Pair of Antique Japanese Bronze candle stick holders. Elegant ribbed candle sticks with carved bamboo stem. Well made and sturdy.
Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)
Dimensions: 26" High X 10" wide (base)
Description: A rare tripod steatite censer was made in Tang dynasty. With dark gray tone,
this censer was excavated with light gray incursions. A globular body was held by three foot in beautiful proportions.
An earlier collection was published in " Early Chinese Miniature" by China Institute in America.
Date: Tang Dynasty (AD618-906)
Material: Steatite.
Body Width: 6.5cm Height: 4.7cm
Condition: Good, except one small scratch.
This is a rare late Ming dynasty (1368~1615) carved bamboo statue. It depicts a bearded warrior on a horse. The rider¡¯s head is raised up, eyes wide open; his left arm is gently holding the bridle. The tired horse has turned its head toward its master. It is a superb carving and in great condition despite its age. H: 12 inches, L: 7 inches, W: 6 inches
Ceramic glazed and gold. Signed in Japanese script
OGATA TAKACHITA dated year of the dog 1874
Approx 22x18cm
A very rare 17th Century THAI GREEN,
LARGE CELADON STEMMED AND GLAZED LOTUS SHAPED FOOTED BOWL.
Height 18.3 cm.and 21.5 cm. Diameter. WEIGHT: 1.56 kg.(3.43 lbs.!) Good overall condition considering it's age!
Antique Japanese bronze vase molded with a pair of phoenixes in flight. Signed on the bottom. Also called hou-ou, the pair of mythical birds together are often symbols of fidelity but also represent fire, sun and justice. When used in reference to the imperial household, the phoenix represents the empress.
Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926)
Dimensions: 13" high x 8 1/2" wide
Japanese silver teapot with bell shaped.
Description & size: 7 cm height x 10 cm wide (2.75 in x 4 in)
Weight: 146 grams
Circa: Meiji Period, early 20th Century
Production: Handcrafted & forged in a persoanl silver teapot in a bell shaped teapot with hard wood handle & lid's finial. Unsigned
Very unusual 19th century netsuke in a shape of an old cherry trunk with a newly blooming branch. Extraordinary elegant design in Japanese taste, mother of pearl inlaid flowers with use of lacquer at their bases, excellent patina. Length 3.9 inches (99 mm).
Antique 18th-19th century Islamic IndoPersian lacquer papier-mâché pen case (qalamdan) of typical form with rounded ends and sliding tray. The top qalamdan and two sides are adorned with six superbly hand-painted portraits of Muslim aristocrats within gilt cartouches...
A large figure of 24 armed seated Kannon, gold gilt over wood carving of the bodhisattva of compassion, seated in meditation atop a lotus pedestal, two of her arms clasped in prayer, the other pair of front hands with palms pointed upwards and thumbs touching, in a meditation mudra...
Very rare early 19th century Sino-Tibetan thangka depicting the unusual White manifestation of 6-armed Bhuddist dharmapala Hayagriva. His more common manifestation is Red attesting to his nature as a wrathful form of Avalokiteshvara and thus the archetype of fierce compassion. He is easily recognizable by 3 horse heads in his crown, shown wearing a tiger skin apron and a long necklace of human heads, holding various implements in his hands...
Brilliant Taisho Period ca. 1920 natural dye cotton futon cover for wedding celebration. Featuring Japan's 3 famous auspicious symbols for happines and longevity; cranes, trutle and pine. 4ft x 3 1/2ft. great condition with a little shredding on one edge. Ask for shipping quote.
A sublime calligraphy scroll having a Chinese attribution. The rough and swift strokes of the calligraphy can be seen as if movement is caught frozen in time. The calligraphy reads as an auspicious poem where the poet is using the flow of water in relation to the spread and development of the family with generation after generation of children. Signed Xiuyang.
From the James Colburn Estate.
Age: 19th century.
Size: Length 70" Width 28.25"
Small red clay Chinese Yixing teapot With four character mark at the base.Teapot in good conditions with just has tiny chipped to the spout and the lid.Size :9cm wide,6cm body diameter,5,5cm high.
Charming Qing Dynasty Chinese pot used for warming wine or saki. Hot water would be poured into the main container and the small pot would hold the wine. Made of pewter or low grade silver with bronze fitting. each side of the outer pot has minor scratches on the surface.
A Chinese White Glazed Yuhuchunping Vase with Flowers in Biscuit. Circa, 1368-1644, Ming Dynasty.
Found in the Philippines.
Featuring a pear shaped body rising from a short straight foot, tapering to its shoulders onto a long waisted neck and flaring out to its mouth. The vase is adorned with cloud patterns and flowers in biscuit and is covered overall in a white glaze, except for the foot-ring.
Measurements: height (11.5"inches).
Condition: in perfect condition...
A pair of Chinese pottery brick tile with figures.
Age: China, Song Dynasty, 10th - 12th Century
Size: Height 26.5 C.M. / Width 26.5 - 26.8 C.M.
Size including stand: Height 44 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground)...
A very fine and genuine schist head of a Bodhisattva, 2-4 Century A.D., with soft, youthful features, wearing a diadem with rosettes. The hair is pulled up into an elaborate top knot, Urna between the eyebrows. Mounted on a Museum Quality Metal Stand. Size of head alone 12.5 cm. excluding stand. Origin: London Art Market.