A nicely carved Qing jade thumb ring with a stylized cloud carving. Size: Inside diameter.2.3cm. Outside diameter 3cm. W. 2.5cm. Condition: No repairs or chips.

The 100 Bird Cape is sometimes mistaken by Westerners as a Miao baby carrier. In fact, the 100 bird cape is a man's garment. It would be worn on the back, over the 100 bird coat for special festivals. They are somewhat rare. Not all men could afford (actually the wives) the time and matterials to make such a garment. It takes over a year to collect the feathers for the cape because the feathers must come from birds which were ritually sacrificed. This is a particularly rare cape...

A RETICULATED PORCELAIN DISH, JAPANESE IMARI, LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY.

A very rare dish for this early period. The centre is decorated with typical Imari enamels in a most striking design set off by the reticulated border of interlaced circles. On the back can be found a very unusual border design of two gilt dragons. Within the foot-rim are four unevenly spaced spur marks...

A large blue & white bowl with well balance potted, decorated at the exterior with three Phoenix on flight among flowers scroll. Interior center with a Peony blossom and continuously lotus scroll on the wall cavetto below diaper pattern around the rim. Six character 'Da Ming Xuan De Nien Zhe' within double circle to the base, but later product in Zhengde period (1506-1521)...

A finely bottle vase of pear-shaped form, decorated to the body with reversed a white on black vividly painted of Lotus sprays. 13th-14th century Cizhou type. Condition is perfect except minor flake chips to foot rim. High: 18.3 cm.

A good example of Ming b/w bowl, decorated at the exterior with six Childrens playing, inside the center with a flower blossom within double circle. Ming dynasty late 15th century Chenghua period. Condition with gilt repaired to small missing piece and re-stuck to the rim. Diameter: 13.4 cm and High: 6.6 cm.

From Yunnan Province, this minority hand woven open container has wonderful age and patina. The wife said it was used at family dinners for pouring wine, the husband said used for pouring tea. I just smiled and nodded in agreement. The piece was obviously woven tight enough to contain liquid. There is a small piece of bamboo inserted into the basket spout which aids in controlling the flow. Condition is very good and the piece measures 8" x 5" high.

It's a very good example of large celadon censer standing on three legs and decorated with three ribs the body. Covered overall with finely olive green glazed. Condition is damaged with several missing piece like indicated on the enlargement pictures as well as foot area with gilt repaired. Southern Song dynasty and would be very rare example vessel as a study or comparison piece for collectors considered the superbly size. Diameter: 16.5 cm and High: 14 cm.

A very rare Ming hair ornament made of four jade goldfish and a cicada held together by gold wiring made up of a butterfly and floral design. It originally had turquoise colored king fish feathers inlaid in the design.It also has the original metal wiring holding it together. Size: H. 5.5cm. W. 5cm. Jades average 2 cm. Condition: Normal ageing on the metal parts.

An extremely rare spouted ewer, the flat base rising to rounded sides, decorated each with incised chrysanthemum blossom and prunus blossom. Covered overall with slightly bluish green Qingpai glaze, unglazed to the rim. This kind of vessels shape first seen on Yuan dynasty with variously type from celadon, qingpai and b/w wares, but it's very rare found and qualified as a museum pieces, also nothing found again to the later period such like Ming and Ching. Dating Yuan dynasty 1279-1368...

A very rare white glaze offering dish in flower-shaped form with thinly fine potted and fluted sides cavetto, covered overall with Thienpai/Sweet white glaze, flat unglazed base. Yuan dynasty circa 1279-1368 Jindezhen ware. Condition is excellent, with no any chips, no cracks and free from any restoration as well as flawlessly. Diameter; 16 cm.

An unusual pair of huanghuali plates with writing on the bottoms of each plate. Age: 19 century. Size: 13 - 13.2cm. Condition: Perfect.

This is a medium height stoneware cizhou with brown dots glazed Yuan dynasty (1277-1367) yuhuchun ping. Standing on a short splay foot rim, it rises up to a pear shaped body narrowing upwards to a short waisted neck towards a everted trumpet like mouth...

This is very rare small celadon in Meiping form, decorated with carved two horizontal lines of Chinese coins 'Yen Bao' supported by lotus petals to the lower section, shoulder surrounded by petals motif such like five pointed star. 15th century Yaozhou ware or possibly earlier. Condition is perfect with no any chips, no cracks excepted minor fretting to the glaze. High: 16.1 cm.

An intriguing lidded bowl patterned with soft blue red and white in the style of traditional hand made temari balls (multicolored silk thread balls) by modern ceramic artist Sato Kazuhiko (b. 1947). The piece is signed on the base and dated 1992, and comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Inside the dish is pebble textured stone gray, with a silver tablet fired into the top. A perfect jigsaw cut separates base and cover...

Description: A charming nephrite white jade bracelet was from mid-Ming period. With beautiful hairy black and gray incursions, the bracelet was preserved in very good condition. An old jade piece told it's age by itself when greasy retrospective patina was naturally reflected. Date: mid Ming dynasty(15th-16th century) Inner width: 6.2cm Outer width: 8.2cm

A very unusual Kutani vase showing strong Art Deco influence, signed on the base and likely dating from the revival of that style seen in the 1950s. The white porcelain ground is decorated with four stylized tree trunks in overglaze enamels of white, black and various browns, with scattered gold flake between. The vase is 10 inches (25 cm) tall, 5 inches (12 cm) diameter and in excellent condition. Truly a rare find!

An exquisite Murashi-Do Bronze vase signed Shuho and enclosed in the original wooden box. The baluster form is interrupted by three ribs starting at the shoulder and running partially down the sides. The vase is otherwise entirely undecorated, leaving all impression to shape alone. A fantastic piece, it is 12 inches (30 cm) tall, 7-1/2 inches (19 cm) diameter and in fine condition. It dates circa the first quarter of the 20th century.