A removable Chinese travel hat stand. Cut in the shape of two interlocking Lingzhi. Carved in a beautiful hardwood with a very fine grain. Good cabinetwork finish. Simple object but very elegant and rare. Beautiful antique patina of the wood. Difficult to date exactly in the Qing period. Height : about 23cm The two mushrooms broken in half and badly glued together (see photo). I can, on request, glue them back together correctly for free.

Lacquered and painted wood travel coffer or cabinet with iron mountings and lock. Japanese work. The exterior is black lacquered decorated with gold and polychrome. Some typical patterns allow us to date it with certainty around 1580 more or less 20 years. Very rare specimen, few similar models exist. The lock is one of the very first executed in Japan because it was the Portuguese who brought the technique when they landed in Japan around 1550...

4 lacquered wood panels inlaid with metals and mother-of-pearl. Very old Japanese work. Decoration of rocks boldly drawn with power but elegance, decorated with plants. Whoever has painted such a high quality drawing is an excellent artist, certainly one of the best of his time...

Antique Japanese netsuke in the form of a fudog. Carved of boxwood, the fudog leans on a ball. With eyes wide and mouth open, his mane flows down his back. He curls his body around the ball, gripping it in three paws while balancing on his back leg. Age and use have added an appealing smooth quality of the netsuke.

Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)

Dimensions: 1 3/8" high x 1 1/4" wide x 1 1/2" long

An antique Japanese bamboo Ikebana basket in the ballister shape with a flat mouth rim. Visual complex plaidwork design on the body and a high recessed foot with a 3 slat star bottom. Aged soot and natural patina. Handle is attached with a braided turtle pattern on each end exemplifying maturity versus youth by way of surrounding the thin youthful bamboo around the old segmented nodule accentuated main bamboo...

Length: 4.5 cm (1.7 in)
Height: 3.4 cm (1.4 in)
Depth: 1.6 cm (0.7 in)

Japanese seal converted to a netsuke; finely carved Foo Dog in natural material; this looks to have been converted very early; fine honey-coloured patina; good condition

Height: 3.6 cm (1.6 in)
Width: 3.1 cm ( 1.3 in)
Depth: 2.9 cm (1.1 in)

Fine Japanese wooden netsuke of a crouched boy holding a ripe persimmon; signed to the base; good condition

Height: 3.9 cm (1.8 in)
Width: 3.5 cm (1.4 in)
Depth: 2.7 cm (1.1 in)

Japanese netsuke of a mask maker; excellent scrim-work and fine carving throughout; signed on the base on a lacquer tablet; good condition

Henan kiln of Cizhou kiln group is famous for black glaze ware. It is supposed that 4 handles were used to tie up the lid with rope. Condition is almost perfect except some chips. Certification : written by Noriki Shimazu the famous Asian antique researcher in Japan. Size: D:17.0cm/ H:19.5cm YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CkbrsztjPc&list=PLcPjV3Xf0-WPWoVxtqux54Unn8C1bQ7YJ&index=29

1900's Chinese Silver Enamel Jade carved Ring with Amber & Jadeite Carved Beads Necklace

It is 43.3 inches (110 cm) in circumference by 20 inches (51.5 cm) long. The jade range from 18.5 mm to 42.5 mm wide The amber beads range from 9.6 mm to 14.75 mm. It is 121.5 gram.

The amber beads have small chips. Some of the beads have inclusions and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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1920's Chinese Famille Rose Hot Pot with Calligraphy & Bird

It is 7.7 inches (19.5 cm) tall by 9.96 inches (25.3 cm) wide. It is 5.9 Lb.

It is missing one handle and has rubbing of gold and paint, stains, rust, oxidation, chips, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Pair of 19th Century Chinese Jadeite Carving Rooster with Wood Stand

They are 3 inches (7.8 cm) tall by 5.3 inches (13.5 cm) wide without stand. They are 431 gram and 2.9 lb including box.

They have inclusions, a flea bite at one rooster's tail, and missing cover and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A large hanging Japanese scroll of Daruma the founder of Zen Buddhism that dates to Circa 1900. Duruma has been painted in red and black, on fine silk, and mounted as a scroll using gold threaded brocade borders. The scroll ends are made of a tropical hardwood. The scroll has been signed and marked with the Seal of Kano Sanroka. The scroll measures about 21 3/4" x 80", and the picture by itself measures about 16" x 44". The condition is good...

A pair of antique Japanese candlesticks dating to the Meiji period 1868-1911. The stands are made of copper and measure about 17 1/2" tall x 5 1/2" in diameter, across the weighted bottoms. The stands have been engraved with an assortment of family mons, both on the bases, and up the sticks. The condition is very good. There are no dents or broken pieces, and a dark patina has developed over the years. The asking price includes shipment within the USA.

Rare and quirky Rawang/Nung small storage basket from the Rawang enthnic group, Kachin State, Northern Burma. Rough plaiting but quite charming, the top of the lid has worn through- only the second of this style of plaiting, I have encountered over many years. H: 28cm/10.2in and W: (at base) 16.2cm/6.5in. Very old.

Chinese Qing dynasty celadon vase. 37,5 cm high. Vase have single hairline (please see on the pictures) Free from any repair.

A Large Blue Fitzhugh Chestnut Basket and Stand. Well decorated in underglaze blue with the Fitzhugh pattern. Chinese E19thC. Diameter stand; 10″ (25.3cm). Diameter basket across handles; 10 1/4″ (26.0cm). Condition; excellent

19th century marine netsuke of mother and son. Nicely carved piece with wonderful smiling faces, black and red ink highlights. Texture on the walrus tusk core can be seen on the back of the carving. Old age line, very pleasant patina. Height 1 13/16 inches.