Approximately 19 cm by 13.7 cm. Fine condition. Darker in reality than my photographs suggest. ...click for details

A large and heavy double-sided bronze gong in the form of a vertical drum, perhaps intended for use in a Shinto ceremony. Each part of the gong and stand has been made using the lost wax technique and this has led to the use of much fine decoration on the surface. The base plate is cast with the maker's name and origin, “Seikyo Yoshida Zo.” Yoshida made this ...click for details

They are 24 cm high and are in fine condition except that one has had a couple of slight bruises, shown in the photographs but quite diffi ...click for details

A bamboo opium pipe with a jade damper. The jade makes it quite an unusual opium pipe, mostly the dampers are Yixing stoneware. The white metal fitting looks complete but must have been loose and a former owner has bound it with twine. This could be removed and a modern adhesive used to make a better fixing. The ends are ivory. ...click for details

An Arita export European form chamber pot, early 18th century. It has been badly cracked in the past and rivets have been used to strengthen the repair. The use of rivets in this case demonstrates what a high value was placed on these early imported porcelains from the East. Nice for a flower display. ...click for details

Approximately 30 cm long. The fan is in fine condition ...click for details

Approximately 5 cm high. The bottle leans slightly and has a tiny chip on the mouth. ...click for details

These three Chinese soapstone seal blanks came from a small collection of items that must have arrived in the UK at the end of the 19th century or the beginning of the 20th. Each has what appears to be the same inscription engraved though on two stones the engraving has been filled with gold. None have a seal engraved, one has a stock number scratched. ...click for details

Approximately 14.5 cm high, 19 cm diameter. Weight = 950 gm. Fine con ...click for details

A rare Arita porcelain urinal made for export to the West, probably the Netherlands, at the beginning of the 18th century. This is not the kind of export item encountered often so perhaps it was made as the result of a private commission by a trader. The enamel decoration was applied in Holland, 'Amsterdams Bont', in order to make the item fit in with the new fashionab ...click for details