With short neck and ovoid body, this beautiful Japanese copper ‘do-chu' vase is marked 'Hisayoshi' on the side. The brilliant rich color of this type of ware is achieved by adding smoked straw during firing and often deepens over time...

This is Japanese antique indigo dye (Tie-dye)& Stripes Patchwork silk kimono of the Edo period.(1800-1867). The portion of the indigo dye silk shibori is very impressive and beautiful. You can enjoy wearing this kimono. It has neither a stain nor a damage. It is in a very good state. size::Length:133cm(52.4inch) / 125cm (49.2inch)

Width approximately 13.6 cm (across the masks). In good condition.

Chinese antique sewing table, black lacquer with beautiful and ornate gold lacquer designs depicting scenes of palace life, interior has many little places for organizing sewing materials all lacquered in black and gold with bone details, a pull out lacquer and silk area underneath for storing embroidery supplies, claw feet, with key, 18th/19th century. Size: 28" high x 24 1/2" wide x 17" deep.

Early 19th Century Edo Period Standing Gosho Ningyo with fine Mizuhiki ribbons painted hair. There are several forms of Mizuhiki, including one used to tie the hair of samurai. This fine ningyo has a round, well executed face with a charming expression, and is covered overall in a fine white gofun with painted features, sexed, and dressed in red chirimen silk crepe. Gosho-ningyô (Palace Dolls) are one of the most distinctive forms of Japanese doll...

An antique statue of Li Tieguai resting with one foot on a crutch and holding a gourd, carved from a large bamboo piece with nice patina. One of the eight immortals of the Chinese Taoist pantheon. Condition: the hand holding the gourd and the crutch around the foot with glue residue. Dimension: c. 34.5 cm high. Please compare with item #1434720, item #1435291 and item #1435015 an immortal of the same group.

This is a antique wonderful boro noragi sashiko stitch Indigo dyed navy blue cotton . All stitching of the sashiko stitch for reinforcement and repair is handmade and beautifully designed. Size: :Length:66cm (25.9 ")　　Back width :55cm (21.6")

A splendid antique, 18th-19th century, large Mughal Indian heraldic necklace, "Order," finely hand embroidered with gold metallic bullion and threads and adorned with green sequins.

This type of luxurious embroidery embellished with metallic threads is called "zari zardozi" and came to India from Central Asia in the 12th century...

A fine and rare Ge type meiping shape vase, with tall and slim shape. Qing dynasty 18th-19th century imitating Song Dynasty Ge ware. Condition is excellent, no any chips, no crack and free from any restoration. Height: 22,5 cm.

This early 20th century carved coral netsuke of an Oni (devil) mask is 1 ½” long, 1” wide and ½” thick. It depicts a very nicely carved and impressive Daikijin. One horn has been repaired. Aside from that, it is in great condition.

Tambourine Karyobinga, depicted with butterfly wings. On the reverse an oval ring serves as a ring. It is likely that this is a scarf ring. It is certain that it is not an object that has been modified because it would have been impossible to weld without destroying the patinas...

Here we present a tasteful kuro (black) Oribe kutsu chawan from the mid Edo period.

It has an interesting shape with fantastic black glaze and two different images on it. This bowl is unmarked, which was typical for tea bowls of this era.

We offer this tea bowl with a very good box (kiribako).

No cracks or repairs - except inborn kiln cracks...

A unique hand split bamboo basket in the shape of a natural double gourd. Wild gnarled wisteria forms a steady base while branching up and around the backside of the double gourd.

Early Meiji Period C. 1870's

14" long X 11" deep X 24" high

A rare antique Sendai Tansu in 2 sections made of quartered sawn Keyaki (Zelkova) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods. Original hand forged iron hardware and natural Urushi lacquer finish. Lock plates feature a rare dragon motif with upper and lower drawer showing the dragon protecting a sacred Hoju. Warabite handles have incised scrolling detail. Hinged and keyed security door protects two small drawers. Beautiful original condition, ready to be enjoyed...

A Chinese Export blue and white plate for everyday use, unusual in its simplicity with a modest decoration of flower sprigs and geometric lines on a blue-grey background. Qianlong period, mid 18th century. Diameter "9¼/ 23,5 cm: Condition: some wear and rim frits, and a hairline.

A Chinese porcelain dish decorated with famille verte enamel. The center of the dish is decorated with two birds in a garden amidst peony and pine beneath a ruyi border. The wide, everted rim is decorated with phoenixes and peonies on a stippled ground, beneath the molded 'pie-crust' edge. Condition: one small and shallow chip on the back of a corner, please see photo #4, and some flakes on the foot rim. No more flaw other than these. Diameter:14-1/2". Provenance: From the collection of C...

Chinese carved stand made from huanghuali wood, with carved and pierced bottom edges in a simple, flowing design, with circular central carving in the front and back center, and legs carved to appear as clawed feet. Has a beautiful, shining grain with eye-catching contrast. Size: 3.25" height, 8" length, 5" width

Roman red-ware fragment of a lamp with a partially preserved horse on the discus.
The animal head with flared nostrils, open mouth and bare teeth. The big eye with eyelashes, the ears laid back. Mane and tail hatched.
Trappings around the neck and the croup decorated with tiny dots. On the croup a swastika with dots in the interstices, possibly a brand...