Wearing hat and tunic, with red, black and white pigments remaining.
Age: China, Sui Dynasty, A.D. 581-618
Measurement: Height 20.4 C.M. / Width 5.6 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adherings (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost...
Necklace made of 13 carnelian and 14 enamelled silver beads, each ca. 2 cm. long. There are 52 small silver beads between the large ones. At the bottom two dragons chasing the flaming pearl. Hanging on 2 lingzi hooks there is a silver pendant in the shape of a boy riding a qilin, a fertility symbol. At the bottom of the pendant 2 turquoise beads and 2 carnelian flowers. The pendant without the beads measures 8 x 7 cm. The complete necklace is ca. 31 cm. high, the strand is ca. 52 cm long...
Important Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) sutra container from a San Francisco dealer who has been in business for over 40 years.
This sutra container came to us as part of a group which belonged to the Avery Brundage Collection. There is a remnant of an old Brundage collector’s seal on the outside rim of the container as seen in the photographs...
A Southern Song Dynasty Fujian ware tea-bowl with fine and very pristine glazed condition like from fabric. Condition is perfect, no any chips, no any crack and free from any restoration. Diameter: 11 cm and Height: 4,5 cm.
Superb chinese fluorite carving of Guanyin with a weight of 2,1 kg, made around 1750. It is Jade green in areas and almost clear in others and it shows the numerous flaws running through so stone typical of so-called green quartz (actually fluorite). It is raised on a hardwood stand, which is forming the torso of the Guanyin.
Wonderful and unusual display piece with a cubistic aesthetic - definitely singular.
Good condition...
Two very attractive Chinese porcelain spoons, dated 19th C. and marked. In excellent condition these ladies are waiting to complete your collection. Measure about 5" long.
Rare Song dynasty longquan golden celadon large impressed dish, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, dish decorated with rare and detailed impressed double fish motif, rare to find a song dynasty golden celadon dish with this detailed impressed large fish motif, dish covered with good bright and even glaze color golden celadon.
Dish is in good condition no chip no crack no restoration.
Size: 23 cm diameter.
China, Famille Rose enameled porcelain jar, with a high shoulder, rounded rim, with white background, and a colorful, detailed landscape motif, from late 19th century period. Size; Height of this wonderful jar is 4 inches, condition consistent with age.
Tang authentic pottery plate with a sancai-glazed inner and outer rim. The alternating and flowing green and ochre/brown glazes give beauty to the simple form of the plate. Under magnification, the glaze shows very fine crackle and the edge of the glaze is iridescent.
Period: Tang Dynasty(618 - 907 AD)
Size: Diameter = 23.2 cm (9-1/8 inches)
Condition: Good. No cracks or breaks. Has stacking spur marks from when it was fired. Has a small chip on the rim.
Later Qing Dynasty garden seat with inscription decorated with a gluttonous, monster face. Vivid Sancai glaze. Dimensions 45 cm high. Seat diameter 23 cm.
Condition issues: Local bumps, glaze loss and marks as shown in the pictures but a very beautiful example.
19th century
Late Qing Dynasty
Low-fired unglazed porcelain with famille verte enamels
Height: 30.4 cm / 12 in
From a Palm Beach, Florida estate
A late Qing biscuit fired susancai / famille verte square baluster vase, decorated with panels of seasonal flora. Wood stand included.
Condition: Bottom cleanly drilled, otherwise perfect antique condition [Please examine all photos carefully, as they are part of the condition report.]
Late 19th Century Chinese Peking Glass Carved Gourd Shaped Scholar Miniature Brush Washer
It is 2.7 inches (7 cm) long and 1.55 inches (4 cm) wide. It is 25.6 gram.
It has surface wears and a small chip at tip of a leaf (as seen in the photos).
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Chinese round porcelain jar as a cricket container with mottled red and white glaze. The lid is wood carved with the auspicious Shou symbol for ventilation. The foot tapers slightly and is glazed in white.
19th century
Dimensions: 3 1/4" x 3 3/4" H
A Collection of four medium sized porcelain boxes used to decorate the ancestral altar. The boxes are in the shape of a peach, a persimmon, a melon and a squash, and all have turquoise glazed interiors. Such boxes were used to hold trinkets and precious offerings when worshiping ones' ancestors. The peach measure 3" in diameter, The melon measures 3 1/4" in diameter, the persimmon measures 3 1/2" long, and the squash measures 3 3/4" long. The peach and melon are in excellent condition...
Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen period, 1628 ~ 1644.
The twelve sided dish with brown-dressed rim is decorated in enamels that appear to be an attempt to reproduce doucai wares. The decoration features a bee, a monkey, a bird and a deer in a landscape.This forms a rebus on the auspicious line ‘feng hou jue li’, “enfeoffment and emolument”...
An elegant Chinese snuff bottle made of goldstone glass, dissolving copper particles into the molten glass. The sides with hinted handles. The stopper is made from a jade bead, bone spoon. Condition: stopper with hairline crack and tiny chip (see photo no. 2), traces of usage. Dimension: c. 6 cm.
Plate with Banana Leaves
ca. 1700-1720
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
d: 22.7 cm
Nearly perfect condition: 1 cm shallow chip to corner
From a Maryland, USA private collection
This unusual plate features stylized banana leaves with floral sprays and a diaper border. For a plate in the same pattern, see British Museum Franks.433.+
Yuan Dynasty carved jade rabbit. Hard jade, traces of raw materials, vivid performance of the rabbit to one side. Using the black texture of the jade itself, it skillfully shows the different hair colors of the rabbit.
Dimensions: 7 cm long, 2 cm wide and 3.5 cm high.