Shards sample of Yuan dynasty blue and white chaligraphy motif.

A Very Fine and Rare Punchong Inlaid Bowl-15th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 15th century The conical form set on high ring foot with evenly curved walls riding to a wide Mouth, decorated in white and black on the interior with a lappet and double ring Band below a wide band of florets and scroll work, the exterior inlaid in white slip With another wide band of chrysanthemum florets and section of contiguous leaves Between lappet and ruyi borders. It’s in very fine condition with ...

A large sized hanging scroll of a landscape in the literati style by Okuhara Seikou (1837-1913). Seikou was one of the few female artists who specialized in the literati tradition (known as Bunjinga or sometimes associated with Nanga). An inscription can be found on the top left of the painting where a short Chinese poem is describing how the guests are approaching through the mists found among the hills of the landscape...

Extraordinary large, extraordinary beautiful, brilliantly enamelled - one of the most beautiful Canton rose dishes ever seen so far. Early nineteent century. Diameter : 33,7 cm. Condition : There is only some wear to the gilt rim of the plate. Further in perfect condition with a nice bell like tone when tapped.

A Yuan - Ming longquan celadon stem cup, everted rim with ribbed stem and unglazed footring, the stem is imitates a stalk of bamboo, the stem cup is covered with green glaze.

Stemcup is in good condition with crack line on the rim, please see picture for detail.
Size: 12.5 cm diameter, 11 cm height.

Similar piece is in Ming ceramics in British museum book by Jessica Harrison Hall page 464 pic 16:4 ISBN 0-7141-1488-X.

Beautiful Japanese antique Buddhist temple bell made of bronze or brass with repousse design of scrolling vines and chrysanthemums, long double-linked chain of hand foraged copper, both chain and bell all with lovely green patina, Meiji Period. Size: approximately 75" long including chain when hanging.

A Japanese shrine lantern often seen hanging outside of shinto shrines. Generally there are devotional lanterns that are donated to the shrine and lanterns that are part of the architecture and design of the shrine complex. This lantern would be the latter, where it was part of an Inari Taisha shrine. The lantern contains the distinct crest of the inari shrines and each panel is decorated with a cut out design of scrolling vines. Age: Meiji to Taisho Period...

A pair of bronze temple lanterns with a cross pattern design in the section where the light would be placed. The pair may have been used in a small shrine within a temple altar complex. Age: 20th century. Size: Height: 15" Diameter: 8.5"

Qing dynasty 18th century Chinese bronze tripod censer with six character Xuande mark at the base.12 cm diameter. 4.5 cm high. weight about 800 gram. Good condition

A beautiful 19th C. Chinese large size famille rose porcelain charger in excellent condition. D:16"

We recently had this chair re-upholstered in a rich, royal blue velvet in order to show it at its true potential. Please see our item # 1087151 to view the chair in its prior condition. The original item description from its previous listing is repeated below for readers' convenience:

From our European Collection, a good 19th century hand-carved hall chair with an armorial / heraldic shield, probably Spanish in origin...

Chinese yixing serving set decorated with enameled butterfly and flower motive. 40cm comlete diameter. 16,5cm center dish diameter. Good conditions except three dishes has small chipped on the corner. no crack, no hairlines and free from any restorations.

A Heavy & Old Wood Stand. Diameter approximately 21 cm. Weight approximately 600 g. There is a hairline crack. In good condition.

Pair of antique Chinese arm chairs, made of a very smooth hardwood, beautiful open work large key fret motif on backs and arms, each back rest is carved with a bat and crane, 19th century. Size of each: 40 3/4" high x 24" wide x 19 1/2" deep.

A very large and impressive, perfectly potted and brilliantly enamelled famille verte plate. The back site of the plate with a channel foot-rim. Nineteenth century or earlier. Provenance : Old south German collection. Diameter : 45,1 cm. Condition : Perfect.

A very large and impressive, perfectly potted and brilliantly enamelled famille verte plate. The back site of the plate with a channel foot-rim. Nineteenth century or earlier. Provenance : Old south German collection. Diameter : 45,6 cm. Condition : Perfect.

A Large Incised Stoneware Jar-Old Silla Period, 4th-6th C.: Korea, Old Silla Kingdom period, 5th-6th century, This is a stoneware with natural ash glaze and incised comb patterns on the neck between two double lines, its typical blackish grey color was produced in a reduction atmosphere. Some parts are covered with a rich ash glaze in and out...

A Pair of Fine Korean Brass Candle Sticks (Holders): Korea, late Josion period, late 19th C.,or early 20th C. A pair of brass candle sticks are of slender elegant designs in asymmetrical H-shapes, and are composed of three parts; light reflecting mirror with incised peonies, attached three bats each panel and Shu (longevity) on the center, a chain attached snuffer, candle holder with incised base and its supporting slender post with a large base pan incised with floral peony branches...