Portrait of a courtesan with her young attendant, issued 1830s
Signed Gofukutei Sadatora on lower left, fair impression and color, some thinning and wear, small nicks to edges reinforced, not backed.
Oban tate-e: 8 7/8 x 13 in.
Japanese woodblock print by Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) titled "Fujiyama from Miho", signed in pencil, with stamp and printed title.
Size: 10.5" height, 15.75" width
Antique ukiyo-e woodblock print of a samurai warrior in a crouched pose, one sword on his hip and one in his hands. He wears a blue and red kimono and he has a traditional chonmage hairstyle. Framed behind glass. The back of the frame lists artist Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864).
Size: (entire frame) 21.75" height, 17.25" width (artwork only) 14.25" height, 9" width
A rare and very decorative Tang Dynasty ( 618 - 906 ) sancai glazed Jarlet.
Earthenware with a four-color glaze in green, yellow, brown and creamy white.
( Normally such pieces do have a three-color glaze and it is rare to find a piece with four different colors )
Shaanxi - Henan ( Sancai )
Condition : 2 small restored chips to the rim ( nearly not visible ), further in an excellent condition with a very nice glaze.
H : 4,5 cm.
Chinese red clay yixing tea pot with mark on the base.conditions : has one hairline at the body,one hairline and view chipped at the lid.13cm wide.6cm high.
A magnificent and rare figure of a fat lady made of painted terracotta.
Fat ladies are among the most famous objects of the Tang Dynasty (618-906) and they are a wellknown symbol of wealth.H. 31 cm.
Condition: no traces of repairs are visible, most of the original colour is still present.
Each figure with green glaze and red, black, white and yellow pigments. The heads are detacheable. China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
H. 24-25 cm. Good condition with expected age wear. Can be sold as a group or individually.
H. 6 cm L. 7 cm. Excellent condition. China, Tang Dynasty (618-906)
Guangxu sealmark and period, 1874-1908
This orange-brown pottery brush pot, possibly produced at the Yixing Kilns, is hand-sculpted to simulate an old gnarled tree trunk with various crevices, stumps of limbs and peeling bark. It is incised with two Chinese characters, one in archaistic style, the other in cursive script. On the base, there is an impressed Guangxu sealmark. Though unglazed, it has an old patina from use and possibly remnants of colorless lacquer...
This rare, lovely dish was excavated in Kalimantan together with the superb double Poenix dish # 1071102 also offered in our gallery.
A quite small dish with a very attractive deep molded floral decoration, covered with a intensive green Sancai glaze. Late Yuan Dynasty, Quanzhou Kiln of Fujian Province. Diameter : 10,6 cm. Condition : Some small negigible glaze imperfection, no crack, no chip.
Wonderful Chinese antique gray pottery tomb figure of a horse and rider, beautifully sculpted and retaining much of it's painted slip details, the merging of geometric and naturalistic features exemplifies Han Dynasty sculpture. 206 B.C. - A.D. 220. Comes with certificate of authenticity.
Size: 12 1/2" high x 12 " long
Song Dynasty, ca. 1000 /1100
These tall, slender offering jars with lids are well-potted and molded with dignitaries, dragons and horses, and covered with a thin bluish-toned clear glaze. The bluish areas are apparent where the glaze has pooled around the molded figures. The lids are likewise glazed and finished with a simple stylized swirl of clay. The clay body is white and a bit sugary in texture. There are orange areas of staining from burial...
H. 25,5 cm. Original painting. Good condition, no traces of repair. Tang Dynasty (618-906)
Chinese yixing small teapot with incised mark on the base. Qing dynasty. 11cm wide.7,5cm body diameter. 5cm high. good conditions with small chipped on restorations at the rim.
A beautiful ming dynasty mudlady with a metal stand in excellent condition. H:12" (with stand)
This 19th century Chinese molded ceramic statue is 8 ¾ inches high, 7 ¼ inches wide and 3 ½ inches thick. It depicts a sitting young boy holding a frog. There is a square maker’s mark “Yi He” stamped on the bottom. The statue has its original leather and silk box from Spink and Son’s. It is in excellent condition.
Chikubushima Moon - Tsunemasa
(Chikubushima no Tsuki - Tsunemasa).
Printed: 3.1886.
Engraver: Yamamoto.
Signature: Yoshitoshi.
Seal: Taiso.
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon.
Format: Oban tate-e. H. 12.75 x W. 8.75".
Condition: Very Good impression and colors. Retains albimbacking. No condition issues to note.
This print is also set in the battle between the Taira and the Minamoto clans...
Chinese Yixing small teapot with mark at the base. 14,5 cm wide. 9cm body diameter. 7,5cm high. Good conditions with one small chipped at the base.