This is Indigo dye cotton shibori & katazome yogi textile of the last part of Edo era(1800-1868).It is made of hand-spun and hand-woven and natural indigo dyed cotton. It has a stain to a little damage and lining. However, it does not stand out.It has one repair trace. It is very good condition. size:150cm x 140cm (59.0" x 55.1")

A Very Fine Korean Greyish Blue Celadon Melon-Form Ewer/Cover-12th C.: Korea, Koryo period, 12th Century, The graceful melon-form ewer with looped handle and arched spout has eight lobes rising from a flat foot with a slightly recessed base. It is fitted with a slender and curved spout set opposite the loop handle with a small tap for attachment to the looped stem forming the knob on the lobed cover. It is covered overall in a crackled blue-green celadon glaze...

A Very Fine/Rare/Large Underglaze Iron-Brown Decorated Jar-17/18th century. Korea, Joseon period, 17th - 18th Century, A quite large abacus shaped jar rising from the ring foot to the extended sides and ending above the slanted shoulder in a short, decorated with abstract floral spray in underglaze iron-brown on opposite sides of the vessel, the body covered with a greyish white glaze overall, burnt slightly brown and orange in the firing. It is in very fine condition without any repair ...

A Japanese Very Fine and Large Satsuma Vase by KINKOZAN-19th C. Japan, Meiji Period, late 19th Century. This exclusive large jar is well potted and massive decoration on body overall with gold and colorful polychrome enamels. It is applied a pair of large handles fashioned as shishi handles clasping a tasseled ring and a wide floral form rim, a brocade lappet collar and petal form band at the base bracketing a continuous figure narrative of large scale Samurai warriors and Japanese courtier...

A minimalist square hibachi utilizing fine Keyaki wood and the edge and side holders are fitted with a special Kurogaki or persimmon wood frame. Kurogaki wood is highly valued in Japanese woodcraft often seen made into writing boxes and tea utensils. The hibachi comes with a wooden legged frame and a cover to be used as a side table. Age: Taisho Period size: Length: 19.75" Width: 20.5" Height: 24"

A rustic and simple Korean Bandagi chest made of elm wood. The exterior of the chest contains decorative iron fittings and handles. The interior of the chest contains three small drawers on the top area of the interior and a large space below to store a blanket. Age: 19th century. Size: Length 31.25' x Width 15.25" x Height 23"

A large porcelain jar with original cover (and fitted wood stand) painted in Kangxi style in underglaze blue with flowering "prunus" branches. This item was made for export in the late 19th or early 20th Century, probably during the reign of the Guangxu emperor (1875-1908). Condition - excellent - no damages and no repairs or restoration...

Late 19th century
Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze painting in grisaille, gilt, and enamel
d: 25 cm
Three glaze lines, visible only on the back
From a Marin County, California estate

In the scholarship, late 19th century is often regarded as a period of decline, during which potters produced inferior, derivative imitations of earlier wares...

Early 18th century
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
h: 3.8 cm d: 7 cm
Perfect condition
From a Dutch collection

This pair of wine cups are small but absolutely beautiful. The workmanship shows off the impeccable finesse with which Kangxi potters made their wares. The cobalt blue is true and vibrant, the painting bold, and the molded shape (two layers of lotus petals!) charming.

Early 18th century
Kangxi period, Qing dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue & overglaze famille verte enamels
d: 22.5 cm
Nearly perfect condition (some tiny flea bits to rim, and one chip to backside)
From a Netherlands estate

Beautiful antique Chinese monochrome porcelain vase of baluster form, ox-blood glaze with white rim and underside. Age: Qing Dynasty (18th/19th century). Size: 13.75" height x 9" diameter.

Beautiful pale-green porcelain vase with multi-color beautiful degraded colors; yellow, orange, pink, blue with black outline for figures. Rounded body with curved flaring neck and stylized scepter with tassel. Stylized lotus and floral pattern and lapids medallion encircling the neck and curving neck. Bat and cloud design on foot. Turquoise interior and bottom glaze. The base bearing a six-character Qianlong underglaze blue and white seal mark. Republic period...

Early 18th century
Yongzheng Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
h: 6.5 cm (cup 1); h: 6.2 cm (cup 2)
Perfect condition, age wear to enamels
From a Delaware, USA collection

This pair of cups belong to superior class of delicately enameled Yongzheng export wares. There's a bowl and saucer in the same pattern in the collection of King Augustus the Strong (see last photo).

Early 18th century
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
d: 28.3 cm
Perfect condition, some rim fritting typical of Kangxi wares
From a Swedish collector.

This is one of the most well painted Kangxi "flower basket" plates I've seen, in an excellent shade of Kangxi cobalt blue. Please compare with a similar "flower basket" plate in the British Museum (Franks.221).

Late 19th - early 20th century
Guangxu - Republic period
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose
enamels and underglaze cobalt blue
h: 22 cm, w: 14.6 cm
Perfect condition, age wear to enamels and wearing of gilt near rim
From a Asheville, North Carolina private collection

The shape and underglaze blue decorations of this vase are all taken from archiac bronze work, while the famille rose "boys at play" images evoke Qianlong imperial wares...

This very well carved and rare Japanese ivory okimono is a mid-19th century product. It is 10 ¾” high, 3″ wide and 2 1/4″ thick both measured from the bottom. It depicts a fisherman sitting on a wood stool with his tool box on his side. He is repairing his broken fish net which is hanging on a tall pole. The artist (carver) did a wonderful job on the fisherman’s robe, his cigarette pipe and pouch, even the tool box was carved with wood grain...

Antique Chinese bronze incensor with pair of peaches as lid. The body is incised with a commemorative message: indebtedness by the students, the giver of gifts, spring in the year of the dragon, one of a pair. Peaches are very important in chinese culture, they symbolize life, immortality, and good fortune. It has a hanging arm with a bat charm. It measures 20" tall with hanging arm, base 4" wide. 19th century, 1821-1850.

A dramatic pair of Japanese okimono fighting cockerels, using the shokado method: mixture of bronze, gold and silver. The birds have naturalistic plumage and the fierce intensity of their fight is captured.

The artist has used this same technique in crafting a superior samurai sword onto this beautiful sculpture. The intertwined gestural pose of each bird gives the viewer the sense realism and drama of a cockerel fight...