Here we present a tasteful kuro (black) Oribe kutsu chawan from the mid Edo period.
It has an interesting shape with fantastic black glaze and two different images on it. This bowl is unmarked, which was typical for tea bowls of this era.
We offer this tea bowl with a very good box (kiribako).
No cracks or repairs - except inborn kiln cracks...
A rare Ming dynasty wanli period under glaze blue and over glaze enamel Wucai large bowl with boys playing in the garden, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, bowl is in good condition no damage no chip no crack no restoration, natural glaze frittings on the rim, size: 14 cm diameter.
A rare Ming dynasty blue glazed big mandarin duck with cover, two headed mandarin duck shape with blue glaze and unglazed base, good condition with small chip at the rim and small touch up on the tip of the duck mouth, cover slightly different blue tone, please see picture for detail, size: 13 cm from head to tail, 10 cm wide and 10 cm height.
This is one of the first tea bowls in Japan, which came together with the first tea from China. It is a Chinese Jian Tenmoku Tea Bowl of the oil-spot type. These bowls were produced in large quantities for the general public as well as for the imperial court between the 10th and and the 13th century in the Fujian province.
This type with the flaring mouth is relatively rare and is shaped in James M. Plummers: Temmoku (Tokyo, 1972), p.63...
A lovely Chinese Export porcelain Rose Mandarin footed Tea Bowl,unmarked, decorated with figural cartouches on a diaperwork ground, mid 19th century; rim chips, minor glaze crazing on base; 3 ¼” diam.
Japanese small lacquer chest from the Meiji period (circa 1900). Beautiful lacquer detail with playful fudogs and butterflies. Fine details in the hardware and lacquer on each of the panels.
Dimensions: 19" Long X 18 1/4" High X 11 3/4" Deep
This is a wonderful tea bowl of Japanese Hagi Ware, which was made about 100 years ago.
The seal of the potter is stamped on the bottom. Some natural glaze cracks, which were intentionally created in the time of the firing process, are very nice. This bowl has an authentic wabi sabi taste.
Hagi Ware is a type of Japanese pottery most identifiable for its humble forms and use of translucent white glaze...
Late Momoyama period cylinder shaped (Hantsutsu - slightly destorted but not a Kutsugata yet) tea bowl made of light, rough Mino clay. The fastly but expertly thrown body in the style of a Narumi-oribe bowl, which is a variation of green Oribe style. The whole body with the exception of the foot and it surrounding area are covered with a thin ash glaze, a low iron content of the body has coloured the the glazed part light brown; the brim is accented with copper oxide glaze...
Chinese Tang dynasty yue yao mise ware lobed bowl. 13cm diameter. bowl has small chipped and single hairline at the rim and few chipped at the foot rim. free from any repair.
A rare Ming dynasty 17th century dehua blanc de chine figure of seated Budai with Lin Xuezhong mark of Ming dynasty, figure is in good condition no damage no chip no crack no restoration, size: 16 cm height.
Chinese glazed, green porcelain water dropper, in a zoomorphic form resembling a canine, with finely etched "hairs" along its body. It is baring its teeth and has three holes, two in its mouth (one plugged, the other open for the flow of water) and one in its back to be filled with water. Qing dynasty, reign of K'ang Hsi (1662-1722)
Size: 3" tall, 2.25" wide
A pair of Ming Dynasty, Chenghua Period ( 1465 - 1487 ) Wine Cups. Thinly potted porcelain cups decorated with a for Chenghua typical water-plant decoration. ( Lotus ). Nice glaze and a nice underglaze Cobalt blue.
The base of the cups with a Chenghua Jingdezhen private Kiln Mark. Diameter : 6,7 cm. H : 3,4 cm.
Condition : Perfect.
A rare Tang Dynasty miniature offering tray ( fruit tray ) associated with Buddhist ritual.
White porcellanous stoneware glazed with a pale fine crackled of a pale straw colour.
7th to 9th centuries.
H : 3,2 cm. Condition : Perfect.
Diameter approximately 20 cm. Few chips at the rim. In good condition.
Chinese glazed porcelain snuff bottle with blue and red paintings on a white background of a hawk perched upon a rock, with a nearby tree and sun/moon in the sky, and honeycomb-like designs near the opening, with a topper made of agate. 19th century
Size: 3.75" tall, 1.5" wide
Beautiful Chinese porcelain vase sculpted in an imperial shape, painted and glazed in white and blue in traditional qingbai style with floral patterns. (18th-19th century). It comes with a tomobako. From the estate of Josephus Simmons Beard II, former president of IBM World Trade Corporation Asia and US Navy Lt. Cdr., WWII and Korean War.
Size: (vase) 5.25" tall, 3.25" wide
(box) 7" tall, 6.25" wide
Jeweler's mould, used to make gold or silver jewelry, decorated in relief inside to represent a dancing Hindu female deity ("deva"). Bronze with nice green and reddish patina. India, early 18th century. Diameter: 2 4/8" (6,7 cm). Very good condition.
Statue of HIndu God Krishna as a playing baby. Bronze, with fine green patina with reddish spots. India, 18th century. Height: 3 3/8" (8,5 cm), length: 3 3/8" (8,5 cm). It seems that the eyes were made of silver pieces affixed to the face, but that they are missing now, leaving a red trace. Very good condition otherwise.
