This is a very rare and highly desirable Changsha kiln 9th century Tang Dynasty bird water dropper. Based on archaeological records, Changsha wares originated and were developed from the foundations of the Yue Zhou kilns which were built prior to the Tang Dynasty in the same region. Usually these are characterized by such components such as under-glazed brown and green motifs and with molded design in relief, appliqué designs or impressed designs in relief and also incised or carved designs...

Chinese Yixing Teapot GONJU w Brass Mounted & Signed

Description & Size: 15.87 x 12.7 x 19.68 x 15.24 cm (6.25" x 5" x 7.75" x 6")

Weight: 711 gram (25.07 oz)

Age: Early 20th Century

Production: Handcrafted

This is a nice & rare Chinese yixing teapot handcrafted with red clay unpolished with beautiful old brass mounted on the teapot & lid rims, finial & handle...

Carchi / Narino Culture. Ecuador, pottery jar with fine decorations of red on black glaze, ca. 850-1250 AD.

Size: 9 cm. high and 12 cm. wide.

Condition: Choice!

Ex. Provenance: Ib Olsen Collection, bought in the 1960s-1980s.

A fine Japanese blue and white porcelain dish. The foliate rim with chocolate brown glaze, the white porcelain body and glaze, and the fine attention to detail all suggest Kakiemon type. The cavetto with decoration of flowering plants including peonies, prunus and others. The center decorated with a bird (perhaps a flycatcher) in fruited branches, rockery and bamboo leaves below...

Japanese Silver Tea Set w Bamboo Design & Signed

Description & Size

Teapot: 13.97 x 22.86 x 12.06 cm (5.5" x 9" x 4.75")

Sugar Pot: 10.16 x 16.51 x 10.16 cm (4" x 6.5" x 4")

Creamer: 8.89 x 14.6 x 8.25 cm (3.5" x 5.75" x 3.25")

Weight: 1113 gram (39.25 oz)

Age: Meiji Period 19th Century

Production: Handcrafted

This is a beautifully & handcrafted Japanese silver tea set in thick silver guage...

An antique Japanese Nihon Matsu Kasane Tansu (stacking chest on chest) that was made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. All original beautiful Urushi lacquer finish and hand made iron and bronze hardware including the Warabite handles. Pine and plum blossom Atari (handle backstops) and lock plates featuring a wealthy traveler's hat, Mino (straw cape), Takarabukuro (treasure bag) and Uchide No Kozuchi (treasure mallet)...

Meiji period Japanese flat bronze vase decorated with two koi. Signed Nishikawa. It is in excellent condition. H: 8 inches, Diam: 14 inches

Lovely pair of exquisite, miniature porcelain vases with Ge type glaze circa mid-20th century (possibly older). On the bottom there are two characters “ya wan”, meaning elegant entertainment. These might have been made for a private collection, this is a specialist craft that requires a high level of skill. Would make classic doll’s house furniture. H: 5cm/2in and D: 2.4cm/1in. Free shipping.

A beautiful 19th C. Japanese pure silver Kiseru smoking pipe, in pentagon shape excellent condition, in the old days Japanese Samurai use them as a weapon. L8.25”. $285

Antique 17h -18th century Islamic Indo-Persian helmet Kulah-Khud.

The helmet's hemispherical skull is formed by hand-hammering a single piece of thick, solid steel. The interior displays visible hammer marks, while the exterior surface is entirely smooth...

Antique Japanese painting in 3 panels of a group of cranes. 8 adult cranes stand with two chicks. They are painted large scale and stand out dramatically against an all gold ground. Painted in mineral colors and gold leaf on paper and mounted in 3 frames. The signature & seal both show the painter's name as 松究 Shо̄kyū.

Age: Taisho Period (early 20th century)

Dimensions: 66 3/4" high x 109" long (total all three panels together...

Hand modeled biconical vase with cream ground and red to dark brown decoration.
The body with groups of chevrons starting from a star-shaped pattern on the bottom. The narrow neck with a band of converging zig-zag patterns.
The globular body elongates laterally into pointed knob handles. Standing on a gently rounded base, vase slightly askew in appearance.
Shape and decoration are consistent with painted Hacilar I pottery ware.
For the shape, cf. fig. 140,7, pp...

Chinese Qing dynasty blue and white figure. 19,5 cm high. Figure has been broken on the legs. Please see on the pictures.

 

A Chinese blue and white porcelain box decorated with flowers and insects. 18th Century. Very good condition - only a few tiny chips on the foot rim and normal wear on the body. Diameter: 4-1/4"; height: 2".

This ia a Japanese antique Thick handspun & natural indigo dye katazome long fabric of meiji era . It's a tsunagi-sankaibishi pattern. There are two small holes near the end. There is a light stain. They are not disturbing, and as a whole it is in very good condition. Size::Length::176cm( 69.2inch) Width:: 34cm( 13.3inch)

Kodansu in ivory in the shape of an elephant, resting on four feet, enriched by refined inlay applications in the sophisticated Shibayama technique. The upper opening, facilitated by a bronze grip, reveals its interior. It bears the signature, engraved on the side. Origin: Japan Period: Meiji end of 19th century. Dimensions: 6 x 26 x 4.2 cm. State of conservation: Very good

well preserved, with a very good green and blue patina. Cambodia, 12th/13th century. H. 14 cm (the figure). Size including stand 22 cm.