Antique Burmese pair of wooden Buddhist figures kneeling in prayer/meditation. Red and gilt lacquer has been applied to both and each has inlaid mirrors along the edges of their robes. The smaller figure has glass inlaid eyes.
Size: (smaller) 10" height (larger) 10.5" height
A Japanese Ikebana bleached willow wood flower arranging vase from the Meiji Period. This wonderful natural sculpture has a presence to offset the most traditional Ikebana arrangements. 21 inches (53 cm) high, 33 inches (84 cm) diameter.
A very rare Momoyama Period masterpiece Japanese two-panel screen with chrysanthemum and other flowers and foliage. Exquisitely painted on gold leaf, with original sumptuous silk brocade. 72w x 21h inches, 183w x 53h cm.
A beautifully painted Meiji Period Japanese Namban screen depicting a Portuguese Caravel ship. Japanese screens featuring Portuguese are rare. 60h x 56w inches, 152h x 142w cm.
DESCRIPTION: A large and attractive Sumida Gawa tankard with a red ribbed body, graceful handle, and high relief figures of two children. A traditional flowing flambe' glaze in dark brown and beige coats the top third of the mouth and handle. Fine attention to detail has been paid to the handmade figures of children standing on ledges against the ribbed, cold painted body...
Charming Japanese school desk in a long bench style, with coat hangers on each side. The top of the desk has an inkwell and a dip for storing pens. The desk's surface has multiple carvings done by school children, such as an arrow through a heart containing a short love sentiment in kanji. Early Showa period (1926-1989)
Size: 31" height, 43.25" length, 25" depth
A rare and unusually large bronze (copper / tin alloy) sculpture of Shou Lao (also known as Shou Xing) the Chinese Daoist Star God of Longevity.
This item was made in China in the 16th or early 17th Century during the late Ming dynasty. It is mounted on a later 19th or early 20th Century carved hardwood stand...
DESCRIPTION: A Japanese Imari porcelain dish, shaped in “double fish” form and decorated in traditional Imari colors with floral designs in rust red, and fish scales and fins in royal blue. The reverse has painted florals and grasses on the four sides. Late 19th/early 20th century, and in excellent condition with no chips or restorations. DIMENSIONS: 10 ½” long (26.6 cm) x 9” wide (23 cm).
Hon. Emily Eden 1797-1869
hand coloured litho from drawing 1839
Published in Princes and People of India 1844.
Trimmed to outline. In old oak frame.
Double sided Indian drawings. Rajasthan. Mid 19th century. Recto showing Krishna dancing with the Gopis.
15 figure studies, colour notations and trial sketches.
Verso: star design. Edges trimmed, approx 26x24 cm
Mounted between Perspex with red border.
Finely white smooth glazed, Chinese porcelain, Ming Period porcelain. Marked with a rectangular blue under glaze mark. Condition: Very good condition. Two very small glaze hairlines and a small manufacturing glaze defect. Measurement: diameter 6 cm = 2.4 in
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This is a very refined studio vase from the Meiji era. The subtle colors and detail are truly beautiful. It is signed by one of the Japanese porcelain masters, Nishiura Enji. The work on Mt Fuji is raised relief and give off a three dimensional look. The shape is elegant and the changing colors are vry elusive. The vase stands just over 6 inches tall and is in excellent condition.
This is an early Japanese Imari vase from the last quarter of the 1800's. The leaves and flowers are painted in thick colorful enamels. There are also some gold highlights. The vase is very heavy and stoutly made. It is 10 inches tall and 8 1/2 inches wide. Condition is very good with some expected wear. Still a very fine old display piece.
Large Sawankhalok covered box from 14th-16th century with ribbed lid and base & blues and browns in under-glaze with clear design. There is visible damage to the inside rim of base and to the lid. Otherwise, this is a beautiful piece. Hi-resolution images on request. Diameter: 5.50 inches; Height 4.50 inches.
A Brown Glaze Sung Dynasty Jar with four ears. There is expected wear to the glaze. Interestingly, the jar was flawed during it's manufacture with slumping / denting to the clay in its lower portion and which is noticeable in images. Diameter: 6.50 inches; Height 6.50 inches.
Antique Chinese beautiful Natural burl hardwood stand. Unique curvature and asymmetrical sides of the legs. Deep dark color of wood with flat surface. Great condition, stunning piece.
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 23" High, 12" Deep, 12" Long
Wonderfully made Chinese Statue of the mythical diety Zhong Kui. Zhong Kui was seen as many symbols including, protector of evil spirits, expeller of demons plague, and protects homes with male children. Zhong Kui is posing triumphantly with sword in hand, and a bat in the other. His foot is resting on a demon he commands. Incredible detail in the folds of his clothing, face and body of both Zhong Kui and demon. Five bats outline chinese symbol on his chest...
Antique Chinese wooden tray, likely made from boxwood with a black/brown finish. It has one main larger compartment carved with two large lotus leaves, a lotus flower, and a lotus pod. The smaller compartment has a carved lotus pod with moveable seeds. It has two sides handles formed as stems.
Size: 33" long, 17" wide, 1" tall
Wonderful large cast Iron Kama Tetsubin. Lid is iron with lovely round flower motif on top. Tokugawa Crest of Paulownia Flowers decorate both sides of kettle. Two small loop handles are shaped lion heads. Kettle comes with large wood box, in great condition, marked with Japanese inscription.
Taisho Period (circa 1920)
Dimensions: 21" Tall, 9" Diameter
Antique Chinese robe made from beautiful red silk with auspicious designs of clouds, its interior lined in light blue silk. Its sleeves, collar, and bottom are lined in deep blue silk, with gold thread butterflies and flowers, and bordered with pink, white, yellow, and green auspicious motifs with a blue background. The back of the robe features a large bulb-eyed goldfish at its top and along its bottom are several birds done in coiled, gold thread.
Size: 37" height, 62.5" width
Tang dynasty jar covered with celadon green glaze, unglaze concave base. MEASUREMENT : 20 cm height, 25 cm wide. PERIOD : Tang Dynasty (618-906 AD) CONDITION: small chip on the base, no cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.
Tang dynasty jar covered with celadon green glaze, unglaze flat base. MEASUREMENT : 27 cm height, 18 cm wide. PERIOD : Tang Dynasty (618-906 AD) CONDITION: small chips on the rim, no cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.
Antique Chinese blue and white glaze porcelain bowl, with a flower petal shaped rim and impressions of lotus petals near the base. It has cobalt blue designs of blooming cherry blossoms, chrysanthemums, and peonies on curved branches, and the image of a pair of birds. The bottom has a double ring and Kangxi period mark, as well as a sticker verifying the age of the piece from the Chait Galleries museum in New York. (dates 1662-1722)
Size: 3.75" height, 7.5" diameter
Tang dynasty jar covered with celadon green glaze, unglaze flat base. MEASUREMENT : 19 cm height, 18 cm wide. PERIOD : Tang Dynasty (618-906 AD) CONDITION: small chips on the rim, no cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.
Tang dynasty water dropper decorated with sancai glaze, unglaze flat base. MEASUREMENT : 5 cm height, 7 cm wide. PERIOD : Tang Dynasty (618-906 AD) CONDITION: Perfect, no chips, cracks or hairlines, glaze degradation and free from restorations.
Antique Japanese container called a jikiro, a special bowl used for tea ceremonies. It has a red lacquer base that is matte on the lid and shiny on the inside and bottom, with raised black lacquer stems and leaves and red chrysanthemums. Minor areas of missing lacquer along the rim.
Size: 4.75" height, 9.5" diameter
A newly made 18K. Gold (750) Ring set with an ancient genuine Cabochon Garnet BACTRIAN INTAGLIO carved by hand, depicting a bearded, seated Angel playing a Lyra. Very fine detailed carving. Provenance: Afghanistan, dated 1-2 Century B.C. Good condition overall. Intaglio size: 14 x 12 x 4 mm. Ring size: 62 (10). This item is legal to buy and sell under international laws relating to cultural patrimony. Classic linear style. A very rare and unique one-of-a-kind collector's item.
An extremely rare 22K. solid Gold STANDING MINIATURE GARUDA figure with very fine details. This Garuda was found during excavations of the foundations of an ancient Khmer temple. Excellent condition. Size: 2.3 cm. Weight: 10 gr. This Garuda has folded hands in adoration form and the wings are short and not spread out as it is not in flight. The tail feathers are very long. A unique collector's item!
Fine annamese vietnamese blue and white charger, decorated with floral motif surrounded by clasic petal border on the center, classic scroll around rim. On the exterior, petal lappets enclose hanging scrolls. Unglazed base with thin iron brown wash. PERIODE : 15 th Century CONDITION : a chip on the foot rim, no cracks or hairlines and free from restorations. MEASURE : 38 cm diameter. 9 cm height.
A lovely Japanese painting on paper of two men observing the moon. This scroll was sold on consignment by a Japanese dealer named Sakura. According to Sakura and in his opinion, this painting would date from 1800-1849, and is in fair to good condition. All genuine antique scrolls will show signs of wear and discoloration and in some cases damp staining. The painting appears to be salvaged and remounted at least 20 years ago. The scroll fits into a custom made box...
This lovely old vest of damask silk is lightly padded for winter wearing. There is some sun fading on both front and back silk but overall condition is very good...original frog closures..hand stitched...cotton lining...
Globular Jar of Tang dynasty with 4 lugs covered by celadon glaze like leopard skin . 38 cm high and 34 cm wide . Very good condition even if the chip is very ketch below the mouth rim , no hairlines or cracks and free from restorations .
Offered is a scarce, vintage, boxed case of SS White Dental Burs from the 1920 era.
This awesome tool-of-the-trade includes many unused burs housed in their original, individual boxes! A detailed, complete label is pasted on the interior lid and is in good condition.
The hardwood case measures 11" L x 5.5" W x 3" H and has wear to the finish commensurate with age and use. A visually-appealing display piece that would enhance any dental instrument and artifact collection!
Diameter approximately 2.75 inches, this antique chinese mirror may have originally had silvered surface on reflective side...brought to the US 1920-1930 by missionary Rebecca Cloud-Stewart..deterioration of metal surfaces as expected.
Offered are two, decorative, late 19th century, English, porcelain, dental, toothpaste, pot lid containers. They are priced separately with the ORIENTAL TOOTH PASTE pot lid offered at $115.00, and the WOODS CHERRY TOOTH PASTE pot lid offered at $75.00.
The ORIENTAL TOOTH PASTE pot lid measures about 3 inches in diameter, sports a marbled exterior and is in very nice condition with a few faint edge chips to the base. There is a slight variance in color between the top and base...
This is a wonderful Japanese covered tea cup of Kutani Ware. It was made 150 years ago.
It has a vivid and strong granular hand painting called 'ao chibu'.
The cup has painted kanji letters on the inside. No chips, cracks or repairs.
The tea cup will be sold together with its antique wood box.
Size: 3,8'' height x 3,2'' width.
Shipping included
This porcelain tea cup and saucer was produced in Germany by KPM or Royal Berlin Porcelain Manufactory in the 1890s. The set is marked with the blue scepter underglaze and the red orb with cross overglaze indicating the porcelain and the painting took place at the factory. The saucer has a diameter of 4 3/4 inches and the cup is 2 1/8 inches high. The cup has a quatrefoil shape and the saucer has molded ridges that follow the contours of the cup...
Antique yixing Qing era bottle vase with the moulded design of Phoenix and mutan flower, in good condition, measures 22cm height
A Sawankhalok 14-16th century brown glaze bottle with horizontal incised ringed ribbing near top under two vertical ring handles. In very good condition, without cracks or chips. Height: 5 inches
It is Indigo & green Patched sashiko hand-Stitch silk rag@edo era(1800-1867)Rare.It is sashiko- stitch for repair by hand.It can enjoy both sides .
size:123cm x 68cm (48.4" x 26.7")
It is antique hand-spun and natural indigo dyed cross stripes cotton yogi kimono.It is a very good condition.It does not have a stain and the damage.cross stripesSlightly thick kimono yogi.
size:Length 173cm (68.1")
Width of the shoulder 78cm(30.7")
sleeve to sleeve 153cm (60.2")
Authentic antique, 19th century, Russian Triptych icon Deesis with Selected Saints composed of three bronze icons mounted in wooden casing. The Savior enthroned with mourning The Virgin and John the Baptist in the center panel, flanked by two icons depicting The Guardian Angel and saints: Zossima and Sabbatius of Solovetskii monastery.
CONDITION: In good condition considering its age of 100 years, no repairs or restoration...
Beautifully aged Antique Japanese Zushi (portable shrine) black lacquered wood with mokko shaped roof. Shrine models a gilt interior with the statue of sitting Buddha. The double doors decorated with crests of the Samurai Clan, Hosogawa in gilt metal work.
Edo Period (1603-1868)
Dimensions: 7.5"h x 4.25"d x 6"w
This is a very fine Japanese cloisonne saki pot done with the gilded wires. The condition of the gold is exceptional for this style of cloisonne. There is a very slight dent on the metal edge of the handle that can be seen best in the 5th image. The pot measures 4 inches across and has a slight bluish green counter enamel.
This is a very fine early Japanese plique-a-jour bowl. The bowl measures 4 3/8 inches across and stands 2 1/4 inches tall. The bowl has two short lines in the yellow/red mums on the side that are hard to see. Look for them in the images. They can not be felt with a fingernail and are probably not all the way through. It is mounted with silver rims.
A rare BAYON KHMER AUTHENTIC 22K. GOLD BEAD with one BUTTON (probably served for ear decoration). Intricate detailed work. Excellent workmanship and condition. Size: 22 mm. x 17 mm. (21 mm. when button is inserted on side of bead). Can be used as a splendid centerpiece of a necklace as it has a large hole on both sides.
A genuine and very rare collector's item.
This is an eye bead from china warring states period, from Silk Road , it is in badly corroded condition after under burial for more than 2 thousand years...it is a very nice piece, please feel free to enquire! Thanks
This is a very fine Southern Sung Dynasty celadon olive green glaze brushwasher, scholar's table object de art and used as brush washer, a perfect collector piece ...
In perfect condition , this is a Chinese brown glaze vessel in the shape of frog, from song dynasty or earlier period
Chinese silk coat in a deep navy blue. Its edges are lined with blue-grey panels with silver thread designs. The mandarin collar has embroidered silk flowers in pastels, with forbidden stitching in the center. There are multiple silk roundels featuring cranes gazing upwards, surrounded by reeds and flowers. Framed and well protected, very good condition.
19th Century
Size: (entire frame) 39.25" height, 60.5" width (coat only) 31.5" height, 52" width
Antique Japanese tea kettle made with a half bronze and half copper body, with raised studding along the middle where the two components meet and along its handle. Its lid is bronze, with a cylindrical finial.
19th Century Meiji Period
Size: 9" height, 8" width
Finely carved exquisite large nephrite plaques. Both carved nephrites have carved scenes of flowers and birds perched on and next to a stone cliff. Backside of each are blooming flower designs. Gorgeous dark green jade is of exceptional quality, as well as the intricate carving in the detail. Both plaques come with carved detailed hard wood stands of traditional chinese design dragon like creatures.
Originally came from a wealthy private collection/estate in Beverly Hills, CA...
A blue and white vase with the Qianlong mark but should be 20th century Pre-war Republic era vase
Indian demon chaser mask in bronze repousse from Karnataka in five parts: head, headband, ears and a tube within the head to permit the mounting on a pole. Backside with red paint. Please refer for a quite identical mask to: "Ritual Bronzes of Maharashtra and Karnataka" by Leo S. Figiel, M.D.: Fig. 7-65. Condition: traces of usage, back part of the head and headband with some dents. Dimension: 26.2 cm high.
Antique Chinese yellow-orange peking glass bottle of a gourd form. One of its sides is painted with a robed scholar sitting besides a bird's cage over enamel picture. The other side is painted with a man pulling a carriage for a beautiful woman and a young boy. Above this scene are some illegible markings in Chinese. Perfect condition
circa 1920's
Size: 4" height, 2.5" width
Antique Chinese beautiful carving of a maiden and crane from Rose quartz...
19th Century Chinese Peking glass brush washer. Clair-de-lune colored glass. Thick and heavy open mouth washer with pontil foot.
19th Century
Dimensions: 2 1/2" High X 4" Wide
Well potted with rounded shoulders, the base with an unglazed foot burnt red color, and cover with a small knop, Body and lid covered by the glaze of bright blue-green tone.
Well potted with rounded shoulders, the base with an unglazed foot burnt red color. Body covered by the glaze of bright blue-green tone.
A Chinese Early qing era, probably YongZheng period famille rose dish of flower and bird, in good condition