Catalog (6143)

Antique Chinese snuff bottle made from porcelain, painted with ground cobalt in blue and white, with tradition images of men gathered around a large drum, laughing and dancing, with a jade topper.Signed, 19th century. Size: 3" tall, 1.5" wide

Antique snuff bottle made from beautifully hand-carved peking glass with a smokey clear-tone body, dipped into vibrant green and white glass. One side of the bottle shows a hawk perched upon a branch with blooming flowers, and the other side shows a dog pup gazing up at the bird. Has a jade topper. Signed with a cartouche, dates from early 20th century. Size: 3.5" tall, 1.5" wide

Chinese antique porcelain dish with design of red bats (symbolizing good luck), pomegranates, strawberries, and other fruits with leaves and branches. Stamped on bottom with Ch'eng Hua mark. 19th century Size: 7" diameter, 1.25" tall

An antique Japanese tsuba done in a fluted style. The tsuba is inlayed with different copper, gold, and silver colored metals done in the zogan and shakudo styles. The image is depicting the famous scene from the Tales of Ise known as Azuma Kudari where Ariwara no Narihira goes to the East and sees Mt. Fuji. Size: Diameter 2.5" Height 0.2" Age: 19th century

A small antique Japanese iron tsuba decorated with motifs of cherry blossoms blown in the wind. The tsuba is decorated in a way where on one side is a branch of the cherry blossoms and the other side is the flowers scattered on the ground. The flowers are done in a shakudo style technique. Size: Diameter 2.75" Height 0.2"

Antique porcelain vase, with a front water spout, with a light brown body and paintings of beautiful and vibrant flowers in light pink, magenta, blue, and yellow. 18th century Size: 6.5" tall, 5" wide from spout tip

An antique Japanese iron tsuba decorated with motifs of autumn grasses, such as chrysanthemums and a bellflower and suzumushi crickets. The base is done similar to a tsuchime-ji base. Size: Diameter 3.25" height 0.2" Age: 19th century

Chinese porcelain dish with vibrantly painted flowers in blue, red, and pink with light and dark green leaves and branches, and red berries. The inside of the bowl has a small pink strawberry and the bottom is signed "Ch'eng Hua", 19th century. Size: 2" tall, 4.25" diameter

Large Japanese antique bronze vase with mixed metal overlay of resting geese, with incised etchings of reeds and rippling water. Beautifully rendered in silver, copper and gold. Signed with cartouche.

Meiji period-19th century

Size: 18" tall, 8.5" wide

Beautiful transparent crystal snuff bottle with carvings of a playful fawn and bird perching on a cherry blossom branch. Early 20th century. Size: 2.25" tall, 1.5" wide

Beautiful Japanese antique lacquer suzuribako (calligraphy box for writing), decorated with gold maki-e lacquer scene of pine tree saplings and roses growing near a stream, the shore is made of up of a dense gold nishiji and some leaves and petals of the rose are inlaid with mother of pearl, the interior of the box is entirely covered in a dense gold nishiji with flowers on the inside of the lid, the box has two small interior trays and it's original ink stone and copper gourd-shaped water d...

Japanese gyosho bako or "peddler's box"/ship box, made of kiri and sugi wood, with iron hardware, handle on top, front door with a pin locking mechanism, which opens to reveal four rectangular drawers and two locking compartments, each with iron handle. Edo period (1603-1867) Size: 15.5" height, 13" width, 17.25" depth

Antique Japanese print of Fudo Myoo seated on a rock surrounded by swirling water, printed on thin rice paper, prints like this were made to sell to pilgrims as they came to visit a shrine or temple, c. 1800. Size in frame: 18 1/4" high x 18 1/4" wide Size of print: 10 1/4" high x 5" wide

Bronze Ming Dynasty censer in the shape of a Buddha's hand citron, a citrus planet originating from China, named so for its resemblance to hand gestures known as mudra, which Buddha is commonly depicted making. The censer's lid has the shape of leaves and the plant sits on its own vines.

Ming Dynasty, 14th-17th century

Size: 5" tall, 8" long

Japanese Cannon Buroki from the Nagata area in Japan. Edo Age (Circa 1850's). Beautiful original finish on the inside and out. Wonderful condition with deep radiant warm finish. Locking main hinged doors. Dimensions: 38 1/2" High X 33 1/2" Long X 16" Deep

Beautiful porcelain vase with stout, ribbed body, bright red with blue and purple streaked glaze known as flambe, cream crackle glaze on foot, 19th century. Size: 9" tall, 7" wide

Beautiful porcelain vase with stout, ribbed body, deep red color with blue fleck, a glaze known as flambe, cream crackle glaze on foot, 19th century. Size: 9" tall, 7" wide

Antique wooden carving, that once served as decoration to the front of an Burmese ox cart, depicting a being called a 'kinnaya' from Buddhist and Hindu mythology. Kinnaya are half-bird and half-human celestial musicians. Buddhists believe that Buddha was incarnate as a kinnaya four times in his existence. 19th century- Has stand. Size: 9.25" height, 16" length