Tibetan Himalayan Monastery Red Polychrome Lacquered Trunk, Ca. 1900, with raised design of flying Dragon within scalloped cartouche on top of the Gesso and cloth backing on wood, borders are decorated low relief Chinese Character on Polychrome Gesso "Long Life", all original work and finish, 20" high, 35" wide 15" deep, wrapped with Brass around corners, hinges and lock compartment in front. Decorated with Buddhist symbols on the side and no decoration in the back...

Qing Red Dragon underglaze snuff bottle in good condition. There is some minor wear to the exposed base, but no apparent chips. Stopper & lid not included. Height 3 inches, diameter 1+ inch.

A VERY LARGE NARINO CAPULI STORAGE VESSEL, Capuli cultural complex (ca. 850 A.D. – 1500 A.D.)

From the shaft tombs of the Southern Highland Narino Region of Columbia.

This spectacular vessel has the body fully decorated with a black and red-on-cream resist painted pattern.

Size: ca. 30 cm. high and ca. 20 cm. in diameter...

HIGH QUALITY LARGE NARINO CAPULI PEDESTAL BOWL, Capuli cultural complex (ca. 850 A.D. – 1500 A.D.)

From the shaft tombs of the Southern Highland Narino Region of Columbia.

This spectacular bowl has the body decorated with a black and red-on-cream resist painted pattern.

Size: ca. 20 cm. in diameter and ca. 9-10 cm. high.

Condition: Choice! Flawless with fully painted and preserved surfaces and light wear in places. Ex...

HIGH QUALITY LARGE NARINO CAPULI PEDESTAL BOWL, Capuli cultural complex (ca. 850 A.D. – 1500 A.D.)

From the shaft tombs of the Southern Highland Narino Region of Columbia.

This spectacular bowl is beautifully decorated with a resist and black/red design.

Size: ca. 20-21 cm. in diameter and ca. 9-10 cm. high.

Condition: Superb! Flawless with fully painted and preserved surfaces. Ex. Very Old Swedish Private Collection (Estate)

HIGH QUALITY LARGE NARINO CAPULI PEDESTAL BOWL, Capuli cultural complex (ca. 850 A.D. – 1500 A.D.)

From the shaft tombs of the Southern Highland Narino Region of Columbia.

This spectacular bowl has the body decorated with a black-on-cream resist painted pattern. The inside is beautifully decorated with a resist and red design.

Size: ca. 20-21 cm. in diameter and ca. 9-10 cm. high...

An attractive antique 19th Century Bronze Elephant Bell from Burma with intricate relief design on both sides. Has 2 clappers which make a loud sonorous sound when in motion. Good condition. Comes with a nice custom made stand as shown! Size: W. 3 1/4" x H. 2 1/2" (8 cm. x 6.5 cm.) excluding stand. We have several other antique bronze bells for sale in various sizes and shapes/ Please see our website!

n antique 19th Century Bronze Elephant Bell from Burma with an intricate relief design on both sides. Has a clapper which makes a loud sonorous sound when in motion. Good condition. Comes with an attractive custom made stand as shown! Size: W. 3 3/4" inches x H. 3" (9.6 cm. x 8 cm.) excluding stand. We have several other antique bronze bells in various designs and sizes. Please see our website!

An antique 19th Century Bronze Water Buffalo Bell from Burma with design engraving. Makes a loud sonorous sound when in motion. Good condition. Comes with an attractive custom made display stand as shown! Size: 3" inches (8 cm.) diameter excluding loop and stand. We have several other antique bronze bells for sale in various sizes and shapes. Please see our website!

An antique 19th Century Bronze Water Buffalo Bell from Burma with design engraving. Makes a loud sonorous sound when in motion. Comes with a nice custom made stand as shown! Good condition. Size: 3" (8 cm.) diameter excluding loop and stand. We have numerous other antique bronze bells in various shapes and sizes. Please see our website!

A 19th Century Bronze Water Buffalo Bell from Burma with decorative engravings. The bell makes a loud and sonorous sound when in motion. Good condition. Comes with an attractive custom made stand as shown. Size: 3 1/2" inches (9 cm.) diameter excluding loop and stand. We have several other antique bronze bells for sale in different sizes and shapes. Please see our website.

An attractive and rare Bronze Elephant Bell with intricate relief design on both sides. Has a clapper to make loud and sonorous sound when in motion. Good condition and has a beautiful patina! Weight of bell without stand: 513 gr.Comes with an attractive custom made display stand as shown. Size: W. 3 3/4" x H. 3" (9.7 cm. x 8 cm.) excluding stand. Origin: Burma. We have several other such bells in different sizes, please see our website.

Hanging scroll. The eight-armed deity, bearing arms and jewels, and a coiled snake (the deity Ugajin) on her head, sits on a lotus-leaf-seat, flanked by Daikoku. Before her are the 15 disciples, or jugo doji. Ink, mineral colors, gold and gofun on silk. Japan, Edo period, 18th century.
Painted area: H 37 in. x W 15 in.
Mounting severely damaged...

A rare ancient agate bead made for wearing as a pendent or necklace. These beads date back to over 2,000 years. They have some kind of tiger influence in their shape and stripes.. Size:1.5cm X 1.1cm. Condition: Normal wear.

A rare ancient agate bead made for wearing as a pendent or necklace. These beads date back to over 2,000 years. They have some kind of tiger influence in their shape and stripes.. Size: 2cm X 1.5cm. Condition: Normal wear.

A Very Fine/Rare/Large Korean Mother of Pearl, Shagreen Inlaid Tray-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. A Solid thick wood formed a circular box inlaid with a mother of pearl and shagreen with a large character in a center, a double happiness, surround by a key-fret band and floral heads, inlaid shagreen red colored on the raised wall top and interiors of wall unusually, and also exteriors inlaid with mother of pearl in simbols of treasure between coiled wires on top and bottom, ...

This is a very fine and attractive Mt Fuji wireless cloisonne box. It actually looks very similar to a Mt Fuji Sosuke tray we once had. It is not signed butthe artist is most likely Ando or Gonda. The Box measures 5 1/4 by 4 inches and s 2 3/8 inches tall. The box is beautiful and perfect except for some odd tool marks on the inner rim of the lid.

A late MING blue & white SWATOW ware decorated with a phoenix in cavetto and a border with auspicious symbols. The back side also has some painted decor. It has a thick, shiny glaze and also shows some unglazed spots. The back side has some sand/grit deposit which is a typical characteristic for Swatow wares, Very good condition, no cracks, hairlines nor restorations. Size: 7.5" inches (19 cm.) diameter. ca. 1600

Chinese yixing teapot. 19cm wide. Good conditions, except two chipped at inside the lid.

A spectacular and unique woodcarving depicting a Singha Lion with Cubs masterfully hand carved from a single tree trunk (heavy). Very fine craftsmanship, late 19th Century, Thailand. Good condition, Size: H. 28" (70 cm.) x W. 16" (40 cm.) x D. 12" (30 cm.) One of a kind.

A rare standing Thai bronze Disciple in adoration, mounted on a wooden base. Size: Height 5" inches (13 cm.) excluding stand. Good condition.

Antique Chinese rosewood chair with ornately carved panels running along its front and sides, within both arms, and in the chair's back, depicting squared spirals and dragons' heads. The chair's backrest is carved with a wicker pattern, and has three inlaid pieces of carved jade in the forms of a vase filled with feathers and branches, a box on four legs, and a lion-like beast with a long, raised tail and mane, seated upon a rock formation or stand...

Rich patina jizaikagi hearth fish from the Taisho Period C.1920. The pot stabalizers had an iron rod through the fish that went up into a long bamboo pole that had an iron hook on the bottom to hold the iron pot over the hearth fire in old japanese farm houses. Length: 11" x 7" tall. Ask for shipping quote.

Jade toggle of a boy holding a lingzhi fungus, symbol of longevity. Protective and lucky charm.
Light green jade (he tian bai yu). Beautiful patina, perfect condition. H: 4 cms. Qing, 19th C. TCT 196 (see Bibliography)

A rare and delicate QING Dynasty Silver and Paktong Opium Pipe with beautifully detailed metalwork, which because of its size probably belonged to a Lady. The damper is held by a hand and decorated with a fine Peony flower. Good condition. Size: Length 6.5" (16.5 cm.) Origin: China. A very nice custom made wooden stand as shown in photograph # 1 comes with this opium pipe (included)...

Chinese pottery standing court man wearing hat and tunic.

Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618 - 907
Size: Height 22 - 22.8 C.M. / Width 6.2 - 6.5 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). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipp...

Chinese pottery standing court man wearing hat and tunic.

Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618 - 907
Size: Height 22 - 22.2 C.M. / Width 6.1 - 6.2 C.M.
Size including stand: 32.4 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). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual...

Ca. 200 - 300

Carved from gray schist and retaining most of the neck, this head appears to have once been part of a larger relief carving. The back of the head was probably attached to a larger stone background and was later chiseled off. The hair is wavy and the lips are bow shaped. There are no apparent cracks or repairs to the stone, but the lower left ear shows some small loss. Acquired in 1980 from the estate of a history professor who who traveled extensively and collected antiques. ...

Relics of the Nile is pleased to present this detailed ancient Greek bronze coin. The coin features the a choice patina with the head of an emperor on the obverse. The reverse of the coin features a standing figure flanked with Greek text on either side. This is a lovely example that measures 3/4" in diameter. Ex-McInnis Collection.

Relics of the Nile is pleased to present this interesting example of an ancient Greek bronze arrowhead. This arrowhead was manufactured by one of the Greek states ca. 600 - 200 B.C. This arrowhead is of the trilobite type and remains intact with lovely patina. The blade measures 27mm in length. Ca. 600 - 200 B.C. Ex-McInnis collection.

Relics of the Nile is pleased to present this choice ancient Holyland oil lamp. The lam remains intact with excellent color and form. The peak of the oil lamp features a figure that appears to be the head of a bird. The lamp measures 3.75" in length and 1.5" tall. 2nd - 1st Century B.C. Ex-McInnis collection.

Chinese painted pottery standing court man, wearing hat and long robe, with green and white pigments remaining.

Age: China, Ming Dynasty, A.D. 1368 - 1644
Measurement: Height 28.6 C.M. / Width 10.4 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adherings (some abrasions and wearings on the pieces due to the long burial time underground). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok,...

Attention-getting Japanese paper mache demon face mask. Has a devious grin, large bulbous nose, with fanged gold teeth. Face is black with red and gold highlights, making features stand out and gives an amusing yet intriguing look. Contains holes in ears of mask with cloth netting running behind face. Paper inscription on back is a description of this unique character. Taisho Period-Circa 1900 Dimensions: 17" High X 13.5" Across

19th century staghorn ojime (slide bead for tightening the cord going from netsuke to inro) carved in a shape of a gourd with leaf. Good design, green staining, natural imperfections in staghorn, overall in very good condition. Height 11/16 inches.

19th century staghorn ojime (slide bead for tightening the cord going from netsuke to inro) carved in a shape of a tongue-cut Sparrow. Good design, brown staining, natural imperfections in staghorn, overall in very good condition. Height 9/16 inches.

Ca. 1700 - 1720, early 18th century
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
H: 23 cm (with cover), 21.6 cm (without cover)
From a Jackson, Mississippi private collection

A striking Kangxi period blue and white covered jar, decorated with classic early 18th century motifs: crackled ice and plum blossom ground, diaper shoulder, and qilin beasts within landscaped cartouches. In Chinese, beast (shou) is a homonym for longevity (also shou) -- ...