This old Chinese hand made carpenters tool would have been used as a snapline just as the western metal chalk box and line are used today. Such tools were often hand made and passed from father to son for generations. This particular one has a small antler for a plumbob.
A good and rare shape of Yuan blue and white small bowl / cup, rounded side with lipped rim and unglazed base, bowl decorated with good color of under glaze blue of continuous flower motif, center with cloud motif.
Bowl / cup is in good condition with hairlines at the rim, no chip, no restoration.
Size: 7.5 cm diameter.
Charming Chinese antique painting of a brown and white Pekingese dog, very beautifully painted with attention paid to every strand of hair. The dog crouches with tail up as if ready to play. The scenery is grassy with rocks and cymbidium orchids. Painted in ink and mineral colors on paper. 19th century.
Size of painting: 24" high x 12 1/4" wide
Size including frame: 31 1/2" high x 16 1/2" wide
This delightful small pottery bowl was made during the late Song dynasty of China (around 1200 A.D.)...
A rare example for a Yuan Dynasty ( 14th century ) blue glazed high bowl.
Very good condition. D : 7,4 cm.
A splendid Chinese jade carving of a monkey riding a horse. The motif of a monkey riding a horse is often seen in East Asian art as an auspicious motif bringing fortune. Age: 19th/20th century Size: Length 2.5" Width 1.5" Height 2.3"
Tibetan Temple prayer carpet with two dragons, each chasing it's elusive pearl. Size: L. 150 cm. W. 87cm. Feet 4'9"X 2'7". Condition. No repairs.
An awesome Chinese Han dynasty green glaze farm house with three birds on the roof, mill and a grinder. Lt. 18cm. Condition: minor chips, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platform, please ask before ordering.
A very nice Graviata ground ( incised )Famille Rose enameled porcelain bowl. Qianlong mark ( 1735 - 1796 ) and of the period. Diameter : 18,8 cm. H. 8,4 cm. Condition : Perfect ( no crack, no chip with a nice sound when tapped )
Diameter approximately 23 cm.
One plate has hairlines at the center, the other doesn't. In good condition.
1900's Chinese Green Silk Velvet Embroidery Men's Robe
It is 61.9 inches (157.2 cm) from sleeve to sleeve, 23.9 inches (60.7 cm) armpit to armpit, and 50.6 inches (128.5 cm) collar to hem.
It has loose and missing threads, frayed at the edges, missing buttons, tears at the armpit, wear, and discolorations (as seen in the photos).
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A Chinese celadon arrow vase ,the narrow mouth flanked by twin lug handles. The long neck spreading to the oval body. The footrim and its' base unglazed.
An interesting, rare and unusual, Buddhist Dehua image of a meditating Luohan in a cave overgrown with branches, his hands holding a begging bowl. This is a well-known motif of the Ming dynasty. Done with very fine details demonstrating a high level of craftsmanship. Hollow modeled. Signed with seal on the back: He Chaozong. Late Qing to early Republican Period, ca. 1900–1930. H 16 cm. Condition: Excellent. Most probably a unique piece and extremely charming!
Lovely fluted porcelain teapot decorated in the Imari palette with butterflies and flowers. H. 12,5 cm. This teapot is in in excellent condition: original lid, no cracks, chips or repairs, only minor ware to the gilding.
19th Century Chinese Heavy Gilt Bronze Belt Buckle Decorated with Jadeite, Tourmaline, Ruby Sapphire Carved Pebble Bead
It is 2 inches (5.1 cm) long by 2.6 inches (6.7 cm) wide. The beads range from 10.05 mm to 14.99 mm long by 6.46mm to 12.15 mm wide. It is 110.2 gram.
It has oxidation, rubbing of gilt, and surface wears and scratches...
Height: 6.4 cm (2.5 in)
Width: 4.6 cm (1.7 in)
Depth: 2.6 cm (1.1 in)
Fine Chinese enamel snuff bottle decorated with polychrome millefleur pattern; copper body; original lid, missing spoon; Qianlong marks to the base; good condition
A Chinese mirror, mounted on the back with a panel of green jade carved with shou characters and the handle with a similar green jade. This small mirror is encased in a gilt and enameled silver frame. Stamped " silver". Age: C. 1900. size: 13 cm long. condition: very good, no breaks, no restoration. provenance: from the collection of Michael Sherrard QC, OBE. ( 1928-2012)
Fine Large Tang Dynasty White Pottery Female Courtier with Oxford TL Test
One of the most desirable and collectable form of pottery sculpture from ancient China is, of course, the female courtier, or "fat lady", from the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). This exceptional example, with a height of 43 cm, is considerably larger than most known Tang dynasty "fat ladies"...
A beautiful blue glazed porcelain dish with foliate rim and four characters Chenghua mark. Late 17th Century. The dish is in perfect condition with some kiln faults on outside of the foot rim, and expected wear for its age. Please study the photos carefully to inspect the condition. Diameter: 10-5/8"; height: 2".
DESCRIPTION: Before the availability of electricity and modern irons, this simple but useful implement was produced to iron clothes. The long wood handle is attached to a large cast iron bowl designed to hold hot coals. The bowl has been cast with designs on its outer surface and is shaped with one side flared to protect the worker’s hand. After the bowl absorbed sufficient heat from the coals, it was pressed onto the garment using the flat bottom surface to smooth out wrinkles...
Kangxi Famille Verte Penjing Plate (KWC1101)
ca. 1720s, early 18th century
Late Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels
Diameter: 22.8 cm / 9 in
From a St. Columb, UK private collection
A nice late Kangxi famille verte export porcelain plate, possibly for the French market, featuring a bold pine tree rising out of a penjing jardiniere with lingzhi fungi and scholar's rocks...
Statue of Xuan Wu, or Zhen Wu, God of the North, in formal attire, sitting on a throne, with his two attributes, the snake and the tortoise. Wood with polychrome painting. China, 19th century Height: 13" (32,5 cm). Colors partly chipped, otherwise very good condition.
NOTE: Xuan Wu is one of the highest ranking Taoist deities.
Antique Chinese pair of porcelain vases, of thin form, decorated with red glaze flying dragons, puffs of smoke, and rolling waves over yellow glaze background. Guangxu mark, early 20th century.
Size: 5" height, 3.25" width
Extremely thin walled lobed museum quality Song Dynasty Ding ware ( Dingyao ) bowl with a molded Lotus decoration.
Diameter : 11,2 cm.
Condition : Perfect glaze, no chips but the bowl broken in two and re-glued.
Rare Yuan Dynasty, forteenth century covered box of circular shape with domed lid. Moulded vertical ribbing on side of the lid, and a spray of flowers and leaves moulded in relief in the centre. White glaze over a porcelain body. D : 3,8 inc.
Perfect condition.
Please look " Oriental Trade Ceramics in South - East Asia " page 87 plate 32.
A "Gu"-shaped bronze vase, late Yuan / early Ming, 14th. century. The upper section with leaf shaped panels. The lower sections with "Kui"-dragons, all on geometric grounds. Nice casting, very nice patina. H : 15,4 cm. GU : A GU is a form of Chinese ritual bronze vessel from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, used to drink wine or offer ritual libations. A GU is tall and slender with a flared base, a slim center section and a trumpet-shaped mouth that is wider than the base...
Porcelain decorated with floral spray on the cover, unglazed base. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 13.8 cm wide. CONDITION: very good, one frittings to the rim, no cracks, no hairlines or no restorations
1700s / 1800s
Even, whitish celadon tone, intricately pierced and carved on both sides with a scene of a daoist immortal rowing his log craft over the waves. A crane flies overhead symbolizing wishes for longevity. The raft terminates in a pine tree. The pine tree along with a flower basket in the center, are symbols of one of the eight immortals, Lan Caihe. This plaque was original intended to be used as a pendant ornament...
Transitional Period, Ca. mid 1600s
This jar is incised all around the body with a bird and floral scene. A vine design encircles the shoulder, bordered by double incised lines. There is a small flower sprig on two sides of the neck with a single incised line encircling just below the mouth. The jar is covered inside and out with a pale blue-green clear glaze, stopping just above the footring...
A Chinese bronze censer, Qing Dynasty. Length 23.1 cm (across handles), diameter 15.4 cm, height 12 cm (included stand) and weight 2275 gram (censer) 450 gram (stand). Good condition.
Large Chinese Warring States Impressed Pottery Jar (475 - 221 BC)
This large and attractive pottery jar was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is made from quite a high-fired grey pottery. It has wide globular body and a short flared out neck...
Chinese Green Glazed Pottery Chopstick Wall Hanging pocket, can be used as a wall Vase, 1930, 7 1/2" high, 5 1/2" wide, 2 1/2" deep, the condition is good.
Chinese pottery figure of courtman, trace of original with red, white and black pigments remains in good condition.
Age: China, Northern Qi Dynasty, A.D.550-577
Measurement: Height 24 C.M. / Width 7.5 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. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.
Chinese porcelain dish with Qingbai light blue-green crackle glaze and very thin form. The well of the dish with incised motif of three swimming fish on wave ground, and low relief geometric scrolls and arrows along the inner edges, the rim left bare from glaze. The outer body slightly lobed and the foot is shallowly recessed and very wide and flat.
Provenance: From a private Beverly Hills estate
Dates from Song dynasty (960-1279)
Dimensions: 4 1/2" W x 1" H
Chinese longquan celadon jar with cover. Song / Yuan dynasty. Good conditions. 8 cm high. 8 cm body diameter.
Height: 3.4 cm (1.3 in)
Width: 3.2 cm (1.2 in)
Depth: 1.8 cm (0.8 in)
Old Chinese carved toggle of a standing scholar; fine honey-coloured patina; natural material; these were commonly converted into netsukes by the Japanese; good condition
1700s
Small beehive-form pot is covered in a rich, lustrous copper-red glaze that drains to a pale celadon tone on one side. The interior is glazed white with the glaze crackles being highlighted by ink staining from long term use. The copper has drained from the mouth leaving the often seen attractive white ring. The glaze stops at the beginning of the foot which though left unglazed has burnt a pale orange tone in the firing. The foot has kiln grit adhering to it from the sandy clay pad ...
A large bronze incense-burner and cover well cast as two fighting Buddhistic lions. Chinese or Japanese, 19th century. 22 cms x 30 cms.
A very attractive octagonal famille rose "deer" plate. Showing two deers and a bird in a flower landscape. The center surrounded with four beautiful flower sprays. Condition: Normal condition. The plat has a hairline in the center of the plate. And the rim has one larger chip. Further no restorations. Measurement: diameter 21.5 cm = 8.5 in
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Rare Black jade disc with an early representation of a dragon in the typical Han style. Age: Original Han piece. Size: Diameter 6.5cm. Condition: Some degradation. No brakes or repairs.
Height approximately 36 cm. An ear has been repaired. There are cracks at the base through the shoulder.
Antique Chinese Jade carving of a rhinoceros. The coloration is primarily white with orange brown inclusions. It is carved in a relaxed stance with expressive features.
Dates from the 18th/19th century.
Dimensions: 4.75" x 1.25" x 2.5" H
A Chinese snuff bottle made in repoussed silver with some guilloche decoration and colorful enamel, gilt rims. Showing two young ladies, one is playing the flute. The stopper is en suite, bone spoon. Condition: traces of usage, wear to gilding, little verdigris. Dimension: height: c. 6.3 cm.
An antique Chinese soupstone seal with inscriptions and signature. Condition: chips; missing on one of the characters. Dimensions: 3-3/8" X 1" X 3/4".
19th century Chinese textile rank badge (also called mandarin square) denoting the fourth civil rank symbolized by the bird on the badge - the Cloud Goose. The piece is perfectly rectangular - shape distortions are from photography. The bird is embroidered on separate fabric, which is sewn on top of the background - the idea behind that is that as one advances in ranks, the old bird is removed, and the bird corresponding to the next rank is sewn on the background, thus recycling the square itsel...
A large Chinese Canton enamel bowl finely painted with flowers and peaches on a ruby-red ground. The interior with turquoise, the base with white enamel. Condition: footrim with three small enamel losses, few hairlines. Good - regarding the age and delicacy of the material. Please consult the photos, they make part of the condition report. Dimension approx.: bowl: diameter: 15.3 cm, height: 7.1 cm.
Large Kangxi Floral Bowl (KWC091316)
Date: c. 1700-1720, early 18th century | Kangxi period, Qing Dynasty
Material: Porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels
Diameter: 20 cm
Height: 8.6 cm
Description: A gorgeous lobed lotus-like shape with a scalloped mouth rim, and decorated with eight different panels of seasonal flowers to the exterior, while simple floral sprays cover the interior. The quality of the enamels is bright and intense, and the gla...
Simply elegant wood panel depicting a bird perched on a rock beneath plum blossom in the background there are mountains and trees. The carving is in perfect condition with traces of original blue pigment- please note the delicacy in which the bird’s legs were carved as well as the bare trees beneath the mountains and bracken ferns at the bottom of the foothill (if you use your imagination they look like high rise apartments). W: 27cm/6.8in and H: 21cm/8.6in
19th Century, finely Hand-Carved Netsuke depicting a Large Shishi that is playfully pushing a ball with its left paw stands on a platform right next to a kneeling Karako that appears to be offering a treat to the Lion Dog. Action Figure with powerful form and expression. Stained for effect. The platform is decorated with peonies. Chimey himotoshi that starts in the middle of the platform and continues with the spaces formed by the legs of the Shishi.
Signed (Ryukosai) Jugyoku (1815 – 1877...
A early Ming Yongle ( 1403 - 1424 ) blue and white jarlet in a for this time typical design. Perfect condition. D : 2 3/4 inc.
Height: 19.4 cm (7.8 in)
Width: 15.5 cm (6.2 in)
Chinese porcelain blue and white Shou vase; decorated with four Shou (longevity) characters; hatched border to the shoulder; good condition
This is a pair of antique rare dehua glaze type Foo dog or lion joss stick holder from Ming To Song period, apparently it is a pair of male and female foo dog, there is a hole on the back made for firing purpose, moulded. Its' glaze still intact and perfectly ok, no major chips on the foot rim edge except some tiny wear and tear, overall the body /form very much intact too, not broken, no crack or not repaired.....please enquire and ask for more photos before buying, thanks for looking Free ship...
Large Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) Yue ware hu form stoneware vase with two moulded and incised loop handles on the shoulder. Measures about 11 1/2" high x 8" diameter. Above the waist, the vase is decorated with two sets of incised lines running around the circumference. A mottled olive green glaze, consisting of green, brown and cream pigments, accents the upper section of the vase and the interior of the mouth. These accent areas are separated by a brown glazed neck. The lower portion of...
A nice pair of Chinese blue and white jars with figures, late Ming Dynasty. One has a rabbit mark and a sticker of Philippines National Museum. Both jars are in excellent original condition. Height: 6-5/8".
A Ming dynasty 17th century Chinese bronze figure of multi arms Guanyin, good condition with small old defect on the left arms join, no chip no crack. size 30 cm height with about 4 kg weight.
Chinese Neolithic Painted Pottery Jar - Machang (c. 2300 - 2000 BC)
This twin-handled pottery jar was made over 4,000 years ago during the Machang Phase (c. 2300 - 2000 BC) of the Majiayao culture, also known as the Gansu-Yangshao culture, from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is quite thin-walled and relatively highly-fired. The upper body has been coated in a reddish-brown wash on top of which have been painted geometric patterns in a dark fired-on mineral-based pigment. Interest...
It is the very convincing written Chenghua mark which immediately is notable ! Superbly potted, superb silky glaze, superbly executed underglaze blue decoration in combination with overglaze enamel decoration. ( Wucai )
Diameter : 15,9 cm. H : 7,7 cm.
Condition : Unfortunately this excavated piece is broken but fortunately it was possible to re-glue the bowl quite successfully.( Seen from one side the bowl almost seems resp. appears to be in perfect condition ) Some fissure was professionally...
A beautiful late 19th C. Chinese red famille rose flower and bird motif small jar. In excellent condition. H:6"
A large ovoid Chinese Martavan (aka Martaban) jar from the 16th/17th century. (Martavan jars were produced in China's southern region and shipped, via the port of Martabanin present day Myanmar, to various neighboring countries as storage containers for various commodities...these storage vessels became prized possessions by the local peoples.) The jar has a lovely honey brown colored glaze with bold dragon relief motif and loop handles around the shoulder. In very good condition...no cracks or ...