Antique Vietnamese bowl with goldenrod celadon crackle glaze. The outer rim has two sets of incised parallel lines. The inside center has five textured points in a star formation with thick pooled black glaze. The bottom half of the bowl has textured vertical striations with rich glaze pooling around the foot. Dates from Tran Dynasty 13th/14th century. From a private California collection.
Size: 4" height, 6.5" width
An antique Japanese Nagoya Mizuya Tansu (kitchen chest) made of Hinoki (Cypress) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods. Made in 2 sections, the upper portion has two sets of sliding doors with spacious storage while the bottom section has 9 drawers, a pair of sliding doors and a pair of hinged doors that provided storage and organizing of daily Japanese culinary tools, gadgets and utensils...
A nice figure of the sheep early celadon, possibly early celadon of Yue ware or Zhejiang, Five Dynasty or earlier in very good condition.
Rare Thai monk's fan with hard wood handle. A fan made from dried palm leaves was put on top of a handle and used for closing monk's face while praying in ritual ceremony.
Age: Thailand, Rattanakosin period, 20th century
Measurement: Height 94 C.M. / Width 35.8 C.M. (size excluding stand)
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details...
Late Qing Dynasty, most likely Guangxu Period porcelain vase with wonderful mountain and garden scene and two scholars playing weiqi. The mouth rim is cracked and is noted in close-ups. 23cm/9in height and 15cm/5.9 diameter.
A Rare Arita Imari Wall pocket.
Moulded in the form of a scroll of paper tied with a ribbon.
Japan 18thC.
Height; 8" (20.2 cm).
Condition; long shallow flake to one corner.
Kiln grit to top rim
Japanese indigo cotton fireman's coat, with sashiko stitching and freehand paste resist decoration (tsutsugaki) of a cherry blossom, overlapping rings and striations. The front of the coat has four kanji characters on the lapel, and the inside of the coat is resist dyed with geometric designs and a round central emblem.
Late Edo Period (1603 - 1868)
Dimensions: 47" w x 37" h
Victorian letter opener made of a deer hoof with a hinged bone opener. The Victorian era often used organic materials for jewelry and objects, including desk accessories. The hoof has the original fur and hoof and the piece measures 7 1/2" long. Excellent condition....$8 for insured USA shipping plus applicable NY sales tax.
Handpainted Bavarian Porcelain Dish on raised foot with unusual waterlily border. Marked: HR Hubschenreulher Selb - Bavaria. Circa 1900. Size: 8.625" Square x 2.125" H.
Roman marble head of Aphrodite, C. 1st - 2nd Century AD
Depicted with a serene expression on her face, her head tilted and turned to the right...
DESCRIPTION: Pipestone (Catlinite) is the sacred red clay stone that American Indians used for trade and for making beads or ceremonial pipes. It is found in only a few places in the world, with the best quality pipestone coming from mines in southwestern Minnesota. Pipestone ranges in color from pale pink, to brick, to blood red. Since pipestone is smooth to the touch, can be easily carved and takes a high polish, it was highly valued by Native Americans...
Antique French medallion with Virgin Mary realized in silver vermeille with enamel and vitreaux. Ivory frame. Signed A. Gascon. Circa 1850-1880. Excellent Condition with original casing. 2.5" diameter, 3.75" tall with hanging loop.
This is Shibori Kimono produced in Akita Asamai area for Edo period.
As for this, a pattern is Eba-gara. A carp swims in spray like a brick.
The lower part is expressed in dark indigo dyeing Shibori in Shirakage-Shibori at the upper part.
This cotton is spun by hand...
Ancient Chinese Buddhist Pottery Amulet - Ming Dynasty
This is one of a group of moulded pottery tablets that we bought about twenty years ago. They are made from a relatively high-fired pottery and many have a surprising amount of detail. They were made as amulets and votive offerings and were reported to have been excavated from the foundations of an ancient Buddhist temple, where originally many would have been placed to ensure the success of the temple...
This is a beautifully decorated bronze socketed spear point from Sichuan Province. It is most likely from the Ba or Ba-Shu minority culture that flourished in that area. The style and decor are reminiscent of the Shang period but as was often the case with minority culture pieces, this probably dates to a few centuries later. It's delicate attachment loops on either side are still intact and there are no signs of repair...
Please take a look on this extraordinary 15 inches large Guanyin, made of dark spinach green jade. It dates from Qing Dynasty 18th.century or earlier.
Rich and fine details and a serene and elegant expression in the face.
A statue like this is very rare on the antique market. Fine condition with no repairs.
Size: 15" H x 5" W x 2.7" D
Shipping included
A fine Chinese cast bronze incense holder with the figures of four Daoist Immortals each standing on and holding an attribute, as they sail across the sea to the Isles of the Immortals. The holder appears to have been cast in several parts, the main tubular body in one part attached to the separately cast tripod base by three vertical soldered tabs extending from the short cabriole legs...
Very unusual rare Japanese low tansu with a dark original lacquer finish, wonderful burl front drawers, hirute style handles, an unusual side locking box with many small brush drawers inside. Very charming and a true one of a Kind piece.
Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)
All original and exceptional quality.
Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)
Size: 29" height, 45" length, 17" depth