Iwai-Bandori which is a backpack pad for carrying household items on wedding, made in Shonai region in Yamagata prefecture in Tohoku. It is made of cotton rags. In good condition. The first half of the 20th century. L:110cm, W:28cm
Japanese framed woodblock print by Nakayama Tadashi. Scene of five colorful horses running in multicolor white, yellow, rust, black with silver leaf. Signed in pencil, number 3/85.
Dated 1970.
Dimensions: 21 1/4" x 11 1/4" H (entire frame) 5 1/4" x 10" H (mat opening)
Tibetan Himalayan Shigatze Wool Rug with two(2) Dragons chasing Flame in cream color 100% wool on cotton backing, bordered with wide floral branches in the separate Cartouches, thick heavy weight, 72"(6') x 36"(3'), owner purchased in Shigatze in Tibet around 1980. Cloth label in the back and in good condition.
Chinese low rectangular table, made of jumu (elm) wood with beautiful dramatic grain, inset with large rectangular piece of dark gray slate carved with design of scholar objects and archaic motifs, stone is protected by glass which is also inset into the table.
Size: 19" high x 46 1/4" wide x 30 3/4" deep.
(size of table top: 45 3/4" wide x 30" deep.)
Pair of Chinese carved wooden (Rosewood) Buddhist lions (Foo Dogs). The male and female each represented in pose; the female with the cub and the male with the ball. Each has a loose ball in their mouth. The base of each with a removable wooden prayer slot.
Age: Late 19th century
Size: 7" high by 2-1/5" depth by 3-1/4" wide
Condition: Generally in overall good condition. One of the bases has a chip (refer to pictures)
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese famille rose porcelain shoulau (longevity) figure, in excellent condition. Signed. H:11.2/1"
Measuring 33 x 39 cm, this vintage Hazara child's vest from Afghanistan is from the 1960s. The embroidery is extremely fine straight stitch and long and short stitch in wool thread on a light brown linen ground, depicting geometric motifs in vibrant color. Condition: Excellent, no stains, no holes, no odors. The Hazara are the third largest ethnic group of Afghanistan...
Japanese Sterling Silver Toyokoki Box with Engraved Cherry Blossoms
Description & Size: 4.44 x 8.89 cm (1.75" x 3.5") height & wide; Weight: 171 gram (6.03 oz)
Age: Early Showa Period 30'; Material: Sterling Silver 950; Production: Handcrafted & Etched; Condition: Excellent
This Japanese sterling silver 950 box by Toyokoki. It is constructed with heavy silver gauge with nicely etched cherry blossom flowers & etched grove lines around the bottom & top lid...
Vintage Chinese jade carved miniature of a mother and child. The mother is squatting down as the child climbs on it's mother's leg and a stone. The child throws one arm with a small sack over the mother's shoulder, the other hand is held between the mother's two hands. It measures 2.5" by 2" by .5". Republic period, circa 1950.
Shien
Temple in Snow
Date: 1930s-1950s.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Size: Approximately 6 x 4 inches.
Sealed by the artist at lower left.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Near bottom small indentation in snow and lower margin bump.
A pair of beautiful early 20th C. Chinese enamel cloisonne planters, in excellent condition. L:9" W:5-5/8" H:3"
Indian bronze Betel Nut cutter in the shape of a Horse, the blade is chipped but a great desplat piece dates to the early part of the 20thc
Description
張大千 畫眉圖 1940年作
款識:學畫宫眉細細長。芙蓉出水鬥新妆。只有一笑能傾國,不信相看有断腸。雙黄鹄,两鴛鴦。迢迢雲水恨難忘。早知今日長相憶,不及從初莫作雙。六一居士鷓鴣天 庚辰秋八月寫於青城山中 張大千爰。
鈐印:張爰私印、大千居士。
鑑藏印:吴興徐伯郊審定。
徐伯郊是二十世紀下葉張大千畫作在海外的全權代理人和最權威鑑藏大家。...
Eisho Narazaki (1862-1936)
Interior of Asakusa Kannon Temple
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.25 x 10.5 inches.
Date: 1932
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Watanabe C seal at left margin, indicating a first edition printed 1929-42.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Toned paper.
There is so much to look at in this lively, superbly printed image.
Rare Neolithic Nephrite jade Fish toggle pendant, cute piece with giant eyes biconically drilled holes and tremolite deposits as well as mineral deposits, collected in Hong Kong 1980-1995.Size 2.75" by 1"
A small sized Kutani ware censer decorated with motif of chrysanthemums and calligraphy inscribed on a circular base and on the lid's hand scroll like design,all the work meticulously executed by hand. On one sides of the censer is a small detailed calligraphy of the entire poetry collection of the Manyoshu and Shinkokinshu...
Free-flowing 'wagumi' style Ikebana bamboo flower basket Ca. 1935. Wide swaths of bamboo inserts gently intertwined with delicate weaves. Bold.
Beautiful coloration. Great condition. 12" tall x 7" in diameter. Ask for shipping quote.
This textile is from Jaghori in central Afghanistan. It measures 25 x 26 centimeters and is in excellent condition. It is embroidered in cross stitch in silk thread and tightly worked into an overall composition that is very typical of the embroidery from this area.
Estimated age: mid 20th century. Condition: Excellent.