Antique Japanese ikebana basket for flower arranging. Made of light color split bamboo woven into a rounded form. Contrasting dark and twisting wisteria vines make up the handle and pierce the undulating form of the basket.

Age: Meiji period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 15" high x 12" wide x 11" deep

Porcelain snuffbottle in underglaze blue and red. China, 19th century. H. 8,5 cm. Condition: excellent

An archaic style vase with crackle-glaze and simulated metal mounts. On the base is the apocryphal mark of the 15th Century Chenghua emperor but this item was made much later, probably for export, during the reign of the Tongzhi emperor (1862-1874). Condition - there are two white filled rim chips - no further damage or restoration...

A beautiful 19th C. Tongzhi 1867-1874 Chinese famille rose porcealain bowl with people and pavillion motif, in excellent condition. D:7" H:3"

Painting gouache on thick paper. Pahlari Hills mid 19th century. Vishnu and Lakshmi flanked by Garuda and a Brahmin surrounded by others beneath a dome. 30x26 cm. framed under glass.

Yukumi Gata Toro (Lantern for View of Floating) that was used near water. Iron and Sheet Metal with a very rare Double Roof design. The door panels are in the shape of bamboo trees, the ancient Japanese symbol of resilience. A rare and unusual Edo Period example for the serious collector. 15 inches (38cm) high x 10.25 inches (26cm) wide.

Kato Shuntai (1802-1877) Japanese Antique Shino Ware Chawan Teabowl made for Tea Ceremony Wabi Sabi The seal of the potter is stamped on the bottom. Kato Shuntai is a notable potter from Seto area, Aichi prefecture who lived in the late Edo period. He followed his father profession as a ceramist at the age of 15 and soon he received a name Shuntai from Tokugawa, the 11th Daimyo of modern Nagoya. Kato Shuntai expanded Seto ware techniques adding Shino, Oribe and Mugiwara styles to his works...

19th century
Mid - late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with turquoise glaze & coral stopper
H: 7.7 cm, w: 5.5 cm (snuff bottle only, does not include stand)
From a Seattle private collection

A charming and finely modeled porcelain snuff bottle, with a reticulated / openwork body featuring foo dogs / guardian lions at play. The original antique stopper comes with a undyed natural red coral top and a hardwood carved spoon...

Chinese Qing dynasty bronze censer / Incense burner with mark at the base. 12 cm mouth diameter. 18 cm wide from ear to ear. censer has been cleaned. free from any repair. no dent, no crack.

Up for sale is this wonderfully textured 19th century Japanese cast iron tea kettle made by noted Kyoto-school tetsubin craftsman Kibundo ( 1812-1892 ).

It is cast in high relief with the image of writings and a landscape.

This fine kettle bears the body-mark “Kibundo zo” and a remnant of the square seal mark of Kibundo on the bottom.

The quality of the relief casting is superb...

Chinese Ge type Crackled bowl, Qing dynasty. 12,3 cm diameter. Free from any repair.

Beautifully decorated book cover, of very refined gilded hammered copper on wood, with, on one side, two dragons with the "Ratna", or "Mani" (the Jewel of the Buddhist doctrine) in the middle, surrounded by stylised cloud motifs and framed in lotus design. On the other side, three handpainted Buddhist figures representing Manjushri, Chenresig and the Mahakala. These paintings have withstood the test of time a little less well than the front side...

Late Edo Period (1850 - 1868) Japanese signed Noh theater Mask of Okame, the Goddess of Mirth, a very popular image in Japanese culture. A beautiful example of the type of mask done by a master carver, using Cypress wood (Hinoki) and many layers of Gofun, crushed oyster shell lacquer. A very charming and well rendered image. From a widely renowned and published collection that has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum and Japan Society.

Kangxi period, 1700s / 1800s

The lid is decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with a depiction of Liu Bing, the founder of the Han Dynasty, attacking a snake, which was considered to be an omen predicting the founding of the Han Dynasty. This particular scene, probably from a woodblock printed book illustration, is seen from time to time on Shunzhi Period – early Kangxi transitional wares. The base is glazed and displays the classic six-character Kangxi mark...

A beautiful 19th C. Chinese famille rose porcelain large size basin in excellent condition. D:29cm

Mottled green jade snuff bottle, of rounded flat shape. Silver and bronze stopper with a coral insert on its top. Spoon missing. China, 19th century. Height of the bottle without its top: 6,3 cm. Tiny chip on the rim, otherwise very good condition.

斗彩描金人物兽耳六方瓶 估为清光绪 A rare finely decorated six sided vase painted in Chinese taste in underglaze blue with Doucai ("joined colours") overglaze polychrome enamels...

Unusual Burmese KAMMAVACA manuscript. Complete with the 16 leaves and 2 wooden covers. This late 19th century example is lacquer ON METAL. 50x10 cm approx. weight unpacked 2.2kg. There is some loss of lacquer on corners and on one leaf.