This is a japanese antique tsutsugaki Indigo dye cotton thick noren textile of Edo period. This is Tsutsugaki Noren dyed with natural indigo used in merchant houses in the Shonai region during the Edo period.It is drawn with a very bold and beautiful composition.In the past, cherry blossoms represent "richness" for wishing for a good harvest, and "prosperity" because many flowers bloom all at once. Fans are said to be "spreading toward the end," and their spreading shape has long been treated ...

One-sided orihon accordion album with 12 paintings. 10 images of man-woman scenes, one rape scene, one scene with a woman with dildo.
Paintings in black ink, mineral colors (some with gold), and gofun on silk.
The covers are bound in silk brocade, with a small silk sumie painting of a heron on the front cover, by way of a title slip.
Paintings unsigned, but in the style of Tomioka Eisen (1864–1905)...

17th Century Chinese Bronze Temple Guardian Figurine

It is 10.9 inches (27.8 cm) tall by 5.2 inches (13.3 cm) wide. It is 2251 gram (5Lb).

It has oxidation, rust ,hairline cracks and chips, pitting and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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17th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquered Wood Carved Seated Temple Immortal Statue

It is 7 inches (18 cm) tall by 4.1 inches (10.5 cm) wide. It is 197.3 gram.

It has rubbing of gilding, chips, peeling of lacquer, stains, cracks, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Two(2) Tibetan Himalayan large Coral Beads, 24mm x 13mm(15/16" x 1/2"), purchased in Tibet prior to 1980.

Tibetan Himalayan Coral Large Bead, Drum shape, 20mm x 21mm(7/8" x 7/8"). Purchased in Tibet prior to 1980.

Diameter approximately 28 cm. Flat color. There is a burnt hole on the back edge of the plate. Crackle glaze. More pictures are available. In good condition.

Extremely rare scholar washer with peach shaped with three leaf stalks, covered overall with slight bright grayish green or even bluish green glazed. The term of purple mouth and iron foot and rather thickly glazed should be potential as the valuable item in the future. Southern Song Dynasty Guan officials ware with very good condition near perfect, excepted a very short firing crack to the foot rim. Diameter maximum; 17,1 cm and Height: 3,8 cm.

A blue and white dish with Classic scroll flanked by flower shaped and fluted side cavetto, the center with a freely drawn of a Dragon among clouds scroll, base unglazed. Possibly Yuan to Ming Dynasty 14th-15th century. Found excavated in Indonesia archipelago. The condition it dish is split in two pieces then re-glued. Diameter: 16,5 cm

Ancient Japanese Neolithic Jōmon Culture large ceramic vessel. The dramatically flared rim and other raised decorations indicate that this vessel was likely created for ritual use rather than as a food or cooking container. Clay was mixed with materials such as fibers, micha and crushed shells to give it an adhering quality. The walls of vessels were built up using a coil technique...

Antique Chinese Chizhou stoneware kendi (handleless pouring vessel with spout). Also called Tz'u-chou, this high-fire stoneware is decorated with rich brown-black glaze. It has a raised design of a band of flowers around it's middle and a scalloped pattern around it's mouth. The elegant form has a tapered spout with a slight bend.

Age: Song Dynasty

Dimensions:

Elegant form conical bowl with standing on smaller foot rim, covered overall with rare seen powder green glazed and crackles glazed under the glazed. Condition is good, with no any any restoration, excepted tiny flake chip to the rim. Southern Song Dynasty or later. Diameter: 14 cm and Height: 5,3 cm.

Tibetan yak butter tea “po cha” or barley beer “chang” bowl carved from burlwood, possibly Rhododendron circa 50 to 100 years old. D:11.8cm/4.6in and H: 5cm/1.9in, there is one worn chip on the edge. A charming old piece- difficult to find these days. This was not turned on a lathe, but entirely carved by hand.

An amusing and very rare lantern in cast bronze, decorated in light relief with stylized cicada in the archaic style. The rear part cut out by crosses the front part open for the use of candles or oil lamp. The cast iron is of good quality and the finish is neat. The patina is very beautiful and guarantees the age of the object. I think it's a Chinese work but I have a doubt, it could be Japanese. If it's Japanese it is much rarer although less fashionable than Chinese...

Width: 10.5 cm (4.2 in)
Height: 9.3 cm (3.7 in)

Japanese Satsuma sake pot with woven cane handle; heavily gilt diaper work surrounds small vignetts of florals and individuals in rural settings; fine work; signed; good condition

This antique pair of earrings are from the Miao Chinese Ethnic minority. For me the shape and thick "wires" add to the design of the earring...some groups of the Miao purposely expanded the size of the ear lobe holes to accomadate... I prefer to keep things in their original condition. I have used these in my "favorites" display case... the earring spann 2 inches x 2 inches x .5 inches. Assumbed to be low grade silver which was typically used in old China...

Chinese pottery standing court man.

Age: China, Northern Qi Dynasty, A.D.550 - 577
Size: Height 29.8 C.M. / Width 9 C.M. / Height including stand 33.8 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (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...

A small Chinese teapot, pumpkin shaped and ribbed. Decoration of garden rocks and flowers in underglaze blue, overglaze red and gilt. Late Kangxi / early 18th century. Width / 14.5 cm, height including lid "4/ 10 cm, width "5 ¾ / 14.5 cm. Condition: some glaze flakes to the lid and firing cracks to the knob (cf. pics).