All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1246878
The slightly tapering globular body surrounded by straight neck and rolled rim, the unglazed exterior fired to black-brown colour and decorated with a row of dots. 7.9 cm diameter. No chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1150020
Longquan bowl decorated with incised lotus petals rising from foot to the exterior. Covered with green glaze. Unglazed base. PERIOD : Song 12th-13th century. CONDITION : frittings on the rim, no cracks or hairlines and free from restoration; MEASUREMENT : Diameter: 13 cm and Height : 6.8 cm
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #727515 (stock #58)
Qingbai double gourd ewer with stylized dragon handle ; bluish white glaze stopping above the base which is concave and unglazed. Yuan Dynasty 13th-14th Centuries. Height = 12 cm, Width=11 cm. Condition : handle and spout restored.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #1120080 (stock #491)
A rare antique Chinese finely hand carved white Jade seated Shakyamuni Buddha with exquisite detail form and surface. Measuring an impressive 10.5 in. or 27.5 cm. tall. In excellent condition A fine addition to any collection.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1267241
Foliated porcelain covered by qingbai glaze to the foot and decorated with incised dragon on the exterior, unglazed base. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 12.5 cm wide, 5.3 cm tall. CONDITION: Excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #559542 (stock #2278)
An extremely rare b/w dish with thinly potted, decorated at the exterior with a pair of "Kuei" Dragons, the interior with a Phoenix on flight in the center within double circle and the wall cavetto with rock mountains among chrysanthemum and lotus blooms and with key-fret border around the everted rim sides, brown glaze finished. Ming dynasty first half of 15th century, presume as Xuande-Zhendong ware. Condition is perfect. Diameter: 32.5 cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1107256
A lovely washer bowl with lotus petal motif on the exterior. PERIOD : Song Dynasty (12-13th Century). MEASUREMENT : 11.5 cm wide, 6 cm height. CONDITION : excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1837 VR item #766038 (stock #lot451)
Description: An amiable wood carving was a most popular deity in Chinese tradition- Tu Di Gon, The Protector of the Earth. By a warm image, the old grandfather-like god who wearing an official robe sat easily in an armchair. Even though decayed in some way due to long time of age and was preserved with darken and enduring patina which as caused from centuries of worshiping, the wood figure was presented here in a unique aged form of beauty...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #1015422 (stock #3983)
Cream colored satin ground with design of a peacock and a small bird amidst flowers, elaborately embroidered in Peking knot, Pekinese and satin stitch. The opening couched with silver and gold paper wrapped thread forming a bat. With a blue and white edging. The woven drawstring with beads made of rose quartz. Purple silk lining. Bottom with a paper label. Condition: silk with patina, two small little stained area, few traces of usage. Dimension: 31 cm long, opening: 5.5 cm wide.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #1064487 (stock #4159)
A vertical corduroy wall hanging textile, the velvet partially cut and painted with ink and colors. Naturalistic depiction of five tigers in a forest landscape. Brocade border, floral patterned lining with hanging loops. Signed and sealed in lower right corner. Condition: fine, one small stain. Dimension with border: 242 cm x 175 cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1172866
A very rare Vietnamese annamese 15th century over glaze enamel large bowl, rounded side with flarred rim and unglazed base, bowl decorated with over glaze red and green enamel of flower spray motif at inner center, inner rim with yuan style influence classic scroll, outer wall with continuous flower motif, lower part also with yuan style influence raised lotus petal border with classic scroll at inner part, body covered with creamy white glaze. Bowl is in good condition no chip, no crack, no re...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1800 item #1307347 (stock #2876)
A small serving bowl of five petal form, rinkagata namasu-zara, with a stencilled pattern of imbricated waves, seigaiha, with cherry blossom, sakura-hana inset with two small reserves containing prunus and bamboo boughs. The reverse decorated with a simplified Lotus scroll and a four character Dai in nensei mark. A dark brown fuchibeni “lip rouge” glaze to the rim...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1930 item #1237222 (stock #ZOc115 )
This unusual necklace is made from horn beads (presumably goat). The "hook and eye" ends act as a clasp and are also from goat.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1940 item #101355
This type of tissue holder is called "Hakoseko". This is to be placed between Obi and Kimono with the chains dangling in the chest area. Hakoseko is still being used today for very special ceremonial occasions, but it is very difficult to find an old quality piece like this. Obviously, this has been stored for years without being used. The condition is new with some faint storage stains. It came with a paper bag filled with straws instead of tissue papers...
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1900 item #1249993 (stock #SK 764)
Large rectangular Persian mirror case made of papier-mache and hand-painted in ink, watercolor and gold under lacquered varnish. The outer covers decorated with youth at leisure in the Safavid style. Condition: some craquelure and flaking, mirror lost, rims with wear and losses. Please look at the pictures carefully, they make part of the condition report. Dimension: 36.5 cm x 24.5 cm x 1.7 cm.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre AD 1000 item #1333163 (stock #563ar)
Nicely rendered and cast, with good detail in face and mane, this Roman bronze applique or roundel dates to the 1st to 3rd centuries AD, and measures 2 3/4" (vertical) x 2 7/8" (horizontal). It has two holes at the side for attachment, and also has holes where a loop was once attached at the mouth. This bronze is a very nice size, and has good patina, with verdigris and red bronze coloration evident, front and back. Additional photos always available upon request.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1492 item #1136196
Longquan bowl covered with guan type - crackle celadon glaze. Glazed Base. Southern Song 南宋 (1127–1279). Measurement : Diameter: 21.5cm. Condition : no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.
All Items : Archives : Regional Art : Pre 1980 item #1259942 (stock #374vr)
Of Janus form, with faces and bird beaks on opposing sides, this large food storage vessel is from the Chambri Lakes region, near the Sepik River in New Guinea. Formed of the local clay by the women, the decoration and paint was applied by the men, in honor of ancestral beings. Utilized to store the flour of the sago palm, the vessels were also used as currency in trading with other indigenous groups. The vessel is 13 3/4" high and slightly wider, from tips of bird beaks...