19th Century Indian Processional Panel from Tamil Nadu in Southern India, 15.5 inches (39.5 cm) tall
Antique Japanese pair of screen paintings, one of early Summer (or Spring): rabbits, blossoming wisteria and peonies. And the other of Winter: birds including sparrows and kingfishers with snow-covered bamboo and red clusters of berries on a large nandia bush. Painted using mineral colors and gold leaf on paper. Signed Eigaku Kano (1790-1867).
Eigaku Kano was the ninth head of the "Kyo Kano", the Kyoto branch of the Kano School...
A large 15th century east Java bronze of seated Buddha, the Buddha seating in meditation style, 18 cm x 18cm square with 22 cm height in 4 kg weight.
A spectacular and unique woodcarving depicting a Singha Lion with Cubs masterfully hand carved
from a single tree trunk (heavy). Very fine craftsmanship, late 19th Century, Thailand. Good condition, Size: H. 28" (70 cm.) x W. 16" (40 cm.) x D. 12" (30 cm.) One of a kind.
1920's Chinese Blue & White Underglaze Copper Red Porcelain Snuff Bottle with Figure
It is 3.1 inches (8 cm) tall by 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) wide. It is 44.3 gram.
It has dark spots and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
Some of the photos were taken under the sun.
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Antique Japanese Nihon Matsu isho tansu (clothing chest) in two sections from the Nihonmatsu area of Fukushima Prefecture. Made all of kiri (paulownia) wood. Iron hardware has a deep red lacquer finish and includes hirute shaped drawer pulls and large square lock plates with shōchikubai symbols (three friends of winter: plum, pine and bamboo) and a butterfly key hole cover. The top section has 2 large full-width drawers...
This is a representation of Shotoku taishi (574 A.D.-622 A.D.), the young princely protector of Buddhism in Japan. At the age of twenty, he reorganized Japan by promoting Chinese Confucian and Buddhist principles. His well known "Constitution with 17 Articles" was the first written law of Japan. The articles begin by emphasizing the importance of harmony, which is still the foundation of the Japanese culture. The figure is from the Kutani kilns, 7 inches tall
Antique Chinese scroll painting with a lovely scene of two black birds perched with each other on a cherry blossom branch, with a calligraphy poem and red chop, attributed to Xu Guoxiang, late Qing Dynasty.
Provenance : From a private estate in Berkeley, CA.
Size: (entire scroll) 75" H x 33" W (painting only) 49" H x 24" W
Huge antique 16th century Turkish Ottoman period time of the Sultan Suleiman Magnificent, leather water flask (Matara) with its original wooden stopper. The bladder-shaped flask made of thick leather, stitched together. The top with three, protuberances one with narrow spout for drinking, one with cylindrical neck for filling and the third on the middle with a leather loop for carrying.
The Matara leather water flasks were very popular in Turkish Ottoman Army during the 16th century...
Fine Tang - Five dynasty "Xing ware" white glazed bowl.Very good conditions,no chips,no hairlines and free from any restorations.14,6cm diameter.
Rare Pair of Boxes for Storing a Scholar's Name Seals, with Lovely Wood Grain and Metalwork. A scholar's name seals were among his most personal and treasured items. 6h x 5w x 5d inches, 15h x 12.5w x 12.5d cm.
Very attractive rectangular stamp seal with elaborate rilled handle, Post-Hittite states of West-Mesopotamia, and East Anatolia, later 2nd. mill. BC.
The seal carved with a winged animal.
Size: 19 mm. wide and 17 mm. thick, 13 mm. tall.
Condition: Choice Very fine, intact and with fine patina and much deposits. This seal has potential when manually cleaned for dirt...
A superbly potted Qianlong Mark and Period ( 1736 - 1795 ) vase with an wonderful copper-red glaze.
H : 18, 6 cm.
Condition : It was possible to re-glue the broken vase very successfully. Although there is no re-paint to the vase the re-glued areas are quite discrete.
An adorable Chinese Tang dynasty Sancai glaze pot. This pot suppose located in the middle of a seven star tray. Dia. 4.5cm. Condition: cracked line to base, no chip, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please ask before ordering.
Antique Japanese 2 section isho tansu (clothing chest) from the Nihonmatsu area. Made with keyaki (elm) wood with dramatic grain and original deep reddish orange translucent lacquer finish. The chest is made up of four large drawers and a safe box in the lower right hand side which has two small drawers behind a locking safe door (with key). Lovely iron hardware includes warabite shaped drawer pulls, large lock plates with pine motif and elaborate cross bracing on the the safe door...
An antique Japanese Kasane Tansu (stacking chest on chest) made entirely of Kirinoki (Paulownia) wood. All original hand forged iron hardware including the Warabite handles and the lock plates featuring the family crest of three open fans (Sanogi). Each section has two large drawers for spacious storage of Kimono or clothes. Two sets of side handles, one for long distance transit and the other for room placement. Interlocking sectional pins which is a rare feature for the Kasane Tansu...
This is an authentic Neolithic Hongshan jade object, described in the literature as "hoof-shaped." Current scholarly opinion is that it was used to hold the individual's hair, based on where these objects have been found in excavated tombs. The piece measures 4-1/2" in height and is 2" in diameter. As with most published examples, it has two holes near the base which would have allowed the insertion of a "pin" to hold the hair in place...
In China, the first mention of the Japanese Archepelago was in the historic text Book of Later Han, written in the year 57 AD. From that time forward, a great flow of Chinese cultural objects and ideas made their way to Japan—greatly influencing future developments there...