Chinese Qing dynasty Qianlong period meiping form Zhangzhou white ware porcelain vase decorated around the bulbous shoulder with the eight treasures (ba bao) moulded in relief against a finely crackled cream colored ground. The squat lower portion flares at the base. A wide unglazed flat “bi” form foot encircles a small slightly recessed glazed central disk. The glaze extends slightly down from the neck into the unglazed interior. 9 5/8” high. 18th century. Very good overall condition. Pl ...click for details
Chinese heavily potted late Qing dynasty Shiwan (Shekwan) earthenware globular form bud vase with small cylindrical mouth covered overall with a thick, Song dynasty style Jun-type glaze that stops well above the concave base. Circa late 19th to early 20th century. 4 ½” high x 4 ½” diameter. Very good overall condition. There is a light scratch or production flaw in the body at the base (see enlargements 4 and 8). Examples of this type of glaze and ware can be found in the online collection ...click for details
Large Chinese late Qing dynasty Guangxu period geyao type lidded ginger jar covered overall with a crackle glaze on a white ground with a gray tint. The interior and base are glazed and the glaze extends part way up the inner side of the low flat unglazed foot rim. The foot rim has kiln grit adhering. 9 1/4” high x about 8” diameter. Circa 1900. Very good overall condition. Fine quality invisible restorations were made to two tiny areas of enamel loss on the lid. This vase is from the pri ...click for details
Measuring a staggering 20 feet, 3 inches in length, this Chinese late Qing dynasty Guangxu period red silk horizontal room banner or temple hanging is embroidered in metallic-couched and polychrome silk threads with many types of birds, including phoenix, pheasants, peacock, and a mandarin duck, placed among gold-couched flowers, fruit, and leafy branches. Metal and mirror accents are scattered throughout the embroidery. Two vertical lines of black embroidered calligraphy divide the banner int ...click for details
Japanese round form stoneware vase decorated on the front and back with abstract kaki brush stroke set against a speckled blue-gray background with teal drips. The interior is glazed in a kaki brown color. 7 1/8" high x about 6" diameter. Very good overall condition. This vase is from the collection of a Green Valley, Arizona couple who were expatriates to Japan in the 1960s and 1970s. It was purchased in Mashiko at that time.
Chinese late Qing dynasty Guangxu period red silk temple hanging or altar frontispiece densely embroidered in metallic-couched and polychrome silk threads with a mirrored pair of phoenix birds and a mirrored pair of foo lion dogs on opposing sides of an antique flower filled vessel. A horizontal celadon green panel across the top is embroidered with precious objects, flowers, and butterflies. A cream colored band of small mirrors and a wider celadon band embroidered with flowers surround both ...click for details
Traditional Japanese scrolled painting on silk of a nightingale perched on the branch of a blossoming plum tree. Pine branches are in the background. This style of painting, executed in the Japanese taste, typically hangs in a tokonoma during the spring season. Lacquered scroll ends. Showa period (circa 1930s). Very good, clean overall condition. Signed in ink and with the artist's red seal at the lower right. The scroll measures about 80" long by 21 3/4" wide (painting about ...click for details
Large Qing dynasty scrolled painting on paper depicting the Bhaisajyaguru Buddha, also known as the Medicine Buddha or the Buddha of Healing, seated in the lotus position on a lotus throne holding a pearl in the left hand and making a mudra with the right hand. His robe is decorated with four-clawed dragons. A remarkably similar painting can be found in an exhibition of a private collection of Taiwanese traditional religious books and paintings on the web site of The Taiwan Institute for the Hum ...click for details
Japanese cast iron sake kettle (choshi) with the characteristic flattened spout decorated in low relief on one side with prunus blossoms and on the other side with bamboo. The wooden lid is covered with stippled lacquer. These iron kettles were used to heat sake during the cold winter months. Flower form finial. Meiji period (19th century). Measures about 7 3/4" to the top of the handle and about 9 1/2" across to the tip of the spout. The kettle is in very good overall condition. ...click for details
