Low tea bowl of irregular round shape. Raku-yaki with red glaze, decorated with black brushed-on spots and white patches, with fine crackle over all. Inside the foot a small area is left uncovered. Japan, Edo period, early 19th century.
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H 2-3/8 x W 5-1/4 inches
Minimal traces of usage, short crack
This is a dark slightly irridescent toffee-coloured glazed porcelain tripod censer of shallow compressed gobular vessel supported on three flatten bud feet. On the slightly everted mouth rim of the censer, it has a slightly tilted handle to the left and right. The tripod is designed after the popular Ming dynasty Xuande period style. Cir. late 18th to 19th century.
Generally in good condition - No damage. No repair, hairline, crack or chip...
Chinese Export Rose Medallion porcelain tea pot and bowl in fitted woven bamboo basket with brass handle and hinges, Ca. 1870, Tea pot-4 1/2" high, 6" wide with spout, 4" diameter on the bottom, and Tea bowl-1 7/8" high 2 5/8" diameter-top rim, Basket 5 3/4" high, 8 3/4" wide, 6" deep-oval shape bamboo woven basket. This is typical pattern of Rose Medallion with Famille Rose color of Mandarin in the court yard inside the enclosed cartouches surrounded with birds and flowering branches...
Porcelain decorated with carved floral on the center, unglazed base. PERIOD : Yue ware 10th Century MEASUREMENTS: 12 cm width. CONDITION: no chips, cracks or hairlines and free from restoration.
Antique toy dog with a squeaker, glass eyes, hand sewn and was mohair of sorts but now is worn down to the brown fabric. He is firmly stuffed with straw. He has an old fabric collar tied around his neck. He is 7 1/2" long and is 5" tall and is circa 1880-90. He has a very nice face.
A superb 64 cm high male attendant carrying his masters war helmet. The figure is decorated with green and orange-yellow glazes and black, red & white pigmentation. It dates to the Ming Dynasty 1368-1644 AD.
Exceptional quality pottery figure with precise and detailed painting and glazing. The height and the fact that it's done in realistic life-like proportions makes this figure massive and heavy...
Very beautiful Kuro Oribe Chawan of early Edo period:
Only very little distorted half cylinder shaped (hanzutsu) tea bowl made of light, coarse, unrefined Mino clay. The expertly thrown body is covered with the typical, glossy black iron oxide glaze inside and outside, leaving an unglazed 'window' on one side. The 'window' is decorated with chidori (plovers) flying over an irrigation wheelin iron oxide glaze which has then been covered with a clear ash and feldspar glaze...
Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base.
Age: Burma, Shan Period, 18th Century
Size: Height 30 C.M. / Width 12.3 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.
Rare and Outstanding early 19th Century Korean Porcelain Jar with Dynamic Underglaze Painting of Copper Red and Iron Brown and an Incredible Thick Dripping Blue Glaze. Unquestionably one of the best and most creative Korean porcelains you will ever see. There really is no other like it, from the design to the copper-red and iron-brown brushwork, from the potting to the glaze, it is truly one-of-a-kind...
A very late Qing Dynasty bronze bowl with deeply carved images of warriors, waves, a fish, a snail, and a shell. An intricate key fret border finishes off this Ming Dynasty style bowl. It is heavy and dates early 20th century, circa 1910. Measures 10 inches in diameter by 4.5 inches high.
Ivory okimono with blind travelers defending themselves from the aggression of four scoundrels who try to rob them of their bags and food.
The scene involves nine characters, three of whom receive sticks, umbrellas and punches.
One of the most curious moments is the character at the top, who loses a geta during the battle...
An unusual large Japanese bowl featuring three light purple elephants in ceremonial attire resting among many flowers. The bowl is excellent condition, except for some wear to the gold around the rim. Measures 11.5 inches in diameter. Dates late Edo, late 1840's.
Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Horse (AD 618 - 906)
This attractive pottery model of a horse was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is made from a buff-coloured pottery that has been "cold painted" in white and reddish-brown pigments. This horse is well-modelled and stands upright and alert.
Height 23 cm (9 inches)...
Antique Japanese velvet painting "Yuzen Birodo". It is a beautiful image of Mount Fuji with a small town on a lake, the foreground is full of water lilies. It bears a seal in the bottom right of the image. Yuzen Birodo or velvet painting was a technique made popular during the 17th century. The artist would work using a special process of dying where the image is created in the weave of the fabric thus creating an image of rich colors...
Offered is a hard to find painted cast iron meat and juice press from the late 19th century.
This dual purpose pharmacy tool of the trade measures about 9 inches high and retains much of its original black japanned surface.
Pan is shown with a goat's head, hoof-shaped feet and the body and legs of a human. The ithyphallic god holds a horn in his raised right hand, a bunch of grapes (?) in his left...
This porcelain platter was produced in France by Haviland Limoges. A studio painter purchased it white ware for decoration around 1900. The platter measures 14 3/4 inches long, 10 1/2 inches wide and 1 3/4 inches deep. The platter has a scalloped border with molded beads around the edge. There are sweet roses encircling the border. The beaded rim is trimmed with gold...
French Louis XVI Style Bergere Armchair circa 1870, In finely carved rosewood measuring 30” width, 24” width, 19” depth
Late 19th century marine netsuke of a scholar holding a scroll. Nicely carved, decent face, good patina. Height 1.84 inches.
Antique Chinese porcelain plate with blue and white glaze design of a water dragon. Surrounded by clouds, the dragon holds a large pearl. The rim of the plate is decorated with waves. The back of the plate has a four character Chenhua mark 1464-1487. Old repairs.
Dimensions: 10 3/4" wide x 2" high
A very rare Chinese stoneware eight arms Guanyin statue finished with Sancai(multicolor) glazes. Ming Dynasty. Condition: old restoration to the arms and other small places. Please check the color variations on photos. Additional photos will be provided per request. To be sold as pictured. Height: 12-3/4".
A Large English Syrup or Milk Jug with a Pewter Lid, Signed Atkin Brothers Sheffield. The Color is Deep Raspberry and There Are Classic Portrayals of a Chariot Driver on Each Side. Dimensions 9" high x 5" wide; circa 1880. Very Good condition (Note that there are reflections on the pictures).
This porcelain cup and saucer was produced in France around 1810. There are no markings on either of the pieces. It could have been made by one of the numerous porcelain manufacturers in the Paris vicinity at that period...
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Bowl, Ca. 19th C. underglaze blue decorated Double Happiness with floral and scrolling vines, 6" diameter-top rim, 2 1/8" high. The condition is good, old scratches on surface, no damages.
Japanese silver mounted Satsuma buckle painted with a traditional pavilion besides the water's edge with mountains in the distance, Meiji period, circa 1910. The painting on Satsuma is very delicate and condition excellent. All obijime are new condition. 1 5/8" x 2 3/16" x 3/16" thick (4.3cm x 5.5cm x 0.7cm)
This is one half side of a pair that can be used as an accent piece (necklace, belt, etc). We added a decorative string, obijime (a tie for Japanese obi) to make this into a soft...
Attic squat lekythos of ovoid body decorated with a net motif in black and crème.
The lekythos belongs to the Attic Bulas Group, which manufactured small vases. As a characteristic of the Bulas Group, the net ornament is applied directly on the clay ground.
The rim and the upper portion of the handle are glazed black; the reserved neck with black lines and vertical tongues in applied white.
The edge of foot with tiny black dots.
For a related example, cf. Beazley Ar...
A rare Tang dynasty celadon yue ware large bowl with bi shape foot ring, good condition no damage please see picture for detail, size: 15.5 cm diameter.
This extraordinary cha-ire (powdered tea container) displays an excellent glaze that appears to have only grown more intricate and rich with time. Contrasting against a reddish brown background are flows and pools of darker glaze along with lighter textured speckles. On the base is a stamp indicating that this piece is a type of Shidoru-yaki and the overall appearance shows quite some age.
Shidoro-yaki is a type of Mino-ware that has a long history stretching back as far as the Muro...
Qianlong Underglaze Blue & Yellow Enameled Dragon Dish (QBW121602)
1735-96
Qianlong period, Qing dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze yellow enamel; Jingdezhen ware
Diameter: 25.4 cm (10 in)
Height: 5 cm (2 in)
From a Paris, France metropolitan area estate
A video of this dish can be viewed on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ORnPnmWoqds
An imperial circular dish, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, reserve-painted with fierc...
c.1810, from John Rose Factory. Saucer: 5 1/2" diameter, Cup: 3 1/2" dia x 2"Height. Condition: excellent
Japanese wooden Samurai armor case.
Age: Japan, Edo Period, 19th Century
Measurement: Height 50.5 C.M. / Width 45 C.M. / Length 87.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.
Costa Rican Pre Columbian Terracotta Tripod leg Pot, once has 2 lug handle loops though one is now missing . The body decorated with a burnished red ground and a white slip zigzag pattern . Fair condition no restoration and is stable. Size Diameter 5" H 4"
This rare Japanese 19th century painted ivory snuff bottle is 3 ¾ inches tall, 2 inches wide and 3 quarters of an inch thick. The base inscribed with a four character Qian Long mark. Both sides depict ladies chatting in a garden. The workmanship is superb and it is in excellent shape except slight retouching on the bottom.
Ming Dynasty, Jiajing Period, 1522-1566
This vase is glazed white overall with a subtle fine crackle and has two horizontal luting lines very slightly raised on the body. The base is glazed white and the very white paste of the footring is exposed. The interior is fully glazed white. Two small iron specks are present below the shoulder. Unfortunately, there is a crack on one side that has not been restored, but is restorable. However, even though there is a crack, this vase remains a class...
English "Derby" Ironstone Imari pattern heavy deep Well and Tree Platter, 21" long, 16 1/2" deep, with fluted edge in typical Imari colors-underglaze blue, overglaze iron red and gilded fluted border, the rim is about 3 1/2" wide with deep oval shape well and indented shape of tree on the deep bottom in the center. Red mark "Royal Crown Derby, England" above the Crown mark, plus impressed Crown and numbers on the bottom. The condition is good, no damages.
Strong Rosewood with beautiful burl insert table. Very strong and sturdy. Nicely detailed with light carving around the legs. Natural original glowing finish.
Dimensions: 24" Long X 22" High X 16" Deep