Description:

A gnarled wood stick was in nice mood and was preserved in perfect condition.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 19th century.

Height: 91.5cm.

A new plastic tip was added.

A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.

Description: A boxwood carving of Louhan was in old charming patina. Carved in a simple but sleek way, the figure sit easily when tucking the hands into the sleeves. From the mature craftsmanship, the characteristics of the facial features and the honey brownish patina which was caused from the enduring age, the wood work can be dated as one masterpiece from 16th century of Ming Dynasty. Height:7.5cm, Width:6.5cm, Depth:6.45cm...

A rare & finely Ming style garlic head b/w wall vase with lobed side body, decorated vividly with main decoration of lotus blossoms. Four characters "Qian Long Nien Zhe" mark and of the period. Excellent condition. High: 17.5cm.

A beautiful large blue & white charger painted in the style of early Yuan blue and white. The back of the charger has etched on it the name of a Temple that it once belonged to. Size: Diameter. 46.3 cm. W. 8.9cm. Condition: Perfect.

Lovely smal pottery piece, decorated with a poem in dark brown on a creamy white base. H. 16,5 cm. Excellent condition. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

A Ming dynasty Zhengde period b/w saucer dish, decorated with a horse rider playing instrument among three friends of winter scene, underside with continuously flower scrolls. Condition with a tiny chip, otherwise in very good condition with no any crack. Found at East Java. Diameter: 14.5cm.

Three Chinese late Qing dynasty to Republic period robin's egg (called lu Jun, or "furnace Jun") glazed porcelain scholar's desk articles including a hexagonal form water pot with an applied qilong climbing on the side (about 3" diameter by 2 1/8" high), a ribbon bound triple-gourd vase with three openings (4 1/2" high), and a rectangular brush holder in the form of a stove (2 3/8"L x 1 3/4"D x 1 3/4"H)...

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Two solid pottery sculptures with the original painting. H. 22,5 and 20,5 cm. Both in very good condition, although invisible restaurations are quite common on these early archaeological pieces. Thermoluminescence report by Laboratory Kotalla is included. Tang Dynasty (618-907)

A blue & white bowl, decorated at the exterior with 'fishscale' pattern above lotus petals border. Inside the center with a Vajra design within double circle and on the wall cavetto with hanging 'Ruyi' scrolls among emblems sign. Condition with one tiny flake chip to the rim, free from any restoration. Diameter: 15 cm. Note: this kind motif bowl is belong to the end of interregnum period (Thienshun circa 1457-1464) export ware to South East Asian region.

Description:

A Yaozhou censer was in unique flatten form and was supported by five squeezed feet.
In characteristic greenish tint, the censer was carved with floral motifs on the surface.
It was done by sleek carving skills.
Underside, the kiln effects and the padding frits were preserved for verification.
Some similar pieces are found in the documentation.

Date: Northern Song Dynasty, 11th/12th centuries.

Width: 9cm...

A large celadon bowl, well balance potted to rounded form with everted lip rim, covered overall with a fine olive green tone till foot rim, unglazed area appears a circular firing scars. Condition is good, no any chips and free from restoration excepted crackle glazed to the half area of the bowl, also with one very short firing crack to rim side. Generally speaking is 13th-14th century, Yuan to early Ming Longquan wares, excavated on South-Sulawesi area. Diameter: 20.7cm and High: 9.3cm

An Extremely rare underglazed cobalt-blue large bowl 26.8 cm in diameter, 14.7cm in high and foot diameter 11.2 cm. The exterior decorated with a finely painted of six blossoms continuously flowers scroll, these are surrounded by three Chrysanthemum and three Lotus. The lower section with lotus petal panels border above a high foot rim...

Description: A green-glazed Longquan Meiping was mold in a decent size of 31.5cm in height.
Being decorated on the surface with flowing motifs of floral, this Meiping bottle was shaped with broad shoulder, narrowed neck and small mouth rim.
The bottle vase was stand firmly with the well shaped foot ring which was revealed with firing red tint in the unglazed body clay...

Description:
A Yaozhou water dropper was presented in perfect condition.
The glaze condition was very good except some incursions had been happened to the rim of the venting hole and the beak-like mouth.
Amusingly found at the bottom, there were three padding clays were still adhered without being removed.
It was really rare to find an ancient porcelain ware which was solely for scholar use.
A similar piece but from Longquan site was documented...

A superbly b/w long neck bottle vase, with finely potted and well balance, decorated with six panels to the body featuring emblems motif, bamboo scroll, flower and peach. The neck with hanging dots motif. Ming dynasty 17th century Kraak type ware, Wanli phase. Condition is perfect, except minor old chips to the foot rim, free from restoration. High: 29.4 cm.

A fine and rare small b/w dish, the rounded sides rising to slightly everted rim, the interior painted with a central flower-head and radiating lappets enclosing lotus bloom, below hanging 'ruyi' heads filled with one of the eight Buddhist emblems called 'Endless Knot' the symbol of longevity...

Blue & White small dish, with slightly foliated rim and decorated in the center with Basket of Flower, the cavetto divided into ten panels each with Aster. Base with a single Fungus mark. Ching dynasty Kangxi period (1662-1722). Condition is perfect, with no chips and no cracks. Diameter: 13.3 cm and High: 2.7 cm.

 

Description: A museum piece indeed as this tripod ceramic inkstone was recovered rarely in a unique form and was in perfect condition with original cover. On the top, a water basin which was in a shape of a crouching toad was capped as a knob. By excellent incising and molding work, the toad was vividly rendered. In a firm and sturdy condition, the inkstone was glazed with characteristic grayish green and yellowish slip and was supported by three stout bears...

Description:

An old stone box was beautifully carved on the cover with a five-clawed swirling Dragon and with cloud pattern at the basin.
By a well rendered craftsmanship, the covered box was in a magnificent mood by its astonishing image.
Kept in perfect condition and darken patina, there’re only minor defects found at the whiskeys and at one of the corners of the cover.

Date: Qing Dynasty(18th/19th Century),

Dimensions: 9.2cm x 9cm x 8.5cm.

A very rare blue and white plate decorated with a branch of chrysanthemum to the center, the cavetto side is plain and encircled with classic scrolls pattern around the rim. Late Yuan dynasty 14th century. Condition near perfect except a hairline crack found visible on enlargement 3, no any problem further. Diameter:

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...

Description: A scholar studio's tray of Suan-Zhi wood was used for holding scholar items like brush pen, ink, ink-stone or any curiosities the scholar's fond of. Suan-Zhi wood was an elegant material what was preciously kept only for good items.The plate was tenoned together by traditional framed skill. Straight lines and grooves were carved as simple but elegant design...

A blue & white dish with flared rim and well balance potted, decorated at interior center with the foliated body of the Kui dragon, have two front legs, a nose like elephant’s trunk and mouth holding a leaf scroll. The sides cavetto with continuous five blossoms of chrysanthemum scroll, just unfortunately appear slight blur caused firing effect. Underside wall cavetto with continuously peony scrolls...

Blue & White bowl with octagonal shaped, decorated outside with the Eight Trigrams, Clouds and Wave on the bottom. Inside with Diaper pattern on inner rim and fruit in the center. Late Ming 16th-17th century ware. Condition: broken into several pieces, but with no any missing pieces, re-glued then totally restored, so looks like perfect, it's a good sample value for a Late Ming bowl. Diameter: 11.8 cm and High: 6 cm.

Description:

A Yaozhou incense burner or XinLu was intriguingly squeezed with five feet.
In saucer form, the body was decorated with carved motifs on the surface of the rim.
It was preserved in very good condition by nice glaze when sandy-tinted incursion were happened in portions...

A rare blue & white Kendi with Islamic style elegant shaped, decorated with lotus panels filled with wave and floral sprays motif. Ming dynasty 15th century, Xuande-Zhendong period. Condition: one nail chip to the rim, the tip of spout is missing and further in good condition. High: 15 cm.

Description: A small inkstone was carved in different cliff style. On the pool side, the cloud pattern was carved fluently. A small scholar item especially an inkstone was hard to find. It could be a practical utensil and also a small art piece which could be viewed from different angles around your palms. Date: 19th Century. Length:7.8cm Width:6cm Height: 4.5cm Condition: Kept with original Hon-Mu stand when lost of upper cover. A crack line was seen due to age.

Blue & White dish in "Penciled" style, with slightly rounded sides and flattened rim, decorated in the center with Buddha's Hand Citron; is an inedible fragrant lemon used in religious ceremonies. Because of its shaped, which resembles the position of Buddha's hand, it is a symbol of Buddhism. It is also a symbol of wealth cause the "Hand" seems to grasp money. The name FU SHOU/Buddha's Hand is a homophone or play on words for "FU" / Happiness and SHOU / Long Life. In the cavetto four windows of...

Description:

A peach-bloom glazed water basin was in nice shape.
Well glazed in gradient tints, the basin was revealed with finely-grained body clay at the foot ring when darken firing effects was resulted within.
It was used for some time. Crackled wires were yielded inside the basin.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century.

Height: 7.3cm, Body Width: 10cm.

The Goose carved with head and neck turned back, carrying peaches and baby goose resting on it's tail, the other side with ruyi, both side wings carved in low relief. Qing dynasty 18th century in perfect condition. High: 4.5cm and Wide: 6.5cm.

Description:
A black-glazed Cizhou tea bowl was uniquely decorated on the surface with vertical creamy-white ribs.
By a striking image, the tea bowl was mold in a flatten shape which was elegant and was full of the mood of Zen spirits.

The typical dark-brownish almost black glaze and the light gray-tinted body clay at the base are typical of this type of ware. Stardust-like incursions are evident throughout the glaze.
The bowl has a “foggy” surface condition that com...

A nice blue and white dish with foliated thinly lip rim, decorated in the center with scenery pattern or so called 'Sansui' in Chinese, these view looks like is popular in 16th/18th century, mountain/San with someone riding a horse cross the bridge, river/Sui with boats and pagoda, all painted with very nice late Ming dynasty cobalt-blue tone, the rest is plain. Condition is very good, no any crack, no chip and free from any restoration. Ming dynasty 17th century Jiajing-Wanli period, found at S...

A fine saucer dish decorated with molded flower scroll to cavetto and covered overall with slight greenish Qingpai glaze. Yuan dynasty 13th-14th century Jindezhen Shufu type. Condition is excellent. Diameter: 12cm.

A cream white glazed bowl, decorated inside with incised floral sprays and outside with petals design, "wu wu" mark on unglazed base. Song dynasty in perfect condition. Diameter: 17 cm and High: 6.3 cm.