A beautiful powder jar of colorless crystal cased in rose crystal, cameo cut and then etched. The delicate pattern of wild roses stands out in rose against the frosty etched background. The design is beautifully worked. The bottom has a large concaved polished pontil. Several examples of this coloring and technique, although in different floral patterns, appears in Curtis’ exhaustive book, “Baccarat”.

Origin: France, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, no chips or cracks...

A beautiful early 20th C. silver enamel turtle pendant with Chinese character (longevity)motif. It's a perfect gift for turtle lover. L:2-1/4"

Early 18th century
Yongzheng Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
h: 6.5 cm (cup 1); h: 6.2 cm (cup 2)
Perfect condition, age wear to enamels
From a Delaware, USA collection

This pair of cups belong to superior class of delicately enameled Yongzheng export wares. There's a bowl and saucer in the same pattern in the collection of King Augustus the Strong (see last photo).

Beautiful flower shape northern song celadon dish decorated with incised prunus flower at the center. Very good conditions.16cm diameter.4cm high.

Museum quality Japanese kimono - uchikake wedding gown. The condition of this kimono is excellent, amazingly well preserved without damage or repair. The black area has different shades with a muddy black color, particularly on the sleeves and the middle section of kimono where the black gradually changes to white. The gown is thinly padded (silk wadding) throughout and feather light with very soft silk. The dimension: 50 1/2 inches sleeve to sleeve, 59 inches long...

An interesting namasu, serving dish or bowl, decorated entirely with green, aubergine, yellow, black and red enamels. A palette and style of decoration not dissimilar to that used in the mid seventeenth century that covers the whole of the interior of a dish with enamel decoration. In this case the enamelling disguises an unglazed ring to the interior of the bowl that would have enabled another dish to be stacked on it in the saggar...

Unique blue French crystal decanter set with exquisite white enamel and gold decoration. The set contains a decanter, cup and dish. This set is widely used for placement by the bedside if one wanted a glass of liquid in the middle of the night.
Measures: Cup: 4.25" (11 cm) height, 2.75" (7 cm) diameter.
Decanter: 8.30" (22 cm) height, 4" (10 cm) diameter.
Dish: 6.50" (16.5 cm) diameter.

Excellently potted japanese porcelain dishes, decorated in underglaze Cobalt blue with a nice landscape scenery. Nabeshima - style, Meiji Period 1868 - 1912 ) Diameter : 20,8 cm. Condition : Perfect. Provenance : Old German collection. ( All in all we do have 4 pieces of the same kind of dishes on offer ( 2 pairs )).

A large Yuan dynasty longquan celadon dish, this dish has a flat bracketed rim and ribbed well, the foot ring and base are glazed apart from a wide ring for firing, the center is decorated with carved flower motif, also the well and outer part decorated with carved flower motif, dish covered with green glaze.
Dish is in very good condition no damage, no chip, no crack, no restoration, good glaze.
Size: 40 cm diameter.

Tang Dynasty Changsha ware bowl.( 9th century ) Stoneware body decorated with a calligraphic floral motive in brown and green under a yellow ash glaze. Changsha type Henan. Found in a shipwreck near Belitung island, Palembang, Sumatra. D : 6 inc. Some glaze corroded.

This is Nobori-Paper used in a house in the Edo era. The pattern of this Nobori-Paper is Shoki. Shoki is an old Chinese soldier. This is made with paper. The rim of this Nobori-Paper is protected in hemp thread.� This is hardly left now. Most of left flags are textiles. This has many stains, damage, but there is value for a document very much. Size 223cmx 116cm (87.7 �g x 45.6 �g))

Ca. 1870-1900
late 19th century Guangxu period,
Qing dynasty Porcelain with transmutation flambé glaze
Height: 35.3 cm / 13.9 in
From a New York area estate

A 19th c Guangxu mark and period tianqiupin vase with transmutation flambé glaze, of a striking mottled red-blue-purple coloring, which Jingdezhen potters achieved through mixing colloidal copper, iron, or other metallic materials into suffusions breaking up the glaze surface...

Mary Gregor glass pitcher in blue.The finely detailed enamel decor shows a young girl in white in an outdoor scene.
Measures: 10" (25.5 cm) height X 4.75" (12 cm) diameter at its widest point.

A George III Silver Serving or Entrée or Vegetable Dish with Cover; assayed in London in 1811 and bearing the makers mark "WB" (either William Bell, Bennett, or Bateman). Fully marked. Dimensions; 11" x 8" x 5" to handle; weight 44.8 Troy ounces. Twist off handle. Some minor knocks on bottom, but in very good overall condition.

A Song dynasty longquan celadon large alms bowl, decorate with carved lotus petal motif on the exterior, good condition with 4 cm hairline, no chips and free from restorations size: 14 cm diameter, 9 cm height.

Southern Song Dynasty Longquan ware ( 1227 - 1279 ) Diameter : 16,4 cm. H : 6,4 cm. Condition : Perfect

A rare Hutian Song dynasty qingbai - yingqing bowl with carved infant (wawa) and leaves or flower motif. rounded side with conical shape covered with light bluish white glaze, products of Hutian kiln.
Bowl is in good condition with two fine hairline at the rim, no chip, no restoration.
Size: 21 cm diameter.

A set of five, sometsuke tusurugata kozara, blue and white Crane shaped small dishes dating to the late seventeenth century. An identical set of dishes is illustrated in volume II of the Shibata Collection at page 272 no 714, there dated c.1680-1710. Their condition is good all the dishes show crazing to the glaze, two have a minute chip each to the edge. Similar shaped dishes have been excavated from the Sarukawa kiln at Arita...

Dramatic pair of large Chinese porcelain baluster form vases with green dragons, light green dragons on one side, dark green dragons on the other, a band of scrolling vines at the base, the necks are decorated with bats and clouds, the rim with birds and flowers, each has two blue dragon handles, Dao Guang 19th century. Size of each: 28 1/2" high

A Rare 11 Album Leaves of Korean Peninsular, China/Japan Maps: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century The 11 double leaf maps hand drawing (not a woodblock print) of a Korean peninsula, 8 provinces of Korea, China and Japan in ink on paper is very rare with hand writing in all city names and other details as well in Korean traditional paper (the paper Mullberry. Its front and back cover made by the paper Mullberry with a main tile name “Yeo Jea Do” with subtitle too. They are in excellent ...

A very rare and unusual Yuan dynasty qingbai glaze large cover box with human motif, rounded side with domed shape and unglazed base, upper part decorated with qilin motif playing ball, inner part with human motif riding horse and large Guanyin head motif, sides with vertical ribbing, cover box is excavated from trowulan east java.
Cover box is in good condition with restoration part on the cover and human motif, no damage at the lower part.
Size: 10 cm diameter.

This is a part of Deer dance (folk dance) cotton Costume rare (1868-1912). It is very impressive and is like a folk handicraft. It has thin stain and damage. However, it is very good condition generally.Straw enters inside. size:64cm x 62cm (25.2" x 24.4" )

Chinese 17th century blue and white kendi with flowers decorations. 22,5cm high. Possible has small damage at the top rim and small chipped at the spout covered with metal decorations.

A Pair of Gilt Bronze and Glass Candlesticks. Rococo Shell Form Bases, Glass Ball centers, Foliate Tops, and Four Vertical Arms for Candle Holders. French, c. 1875-1890. No markings on bottom. Dimensions; 8.5" high x 6" wide. Very good condition.

The exterior of the deep rounded sides carved with a band of petals rising from the foot to the flat everted rim, and the interior decorated in the center with two molded fish, covered overall with a glaze of guan type sea-green tone except for the foot rim burnt reddish-brown in the firing 12 cm diam. 1 cm crackline on the rim No chips or cracks and free from restoration.

Meiji Era futon-ji; indigo dyed cotton with tsutsugaki (free-hand drawn resist) image of the Three Friends of Winter: Pine, Bamboo, and Plum. L.150cm(59") x W.128cm(50"). Such bedding covers were given as part of a bride's dowry, commissioned with auspicious images or a family crest by the bride's family...

French Art Deco Opaline vase finely decorated with geometric design. Magnificent colors.Circa 1900-1910, Paris.
Measures: approx. 12.75" (32.5 cms)X 6.50" (16.5 cms) diameter.

A Ming Blue White Bowl. Diameter approximately 27.5 cm. Decorated with 3(three) phoenixes, lotus scrolls, animals, crosslines and scenery. The bowl has few hairlines, small chips and some parts glued.

This pair of Chinese late Ming Dynasty (1368~1644) blue and white vases (Mei Ping) are 10 ¼” high and 5” on the widest part. Aside from some dark spots and blisters due to firing, they are in excellent condition.

A Song dynasty 12th - 13th century large qingbai ewer, melon shape body with straight cylindrical neck, loop handle and rising spout covered with bluish white qingbai glaze, body with cloud motif.15,5 cm high. good conditions with just small cipped on the cover and small chipped on the left earing (plese see on the picture).

A French rose-lilac opaline vase, finely painted with romantic couple. Golden relief accents. Late 19th Century.
Measures: approx 13" (33 cm) X 7.08" (18 cm) diameter.

Antique Japanese large painting of carp escaping a net, painted in mineral colors with raised gofun for net and gold details, painted on silk and framed without glass. Painter: Mr. Tensyo Matsunaga. Born in Gifu Prefecture 12th year of Meiji Period (1880). He mastered Maruyama School style of drawing such as flowers and birds under Mr. Gyokusho Kawabata. His carp drawings are excellent and highly prized...

Calligraphy by the Joseon Dynasty's Last Prime Minister, Lee Wan Yong aka Ildang (1858 - 1926). He was prime minister of Korea in 1906 - 1910. Lee is Korea's most infamous traitor, the "Benedict Arnold of Korea", for signing the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty in 1910. Connoisseurs begrudgingly acknowledge his great talents as a calligrapher, but the disdain with which he is regarded keeps the demand, and thus the prices of his work very low. Mounted on sky blue silk...

A Portrait of Monk:Moo-Hak(1327-1405): Korean, Choson Dynasty,19th Century His Buddhist name is "Moo Hak",(1327-1405), his name is "Ja-Cho", and his family name is "Park",...

A Nice Yuan dynasty longquan celadon Large dish, rounded side with bracketed rim and glazed base, thickened rim and vertical ribbing at inside and outside wall, in the center there is molded A fruit tree.Dish is in good condition,no crack,no chip, no restoration. 34 cm diameter

Korean, Kim Eung-won (1855-1921) Orchid on the Rock and Poem: Hanging scroll with silk mounting, ink on paper, 47 ½” x 14 ¾”, signed So-ho ( pen name), Kim Eung-won with three seals and one collector’s seal. It’s in good condition.

An elegant Korean painting of two phoenixes standing next to a tree with the sunrise in the background, colors and ink on paper, Age: 19th century. Size: Height: 47.25" Width: 18.5"

A Portrait of Monk “Suh-San Dae Sa” (1520-1604): Korea, Choson period, 19th Century, His Buddhist name is Suh-San (1520-1604), his name is Hoo-Jung, and his family name is Choi. He was one of the greatest monks in Korean Buddhist history in Choson dynasty...

19th c
Qing dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze enamels and gilt-work
Height: 42.5 cm / 16.7 in
Width: 23.5 cm / 9.3 in (at widest point)
From an American Midwest private collection, acquired in the 1980s

A magnificent and unusual figure of Buddha in dhyanasana on a cloud enveloped plinth covered with a robin’s egg glaze, dragons near the base; the gilt figure wearing a voluminous cofe-au-lait robe decorated in gilding with phoenixes and flowers, and an elabor...

Beautiful bronze and ivory sculptured figure depicting a young woman wearing a period dress with hat. One of her arms supports a parasol. The angled stance makes for a dynamic sculpture. Possibly Romanian.
The piece rests on an oval onyx pedestal.
Signature: POLOSHKA-LUNARD. on the bronze referenced in the Benezit list of authors
Dimensions: Height: aprox. 8.25" with base.

Edo Period Early 19th Century Japanese Gold Lacquered Box. An extraordinary master work inspired by the Rimpa style of Ogata Korin. This stunning box features a pair of Peacocks by a stream with auspicious Flowers and Butterflies rendered in high relief of gold lacquer and accents of mother of pearl. The beautifully rendered auspicious motif continues in the interior of this magnificent work of art. 16 x 12 x 5 inches, 40.5 x 30.5 x 12.5 cm. Excellent Condition.

An early 18th Century deep dish with very fine porcelain body decorated in underglaze blue depicting a four clawed dragon, amongst cloud scrolls, in pursuit of a flaming pearl. This item was made in Jingdezhen, Jianxi province, during the reign of the Yongzheng emperor (1723 - 1735). Condition - there are two hairline cracks (1.7 and 1.5 inches) and associated chips and frits to the rim in the area facing the dragon's right claw (please see enlargement no. 4). There has been no restoration. 1.5 ...

 

An antique blue and white Imari porcelain decorated with landscapes and ginko leaves. The landscape is portraying the view of the noted Song Dynasty literati scholar, Su Dongpo having a boat ride at Red Cliff. The motif is based on a hand scroll written by Su Dongpo reminiscing of the fun he had with his friends and the poems that were composed. The inscription is a summary of the landscape and the party he held on the boat. Age: Meiji Period Size: diameter 8" height 4"

A Very Rare Korean King of Hell Painting Surrounded by 3 Officials-19th C.: Korea, late 18th or early 19th century, framed. This unusual King of Hell from Buddhist paintings shows of a King and 3 officials and a group of 9 or 10 scenes of tortures, here the King of Hell is shown with a crown, seated on a throne in a half view, his mouth open because he is scentencing unfortunate soul to hell, two officials hold scrolls on which the decceed’s deeds reading and one official hold book fo...

Okutani Shuseki (1871-1936) was born in Osaka and lived in Kyoto for most of his life. His artistic lineage is among the very best. He, along with Yamamoto Shunkyo and others, studied under Mori Kansai, who was the pupil and adopted son-in-law of Mori Tetsuzan, who was one of Maruyama Okyo's best pupils. Like all painters of the Mori family school, Shuseki's nature paintings are remarkable for their unsentimental naturalism, showing his keen interest in the essence of nature. He won prizes...

ca. 1860-90s, latter half of the 19th century
Tongzhi-Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
H: 36 cm
Lamp hole professionally filled in to bottom, some fritting to rim. Visible outer body perfect.
From a Greenwich, CT estate

This vase is lavishly painted with a young wife and nine sons in a garden, and flanked with landscape scenes, dragons in relief, and faux cloths. The number of boys painted--nine in total--symbolizes "e...

European bronze card or candy tray with fantastic relief enamel plaque. Vibrant colors. Signed. Please, see details on the enlargements. Possibly French. Circa 1900.
Measures: tray: 9.25" (23.5 cm) X 7.08" (18 cm) X 1.57" (4 cm).
enamel: 6.69" (17 cm) X 4.33" (11 cm).

A Very Rare and Large Standing Buddha; Amrta-raja, (Gam Ro Wang Yeo Rae ip-sang: Korea, Choson, 18th Century, Hanging Scroll This large standing Buddh, Amrta-raja (one of five or seven standing Buddhas), with feet slightly apart with hands held together, draped in loose robes falling in regular folds at the chest, wide face with finely arched brows centering a small white urna above slightly open eyes, and there are too much details to describe this standing figure. This painting painted in...

Rare Purple glaze bowl.Qing dynasty (possible kangxi period).Bowl has two hairlines,no chip and free from any restorations.Size:17,7cm diameter,6cm high.

Very Rare Goryeo Dynasty Gan Chal Calligraphy by the famous scholar Jeong Yi Oh aka Gyo Eun, born 1347. Frame: 19 x 19 inches, 48.25 x 48.25 cm; Calligraphy: 12 x 12 inches, 30.5 x 30.5 cm.

A Fine Buddhist Painting, Chijang Posal,Ten Kings and Attendants: Korea, Choson Period, 19th Century. Unframed panel, multi-color on hemp, 165cm x 119.5cm (65” x 47”), it is in very fine condition, removed from an old frame. *** About this painting; This painting would have originally been hung behind the statue of Chijan Posal and the Ten Kings in the Myungbu-jun, “ Hall of the Underworld” ar Chijang-jun, “Hall of Chijang”. In the center Chijang Posal is seated, accompanied ...

A George III Bright Cut Engraved Oval Silver Teapot, with a Wooden Handle and Finial. Hallmarked London, 1791 by Peter & Ann Bateman. Dimensions; 6" high x 10" handle to spout; weight 11.9 troy ounces. Excellent condition.

This is a rare museum item. This is kimono for a child with design of blossoming cherries, fans, and hemp shibori tie-dyeing. It is the one at the Meiji era. It is kimono explained in this book. (Kyouto shoin's art library of japanese textile No.11 Japanese Tie-dyeingIt page 16) dyes it with a very valuable safflower. Moreover, it is very unusual and valuable that there is a motif of the rising-sun flag in the design. There are a thin stain and a small hole. However, the state is very ...

A Very Fine Tiger and Magpie Painting: Korea, Choson Dynasty, 18th –early 19th Century, This tiger and magpie painting is a quite large size painting and is painted in ink and light colors on paper. This Tiger looks like showing his singing and dancing to a magpie on the tree, and The Magpie looks like serious listening the tiger’s performing. This tiger is a very humorous and cute in this painting rather than a awful looking. hey are in very good fellowship each other in Korean ...

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). It measures 36”(91.5cm) high and 144 1/2”(367cm)length-painting only, or 58.3/4"(149cm...

Larger Charger with Figural Central Cartouche
mid-19th century
Tongzhi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
D: 38 cm
Perfect Condition; age wear to enamels
From a Beverly Hills, CA estate


Description & Notes

While the 19th century is considered a period of decline by most scholars of Chinese ceramics, the best late Qing wares are nonetheless romantic and lively portrayals of Chinese life. This large charger is n...

Antique Japanese 4 panel shoji screen (sliding door panels) painted with wonderful scene of monkeys in a persimmon tree, painted in sumi ink and light colors on paper with clouds of gold leaf flecks, 4 monkeys are painted in tree, a mother monkey holds a baby and another monkey looks on at the base of the tree, a stream flows through rocks nearby, beautiful detail, Shijo School, Meiji Period. Total size: 115" long x 68" high Size of each separate panel: 28 3/4" wide x 68" high each.

Diameter approximately 21 cm. Height approximately 8.5 cm. In good condition.

Beautiful Antique Japanese Shigaraki tea jar. Made to hold home brewed cold tea. Natural blues and Greens flow together on the original fired glazed finish. Holds water without leaks. Early 19th Century Dimensions: 18" 1/2 High X 15" Wide