. It bears a few scratches and a minute hole on the side (see picture 3). At the foot, the rim shows a couple of cracks and some fine hairlines running to the base (more pictures available on demand).

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Here is an exquisite set dating from the Qing dynasty of China (1644-1912). It is composed of one knife with a handle made of a greenish transparent stone and two chopsticks and one fine pick made of ivory. Those four items fit in a beautiful, minutely decorated sheath made of ivory and tortoiseshell. And the sheath itself comes in an embroidery decorated silk pouch.

This set probably was used by a rich traveler...