Catalog: Sold Items: Regional Art: Asian (31)

Meiping vase measuring 7 3/4' high, signed by Chikusai with Shimazu red crest, high relief enamel decoration of baboo trunks and leaves, with floral and foliate elements, with Gosu blue colors. Excellent condition, no chips, cracks or wear (slight loss of gilding on lip). Very artful, lovely design from all sides, with especially high relief of the enamel work.

Large scalloped edge Japanese Imari charger with fan shaped decoration, featuring phoenix bird, flowers, foliage, with gilt details. Very large, measures 17" in diameter, 2" deep on nice foot. Back has spur marks from firing, under glaze blue decoration on edge. The charger is fluted, with scalloped edges, under glaze blue design with red and green enamel decoration in fine detail. A flying phoenix bird is at the top, with gilded details, over a large fan with floral and foliate designs thro...

Japanese Bizen figure of a standing Shishi, Foo Lion or Dog, well sculpted, with very fine details depicting his fur, teeth, claws, and other white glaze spots outlining his tail and facial fur, his large eyes with dark shiny glaze...

Korean iron box with silver inlay, on brass or bronze feet, with sliding top and brass and bronze handle and lock. Measures 4" wide, and 2 1/2" deep and high. Button on one end releases lock so that lid may side open...

Of high content silver (.950 or higher), this warmer or burner is Korean, early 20th century, possibly 19th. Measures 5 3/4" x 6 1/4". Three pieces, burner, lid, and tray. Signed in rectangular cartouche on base, has marks for silver. Four bat shaped handles, two on lid, two on base. Lid and base are engraved with prunus blossoms, and the background around the engraving is slightly textured to create a more satiny surface...

Edo era Japanese Satsuma/Stoneware plate with head of Samurai warrior holding staff, with elaborate enamel work throughout, a band of raised enamel designs at the edge. Measures 7 1/4" in diameter and 1 1/4" deep on short foot. His helmet is decorated in bands of tan ribbon like forms, all with scrolling gold designs...

From Kashmir, this copper kashkul, or beggar's bowl, is enameled with two shades of blue and white, is incised along the edges with scrolling designs and the entire copper areas are gilded. The body of the bowl has heavy repousse designs, with enamel in the recessed areas. The two ends of the bowl are decorated with the heads of serpents, their bodies partially wrapped around the bowl. The two heads and rings are brass, with blue enamel decoration...

Gold lacquer on wood lidded box, measuring 5 1/2" x 4 1/8" x 2 5/8" high, Meiji or late Edo era in Japan. The decoration is all in gold lacquer, (hiramaki-e or raised lacquer), with varying hues of gold, some in slightly greenish/silver, some more rose gold (birds), most in finely detailed clear gold. The design is delicate and well executed, two small birds, one sitting on a bamboo branch, the other flying overhead. The wood is fairly dark, with visible grain and dark streaks. The design ex...

Finely inlaid silver on iron box, with four round flattened feet. Box measures 3 5/8" x 2" x 2 1/4" high. Top decorated with yan-yang symbol, with gold overlay on silver, amidst scrolling, geometric designs and fretwork borders. Both front and back have deer in round cartouche, with similar inlay in background, gold plating on figures of deer. Sides have gold plated cranes, also in round cartouche, with geometric and scrolling elements. In excellent condition, only very minor wear to silve...

Pair of .800 silver dishes with fierce dragons and other insect or sea creature, on a stipled background, the edge decorated with stamped arrow designs. Both are marked on the front and on the side with the .800 silver standard mark...

Nice large size, this bronze urn measures 12 1/4" across to looped handles, is 9 1/4" high, and the top lip is 10 1/4" in diameter. Nice heavy weight, it has the remnants of a signature on the base, only a square now visible. The body of the urn is ringed with a series of scenes on a diamond textured background, and there is also a decorative band in the narrow area, depicting phoenix birds or pheasants next to foliate and landscape elements. The swing handles are affixed to a large button s...

This strand of antique spindle whorls are of the finest quality, most are bone, a few may actually be stone. The bone varies in color and some had been painted or dyed, blue, red, green grey, or black. There are varieties of shapes, including the tradition whorl with a flat side, as well as barrel shapes, round beads, and turned ridged beads. The majority of the beads have incised designs of some kind...

Chinese wedding lamp of articulated porcelain, in two sections, hexagonal in shape with flared and tiered top. Measures 9 3/4" high, and roughly 4 1/2" wide. Each pierced panel has a round section with a scene depicting people in various activities, some with two figures. The entire surface is painted with soft color enamels, in turquoise blue, yellow, rose, green, orange, brown and black. Floral and foliate designs cover the turquoise and yellow backgrounds, all done with good detail. The ...

Porcelain panel with 7 women in landscape with pagoda and trees, measures 12" x 9" (panel size), frame is 13 1/4" x 10 1/4". Varnished wood frame in bamboo style, with hardboard or masonite backing. The scene depicts 7 young women next to a pagoda and fence, with grass and other foliage throughout...

Very fine and rare Japanese Edo era Hasami Bako, or storage/traveling box, measuring roughly 12" wide (including brass hanging hooks on sides), 5 1/2" deep, and 6 1/8" high. It dates to the late Edo era, some time between 1780 and 1850. The top is slightly domed, as is visible in some photos, and all edges and corners are decorated with incised brass metal sections, and two U shaped handles are on both ends, and can stand upright, as would be the carrying position for a larger trunk. The box...

In lobed melon shape, this silver box features fine repousse designs all over the surface, with an applied branch holding various flowers and leaves...

Bronze incense burner in form of Foo Lion or Dog, with removable head. Measures 6 1/4" high, 4" wide, and 2 3/4" wide. An early bronze, dates to early Qing and possibly late Ming. Dark patina, with much oxidation and variation in color to surface...

Measuring 15 1/2" high and 4 1/2" wide, this bronze alam, or standard, is from the Deccan region of India, and iwas used in ceremonial parades or other functions, carried on a pole by a leader or religious person. Used in the Islamic culture, it is heavy bronze, and this one was made in two sections, the handle attached with a heavy handmade screw...