The bottle like this is seemed originally used as water bottle in ancient Korea.
After they were exported to Japan they has been used as vases especially at tea ceremony. Japanese people realized that the beauty with them and they were suitable for "chabana" which is very important at the tea ceremony...
Antique Japanese Kutani ware porcelain figure of a Pekingese dog sitting with right front paw raised, long fur flowing around him. A brightly painted collar around his neck. Painted details on his face and paws.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 6 3/4" high x 7" long x 4 1/2" wide
A rare Japanese antique Sado Island Child's Kimono Tansu made of Kirinoki (Paulownia) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. Original natural Urushi wiped lacquer finish with hand forged iron hardware. The lock plates feature cranes and sea turtles that symbolize longevity and the drawer corners feature stylized clouds.
Children's kimono tansu are quite rare to find since they had to be custom made by the tansu maker...
An antique Japanese Ko Bo Tansu (personal storage chest with locking bar) made of Suginoki (Cryptomeria) wood. Original Urushi lacquer finish. Bronze hardware features auspicious bamboo symbols and pine tree motif.
Small antique tansu such as this is very popular worldwide due to its functionality and ease of placement due to its small size...
Neolithic era ceramic amphora, Yangshao Culture, Yellow River area, China. This baluster form vessel is made with a narrow neck and slightly flared rim. High shoulders taper downward to a narrow foot. Two strap handles are attached just below the center of the body. Painted with geometric patterns in red and black mineral pigments.
Age: Yangshao Culture (5000-3000 B.C.)
Dimensions: 13 1/4" high x 11" wide x 9" wide
Ancient Chinese bronze gui, a food vessel used during rituals. Round form body with high, round foot and two handles. The shoulders of each handle is decorated with animal heads. A band of archaic motifs wraps around the body and the foot.
Age: Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC -256 BC)
Dimensions: 6 1/8" high x 11 1/2" long x 7 3/4" wide
A Malay Brass Belt Buckle with Niello patterning.
E20thC. Length; 9 1/4" (23.5 cm). Condition; some wear and lac missing, repair to fitting.
Southeast Asian vase measuring 12 1/2 x 7 1/2“, carved geometric designs circa 17th Century
A Creamware Basket and Stand
Of oval form, the rim pierced with diamonds and hearts.
Scrolling pierced shell shaped handles.
Probably Shorthouse L18thC.
Length of stand 10 1/2″ (26.6 cm).
Condition; very good, small glaze bruise to rim of basket.
Some firing speckling to underside of stand.
Egyptian Amarna Faience Floral Amulet 1,6 cm
Provenance: Old German collection befor 1983
Condition: look at pictures
If you are interested, feel free to send me a offer a.v.d.b@egyptian-artefacts.de
Hanging scroll. The founder of the Shingon sect of Buddhism in Japan, Kobo daishi (774-835), seated at a priest’s seat, holding a vajra and a rosary in his hands.
His shoes and a ewer stand underneath his chair.
Ink, mineral colors and gold on silk.
Japan, 19th century.
Painted area: ca. 34.7 x 15.95 inches (93.1 x 40.4 cm); total length 65.2 inches (165.5 cm)
Scratch through upper part, few horizontal dull creases, basically good condition...
Sculpture of the Bodhisattva Jizo, standing with a jewel in his left hand. His right hand points down to the earth in a welcoming gesture. The sculpture was built according to the yoseki saigu technique of separate blocks. Originally a layer of gesso covered the wood, over which black lacquer...
A rare and beautiful Qing Dynasty period Roof tile in the form of a Rooster 7 Things Roosters Symbolize in China - From Punctuality to Prosperity
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A rare and beautiful Mid-Qing Dynesty period Foo Dog in unusual earth tone color glaze
Chinese or Imperial guardian lions are a traditional Chinese architectural ornament. Typically made of stone, they are also known as stone lions or shishi (石獅、shíshī). They are known in colloquial English as lion dogs or foo dogs/fu dogs...
19th Yi dynasty Korean Buddha painting with 16 deities. The Korean Buddhist painting represents the portrayal of buddha giving a sermon on the Lotus Sutra on Youngchuksan mountain. The buddha is centrally positioned and directed as a larger figure amongst the many budasatvasf and lesser gods.
Symmetrically positioned to his right and left, represented a stable world order...
Delightful English Very early Sheffield tea pot with basket and stand circa 1790-1810, 15” high
German Stirling Silver with Cameo Portraits and decorated with garland swags measuring 15 inch
A Chinese ming dynasty in Russian jade sculptural mythical Figure measuring 5.5“ x 8.5“ made of dark jade Carved