Basket for backpack made of strips of mountain cherry bark. It has cotton print and check lining (upper part only) and silk belt. Outer side is in good condition but the other side has breaks and loose parts. The first half of the 20th century. W:36cm, L:32cm, H:7cm

Kiyoshi Saito
Siamese Cat
Date: ca. 1940s-50s.
Paper size: Approximately 23.675 x 18 inches.
Image size: Approximately 19 x 14 inches.
Sealed but not signed.
Self-published by the artist.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Laid down to board. Light wrinkling.
Note: In the last image, I show this print paired with another cat (our Saito 025). These cats also appear together in another Saito design known as "Cats".

Kawase Hasui
Late Autumn Rain, Nanzen Temple, Kyoto
Date: 1951
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Watanabe 6mm seal at lower right, indicating a first state produced between 1946-1957.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.75 x 10.25 inches.
Reference: Hotei #562.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. Back margins have tape residue. Slight fading.

Two Chinese fu dogs (shi/lions) carved from marble, each one seated upon a small pedestal, their mouths partially open with a carved ball inside. Storage box included, with insert titled "The Story of Fine Taiwan Marble". (taken from insert) "Curiously, though the existence of huge deposits of quality marble in Taiwan's rugged, eastern mountains was known for years, mining only commenced in 1962...

Male and female Ibeji from Iseyin City, Oyo State., adorned with a necklace and bracelets made of glass beads and a belt made of cocunut discs. H. 26,5 cm. First half of the 20th century. Provenance: Dutch private collection, Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam.

Ca 1930 A beautiful little vase with deep emerald green ground. The cobalt panels are highlighted by pink, blue and purple flowers. A scalloped design near the bottom is edged in gilt. Modest wear with some paint loss, and a few small nicks and pits (please refer to photos) ... Full brass base and rim. No marks.The colors are brighter due to the flash. 2-1/4" x 4"

An early 20thC iridescent MOP carving with stand. There are no cracks but the back near the stand has a very small nick that does not show through the front. Unsigned. 5-1/2" x 5-1/2"

Tang Dynasty Pottery Tomb Figure , the piece has re attached at the mid section but otherwise in good condition . Size H 10" W just under 3"

Length: 8.4 cm (3.4 in)
Height: 7.6 cm (3 in)
Depth: 6.5 cm (2.7 in)
Weight: 311 gms (11 oz)

Quality Chinese silver enamel box; enamelled butterfly decoration surrounding each side; peach finial with chased birds alongside; marked silver and maker’s mark to the base

This Phurbu shows an elegant scaffolding whose base is an elephant carrying 2 floors each sheltering 4 protectors standing hands joined in the ritual gesture of Namaste. The triangular blade is of traditional design with intertwined serpents carved minimally that come together, unusual, at two mouths of Makara different. Brown patina, age circa middle to 2nd part of the 20th. H 25 cm,

Nice flat and thin primitive mask with a white painted trisul on the front. Hard black patina, the eyes and mouth are under-ligned with an old white paint. Hairs are fixed with glue. Note a laocal repair with iron wire mostly visible from the back side. Hard wood H 23 cm wide 16.5 cm Good age at least from first mid of the 20th A custom iron stand can be offered More information on request Please double click on pictures to get the highest enlargements

Vintage Chinese watercolor by Russian artist Yastriez. Yastriez lived and worked in Shanghai in the early 20th century. A boat glides down the river under a bridge. A large verdant tree is on the river bank. G. Yastriez is signed in the bottom right corner. It measures 17.5" tall by 13.5" wide, image 6"7/8" wide 10" tall. Matted with blue and white.

Small rug or zokin made of cotton fragments recycled from old kimono or futonji, which are hand-spun and vegetable indigo dye. It has sashiko (quilting) and two to four layers of cloth. The first half of the 20th century. 43cm x 49cm

A good piece of grade A natural jadeite carving of dragon

IRON LAMP

Teapot-formed 'hyosoku' (oil lamp) of such disciplinedly simplified design. Showa period, early 20th century, Japan. approx...

A beautiful very unusual early 20th C. Chinese sea shell snuff bottle with flower motif in excellent condition,but the lid is missing. H:4.5cm $145

A cloth made of 4 pieces of cotton cloth with sashiko which are vegetable indigo dye and hand-spun cotton. The sashiko yarn is cotton. 20th century. 62cm x 55cm

Height of Dogs: 5.2 cm (2.1 in)
Width: 3.1 cm (1.2 in)
Depth: 3.5 cm (1.4 in)

Chinese pair of carved Foo Dogs; natural material; typically, one with a foot on a small dog, the other with a foot on a ball; both on original wooden stands