Peach bands of silk arranged in vertical columns stagger across six feet of Kesa interspersed with colorful patches featuring flowers and geometrics. The Kesa is backed with sumptuous orange silk. It is accompanied by a smaller piece of the same design called Ohi, a sash worn along with the Kesa. The Kesa is 78 x 45-1/2 inches (198 x 115.5 cm), the smaller Ohi 12 x 57 inches (30 x 142 cm)...
This is a large, beautiful and museum quality Han dynasty pig style. It shows two pigs in the pig style with a fodder holder. The pig style is made of red pottery and it is rare to find them in such good condition and of a good size. The pig style is used as burial object to accompany the dead for their after-live used.
There is no repair or restoration. The glaze shows scattered iridescent silicate green and oxidize whitish pertina on several places...
A blue & white dish, with foliated rim and slightly thinly potted, decorated at exterior and interior with flowers scroll, fungus mark on the base within double circle. Early Ching Kangxi period (1662-1722). Condition with two hairline, normal fritting to rim, further in good condition. Diameter: 20.9 cm.
This is a large and beautiful Song dynasty meiping or plum vase of baluster shape, the sides rising upwards from a slightly recessed base, curving in towards the stepped shoulder and surmounted by a short straight neck with what looks like a double ring. The body of the vase is luted together in two equal half. The upper half has a darker greenish-gray, while the lower half has slightly greenish tinge colour (picture 1). The picture no...
Sculptured black pines rise from the misty forest floor, yellow sky fading beyond; a brilliant modernist rendition of this traditional theme by Yamauchi Issei (b. 1929). The entire scene is performed with colored paper, applied directly or wetted and applied as pulp. Fantastical shapes seem to dance across the two panel canvas. Gold strips applied in the upper branches are sunlight’s last rays reflecting off the needles, the yellow sky implicating late summer dusk...
This is a CHINESE HUNDRED DEER VASE from a metro Washington, DC area Estate. Size is 18" tall X 12" diameter approx. Ca. 1920- 1945
This fine antique lacquer tray features a Gold lacquer rim surrounding a field of jet black dominated by two stylistic butterflies, the underside a sea of Nashiji...
Description: Three beautiful archaic glass beads of Warring States were excavated in good condition with only one minor chip on the surface of one of the beads. Date: Warring States (BC 770-220)
Width: 0.8cm, 0.5cm and 0.3cm
Description: A minor sculpture of a steatite ram from Han Dynasty was newly excavated and had been used as a portable phone pendent for a real use. A real piece with clean cut carving which was a Han sculpture's style. Date: Han Dynasty(BC206-AD220) Length: 0.9cm
A blue & white bowl, with nicely decorated and cobalt blue of Chrysanthemum flower surrounded the exterior. Ming dynasty late 15th century. Condition: a piece restuck and restored till invisible, further in good condition. Diameter: 15 cm.
It is a very beautiful and finely potted vase dated from the early Republic period. The vase is of ovid shape, the sides rising upwards from the base, curving in towards a slightly rounded shoulder and surmounted by a short curve neck upwards to short straight rim. The body is pure white and translucent. On the body of the vase, it is a scene of autumn period as shown by a beautiful bird perching on a tree almost bare of leaves...
Description: A white glazed incense burner from northern China of 14th to 15th Century
was in elegant shape. Kept in perfect condition except with some frets on the glaze, the surface of the tripod censer was separated with 4 parts. Light key-fret imprints were applied on the surface of the middle sector. Date: 14th-15th Century(late Yuan to early Ming) Width: 12cm Height: 8.4cm
Condition: Perfect except some frets on the surface.
This is a blue and white brush rest for a scholar study. The brush rest is manufactured in the likeness of blue and white wares on which Arabic and Persian inscriptions appear during the reign of emperor Cheng-Te, Ming dynasty. The painting is like a scroll work know as the “Muhammadan scrolls” with inter-twining foliage.
An Arabic inscription is found on both sides of the brush rest, in the centre of the brush rest, in a diamond shape medallion...
Description: A jade boy was carved beautifully by a celadon jade pebble. With sharp clean cutting skill, this jade was expressed vividly as a traditional Chinese boy holding a lotus vein. Posed with one foot stepping forward and facial expression described with simple sketchy lines, the figure was shaped by the jade pebble's original size...
Fierce looking old Samurai ningyo (Japanese doll) in rare museum quality. His
head is carved wood and the face resembles kabuki actors or Jyoruri
ningyo (18th to 19th century puppet theater dolls) from the Edo period
(1603-1868). It is definitely a work of art.
The Suoh, the outfit that the doll is wearing, was worn by different
ranking samurais at various periods in history. The fabric is made out of
Asa (Japanese hemp) and the rest is silk...
A rare and fine blue & white with center decoration of the Horse against background of wave and surrounded by small continuously flowering scroll, underside with same decorated as well. Condition is perfect except some old tiny chips to the foot rim and one slightly long flake old chip to the inner foot rim, unfortunately the half left side area firing into slightly darker than the right side but no any chips and cracks to the body, well balance and excellent glaze...
Description: An old wooden tablet with inscription of Yi Yen Tang-the hall of happy swallow was a classical piece originated probably from a lady's chamber room of a noble family's house. Preserved well with faded golden paint, the feminine word Yi-Ye was possibly from a fair lade's name, or was used as a metaphor for the family's well- being.
Date: Qing Dynasty(AD1616-1911)
Width: 53.5cm Height: 26cm
A rare blue & white bowl, with foliated rim and decorated outside with Chrysanthemum flower scroll. The center inside with a single flaming pearl and scrolling border to inner rim, actualy the inside cavetto with incised/Anhua of chrysanthemum as well, but unfortunately is not too impressive appear and it's hard to making the visuals. Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Condition restored two hairlines and one tiny chip to rim, further in good condition with no other damaged. Diameter: 11.6 cm.