Antique Chinese Pao Tao Peking rug, hand-woven in unusual purple and grey coloration, accented by splashes of bright blue, with a nature scene of a deer beside a flowing river, arching his neck up towards a crane flying overhead. Over the crane hangs the branch of a pine tree with lingzhi mushrooms growing on the trunk. This auspicious imagery of a deer, crane, and pine tree together represents flourishing greens under heaven and on earth and is thought to bring longevity...

This is a very special Japanese cloisonne bowl. It was made by Ogasawara Shuzo. Shuzo's ability to capture a life-like quality make his pieces with fish some of the finest ever created in the Meiji Era. The bowls is in excellent condition. It measures 7 inches across and is 3 1/2 inches tall.

A finely executed painting in gouache and ink, on embossed paper by the British manufacturer Henry Dobbs. Showing a girl with lotus feet, embroidering a silk yardage. Mounted in a blue passe-partout. Dimension: painting: 23.5 cm x 17.3 cm, paper: 38.8 cm x 30.5 cm. Condition: fine, only one tiny stain. Please see also SK 988.

Quirky strands of bronze beads and Kushan charm in the shape of a Hindu Trishula (trident). I acquired these with a group of Kanishka coins that were found in the same place, circa 100CE. Large strand 25cm/9.8in and small strand 9.5cm/3.8in (the holes were too small to fit on the same cord as the larger one). Weight total: 40 grams. See last enlargement for scale. .Free shipping Hong Kong Registered Airmail.

Chinese Celadon Qingbai dish, with foliate edges and petal form walls framing the well. The center well is incised with a blossoming flower motif. The foot is slightly recessed and left unglazed in the center.

Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) Dimensions: 5.5" x 1 1/8"

19th century kagamibuta (mirror lid) netsuke with Shibayama inlay depicting 3 utensils for tea ceremony: haboki (feather brush for ashes), sumitori (charcoal basket) and hibashi (fire tongues). Clever design, beautiful detailed inlay work - see the texture of silver tongues). The bowl is ebony, the top is boxwood, materials used for inlay are mother of pearl, silver, gold, walnut skin and 2 types of dark wood. Plain back, old silk cord, two parts fit nicely, beautiful mellow patina...

A nice Chinese Han dynasty pot incised an unknown Chinese character or symbol. Ht. 25cm. Condition: small chip to mouth rim, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please ask before ordering.

An early medieval bronze figure of the standing Ganesha, Khmer Bayon Stylistic period, c. 13th. century AD.

Wonderful bronze figure of ganesha stand on a high Lotus throne, cast separately from the figure. A detailed and beautiful cast with a superb Malachite green patina.

Size 17 cm. and weighing ca. 490 grams.

Condition: Choice and intact, partly uncleaned with pockets of red dirt and encrustations with a few cleaning scratches.

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19th Century Chinese Gilt Cloisonne Planter

It is 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) tall by 10.23 inches (26 cm) in length by 7.29 inches (18.5 cm) wide. It is 822 gram.

It has rubbing of gilt, oxidation, tarnished metal, cut marks at the metal rims, and surface wears and scratches. The enamel has minor stress cracks, minor bruising, pitting, minor missing enamels, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos)...

An attractive Bronze sculpture of an Elephant and Tiger in combat. Origin: Mandalay, Burma, 19th Century. Comes with a nice stand! Good condition. Size: H. 5 3/4" 1 7/8" ( 14.5 cm x4.5 cm.)

An interesting set of Western-Central Asian / Bactrian bronzes from 2nd. millenium BC.

A drinking bowl with low rim and cup with a somewhat higher vessel. The cup is quite massive and heavy.

Large vessel with high walls - for food or water storage. A small omphalos in the interior.

Sizes: 9 x 3 & 8 x 4,5 cm / 3,5 x 1,2 & 3 x 1,8 inches.

Condition: Choice, uncleaned bowls. The cup with a hairline crack. Very nice patinas...

A Ming Dynasty dish with Ivory-white glaze, Fujian wares possibly Zhangzhou 16th-17th century. condition is good except a tiny chip to rim, otherwise is perfect. Found at South Sulawesi. Diameter: 28,5 cm.

Rich patina Late Taisho Period C.1920 bronze garden lantern. In the Yukimi snow lantern style. Each panel has an auspicious Japanese symbol: pine, plum, bamaboo and grasses. Great condition. 25" tall by 16" diameter. Ask for shipping quote from CA warehouse.

This porcelain figurine was produced in Germany by Nymphenburg in 1913. It has the first quality impressed shield colored blue and printed mark on the bottom. Niki is incised on the front of the base. This piece is pictured on the cover of “Nymphenburger Moderne” by Alfred Ziffer. It measures 12 1/2 inches tall, 9 inches long and 7 inches deep. Niki is well modeled by his master Willy Zugel. Hand painted details are under glaze...

A truly exceptional and magnificent Apple Green Jade Jadeite Bottle from China, late 18th/19th Century. Superb and intricate fine carvings on both sides. Original stopper/top seems not removable. Finest Burma Jade, no repairs, chips or cracks. Size: H. 6 cm. x W. 5 cm. x D. 1.4 cm. A rare find!

A fine Chinese Jin / Yuan dynasty Cizhou painted bottle with 4 lugs. Ht. 28.5cm. Condition: few chips to the body and mouth rim, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please inquire before ordering. Duration of shipment may take up to a month due to the pandemic.

Late Meiji (1890s to 1912) Japanese copper and brass temple decoration in a shape of a lotus seedpod and petals. Was used as a temple wall or pedestal decoration. Beautifully made, in excellent condition with great patina. Length 4.62 inches. 19c Japanese copper / brassLOTUS TEMPLE DECORATION

A monumental and phenomenal example of large pear shaped or such called Yuhuchunping with well balance potted flower shape rim and horizontal elephant earring handles, decorated with seven level of different pattern of brown glazed, the middle of the mainly decorated with Eight Immortals, very beautiful shape and finely painted. Condition with two long crack from handle with upside down of V shape till above the base, not broken out and already reglued to avoid would be broken again...