All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #641909 (stock #2526)
An unusual Longquan celadon dish, normally with twin fish but this one only with an impressive single fish, covered overall with olive green glazed. Southern Song dynasty. Condition is perfect except minor flake chips to foot rim and a bit warped, glaze hairline in the center. Diameter: 19 cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1837 VR item #643063 (stock #lot280)
Description: An intriguing ivory carving in old patina was carved with a skeleton figure leaning to a skull. Half-squatting, the skeleton leaned to the skull by his or her right hand when protecting it with the left hand. With fantastic skill, the piece was carved in open work from one solid ivory block. Good ivory tissues and patina were yielded when realistic skeleton anatomy was rendered...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #643081 (stock #2531)
A blue & white bowl, decorated outside with a fish scale pattern and inside with a vajra form in the center within double circle and on the cavetto wall with hanging scroll motif. It's kind a typical of Ming dynasty late 15th century exported wares to South East Asian region, especially to Indonesia. Condition: one hairline crack about (4cm) visible on enlargement 2, no chips and free from any restoration. Diameter: 14.6 cm, High: 7 cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #643606 (stock #2532)
A lovely excavated blue & white small jar in globular form, decorated with floral sprays to the both sides below 'ruyi' pattern around the shoulder. Glaze is still very fine compare to the others excavation pieces, also condition is perfect, just unfortunately have a flake chip to the base and the cobalt-blue firing into slightly blur turn to be greenish tone. Ming dynasty late 15th to early 16th century ware. High: 6.2cm and body wide: 7 cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #643611 (stock #2238)
A blue & white jar with lid, decorated around the body with continuously Chrysanthemum scroll, all in very fine and strong cobalt-blue tone. Ming dynasty 15th century Zhengdong-Jingtai ware(1436-1456)known as Interregnum wares. Condition: there is a firing crack to the base, minor glaze light hairline to the lid and flake chip to the cover inner rim sides, further in good shaped with no any restoration. High maximum 9.3 cm
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1837 VR item #644781 (stock #lot282)
Description: A wood sculpture of a Daoist figure Kui-Xing was rendered in special form. Wearing the official robe, holding a scroll and sitting on a rock stool, the figure was in an image that differed from those that we've commonly seen. Another Kui-Xing, in terracotta quality was listed as lot069 in my listings. It was molded in a posture standing in one bare foot on the head of a Dragon Fish. It was the typical form...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #645846 (stock #lot283)
Description: A decent wood carving of Guan-yin was from early Qing period. In elegant broad facial characteristics, the Guan-yin sits easily with flouring robe spreading on the floor when benign and holy atmosphere being fully yielded by the excellent craftsmanship. In quite good size, the piece was carved from one block of camphor wood, except being tenoned on the right hand which had been lost. The patina on the wood surface was old when almost all the paint had gone due to long time of age...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #646986 (stock #lot285)
Description: An exquisite bamboo carving depicted a smiling boy holding a basket which has fishes in it. In fantastic carving skill, the piece was added with more attraction by it's aged patina. It was preserved in perfect condition without any defects. From the characteristics of the carving, the piece was dated as of 19th century. Height: 10cm, Depth: 9.5cm, Width: 8.9cm
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #647363 (stock #2539)
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...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #647388 (stock #2540)
A rare blue & white dish, at interior decorated with foliated dragon within double circle and border with diaper pattern around the rim, the exterior with continuously flower scroll...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #647751 (stock #lot286)
Description: A Jun bowl with intriguing purple splashes inside and out of the bowl was molded in unique straight-wall type. In absolute Zen spirit, it was an ancient prototype of Chawan. Without exaggerate addition of purple glaze, the subtle purple strokes yielded by firing effects and the beautiful proportion exemplified the true beauty of the wares of early periods.Other than that, the introspective luster was convincing for a real Jun ware...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #647775 (stock #2545)
A definitely rare polychrome enamel bowl, decorated outside with five double lotus blossom in red and yellow among cloud scrolls in green enamel, unusual border of hanging 'ruyi' to the foot rim...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #647797 (stock #2546)
It is the one of the rare and outstanding Ming dynasty dish excavated on Halmahera island Indonesia, the interior of the dish with a turquoise glaze and exterior with a sapphire blue glaze. Presume as Ming dynasty 15th-16th century piece. Condition is good except minor flaked glaze to the rim, interior center adhered sands because buried for long times. Diameter: 14.5 cm and High: 2.5 cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #647823 (stock #2547)
Recently excavated on South Sulawesi of Sawankhalok celadon dish or so-called Sisatchanalai wares. The dish with flattened rim and rounded lip, decorated with an incised chrysanthemum flower head in the center medallion and floral sprays on the cavetto. The exterior is plain, covered overall with a beautifully pale bluish-green celadon glaze and circular firing stand scar appear to the base. Sawankhalok ware 14th-15th century...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #648101 (stock #2548)
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...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #648308 (stock #2549)
A White glazed small dish, slightly conical shaped and covered overall with a milky white glaze. Ming dynasty 15th century. Condition is perfect excepted firing fault to the foot rim visible on the last enlargement, no any cracks, no chips and free from any restoration. Diameter: 13.5cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #648496 (stock #2553)
A finely b/w bowl, rounded sides body and decorated at the exterior with four continuously blossoms of Indian lotus. Stylistic private kiln seal mark on the base. Ming dynasty Jiajing period (1522-1566) Condition of the bowl is excellent, no any chips, no cracks and flawlessly as well. Diameter: 12cm and High: 6cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #648498 (stock #2555)
A finely b/w wine cup with slightly everted lip rim, decorated with a stylistic and popular both on imperial or private kiln wares with lotus and water plant at the exterior. Inside the center with a Tibetan character. Condition is perfect considered it's an excavated piece, just tiny flake chip to foot rim, no any chips, no any cracks, flawlessly and free from any restoration. Diameter: 7cm and High: 4.5cm.