Japanese Washi Paper Book Ca. Meiji 1899, 8 3/4" x 5 3/4" wide, 1/2" thick, approximately 96 pages of Japanese Kanji with illustrations on double Washi Paper. The condition is frail.
India 19th c Orissa lost wax molded oil lamp with fine wax braiding and bird finals. Size H 5.5" w 6"
This sterling souvenir spoon of the state of Michigan was made by Manchester Silver circa 1887. This souvenir spoon is in excellent condition. This spoon is 5 3/4" long
宋耀州窯划花纏枝牡丹蕉葉紋大梅瓶
瓶高:14 3/4 英寸 (37.5 cm)
A Rare and Imposing Song Dynasty Yaozhouyao Meiping Vase with Incised Floral-Foliage Motifs The ceramic vase bears beautiful flora-foliage motifs executed with bamboo chips rather than knives. Its exceptional design and technique are characteristic of the refined ceramic-making craftsmanship by yaozhou kiln of Northern Song Dynasty...
An antique ornate table from China. The top section has two drawers with a geometric patern. Below are three panels with images of fruit and leaves. The legs of the table are bordered by carvings of flowering trees.
Date: 17th/18th Century
Dimensions: 33" tall X 43" wide X 30" deep
This dark brown jar is very old and in great condition. It was produced in the Liao dynasty (907–1125).
Tewa-Hopi jar by Rondina Huma. It is an extremely well done piece in very good condition. W: 7 inches, H: 6 3/4 inches
An antique Chinese Lingbi stone (scholar's rock or spirit stone) has a very distinct ring when it is struck. Scholar's rocks are appreciated for their unusual shapes, asymmetry, color and texture. Scholars refer to them as "bones of the earth". It is a carved blackish stone overhang with perforations. It set upon a contemporary Shuozhou style carved rosewood base with 4 rounded feet.
Date: 20th C
Dimensions:15.5" height, 8" width, 4.25" depth
Hopi pot by Rita Andrews. Good condition. W: 6 inches, H: 3 3/4 inches
This red and grayish jadeite has a carved squirrels and grapes design. The pendant is 2 1/8 inches long and 1 3/8 inches wide and carries a fancy 14K gold bale. It is in excellent condition.
Hopi pot with lizard design by Sylvia Naha, good condition. W: 6 1/4 inches, H: 3 3/4 inches
This carved jadeite Guan-Yin is holding a vase and a string of prayer beads. It is 1 ¾ inches long. It is carved on both sides and a small hole has been drilled for a bale. It is in good condition.
This is a nice example of the ubiquitous "doga", embroidered talismans common to all the Turkic peoples of Central Asia. This amulet was made to protect the family from any evil influences from the world outside from affecting family health and harmony. This doga is from Bamiyan province, Afghanistan. Circa mid to late 20th century. Condition is overall good but there are some small sections of embroidery that are a little worn out...
The creator of this lovely Hagi chawan, Hirose Tanga (b. 1939) is the master-potter of Tenpozan kiln in the city of Hagi. When I acquired this piece I thought it reminded me of bowls produced by Yoshida Shuen (apprenticed under NLT Miwa Kyusetsu). As it turns out, Yoshida worked alongside Hirose in establishing Tenpozan and in training young potters in the art of “oni” Hagi which utilizes a rough textured clay and a milky translucent glaze (like the bowl shown here)...
Sake Cup made in 1970s by XIII Kakiemon Sakaida (1906-1982), decorated in bright polychrome enamels over a clear glaze and signed Kakiemon.
XIII Kakiemon Sakaida was born in Arita in 1906. In 1924 he graduated from Arita Industrial School and started to help his father Kakiemon XII.
XIII Kakiemon became the head of the family in 1963 after the death of his father...
Fenton Glass Company made Colonial Thumbprint from 1962-80. There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.
Chinese porcelain vase of a wide, rounded form and a long neck, with a robin's egg blue underglaze, decorated with a cluster of dimensional pink and yellow chrysanthemums on gold stems. The opposite side has four small pink and yellow butterflies.
Qing Dynasty
Signature on bottom.
Size: 9.75" height, 5" width
A menagerie of 12 comic creatures grin back at us as we pour another cup of sake from this Tokkuri decorated by world renowned woodblock artist and painter Clifton Karhu enclosed in the original wooden box also decorated on all facets with the same humorous creatures as well as a self portrait on the lid captioned EVERY DAY IS A GOOD DAY. It is 17.5 cm (7 inches) tall and in excellent condition...