Depicting a female spouse figure ‘Blolo Bla’. H. 13 cm. first half of the 20th century. Great age wear and patina. Ex coll. Maine Durieu, Paris. The Baule believe a person is married to both an earthly and a spirit spouse. This sculpture honored its owner’s spirit partner to bring peace, luck, and money. Scarifications on her face and body individualized and enhanced her idealized beauty...

Small statue of the face of Okame. Her round, full cheeks and Heian period hairdo give her head the silhouette of a penis. Her open mouth is in the form of a stylized vagina. Shunga of sorts.
Cast bronze with dark brown patina. Good details.

H 3 x D 2.25 in.

Few casting flaws, otherwise excellent condition

This type of erotic statues are regarded as funny rather than erotic. In Japan they are called waraimono, ‘something (or someone) that makes you laugh’.

Shotei Takahashi (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)
Spring at Sensoji
Date: Pre-1916. Pre-earthquake.
Numbered edition: Numbered "48" inside fan seal at lower left corner. Part of the kanji character "8" is off the edge.
Size: 19.625 x 8.5 inches.
Shotei signature and seal at left.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: O-36 in Shotei catalog.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Laid down to board...

American artist Guy Diehl, born in 1949 in Pennsylvania, is most famously known for his still life paintings and prints. Diehl's family moved to California in 1960, where he began taking courses in art at Diablo Valley College in 1968. He moved onto study under Mel Ramos, one of the originators of figurative pop art at Cal State University, Hayward. Diehl earned his master's degree from San Francisco State and graduated with honors in 1976...

Pair of Vintage Hindu Alabaster Deity alter Figures some losses as seen in pictures. Size 3.5" by 2.5"

Jun (Jun'ichiro) Sekino
Postscript Thoughts on "The Book of the Ghost". This very rare booklet with woodblock-printed covers is Sekino's reflections on having produced and self-published the 1950 woodblock-printed work, "The Book of the Ghost". The cover page reads, "Please Read this Little Booklet as a Personal Letter from Me."
Publisher: The artist's Sosaku Shuppan company.
The book is a single sheet folded into eight pages and has a wonderful T...

Chinese natural Hetian jade belt buckle, depicting a beast head. Dimension; 58 x 63 x 14 (mm) or 2.28 x 2.48 x 0.55 inches with total weight of 0.17 lbs/78 grams, no condition issues. Introduction; Chinese Hetian Nephrite Jade Hetian jade, a nephrite jade, is regarded as the only true jade in ancient China until Burmese jadeite becomes popular in late Qing Dynasty. The hardness of the Hetian jade is between 6 to 6.5 and density is between 2.96 to 3.17...

Taiko bashi (arched bridge) in very beautiful red! The condition of this Japanese wedding gown is very new. The measurements are: 51"w x 71"long

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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。...

Length approximately 10.9 cm (the tipspout to the handle) and height 6 cm. The teapot has few chips at the handle and the cover. Good condition.

An antique Chinese hardwood side table with tier. the circular marble plaque inset has a lotus petal edge carved with prunus, openwork floral apron joined to zoomorphic supports with paw-and-ball supports.

Date: 1900's

Dimensions: 22.25"h X 17" diameter

Fine Shigaraki ceramic Mizusashi tea utensil by Rakusai IV in the "suehiro' flaring style. Ca. 1970. Signed box. Rakusai IV was born 1925 in Shigaraki and is probably the most famous Shigaraki potter. The Takahashi family is along with the Ueda family the oldest potter family in Shigaraki and largely responsible for preserving traditions, especially after the second world war...

Chinese Cherry Colored Amber Buddhist Pendant with symbols and a figure the back with the figure is well worn from use, no damage otherwise . size 2.5" by 1.75"

Hongshan Pig Dragon Ax pendant in Nephrite Jade, beautiful piece with a pig dragon on top of a small jade ax heavy wear and wonderful surface patina . Tremolite throughout. Collected HK 1980-1995. Size 2.75" by 1.5" weight 36 G

An envelope-shaped purse from Jaghori area of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, circa 1930. The silk embroidery is very dense, combining satin stitches with brick stitches into an alternating geometric pattern of zigzags and diamonds. The borders of the purse echo with similar triangular designs. The bag is lined in fine green cotton. Pompoms and buttons are used as highlights, with a card-woven braid serving as a closure. The edging is overstitched in alternating green and brown...

An African Mali ceremonial mask. Hand carved with applied brass strips and cowlry shells. Beautiful patina, it measures 15" high x 9" across x 5".

1940's Chinese Solid Silver Enamel Plaque Brooch with Bird

It is 2.2 inches (5.6 cm) wide by 3.9 inches (10 cm) in length. It is 69.7 gram.

It is tarnished and has missing enamels and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A beautiful old Chinese silver pendant with a Chinese "FU" character, in excellent condition. Marked. Weight 17g.H:3.5cm W:3cm $95