Antique Chinese porcelain figure of one of the Three Star Gods (Longevity, Prosperity, Happiness). This is the God of Happiness, or the Fu star, with wonderful and elaborate famille-rose enamel mandarin robes with flowers and flower pots on his robes. He also holds a small child, which is one of his recognizable attributes. He is said to have once lived as governor Yang Cheng of Daozhou. Yan Cheng had risked his life writing a memorial to the emperor in order to abolish dwarf slavery...

Antique Chinese porcelain figure of one of the Three Star Gods (Longevity, Prosperity, Happiness). This is the God of Longevity, or the Shou star, with wonderful and elaborate famille-rose enamel glaze of peaches and auspicious characters. The shoo star is said to have been in his mother's womb for ten years before birth, at which time he was an old man. His face is accented with pierced through areas on his ears, nostrils, and facial hair...

Antique Chinese porcelain figure of one of the Three Star Gods (Longevity, Prosperity, Happiness). This is the God of Prosperity, or Lu star, with wonderful and elaborate famille-rose overglaze imagery of dragons and smoke on his robes. Gilt enamel accents his hat and robes. His face is accented with pierced through areas on his ears, nostrils, and facial hair. Included is a hardwood stand that has been carved to fit the base...

Antique Chinese beautiful hardwood altar-style table with a warm, glossy finish, red and brown hues. The four thin legs connect with two parallel panels of wood. 100% Rosewood. Beautiful condition. Ming Style Mid 20th Century Size: 27.25" height, 27.5" width, 12.25" depth

An porcelanous stoneware dish with an well balanced shape. The very nice incised "Lotus decoration" covered with a nice Celadon glaze. Five Dynasties, Yue ware, Yue Yao. Diameter : 14,1 cm. Condition : Perfect. Nice glaze and a very nice, high "ping" tone when tapped. ( This what at one of the images looks like a chip seems to be covered by the original glaze )

Antique Japanese single section tansu from the Sendai region made from kuri (chestnut) wood with a red lacquer finish. Its drawers are adorned with large iron lock plates with elaborate floral motifs. The mokko (melon) shaped handles are mounted on flower shaped plating. The lockbox conceals two drawers within, and comes included with a key...

A rare and beautiful kiri (paulownia) wood tansu from the Matsumoto region of Japan. The tone and texture of the wood grain pairs nicely with the elaborate iron hardware. Its drawers pull open with sturdy iron "mokko" melon style handles with large incised backplates. Two drawers towards the bottom of the piece secure into place with a short locking bar. The drawer interiors are been lined with old rice paper. All original finish and hardware and in excellent condition...

Antique Japanese suzuri bako, or calligraphy box, made from keyaki (zelkova) hardwood with hand-forged iron hardware. The top of the box is hinged with a large, shallow compartment. The front has two small drawers with iron rings pulls. This box would have once been used for storing ink stones and other calligraphy articles.

Edo age (1603-1868)

Size: 9" height, 8.5" width, 12.5" length

Nice celadon glazed dish decorated with molded lotus flower pattern with each petal finely incised. Qianlong period. Size : 29cm diameter. Good conditions, no chipped, no hairline and free from any repair.

An example blue and white yuan dynasty large dish. 47 cm diameter. conditions on reattach (please see on the pictures).

A rare Yuan dynasty blue and white cup with flower motif, good condition with small area damage at the rim please see picture for detail, size: 8.5 cm diameter.

A rare Yuan dynasty blue and white cup with flower motif, good condition with small area damage at the rim please see picture for detail, size: 8.5 cm diameter.

This is finely carved Japanese netsuke depicting a Herb Boy standing right next to his OX. Both figures rest upon a platform where the himotoshi is found. Very nice form and mellow patina. Signed Meizan. Netsuke measures 11.28 inches (3.3cm), and 1.08 inches (2.8cm) tall. Note: A reference to the carver Meizan and his signature may be found on page 754 of George Lazarnick's 'Netsuke and Inro Artists and How to Read their Signatures.

Mid Edo period Hagi Chawan in the stylish shape of modest slight distortion. It is roughly coated in slightly glossy white slip and bears beside a wari-kodai (splitted foot) a fantastic 'landscape' on the inside.

But the highlight is the old gold restoration, a fantastic gintsugi (kintsugi) which makes our Hagi tea bowl so valuable and outstanding.

The chawan comes together with a good wood box and a blue shifuku for a perfect protection...

Antique Chinese three-tier storage basket. Iron fittings along the edges and handle. 19th Century Size: 17.5" height, 22.25" width, 13" depth

Antique Japanese two-section tansu from the Yonezawa region made from chestnut wood "Kuri", comes with a stand. Its large iron locks are incised with cherry blossoms and scrolling vines. Each drawer has mokko (melon) iron handles mounted on pierced backplates, and has pierced floral motif corner hardware. Its lockbox and the two drawers concealed within open with dual fish shaped iron pulls...

Excellently and thinly potted porcelain dish, decorated with a Peony blossom as the central motif. Extraordinary nice and deep Cobalt blue. Excellent and glossy glaze. Ming Dynasty, Jiajing period ( 1522 - 1566 ). Kiln Mark to the base. Diameter : 14,6 cm. Condition : Perfect.

Here is another spectacular Bronze Guanyin from our collection. After we have already sold each of our bigger statues, we like to offer you now our biggest dating to the 18th cent. Qing period - A 67 cm (26,5'') high antique Bronze Statue of a beautiful Guanyin.

The guan yin is wearing a long robe, the surface shows a great patina and on the back you find the mark 'Da Qing Kang Xi Nian Zhi'.

67 cm in height and 12,5 kg heavy...