Really nice Meiji period wooden Japanese woman's box with drawers and locking cabinet section (sorry no key). Box has parquet decoration on all exterior surfaces, and original hardware. 12.5 inches wide 10 inches high and 9 inches deep...
Well carved Chinese carved jade Quilin, dimensions are 3.2 x 1.6 x 1.15 inches, late 19th/early 20th century period, in good condition.
Antique Chinese Song Dynasty ladies sleeping pillow. The pillow is decorated with black swaths on the top of the cushion, the sides are modeled with arabesques and other shapes. It shows some signs of age. It measures 4.5" deep 7.5" wide at top 4" tall, base: 4.5" by 3.5"
Song Dynasty: 960-1279
Antique Chinese famille rose porcelain vase with a scene of a pair of birds over a field of lotus. A lotus leaf bends under the weight of the birds as they look through the field of lotus blossoms. The reverse bears an inscription of calligraphy. The base bears a red seal. It is attributed to Shi Yuchu. It measures 10" tall, 2.25" wide at the mouth, 2" 3/8" at base.
Deep blue Chinese cloisonne multi-tiered, 3 compartment box with gold gilt. The translucent enamels are rich and vibrant. This little treasure is in excellent condition, no chips, no repairs, etc. and measures 3.5" high (9.1 cm) x 3" diameter (7.6 cm).
This ingenious antique Chinese pillow expands and contracts so it can be used as either a double and single pillows. The wooden ends have hand carved floral decoration. The head rest areas are bamboo and the individual rails are wooden. As expected,there are a few nicks to the finish which are consistent with a 100 yrs plus daily use item.
Antique Chinese scroll painting of an immortal man resting his feet with one of his sandals off, a basket of peaches and herbs sitting beside him. Calligraphy with signature "Li, Yu Ru" (1859-1930) and red artist chop.
Size: 77" H, 29" W (entire scroll) 42" H, 22.5" W (artwork only)
Antique Chinese hanging scroll with calligraphy signed Tie Bao. 19th century. The poem alludes to the benefits of meditation during the night improving one's perception of the arts.
TiE Bao (1752 - 1824)
It measures overall 12.5" x 78.25", 8" x 50".
Antique Chinese hanging scroll of a young woman in the garden under moonlight, signed Fei Dan Xu (1802 - 1850)
19th century, Qing dynasty.
It measures overall 17.75" x 73", 12.75" x 17.25"
Antique Chinese scroll of a young beauty with an old man signed Qian Hui An. A young woman stands behind the gate to her home as an old man admires her beauty from outside. It is signed Qian Hui'An (1833 - 1911)
19th century.
It measures overall 21.5" x 89.5" the image measures 13.75" x 53.25".
Chinese 19th century crackled glaze Small bowl. 10,5 cm diameter. Good condition.
Original Chinese scroll painting of beautiful pink and purple flowers, signed Shao You Xuan (1918-2009). Great original condition.
Size: (entire scroll) 63" H, 24" W (artwork only) 12.5" H, 18.5" W
Antique Chinese scroll of a rooster with peonies. The rooster is painted naturalistically with white feathers and a grey/blue face with pink peonies in the background. There is a wax seal on a tag, threaded through the scroll. Seal says "Shen Shi " (named Nanpin). Attributed to Shen Quan (Shen Nanpin).
It measures overall 19.75" wide by 76" tall, 16" by 52.5".
A stunning Chinese black lacquer 6-panel coromandel screen. Beautiful hard stone inlay depicting scenes of many auspicious objects and flowers in vases. Hand carved with images of dragons and lotuses symbolizing potent auspicious powers and the perfection of beauty of the heart and mind. The lacquer is in exceptional original condition.
Early 20th Century Style hinges (pin and eye hinge)
Size: 72" H x 96" L
Width 9 cm.
Minor frittings on the rim of box, no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.
Height 7 cm
Excellent conditions, no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations.
Height 9.3 cm
Excellent condition, no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restotrations.
Height 8.2 cm
Re attahe and restore on arms of lady and on the back side.
Small globular jar covered by celadon glazed to the foot with brown spotted; unglazed base . PERIOD : Song Dynasty 960-1279 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 6 cm wide, 5 cm hight. CONDITION: glaze chip on the body, no cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.
Small globular jar covered by celadon glazed to the foot with brown spotted; unglazed base . PERIOD : Song Dynasty 960-1279 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 6 cm wide, 5 cm hight. CONDITION: minor frit on the rim , no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
This is a song era big plate in Ying Ching/qingbai glaze, restored
A rare chinese crackle glaze Yue Kiln jar with four lugs of late Tang to Five dynasties period
Height 6.5 cm Width 5.5 cm
Restorations on the minor frit on the rim. No hairlines or cracks.
Width 7.5 cm Height 4.5 cm
Small chip to the lid, no hairlines or cracks and free from restorations.
Height 6.5 cm
Excellent conditions, no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations
Height 8 cm
No chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations.
Height Vase 1 = 5.5 cm Vase 2 = 5 cm
Excellent conditions, no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free fro restorations.
Porcelain figurine of a standing boy holding leaf of lotus covered by bluish qingbai glaze and decorated in brown iron spotted on the head and blue splash on the body and also character script above the foot rim.
In Taoist literature, the child epitomizes the ideal innocence of the holy sage, absorbing all that he sees...
Old Chinese stone ware bottle. This shape is fairly generic and could date anywhere from Jin Dynasty to Ming, so I am taking the middle road and attributing it as Yuan. The mouth is chipped but it has a nice shape, note my photo editing software tend to truncate images, so this piece is more elegant in real life than the photos indicate. The glaze has traces of a paraffin patina. H: 24cm/9.5in and D: 18cm/7in.
Description
This polychrome jar is decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze red, green, yellow and brown. This palette is also known as the Wucai style. This style was highly popular during the Ming period. As a result this type of jars usually is dated to the Ming or Transitional periods. However, in view of the porcelain body it more likely dates from the beginning of the reign of the Chinese emperor Kangxi (1662-1722), around 1680. The decoration consists of an attractive floral scroll...
Elegant shape of covered bowl with white glazed to the foot. Glaze base. Ming Dynasty. Diameter = cm ; Height = cm Condition : perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restoration
A small celadon bottle vase, decorated to the body with iron-brown spots and rising with spiral form neck. Northern Song period PERIOD : Song Dynasty 960-1279 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 9.7 cm height.
CONDITION: very good, minor frittings on the rim, no cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.
A Rare Chiness Five Dynasties Yue Kiln celadon brush washer or brush licker, in good condition
A Chinese five dynasties straw glaze olive green fish bowl. In good condition
Budha Figurine– China, 618-907 C.E. – This brown glazed pottery was made during the Tang Dynasty. Height = 6 cm 5 cm Length No Chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations
Budha Figurine– China, 618-907 C.E. – This green glazed pottery was made during the Tang Dynasty. Height = 5.1 cm 7 cm Length
No Chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations