Chinese woven cloth textile with black thread background, light blue clouds and waves along its outer edges, auspicious elements in red, black, and blue. The center features a large gold thread dragon with blue horns, clutching a sphere in its claws, with a gold thread shou symbol above its head, to symbolize longevity. Size: 11" diameter

Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue and Red under-glaze snuff bottle depicting a scene of official welcome. No apparent cracks. Without cork stopper or lid. A flaw in glaze is from time of manufacture. Minute chip on base, possibly during production. Height 3 inches, width 1.25+ inches.

Chinese snuff bottle made of gorgeous agate with lovely orange areas on its front, carved into a trotting horse, its head held high as it passes through rocky terrain. Its stopper is made from orange agate with white and yellow ribbons. Size: 3" height, 2.25" width

Chinese agate snuff bottle with areas of orange, brown, and deep blackish-brown, carved with the image of seated man holding what appears to be a scroll and peering over the edge of a cliff. Very beautifully carved with intricate details. Size: 3.75" height, 2" width

Chinese agate snuff bottle in a very light milky-white color with beige ribbons and areas of orange brown in front, carved with two happy monkeys with large eyes playing in a canyon. Size: 2.75" height, 2.25" width, 1" depth

Antique set of two (2) Chinese wooden cabinets with a lovely black lacquer finish, beautiful inlay in a filigree style all along each cabinet's frame, multiple shelves with inlaid background of swimming koi, tree branches with blooming cherry blossoms, chrysanthemums observed by a butterfly, and two small quails huddled under a low branch...

A Korean Very Rare/Finely Silver Inlaid Iron Incense Burner: Korea, late Joseon dynasty, or early 20th century. Of hexagonal section mouted on raised braket feet, the six faces of the body curved and the upright, flat mouth with unusual white brass mouth-rimmed around, and also hexagonal, inlaid in silver on the sides with auspicious charaters, happiness and longgevity, in medallions within key frets, on the legs wth flower scroll and key frets, and two white brass handles in the shape ...

Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue and White snuff bottle depicting various court yard scenes. Small chip on inner side of base rim and a very faint hairline length wise and extremely difficult to see. Height 3+ inches, width 1+inch

Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue and Red under-glaze snuff bottle depicting important meeting of officials in a court setting. No apparent chips or cracks. No stopper or lid. Height 3 inches, width 1.25 inches.

Ca. 1790-1850, late 18th – early 19th c
Mid-Qing dynasty
Porcelain with celadon glaze; Jindezhen ware
Height: 41.7 cm / 16.4 in
Width: 30 cm / 11.8 cm (at widest point)
From a Palto Alto, CA estate

A hugely potted and magnificent vase, in archaistic form with a bulging globular body and chilong handles. Various geometric patterns (inspired by Shang/Zhou bronze), floral scrolls, and lotus petals are molded underneath a thick, bubbly celadon glaze...

17th - 18th century
Early Qing dynasty
Porcelain with yellowish clear glaze
Height: 24.2 cm / 9.5 in
Width: 12 cm / 4.7 in (at widest point)
From a Northern California private collection

A well-modeled blanc de chine Guanyin, with harmonious proportions and elegant lines. Its yellowish and bubbly clear glaze is typical of 17th/18th century Dehua white wares...

1890 – 1910s
Late Qing / Republic
White jade and .935 silver
Length: 5.8 cm, width: 4.9 cm
Weight: 27.7 g
From a Florida estate

A beautiful reticulated white jade carving of the character “shou” (longevity) together with a bat (fu / “good fortune”), with both framed by chilong dragons. The jade is an icy white to pale celadon color. It appears to be mutton fat khotan (hetian) jade...

Early 20th century
Authentic Baltic amber of egg yolk / butterscotch color
Inner diameter: 6 cm
Beads measure 15.67 – 12.8 mm long
Weight: 12.3
From a Orinda, CA estate of antique jewelry

An old bracelet comprised of 12 barrel-shaped egg yolk/butterscotch amber beads of warm coloring. This bracelet’s old string was worn and broken, and the beads have been re-threaded with a clear elastic...

Superb Chinese Yixing Teapot Bell Shaped & Signed

Description & Size: 6.35 x 12.06 x 8.25 cm (2.5" x 4.75" x 3.25")

Weight: 136 gram (4.79 oz)

Age: 19th Century

Production: Handcrafted

This is a handsomely handcrafted Chinese yixing teapot with a bell shape in brown clay. The teapot is in excellent condition. It's marked 'Shui Ping' in the lid interior & signed on the base with inscription.

Japanese two-section Keyaki Nihonmatsu tansu with a black lacquered frame, a corner lockbox with iron plating and hinged door, four long drawers with iron hardware, warabite handles and iron locks at their center with a the image of a tsuru (crane) flying over a kame (turtle). The tsuru and kame are sacred creatures in Asian culture, each a symbol for longevity, and are said to live one thousand and ten thousand years respectively...

Set of two (2) gilded metal court fans with dragon head handles biting the bottom of the fan and an open-mouthed dragon head at its tops. The fans mirror each other with their elaborate pierced designs of two fenghuang (phoenix) birds flying with a sun between them and lucky bats flying above their heads. Swords, staffs, vases, lotus pods, and other objects adorn each fan's outer edges...

Beautiful silk panel with deep blue edging, decorated with Chinese characters in gold thread and flowers in light shades of blue, green, and pink. The center of the panel is light green silk, with two mirrored fenghuang birds with long, gold tails and pink, blue and gold thread feathers, surrounded by pink and blue silk flowers with gold accenting. Size: 26.25" height, 13.5" width

Chinese antique gourd cricket cage, rim made of hardwood, wonderful lid made of Yixing ware, pierced and carved with intricate scene of a man leading a horse with weeping willows in the background, 19th century. Size: 3 1/4" high x 2 1/2" wide

Very rare and unusual travel tansu with a black lacquered wooden frame and lacquered wicker front and sides, with two large hinged doors in its front. The inside is lined with paper and has four removable shelves with wooden frames. Edo period (1615-1867) circa 1850s Size: 37.5" height, 34" width, 17.5" depth

A lovely Ming Dynasty, Chenghua Period ( 1465 - 1487 ) Wine Cup. Decorated in underglaze Cobalt blue with a for Chenghua typical water-plant decoration. ( Lotus ) The exterior decoration is done in an very attractive abstract style. The interior with an Chinese Character. Jingdezhen ware. Diameter : 6,9 cm. H : 4,5 cm. Condition : Perfect.

Early 20th century
Republic period
Natural Chinese carnelian / red agate
Length: 58 cm
Diameter of beads: 17.5 mm (largest), 11.8 mm (smallest)
Weight: 122.4 g
From an Oceanside, CA estate

An old string of large Chinese carnelian / red agate beads, of a lovely tomato red coloring and strung on a silk chord with a .925 silver clasp.

Condition: good antique condition...

Mid-20th century
Milky white precious opal, with multi-color iridescence
Length: 5.7 cm, width: 3 cm, thickness 0.9 cm
Weight: 14.3 g
From a San Francisco estate of vintage & antique jewelry

A beautiful opal carving of a fairy or apsara holding a longevity peach, with robes flowing amongst clouds. The piece could be easily used as a necklace pendant.

Condition: perfect condition, without no chips or flaws to the opal stone.

15-16th century
Ming dynasty
Porcelaineous stoneware with Longquan celadon glaze
Diameter: 31 cm / 12.2 in
Height: 6 cm / 2.4 in
From a Northern California private collection

A nice mid-Ming Zhejiang / Longquan deep dish, with a bright and luminous celadon glaze, and decorated with incised floral sprays...

Early 20th century or older
Natural egg yolk / butterscotch amber of Baltic origin
Length: 54 cm
Diameter of beads: 24.6 mm (largest), 11 mm (smallest)
Weight: 63.4 g
From a German private collection

A large string of egg yolk / butterscotch Baltic amber, in a variety of rich hues. This necklace is possibly very old: there is crazing to the amber surface, and many of the beads show significant age wear.

Condition: good antique condition...

Early – Mid 20th century
Republic period
Solid 0.925 sterling silver, gilded with gold
Inner diameter: 5.6 cm; outer diameter: 8.2 cm; length: 18 cm; width: 2.2 cm
Carnelian cabochons measure 12.7 mm by 10.4 mm
Weight: 56.5 g
From a San Diego, CA estate

A heavy and substantial Chinese bracelet crafted from intricate vermeil (silver washed with gold) filigree and inset with carnelian cabochons...

Beautiful jade jar with elaborately detailed carvings of a large taotie motif, or "gluttonous ogre mask", a face motif without a lower jaw area, on its front and back, two carved handles shaped like beasts' heads with agate rings, carved chevron designs above and below the lid, topped with a floral finial. The jar comes with a hardwood stand. Size: 7" height, 4.25" width

Blue and white Chinese porcelain container shaped like a fan, with scenes of a large open body of water surrounded by rocky terrain, and people fishing in boats on its outer edges and lid. The lid is inscribed in Chinese with marks by the artist, and the inside bottom piece shows a large river flowing into open waters. Interesting sprue mark pattern on bottom. Mark on bottom. 19th century Size: 2.5" height, 8.5" length

1800s

Now wired as a lamp, this vase is glazed in variegated oxblood that has been applied to produce a flambe-like pattern against an even copper-red background. The interior, which is partly revealed at the mouth, drains to white. It is mounted to a traditional Chinese carved wood base and wired for electricity. It is in overall good condition with no repairs or restorations.

Vase height: 11 ¼ in., with stand: 12 3/8 in.

Chinese monochrome porcelain vase with a green crackle glaze, tall, wide body with a very short neck. Size: 6.25" height, 5.25" width

Chinese transparent glass vase in a deep shade of blue, wide rounded base with a long, narrow neck tapering slightly towards the bottom. Qianlong Nian Zhi impressed mark on bottom. Size: 10" height, 6" width

Chinese monochrome porcelain vase with an arrow yellow crackle glaze, two hollow cylindrical handles high on the neck. Prominent midwest collection. 18th century Dimensions: 5 1/4" High X 3 1/4" Wide

Chinese monochrome porcelain vase in a gorgeous shade of light blue, with deeper blue glaze horizontal striping, a rounded body with cylindrical neck. Prominent midwest collection. 18th century Size: 6" height, 3.5" width

Chinese monochrome dark peach bloom vase with a wide, stout body and long, cylindrical neck, fading to a white glaze near the rim. Prominent midwest collection. 18th century Size: 4" height, 3" width

Chinese porcelain vase with a deep red glaze that has a slight purple iridescence when exposed to light. It has a ridged ring between the vase body and neck, and two shapely handles looking almost like elephants' trunks. Prominent midwest collection. 18th century Size: 5.5" height, 4.5" width

Chinese ox-blood porcelain vase, with a small area of blue flambe glaze near the rim, fading into white. From a prominent midwest collection. 18th/19th century Size: 7.5" height, 4.5" width

Chinese porcelain monochrome vase with a lovely lime green glaze, gourd-shaped form with a short neck. Prominent midwest collection. 18th century Size: 4.75" height, 2.5" height

Chinese antique porcelain vase with celadon glaze, baluster form, decorated all over with raised archaic motifs, beautiful color, circa 19th century. From a prominent midwest collection. Size: 13" high x 10" wide.

Chinese monochrome porcelain vase with a pretty apple green glaze, wide base and long, narrow neck. Prominent midwest collection. 18th/19th century Size: 4.5" height, 3" width

Dramatic pair of large Chinese porcelain baluster form vases with green dragons, light green dragons on one side, dark green dragons on the other, a band of scrolling vines at the base, the necks are decorated with bats and clouds, the rim with birds and flowers, each has two blue dragon handles, Dao Guang 19th century. Size of each: 28 1/2" high

Diameter approximately 14 cm. Cleaned & repaired. In good condition.

Chinese porcelain vase with a meiping form with iron red underglaze of three twisting dragons, with puffs of smoke and flame floating around them and rolling waves below. The vase bottom has the Chinese "shou" symbol, meaning "longevity". 18th/ 19th century. Provenance from a prominent mid-west collection. Size: 4.25" height, 2.25" width

Antique two-section Keyaki wood tansu from the Fukushima region of Japan. It has a beautiful, warm woodgrain, iron warabite handles, with cherry blossom and leaf iron decorations above and below each handle, and a corner lockbox with a flower-shaped lock handle and ring pull with flower backing. 19th century Meiji Period. Size: 45" height, 41.75" width, 17.5" depth

This is a beautiful and unique Japanese Cloisonne box.The artist could have be one of at several but it looks like a piece from Inaba,Honda or Shibata. The box is about 50% larger than most boxes and has the same form as a Hayashi box I once had. The silk lining with the mums is exquisite. The box measures 6 inches by 4 1/4 inches and is 2 5/8 tall. The condition is excellent.

19th century
Late Qing dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and copper red
Height: 43.2 cm / 17 in
From a Florida estate

A large and charming blue & white narrative vase, with accents of underglaze copper red. The figures portrayed represent the story of Liulang Zhiniu (the cowherd and the weaver maid), in which a humble cowherd falls in love with a fairy (the weaver maid)...

1890-1920s
Late Qing - Republic period
Hardwood with enameled bronze
Length: 18.6 cm (at widest point)
Width: 13 cm
Height: 3.5 cm
From a Baltimore, MD estate

Condition: Three age cracks to bottom, otherwise good.

19th century
Mid – Late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with celadon glaze and famille rose enamels
Height: 35.8 cm W: 27 cm
From a New Jersey private collection

A 19th century celadon vase of robust globular shape, with a waisted neck to imitate the look of revolving vases. Against the molded celadon ground are enameled famille rose flower sprays, with a Prunus branch curious enameled to the base. Producing this vase would have required two separate firings...

Made of silk. Two panels with very fine embroidery of a dragon and a phoenix, with lots of gold thread. The other panels with simple flower patterns. Some of them with gilt brass bells at the bottom. Condition: expected age wear and discoloring, but overall in good condition. Dimensions ca 100x100 cm. Ca. late 19th century.

Made of silk, decorated with intricately embroidered panels with flower baskets, butterflies and Buddhist symbols. With 4 solid gold buttons ( total weight ca. 25 gr.) condition: stains and discoloring of the silk, the embroidery in very good condition. Dimensions: 110x135 cm. ca. Late 19th century

Superb Chinese Yixing Teapot Bell Shaped & Inscribed

Description & Size: 5.71 x 10.79 x 7.62 cm (2.25" x 4.25" x 3")

Weight: 128 gram (4.51 oz)

Age: 19th Century

Production: Handcrafted

This is a superb Chinese yixing teapot bell shaped with brass mount on the teapot rims & finial on red clay. There are tea stains in the interior of the teapot & spout area. The teapot condition is excellent! It's signed & inscribed on the base.

Chinese monochrome peking glass container in a nice shade of yellow with adorable carvings of small children playing along its sides. The top of the lid has a nice large rounded carving of Chinese characters, and the bottom has a carved mark, 20th century. Size: 2.75" height, 4" diameter

Chinese antique rectangular opium tray made of beautiful hardwood and inlaid with mother of pearl, carved with flowers and fruit, five little holes for tools, nice dark grain, mid 19th century. Size: 3 1/4" high x 15 3/4" long x 12 1/2" wide

Chinese antique weight for tying down cloth, carved of granite in the form of a mouse, hole under belly for rope, wonderfully carved mouse with long curling tail, c. 1900. Size: 4 1/2" high x 5" wide

Antique Chinese opium container made from copper with silver, with a cloisonne lid, decorated with pink flowers on a deep blue background. Its front is engraved with a beautiful seated princess, and its back is engraved with Chinese characters reading " The best medicine of the West comes to the great East. Consume this opium and float like a celestial princess." Dated 1820-1850 Size: 2" height, 1.75" width

Chinese antique agate snuff bottle, converted by a French artist into a striker (lighter) with the addition of a silver bottom and rim with details of irises, dragon flies and butterflies. The silver work has a distinct art nouveau style to it, the lid is made of orange agate, silver and coral.

19th century

Size: 3 1/2" high

Porcelain covered with celadon glaze to the foot and decorated with floral carved motif, unglazed concave base. PERIOD : Yue ware 9th Century MEASUREMENTS: 17.2 cm wide, 7.1 cm tall. CONDITION : Perfect, no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.

High quality porcelain, decorated with cranes, glazed base. PERIOD : Wanli (1563 – 1620 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 19.5 cm wide. CONDITION: perfect, no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.

The exterior of the deep rounded sides carved with a band of petals rising from the foot to the flat everted rim, and the interior decorated in the center with two molded fish, covered overall with a glaze of guan type sea-green tone except for the foot rim burnt reddish-brown in the firing 19.5 cm diam. Several frittings on the foot rim, No Cracks, or hairlines and free from restoration.

Longquan stoneware vase of an archaic bronze gu or zun form, with a wide mouth and everted rim. The vase has ge type of golden celadon glaze. There are four vertical raised ridges on the central and lower sections. This celadon vase is modelled after an ancient ritual drinking vessel called a gu. Wealthy aristocrats and generals of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, (about 1600–256 BC), buried bronze vessels as part of ritual eating and drinking equipment for tombs...

Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Lamp Vase with Scholars and Landscape Signed, Late 19th Century

The vases alone are 16.5 inches (41.9 cm) tall by 6 inches (15.2 cm) wide. They are 6 Lb...

Beautiful Tibetan wooden plank door covered with a deep red painted cloth of two dark, fluffy-tailed yaks with open mouths, and overlay of simulated metal bands with gilt accent flowers. 19th century Size: 72.75" height, 35.25" width, 3" depth