A classic Chinese Yuan dynasty Longquan celadon brush washer/ saucer. Dia. 12cm. Condition: no chip, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please inquire before ordering. Duration of shipment may take up to a month due to the pandemic.
Antique Indian painting of two men riding on the back of a camel. Beautiful detail work in their garments and hair. The quick gait of the camel is conveyed in it's wide steps and the backward motion of the tassels and drapery. Painted in gouache pigments on paper. Framed.
Age: 18th/ 19th century
Dimensions: Art: 9 3/8" high x 9 5/8" wide. Frame: 18 3/8" high x 18 3/8" wide.
Okimono of a Chinese cabbage made in woodbox. The texture and veins have been delicately detailed.
Native from China, it is an herbaceous plant of the Brassicaceae family. It is eaten in many ways in Asia: in soup, in salads, stir-fried, in ravioli of filled patties.
Japon – Meiji era (1868-1912)
Height: 2.4 in. (6.5 cm) – Diameter : 1.6 in. (4.5 cm)
Ivory okimono of a toad carrying an orchestra of five monkeys.
Four monkeys is playing instruments such as the shamisen (long-necked lute with three strings), the shime-daiko (small drum) and the flute. The fifth monkey is larger and is singing while holding a book in his left hand and plugging his ear with the other...
Hishaku-gata style yatate in bronze with brown patina. The hishaku-gata style was developed at the beginning of the Edo era, in the 17th century. It is characterized by an ink compartment (sumi tsubo) in the shape of a ladle. Here it is decorated with a frog.
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...
Namban style chest with a semi-cylindrical lid made of black lacquered wood (urushi) with gold lacquer (maki-e) and inlaid with mother-of-pearl (raden).
Decorated with three main bands of floral motifs, middle surrounded by vertical bands of mother-of-pearl inlaid lozenges and framed by the hanashippô pattern (overlapping circles forming petals).
On the lied, acer (momiji) and plum tree flowers (ume)...
A set of Thai wood carving panels with flower.
Age: Thailand, Rattanakosin Period, 19th Century
Size per panel: Height 95 C.M. / Width 21.4 C.M. / Thickness 1.8 C.M.
Size for all: Height 95 C.M. / Width 64.2 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to their 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.
Decent size 19th century netsuke carved as a theatrical mask of Buaku and used for demonic roles such as Kaminari, Emma-O or any nameless demon or scary devil. Wood with Negoro lacquer, beautifully carved and lacquered, excellently conveyed facial expression, nice patina. Signed SUKETOSHI TO (carved by Suketoshi) on the back - for information on the artist see NETSUKE & INRO ARTISTS AND HOW TO READ THEIR SIGNATURES by George Lazarnick, p. 1051. Height 2 7/16 inches (62 mm).
Antique Japanese large fruit basket. Wide and flat body woven with very fine, narrow sections of split bamboo. The handle is made of two bamboo branches, joined with intricate knot-work. Beautiful dark color and patina.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 15" high x 14 1/2" wide x 14 1/2" wide
One of a kind! Very rare and unique Seto Chawan from the Meiji Period (1868-1912) which combines a unique mosaic pattern glaze on the outside with an artistic Neriage/Nerikomi technique on the inside. There is a signature of the potter inside the foot.
Nerikomi (練り込み , lit. "kneading") is an artistic technique for creating Japanese pottery in multiple colors of clay...
Going back over 1,300 years, Seto-ware has the distinction of being Japan’s oldest pottery tradition still active today. Made from the rich clay and silica of the region of production, Seto porcelain in particular has been highly prized throughout the history of Japan. The piece shown here can be described as Seto-guro (Black Seto) and is an excellent example of this type of pottery. The writing on the box describes it as being from Muromachi, so well over 400 years old...
This is a very unusual design. All the pigeons that fly under the gallan are Hand-painted dyeing and very accurately and boldly drawn, just like a Buddhist painting. There is light dirt, but there is no damage.
Size: Length: 78 cm (30.7 inches) From cuffs to cuffs, entire back :: 80 cm (31.4 inches)
garan (Complex of temple buildings) Meaning of a clean, clean and quiet place where monks practice Buddhism. Box.A
1900's Chinese Sterling Silver Repousse Tea Set with Monogram, Dragon & Bamboo Marked
The teapot is 5.75 inches (14.5 cm) tall by 9.25 inches (23.5 cm) wide. The creamer is 3.25 inches (8.2 cm) tall by 5.1 inches (13 cm) wide. The sugar bowl is 3.75 inches (9.5 cm) tall by 6.5 inches (17.5 cm) wide. They are 998 gram.
They are tarnished and have surface wears and scratches...
This is a Japanese antique kasuri ikat cotton child kimono.It is in very good condition with no stains or damage. I would recommend it to your collection. Size:Length:98cm /38.58inch Cuff to cuff, across the back: 100cm / 39.3inch
Antique Chinese miniature scroll table made of mixed hardwood. Carved apron with pierced scrolling motif and chimera heads. The top is made with three solid sections of burl hardwood. Beautifully carved and finished.
Age: Republic Period (1912-1949)
Dimensions: 5 3/4" high x 10 1/8" wide x 4 1/2" deep
Antique Chinese fan painting of a dramatic group of various rock formations. The painting is modeled after a painting by Jin Nong (1687–1773)
from his Fruits & Flora series...
Chinese fan painting of a stand of bamboo growing near a group of moss-covered rocks. A poem written in the upper right hand corner says: 细竹千竿満地 which translates as "A thousand stalks of slender bamboo cover the ground". The seal is a bit hard to make out but appears to read: 鄭 Zhèng.
That character seems to also appear towards the end of the text.
The next character after it and in the seal is 名 (míng, 'name')...
Antique Chinese fan painting with a poem by Song-dynasty poet Lu You.
The original poem was written around 1201 when he was 76 and describes local delicacies from the area where he grew up. The fan is signed on the lower left side by 魏惟一 Wèi Wéiyī and seal: 惟一Wéiyī...