A nice 18th century Javanese Bronze figure. A so called " Land - Bronze " in the classic Pallava style of the 10th. century.
Bronze cast by lost wax process.
H : 7,4 cm.
A large early Ming longquan celadon guan jar, rounded dide with globular body and glazed base, jar decorated with ribbed body and craved flower motif, covered with sky bluish green glaze.
Jar is in good condition with some worn on the glaze surface, there is a faint crack line on the body, overal is a beautiful and rare piece, no chip, no restoration.
Size: 21.5 cm height, 29 cm widest point.
This is an Antique Bronze Buckle Belt from Qing Dynasty Period, it is hand crafted and intricate in design. But it is very much worn off as shown on one of the piece body more than the other one because of daily handlings/ wear and tear . It is of the Han pattern mythical beast or Dragon.....the belt is not included as it is used belt as i try to illustrate how it was used before....Thanks
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This is a nice crackle green celadon saucer, except the repaired area by golden dust....
This a Japanese pottery bowl, probably from 17th century or earlier, used for drinking tea (matcha bowl ) in very good condition, free shipping for now 08 X'mas
This a Japanese or chinese stoneware bowl, probably from 17th century or earlier for tea drinking, just like the Matcha Bowl
A nicely cast 19th/20th Century Chinese Bronze statue. Boys playing with cow. Excellent condition with beautiful patina.
W 7” H 5-1/2”.
This is a superb, early, and rare Chinese libation cup. The paste itself appears to date from around 1735, while the decoration is most likely from around 1775.
The outside has applied polychrome lotus roots and flowers. Surrounding these are delightful vignettes of houses and boats with fishermen, the whole being further decorated with insects and birds. The interior has two large butterflies, or moths, and flowers...
Antique silk Kesa, an outer garment worn by Japanese Buddhist priests, cotton liner, padded with paper, late Edo to early Meiji period. Dimensions: 76 1/2" x 43 1/2"
This pair of carved ivory emperor and empress are early 20th century export pieces. The emperor is 14 ¼” high with base (without base, it is 12 5/8” high), 2 ½” wide and 2” thick. The empress is 13 ½” high with base (without base, it is 12” high), 2 ½” wide and 2” thick. The emperor is holding a sword and the empress is holding a Ruyi. The robes are very well carved with dragon and phoenix design. They are in excellent condition.
Beautifully carved Chinese seated buddha, made of wood with red and gilt lacquer, wonderful details and elegant expression, Ming Dynasty.
Size: 22 1/2" high x 14 1/2" wide x 11 1/2" deep.
A Fine Pale Celadon jade Ink-Stone/ Brush washer;
China, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.
This is a very fine and large oval formed pale celadon jade ink-stone
or brush washer carved one large dragon pursuing pearl amidst clouds,
the semi-translucent stone with a soft matte polish and of pale celaon
color with some darker gray color, with some pale russet stained and
brown veining on the base...
Antique Japanese netsuke of a boy monk fast asleep on a temple bell, carved of boxwood with painted details, signed: Kyusai (1879-1938). He carved this netsuke between the ages of 36-49, well-known for carving mokugyo, temple bells, in various themes.
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 2 1/8"
A Five Dynasty to Northern Sung dynasty shipwreck Yue Green glaze celadon Saucer, lotus pattern, unglazed ring among the green glaze.
It is in good condition no damage, no crack, no chip, no restoration except glaze corossion.
Wonderful Japanese 2-panel byobu screen painting, 2 intricately painted Meiji Period fans, probably once used in a Noh performance and later mounted on a screen, each fan is painted in colorful mineral pigments with gold leaf, the fan on the left depicts white wild flowers blossoming near a meandering stream with billowing gold mist, the fan on the right is painted with a scene of 3 cranes flying over sea crests and a weeping willow tree, the two fans are mounted on a ground of gold flecks...
Black - brown iron glaze on a stoneware body. South China thirteenth to fourteenth centuries.
There are also Thai pieces in a quite similar shape, but please don´t confound this piece with a Thai piece.
Diameter : 10,3 cm. H : 5,5 cm.
Condition : One nearly invisible hairline to the glaze, further in perfect condition.
A 12 Panel Grape Vine Screen by Choi Suk Whan (1808-?):
Korea, Choson Period, Dated 1877
This rare continuous 12 panel painted in ink and real grape juice with a big
grape vine on paper.
Dated and Signed;(Jung Chook Kook Jin Sim Bang, and Woo Ryun Jung Sa Rang-Kok Sa.
It is in fine condition with minor soils related with age (It has normal, minimal damages in this 19th century old in Korean screen)...
Description: An ivory niche was kept in very good condition. By an enduring old patina, the lovely niche was carved exquisitely in the front for decoration. Intriguingly making use of the original hole of the ivory tusk for hanging, it was obviously used as a portable niche for devoted people. As a charming piece and a very old one, the ivory niche would be a sought-after piece in your Chinese ivory collection. Date: Ming Dynasty(AD1368-1644), Dimension: 6.9cm x 4.7cm x 4.3cm