A pair of Japanese silk brocade temple banners with gold threads decorated with a dragon, a phoenix and floral roundels on a shippo background; the edges with white (aged to brownish beige) borders and brass mounts with engraved flowers.

The shape of the banners is almost identical to the banners (hundreds) that were discovered from Shoso-in, the repository of Todai-ji temple...

The fabric was probably cut out from an old kasuri futon blanket and made into Yu-age. What is Yu-age? When I purchased this beautiful wall hanger like piece (I thought), I was told that this was Yu-age, an old fashioned sounding name to me. This is a bath towel according to the Japanese dictionary. It has never been used, in case you are wondering. All the basting stitches are clean...

Description: This small and rare jade pendant is in a shape of two wild geese who twisting their necks in an intimate way.It was typically a common subject in the nomadic tribe's folk art of northern China. With ingenuity of the nomadic style and the related references-see last three pictures, this rare piece was testified for it's authentication. Date: Liao Dynasty (AD916-1234) Material: Nephrite Width: 2.3cm Height: 1.4cm Depth: 1.0cm Condition: Good

Naive Early unmarked silver, testing at least 90% coin, keychain pendant charm with applied petroglyph like dog four legged creature and 5 'Native American' symbols stamped unto the 1 1/4" X 5/8" piece threaded with a ball chain marked: PAT on one side and URICH on the other. Please see scan

SOLD, no price, no info available. 20% was donated to Katrina survivors via Salvation Army & American Red Cross. Art Deco Pools of Light Rock Crystal Sterling Bracelet with 9 Undrilled 15 mm orbs make this a stunning bracelet with a filigree clasp stamped: STERLING and an Initial after. It will indeed require your man servant to assist in putting it on! Measures about 7.5" inside when the the filigree clasp is engaged. 48 Grams. Super condition! Must see scan...

Blue & White bowl, decorated outside with four Lion/Foo dog playing balls, inside with Chrysanthemum in the center. Ming dynasty 15th-16th century. Condition: invisible restored to three chips to mouth rim and one old chip to foot rim, further in good condition, no crack. Diameter: 13.5 cm.

Here is a rare and fabulous Muromachi to Momoyama period (16th century) 42 plate koshozan kabuto signed by Haruta Tokisada, a famous armor craftsman of Nara active during the later Muromachi. The shape is exquisite, slightly bulbous in back, with a relaxed center just lower than the front. Three clusters of silver clouds are incised in damascene in the Mabizashi (visor), above which are 12 large hoshi rivets fastening a decorative iron plate to the front of the hachi...

A fine waterpot moulded in the form of a pair Mandarin Ducks, one resting its head on the neck of the other, covered overall with green and yellow glaze. Late Ming period 16th-17th century. Condition is very good, except one old flake chip below the tail area, visible on enlargement 3, otherwise is excellent. Long: 7 cm and High: 6.5 cm.

A fine and top quality of Song LongQuan celadon dish, applied to the center of the interior with wonderful a pair of Fish, the exterior with carved stylized petal radiating from the foot and covered overall with nicely olive green glaze. Song dynasty Longquan ware. Condition: repaired to triangle missing pieces with green masking proffesional restored until invisible, no crack and no other chips. Guaranteed would be the best sample of twin fish small dish. Diameter: 12.3 cm.

An unusual modern art vase in robbins-egg-blue dating circa 1970 enclosed in the original signed wooden box by Kyoto artist Kumakura Junkichi (1920-1985).. The blue metallic glaze flows down the sides leaving a distinct pattern in the smooth surface, collecting in oil drop pools around the thickened base. Notches cut in the surface are turned out at various points to allow the insertion of flowers and twigs on all surfaces...

Description: This amber pendant was excavated at the site of the past Liao empire (AD916-1234) in northern China. With the esthetics of exotic atmosphere, the pendant was in a shape of two wild geese twisting their necks. Two holes were drilled in the middle for fastening. Enduring at least 1000 years under the earth, this amber pendant survived almost intactly only with a minor chip on one of the wild geese's head...

Description: It is a small but rare piece made from 1000 years ago. Carved in a delicate way, two of the wild geese twisted their necks intimately. This pendant was expressed in a typical nomadic atmosphere of ancient northern China. Date: Liao Dynasty (AD916-1234) Material: Steatite Width: 2.1cm Depth: 1.0cm Height: 1.7cm

An extraordinary scene unravels in this raucous tumbling Literati scroll by Kyotos Shirakura Niho (b. 1896) enclosed in the original signed wooden box. An inscription in the box lid names the scene The Hermitage West of Kamo (River) called Taka-Ike-Kyo. A solitary man looks up from his reading toward open ground, his thatched hovel lost in a jumble of bamboo flanking the steep falls rushing white through the foliage...

Blue & White bowl, finely potted and well balance bowl, rounded form with slightly everted rim, decorated with a nice blue and painted of Lotus scroll, inside with "Fu" mark. Ming dynasty 15th century, YongLe/XuanDe private kiln/ Ming Yao product.Condition: restored 5 cm crack, further in good condition. Diameter: 12.2 cm.

A black-tailed white crane braves tempestuous seas before the massive orb of a blood red rising sun in this sensational late Edo period Kano style scroll. From the right a sinewy tree loaded with exaggerated fruits hangs precariously from the green face of a sheer cliff, its wild branches running helter-skelter through the dark sphere. Mist retreats beyond the horizon, regrouping for another night...

Sawankhalok covered box of circular form with a flattened cover, decorated with incised vine scroll on the cover painted with an underglaze iron-brown wash. Pink stoneware body and unglazed base. 15th-16th Sawankhalok ware in perfect condition. Similar item published by R.J RICHARDS (1977). No 171. Collection: Art Gallery of South Australia and by JOHN.S.GUY in ORIENTAL TRADE CERAMICS IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA, NINTH TO SIXTEENTH CENTURY, page 134 item 164. Diameter: 10 cm and High: 8.8 cm.

Here is a fine squat jar form vase, the deep red clay covered in fish-eyed tenmoku glaze by Living National Treasure (Ningen Kokuho) Shimizu Uichi (1926-2004), enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Iron red shows through with startling effect like meteorites in a dark night sky of blue and brown. It measures 6-1/2 inches (16.5 cm) tall, the same diameter. Shimizu is known for the soft persimmon red temmoku (iron oxide) glaze, as well as crackled white and celadon glazes...

Look carefully as this may well be a very early as found example of a Victorian smaller neck Barrel Clasp Graduated Faceted from 8 to 17 mm Rich Red Cherry Amber choker bead necklace. It appears that at some early point the Original 14.5" choker was made longer to 16" when one of the earlier owners may have added eight 6mm faceted citrine color cut glass beads, still retaining its early super condition cherry amber barrel clasp.

Description: A pair of bronze plaques were chased with decoration of deity (or scholar) , cranes, turtles, birds and garden rocks which were all typical images in Chinese Taoist culture. An excavation item which dated as Tang dynasty is shown for reference. Date: AD10th-12th Century Material: Gilt-Bronze

A fabulous and unusual 2 1/4" wide sterling cuff with pearls and onyx by Los Ballesteros. The scalloped edges really dress up this piece. It measures 6" around in the inside and has a 1 1/4" opening. It is not adjustable and weighs 66 grams.This is an early piece, c. 1945. Fine original condition and hallmarked for Los Ballesteros as shown. This is a beautiful cuff.

Rare and magnificent sterling abstract and obsidian screwback earrings by Salvador Teran. Striking design and beautiful stones. They are 1 1/8" long and 1" wide at the widest part. Fine original condition. Signed and numbered for Salvador Teran as shown. Even more wonderful on the ear.

Sold. Watson Spoons everywhere, but where is the jewelry? Butterfly Jewelry Collectors Diminutive Delish "C" catch pin with Rose Tan Ceramic or enamel application stamped: BRONZE on the pin stem, STERLING and the 3 marks for the Watson Company. Still shows some GOLD GILT finish. Tiny @ a wing span of 1 3/8" and beautiful condition! Sold, no price, no info

Description: The interior of this rare ware was painted with a white slip and then dipped in a dark black-brownish glaze to form a six-petal design with a central six-pointed star. A marvelous piece always fetched high price in international auctions. Date: Tang Dynasty(AD9-10th century). Diameter: 14.5cm Height: 4.0cm Condition: Glaze is beautiful except two small before- excavation chips on the back surface.

Description: " In the relics of Shang-Ging Hui-Ning-Fu of Jin Dynasty, the big amounts of findings were bronze mirrors, then were these small bronze figurines.......". It was the first paragraph of an article which was put on Zhongguo Wenwu Bao (31 may 1998)-an official publication of China...

Striking sterling necklace by Reveriano Castillo. He was among the first apprentices with William Spratling and later worked with Hector Aguilar at the Taller Borda. In 1952, he and Maria Castillo opened their own shop that they called "REVERI". This necklace is simple and elegant as typical of their style. It measures 16" end to end, is 1" wide and weighs 68 grams. Fine original condition and signed with his RC mark as shown. Feels and looks wonderful on the neck.

A Green Opaline Gilt Mounted Desk Inkstand or Standish, with Two Inkwells and Two Pen Holders. Possibly French. Dimensions; 9.5" wide x 6" deep. Excellent condition; circa 1890.

A Green Opaline Brass Mounted Inkstand or Standish, with a single well, a Circular Undertray, and a Pen holder in the Bracket arm. Probably French, c. 1890. Dimensions; 5" wide x 6" high. Excellent condition.

Description: A beautiful Jun shard with splashed purple glaze was delicately framed by mortised and tenoned Zitan wood in a shape of a lotus leaf. Designed with silver wire for the veins of the leaf, this snuff dish was added more on the elegancy.Date: Qing dynasty (AD18th-19th century) Material: Zitan wood and Jun shard. Length: 7.5cm Height: 1.4cm (stand not included)

SOLD. Stamped TOWLE Sterling hefty ornate cross with a 7mm tiger eye cab measuring 2 X 1 7/8" on an 18" double chain stamped 925 and weighing a total of 25 grams. Sold, no price, no info.

Measuring 4 inches high, this very visually appealing, VINTAGE, solid brass Grinning Black Man with Bowtie Bottle Opener is in near excellent condition with very minimal wear! Scarcely used, he still retains 90% of his original black and gold paint! Designed to be mounted to the wall via three screws, it is quite likely this bottle opener saw little use given its excellent condition! A fabulous find!

Measuring 7 3/4 inches long, this VERY RARE, 1930’s VINTAGE, Cast Iron, Mammy spoon rest retains most of its original gold paint suggesting that it saw minimal actual use! The well-dressed Mammy sports a wide grin and holds an iron in her right hand and other household implements in the left.

She is in very fine condition with a smattering of teeny superficial dings to the front side paint surface as well as some very superficial rusting here and there...

Measuring 7 3/4 inches long, this VERY RARE, 1930’s VINTAGE, Cast Iron, Black Man Chef spoon rest retains most of its original gold paint suggesting that it saw minimal actual use! The well-appointed Black Chef sports a very wide grin and holds a bowl of eggs in his right arm and a wooden mixing spoon in his left.

He is in very fine condition with a smattering of teeny superficial dings to the front side paint surface as well as some very superficial rusting here and there...

Measuring 3 1/4 inches high, this Japan-made, quite nicely detailed and hand-painted, pot metal figure depicts the traditional RED CAP Railroad Porter with his arms quite full of luggage along with a set of golf clubs slung over his shoulder!

In excellent condition with virtually no evidence of paint loss, this sweet little figure-- as an added bonus to its delightful appeal—features a detachable suitcase, as one of the porter’s hands is actually a tiny hook!

Once commonly found, the ...

Measuring 3 /12 inches high x 5 ¼ inches wide x 3 inches deep, this early 1950’s USA-made, plastic, RED Aunt Jemima Recipe Box has seen little, if any, use.

Manufactured by FOSTA Products, this highly sought after piece of Black Memorabilia is in near mint condition with some light superficial scratching that is only visible when the box is held under bright lighting and angled to catch the light just right! A small paint rub to the tip of Aunt Jemima’s nose and some 1950’s dirt tucke...

Measuring 3 /12 inches high x 5 ¼ inches wide x 3 inches deep, this early 1950’s, USA-made, plastic, Yellow Aunt Jemima Recipe Box has seen some use but remains quite visually striking and in very good condition!

Manufactured by FOSTA Products, this highly sought after piece of Black Memorabilia shows some wear to the gold lettered word, “RECIPES”, although the majority of the paint remains intact. Small paint rubs are present here and there on Aunt Jemima’s face as seen in photos....

This darling, late 1950’s, foreign-made toy with gorgeous, colorful lithography measures approximately 10" tall and is in superb condition-- even retaining its original box!

This neat toy features four adorable blinky-eyed Golliwogs that perform individual somersaults as the Merry Go Round spins round and the tiny bell rings! This toy works quite nicely and comes with its original, metal, wind-up key!

This sweet toy appears to have been virtually unused with no wear evident other than s...