Chinese antique tall rectangular stand. Made of hardwood and carved with stylized scrolling clouds and dragon head motifs. Elegant lines. Republic Period.
Size: 40 3/4" high x 18" wide x 15" deep.
This is Kuge-Costume silk nishijin textile the last part of Edo era is rare(1800-1867).This does not have damage. There is a thin stain to the string of hakama. However, it is excellent condition.The kuge was a Japanese aristocratic class that dominated the Japanese imperial court in Kyoto from its establishment as the capital in the late 8th century until the rise of the Shogunate in the 12th century, at which point it was eclipsed by the daimyo...
Wooden netsuke representing a frog whose eyes are inlaid with horn. It is lying on a water lily folded on itself.
The frog (kaeru) is associated with luck and wealth. Kaeru means both "frog" and "coming home" in Japanese. This extension of meaning is due to the ability of the frog to return each year to the pond of its birth...
Goryeo dynasty is famous for producing high quality celadon pieces. This piece has very beautiful color and inlay.
YouTube movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aMbSJx4Enw
Certification: written by Noriki Shimazu the famous researcher with Asian antiques in Japan.
Size: 12.0cm(D) 3.8cm(H)
Huangyangmu (rosewood) toggle of a bat (bianfu) eating the peach of immortality. Symbol of happiness and longevity.
The bat has one wing folded. Beautiful patina, very good condition. L: 5,5 cms. TCT 119 ( see Bibliography)
A small cottage perched on the edge of a tranquil lake, fishermen heading out in the morning chill to secure their daily catch. This pastoral scene from the Japanese countryside was captured over 300 years ago by painter, poet, and Buddhist monk Hyakusetsu Genyō (poet) and Kuge Yaou (painter) a monk of the Tenryu-ji sect.
Dharma heir to Chinese monk Gaoquan Xingdun, Hyakusetsu Genyō began his spiritual practice in the Rinzai sect under his teacher Hyakuju...
A Chinese 'Longquan' kiln celadon-glazed arrow vase, probably Yuan/Ming Dynasty.
Height: 15 cm Width / Diameter: 7.7 cm
Old Ayigalu of white metal in round pot form containing original cone shaped lingam with indentations indicating the correct direction, wrapped in old red cotton cloth. Strung on silver chain. Excellent tight fitting. Size of metal 6.5x5cm.
Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.
Five dynasties yue yao small Gourd Jar. 8,1cm high. Good conditions except small chipped at inside the mouth rim ( please see on the pict).
A early Annamese ( Vietnam ) waterdropper in form of a mythical animal.
Porcelain with white glaze.
Perfect condition. L : 6,25 inc.
19th century Rajasthani inks on paper snakes and ladders religious teaching game. 59 x 489 cm. Backed onto paper, areas of retouching. Can be viewed in central London by arrangement.
A 'bronze' censer (copper zinc alloy with iron impurities) with a six character Ming dynasty Xuande reign mark (1426-1435) to the base but this item was made later, probably during the late Qing dynasty (circa 1890-1910).
condition: very good - no damages,losses or repairs.
9cm (3.5 inches)across; 6.3cm (2.5 inches)high.
Weight: 260 grams (9 oz).
清末 六瓣三足铜炉
底有“大明宣德年...
Chinese yixing teapot from Tek sing cargo shipwreck. 11 cm wide.7 cm body diameter. Teapot has small chipped at the rim (Please see on the pictures). No repair.
Wonderful antique Japanese okimono of the mythical characters Ashinaga and Tenaga. The two friends live on the beach and survive on fish. Tenaga catches them with his long arms while sitting on the back of Ashinaga who wades out into the water with his long legs. Carved with great detail and whimsy out of boxwood. Meiji Period (1868-1912).
Size: 14 1/4" high x 4 3/4" wide
Small globular jar with two lugs covered by bluish glazed to the foot with brown spotted; unglazed base . PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty 1279-1368 AD. MEASUREMENTS: 6 cm wide, 6.5 cm hight. CONDITION: Perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
This is a cotton textile of the Edo era. This was introduced by Muneyosi Yanagi in the world in the 1900s. And it became very famous after it. It is woven by cotton and silk dyed with natural plant dye beautifully.
You can enjoy cotton of Japan by touching it and the delicate change of the thread will be comfortable to your eyes.
There are four places patchwork such as figure 1...
Japanese antique Indigo dye cotton gotaiten-shibori ro-old kimono Taisho period(1912-1924).It has a thin discolorations .However, It is no damage.They are not disturbing, and as a whole it is in very good condition.This kimono does not have lining.
size:Length 132cm (51.9")
sleeve to sleeve 126cm (49.6")
19th century small netsuke of a sennin (Chinese sage) mobbed by four toads. For some unexplainable (probably prophetic) reason sennin’s face looks exactly like that of Vladimir Lenin, although the netsuke is a humorous take on Gama sennin”s popularity with amphibians. Wonderful carving with great quality of facial expression and nice detailing - see the warty backs of the toads. Himotoshi (cord opening) goes under the belt on the back, old age lines...