Japanese wooden clothing chest (Sendai-Tansu) with unique ironwork.

Age: Japan, Taisho Period, A.D. 1912 - 1926
Measurement: Height 109.7 C.M. / Width 44 C.M. / Length 91 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). 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.

An antique Japanese gilt wood temple Ranma (transom). Hand carved depicting a pair of Kingfisher with 3 Swallows amongst Lotus blossoms and leaves. One Swallow has caught a small fish while one Kingfisher has caught the leg of a frog. Deep relief with inscription on left and partial inscription on right.

Momoyama Period (1573-1603)

Dimensions: 43" Wide by 11 3/8" High by 2 3/8" Deep

Beautiful antique Chinese scroll with two images painted by ladies of the court from the late Ching Dynasty, circa 1900. Each image has an inscription with a cartouche. It is painted with sumie ink and mineral pigments. The overall width is 14", the images measure 10.25" wide by 9.25" tall.

Antique Chinese 5-color peking glass snuff bottle with a carved glass overlay design of deep green stems, leaves, and blades of grass with blue, red, yellow, and pink flowers. The main body is transparent glass with a jadeite stopper. From the Josephus Beard Estate, former president of IBM in Tokyo, Japan. 19th Century Size: 2.75" height, 1.5" width

Chinese painted pottery Hu jar decorated with a pair of monster masks on the shoulder.

Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220
Size: Height 47.5 C.M. / Width 29 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adherings (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...

Chinese Pottery Covered Jar in Globular Form with Incised Rings Design, with some remaing red color and soil encrustration on the surface. The three legs of the jar have bear design, trace of original remains in good condition.

Age: China, Han Dynasty, B.C. 206 - A.D. 220
Measurement: Height 33 C.M. / Diameter 33 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age)...

Antique Japanese hand-colored photograph of two beautiful young ladies in a garden. One uses a bamboo ladle to scoop water from a fountain. The other stands on the path behind her. Tall bamboo fences and manicured pants enclose the scene.

Meiji period (c. 1870)

Dimensions: Frame: 25 3/4" high x 19 1/2" wide. Image: approx. 10" high x 8" wide

This is an incredible 1 7/8" Columbia Plateau found in Oregon. It is made from beautiful translucent moss agate. It is a true G-10. One of the very best. It is from one of the all time great Northwest collections, Gordon Erspamer. I purchased it from a Jim Bennett auction who personally examined it and told me it was a one in a 10,000 point. Mr. Bennett has written three books on how to recognize reproductions and altered artifacts. They are currently selling on Amazon for $388 each.

Japanese Arita porcelain square sake bottle with Dutch Kakiemon decoration. The bottle is square with a short waisted neck and everted lip. Each side is painted with unique images of birds, flowers and plants. The color scheme is iron-red, turquoise, blue and green with some gold. Minor wear consistent with age. Provenance: San Francisco collection.

Date: circa 19th Century

Dimensions: 8.5" X 4"

Chinese Pottery Covered Jar in Globular Form with Incised Rings Design, with some remaing red color and soil encrustration on the surface. The three legs of the jar have bear design, trace of original remains in good condition.

Age: China, Han Dynasty, B.C. 206 - A.D. 220
Measurement: Height 33 C.M. / Diameter 35 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age)...

These pieces are a part of smoking set tabako-ire. It consists of a kiseruzutsu (pipe case) of a tonkotsu(tobacco pouch) in black lacquered crocodile leather. Both parts are bound by a leather link decorated with a red stone ojime.

The tonkotsu is decorated with a menuki (metallic decoration) gilded and skated copper. The menuki has the form of a sitting cross-legged man, joint hands, hidden by the long and wide sleeves of its coat...

A fine pair of matching square bowls on raised foot. Decoration: the inside, in the centre a gold takamaki-e medalion with a raised design of a couple of Reshiki stems in shakudo and hirame, on red ground, rim decorated with cloud pattern in gold on red lacquer...

Antique Chinese blue and white porcelain snuff bottle, with deep cobalt blue patterns of pomegranates, creeping vines, flowers, and lapels on its shoulder. Lid of agate and jade. Marked on bottom. Provenance Little Rock, AK Estate. Size: 3.25" height, 2" width

Restauration Classical silver gilt box. Made by Jean-Baptiste Claude Odiot in Paris, ca 1820. Rectangular with straight sides and leaf-and-dart base rim. Cover flat and hinged with same as well as leaf-and-flower border. Cover top has central heart engraved with single script letter monogram set in flower wreath; leaf and flower border. Sumptuous Return-of-the-Bourbons luxe. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and the fineness (950) stamp instituted in 1819...

Japanese wooden clothing chest (Sendai-Tansu) with signature on ironwork.

Age: Japan, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Measurement: Height 93 C.M. / Width 42.5 C.M. / Length 100 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). 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.

These antique Chinese ceramic vases are a stunning example of Southern Song Dynasty artistry, dating back to the period between 1127 and 1279 AD. The vases feature a rich green celadon glaze body, which serves as the backdrop for an intricate and detailed design. The focal point of the design is a beautifully sculpted Green Dragon of the East, which dominates the surface of the vases with its impressive form...

An interesting Ming ewer with 3 loops handle, covered by white glaze, unglaze base. 11.5 cm wide and 9 cm height. Perfect condition, no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restorations.

Antique Chinese pair of sculptures of two tall cranes. Each stands on a rectangular base with head looking back. Long, straight legs and gracefully curving necks. Fine details in every feather.

Age: Republic Period (1912-1949)

Dimensions: 27 1/8" high x 9" wide x 6 1/8" deep