Ewer or poring vessel with straight wallet neck and a wide foot which has a cut footrim and recessed base.The handle is flat and double grooved. The sides are decorated with lightly curved criss-cross paterns. Glaze greyish white. Found at Borneo. Height=15 cm. Period : Song Dynasty 12th-13th. Condition : chip on rim and spout. Reff : please look Ceramics in the Sarawak Museum by Lucas Chin, page 37 plate 34.

A lurid landscape spreads across two two-panel screens by Shirakura Niho signed and dated 1929. Two colorful scholars share a quiet moment in the shelter of a thatched hut. On first examination it appears nonsensical, a chaotic collection of dashes and dots, however the closer one examines the painting the more one realizes the detail and planning that went into the imagery, It is performed with ink on paper framed in dark mulberry frame and has been recently re-backed with forest green paper...

A Blue and white large dish decorated with chrysantemum, plan and around the flattened edge with scrolling flower. Width = 36 cm. Kangxi (1662-1722). Condition : very good with one hairline and two small chips (see enlargement).

A chinese 19thc Ge type porcelain jar with lid , with underglaze blue landscape paintings on the front with bird and flower, section by dark iron glaze on the shoulder, lid and near the foot. Marked with"Cheng hua" but later period.Height = 24cm Width=21 cm. Condition very good with a small chip inside of the lid (see enlargement 9).

 

18th Century Stembowl, porcelain decorated in underglazed blue and polychrome with 2 fishes and water plants. Width = 13.3cm Height = 11.7 cm Condition : Excellent without damage or restoration

18th Century Dish, porcelain decorated in underglazed blue with flower and butterflies and key frest of ‘thunder patern’ border on the capetto. On the base, there is classic scroll with five spur mark. Width = 25.5 cm Condition : Perfect without damage or restoration.

Yuan 13th/14th Century In the shape of chrysanthemum with crackled celadon. The unglazed foot burnt orange in the firing. Width = 11 cm Height = 7 cm Condition : Excellent without damage or restoration

Tang (618-906) Kendi glazed by green colour with spout and garlic head form . Unglazed base. Width = 13.5 cm Height – 13 cm Condition : repaired on the spout and small chips on the rim.

Kangxi (1662-1722) A Blue and white bowl decorated with a pattern of scrolling foliage whose flower and flower sprays on the center bowl. On the base, there is a Kangxi mark in double circle. Width = 14.5 cm Height = 7.3 cm

Swatow dish decorated with a scene depicting a phoenixt, chrysanthemum, grass and a roughly drawn continous scroll with flower. Late Ming 16th Century. Diameter : 20.5 cm Condition : Excellent condition without damage or restoration

Swatow dish decorated with flower on the center and a roughly drawn continous scroll on the capetto . Late Ming 16th Century. Diameter : 22.5 cm Condition : Excellent condition without damage or restoration

Large dish decorated with freely drawing of Mythical Beast on the center. Late Ming 16th Century. Diameter : 39 cm Condition : very good, small frits on the rim, no restoration

Description: A fine jade pendant was carved in a shape of a gourd enwind with vines, leaves, stalks and plums. By the excellent quality of a Hou-Tien jade which was in slight greenish tint and had a lovely transparent look, the pebble was maneuvered skillfully depicting the full gourd with twisted leaves, tendrils, blossoming flowers and the strong stems. A detailed work of a jade piece with such a fine quality was so sweet to hold on...

A beautiful and subtlety carved jade of Quanyin in a standing position holding her prayer beads.She is strung with a bead to be worn as a pendant. Size: L. 6cm. W. 1.8cm. Condition. No repairs or chips.

Description: A pair of jade plates were in transparent light green tint. By a shallow and flat foot ring, the plates were decently decorated on the surface with gilding motifs of leafy flowers, fruits, bamboos and pine trees. Carved in a light way, the vibrant plants were finely rendered before gold pigment was filled in to enlighten the whole picture against the celadon jade ground. A superb design of the picture can be noticed by the sophisticated composition...

Description: A bronze paper weight was joyfully in a subject that most welcomed by Chinese people. "Si Xi" Four Joys- Fu (wellbeing), Lu (prosperity), So (longevity), Si (joys) were symbolized by four laughing boys. Intriguingly designed by traditional craftsman, only two boys instead of four were in the combination. A kind of delusion would add some fun for the literati in their boring study room. Actually the puzzler can be a fine stationery which was in the practical use...

A nice small celadon jar Ribbed-Potiche, covered. Yuan Dynasti 13th-14th century Long Quan ware. Condition is very good, repaired on a small chips on the rim, cover missing. High: 8.5 cm Width=7cm.