Antique Indonesian karambit, knife with sheath, carved from Indonesian Zitan with black and brown tones, The knife handle carved as a bird head, The sheath has two lizards on one side and a frog carved on the top edge. The handle is curved with a steel blade dagger. With custom metal stand.

Provenance Xanadu Collection
Dates 19th Century
Size L 17.25" x W 2.5" x D 1.125"

Antique Korean Coin Chest, Donkwe. 11h x 24w x 12.5d, 28h x 61w x 32d m. Coin chests are highly prized by collectors of Korean antiques. Paper money did not exist in Joseon Dynasty Korea, and the coins were of very small denominations. They had to be strung together in large, heavy quantities to have any worth, so a strong money box was a necessity...

A nahi-ji and maki-e decorated wood lacquered lidded sake pourer (Hisage). The interior is in red lacquer. It is equipped of a sheath for the spout. Tokugawa and Daigo mons (emblems) are represented on the lid, the extremity of the sheath, the handle and the two sides of the pourer.

Sakes pourers (Hisage) are traditional pitchers intended for sake (“rice beer”) service...

English Victorian sterling silver large size goblet, London, 1868, by William Henry Curry, adorned with raised chased grape vine motifs. Size: 9 inches ht. Weight: 11.14 Troy ounces. No monogram. Excellent condition.

Standing on hexagon stand with his left hand clasped to his chest, wearing tall red hat, painted in green and yellow glazes.

Age: China, Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th Century
Measurement: Height 37 C.M. / Width 10.5 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adherings (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details...

19th century netsuke of carved as a cluster of 3 branches of natural fungus, seal with deer finial and double gourd with stopper and its lower end containing carved village scene. Excellent and elegant work with clever use of anabori (cavern) carving technique, wonderful mellow patina. Signed GYOKUHO on the back - the artist is very well known for that kind of work and is discussed on p. 424 of NETSUKE & INRO ARTISTS AND HOW TO READ THEIR SIGNATURES by George Lazarnick. Height 1 1/2 inches.

Antique Japanese bronze hiten (Sanskrit, apsara), celestial musician. She sits on swirling clouds, her drum in her lap. Stylistically represented in the Indian or Southeast Asian traditional garb of bodhisattvas with high crown, elaborate pectoral jewelry and flowing drapery. The billowing clouds on which she sits have a green patina.

Age: Taisho period (early 20th century)

Dimensions: 14 1/4" high x 9 1/2" wide x 6 1/2" deep

Chinese incense burner bronze censer with wooden stand. Xuande mark, Qing dynasty. 10,5 cm mouth diameter. 11,5 cm from handle to handle. 8 cm high. Censer in original condition except has smooth dent at the body. please see on the pictures.

FUGEN BOSATSU

Quite a rare find of Cast-Bronze Buddhist seated statue of Samantabhadra with such wabi presense and impression, in originally failed condition as is by such aesthetic casting error during the manufacturing process. 19th century, China. approx...

A refined Japanese square porcelain vase decorated with grape vines, chrysanthemums, and other auspicious motifs. The images used are inspired from designs from Momoyama period works of art. The use of different colors with gold is often known as kinrande. Age: 19th century Size: length 4.75" width 4.75" Height 11.5"

Late 19th Century Chinese Peking Glass Carved Gourd Shaped Scholar Miniature Brush Washer

It is 2.7 inches (7 cm) long and 1.55 inches (4 cm) wide. It is 25.6 gram.

It has surface wears and a small chip at tip of a leaf (as seen in the photos).

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This is a ruby colored late Qing Dynasty glass vase. Dimensions 14 cm high

A lovely bowl decorated to the exterior with lotus petal. PERIOD : Southern Song Dynasty (12-13th Century). MEASUREMENT : 14.2 cm wide CONDITION : excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.

Chinese reverse glass painting in original wood frame. 30 x 24cm. Undated, estimated to be early 19th century or earlier. Text on reverse of frame. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.Will require substantial packing to protect in transit

Song dynasty longquan celadon bluish green washer bowl, good condition with small glaze chip at the outer rim, please see picture for detail, size: 12.5 cm diameter.

Rare antique, circa 500 - 1500 AD. Pre-Columbian Tairona Culture necklace comprised of a finely hand carved bone figurine-pendant, depicts a standing figure of a Priest with crossed arms wearing a tall elaborate ceremonial feather headdress, armlets on his uppers arms and bracelets on the wrists and a belt across the waist , mounted on a necklace made of various sizes round disk shell beads and 14 bulbous Carnelians beads...

Interesting Egyptian shabti inscribed with black hieroglyphs reading: “The Osiris Pa-mel”.
The figurine wears a tripartite wig and holds agricultural implements in the crossed hands.
The modeling is crude as with other known examples, the back is flat. Thin greenish glaze on a white crumbly body material. Details of the face and inscription in black.
Fourteen shabtis of Pa-mel – 4.3.1.20-4.3.1.33 – are recorded with Schneider in the Leiden collection; cf. p. 125, pl...

A rare antique, Thai mother-of-pearl inlaid black lac footed cup, or pedestal bowl, Thailand, 18th or early 19th century. The cup of rounded polygonal form with thin sides rising from a decagonal splaying foot, the exterior extremely finely inlaid with various typically Thai designs and motifs in mother-of-pearl against a black lac ground...

Chinese Junyao bowl from the Yuan Dynasty. From the collection of Irwin Hersey, renowned author on Asian and primitive art, and publisher of the Primitive Art Newsletter in the 1970s. Irwin Hersey was an advisor to museums and prominent collectors, and vetted pieces for many of the international tribal art fairs and Asian art fairs. He purchased this bowl from PB Auction in 1975. 4.5w x 1.75h inches, 11.5w x 4.5 cm.

Fine, old and rare Chang Naga, three paneled body “prestige” cloth with anthropomorphic cowry shell design. Made from very fine hand spun cotton weft and silk warp, the cowry shells have a fine toned aged patina. This is a genuinely old cloth circa 50 to 70 years old (not for the tourist market). This kind of cloth signifies the owner has given a series of feasts or in the past taken a head...

A fine PAIR of Chinese mid nineteenth century plates in a hand painted design of floral baskets with gold leaf highlights and trim. Each octagon shape plate measuring 9.5 inches diameter

Bronze okimono from the Tokyo school, depicting a farmer with a basket, which contains seeds. The farmer is represented in a working position, intent on sowing seeds. Signed Seiya six within square reserve on the relief base. Origin: Japan Period: Meiji end of 19th century. Dimensions: 26.5 x 13.5 x 13.5 cm. State of conservation: Very good

A Rare Tang Dynasty White Glaze Xing Ware Bowl. High ping sound with finger tip.Dimension: Diameter 13.8cm Height 4cm. Condition: no chips, no cracks, no hairlines, free from restoration.

Chinese Yuan dynasty blue and white octagonal shape small jar. 5,2 cm high. Good conditions.

Description:

A Longquan bowl was mold in decent Bo(elm bowl) shape.
It was applied on the surface with celadon bean-green glaze and was uniquely carved with willow leaves (Liutiao) patterns for decoration.
The darken firing tint was yielded at the bottom from where the body clay was revealed.
Foggy-look condition was observed in the glaze.

A Yaozhou bowl in the documentation was in the same willow leaves patterns...

Antique Japanese Buddhist Temple lantern made of gilt copper with a wooden interior armature and iron handle. This six sided lantern is decorated all over with ornate pierced karakusa, scrolling arabesque filigree. Both top and bottom of the lantern have six trapezoidal friezes, each with a three dimensional medallion in it's center depicting alternating crests of blossoms and Buddhist symbols. The interior is lined with it's original paper.

Meiji Period (1868-1912)

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Sturdy storage jar for tea leaves or other goods with horizontally ribbed surface, sloping shoulder with very short neck. Coarse but dense clay with small inclusions. Outside middle brown with cream-colored and yellow natural ash glaze. Mingei.
Japan, 18th/19th century.

Height 7.5 inches, width 6 inches at the neck. Ash glaze partially rubbed off at upper edge and at the body commensurate with holding and using, otherwise very good condition.

Powerful Buddha image from the Tai Lue ethnic group from the Burma, Lao, Thai border region AKA “Golden Triangle”. Superficially these “folk images” lack the grace and serenity of the urban classical styles, but speak more from the heart of the people, as personal devotional merit making acts. This piece dates to around the 18th century; the “waisted” pedestal is typical of this period. Incorporated into the style is the much loved “bhumiparsha“ mudra, with stylized lotus lea...

This extremely rare Inca carved Llama bone blood cup depicts a battle scene. One figure is holding a copper tumi knife and the other is holding a knife. It is 3 1/4" tall and 1 5/8" wide. It is in very nice condition. Excellent age on surface. Both dressed in full battle regalia locked in mortal hand-to-hand combat. Patina is beautiful. Circa A.D. 1200-1400. Old museum number on bottom "115". From the Len Weidner Collection. This is one of the largest and finest collections in the country. Len a...

A rare late Ming dynasty white glaze large round cover box with foo dog, good condition small fritt at outer lower rim, please see picture for detail, size: 12 cm diameter, 8 cm height.

A Rare Tang Dynasty White Glaze Xing Ware Bowl. High ping sound with finger tip.Dimension: Diameter 14.8cm Height 4.4cm. Condition: no chips, no cracks, no hairlines, free from restoration.

Hand painted Indian Jain Adhaidvipa pata. Colours pn cotton. Size 60cm square. Undated, estimated to be 19th century or earlier. Good condition. Framed. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.

The washer bowl has a concave base and gently curved sides. Inside is decorated with impressionistic incised abstract design. The scetchy style represented unidentifiable. The washer bowl covered with The washer bowl has a concave base and gently curved sides. Inside is decorated with impressionistic incised floral design. The washer bowl covered with a light blue translucent glaze except the base and for the rim which has wiped clean of glaze, perhaps in preparation for an inverted firing techn...

Of all the porcelain manufacturers in Limoges, we rate Pickard among the crème de la crème as this porcelain pitcher attests. It is a hand painted masterpiece featuring resplendent lilies of the valley bordered in some of the finest gilding we have seen. The hexagonal pitcher sweeps up into a billowing crescendo, finishing with a large spout. The attached handle is fully gilded. Condition of this exquisite pitcher is almost mint, with just the barest of fading in a couple of spots on the handl...

Chinese pottery green glazed jar with cover.

Age: China, Yuan Dynasty, circa A.D. 1271 - 1368
Measurement: Height 36.4 C.M. / Width 27.2 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adherings (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fe...

A well-painted thangka dating to the 19th century depicting White Tara (Sitatara). Sitatara represents longevity, wealth, and beauty. Please send an email when inquire more images.

An unusual and charming votive image of carved wood depicting Guanyin seated in her grotto on Putuo Island with the secondary figures, the Dragon Maiden and Sudhana attending her on either side. Above a small grotto with the seated image of a Buddha and flanking it on both sides are the four popular companions from the Journey to the West (Xiyou ji), the monk Xuanzang, Sandy, Pigsy and Monkey. In the water below a pair of nagas and a large fish. On the back of the sculpture is a place for relics...

Orchids and Rocks Painting by Kim Eung Won aka Soho (1855-1921). Orchids are an ancient Korean symbol of purity, modesty, and virtue. The rock symbolizes eternity, so the combination of orchids and rock have the meaning of eternal adherence to principle. The orchid grows in remote places, but its fragrance spreads over the land, just as the scholar often works in isolation, but through their scholarly and ethical works their influence is felt throughout the land. Talented painters of orchids wer...

also widely known as the Goddess of Mercy, carved from one piece of wood, standing straight on the lotus base, holding a bowl in her hands, wearing hooded robe and rosary.

Age: Chinese, circa late 19th - early 20th century
Measurement: Width (measuring at base) 17 C.M. / Height 38 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition, with natural crack lines. Please refer to the enlarged photographs for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-...

A Chinese huanghuali brush-pot, bitong, of slightly waisted form, mid Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century. Height 11cms. Old small chips to rim and foot.

A qingbai porcelain vase with moulded archaic decoration. The piece is covered in a thick glaze of bluish tone. The white body is exposed on the unglazed base. China, Yuan dynasty, (1379 - 1368). Height: 11.5 cm. Condition: loss on handle and two chips on the foot rim but free from restorations.

This is an incredible, extremely rare, plains Indian copper beads and bird claws necklace. It is from the late 1800's. It has 33 rolled copper beads, 40 trade beads and 8 claws. It is about 32". The copper beads have dark patina and are all about 3/4". The claws are all sharp and the necklace is in pristine condition. This is not a married concoction. It may have been handed down through generations. I purchased it from HD Enterprises in Denver in 1985. It is from the Bob Rock collection. I have...

A Rare Tang Dynasty White Glaze Xing Ware Bowl. High ping sound with finger tip.Dimension: Diameter 14.8cm Height 4.4cm. Condition: no chips, no cracks, no hairlines, free from restoration.

Southeast Asian Bronze from the 17th or early eighteenth century mounted on a wooden plinth. The head of typical form of a Buddha measuring 2” in height on a wooden plinth. (Quillen)

Ten creamware dinner plates, transfer printed in puce with a cottage, a farmboy and cattle within a lace border, the outer rim with hand painted vine leaves, also in puce (one vine wreath partly in orange). From Herculaneum in Liverpool c 1810, all with the impressed mark of the pottery as a straight line, in the style of Wedgwood, the name of the pottery also competing with Wedgwood’s Etruria. Diameter "10 / 25.5 cm. Condition: all fine except for a hairline to one of the plates.

Longquan plate/bowl covered with green celadon glaze. Glazed Base. Southern Song 南宋 (1127–1279). Measurement : Diameter 16 cm. Condition : no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations

Dimension: Diamater : +- 11 cm From Song dynasty. Condition : firing fault but free from restoration

Antique Chinese late Qing Dynasty Rare black Yixing large teapot and cover of tapering ovoid form set with an S-shaped pewter spout emerging from a pewter plaque shaped in the form of the frog adorned with pierced auspicious symbols, with two pewter bail handles attached by the iron rings to the bulging posts on shoulder which the front one is made of pewter.

The pierced cover stamped with two double gourd seals, a square shop seal with 'Yufeng' in both Chinese and Manchurian on the base, a...

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty 1644-1911 A.D. (possibly Kangxi period) Famille Verte Black-Ground molded biscuit moonflask vase of the flattened oval body with a flared neck and raised on an everted foot.

The neck is flanked by a pair of handles in the form of mythical Luduan unicorn heads. Each side of the body is exquisitely and richly painted in yellow, green, and pale pink, with a Chinese general riding a horse surrounded by infantry soldiers armed with swords and shields in a rocky l...

Ancient palstave axe, originating from Europe. The axe dates back to 1400-1200 B.C., making it an ancient relic of historical value. It is made of cast and polished bronze and has a typical form. The massive axe head features a dramatic flared vertical blade, a thick blade neck with a recessed triangular design, two lateral hafting flanges, and a thin stop bar.

The skilled craftsmanship showcased in the axe is a testament to the advanced metallurgical techniques of early civilizations. Its ...

The Thais developed a taste for Chinese porcelains made in shapes suited to their way of eating and living, and decorated with Thai motifs and in Thai taste. There are two categories of ceramics made at Jingdezhen for the Thai market: Bencharong (five-colour) wares and Lam Nai Tong (goldwashed) wares. PERIOD : 19th century. CONDITION : no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restoration; MEASUREMENT : Diameter: 22 cm and Height : 9.5 cm

Rare 19th Century Korean Antique Men's Mirror Box of High Quality Persimmon and Zelkova Wood. 10 x 8 x 6 inches, 25 x 20 x 15 cm.

Chinese Northern Song Incised Dish covered with nice celadon glaze. 19 cm diameter. Dish has few small chipped at the rim (please see on the pictures) Free from any repair.

Song Celadon Figure of Bird Water Dropper,Northern Song.ungalazed base.good condition with just small cipped on the mouth and minor glaze degradation.8cm wide- 6cm high.

MAID FOR THE NEXT LIFE

Maidservant clay figurine of ancient China (Han Dynasty) that was once buried in a tomb of noble person, H 26 x 9 x 4.5 cm (10.23 x 3.54 x 1.77in), in very fine antique condition as is for this type.


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Diameter approximately 37.5 cm. Some soft chips at the rim. In good condition.

A refined antique Chinese painting done in a style similar to Western style paintings. These paintings were thought to be done in the Canton Concessions in Guangzhou during the late 19th century. Often these works depicted scenes of daily life in the streets of the Qing Period. This particular view is showing two martial artists showing their skills. Age: 19th century Size: Length 12.78" Height 9.25"

Yuan Dinasty Qing Bai with Incised Floral Scroll Decoration Bowl. High ping sound with finger tip.Dimension: Diameter 12.3cm Height 3.8cm. Condition: have one chip (as seen in the picture), no cracks, no hairlines, free from restoration.

This incredible Rabbit Island Dart arrowhead was found on Sauvie's Island, Oregon by Carroll Howe's sister while hunting with Carroll. I purchased the point from him on 12-13-90. Carroll wrote 4 books on Northwest material. It is made from gorgeous highly translucent orange agate. It has beautiful serrated edges and is flawless. The chipping is the finest. It has no stacks, curves or bends. It is 2 1/4". I believe it to be the finest Rabbit Island ever found and is certainly one of the largest. ...

This hematite Colima miniature effigy axe is 3 1/2" long and was found by the late Dr. Allen Heflin on 12-31-47. It is so inscribed on the back in his distinctive black ink. This is a fabulous extremely rare piece. I have seen only two others and they were not nearly as nice as this one. If you are an axe collector, this is a must have. Please view my youtube video of this item at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQt-yXflSlE. Due