A Very Rare Korean King of Hell Painting Surrounded by 3 Officials-19th C.:
Korea, late 18th or early 19th century, framed.
This unusual King of Hell from Buddhist paintings shows of a King and 3 officials and a group of 9 or 10 scenes of tortures, here the King of Hell is shown with a crown, seated on a throne in a half view, his mouth open because he is scentencing unfortunate soul to hell,
two officials hold scrolls on which the decceed’s deeds reading and one official hold book fo...
A Meissen porcelain cream pot and cover circa 1745 with a pine cone finial. The under glaze hand painted pattern is a variation on the Meissen onion pattern. The crossed sword mark is loosely painted in under glaze blue with an extra dot that is sometimes found on early pieces. Height is approximately 5 ½ inches (14cm). Width from spout to handle is approximately 5 ¾ inches (14.6cm).
Condition: There are firing flaws where the feet attach to the pot. No chips, cracks, or repairs...
Very rare architectural element beautifully carved in the shape of a celestial being, maybe Garuda, flying and holding a vessel in his hands. Wood, with dark-brown patina. Nepal, 18th century, maybe earlier. Height: 14,5 cm. The piece is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Old insect infestation (treated, no danger), some losses, otherwise very good condition.
Early 18th century
Mid-late Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
d: 15.7 cm
Nearly perfect condition: one very tiny, almost invisible hairline
From a Massachusettes, USA estate
This rare Kangxi period dish illustrates a scene from Romance of the Western Chamber, a story about the secret love affair between Zhang Sheng, a young scholar, and Cui Yingying, the daughter of a chief minister of the Tang court...
This small Japanese ivory okimono is a mid-19th century product. It is 4 1/8″ high, 1 3/4″ wide and 1 1/4″ thick. It depicts a smiling fisherman standing on the shore. The fisherman is wearing a traditional bandanna and a straw apron. He uses both hands to pull a fish net in. The artist’s signature “Gyokudo” is on the base. Aside from some old repairs and crack lines due to its age, it is in good condition.
Early 20th century
Republic Period
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
d: 16.8 cm (dish 1), d: 17 cm (dish 2)
Nearly perfect condition: no hairlines or repairs, tiny chip to rim of one dish
From a Monterrey, California estate
This dish bears a six character Guangxu kaishu reign mark in iron-red, but in our opinion, the glaze and enamels suggest early 20th century republic period.
A good Yuan dynasty qingbai bluish white glaze dragon handled ewer with cover, pear shape body with raising up spout and dragon shape handle, ewer covered with bluish white glaze, found in east java. ewer is in good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration, very rare to find similar dragon ewer in this good condition.
Size: 8.5 cm height.
A rare late Yuan - early Ming qingbai qhite glaze lobbed cover box, rounded side with lobbed body and glazed base, cover box decorated with lobbed body, there is continuous anhua flower motif at the cover and flower shape knop / handle at the top cover.
cover box is in good condition, no chip, no crack, no restoration, there is glaze shrinkage / unglazed at the the top flower motif cover.
Size: 9.5 cm diameter, 9 cm height.
Early 20th century
Republic period
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose / qianjiang enamels
h: 24.2 cm w: 9 cm (each)
Perfect condition
From an English estate
Early 18th century
Late Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
d: 21 cm, h: 3.2 cm
Perfect condition
From an English estate
The painted central field is quite interesting: two sages play weiqi (Chinese chess) while a fisherman watches on...
mid-late 19th century
Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze enamels
d: 17.8 cm
Nearly perfect condition: no hairlines or repairs, firing flaw to robin's egg glaze, age wear to enamels
From an English collection.
This is a Guangxu mark and period dish, back glazed in robin's egg blue, and interior painted with enameled Daoist taiji eight divinatory trigrams...
Late 19th century
Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille verte
enamels
h: 47 cm
Nearly perfect condition: no hairlines or repairs, drilled bottom, age wear to enamels
From a Washington DC estate; old USA customs sticker on bottom
This vase is carefully decorated in gorgeous famille verte enamels, and illustrate two popular Chinese folk sayings: zhuang yuan ji di (the scholar has placed first in the Imperial examinations), and tian xian s...
Late 18th century
Late Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
D: 25 cm
Perfect condition
From an English estate
Shapely antique Chinese monochrome porcelain small vase, ox-blood glaze.
Period: 19th century, Qing Dynasty.
Size: Height 4.5"
Fabulous antique Chinese monochrome ox-blood glaze porcelain slender vase with stand.
Period:18th-19th century, Qing Dynasty.
Size: 9" height
Antique Chinese monochrome porcelain round shaped water pot with peachbloom glaze, with impressions of two stylized dragons in clouds with waves below.
18th-19th century, 6 character Kangshi mark.
Size: Height 2.5" , Diameter 5"
Antique Chinese porcelain brushwasher with light milk-blue glaze, oval shaped shallow dish on 4 floral feet. 6 character Kangxi Period mark in horizontal row Zhuan shu (archaic seal script). Period: 19th century, Qing Dynasty
Size: Length 4.625"
A fine Song dynasty longquan celadon large bowl, decorated with raising lotus petals motif at exterior, bowl covered with bluish green celadon glaze, good condition no damage with crackled / lines at glaze surface, no chip, no crack, no restoration, good high ping sound with finger tip, size: 21 cm diameter.