A kangxi style blue and white Bogu vase in good condition
A late Qing or Republican era blue and white vase of boy playing
A very nice longquan of possibly late Ming celadon vase in perfect condition except some glaze corrosion
Celadon of longquan, plate in good condition
A gunpowder horn dating to the 19th / early 20th century. The slightly curved body is made from water buffalo horn, the wide end with a stopper, a zoomorphic closing mechanism and a small iron suspension lug. The gunpowder was stored in the Batak house in large gourds, the chief carried his own personal supply in such containers, which he wore suspended from a chain around his neck. Condition: the closing mechanism plug was broken ( now glued) and has losses...
8Th - 10Th Century Gilt Bronze Buddha. 16 cm high
8Th - 10Th Century Bronze Sculpture. 10 cm high.
8Th - 10Th Century Bronze Head of Buddha. 4 cm high.
Two rare Burmese/Shan small betel containers, 60 to 100 years old with “ku-nan kan byat” patterns and original inner trays. Genuine antique Burmese lacquer is almost impossible to find these days; I picked the larger one up in a small shop Luang Prabang, Laos in 1998. H: 8.7cm/3.4in and W: 10.2cm/4in, and the smaller one, H: 6.7cm/2.7in and D: 7.7cm/3in, in Chiang Mai this year. These have some old repairs, as well as a pleasing craclature typical of antique Burmese lacquer.
Colonial era Philippine Santos of a figure riding a horse, likely 18th century. High-resolution images on request.
Small Song Dynasty white ware powder box with emboss design on lid. High-resolution images on request.
Antique Japanese pair of hardwood fusuma door panels with black lacquer frames. The doors are hand-painted with a rooster, a hen, and their chicks with a bamboo grove background, accented with gold flakes. Each door has wire mounts in back to be hung for a wall display.
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 27" L x 1" D x 68.5" H
Chinese Tang dynasty " XING YAO " jar. jar has two chipped at the rim and glaze erosion because found from the river. 18 cm high. Free from any repair.
Chinese Tang dynasty "Xing Yao" flower shape bowl. 10,5 cm diameter. bowl found from the river. Good condition except small glaze chipped. Free from any repair.
Fairly large zushi hand shrine in the shape of a lotus petal. Double sided, made of sandalwood.
Inside each half is a deep relief carving of Buddhist deities. On one side the three-eyed Aizen Myoo with a lion crown, sitting on a lotus base in the clouds before a red mandorla. His six hands hold Vajra and ghanta, bow and arrow, and lotus bud and pouch. On the other side the two-armed Kannon bosatsu, holding a lotus bud in the left hand, sitting on a lotus base in the clouds...
Tiny zushi, or hand shrine, with double doors on two sides. Inside a two-sided reliquary with tiny stones, in the shape of a flaming jewel, or tama, on a lotus base in gilt copper alloy and glass. Shrine made of kiri wood (paulonia), inside covered with lacquer with nashiji gold sprinkle. Outside mounted in gilt metal hardware with nanako decoration...
A vintage Japanese white metal incenser, in the form of the mythical creature Kirin, who has chimerical features of a dragon mixed with a horse. It is well-cast with fierce detailing. A section of its backside acts as a lid.
Dimensions: 10.5" L x 6" D x 6.5" H
Antique Japanese iron tetsubin (tea kettle) of an octagonal shaped body, with seaside village scenes, willow trees, and boats. The sides flute outward and then dramatically taper into the rounded foot. Its lid is bronze with a highly stylized signature from the artist.
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions : 8” L x 9.5” H