Wonderful pair of horse prints by Japanese artist Urushibara Mokuchu 1888-1953). These Zen style horses are beautifully designed and printed with calligraphic line work similar to traditional sumi ink paintings. A classic Japanese subject rendered in bold black, crisp white, and soft tones of grey. Pencil signatures at lower right, red seal on both. Undated, estimated to be circa 1940's. Both under glass in period frames

Antique Hindu Bronze figure Chola - Javanese style seated figure . Stylistically similar to Hindu Chola figures but probably Javanese. This sculpture sitting on a base attached to a more cylindrical bottom that probable fit into a larger altar sculpture. Complete in its self.Size a little over 3" by 1.75" wide .

Japanese sosaku hanga woodblock print by Tokuriki Tomikichiro (1902-2000) titled “Sanjo Ohashi (Bridge)” dating circa 1950. The artist’s black “tomoe” seal is at the lower right. Shikishi size measuring 11 3/8” x 10 3/4” (paper); image: 11” x 9 1/2.” Excellent color and very good overall condition. There are some slight wrinkles in the paper and a faint diagonal crease in the sky below the bridge...

A Chinese porcelain statue made by famous Jingdezhen artist Zeng Longsheng(1901-1964). Date: 1930-1960. Condition: Excellent, only a couple of very short kiln cracks on the Buddha's head. Height: 8".

Such figures (twins beaded) were reserved for high status "royal" tribal leaders for protection. Heavily decorated with beads, bone and cowrie shells, this pair is 80 years old and have some kind of marking on the bottom. sourced out of Fumbane (foumban), approximately 12 inches high

An antique pair of Chinese vases with lingzhi mushroom outcrops on a craggy rock platform. The lingzhi mushroom is a symbol of longevity and health. The platform could display an object. These wares originated out of kilns in the Shiwanzhen sub-district within the city of Foshan, going as far back as the Neolithic period. Each vase is pigmented with custard yellow and aubergine.

Date: Late 18th to Early 19th Century

Dimensions: 11" tall X 9" X 6" deep

Chinese square vase painted on two faces with scholars and their attendants beneath trees, and with texts on the other two faces. Glazed all over on a white ground with the exception of the base rim.

Size: 16-1/4" high by 4-3/4" depth by 6-1/4" width

Condition: Good condition, no breaks and/or noticeable cracks

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Beautiful silhouette and feeling of textile texture. Showa period, early-mid 20th century, Japan. Large: approx. L 36cm (14.17in), Small: approx. L 23cm (9.05in)


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Vintage Cloisonne miniature cabinet vase well made some weight for the size . Sits slightly to one side as made. Unmarked probably Chinese c 1920s . Approximately h 4" w 2" no stand

A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese famille rose porcelain shoulau (longevity) figure, in excellent condition. Signed. H:11.2/1"

Charming Japanese fan painting depicting a small bird on a branch, painted in ink and light color on paper, attributed to Kawabata Gyokusho (1842-1913), Meiji period circa 1900. Size: 17" long x 6" wide.

Kawase Hasui
Onshi Park, Shiba
Date: 1937.
First edition with Watanabe E seal (used 1932-1942).
In this edition, the rain is overprinted with silver mica.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.75 x 10.75 inches.
Reference: Hotei #422.
Medum: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Hasui's biographer "Narazaki writes: 'An ancient pine tree at the side of a pond; it conveys the brooding mood of a bleak nocturnal downpour...

A pair of embroidered ankle bands from Turkmenistan, measuring 20.3 x 22.9 cm. Embroidery technique is extremely fine herringbone and satin stitch on an indigo silk background. Condition: Excellent. Circa early to mid 20th century.

Fine and rare five paneled skirt, from the Meifu subgroup of the Li people Hainan Island, circa mid 20th century. These kinds of textiles are unique among Chinese minority weavings as they combine supplementary weft brocade and tie dye ikat techniques. The colored threads in the brocaded panel are a combination of cotton, and polyester while the rest of the skirt is hand spun cotton and indigo in an abstract and zoomorphic design- pulled apart at the seam on top, no rips or holes...

Ohara Shoson (Koson)
Pheasant and Grasses
Size: Approximately 5.5 x 3.5 inches.
Date: ca. 1930s.
Shoson seal at lower right.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: AS.14 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Chinese print, made in the 1950s by the National Museum in Taipei, of 16th or 17th century original fan. This print is part of a collection of four volumes; three books have 10 prints each of paintings and fans, this book has 7. Two young chicks stand next to each other. The details of the original can still be seen in this print in the details of the feathers and other features of the birds. The image is stamped at the lower left and labeled in upper right. The image measures 8" wide...

Shoda Koho
Ohashi Bridge at Atako.
From the Hasegawa Night Scenes series (No. 1253).
Size: Chuban. Approximately 9.75 x 7.25 inches.
Date: 1910-38.
Publisher: Hasegawa/Nishinomiya
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Sealed by the artist. "Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Condition: Slight bend at upper right corner.

TEABURI BRAZIER

Refined Japanese ceramic 'teaburi' (small hand-warmer brazier) of minimally roundish cylinder form coated with calm glossy pale glazing, early 20th century, approx. H 20 x D 17cm (7.87 x 6.69in)...

Japanese Porcelain Jar Top, cover for Vase or Jar. Cobalt Blue underglaze design of floral and Bamboo with large high blue knob. 5" high, 4 1/2 diameter-outer maximum, 2 1/2" diameter-inner rim(jar diameter must be larger than 2 1/2"), the condition is good.

1930's Chinese Turquoise Carved Shou Longevity Beads Mother of Pearl Necklace

It is 37 inches (94 cm) in circumference. The beads range from 17.85 mm to 18.85 mm wide. It is 195.2 gram.

Some beads have inclusions, flea bite chips and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Katsuhira Tokushi
Kamado (Cooking Stove)
Customs of Akita series.
Date: 1939.
Self-published by the artist.
Size: Oban. Approximately 16.0 x 11.5 inches.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Very good. Outstanding color. Toning at margins, back and upper right corner. Tape at back top margin.

Small Indian bronze figure of a standing female deity, most likely the protective Jain Mother Goddess, Ambika. Although it is difficult to tell for sure, the popularity of the Yakshi goddess in Jainism makes it probable. The goddess stands in a very traditional straight pose associated with Jain statues. She holds various attributes in her four arms. Standing on either side are two smaller figures...

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

A finely crafted lobed basin, supported on three feet in the shape prunus branches extending up the sides. For use in Ikebana flower arrangement. Signed in the bottom: Keishu ( Inami Keishu) . Original kiri-box fully signed. Showa, Mid 20th century. H 5.5 cm, D 29 cm. Condition: Excellent.

Chinese Song - Yuan Qingbai celadon straw glazed cup with thick walls in good condition some glaze degradation . H 2" W 4"

Exceptional pair of African wood carvings from the Nyamwezi tribes of Central Tanzania, the larger measuring 40 1/2" high, including stand, which is 6" x 6" square and about 1 1/2" high.. Both are carved of heavy dense wood, and the forms slightly vary due to the natural shape of the tree trunk or branch from which they were carved. They have inset white bead eyes, which is typical, especially in early figures. The elongated forms are striking, and they both have slightly bent knees, also typ...

Ancient Neolithic Bi disk in celadon colored nephrite Jade, thick well shaped with extensive tremolite . Beautiful surface texture. Size almost 2.25" over .25" thick.

A very large Japanese lithograph print by artist Masami Teraoka (b. 1936), titled 'Namiyo at Hanauma Bay'. Depiction of a nude geisha floating in the rolling ocean waves, with her kushi comb barely hanging onto her wet hair and holding snorkeling headgear in her hands. With artist signature, chop, and panels of calligraphy inscriptions. The print is embossed with publisher's mark in bottom right corner...

A solitary thatched hermitage rises on the top of this stony crag set onto a beautifully carved and signed rosewood stand. Together they are 7.5 x 11.5 x 13 cm (3 x 4-1/2 x 5 inches) and in excellent condition. The box is titled Yasegawa-ishi, inside signed Seicho and dated a fortunate day in the second month of 1936.

A bag handmade of bast fiber from Shina tree (Japanese linden), which is very fine inner fiber of the tree. It is used for collected nuts, berries, or tools. From Hokkaido Ainu. 20th century. In excellent condition. W:40cm, L:34cm

Old (1930's) Japanese Sterling Silver Box with Flower Signed

It is 1.2 inches (3 cm) tall by 4.5 inches (11.5 cm) wide and 3.1 inches (8 cm) long. It is 252.6 gram.

It has tarnished silver and surface wears and scratches. The hinge has trace of solder (as seen in the photos).

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Chinese white bowl carved on the outside with two rows of overlapping lotus petals. Covered with a clear ivory glaze that falls to reveal the white ware. The base and the top rim left unglazed.

Age: Song dynasty (960-1279)

Condition: Very good condition

Size: Approximately 6-1/2 cm high by 14-1/2 cm diameter

Painting of Monkey Reaching for the Moon's Reflection in the Water by Renowned Korean Buddhist Monk and Painter Su An Sunim (born 1940), from the ancient Buddhist parable of the monkey reaching for the moon's reflection in the water. The recent exhibition of Su An Sunim's work at the Zen Buddhist Temple in New York City was the most highly-attended exhibition ever presented by the Korean Art Society. At that exhibition, Su An Sunim's works of similar size and quality sold for multiples of the pr...

A small rug or ashifuki (foot dryer) made of hand-spun cotton and indigo dye shibori pattern, one is sekka shibori (clamp-board dye) and Kumo-shibori. It has two layers of cloth with sashiko. The first half of the 20th century.In good condition except for a stain. 69cm x 46cm

19thc Hindu black and white marble temple Shiva lingam Yoni . Size H 6" w 10" weight 12 pounds, mortar from altar top mounting and losses as seen in the pictures.

A large and heavy carved hardwood mask, inset with Paua shell eyebrows, eyes and teeth, depicting tu-mata-uenga - the Maori god of war. Condition: very good - no damages, repairs or restoration. 48cm (18.9inches) high; 28cm (11inches) wide.

新西兰产毛利族硬木雕嵌贝壳战神面具 约1920-1950年间
面具眉毛、眼睛和...