All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #961989 (stock #3530)
An extremely fine of Ming dynasty Hongzhi period b/w dish, decorated with ruyi pattern filled with emblems. Underside with continuously flowers. Perfect condition. Diameter: 25.3cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #961473 (stock #lot665)
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A Qinbai covered box from Hutien kiln of Song Dynasty was kept in perfect condition.
In beautiful floral shape and decorated patterns on the cover, the characteristic chalk-like body clay was revealed from the light lake-green glaze.
A lovely delicate piece was rarely seen in such elegant atmosphere.
The beautiful celadon hue and the patterns are so much subtle and attractive under the reflection of light.
Some similar pieces are in the book of "The Art of Chinese B...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #961426 (stock #3528)
A rare saucer dish with foliated lip rim, decorated to interior with center medallion in reserved white on red and yellow enamel. The exterior covered with brown glaze. Ming dynasty 16th century in perfect condition. Diameter: 11.6cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #959097 (stock #lot663)
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An ovoid covered jar was in a decent size of 31cm in height.
In a perfect condition and owned the original cap, the ancient ware was uniquely decorated on top and on the body with whitish splashes.
The vessel stands on a small, solid foot with flat bottom.
Applied with dark tea-dust slip on most of the surface, the grayish white body clay was revealed underneath.
Enduring old clay verified its date.

Other than that:

1, Subtle crack lines were caused nat...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1900 item #957758 (stock #MOR2734)
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A variety of saya lacquer-style samples enclosed in a set of stacking boxes titled Nuri-Hon. Thirty samples covering inlays, various techniques such as nejiri, powdered shell, byakudan, wakasa, and tsugaru techniques. Each sample is roughly 3-1/2 inches (9 cm) lng, the boxes 7-1/2 x 4 x 1 inches (19 x 10 x 2 cm). Very rare and overall in fine condition, dating from the later Edo...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Pre 1900 item #957627
Rare set of six Burmese bronze opium weights, or cock weights, in a Brahmani duck type hintha (also called a hamsa) bird form with upturned tail sitting on a round base. The largest two have handles attached to the back of the head and end of the tail feathers. There is a metal support under the V-form tail. The largest weight has an old tag taped to it that reads “1513 grams” (3 lbs. 5.4 oz.). I confirmed this weight on a scale at the post office...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #957214 (stock #lot661)
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A small tripod censer was in charming crackled celadon glaze.
By kind of cute everted foot, the censer was mold in round body and was fitted with arc handles on the upper rim.
In light green tint, the censer was spread with fine crackles which were yielded due to long time of age.
Other than that, whitish incursions were happened to the crack lines and the glaze rim where the glaze was thinner.
Another rarely found characteristic was the darken brownish tint ( caus...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1800 item #955619 (stock #424)
An under glaze blue and white cream or milk jug of European form decorated with peonies and rock work within a fenced garden. This item was made in Jingdezhen, south China, circa 1750 during the reign of the Qianlong emperor, for export to Europe. Condition - very good - no damages and no restoration...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1837 VR item #955590 (stock #lot659)
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An elegant brush pot was made from the precious Huanghuali wood.
Being preserved with charming brownish patina on the surface, the brush pot was carved totally from a wood trunk, including to the bottom.,
The characteristic signs of ox-hair wood grains and ghost–eye marks were obvious.
By well proportioned shape, it was decorated on the rims and the supported feet with lineated ridges.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 18th century.

Height:12.8cm, Width: 13.2cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #954278 (stock #lot657)
Description: A full scale(quan-kai) paper painting of ink and colors was from a famous Qing painter Ren Xun(1835-1893).
Well rendered, the figures and scenes were finished by excellent maneuvering of the master painter’s brush strokes.
Defects were observed though, the ancient painting had been well restored and framed by a master Chinese painting restoring expert Lin Mao Long who have done a lot of works for the Palace Museum of Taipei.

Date: Qing Dynasty(1835-1893).

Dim...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #953765 (stock #3525)
A very fine b/w circular box, decorated to the top with a flying horse among clouds, below with precious emblems and flower scrolls. Ming dynasty 16th century Jiajing period. Condition is very good, only one tiny kiln chip visible on enlargement 8, further is near to excellent with no any crack, no chip and free from restoration. Diameter: 8.5cm and High: 6cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1920 item #953360 (stock #J8L2birdPtgV)
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This beautiful Qianjiang painting of two yellow birds amid branches of pine, interspersed with flowers is a must have for any serious collector of Qiangjiang painting. The Qiangjiang artist were employed at the imperial factories and were often experts of paintings and calligraphy. This vase has a poem and is signed by the artist, the vase dates to the early Republic era C. 1916 and is without damage, and with little wear to the details. It measures 9 inches tall. Guaranteed not to disappoint.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #952873 (stock #TCR2724)
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A Flask shaped vase decorated with a Shishi (Mythical Lion Creature) in a rugged landscape by multi talented artist Domoto Insho enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The vase is 10 inches (25 cm) tall and in fine condition. Insho (b. 1891) was a Kyoto artist, trained in the traditional Shijo manner, but not one to be bound by its rigidity. He studied at the Kyoto Municipal School of Fine Arts, and under the important artist Nishiyama Suishi...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #952401 (stock #3522)
A blue & white bowl, decorated with horse riders to exterior and interior center with sitting figure within double circle. Ming dynasty early 16th century. Condition with a hairline, no chip and free from any restoration. Diameter: 15cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1700 item #952121 (stock #3518)
A rare find of Ming dynasty early 16th century Sancai glaze of figurine boy on buffalo with green, yellow and aubergine glaze. Condition unfortunate with missing to one of the buffalo horn, otherwise is perfect. Ming Zhengde period, found excavated on South-Sulawesi area. Measure long: 13cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #951013 (stock #lot651)
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A lovely Jizhou bowl was applied with rarely-seen agate-like glaze.
By the dark chocolate-brown glaze underneath, strings of bead-like mottles were decorated in the cavetto.
On the outer surface, whitish brown effects were randomly yielded.
For authentication:.

1,The body clay was in a characteristic loosening type by the also characteristic pale buff tint.

2, The flat foot ring was preserved in old-feel quality and bore the manually maneuvered moldi...