Japanese Edo Tsuba w Flying Dragon

Description & Size: 7.87 x 8.38 x 0.58 cm (3.1" x 3.3" x 0.23") height & wide & thickness

Age: Edo Period; Material: Iron, Silver & Gold; Production: Handcrafted & Forged

This is an a nice & hand forged Japanese Edo Tsuba with a flying dragon. The dragon has gold inlaid on the eyes & whiskers, it's also dotted with silver around on both side of the tsuba. The tsuba has a silver cover fukurin...

Japanese Nabeshima Dish White Flower w Blue Background

Description & Size: 5.08 x 20.82 x 11.43 cm (2" x 8.2" x 4.5") height & wide & base

Age: Mid - Late 18th; Material: Porcelain; Production: Handcrafted & Painted

This is a matching pair of Japanese nabeshima footed dish with blue painted background with white flowers. This is quite unusual where as normally it's painted with the subject on a white background...

A cute dog Fushimi doll. The dog has an interesting collar possibly in the form of a fabric collar, often seen with domesticated animals portrayed in Japanese paintings. Fushimi dolls were created as dolls made for pilgrims visiting the Fushimi Inari Shrine. Age: Meiji-Taisho Period Size: length 9.25" Width 3" Height 9"

A nice and very decorative ink and colour painting on paper. Mouned on silk as a hanging scroll. The painting is definitely a painting done by hand and not a print. The painting is signed and there are 2 seals on the painting which probably are the seals of the artist. The scroll : 165 cm x 46 cm. The painting : 69 cm x 34,8 cm. Condition : Perfect. Provenance : Old South German collection.

Small embroidery with central floral motif using seed stitch, on traditional dark blue silk fabric. May have been used on garment as inside pocket. Approx 6.5 inches on each side.

Beautiful Japanese antique futon cover, made in 4 panels of indigo dyed cotton, paste resist design of a phoenix and leaves, beautiful colors, Meiji Period. Size: 62" high x 47" wide

Width: 12.5 cm (5 in)
Height: 7.2 cm (2.9 in)
Depth: 8.3 cm (3.6 in)

Chinese 19th century gilt cloisonne box with wood lining; good condition

An intricately hand carved Chinese zitan or similar dark hardwood lid for a jar. There is an insurance number written on the inside of the lid, see last photo. In excellent condition, it measures approximately 2 inches (5.1 cm) high, 3"(7.6 cm) across at base, opening about 1.75" (4.4 cm). Dates 1800s

A scholar's drum shaped porcelain water pot for calligraphy which doubles as a scroll or paper weight when not in use. The top is decorated with a depiction of the sun and there is a line of tiny raised dots around the top and bottom representing drum nail heads. In good antique condition with a few nicks around top inner edge and expected amount of wear to raised areas. Measures 3.25" diameter x 1.5". Circa 1700's

Pre-Columbian Teotihuacan Figure 12 ½ x 4 ½ x .05. Circa 600-700 A.D. Provenance: Sam Crockett collection, Cohutta, Ga.

Pre-Columbian Mezcala Stone Figure. Circa. B.C. Standing Male figure Type 4. 5 1/2” x 1 3/4”. Provenance: Axel Traugott

Pre-Columbian Maya Eccentric Obsidian Scepter. Cira.600 A.D. to 900 A.D. 5” x 0.625” x 14.5. These visually complex silhouette scepters, many found at Copan,embodied their role as cutting weapons and were symbolic of the martial pursuits of most late classic period rulers. Repaired break. Ref. Maya pg. 259, Rizzoli, 1998. Provenance: Spencer Throckmorton Gallery, NY, NY.

Pre-Columbian Chimu Goldball Necklace. Circa 1000 A.D. – 1200 A.D. 28” total lenght. 76 grams total weight. Composed of high karat gold beads including fourteen large, lentoid-ball beads, each interspersed with a medium size gold bead and sixty-four small gold beads. Several of the large beads have dents and evidence of crushing and small holes along the central soldering seam. Modernly strung, suitable for wearing. Provenance: Ex. Jean-Eugene Lions Collection, Geneva.

Pre-Columbian Columbia Gold and Lapis Necklace. 25”L. Circa 500 A.D. – 1200 A.D. Restrung with modern hasp. Very stunning. Provenance: Charles G. Moore, Howard S. Rose Gallery, NY, NY.

Pre-Columbian Olmec Standing Figure. Mexico. 1 3/4”H. Circa: 1200 B.C. – 400 B.C. A blue-green carved jade example depicting a standing dwarf figure holding his arms to his sides and his hands over his large stomach. Expressive facial features having an open mouth which has a drilled perforation. Drilled openwork arms with two tiny drilled perforations through the upper arms. Short stubby legs, left leg has a chip to the inside corner, otherwise intact...

Pre-Columbian Chinesco Seated Figure. Rare Type ‘C’.Circa. 300 B.C. – 300 A.D. 6 1/2” x 2 1/2”. This very rare type ‘C’ sitting in a pondering state, showing mineralization and root marks. Several repaired breaks to arm, torso, and leg. Provenance: R.G. Munn

Pre-Columbian Olmec Jade Greenston Pendants (4). Mexico. Circa. 900 - 600 B.C. 2 1/8” x 2 3/14” L. Provenance: Estat of Carol Meyer, NYC. Each in the form of Jaguar’s claws, or teeth with curving, tapered ends. Four of the jades formed with concave reverse, each pierced for suspension. Four now strung on a modern gold chain, as pendants to a necklace. All are in excellent condition.

Two interesting brown velvet panel fragments with botehs and flowers in silk embroidery and embellished with gilt and silvered sequins. Origin could also be Central Asia. From Georges Redard's study collection (please visit http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/redard-georges), mainly comprising Persian textiles. Condition: clean, few splits and small holes, some sequins lost. Please look at photos carefully, being part of condition report. Dimension: each c. 19 cm x 79 cm.