Chinese pottery groom figurine with original pigments remaining.

Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618 - 907
Size: Height 27 C.M. / Width 10 C.M. / Thickness 5.7 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (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...

A Northern Sung dynasty or earlier green glaze yue yao celadon brushwasher. Brush washer is in good condition with no chip, no repair except with a very small hairline crack. It is scholar table object de art, nice collection piece in any chinese or japanese art collection. Please enquire....

A Tang Dynasty White Plate with scrolled design. There is a very small hairline present. High resolution images on request.

This extremely rare 6 1/2" angular owl effigy pipe was found by Dr. Allen Heflin in 1958 at the Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan site in Mexico. It is type 3A. The pupil of the right eye is missing. This is truly a fabulous pipe of which only a few exist in private collections.

Two offering vessels in the shape of an Alpaca, carved from natural stone. In the back a chamber is drilled; it was filled with llama fat or coca leaves. These votive figures were left in the fields as an offering to the Earth goddess Pachamama. H. 6 cm. Dating from the 15th/16th century. Ex Dick Meijer, Amsterdam.

Costa Rica Ca.600-1000 Ad Atlantic watershed region buff terracotta spider leg tripod vessel with Saurian creatures wearing bird headdresses at the top of each leg . All three legs have been reattached with great skill. Please see all pictures for details of condition. Size H 9" W 8.5"

Big shards sample of early Ming dynasty Hongwu period under glaze copper red large plate, shards from a large plate please see picture for detail, very good for studying and comparison, for collectors or private museum.

Pre Columbian Volcanic stone foot offering effigy , small red brown stone carved as a left foot the top has a face carved with teeth . We believe this to be either Tairona due to the face or Costa Rican because they did make appendage offering pieces in stone. Wonderful tiny sculpture . Size L 3" W just under 1.5"

Chinese 14th-15th Century celadon bowl decorated with flowers. Bowl has been broken (please see on the picture). 19,5cm diameter.

Description:
A black pottery inks-tone was a rare survivor of scholar items from ancient time.
With characteristic image of a toad, the ink-stone was assembled by a cover and a basin.
Vividly it was depicted on the surface with toad's skin when old adhesives were preserved within the pleats.
One old chip was found on the side of the cover.

Date: Tang Dynasty, 618-907.

Length: 12.5cm

A CUSTOM-MADE COTTON BOX IS INCLUDED.

An ancient pre-Columbian ceramic vessel from the pre-Columbian Veracruz culture that shows a glimpse into the rich history and culture of the region.

Dating back to the late classic period (550-950 AD), it is a testament to the incredible skill and craftsmanship of the ancient people who created it...

Description:
A Ming Longquan plate was kept in nice condition.

Date: Ming Dynasty, 15th Century.

Width:11.8cm

A rare celadon oil jar with dark-green glazed and white inlaid of chrysanthemum. Three spurs mark to the base. Koryo dynasty 12th/13th century. Diameter: 8.5cm and High: 4.5cm.

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...

Song dynasty Jizhou ware splashed tea bowl, bowl covered with matte brown glaze and decorated with splashed with cream colored tear drop at interior and exterior. Good condition, please see picture for detail, size: 11.5 cm diameter.

Costa Rica Pre Columbian Nicoya group lot, nice group of standing figures with classic paint work , losses as pictured . Sizes 3.5-5" tall

A nice one of Junyao tripod-censer standing on the three short foots, well balance potted with fairly thick body. covered overall with bluish glazed, molded incised flower heads aside with one is splashes of purple reddish tone. The condition is perfect with no any chips, no any cracks and free from any restoration. Possibly Yuan to early Ming period. 14th-15th century. Height maximum: 12 cm.

This pair is part of a collection we are posting on the site. These are often misidentified as crossbow arrow ends. However, to our knowledge no such items have ever been found associated with crossbow bolts. These particular pieces went over the ends of the wooden ribs in large parasols. The protruding hooks put tension on the strings or straps that were attached to the skin of the parasol. This is a matched pair that is attributed to the Warring States period (475-221 BC)...