Map of British India c1867, labeled Johnson's Hindoostan & Father India, Published by A J Johnson, New York, hand colored, steel engraved.
Seattle Collection
Date 1867
Size H 18" x W 26 1/2"
A rare antique Japanese Kuruma Tansu (wheeled chest) made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Kirinoki (Paulownia) woods. All original including the finish and hand made iron fittings. Unique all drawer design. Iron rope rings on each corner to help roll this chest from place to place. Mortise and tenon joinery and hardened wood nails used in its construction. Sides and back horizontal ribs for added strength and durability...
Chinese Rose Pink Porcelain Bowl,18th/19th Century
It is 3 inches (7.8 cm) tall by 8.5 inches (21.7 cm) wide. It is 1.6 Lb.
It has dark spots and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Antique Tibetan Thangka of the blue Tara, Ekajati, a meditative deity expressing female energy of compassion, kindness, and the light of the god source, holding a Vajra and a Ghanta, surrounded by 100 secondary Bodhisattva and other religious figures, beautifully rendered.
East SF Bay Collection
Dates 18th/19th century
Size H 41" x W 32"
A Very Fine Korean Buncheong White Slip Inlaid Bowl-15th C, :
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 15th century.
The deep bowl on short raised ring foot with everted rim, decorated in inlaid
white slip with a central medallion of floral heads and dots surrounded by a narrow
band of stylized double rings and wide band of “rope curtain” design, the
exterior decorated en suite beneath a pale celadon glaze.
It’ in good condition but some chips to foot-rim, it measures 19 cm d. x 8 cm h.
This is a Japanese antique silk katazome Good quality child kimono of Auspicious Samurai helmet and arrows and crests pattern.It is a Good quality kimono of the Taisho era.It has no stain or damage. It is a very Excellent condition. Size:Length:103cm(40.5") Cuff to cuff, across the back: 85cm (33.4")
19th Century Chinese Gilt Bronze Filigree Hunting Knife Horn Handle Gemstone Mounted
It is 12.7 inches (32.5 cm) long by 0.8 inch (2.2 cm) wide. The blade is 6 inches (15.2 cm) long by 0.6 inch (1.5 cm) wide. It is 125 gram.
It is tarnished and has cracks at the handle and rust at the blade and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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A pair of Japanese lacquered trays with lobster design.
Age: Japan, Late 20th Century
Measurement: Height 5.6 C.M. / Width 25.7 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. 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.
This is a very fine, flattened, rounded square form Snuff Bottle with a straight round neck, rounded sloping shoulders, resting on a raised oval footing. Made of Black Jade. The bottle is well hollowed, decorated with slight high relief carving of a Peony flower (a symbol of beauty in China) and branch on each side. It has a very smooth and lustrous surface. It comes with a light brown and black agate stopper with spoon...
An antique Japanese Kasane Tansu (stacked chest on chest) made of Kirinoki (Paulownia) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. All original finish and hand made iron fittings. Hinged door hides two small drawers behind. Straight dovetail joinery and hardened wooden nail construction. Top section has two side carrying handles while bottom section has swivel carrying handles with attached locking pins to secure both sections together...
A Tibetan Copper Tea Pot of plain form, the spout with a silver and turquoise mount. Tibet 18/19thC. Height: 3 1/4"
A small finely carved pale green and 'spinach' jadeite boulder depicting two carp on each side leaping amongst waves and lotus plants.
This item was carved in China probably for the scholar's table, during the late 18th or 19th Century.
Condition: excellent - no damages or losses...
Large pale green glazed plate with incised decoration, most likely from the Thantwe kiln near present day Rangoon, Burma. Excavated from the Tak Burial site near, Mae Sot along the Thai/Burmese border. This can be reliably dated to least 14th/16th centuries due to other known and datable ceramics from China and Thailand that were found in the same strata...
Nice old Yao (also known as Mien) Taoist shaman “yen” chop, used to send messages to the Gods. Reference “The Yao” by Jess Pourret pgs 206 & 207. These came from the Sino/Lao Fansipan Mountains border area and date circa 80 to 90 years old. 3.6cm/1.4in x 3.6cm/1.4in x 3.6cm/1.4in. Free shipping.
19th century kagamibuta (mirror lid) netsuke, the top being Chinese carving adopted as netsuke, with deeply undercarved scene of 4 scholars among trees and pavilions. Wonderful crisp carving, great wear and patina, overall in great condition, beautiful rosewood bowl with rich warm colors, freely rotating wooden peg on the back for hanging. Diameter 1 11/16 inches.
Late 18th to early 19th century bronze suigaraake (ashtray) netsuke in a modified hexagonal drum shape, its outside cast with a sinuous water dragon chasing a Precious Gem. Very well designed piece, good detailing, functional netsuke shape. Nice old piece with very pleasant patina on metal. Maximum diameter 1 3/4 inches.
A Japanese Arita Sweetmeat Set. Consisting of a central octagonal covered bowl with eight covered fan shaped dishes. Decorated with an iron red scroll. Each with a gilt metal knop. Arita E18thC. Diameter: 13 1/2" (34.0 cm )
Condition: six chips to four of the fan shaped bases
An antique Japanese Choba Tansu (merchant store chest) made of Kuwa (old Mulberry) and Kirinoki (Paulownia) woods. All original hand made iron fittings and finish. Two center hinged doors are removable with the hook and loop style hinge design. Front Warabite handles with two carrying handles on each side for positioning the chest and the additional swivel handles used with a wood pole to carry the chest from place to place...