All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1388761
Chinese late Qing dynasty (19th century) front-opening Han style lady's jacket embroidered on the front and back in silk polychrome thread with clusters of flowering plants and butterflies on a dark cobalt blue silk satin ground. Much of the embroidery is executed with the “forbidden stitch.” The sleeve bands are similarly embroidered with flowers and Buddhist swastikas on a white silk ground. Three round floral metal buttons secure the front opening and silk closures secure the neck...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1474100 (stock #MB998)
Fine Chinese Song Dynasty Qingbai Glazed Porcelain Bowl

This fine porcelain bowl was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). The inner surface is decorated with an incised scrolling stylised floral pattern. There are five "V"-shaped notches spread equidistant around the rim. Its best feature, however, is its translucent pale blue qingbai glaze of such good colour, the glaze also being attractively crackled...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1970 item #1422558
A rarely encountered large format limited edition Japanese woodblock print titled Constellation No. 38" by Joichi Hoshi (1913-1979). Pencil-signed "Joichi Hoshi" and dated '67 in the lower margin. The artist’s square seal is visible in the image above the signature. Pencil-titled in kanji at the left side of the bottom margin and numbered 2/50. Marked with the edition number 2/80. Paper: 30" x 24 1/4" (image: 28 5/8" x 22 5/8")...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Pre 1492 item #1284717
The stoneware body covered with a thick lavender glaze, a small purple splash on the inside. Diameter: 9 cm, h. 4,7 cm. Condition: normal age wear, stains and crackled glaze. Song Dynasty (960-1279).
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1345969
Decorated with stylized mythical beasts against a geometrical background. Diameter 9,4 cm. Excellent condition with good age wear and patina. Comes with a custom made stand.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1263438 (stock #M9060)
Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Pottery Horse with Female Rider

This attractive model of a horse and rider was made during the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 386 - 534). It is made from a grey pottery that has been cold painted in a creamy-white pigment on top of which have been applied other coloured pigments. Note the detail of the female rider's facial features and hairstyle. 

Height 29.5 cm (11.5 inches)...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre AD 1000 item #545951 (stock #COS-001)
A set of seven very rare Pyu silver coins. Dated 100 to 900 AD. Some coins have holes in them, probably used for jewerly. Sizes: Large coin 2.4cm Smallest 1.4cm. Condition Fine. Natural patina.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1476053 (stock #MC086)
Rare Tall Chinese Six Dynasties Painted Pottery Warrior (AD 220 - 589)

This very rare and interesting pottery figure of a warrior was made during the Six Dynasties period (AD 220 - 589). It is solid (as opposed to being hollow as are most ancient Chinese pottery figures) and made from a dense pottery that has been painted in red, pink, black and white pigments, very good traces of which still remain. The figure stands to attention with hands clasped across his chest...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1920 item #1161243 (stock #557)
A fine vintage African Dan mask. a beautiful piece of fine form and carving and patina. Provenance From The Late Phillip Kirkeby Collection. Custom display mount overall 15.5 inches the mask is 9 inches in length in excellent condition a fine addition to any collection.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #987284
Bowl decorated with a abstract character or calligraphy on the center, floral scroll above a band of lotus petal panels on the exterior, and classic scroll on the inside rim. Porcelain with painted underglaze and applied decoration.PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 16.8 cm wide, 8 cm tall. CONDITION: restoration to the two large chips (but no missing parts).
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1950 item #1435979
Japanese limited edition woodblock print by French artist Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960) titled "After the Dance" (Apres La Danse. "Celebes") published June 29, 1940. This image is illustrated on page 59 (plate 67) of “The Prints of Paul Jacoulet” by Richard Miles, 1982. It is described on pages 104-105. The print is pencil-signed and bears the red butterfly seal at the lower left corner of the image. The seal of the carver and printer (Maeda/Fujii) is at the lower right margin corner...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1480278 (stock #P17)
Fine Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Qingbai Porcelain Meiping

This qingbai glazed meiping was made during the 13th - 14th century, the latter part of the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) or the Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368). It is quite heavily-potted and coated in a finely-crackled pale blueish-green Qingbai glaze.

Height 29.5 cm (11.25 inches). As is common with ware of this period and type, where thin, the glaze has flaked a little from the surface toward the base...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre AD 1000 item #1479700 (stock #MB554)
Fine Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Amphora (20.5cm / 8")

A superbly conceived design; jars of this general type have been found in excavations dating as far back as the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC). Although perhaps not obviously Chinese in design, this type of vessel is one of the most iconic forms of Han Dynasty pottery and is thought by some archaeologists to be anthropomorphic, with the shape and "swirling" design of the main body based on the female human form...

All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1950 item #1407914
Occupation era original Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled "Moonlit Night at Miyajima" by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) dated in the lower left margin Showa 22 (1947). The artist's black ink signature and red seal are at the lower right corner of the image. The 6mm circular seal of the publisher Watanabe (used 1946-1957) is at the lower left corner. Paper size: 15 1/4" x 10 1/2" (image size: 14 1/8" x 9 1/2"). Very good overall condition...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Pre 1900 item #1342980
A very naturalistic portrait of a high ranking official. Painted on silk. Apparently this scroll ended up in Japan at some stage, possibly after the Japanese occupation of Korea. The box was added in Japan. Dimensions: H. 92 cm, W. 50 cm. provenance: Dutch private collection.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1900 item #1361346
Chinese Qing dynasty blackwood (hongmu) folding mirror stand. 17 5/8” x 15 3/4” flat (stands 14 1/2” high when assembled)...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1182620
Very strong and well carved wooden mask. Japan, 19th/early 20th century. H. 22 cm (34 cm including custom made stand). Good wear and patina, some missing parts to the horns.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1900 item #1434621 (stock #TCR8010)
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A set of sake decanters in the shape of Split Bamboo Tea Whisks by the third generation Kiyomizu Rokubei enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The artists stamp is clearly impressed into the nunome cloth-textured base. They are 14 cm (5-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition dating from the mid 19th century.
Kiyomizu Rokubei III (1820-1883) was the second son of Rokubei II (1790-1860) and took over the family kiln at the age of 18 after his father retired in 1838. (His fa...