Large rare Bronze statue of Quanyin (the Goddess of Mercy). She wears an ornate necklace and has a ball-like "Nyoi Jewel" in her right hand representing enlightenment . There is an image of Buddha beneath the veil on her head. In her left hand she is holding her ambrosia bottle (kalasa)representing "The Water of Compassion. She is sitting on a lotus base and at the back of the base is the stylized inscription of Xuande,1426 to 1435 AD. Size: H. 49cm. W. At the base 31cm. Condition: Nice Patina...
Good large Ming sancai ceramic wedding bed. These were interred in tombs of wealthy individuals to serve them in the afterlife. Nowadays they burn paper replicas instead. This piece has ornate eves in green and amber glaze, no cracks but some minor fritting. It is a large and heavy piece so free international shipping is offered via surface mail, if you would like a faster service than the buyer will pay the additional costs. Personally I have always thought these were ancestor shrines...
Chinese northern song celadon dish decorated with incised flower motive. 15,5cm diameter. Good conditions with just found glaze crackeled .
Several years ago we were invited by our very talented kintsugi craftsman to what is known as a “kura-ake” or storehouse opening. Many reading this may be familiar with the traditional storehouses in Japan (kura) with their thick plaster walls used to store valuable items—sometimes for hundreds of years—safe from humid air, insects, and the like...
A rare late Koryo dynasty Punch’ong bottle vase. Olive toned green ware glaze simply but finely decorated with off-white skip within carved pattern. Height, about 3 5/8 inches. Excellent condition and conveying with Japanese collector’s box. 14th century
An attractive bronze figure of a Rooster on top of a seal ring, 10th.-12th. century AD.
Very attractive with fine redish and green patina.
Size: 7,1 cm. tall.
Ex. Collection of a Goldsmith in the Rhineland, ca. 1960s.
Collection Genuine 11 x Pre-Columbian Mayan Pottery Beads Ancient (g)
A COLLECTION OF 11 X PRE-COLUMBIAN BEADS
These beads, collected in the 1930's, are guaranteed genuine and are as seen in the photographs. A Provenance is available to the purchaser.
Khmer dark-brown glazed pottery honey pot.
Age: Cambodia, Bayon Period, 12th - 13th Century
Size: Height 9 C.M. / Width 13.8 C.M.
Condition: Nice glaze and condition overall (some glaze chips and natural wearings). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.
A very rare ANGKOR WAT Period (Post BAYON) BRONZE FLYING GARUDA WITH FINIAL, 12th Century, the powerful mythical bird, is the eternal sworn enemy of the Naga Serpent race and known for feeding exclusively on snakes. It's image is often used to protect the bearer from snake attack and it's poison. Nice naturally formed patina...
A densely patterned delicately potted early white porcelain dish decorated with two impressed phoenix, poeny flower,lotus and (unusually) with a flying swan to the centre...
A rare example shard of under glaze red yuhuchun vase with house motive.
Yuan qingbai cup with floral scroll decoration on the body, unglazed concave base. Measure W=6.5 cm, H=3.5 cm Yuan Dynasty Condition : perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restoration.
Song dynasty yaozhou celadon bowl decorated with carved flowers motive. 18,5cm diameter. bowl has some chipped at the rim on repaired.
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...
This is a Southern Song era celadon brush washer from longquan kiln
A very interesting and rare Narino pottery vessel, shaped as a discus, really looks like an alien spaceship! Capuli cultural complex (ca. 850 A.D. – 1500 A.D.)
We've haven't seen an exact match in style and this is an attractive piece!
Size: 193 mm. in diameter
Condition: Choice for type! Though this is a tough type of pottery to find in superb condition, this actually intact anbd unrepaired...
Pre-Columbian globular pottery jar, Chancay Peru, 1000-1400 AD.
A beautiful and scarce larger pottery jar from the Chancay culture, globular shape with applied handles in both sides and tiny animals on both sides as well.
The pottery greyish white with black line decoration.
Size: 19 cm. tall.
Condition: Choice!, some roughness to the edge of the spout, othervise intact.
Ex. A...
Chinese Longquan celadon dish with lotus petal design at outer wall. Covered with very nice Bluish green glaze. Song dynasty. There is hairlines at the center. 21 cm diameter