Height approximately 35 cm. In good condition.

This is a Edo Natural Indigo Vermillion-pigment hemp Umakake Tsutsugaki with triangular scale and Hannya – Nomask and stars and family crests pattern. It's a very rare design. The triangular scale pattern is also called the dragon scale. The triangular scale pattern also has the meaning of warding off evil. are slight repair marks and light stains...

The size of Tabacco Ire: 6 3/8" Long x 2" Wide x 7/8" Thick. Very unuusal Japanese Tabacco Ire set. The pipe holding case made of Bamboo work with clasp made with tin plated on brass. Bamboo work done well weaving. Tabacco case made by silk brocde. It has brass part. The condition of Tabacco Ire, very good except some wear on back of string area and a couple of other place. And tin plate some worn. Early Meiji, 1870-1880...

Ancient Egyptian Red Fayence sphinx with a cat or lioness body with a four-stranded Nubian hair style 1,5 cm.

Dynasty 25, Kushite. For parallels see Carol Andrews, p. 79 and Fig. 78.

Provenance: Old German collection befor 1983

Condition: look at pictures

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A couple of rare vessels in red / black, Quimbaya, Ecuador or Columbia, 7th.-14th. cent. AD

Lot consists of a lovely pedestal rattle vessel with small perferations on the foot and applications of animals on the rim and a jug with a human face impressed on the neck, Anthropomorphic style and decorated with black on red lines.

Size: The pedestal, 15,5 cm. wide and 9,3 cm. tall; the jug 15 cm. tall...

Nice ceramic vessel in a classic vase shape with fine Narino or Quimbaya culture, Northern Ecuador and Southern Colombia, 8th.-15th. cent. AD.

Rough, glazed ceramic in red colour, w remnants of black resist painting.

Size: 18 cm. tall

Condition: Choice, completely intact.

Provenance: Inger and Ebbe Gotzche Frederiksen, Espergærde, Denmark...

A pair of nice Capuli Complex / Narino pottery bowls, Northern Ecuador and Southern Colombia, 8th.-15th. cent. AD.

One of the typical pedestal bowls and a larger round bowl. The Capulí bowls has the distinctive black on dark red decor with rectilinear geometric designs.

Sizes: The round bowl 21 cm. wide and 8 cm. tall, the pedestal, 17,7 cm. and 10 cm. tall...

A very unusual and possible rare pottery bowl with an elongated square design, Quimbaya, 7th.-14th. cent. AD.

A low rim bowl decorated on the sides with multible lines and criss-cross.

Size: 19,3 cm. wide, 15 cm. deep and 6 cm. tall.

Condition: Choice and intact with ancient patina.

Provenance: Inger and Ebbe Gotzche Frederiksen, Espergærde, Denmark...

Attractive Pre-Columbian pottery vessel with heads, Quimbaya/Carchi, Columbia, 7th.-14th. cent. AD

Interesting pedestal vessel with Zoomorphic heads and remnants of negative resist paint in black on red.

Size: 13 cm. wide, 9 cm...

Small statue of legendary poet Li Bai (or Li Po), seated and sleeping beside a wine jar. Old ivory. China, end of 19th century. Height: 5 cm. Length of base: 6 cm. The statue is sold with its custom wood stand. Very good condition.

1900's Chinese Silver Enamel Butterfly Box Marked

It is 1 inch (2.5 cm) tall by 2.8 inches (7.1 cm) wide. It is 58.8 gram.

It is tarnished and has bent at the inner rims, loss of enamel, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

Provenance: Jackson's International Auction May 2011, Lot 0880A.

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19th Century Chinese Gilt Bronze Elephant Shaped Incense Burner

It is 1.4 inches (3.5 cm) tall by 4 inches (10.2 cm) wide. It is 183.2 gram.

It has rubbing of patina, pitting, cut marks, bent at the rim and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A Pair of Chinese Iron Red Decorated Saucers. Finely painted in red and gilt with butterflies in flight between floral sprays. Kangxi C1720. Diameter; 4 1/2" (11.3 cm). Condition; rims are fritted, shallow flake in one foot, 0.9 cm.

An Iron Red Decorated Cup and Saucer, Chinese C1720/40. Diameter of saucer; 5 3/8″ (13.6 cm). Condition; Very good, light wear. Saucer has a short hairline 0.5 in the foot from a firing fault

Probably Tibet. Miniature Buddha in cast bronze gilded with the mercury technique. Under the base curiously we can see a Vajra cast in relief. The sculpture is simple rustic, the details are little or not chiseled, however the gilding is of the best quality, very thick and tends to flake.Traces of pigment on hairs and eyes. The style of the base with elephant and Buddhist Lions in front and crosses at the back, makes me think of the 15th century style. No restaurations. Very nice patina real...

Width approximately 17.5 cm (the tipspout to the handle). There are few soft chips at the cover. There are some firing cracks at the filter. More pictures are available. In good condition.

Width approximately 14.8 cm (the tipspout to the handle).There are 2 soft chips inside the cover. More pictures are available. In good condition.

Antique Japanese Esoteric Buddhist scroll painting depicting seated Amida Nyorai (Buddha Amitabha) flanked by the 12 Jūniten (Deva Guardians). The 12 Jūniten (6 on either side) are identified as Taishakuten (Skt. Indra) Lord of Jūniten, Katen (Skt. Agni) of Southeast and Fire, Enmaten (Skt. Yama) South and the Underworld, Futen (Skt. Yayu) Northwest and Wind, Bonten (Skt. Brahma) Heaven, Suiten (Skt. Varuna) West and Water, Bishamonten (Skt. Vaisravana) North and Wealth, Rasetsuten (Skt....