Lovely antique Chinese blue and white porcelain gourd shaped vase with charming design of bats flying in the clouds. Perfect condition. Six character mark on recessed bottom. Xuantong 1909-1912, kaishu mark in regular script. Demonstrates clearly a feature that is often called hollow or fractured, line. The decoration of the piece, iron red bats among clouds is in a distinctly different style as compared to similarly decorated pieces of the previous reign...
Glorious Chinese antique green Ishing square tubular shaped planter with precise bamboo design and impressed calligraphy. Impressed carouche stamp on bottom.
Good condition.
Age: Republic Period
Size: 5.25"H x 1.5" x 1.5"
Late Meiji Period C.1900 gold lacquer on zelkova wood mirror stand. Used in the inner chamber of altar shrine to reflect the void. Bronze mirror has plum blossoms and pine leafs in relief. Very good condition. (see pics). 11" tall by 7" wide. Ask for shipping quote.
very nice old beaded choker/armband in good condition. measures 2.25 x 13.5 inches
Pair of Japanese 6-panel screen paintings. Painted with a continuous scene of a rural landscape. Mountain pavilions sit atop high peaks reached by winding trails. Across an expanse of calm water stretches a long, low foot bridge occasionally interrupted by a sudden archway. Boats and tiny figures go about their business. Painted in sumi ink and with gold leaf on paper.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions of each painting: 67 1/2" high x 142 1/2" long
Indian wedding palanquin for a bride. Made of a hardwood, possibly padauk, carved with florets and accented with iron details. The domed roof is constructed with a latticework. Doors and window openings are carved to mimic the architecture of a garden courtyard adding to the overall feminine quality of the palanquin.
Palanquins were the most popular means of transportation in British India prior to the introduction of horse-drawn vehicles and the railroad...
This fire screen is mounted on a mahogany tri foot pole. The needlepoint is made of wool and silk. The entire piece measures 54 inches high. The screen is 19 1/2 inches by 26 inches. This dates late 19th century. This item is available for local pickup, only.
A rare Chinese bronze (copper tin alloy) paperweight very finely modelled and cast in the auspicious form of a mythical horned Qilin.
This item was made in China for the scholar's table, in the Transitional Period probably during the reign of the Shunzhi emperor (1644 to 1661).
Condition: excellent - no damages and no repairs or restoration.
10 cm / 4 inches high; 14 cm / 5.5 inches across.
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Rare Srivijaya Empire 8 - 10th century bronze beaker for priest ceremonial holy water container, good condition please see picture for detail, size: 9.5 cm diameter, 8 cm height.
Chinese Five dynasties "Yue Yao" bowl. 14,5 cm diameter. Good condition.
Chinese Yuan Dynasty Longquan Celadon Jarlet. Good Conditions. 6,3 cm body diameter.
A large ormolu mounted turquoise glass covered bowl with an ormolu (gilding gone) and an attached ormolu base (gilding in good condition). The flattened bowl decorated with gilt lines and white enamel jewels. The top with a gilt band around the outside, a ring of gilt leaves and berries, then two black transfer classical female figures on opposing sides separated by gilt and white enamel jeweled quatrefoils . 9 inches (23 cm) diameter...
An English creamware mug probably either Yorkshire or Staffordshire elaborately decorated with a brown body on which is painted in green black and yellow a very stylized house with fences and trees all within a yellow band at the foot and the lip. The squared off handle is also yellow. The shape of the handle leads to the fairly late date. 4 ¾ inches (12 cm) tall and 5 5/8 inches across the handle (14.2 cm).
Condition: no cracks, hairlines or repairs...
Japanese antique water pump used by a brigade of firemen to put out fires.
From the writing, the pump was used in December, Meiji 7 (1874). Other writing states "Edo", most likely referring that the fire company was operating during the Edo Period and/or in the city of Edo, Japan. A 3 character mark says 雲龍水 unryūsui ("cloud-dragon-water", the name for this type of pump)...
Rare Srivijaya empire 8 - 10th century ceremonial large bronze bowl / container for holy water, sumatra Indonesia, good condition please see picture for detail, size: 22 cm diameter.
Length of first: 10.1 cm (4 in)
Height: 2.7 cm (1.1 in)
Depth: 5 cm (2 in)
Length of second: 8.5 cm (3.4 in)
Height: 2.3 cm (0.9 in)
Depth: 4.3 cm (1.8 in)
Quality Japanese pair of bronze turtle okimonos; finely modelled throughout; Meiji Period; both signed by the same artist; one missing the tip of its tail; good condition
Width: 11.8 cm (4.8 in)
Height: 7.8 cm (3.2 in)
Chinese porcelain famille verte floral bowl with birds; raised carved decoration; Guangxu mark to the base; good condition
Japanese Wooden Shrine Pilgrimage Sign or Temple hanging box, Meiji period, 19th century, 27" long, 3 1/2" wide, 2 1/2" deep, Japanese "Kanji" hand script writing in black Ink, the condition is weather worn condition with beautiful old patina.