Like an aged boxer, the squat muscular crab takes a stance of readiness, one claw up prepared to defend against a coming attacker. This little fellow is unusual in that it is made of thick bronze, with each joint pinned in a way that allows for some mobility. Legs splayed the creature is 9 inches (23 cm) wide, standing it is 3-1/2 inches 89 cm) tall. There is a repair to the first joint of the 2nd left leg. It dates from the first part of the 20th century.

Description: A charming plate owns the crackled glaze was preserved in very good condition. Shaped with broad and flat foot ring which revealed the characteristic soft paste, the plate was justified as a rare piece from Zhang kiln of Ming dynasty. Zhang kiln was in Fujiang Province. The products from this kiln were unique by its rice-yellow glaze and the wiry ice-crackles effects resulted from firing. Another characteristic is the relatively soft body clay comparing to the ones from Jingdezheng...

A definitely fine b/w jar, decorated with cranes on flight among cloud scrolls, nice emblems pattern on the shoulder and key-fret border around the rim. The foot rim surrounded by lotus petal windows, four character 'Chang Ming Fu Qui' coin mark on base. Middle Ming 16th century late Zhengde to early Jiajing phase. Condition is excellent. High: 11.5cm and Wide max: 12.3cm

A nice b/w bowl, well balance and thinly potted, decorated to the exterior with phoenix among chrysanthemum scrolls. A peony blossoms medallion inside the center and border with diaper pattern at inner rim. Ming dynasty early 16th century Zhengde phase with 'Xuan De Nien Zhe' four character mark on base...

Everything about this sencha tea implement storage cabinet is top quality; a most unusual box made up almost entirely of worm wood featuring a removable door with an inner panel of antique Chinese origin, possibly an image of a tea salesman with his baskets of leaves. A bronze handle surmounts the lightweight box, with a set of four jade rings attached through a pair of folding fans serving as a handle for the door...

A finely b/w jar, well potted, decorated with unusual 'ruyi' scrolls intersection by lotus flowers. 'Chang Ming Fu Que' four character mark on base. Middle Ming dynasty Zhengde-Jiajing phase. Condition is perfect, no chip, no crack and free from any restoration. Excavated survive from Borneo site. High: 11.5cm and Wide body maximum: 12.4cm

Description:

Zhang kiln was in Fujiang Province.
The products from this kiln were unique by its rice-yellow glaze and the wiry ice-crackles effects resulted from firing.
Another characteristic is the relatively soft body clay comparing to the ones from Jingdezheng...

Description: A white jade pendant was carved by a Chinese character-Suan Xi( double joys). By another motif in good metaphor-a butterfly being carved as decoration on top, the pendant was an elegant hanging piece in good nephrite Houtien quality. Qing Dynasty. Dimension:7.2cm x 4.2cm x 0.6cm

Description: A stone inkstone was in a simple and plain form. By a characteristic “Chao-Sou” form which was named after its easy-handle type, or “Lu-Xin”-shoes like form, the inlstone was carved from solid stone and was shaped regularly in a rectangular form. Starting from the wider side, the grinding surface was sloped slowly to the other side and being as an ink pool. The inkstone is in quite good size of 15.5cm in length. It was carved by an affluent craftsmanship...

The front of this Tibetan wooden snuff bottle is covered with silver repousse ornamentation. The back is surface is also silver.

The bottle is 5 inches x 4 inches x 2.5 inches.

A small koro made of porcelain with a splendid celadon glaze, in the style of the famous Chinese Song Longquan tripod censers. The pierced lid in silvered metal with design of clouds. Bottom with signature in cartouche. Condition: fine, minor surface scratches caused by the lid. Dimension: 7.4 cm high, diameter: 8 cm. Weight: 228 g.

Description:

A stoneware jar was preserved in an original condition.
Being applied with olive-green glaze on the the body, the jar or Hu was molded with a trumpet-like mouth and stand on a flat bottom.
Two well- mold loops were nicely pressed to the body as handles.
Decorations of incised wave bands were around the mouth while grooved patterns were carved around the body in the middle segment.
Black hue was affected to the slender neck and the mouth portion...

An oval domed jade plaque of pale celadon color. Beautifully carved in relief with design of two scholars in a landscape. The reverse side with tiny drilled holes for mounting. Condition: fine. Dimension: 7.1 cm high x 7.9 cm wide, 1.7 cm deep. Weight: 64 g.

A polychrome dish, decorated in the center with a fish among water weeds, cavetto sides with chrysanthemum scrolls, alike motif to underside. Ming dynasty 16th century Zhengde-Jiajing phase. Condition is perfect excepted a bit warped. Diameter: 21cm.

A very rare found of Fujian Southern-Song black ware Temmoku, decorated at the rim, interior and exterior with russet marking in iron oxide. The shape, foot rim, glaze and clay it's indicated as Jian ware which only a few examples has been survived. Condition with D shape re-stuck and leaving with a large chip missing to rim. Restoration available till invisible for free included deal price. Diameter: 12.7cm, High: 7.1cm, Foot diam: 3.8cm.

A fine polychrome dish, decorated with green,red and yellow enamels of flower sprays to interior, brown glaze finished to rim and the exterior is plain. Early Qing dynasty Kangxi period in perfect condition. Diameter: 22.3cm.

Description: An old wood incense utensil's holder was intriguingly carved from one original wood trunk. Making use the fine quality Huali wood, the scholar piece was rendered delicately on the top around the rims of the hole and around the top. Being preserved with the original old patina, the wood scholar item was in good size of 16.3cm in height and in perfect condition. Date: Qing dynasty(19th century), Height: 16.3cm. Material: Huali wood. A CUSTOM MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.

A really valuable example of the middle Ming Jiajing phase, decorated outside with reverse a white on blue of two flying dragons among clouds to upper side, rocks and waves to the bottom. Inside the center with a crane flight among clouds. Four character mark Fu Que Jia Zhi to base. Founded at Moluccas Halmahera island site. Condition is re-stuck with no missing pieces, two hairlines, done and locked by glue repaired. Diameter: 12cm.