A Song dynasty longquan celadon dish with twin fish design at the center and incised scroll design at inner wall.lotus petal at outside wall.Dish covered with very nice blue green glazed.porcelaineus body.condition: has two crack at the center(please see at picture six),tiny chip at the foot rim,Free from any restorations.Size: 25,5cm diameter.
Chinese antique trunk. Rectangular form with beautifully woven dark and light color rattan. Iron and brass hardware with nice patina. The inside of the trunk is made of wood with black lacquer, old calligraphy paper, and patterned cotton on the underside of the lid. Ring hinges.
Early 19th century
13 3/4" high x 27 3/4" long x 10 3/4" deep.
Antique Japanese large hanging Buddhist temple lantern made of gilt copper. Elaborately designed with a three dimensional hexagonal form and decorated all over with pierced scrolling filigree featuring chrysanthemum blossoms and swirling mist. Smaller friezes display ocean waves. Raised roundels with peonies decorate the feet. The interior is lined with rice paper.
Age: Late Meiji Period (circa 1900)
Dimensions: 29" high x 33" long x 31" wide
A rare Ming dynasty 16th century blue glazed garlic vase with biscuit fired dragon motif circled the neck, vase is in good condition no damage no chip no crack no restoration, rim slightly unbalance, very rare Museum class piece, size: 20 cm height.
A charming cup with grapes and a squirrel, a Chinese longevity motif, the squirrel maybe rather to be defined as a tree shrew. Early Qianlong, c 1750. Height "2½/ 6,3 cm. Condition: cracks and rim frits (cf. pics)
Ca. 1800s
This pendant is carved in the shape of a peach and pomegranate in an orange-toned semi-translucent stone, having a slightly reddish tone toward the flower end of the pomegranate. The carving is of flattened low-relief form and the stone has a fairly high polish that has mellowed somewhat from wear. Good condition.
Length: 1 ¼ in., Width: 1 in., Thickness: up to ¼ in.
Antique Chinese fan painting of a dramatic group of various rock formations. The painting is modeled after a painting by Jin Nong (1687–1773)
from his Fruits & Flora series...
An old Japanese saki storage bottle in good condition except for some manufacturing flaws which only add to its character and charm. They include firing cracks on the rim, a spot where it touched another bottle in the kiln, and some loss at the base which may have also happened during firing. These type of saki bottles were used as everyday ware by Japanese people and were not made for export. Desired by collectors they also make excellent vases...
A bronze vase widely flared neck finely carved decor with a cord encircling it. A mark is incised at the bottom.Period : Edo/Meiji late 19th century
Excellent condition
Height 30cm (11.7")
17th Century Tibetan storage chest with two large front doors. Hand painted with spiraling lotus designs over green background. The interior is roomy with a single shelf. Very heavy in weight. Beautifully naturally worn original finish.
Size: 34" height, 40.75" width, 19.5" depth
A good Song - Yuan dunasty qingbai large carved bowl, rounded side with conical shape and glazed base, bowl decorated with clear phoenix and flower motif, covered with bluish white qingbai glaze, good condition no damage no crack no chip no restoration, high ping sound with finger tip size: 17.5 cm diameter
Surely an extraordinary confluence of circumstances must have come into alignment in order to bring this remarkable composition into existence. Done in the Korai style - referring to the heavy influence from Korean forms and glazing - this exquisite late Momoyama/early Edo period (1590-1620) Karatsu-ware tea bowl is really rare.
Regular formed wan shaped, showing fine finger marks from throwing...
Burmese wood carving with gilded gold of the wall partition decorated with elaborated flower design. This set of teak wood carving composes of 11 pieces attached to one another.
Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century
Size: Length 320 C.M. / Height 64.5 - 155.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost...
Antique Japanese drum with handle. Lacquered black on sides and wooden handle. Decorated with Tachibana mon (Mandarin-orange flower) in red lacquer on one side and black lacquer on the other. Red characters on one side.
Edo Period (early 19th century)
Dimensions: 16" long x 8 1/2" wide diameter x 2 1/2" deep
An extremely rare perfectly potted teabowl ( Temmoku ) with a most decorative partridge-feather mottle decoration. The partridge-feather mottles nearly look like oil-spots.
Cizhou-type ware, Henan, Northern Song 10th - early 12th century.
Diameter : 12,3 cm. H : 5,7 cm.
Condition : Perfect
This is a large attractive cloisonne vase that we have had on display for many years. It is not signed and we're not sure of the Artist. It stands 24 inches tall and is in excellent condition. The smaller stand is included. The tall hardwood stand it is displayed on, stands 40 inches tall and is available.
A rather unusual export dish decorated with a Kraak style border of six larger panels containing respectively a pair of Peaches, symbols of Longevity, and a scroll and whisk, representative of the Eight precious objects, Baxia, with the smaller intermediate panels decorated with a combined clove and jewelled Rhinoceros horn motif...
A really nice stone seal pendant with a dramatic engraving, Neo-Babylonian-Achaemenid period, c. 8th.-5th. century BC.
Interesting provincial rendering of the famous depictions of the 1st. millenium in the near east, of the great king spearing a Lion. In this case the lion is rather small compared to the king, who is standing in a long dress, trusting the spear with both hands...