Two pieces of very nice and symbolic shard from the Ming dynasty. The first shard to the left, has a coin design in the centre of the bowl with the lotus lappet surrounding it. The second shard, to the right, shows a lotus flower in full bloom. The lotus is considered a scared flower to the buddhist - a symbol of purity and perfection. In general it is a symbol of summer and fruitfullness...

A Beautiful Sea-Green Celadon Glazed Shallow Black/White Slip Inlaid Bowl-12th C.: Korea, Koryo dynasty, 12th Century. The Shallow bowl, with a low raised ring foot, decorated in inlaid black and white slip with a centural flowerhead medallion surrounded by a ruyi band, the sides with Chrysanthemum flowerheads, with 4 spur marks, applied overall with a very fine and clear sea-green celadon glazed evely in interiors and exteriors...

Five cases inro. Black lacquered wood. Decor powdered with gold representing a couple of tigers and their cubs. Gold mosaic details. Signature of the illustrious family of Kajikawa lacquerers in 3 characters or in relief followed by a drawing of a vase in red lacquer also in relief. Kyo-Ji-Ro (+1682) was the founder and the best of the line of Kaji-Kawa lacquerers, his descendants all bore the same name...

A Chinese Qingbai Glazed Vase with Petalled Rim. Circa, 12th-13th Century, Song-Yuan Dynasty. Found in the Philippines. Featuring a thin and delicately potted lobbed-ovoid shaped body, supported by a flaring foot and is surmounted by a waisted neck that flares to a petal-cut rim. It is covered overall in a translucent glaze of aquamarine tone and its base is fully unglazed. Measurements: height (6"inches). Condition: in perfect condition...

GLASS FLASK
ROMAN PERIOD, 1st - 2nd Cent. AD

Nicely made with a graceful pear-shaped body, long cylindrical neck with a rim folded outwards. Dimensions:
Height: 16.5 cm
Diameter: 9 cm

Condition: Very good condition

Found in Jerusalem, Israel

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The head of Dionysos with almond-shaped eyes, a strong nose and a small mouth with pursed lips.
The broad beard with fine wavy strands. Undulated, slender moustache. The hairdo with strands of hair that end in curls, without the hair band above. Traces of red (carmine) pigment on the forehead and the beard.
Fine archaic style, excellent modeling. Mounted on an acrylic stand.
For a related example, cf. fig. no...

Width: 12.3 cm (4.9 in)
Height: 2.3 cm (0.9 in)

Chinese porcelain Mandarin famille rose bowl; shows figures in a domestic setting with surrounding diaper-work borders and floral vignettes; minor rim frit; 18th century; rings when tapped; good condition

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A very beautiful tall figural alabastron in form of Kore, Eastern Greek, Middle of the 6th century BC.

The portrait is in the tradition of the Kore representations, here as a young elegant woman holding a bird in her left hand, red-brown terracotta.

Height: 18,2cm.

Condition: Good Very fine, completely intact with very minor wear and deposits.

Ex. Old Austrian Private Collection, 1960-1990.

Height: 8.7 cm (3.5 in)
Width: 7.8 cm (3.2 in)

Chinese Qingbai ewer from the Song Period; wear to glaze in areas; finely potted piece; good condition

A small blue and white Chinese stem dish, 19th century. In excellent condition, thick unctuous glaze and nice form. This would make a nice ring or jewelry dish! It measures 4" across by 2" high.

A blue and white storage jar decorated with persons in a garden.The bottom marked with a hare. The matched lid is of the same period. Transitional Tianqi) period (1620-1640) H. 18,5 cm Condition: firing crack in the bottom, chips at the footrim.

Ancient pre-Columbian polychrome ceramic zoomorphic vessel from the Guanacaste Nicoya culture of the 6th Period, 1000-1550 AD. The vessel is supported on a low pedestal foot and has a protruding animal head containing a rattle...

Japanese Early Meiji Period Gosho Ningyo (Palace Doll) depicted with a gift box with Daruma and featuring a crane. He is wearing a fitted silk crepe haragake bib tied at the neck and waist. He has a delightfully rendered face with a bright expression, slightly open mouth, and painted features. His forehead has a painted auspicious mizuhiki (presentation ribbon). He is covered overall in a fine white gofun (oyster shell lacquer). 4.5h x 4.5w inches, 11.5h x 11.5w cm.

A Qing Blanc de Chine Vase. Height approximately 25.5 cm. In good condition.

A very large and impressive Neolithic period stamp seal, provenanced to Amüg-Ebene near Antioch in Western Mesopotamia / Eastern Anatolia, c. 6th. millenium BC of even earlier.

Rectangular seal of grey stone with a long ridged pierced handle and a grit pattern in the base.

Size: 40 mm. long and 23 mm. wide, c. 12 mm. tall.

Condition: Near VF, one corner chipped, lightly affecting the imprint...

A fine early 18th sake flask, Tokkuri, of European form, the shape derived from Dutch Gin bottles. It is decorated with alternating panels of the Three Friends of Winter, Shochikubai, and a rather unusual combination of a Dragon amongst clouds, and stylised Ginko. The shoulders of the bottle are decorated with stylised Lotus mon amongst karakusa, and the top with a tako-karakusa, octopus scroll, border.

Approximately 19 cm high...

We proudly like to offer a 400 year old perfect Korean Gohon Ido shape chawan.

The fine, little iron bearing clay has been mixed with sand (suna gohon) and thrown into an ido shape widening towards the rim.

The light body is covered with a clear, little greyish ash glaze, reacting with the iron oxide in the body to develop the pink spots typical for that kind of Gohon bowls.

The high foot has been trimmed when the clay was leather hard producing a rough surfac...