A pair decorative Indian brass vases with engraved decoration of carnation tendrils, embellished with red, orange and black enamel. Condition: some traces of usage, few tiny enamel losses. Dimension: 24.9 cm and 25.2 cm high.
Antique Yixing - I Hsing teapot decorated with enamel floral. The bottom of the teapot signed with the seal mark. PERIOD : late 19th Cenuryt MEASUREMENTS: 14 cm wide, 6.5 cm height. CONDITION: Fritting on the lid, no cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.
1920's Chinese Blue & White Underglaze Copper Red Porcelain Snuff Bottle with Figure
It is 3.1 inches (8 cm) tall by 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) wide. It is 44.3 gram.
It has dark spots and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
Some of the photos were taken under the sun.
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A Chinese bleu de Hue dish for the Vietnamese market, with copper rim, painted with five dragons, the base with the mark 'man tang fu ji' meaning Mark of the hall filled with good fortune.
18.5cms diam. Qing dynasty, 19th century.
Good condition.
19th century Edo period Goto school Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with multimetal relief inlays depicting ra bird on a flowering branch. Superb quality crisp work, multiple inlays of copper, silver, shakudo and gold, is excellent condition. Finely textured ground called nanako, which means “fish-eggs” as it resembles fine rows of caviar. Extraordinary piece of Japanese metalwork. Length 1.4 inches.
Very tall early 19th century netsuke of a strange foreigner wearing richly decorated Chinese dress and European pantaloons with a karako (Chinese boy) sitting on his shoulders. He is holding a scroll in one hand, and there is a small drum hanging off his belt on his right side. Strong early carving, excellent detailing, wonderful face with a perfectly captured expression of slight madness, textile highlights on his belly are inlaid with turtle shell...
Rectangular photo or picture frame decorated with Sadeli micro mosaic in bone, metal and different woods. Old glass. Condition: very few missing inlays, one clip lost. Dimension: 22.5 cm x 14.6 cm, image: 15.8 cm x 10.1 cm.
Fine old all and spun and hand woven wedding blanket from the tiny Maonan minority group living in Guangxi and Guizhou province, circa 1940 to 1960. This piece is very crisply silk weft embroidered classic butterfly, phoenix and floral pattern. Excellent condition. The border is made of an outer hand spun cotton cloth will the red inner border is commercial cloth. L: 94cm/37in and W: 65cm/25.5in- total with border L: 149cm/58.6 and W: 94cm/37in.Free shipping
Early 19th C. Japanese Iwami School Netsuke: Sennin
This is a finely hand-carved netsuke in Ebony wood of a standing Sennin striking his beard with his right hand. Netsuke was carved by an unknown artist from the Iwami Province sometime during the Early 19th century. The carving exhibits the carving characteristics of another netsuke in this store (Photo #8), with similar robe and natural himotoshi (under the left wide sleeve of the Sennin's robe).
Netsuke is unsigned...
Kane gong or bell of a very simple, cylindrical or dish shape, without any sort of decoration. Two loops for cords to hang the gong on a wooden rack. Yellow bronze (sentoku).
Inscription incised in the rim on the back/inside. It mentions the dedication of this gong at the Zenshoji temple in Meiji 40 (1907).
Diam. 12.5 in.; H ca. 3.5 inches.
There are several temples in Japan with that name...
A fine Chinese Tang dynasty celadon glaze alms bowl. Dia. 17cm. Condition: no chip, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platform, please ask before ordering.
A Chinese Qingbai Glazed Ewer. Circa, 960-1279, Song Dynasty.
Found in the Philippines.
Ewer decorated with carved vertical lines, chambering its body into six sides with a carved floral band around its shoulders, below a straight cylindrical neck and is covered overall in a blue-green glaze. Its base is fully unglazed.
Measurements: height 4.9"inches or 13cm.
Condition: it is missing its cover but is in perfect condition. No repairs...
Dong Son bronze bangle with bell with nice green patina.
Age: Cambodia, Dong Son Period, 500 B.C.
Size: Length 43.4 C.M. / Width 8 C.M.
Size including stand: Height 49.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its 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.
Fine Chinese Han Dynasty Burnished Pottery Cup
This fine & rare pottery cup was made some 2,000 years ago during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220), or possibly a little earlier. It is made from a fine-grained grey pottery. This inner mouth and outer surface have a smooth burnished surface making it a real pleasure not only to view, but also to handle...
Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery Jar (AD 25 - 220)
This pottery jar of "hu" form was made during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220) and comes from Shaanxi province in the northwest of China. It is made from a relatively highly-fired reddish pottery. There are two thin incised lines surrounding the shoulder...
An antique Japanese Kuruma Choba Tansu (wheeled merchant chest) made entirely of Kiri (Paulownia) wood. All original hand forged iron hardware including the full moon style lock plate and interior Warabite handles. Hinged doors open to a 12 sectional compartment area where valuables were organized and stored. Below are two drawers where additional storage was used...
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The selected pieces include Takahashi Dohachi III (1811-1879) persimmon glaze Tenmoku tea bowl, Mashimizu Zoroku II (1861-1936) Kobiki tea bowl, Hozan kiln tea bowl, Akahada Hakeme tea bowl from the early 19th century , Kohagi tea bowl from the early to mid-Edo period, and Karatsu Itome tea bowl from the ...
A Japanese extraordinary polychrome ivory netsuke depicting a lively monkey. The monkey is shown holding a giant peach branch with its right hand, with a strong expression of satisfaction on its face. With its other hand, it scratches its back, adding a touch of realism to the scene.
Himotoshi holes under the belly.
Origin: Japan
Period: Edo 19th century
Dimensions: 3 x 4 x 4 cm.
State of preservation: Very good