All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Enamel : Pre 1940 item #1007886 (stock #G0263)
A beautiful unusual hexagon shape, and heavy, pair of early 20th C. Chinese cloisonne hat stand with double happiness character motif, in excellent condition. H:13",D:6-1/2"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1395772 (stock #Hasui424)
Kawase Hasui Matsushima
Date: 1930s.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Print size: Approximately 5.75 x 3.75 inches.
A Japanese woodblock print tipped along its top edge to a 7 x 5 original card.
Red Hasui seal at lower right.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso of print.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-43.
Condition: Card edges are slightly toned and creased.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : India : Pre 1940 item #1417391
Garoda scroll painting (cut into 3 sections for easy display) illustrating regional stories for use as a visual prop in storytelling performances. Undated, estimated to be early 20th century. Inks, metallic paint on paper, backed onto new paper so it is stable. Largest section 120 x 36 cm. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Dolls : Pre 1940 item #1473402 (stock #TRC221204)


A wonderful translucent blue celadon vase done in the classic style of Song Dynasty Chinese pottery. This piece was made by one of the few great female Japanese potters of the previous century, Suwa Sozan II, daughter of Meiji Imperial Court Artist Sozan I.

Suwa Sozan I (1852-1922) was born in an area of what is known today as Ishikawa prefecture. After a short stint in the military he took up pottery design and painting under Touda Tokuji in 1873...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Paintings : Pre 1940 item #1251747
Painting of General Chang Kai-Shek by Aimee Annette Lozier, oil on canvas. Aimee Lozier (1900-1996) descendant of the 17th century French painter, Eustache LeSueur, born in Oakland, California. She attended California School of Fine Art and studied under Otis Oldfield. Most well known for character portraits of famous political figures including this one of Chang Kai-Shek. In this painting he stands with hands on his sword, in the background are masses of tiny soldiers. Signed...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Paintings : Pre 1940 item #1096052 (stock #G0458)
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese paper fan with a beautiful painting by a famous Chinese painter. Paper has some tears please see the photos. L:31cm.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1940 item #1204745 (stock #906)
A large underglaze blue decorated vase, very finely painted in 18th Century style with bands of plantain leaves, key fret and ruyi above the Bajixiang (eight Buddhist emblems) amongst cloud scrolls. On the base is the six character seal mark of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795) but this item was made later, in the 20th Century, probably during the Republic period (1911-1949)...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Enamel : Pre 1940 item #921905 (stock #G0110)
An Early 20th C. well executed and finely painted enamel and cloisonne high stem bowl,with playful scenes of boys at play. Every detail is hand painted with thin layers of pigmented glass enamels; In excellent condition H:6"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1940 item #1353343 (stock #0361)

Wonderful hand-shaped Shino Chawan by great To-en Miyamura, made around 1935, enclosed in its origninally signed and sealed wooden box. Smooth and very aesthetic Shino glaze and a true wabi-sabi aura.

No chips or cracks. Impressive feeling holding this big tea bowl in your hands.

Size: 8,5 cm height x 11,5 cm in diameter.

Shipping included.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Textiles : Pre 1940 item #1455160 (stock #13531)
Chogappo made of fragments of white choma (ramie) whose weft and warp are hand-plied. Natural color fragments are mixture of choma and silk. "Pojagi" is the general name for the wrapping cloth and "chogappo" is one kind of pojagi which is patchworked with asa (mainly choma, ramie) fragments.(reference source: "Korean Embroidery and Wrapping Cloths from the Choson Dynasty" published by Japan Art & Culture Association in 1995). The first half of the 20th century. In excellent condition...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Enamel : Pre 1940 item #1076551 (stock #609)
A well painted enamel on copper playing card box made in China circa 1900-1940, probably during the Republic period. Condition - excellent - no damages and no restoration...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1940 item #930936
Japanese Fukagawa porcelain vase decorated with the double arched bridge (Nijyu-bashi) of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Singed by the artist、Zippo Araki (1872-1944), in underglaze blue beside his two red seals. This bridge was the one of first place to have electric lights from gas lights in Japan. Mt. Fuji logo of Fukagawa on the base, with inscribed original wood box (tomobako). 8 1/4" (hight) x 7 1/8" (width)
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Pre 1940 item #1283792 (stock #HP/Ma582)
A superb monkey mask , from Himachal Pradesh Hard red wood , H 22 cm More information on Request
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1940 item #482403 (stock #JTB3106)
Wonderful Japanese tea bowl RAKU ware. This bowl was made between 1900 and 1940. Excellent condition. It has an exquisite contrast of colours, great form and glazing The potter's mark is in the bottom. RAKU is a light weight ceramic ware with a long history in Japan and particularly prized in the tea ceremony. RAKU means happiness, pleasure, enjoyment, satisfaction. Size: 4.5" X 3.3". Weight: 330gr.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Enamel : Pre 1940 item #913839 (stock #G0102)
A large early 20th C. Chinese enamel plate depicting beautiful fairy ladies with a deer pulling a cart loaded with good luck wishes to earth and also with two good-luck bats following them. In excellent condition.Marked China D: 10-1/2"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1940 item #1417325 (stock #13258)
Sakiori sodenashi (vest) hand-woven of strips for wefts which are recycled from old indigo dye cotton cloth and warps are asa (hemp) threads. It has some mending patches and wear. The first half of the 20th century. 35cm x 63cm
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Paintings : Pre 1940 item #1379148
张大千 仿趙子昂松下問道圖 水墨設色紙本立軸 1936年作 款識:練得身形似鶴形,千株樹下兩函經。我來問道無餘事,雲在青天水在瓶。子昂為中庭老書。趙承旨松下問道圖係夾中友人臨帖之存,存之奩中。越歲復見承旨詩帖因於墲畫工。大千居士並注。一年來泛於湖上問我作畫安不寫來。大此帖小有是處,寄上秋君大家哂正。爰咎瓮山之昆明湖時戊寅五月朔一日也。 鈐印...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1940 item #1389234 (stock #13013)
Se-ate (kind of vest only for back) hand-woven of mawata (floss silk) and vegetable indigo dyed. It is very light and warm so that was worn under kimono in cold weather or in cold region. In excellent condition. Late 19th to mid 20th century. 32cm x 54cm