1900's Chinese Pink Silk Embroidered Forbidden Stitches Lady's Robe
It is 53.1 inches (135 cm) from sleeve to sleeve, 27.2 inches (69 cm) armpit to armpit, and 26.8 inches (68 cm) collar to hem.
It has frayed silk, stains, tears at the collar, sleeves, and inside, discoloration, and wears (as seen in the photos).
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1900's Chinese Silver Enamel Court Lady Figure with Kingfisher Feather Hat
She is 12.2 inches (31 cm) tall by 4.3 inches (11 cm) wide. She is 629 gram.
She has oxidation, missing enamels, missing feathers, and tarnished silver and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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1900's Chinese Solid Silver Dragon Bangle with Butterscotch Egg Yolk Amber Carved Bead
It is 7.4 inches (19 cm) inner circumference by 2.5 inches (6.5 cm) inner diameter and 0.8 inch (2.2 cm) wide. The bead is 2.4 mm wide. The total weight is 109.2 gram. The bracelet is 103.6 gram. The bead is 5.5 gram.
It is tarnished and has surface wears and scratches. The bead has inclusions and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
Some of the photos were taken under the sun...
19th Century Chinese Agate Carnelian Carving Relief Snuff Bottle with Old Sage & Bat
It is 2.3 inches (6 cm) tall by 1.05 inches (2.7 cm) wide. It is 37.5 gram.
It has flea bite chips, inclusions, the stopper is not original, surface wear and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Rare japanese urushi lacquer box of a calabash shape. Beautiful Hoteï sleeping on his bag on a black ground. Nashiji lacquer inside with two figthers. A rare border of checkerboard and mother of pearl inlays.
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Mature Korean excavated pottery ware with such sophisticated whitish designed texture from Pyongyang, ca. late Goryeo Dynasty, approx. H 30 x D 16cm (11.81 x 6.29in)...
Antique Japanese bronze vase with incised design. A vertical row of diamond shaped reserves with plum or cherry blossom and bamboo motif. Unusual overall form with wide mouth. Signed on the bottom and coated on the inside to hold water for flower arrangements. Comes with signed tomobako...
An unusual 18th century Canton black and white enamel miniature square tea kettle with lid. Supported on four bracket feet and finely enameled on each side with a group of Precious Objects with gold gilt accents. The lower half with scrolling foliage has an occasional crescent flowerhead in blue enamel which is repeated on the square section spout, top, domed lid and loop handle. The base bottom is white enamel with a central blue daisy in blue enamel...
Antique Japanese rare and tall ikebana basket, intricately woven of fine split bamboo. The body of the basket has a beautiful, undulating quality. The woven pattern is wildly natural on the lower portion, then switches to ordered bands closer to a wide rim. The extraordinary handle is made of twisted root wood.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 20" high x 10 1/2" wide
It's a rare pattern of ayagata, treasure, plum and maple.
It is handspun & natural indigo dye cotton.
Hand-spun and soft to the touch is a characteristic of the Edo period.
There is a faint fading.It has no damage
Recommended for your antique textile collection. and It is ideal for Good for home decor,wall display,remaking materials such as the patchwork and craft projects and boro quilting and You enjoy it....etc
Size:Length:134cm cm(52.7 ")/ width:16.5 cm(6.4")
Qing Dynasty Jadeite fastener, stung on a macramé cord. L:4.6c7/1.8in, W: 2.8cm/1.2in, and thickness .5cm/.2in. Nice simple old piece, probably dyed (of the period) to emulate an earlier Nephrite piece. Some “flea bites”. Free registered airmail shipping.
Width approximately 11.4 cm (spout to handle). Width approximately 11.1 cm (spout to handle). Width approximately 11.6 cm (spout to handle). Width approximately 11.2 cm (spout to handle). Width approximately 11.5 cm (spout to handle). All of them are in good condition.
This is an antique Japanese Ikebana bamboo basket that harkens to the shape of an ancient bronze vessel and it features an exaggerated loop handle. The upper half of the basket was created in an auspicious repeating pine needle weave which would represent longevity. The cross hatched weave bordering along the hip delineates the upper and lower halves with lower half incorporating double layered split bamboo in its weave...
A nice design of blue and white dish with three phoenix's surrounded a character with foliated rim. Late Ming dynasty Zhangzhou ware which exported from Swatow port to South East Asia/ Indonesia at 17th century. Condition is good except tiny chip to rim, no crack and free from any restoration. Diameter:
A white glazed Yingqing type plain bowl with unglazed rim. Southern Song Dynasty. Condition with tiny chip to rim, no any cracks and free from any restoration. Diameter: 16 cm.
Historical dark Blue Staffordshire Teapot, circa 1830, of Lafayette at Franklin's Tomb. Made in honor of Lafayette's 1824 visit to the United States, this teapot was produced by Enoch Wood & Sons (1818 - 1846) of Staffordshire. In excellent antique condition, there is only one fairly small chip on the inside of the teapot, no hairlines, no repairs. The teapot is 11 inches wide from spout to handle by 7 .5" tall.
A nice pair of blue and white square dish, decorated with bird on the floral scene. Late Ming dynasty 17th century, possibly Thianqi-Chongzhen period. Condition is very good except minor fritting to the rim side.
An extremely rare Chaffers porcelain hexagonal beaker, painted in pale and dark tones of blue. The sides depict a scene of a seated lady holding a bunch of flowers, a rock out of which grow similar flowers, a child jumping into the air, and two bare trees on a hill. The interior has a lattice and root border, while the underneath of the beaker has 4 pseudo Chinese characters...
A lovely large bronze ring of the Byzantine and early Islamic type, 6th.-8th. cent. AD.
The ring with a thick ring and oval bezel, which is engraved with an interesting relief engraving of structures or perhaps an ancient form of writing.
Ring-Size: 21-22 mm. Weight: 12.67 grams.
Condition: Superb! Very attractive dark green patina.
Ex. Collection of a German Goldsmith, 1960-1995.
Slightly distorted shoe shaped - Kutsugata tea bowl with a rounded brim, made of light, coarse, unrefined Mino clay during the Edo Period (1603-1868)...
Cup and saucer, both with a flower border in underglaze blue and a peony in the center. The exterior with a light Café-au-lait variation of the brown “Batavia” glaze (Batavia being the Dutch name for the VOC shipping harbour, today's Jakarta). Yongzheng, early 18th century, the base with a shop mark. Diameter of saucer "4 ½ / 11.5 cm, height of cup "1 2/3/ 4.3 cm. Condition: the cup with three chips to the rim and foot rim, two of them with old repairs (cf. pics).
A pair of Imari cups, scalloped rims and decoration of reserves with landscapes and calligraphy in underglaze blue and little berries or dots in overglaze red. Japanese, Edo around 1860, shop mark in underglaze blue. Height "2 ½/ 6.2 cm, diameter "3 ¼ / 8.3 cm. Condition: fine.
The panels with extraordinary depictions of a gender-based division of labor.
The hunting scene shows a naked man with a spear grasping at a bird hidden behind a large ivy leaf which may represent the forest grove.
On the other side a woman with diminutive head and outstretched arms. Assuming that plants are denoted by contouring dots, she is standing next to three trees in her garden.
Figural depictions on this type of pottery are rare...
Native Apulian jug of globular body with tapering neck, everted rim and strap handle. The body, the neck and the outside of the base with circumferential bands of brown glaze. Top of the rim and outside of the handle also glazed...
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Ginger Covered Jar with Christie's Auction Sticker
Each jar is 14.8 inches (37.5 cm) tall by 9 inches (23 cm) wide. Total weight is 17.8 lb.
They have dark spots, skip glazes, chips at the inner rims, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
Some of the photos were taken under the sun.
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Pair of 19th Century Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Pot with Bird & Flower
They are 7.2 inches (18.3 cm) tall by 9.6 inches (24.5 cm) wide. They are 5.6 Lb.
They are tarnished and have missing enamels, oxidation at the wires, stains, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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19th Century Chinese Silver Filigree Turquoise Carved Plaque God of Prosperity lu Bracelet
It is 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) in circumference by 2.3 inches (5.8 cm) inner diameter and 2.2 inches (5.7 cm) wide. The heart plaque is 1.8 inches (4.5 cm) long by 0.98 inch (2.5 cm) wide. It weighs 42.1 gram.
The silver is tarnished. It also has inclusions at the plaque and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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9 pieces 1910's Japanese Shofu Katei Studio Porcelain Tea Set with Egret
The teapot is 10.05 inches (25.5 cm) tall by 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) wide. The cup is 2.85 inches (7.5 cm)tall by 3 inches (7.6 cm)wide. The saucer is 0.7 inches (2 cm)tall by 4.75 inches (12.2 cm)wide. The total weight is 2.7 Lb.
They have dark spots, mild skip glazes, surface wears and scratches, one cup has a small chip at the rim (as seen in the photos).
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19th Century Japanese Lacquered Wood Buddha Zushi Travel Shrine Box
It is 1.2 inches (3 cm) tall by 2.75 inches (7 cm) wide. It is 54.9 gram.
It has rubbing and peeling of paint and lacquer, wrinkle lacquer, chips to the lacquer at the rim, a small chip at the rim, stains, traces of glue at the bottom of the box, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Patinated bronze vase decorated with a flying phœnix and paulownia leaves.
It comes with its tomobako marked with the date Shôwa 5 (1930).
Japan, Shôwa period (1926-1989), 1930
Height : 8,27” (21 cm) -Width : 9,05” (23 cm) - Diameter of the neck : 4,5” (11,5 cm)
A complete Tausug raw silk sash (kandit) with long fringes. Tapestry weaving with geometric and zigzag design from the Sulu Archipelago near Mindanao in the Philippines. Provenance: old Swiss collection. Condition: slightly faded, patina, little staining, a small thin area. Dimension approx.: 36.3 cm x 355 cm (with fringes).
Kobako in the rock shape in gold lacquer fundame. The interior and underside of the kobako are in nashi-ji lacquer. The cover is decorated in hiramaki-e with a mountainous landscape on a gold background. A river crosses the mountains, bordered by pines, rocks and thatched cottages. Leaves and flowers enhanced with red adorn the sides.
Kobakos (“little boxes”) are often adorned with harmonious decors and sceneries inspired by Japanese fauna and flora. Japanese artists play with ...
A rare Tausug raw silk sash fragment woven in two pieces. Tapestry weaving with geometric pattern and zigzag design from the Sulu Archipelago near Mindanao in the Philippines. Provenance: old Swiss collection. Condition: slightly faded, one narrow side shortened, patina, little staining, a small hole. Dimension approx.: 33.3 cm x 228 cm.
A fine multicolored velvet ikat from Uzbekistan, carefully mounted on acid free fabric. The condition is quite fine with one very small area with some thread separation, and the sight size is 20 1/2" by 15 1/2".
NOTE: This sample can be shipped on the board, or removed with its backing and shipped rolled up.
Good conditions Vietnamese dish. 22,5 cm diameter.
A Korean lacquered box used to hold the ink stone and writing implements that were used during the Joseon Dynasty. Such a box was made by and for the common man or farmer and is a good example of Korean Folk Art. The box's lid fits over an inner tray where the ink stone and water dropper were kept. Below the tray would be stored ink sticks, paper and brushes. The box's finish is the original dark red lacquer, and the iron nails and straps are also original and hand made. The box measures abo...