Description: An excavated bronze mirror was cast in beautiful flowers and weeds motifs.
Uniquely found, there're ancient Liao/Jing characters being inscribed on the side.
Undecipherable the words are now, but can still be an evidence that the piece was probably from official manufacturing.

Date: Liao/Jing periods, 11th/12th century.

Width: 12.8cm Depth:0.4cm, Weight; 190 gram

A FITTED SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.

Description:

A celadon Longquan long-neck bottle was survived from excavation in a nice condition.
By characteristics of the well mold body, the slightly inverted foot ring, the darken firing effects happened to the body clay and the pale gray tint of the revealed body clay, the lovely bottle was verified as from Southern Song Dynasty or at least from early Yuan periods.

The bottle was being excavated from the kiln site by some evidences...

Description:

A Temmoko shard from excavation was found as hard proof for the famous Jiangyang bowl.

Several important characteristics can be noted as follow:
1, White-glazed Jiangyang bowl have long been a mist to serious collectors. Sometimes it was a legend rather than a real product that can be easily found in the markets...

Description:

A wood scholar rock was in ragged face but then became a Zen-spirited item.
In straight shape and somehow penetrated and knarled holes, this wood scholar item was kept in very good condition with firm surface and greasy-feel quality.
It was firmly stand when in good weight despite the dehydrated look.

Date: mid 20th century.

Height: 39cm.

Description:

A burwood washer was intriguingly made.
By enduring old patina, the wood washer was in handful size that can be easily hold for caressing or treasuring.
The esthetics of ancient Chinese scholar items were usually originated from the Mother Nature- an ideology of Daoism - Imitates the Nature.
It is a good example, here...

Description:

A scholar wristrest was intriguingly made from a piece natural burlwood.

Obtained from the bark of the alleged agalloch-the precious incense wood and followed the original shape, the wristrest was curved in the center to leave the space for the spreading scroll underneath.
It was what a wristrest used for.
On a reverse side, this wood piece was sit like a supporting vessel for putting brush-pen or ready for wet inkcakes...

Description:

A Tin caddy was intriguingly made within a knarled wood trunk.
In nice form and casual mood, this tea caddy owned the very taste of Chinese scholars'.
Old patina was preserved well on the surface of the wood and the metal alike.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 19th century.

Height: 15cm.

Description:

A fine Guanyin piece was well carved.
By well maneuvered carving skill, the holy deity was clad with flouring robe and was featured with benign facial expression.
Nice patina was preserved while some whitish abrasions were observed.
A wooden cork was filled in at the bottom.

Date: Early Qing periods, 17th century.

Height: 10.5cm.

Condition: Very good, except some old cracks were found on the back(at the base).

Material: Ox horn...

A good quality embroidered rank badge. The bird and the sun applied separately on the background. China, 2nd half 19th century. Condition: a few tears along the borders and in the rock under the bird. Size: 29x28 cm.

Description:

A Longquan water dropper was in lovely melon shape.
By cute little spout, the small ewer was mold with a handle which intended to imitate the twisted vines.
It was most likely a salvage from the sea according the immensely spread foggy incursions on the surface.
Some padding grits were left at the bottom.
Despite the natural condition, this celadon ewer was well mold in nice shape, and was easy to hold in hand for caressing and fondling...

Blue and white porcelain docorated by flower on the basket and table, unglazed base. PERIOD : Kangxi (1662-1722 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 5.5 cm height. CONDITION: two tiny frits to the rim, no cracks or hairlines and free from restorations

Blue and white porcelain decorated by prunus to the body, glazed base. PERIOD : Kangxi (1662-1722 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 8 cm height. CONDITION: frits to the below of the rim, no cracks or hairlines and free from restorations

Porcelain covered by powder blue glaze, glazed base. Diameter = 9.5 cm Tall 5 cm. Periode : Qing 18th Century. Condition : very good, no chips, cracks, or hairlines and free from restoration.

Porcelain decorated with floral spray in the center. Iron brown wash covers base with petal lappets with hanging floral scroll on the exterior. Diameter = 17 cm. Periode : 15th- 16th Century Condition : two hairlines to the rim and small chips to the foot ring and free from restoration.

Crackle ware bowl, this is the famous "iron wire and golden thread" effect. Unglazed base. Qianlong Dynasty (1736-1795). Diameter 18.5 cm. Condition : restored to the chips on the rim and foot ring.

Porcelain covered with green glaze , unglazed concave base. PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 AD) MEASUREMENTS:9 cm wide, 7 cm tall. CONDITION: no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restoration.

Porcelain covered with green glaze to the foot decorated with incised dragon to the body, unglazed concave base. PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 6.5 cm wide, 5.5 cm tall. CONDITION: crazying glaze, no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restoration.

Porcelain covered with green glaze to the foot decorated with incised floral sprays to the body, unglazed concave base. PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 8 cm wide, 7.5 cm tall. CONDITION: no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restoration.

A good small vase in pear-shaped form, decorated incised to the body with floral sprays motif. Southern Song dynasty Jindezhen ware. Condition is good excepted no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration. High: 10 cm.

Blue and white porcelain docorated by floral spray to the body, unglazed base. PERIOD : Kangxi (1662-1722 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 13 cm wide. CONDITION: a tiny fritting to the rim, no cracks or hairlines and free from restorations

Qingbai ewer with moulded phoenix decoration; bluish white glaze stopping above the base which is concave and unglazed. Yuan Dynasty 13th-14th Centuries. Height = 8 cm. Condition : handle and spout restored.

Qingbai ewer with stylized dragon handle; bluish white glaze stopping above the base which is concave and unglazed. Yuan Dynasty 13th-14th Centuries. Height = 10 cm, Width=12 cm. Condition : part of spout is missing and restored; no other damage

Qingbai ewer with stylized dragon handle; bluish white glaze stopping above the base which is concave and unglazed. Yuan Dynasty 13th-14th Centuries. Height = 10 cm, Width=12 cm. Condition : good, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration.

Porcelain covered by qingbai glaze, unglazed base. PERIOD : Yuan - Ming Dynasty (13th-16th century) MEASUREMENTS: 10.5 cm wide 8.5 Height. CONDITION: Restored to the cracks on the body.

Bowl decorated with chrysantemum spray on the center, chrysantemum scroll on the exterior, and classic scroll on the inside rim. Porcelain with painted underglaze and applied decoration.PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 12 cm wide, 5.5 cm tall. CONDITION: restoration to the broken artefact.

Jar with floral sprays and bead-lines. Porcelain with painted underglaze and applied decoration.PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 7.5 cm wide, 8.5 cm tall. CONDITION: restoration to the broken piece, good blue color.

A shallow dish, heavily potted, covered in a beautiful celadon glaze producing the crackles of the Geyao type glaze. The recessed base is glazed while the foot rim is dressed with an iron brown wash. Periode : Qianlong (1736-1795) Century Diameter : 30 cm. Condition : Perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restorations.

Elegant shape of covered bowl with white glazed to the foot. Glaze base and red ring inside of the bowl. Ming Dynasty. Diameter = 19.5 cm ; Height = 19 cm Condition : perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines or restoration

Dish decorated with bird and water weeds on the interior and continous floral scroll on the exterior, glazed base. PERIOD : Early Ming (1400-1487 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 20 cm wide. CONDITION: two hairlines but free from restorations.

A blue & white foliated dish with Qilin on the center, exterior decorated with continuous floral spray. Condition is good, with a tiny frit on the foot rim but free from any restoration as well. Dating Ming dynasty late 15th century, Thiansun to early Chenghua period. Diameter: 19 cm

Description:

A pottery scroll holder was mold and carved in tree-trunk shape.
By strong scholar taste, the pottery vessel was used for storing scrolls or brush pens.
Short verses Jin Cao(Sturdy Weeds), traditional Chinese calender date Yi Chao Nien and a stamp inscriptions were well rendered by affluent carving skills.

Date: Late Qing to early republic periods.

Width: 17.5cm, Height: 14.8cm

Description:

A refined pottery Cheng-Ni inkstone was preserved in very good condition.
By elegant round shape and arched moon-shaped inkpool, the inksone was thick and was hefty in weight.
Old frets and scars were observed and also proved its old age.

Date: Qing Dynasty, (1644-1911) .

Width: 12.7cm, Depth:2.7cm, Weight: 775 grams.

A fine antique bronze south east asian Buddha beautiful casting and patina measuring approx. 15 inches tall.

A fine antique Berber tribe of Morocco N. Africa brides dowery necklace made of coin silver with enamel beads and champleve work with inset coral. Measuring approx 28 inches overall. A fine example.

With original HOI AN HOARD inventory barcode numbers. Every artifact out of this shipwreck was given an inventory number (barcode stickers) and is logged in and registered by archeologists in 1999 when they salvaged this shipwreck cargo from the depyhs of the Dragon sea (Sourh China Sea of the coast of Vietnam).. THIS LARGE BOWL IS IN GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION WITH FADING DUE TO YEARS OF EXPOSURE TO SALT WATER AND A SMALL MINOR CHIP TO THE FOOT PLEASE VIEW PICTURES. APPROX. 9 IN...

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A tripod porcelain censer was finely potted in the form of an archaic bronze Li vessel.
The flattened everted rim poised above the wide straight neck when the compressed globular body with a band around the shoulder extending down to form flanges on the outer side of each leg.
The legs tapering down to the orange-russet unglazed tips.
The censer was covered all over in an even pale-green glaze and thinning to a whitish-green tone at the rim and flanges...

Large Chinese Jin dynasty (1125-1234) Henan globular form stoneware jar with a high neck decorated on opposite sides of the shoulder with two appliqué dragons running around the circumference of the horizontally ribbed body. The interior is fully glazed and the exterior glaze stops well above the unglazed base. The rich black/brown glaze, referred to as “temmoku” by the Japanese, is permeated with russet accents. 7 3/4" high x 9" diameter.

Chinese Yuan to early Ming dynasty very heavily potted melon form sugary textured pale bluish-white porcelain lidded teapot decorated with moulded stylized birds on opposing sides. A prominent luting line is visible around the mid-section of the ribbed body and the interior is glazed. Small loops are at the edge of the lid and top of the rounded handle for attachment. The slightly concave unglazed base and old firing flaws have oxidized burnt orange. Circa 14th century...

A Fukagawa double gourd vase 1900-20...

A beautiful Chinese silver and Champleve enamel or cloisonne bead necklace with silver dragon filigree snuff bottle. Antique and very beautiful measuring approx. 16 inches long circa 1910

A Charming Japanese Ivory okimono study of a Man a boy and a turtle. Approx. 5 inches tall in very good condition one small age crack on the back of the base.

Description:

A precious Zitan wood brush-licker was intriguingly carved with sea-waves patterns on the surface.
By waving-like circular rim, the scholar vessel was in dark tint and was reflected with purplish tint on the fretting rim. The characteristic Ox-Furs' wood grains were yielded.
It was a decent piece by good design and well maneuvered carvings.

Date: Qing dynasty, late 19th century.

Length:12.7cm,

Condition: Perfect.

Provenance: Purchased...

A fine antique bronze Chinese bronze buddha with very fine details in the hand mudra postures. Measuring approx. 8 inches tall a fine example.

Description:

A black-glazed covered box was molded with an interesting motif of butterfly on the surface.
The box was an excavated piece obtaining with obvious evidences of burial earth and whitish incursions in the glaze.
Some similar boxes were in the book of (The Collection of Chinese Box), a book of a famed connoisseur and antique dealer,Ma Wei-Du.

Date: Tang Dynasty, 618-907

Provenance: Henan province.

Width: 7.2cm. Height: 4.5cm.

A CUSTOM-MAD...

Description:

A Junyao Lotus-bud bowl was in decent shape.
Stand on the well-shaped foot ring, the bowl was evenly applied with light green glaze without any decoration.
Subtle incursions in whitish condition were happened around the mouth rim and at the bottom of the foot ring.
Glaze crackles were yielded too.

Date: late N. Song to Jin periods, 11th/12th century.

Height:8.5cm.

A FITTED SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.

Unusually large Chinese late Qing compressed globular form incense burner with slightly everted rim supported by three short legs and covered overall with an amber-colored monochrome crackled glaze that extends to cover the bottom of the feet. The glaze drips down the walls into the unglazed interior. This censer is likely from a South China kiln. A custom-made heavy hardwood stand is included. Estimated to date from the 19th century. 10” diameter x 4 38” high (7” high including the s...

Chinese Northern Song (960-1127) dynasty qingbai (yingqing) porcelain glazed bowl with relatively straight sides and slightly flared rim decorated on the interior with combed abstract swirling floral patterns. The smooth, thin, crackled olive-green glaze pools in the center and accumulates at the exterior foot. The low foot is unglazed, revealing a gray-white body. 10th/11th century. 7” diameter x 2 3/8” high. Very good overall condition. This bowl is from a Phoenix, Arizona collection...

Red silk ground fabric decorated with silver and gold paper wrapped thread, using the songket supplementary weft technique. The center field with stylized flower heads, ending in rows of triangles. Woven in two parts and sewn together lengthways. Condition: clean, wear to the metallic twine, only partially preserved. Holes, repaired splits and holes, wear, deterioration of the rims. Dimension: 170 cm x 113 cm.

Description:

A archer's ring was in warm yellowish patina.
Fine tissues were yielded due to natural cause from age.
In ivory look but actually was a bone piece, it was not unusual when ivory had been very precious and bone materials would be used instead.

Date: Mid Qing periods, 18th century.

Width: 3.1cm, Height:2.9cm

Material: Bone.

Description:

This Suanzhi wood stand was in strong and firm structure while enduring old patina was preserved well on the surface.
By an adequate size, it was used being put on the table for displaying bronze censer or other curiosities.
A very minute crack line was on the surface board. It didn't penetrate the board and was unnoticiable.

Date: Qing Dynasty,19th century.

Height: 22cm, Width:14cm x14cm.

The origin of this antique velvet ikat is not obvious. Some authors describe it of Persian, others of Central Asian origin. Striped fabric lining. Cf. Bühler, Alfred : Ikat Batik Plangi, Basel 1972 : No. 123. Condition: splits, repairs, holes, wear, stitched together with one seam, faded. Dimension : 60 cm x 105 cm.

Description:

A charming ivory lady was preserved in nice patina.
In perfect condition, this ivory piece was believed as a Chinese doctor's assistant when in medical practice for female patients.

Date: late 19 Century.

Length:11.3cm.

A CUSTOM-MADE WOOD STAND IS INCLUDED.

Description:

An old bronze censer was preserved in nice patina.
Well cast in decent shape, the bronze censer own the inscription of Da Ming Xuan De Nien Zhi underneath.

IT IS IN ORIGINAL CONDITION WITHOUT ANY RESTORATION.

Date: Qing Dynasty,1644-1911

Width across loops: 11.4cm, Height:5.1cm, Weight: 254gram.

Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Buddhist Lotus Jar

This rare and interesting pottery jar was made between the 10th and 13th centuries, during the Five Dynasties period (AD 906 - 960), Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) and has been excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province.�

It is quite "heavily-potted" and relatively highly-fired. The jar and cover have been formed with a lotus leaf design. In places are remains of white and red pigment, ...

A square cover made of very delicate red silk with the design of small flowers, lancet-shaped leaves, "mir-i-boteh" pines and tendrils, entirely embroidered in polychrome silks and silver wrapped thread. Purple silk lining with loops. Condition: clean, fabric with losses and splits, partially with backed and restored areas. Dimension : 119 cm x 117 cm.

A full-length Lamaist costume made for the ritual Cham dance with flared sleeves weighted at the bottom. This dress is composed of antique Chinese silks, mainly of a dark blue brocade with design of scattered peonies. The stripes in yellow satin damask with woven dragon roundels and red silk damask with clouds and roundels containing brocaded Chinese longevity characters. The collar made of red silk satin with a brocaded shuangxi character and decorated with two different brocaded fragments. Co...

Description:

A bronze bodhisattva sitting on a lion was the legendary Mañjuśrī who using the wisdom to tame the mind.
In perfect condition, the bronze figure was heavily cast and preserved in dark patina.
By the characteristics of the metal quality which in rough feel, the high crown on top, the slender and long fingers, the bulging facial features and the abstract old-looking lion underneath, he was dated as an ancient deity from Yuan Dynasty, and most likely was from...

An interesting eskimo miniature canoo, made of wood, seal skin and bone. The figure is wearing cotton clothes. Age: early 20th century. L. 50cm, H. 9 cm. Condition: Expected age wear, several cracks in the seal skin, peddle is missing.

Description:

A wood stand was in decent rectangular form.
Decorated on four sides with open-work structure, the wood stand was framed on the surface with rice-white marble slab.
The stand was in firm and sound condition with only minute fret at the feet due to use.

Date: Qing Dynasty, late 19th century.

Dimensions: 33cm x 18.2cm x 7.5cm

Description:

An ancient bronze seal was inscribed with characters on the stamping surface.
The characters was from ancient people but is unknown to us now.
From the metal quality, the old patina on the surface and the characteristic of the knob on top, and also the type of the word, we can define it as from Yuan periods or earlier.

IT WAS AN INTERESTING PIECE THAT CAN STILL BE USED NOW AS A PRIVATE SEAL WITH PERSONAL TASTE .

Date: Yuan Dynasty, 12th/13th century.