Fine Miniature Tangka Depicting a Multi headed multi armed Deity, we are not sure of the figure . well painted on cloth with gold accents. Size 2.25 by 2.75"
Kerala India Colonial Church Altar Candlesticks, purchased 18 years ago from a fine importer and these were His personal stash , well carved 19thc or so possible reattachment to tops but just a guess since they are so delicate please note these are used may have slight losses and are sold as is ...
Antique Tsakli miniature Tangka on fabric a Monk beautifully painted with a nice aura behind the figure with gold highlights . Size just over 2" wide and 2.5" high rare piece of Buddhist art. just over 1.75" by 1.5"
Large Antique South East Asian Bronze Wok, hand pounded as seen on the bottom well made and probably dating to the 19th c . The center shows white and green verdigris but the marks are in the metal and smooth and flush to the surface and should be no problem to use . Size diameter just over 19" by 4" weight 9.5 pounds
Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki)
Spring Evening
Date: Pre-1936. This is the more rare creped edition.
Size: Mitsugiri-ban. Approximately 12 x 5.75 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Shotei seal at right.
Reference: Shotei #M-12. Watanabe #212.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent color. Paper residue at top back margin.
Miniature tangkas - Amitayus Tsakli Mineral pigments and gold on canvas. 3.5" X 3 inch , Tibet inscription on back. Amitayus with 2 other figures very nice piece with stars and clouds.
Chinese antique Wood handing chop stick holder with a Bat, nice folk art piece this is one I had kept for myself and used it to hold bills . Refinished as is usual with exported Chinese wood pieces. approx size 10.5" 5" wide 3" deep
Chinese Republic ? Wine or Water pot , in the form of a gourd with cast figures and waves . Nicely cast with a mark on the bottom . Size 5" by 4" by 3.5"
Vintage Chinese Bronze figure of a Sage large and somewhat heavy, no marks . Size approx 10 by 10" and 14 pounds
Nishimura Hodo
Summer Rain
Date: 1930s.
Size: Mitsugiriban. Approximately 15.5 x 7.25 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Shokai (stamp in left margin). Takemura Hideo label on back.
Signed by the artist. Takemura seal below signature.
Edition: First and only.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Top back corners have paper residue.
Near Eastern Bronze 4 Leg Kohl Makeup bottle, 4 legs with bent feet the body has 4 rings interspersed between the legs the bottles neck having no decoration . Great condition size h 4" by 2.25" wide
Near Eastern Bronze 4 Leg Kohl Makeup bottle, 4 legs with bent feet the body has 4 rings interspersed between the legs the bottles neck having a geometric band decoration . Great condition size h 4.5" by 2.25" wide
A fine and large stoneware dish by Sakuma Totaro (1900~1979). Decorated with a flowering plum tree against a transparent ash glazed ground. The back is plain and glazed with a clear ash glaze. Mid 20th century.
The original wood storage box (tomobako) lid is inscribed in ink with a title and the signature of the potter with his red seal.
First son of Sakuma Fukujiro, a mingei potter in Mashiko, Totaro studied ceramics with his father...
A weaving pulley ending in an expressive head with some scarifying. Carved from hardwood with dark patina, the reel is fixed with an iron wire. Collected by the Swiss ethnologist Charlotte von Graffenried, author of the book "Akan Goldweights". Condition: traces of usage, some wear, the face with fine cracks. Dimension: c. 19.1 cm high x 6.8 cm wide.
Miniature tangks - Tsakli Amitayus Tsakli Mineral pigments and gold on canvas. 2.75 X 2.25 inch , Tibet inscription on back
Miniature tangks - Tsakli
Amitayus Tsakli
Mineral pigments and gold on canvas.
2.5 X 2.25 inch
Tibet
Tsakli tangka: Vajrabhairava ground mineral gouache, on fabric. Mongolia or Tibet. H 2.75" by 2" Vajrabhairava is a wrathful form of Manjushri and functions as a meditational deity of the Anuttarayoga Classification in Tantric Buddhism size h 3" just under 3" wide with inscription on back
Buddhist Tsakli: Shri Devi, Magzor Gyalmo
ground mineral gouache, silver and gold on fabric.Mongolia or Tibet. H 2.75" by 2"
A weaving pulley in the shape of a woman with pinned-up coiffure ending in two horns. Carved from hardwood with dark patina, the reel is worked from a nut or another material. Collected by the Swiss ethnologist Charlotte von Graffenried, author of the book "Akan Goldweights". Condition: traces of usage, the body and one horn with a split. Dimension: c. 15.5 cm high x 7.4 cm wide.
A Chinese bronze oil lamp in the form of a tapir, with a boy riding on his back holding a pole supporting the lamp for the oil. The oil dish has scroll patterns around its border. The The body of the animal adorned with taotie and scroll elements Non magnetic...
A blue and white stembowl,thinly potted with
deep flaring sides painted on the exterior with flowering branches of chrysanthemum, pomegranate, peony and camillia. The interior with a ribbon-tied lotus bouquet. A four-character Xuande mark below the rim on the exterior...
A celadon-glazed vase (Ganlanping). Covered on the outside with an even celadon glaze stopping just short of the top rim. The inside is glazed white, as well as the base. The base rim left unglazed. A six character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue on the base.
Size: 14" high
Age: Qianlong Mark and Period (1736-1795)
Condition: Overall in very good condition...
Crafted by one of the most well-known potting families from the Meiji period (Ito Tozan), this black Raku tea bowl displays a glossy sheen and gentle swells rippling through the clay body. The shape of the this tea bowl is known as “tsutsu” in Japanese and is regarded as being especially attractive. Tsutsu bowls are used mainly in the depths of winter to keep in the heat and prevent the tea from cooling too quickly...
Antique Chinese apothecary chest. Upper portion has an open display shelf with pierced carved dragons on the sides and a medallion on the back depicting a bird on a blossoming tree branch. The middle portion has 19 drawers, all the same size with the exception of one wider drawer toward the bottom. Each drawer is divided into three sections for storage of medicines and herbs. There is a hidden storage area accessed by openings beneath the bottom drawers...
Ito Shinsui (1898-1972)
Peaches and Melon. From the Three Still Lifes series.
Date: 1939.
Size: Approximately 19 x 14.25 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Artist's signature and seal.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Toning. Fading. Repairs made to margins and portion near left edge.
Kake-futon (comforter, top cover) made of hand-spun cotton with beautiful katazome (stencil-resist-dye). The pattern looks imitating shibori (tie-dye). It is natural indigo dyed. It has beautiful green cotton lining and can be used as it is, for example, for a cover or throw. In excellent condition except for a few stains and a mending patch. Late 19th to mid 20th century. 154cm x 175cm
Trunk box made of wicker, bamboo and leather. It has washi (Japanese handmade paper) lining with kanji letters. It has black leather for reinforcement. In good condition but has some wear in the leather. It is tight when the lid is put on the box, so better to use separately. The first half of the 20th century. 44cm x 31cm x 24cm
Chinese porcelain baluster vase painted in late 'famille rose' style on a white ground with a group of Immortals resting in a landscape. The base glazed white with a six character Jiaqing mark in iron red and of the period.
Size: Approximately 30.5 cm high
Age: Jiaqing (1796-1821)
Condition: There is a gash in the top rim extending approximately 1". A restorer can repair this vase at minimal cost.
A rare carved caramel and honey-colour cameo agate snuff bottle of compressed pear-form shape. The bottle is raised on an oblong foot ring and is carved on one side through an opaque caramel-colored area of the stone to the semi-translucent soft honey-colored body with a scholar watching a bat in flight. Matching original stopper.
Age: Qing Dynasty
Condition: Very good condition
Chinese watercolour painting depicting the god of longevity or Shou Lao. The picture is called "Image of the Star of Longevity" (after the three star gods: prosperity, happiness, longevity). The inscription describes a story about a Daoist that dates to the reign of the Northern Song emperor Ningzong. The artist is surnamed Yao.
Size: Approximately 69 1/2 cm high by 34 cm wide
Providence: Stockton House, England...
A pair of Chinese opaque yellow glass bottle vases. Each with tall carved necks and rounded rims, the necks decorated with the tails of dragons that eminate from the rounded bodies . The two five claw dragons chasing a flaming pearl through the heavens. The base plain.
Note: The pictures were taken in two different lights, hence the difference in the colour shades.
Size: 10" high
Condition: One of the vases is in good condition...
A pair of Chinese blanc de chine figures of the immortal Budai, each figure shown with laughing expression and holding a string of beads in their right hands while their left grasps their long robes. The robes fastened at the upper chest with circular clasp. Below the corpulent immortals robes the robes are fastened with a long, tasselled fastener...
Painted in Qianjiang style with one face with two figures beneath a willow tree. The opposite showing a quail on the ground with flowerheads, the remaining faces with texts. Side relief elephant mask ring handles. Thickly glazed with an orange-peel effect on the outside. Glazed on the inside and base with the base rim left bare. Various seals in red. Dated 1911
Size: 9-1/2" high by 4-1/2" wide
Condition: Very good, no breaks
Age: Early Republic (1911)
A Carved silhouette agate snuff bottle, the slightly flattened globular body carved to the front face using the dark brown layer with a scholar among trees, flowers and rockery. The reverse left bare. Complete with original matching agate stopper. Recessed base.
Age: Qing Dynasty
Condition: Good condition
An old white jade carving of a mystical dragon
Incredibly intricate and detailed Antique Chinese table carving made predominantly of zitan wood. Deeply carved with detailed dragons and clouds on one side, phoenixes on carved lattice on the back. Dramatic hexagonal shape on intricately carved stand. Some losses but overall great condition.
Dimensions: 43" high x 37 1/2" wide x 10" deep