Height approximately 18 cm. A hair line at the statue. A soft dent at the base. In good condition.
Set of 18 handpainted paintings of the 18 Lohans. Colours on cloth 94x66 cm. Each titled in Chinese. Undated, possibly Ch'ien-Lung (1735-95). With accompanying booklet. Edges frayed on some. Can be viewed in central London and sent worldwide rolled in a tube. Provenance Christie’s Auction London
A beautiful Chinese nephrite celadon jade toggle/figurine 15TH century or older, in excellent condition. H; 8cm $850
A Ming Celadon Ware Meiping Vase, Longquan Kilns, Zhejiang Province, 16th Century. Heavily Potted with an Incised Diaper Pattern. The Base within the Broad Footrim is is Partly Unglazed, this has Fired Orange Due to Iron-Oxide in the Body.
Height 21.5 cm
A minor frittings on the rim and shoulder, no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.
This is charming Netsuke, hand-carved during the 19th century in Japan, that depicts a Seated Man, who is beating on a Drum, while stroking his long beard with his left hand. Use and handling has given this piece a nice mwllow patina and a smooth and lustrous surface. It feels very nice to the touch...
The ewer handle and one of the lobe Repaired , heavy potted
A chinese Northern Song Dynasty era jarlet in celadon crackle yue glaze in good condotion
A longquan jarlet from Song Dynasty era in good condition without cravk or chip or hairline , there is crazing of glaze
Chinese longquan celadon twin fish washer In perfect ondition without hairline, cracknor chip, from southern song dynasty era longquan kiln
This Antique woven basket was typical of the baskets used in the kitchens of Hunan Province China. This particular style would have been used for rice storage...The red and black lacquer design is painted on all 4 sides. the interior is painted black lacquer.
Condition is good considering age and usage of basket as a utilitarian item ..a few nicks and chips in the paint.
12 inches in diameter across the top.
9 inches high plus another 2 inches for the handles...
Votive tablet amulet of Buddha in the earth touching position.
Age: Early nineteenth century. Size: H. 6.8cm. W. 3cm.
Condition:No repairs.
This celadon glaze alms bowl is from Northern Sung era or earlier, condition is good with ping sound when tapped, no crack line , chip or damage. 23.5cm by 6.5cm
This is a Five Dynasties period with the incised flora pattern, in perfect/good condition , good ping sound when tapped with finger, no chip, crack or serious crazing lines, on smooth Mattish glaze surface.
It measures 23.5cm in diameter by 6.5cm height n heavy potted
A qingbai porcelain vase with moulded floral decoration. The piece is covered in a thin glaze of bluish tone. The white body is exposed on the unglazed base. China, Yuan dynasty, (1379 - 1368). Height: 19 cm. Condition: Perfect, no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.
A very rare Yuan dynasty qingbai large kendi ewer, rounded side with curve spout and unglazed base, covered with nice bluish qingbai glaze.
Ewer is in good condition with spout broken off and re attach no missing part, frits on the rim, no damage at the body, no restoration, very rare shape.
Size: 19 cm height.
An authentic antique Tibetan belt pouch or purse from the 18th - 19th century. It is of museum-quality and made of silver, brass, iron, and leather. The front of the pouch is richly decorated with solid silver plaques that feature a foliage pattern and are studded with corals and turquoise. The top of the pouch has a brass suspension fitting cast in relief and is adorned in the center with a mask...
Antique Chinese blue and white porcelain gu (wine vessel) vase. Its sides are decorated with multiple panels depicting oceanside scenes, each section separated by a ring of swirling patterns. The bottom of the vase is marked with a double ring.
Early Republic Period (circa 1910)
Size: 16.5" height
Charming original blond Ko (small) tansu with locking bar and safe (with Key). Many drawers of different sizes with great original black iron hirsute shaped drawer hardware. Wonderful unusual design for a ko tansu. Overall in great shape.
Edo Age: 1840's (pre - Dates Meiji period).
Dimension: 16 3/4" high X 24 1/2" wide X 16 1/4" deep
GUANGXU IRON-RED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)
The globular body, supported on a short foot, painted around the body with two dragon in pursuit of flaming pearls amidst scrolling clouds, all in-between a band of lappets above the foot and key-fret border under the rim
Height 11.5 cm Width 14 cm
Perfect condition, no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations.
Fantastic set of 6 Oribe dishes for sweets from the Edo Period, C.1880. Trademark geometric designs and iron markings with famed Oribe olive colors. Each plate 5" x 4". Ask for shipping quote.
Chinese soapstone carving of a scene from a folk tale: the famous Tang Dynasty poet, Meng Haoran (689-740) ventures out into the snow with his young attendant in search of plum blossoms in the snowy hills. In finding this hint of early spring, he hoped to find inspiration for his poems. They see an amazing plum tree starting it's bloom in the cold of late winter...
Antique Japanese two section isho tansu from the Sakata region, made with gorgeous Keyaki (elm) wood in original reddish brown finish.
Each drawer has an iron lock incised like a flower over crossing leaves.
Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)
Wonderful original condition.
Size: 44" height, 35 width, 16.5" depth
Height: 2.9cm (1.2 in)
Length: 4.6cm (1.8 in)
Depth: 2.5cm (1.0 in)
Japanese ebony clams dream / breath netsuke; dwellings and individuals carved inside the larger clam; very fine; good condition and old patina
This pair of antique Chinese sleeve panels have wonderfully detailed hand embroidery of satin, seed, and couching embroidery techniques. The panels are bordered with plain silk of the period
total length 21.5 x 9 inches wide
Diameter approximately 16.5 cm. In good condition.
Diameter approximately 17 cm. Repaired.
Diameter approximately 15 cm (across the masks). Repaired and new patina added. In good condition.
Diameter approximately 11 cm ( across the handles). In good condition.
A rare Polychrome Woodcut "Artisansin Straw" by Mitsuoki Tosa (1617 to 1601), Japan, framed. From a collection of Artisans. Good condition, size: 19.5" x 13.75". Tosa Mitsuoki was one of three outstanding Tosa painters to the imperial court, also known as "Three Brushes".
An impressive and hard to come by pair of Japanese architectural lanterns that once flanked a Japanese Buddhist temple...
Late Qing vase in Ge glaze
This vase is a Qung Dynasty TongZhi era vase
This is a finely made Blue and White Porcelain Snuff Bottle, of tubular form with straight neck and rolled rim, resting on an unglazed footing, with a patterned band around the shoulder and neck. It depicts three figures with a donkey. It has a six-character Yongzheng mark on the base in undergrlaze blue. It comes with a rosette ceramic stopper...
Antique Japanese reclining black bull, wonderfully sculpted in Ceramic. Painted low-fire ceramic in good condition. Very heavy and charming. Great life like detail.
Meiji Period (c. late 1800's).
Size: 11" high x 23" long x 11" deep.
Antique Japanese two section Kiri wood Nihon Matsu tansu with top and sides lacquered in deep red. This chest has four large and medium drawers with decorative backplates handles, and large iron locks incised with different flora. The top section has a side lockbox with three small drawers inside. A working key is included. Dates from the Edo Period c1850.
Size: 38" height, 33.25" width, 16.75" depth
Antique Japanese imari vase with a rounded middle and fluting mouth and foot. Two small grey and yellow fu dogs serve as handles. The body of the vase has bright yellow enamel background with scrolling vines, and images of fu dogs playing with each other. The bottom of the vase is marked in red.
Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)
Size: 12" height, 7" width
Perfectly potted porcelain body, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with the very rare motif of ruyi - shaped panels containing lotus sprays divided by pendent tassels encircling the body. Jingdezhen ware, mid to late 15th. century.
Diameter : 15 cm. H : 6,7 cm. Condition : Perfect. Please see a similar decorated Meiping vase offered at Christies Hong Kong, Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, part 1, Nov. 2011, Lot 2995.
This is an Early 19th century Japanese Netsuke depicting a Roaring Shishi standing on its hind legs with its paws resting over a large ball. A young shishi is by his side, imitating the actions its actions. Large, uneven himotoshi, Rich patina. Unsigned. Netsuke measures 2.02 inches (5.1cm) wide, and 1.62 inches (4.1cm) tall.
This is a rather rare Early 19th century netsuke depicting a book and a hat placed atop a richly decorated stand. Possibly a one-o-a-kind theme. Signed Hidetomo. Netsuke measures 0.75 inches wide (1.9cm), 1.12 inches (2,8cm) long, and 1.27 inches (3.2cm) tall.
A Late Yuan early Ming Dynasty blue and white bowl with the flora pattern in good condition
A Chinese signed calligraphy poem on paper from the Republic period. This scroll is from the collection of the Hollywood actor James Coburn. The poem was written during the New Year of 1917. It expresses the budding of spring, possibly in relation to Sun Yat Sen, alluding to the beginning of the Republic of China. There are two red seals on the scroll.
The image measures: 23.5" wide by 50" long.
Antique Japanese painting of Bodhidharma, an important figure in Buddhism as he is said to have brought Chan Buddhism over to China as well as to have started the training of Shaolin monks, later leading to Shaolin kung fu. The scroll is signed by the artist Eiryu. Meiji-Taisho period.
Size: (entire scroll) 57" length, 16.5" width (artwork only) 42" length, 12" width
Small antique Chinese white jade plaque, carved in the shape of two birds positioned beak to beak, beautiful tail feathers swirl together at the bottom to resemble archaic chimera, carved on both sides.
Size: 2 1/2" high x 1 3/8" wide x 1/4" thick.
Chinese belt hook from the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. - A.D.220), made of bronze and gilded, inlaid with turquoise, beautiful green mineral deposits. Elegant elongated form with a chimera head on one end and the head of a dragon or serpent on the other. Comes with a custom stand.
Size of belt hook: 7 1/2" long
Blue & White porcelain brush pot of late Qing dynasty
With cobalt blue calligraphy. In excellent condition throughout .
A blue and white moon vase with the bird and flora from Late Qing period in good condition.
Height: 3.3cm (1.4 in)
Width: 2.8cm (1.2 in)
Depth: 3.3cm (1.4 in)
Quality wood netsuke of a masseuse lifting a stone or has elephantitus; has a tumour on his head and a wall eye which is inlaid stone; signed Masakazu on an ivory plaque; good condition
It is Japanese antique Edo-meiji indigo dye katazome silk nakagi-kimono.It does not have a stain.It has a damage on the back of the collar. There is the small part which I repaired at the back.However,They are not disturbing, and as a whole it is in very good condition.size:Length 136cm (53.5inch) sleeve to sleeve 132cm (51.9inch)
Length: 57cm (22.8 in)
Height: 38cm (15.2 in)
Width: 18cm (7.5 in) ear to ear
Weight: 6.5kg (14 lb)
Wonderful large Meiji bronze elephant; very good casting with ivory tusks; marked on the belly; good patina and condition
This is a wonderful bright and colorful wireless cloisonne vase from Kumeno. The vase actually looks more like porcelain than cloisonne enamel. It has a pleasing stout form and is in excellent overall condition with some rim oxidation/wear. It stands 6 inches tall and is 5 inches wide.
A nice crackle Northern Song Dynasty foliage bowl with carved flora design
Early Northern Sung or five dybasties ding type glaze bowl with moulded flora pattern in perfect condition
Five Dynasties straw glaze bowl with the five spur mark inside the bowl, in very good condition except chips on the foot rim, there is no crack oe chip , only small glaze flaked off near rim
This celadon glaze alms bowl is from Northern Sung era or earlier, condition is good except the ond area with the gold leaf repair as seen on photos No crack just the one chip
Antique Chinese calligraphy on paper, unmounted, signed Xiu Yang Raoren. The characters tell an auspicious poem expressing the flow of water to represent the spread and expansion of a family with offspring and more children filling their home.
Size: 52" length, 24" width
An old Nanban hanging flower vase, kakéhana, in its original inscribed box. The vase is in fine undamaged condition and has a good old patina. The inscription literally translates as “Nanban hanging flower vase”. The applied decoration is perhaps a depiction of a Buddhist rosary. 19th century.
Approximately 12.8 cm high...
This is Tsumugi- silk kimono worn for the Meiji period. Brown lattice -Shima where this shines with gold is impressive. All silk thread is spun by hand and this is very beautiful. This does not have a stain and damage. The state is complete.
Size 144cm x 132cm (56.6 "x 51.9")
Antique Chinese porcelain lidded jar with famille rose enamel ritual vessels surrounded by wishes of good fortune in Chinese characters. Circa 1862-1875 AD. Comes with the original purchase document dated 20th November 1989 for 4,300 HK dollars.
Size: 17.5" height, 10" width
Antique Japanese menuki of a snarling fu dog's head over gilt flowing "fabric", made with gold ,silver, shakudo,copper and bronze.. Menuki are one of many components to a Japanese sword, mounted as an ornament on the tsuka (handle). They are believed by some to secure the swordsman's grip.
Size: 1.75" long, .5" wide
Antique Chinese henan ware ceramic bowl covered in a rich mottled blackened brown glaze with splashes of light brown, stopping midway down the bowl with two drizzles. Song Dynasty )960-1279 AD). Provenance : Estate of Dr. Graeme Hanson, San Francisco CA.
Size: 2.5" height, 5.5" width