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An Unusual framed Five Plate series of woodblock prints creating a large image (called a pentaptych). Original piece by one of the most famous Ukiyo-e woodblock artists, Utagawa Kunisada / Toyokuni III (1786-1865), with depiction of a large scene of men paddling boats with geishas and courtesans across a wide body of water to a far-off island. Calligraphy seals and signatures appear consistently throughout the image. Mounted in a large glass frame...
A most beautiful Ge - glazed porcelain vase. Excellently potted, the crackles in the glaze extraordinary beautiful. Yongzheng Period, eighteenth century.
H : 12,7 cm. Diameter : 10,8 cm.
Condition : Perfect. Provenance : Old German collection.
A good Song Yuan longquan celadon large bowl, rounded side with deep center and glazed base, bowl decorated with 35 carved raising lotus petal motif at the exterior, covered with good deep green glaze.
Bowl is in good condition with small damage at the rim covered / restored, porcelain with high ping sound with finger tip.
Size: 21 cm diameter.
Two waterfowl in a marsh, issued ca. 1910
Signed Koson with seal, published by Daikokuya ca. 1910, fine impression, color and condition
Overall size: 14 3/8 x 7 1/8 in.
Design of a kite with a takara bune (treasureship) design with a poem, probably designed as a New Year’s greeting, issued ca. early 1900s
Printer’s information on lower left (no. 41), good condition
Shikishiban: 9 ¼ x 9 ¼ in.
From the Birds and Flowers series: “Sho-utsushi shiju-hattaka” issued 1858.
Signed Sugakudo, with two seals beneath the signature, censor’s seal and publisher’s seal, left margin; good impression, evenly toned, thin corners, light staining, two upper corners with glue remains from attachment, not backed.
Oban tate-e: 10 x 14 ¼ in.
Antique Japanese print depicting the founder of the Shingon or "True Word" school of Buddhism, Kūkai (774-835). He was a famous calligrapher and engineer who invented the kana, syllabic Japanese scripts used in the Japanese writing system. In his hands he holds a vajra, a ritualistic weapon representing firmness of spirit and spiritual power, and prayer beads...
Chinese pair of Famille Verte porcelain plates with blue glaze and color overglaze on white ground, design of fish and underwater plants, each plate has delicately scalloped surface radiating outward, Kangxi Period, mark on bottom, circa 1700.
Size of each: 5 1/8" diameter x 7/8" high
Lovely and Rare Song Dynasty Ding ware Lobed Bowl.Bowl covered with high quality white glaze.Size:13cm diameter.conditions: two small chips at back side of the mouth rim (see picture 6),no hairlines, free from any restorations.
A very rare and high value Yuan dynasty Yuhuchun vase with under glaze copper red decoration, pear shape flared mouth with out turned rim and stands on a spreading foot, vase decorated with under glaze copper red in fine flower motif design and covered with nice bluish white qingbai glaze, a flower scroll design around the belly is framed by parrarel red lines and around the neck with with scroll works in triangular panels, the base is glazed inside the spreading foot ring.
Vase is in good ...
Antique ukiyo-e style woodblock print by artist Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865), of a samurai warrior blocking the strike of another warrior's sword with his own. He has very detailed undergarments in mesh-patterned blue with light pink flowers, a black and white robe with jagged designs and red trim with a blue obi, and a red headband, with his hair styled in a traditional chonmage...
An underglaze blue and overglaze red decorated bowl depicting two five clawed dragons - each in pursuit of a flaming pearl. The base carries the six character mark of the Kangxi emperor but this item was probably made later, during the 19th Century. Condition - there is an old 0.2 inch (0.5cm) hairline to the rim and there are losses to the overglaze red decoration...
This is a large collection of ancient Chinese iron arrowheads dating as early as the Liao dynasty (916-1125 AD) to as late as the Qing. There were too many of these to list individually so I have listed them all together. They can be sold one at a time or in lots at the buyer's request. Email for individual or group prices.
Kangxi period, 1700s / 1800s
The lid is decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with a depiction of Liu Bing, the founder of the Han Dynasty, attacking a snake, which was considered to be an omen predicting the founding of the Han Dynasty. This particular scene, probably from a woodblock printed book illustration, is seen from time to time on Shunzhi Period – early Kangxi transitional wares. The base is glazed and displays the classic six-character Kangxi mark...
A nice blue glaze dish with gilt landscape decorations. foliated rim. 18th-19th century. Good conditions, no chipped,no hairlines,no aditional collor,Free from any restorations. 26,8 cm diameter.
Diameter approximately 52 cm. Repaired, some hairlines/cracks, no missing parts. Need something detail pictures are available.
Portrait of a Kabuki actor, no. 6 from the series “Juni ka getsu hana awase” issued 1880
Signed Toyohara Kunichika and titled in cartouche in upper left, dated Meiji (1880), very good impression and color, very light soiling near bottom, upper corners lightly creased, very minor wear, not backed.
Oban tate-e: 10 x 14 ½ in.