PAINTED POTTERY WINE JUG
Cypriot; Late Bronze Age, 1550 – 1200 BC

Globular body, long cylindrical neck, funnel rim, handle from neck to shoulder, base ring with remains of white paint decoration around the whole body.

Of all the Cypriote ceramic imports found in Israel, the Base-Ring “Bilbil” jugs and juglets of the usual size are the most common (Cf...

17th Century Chinese Kangxi Blue & White Plum Blossoms Baluster Jar with Wood Cover

It is 17.4 inches (44.2 cm) tall by 10.6 inches (27 cm) wide. It is 14.7 Lb.

It has skip glazes, glaze cracks, dark spots, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Antique Japanese kuruma tansu (wheeled storage chest), the front is keyaki (zelkova) wood with sliding panels with horizontal slats, interior has a full width shelf and two small drawers on the right side, the bottom portion has three drawers and a locking bar (with key); one full width drawer and two smaller drawers side by side, beautiful original lacquer finish, heavy hand forged iron hardware...

This is a cotton textile of the Edo era. This was introduced by Muneyosi Yanagi in the world in the 1900s. And it became very famous after it. It is woven by cotton and silk dyed with natural plant dye beautifully. You can enjoy cotton of Japan by touching it and the delicate change of the thread will be comfortable to your eyes. There are four places patchwork such as figure 1...

A rather rare and fine votive image of gilt bronze depicting the four-armed Manjugosa Bodhisattva, a special Tantric Buddhist form of Manjusri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom. Tibet, 17th cent. H 11 cm. Condition: Very fine gilt, some denting to back and to the sword. Closed base.

A Chinese Jade carving of a lady carrying a baby. The jade carving contains fine details of the hair, robes, and tassels the lady is wearing. Size: length 2.25" width 1" height 7"

The panels with extraordinary depictions of a gender-based division of labor.
The hunting scene shows a naked man with a spear grasping at a bird hidden behind a large ivy leaf which may represent the forest grove.
On the other side a woman with diminutive head and outstretched arms. Assuming that plants are denoted by contouring dots, she is standing next to three trees in her garden.
Figural depictions on this type of pottery are rare...

This is a fine Famille Rose Figural Molded Porcelain Snuff Bottle, of flattened ovoid form, with a waisted neck, a flat gilded lip, and an oval concave foot. The body of the bottle crisply molded with bright colors a scene of the Nine Buddhist Lions at play amid clouds. The neck decorated with a leiwen border. There is a Qianlong Period (1,711 - 1,799) seal script Mark in iron red letters to the base. It comes with a red coral stopper...

This is a beautiful rare Japanese Cloisonne tray. If it were not signed, many would attribute this fine piece to the workshop of Namikawa Sosuke. The workmanship on this piece exceeds that of many other cloisonne trays to be seen with roosters or chickens. The tray measure just under 11 by 11 inches. Condition is very good but there is a slight indent on the rim with a minor bit of crazing at this spot on the reverse side. To view see the last 2 images.

This extraordinary piece depicting what appears to be a learned scholar (possibly of foreign origin?) being escorted by a young vassal, is done in fine white porcelain from the Hirado region of Japan. Hirado wares—alternately known as Mikawachi wares in some contexts—are known throughout Japan and also abroad for their high quality and fine craftsmanship and date back at least as far as the mid-18th century when they were produced exclusively for powerful lords and their families...

19th century Chinese bronze brush rest / scroll weight in a form of two reishi fungus (the Fungus of Immortality) heads with stems. Wonderful clever design and casting, pleasantly heavy, beautiful patina, old collection number on the underside. Excellent piece in scholar’a taste. Length 3.13 inches.

Ivory netsuke representing a bamboo shoot (takenoko).

Netsuke constitute the major part of Japanese ivory of great quality. Since the Japanese costume (kimono) had no pockets, the objects were passed under the belt and the netsuke, held by a cord, was used to hold them.

From imaginary animals to natural and domestic elements, the subjects represented in netsuke are varied. The netsuke could represent elements of daily life...

Attractive Bactrian bronze compartment seal, Late 3rd - Early 2nd Millennium BC. Simple design on the round base, tall handle.

Size: 18 mm. wide and 15 mm. tall.

Condition: Nice Very fine, fine even wear and green deposits.

This seal comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection

Provenance: Johan Dæhlfeldt Estate Collection - 40 years of collecting antiquities.

Authentic Antique Chinese, late Qing Dynasty, large handmade opaque white Peking Glass- Beijing Glass bowl of lobed flower head form, with quatrefoil rim and raised indented foot. The bowl has a bumpy and very shiny surface except for the center of the base which has a matte finish.

CONDITION: large chip on the rim, please see the photo. No cracks, no repairs, or restorations.

MEASUREMENTS:

Diameter: 27.5 cm (10.83 inches). Height: 12.5 cm (4.92 inches).

WEIGHT: 909 Grams...

An Arita porcelain whistle in the form of a reclining Chinese boy. Decorated in Kakiemon-type underglaze blue, green and iron-red enamels. Circa 1680 ~ 1700.

A similar whistle is illustrated in Christiaan J. A. Jorg’s ‘Fine & Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections.’

Approximately 7.4 cm long...

A very rare Yuan dynasty longquan celadon dish, rounded side, flattened rim with deep center and glazed foot ring, dish decorate with impressed flower motif at the center, at the inner wall there is molded weave or cloud motif, at the rim there is 12 unglazed biscuit fired brown of flower motif, glazed base with ring for firing.
Dish is in very good condition no damage, no chip, no crack, no restoration, dish has wrapped (unbalance) rim.
Size: 35 cm diameter.

19th century wood and metal kagamibuta (mirror lid) netsuke with patinated bronze top inlaid with gold, silver and bronze and depicting a puppy cautiously touching a turtle with its paw by a bamboo fence with flowering morning glory vine wrapped around it. Wonderfully captured inquisitive nature of the puppy, beautiful golden dots representing moss. Excellent textured wooden bowl with carved floriform fitting . Diameter of the metal disk 1 5/16 inches, bowl diameter 1 11/16 inches.

Meiji (1868-1912) Japanese Silvered Ground Satsuma Earthenware Vase with Geisha and Samurai by Kinkozan

It is 7 inches (17.78 cm) tall by 4 inches (10.1 cm) wide. It is 0.7 Lb.

It has tarnished silver and has rubbing of paint and gold, a hairline crack, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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