Chinese Ge-type small water pot. 5 cm diameter.
Extra Large Yixing teapot size : 31 cm wide from spout to handle. 20 cm body diameter. 18 cm high. Teapot has short hairlines at the upper rim and the lid. (please see on the pictures).
Antique Edo age Japanese 100% kiri wood tansu. Beautiful example of an Early Edo age small tansu. Original condition and finish. Unique Iron hardware and locks complement the light color kiri wood. Locking drawers and swing out hinged door revealing three more small drawers. From the Kansai area in Japan near Kyoto.
Original keys
Edo Period (circa 1845)
Dimensions: 27 1/2" Wide X 14" Deep X 20 1/4" High
A rare Yuan dynasty blue and white cup with flower motif, good condition no chip no crack no restoration, size: 9 cm diameter.
A rare Tang dynasty Xing ware white glaze vase with dish shape rim, vase is in good condition no chip no crack no restoration, size: 12.5 cm height.
Flat shaped and elegant modulated Korean Ido chawan from the mid Joseon Period (16-17 century). It is thinly coated with a creamy yellow glaze and very scenic drippings. Shape and form are inspired by the Buncheong Dynasty Gqey yl Chawans a period before.
Great antique condition with two spots of very old gintsugi (kintsugi) gold restoration, with impressing 'kannyu' (crackle) and a high density of 'keshiki' landscape...
Antique Japanese coral brooch that has been exquisitely carved with chrysanthemums and peonies. Certain areas have been pierced through, adding to the depth of the carve work.
Size: 1.75" length
A very rare, finely modelled, bronze figure of the Ancient Egyptian cat goddess, Bast, with later, crudely carved, early 20th Century soft wood stand.
This item was made in Egypt during the Late Dynastic Period (664-332 BC).
Condition: Very good - there is oxidation loss to the left side between the fore and hind leg; no further losses and no repairs.
Height (without stand): 6.6cm (2.6 inches).
Height (with stand): 10.8cm (4.25 inches).
A small Japanese suiban made of bronze, to fill with small viewing stones, pebbles, or sand. Swimming ducks and irises decorate the sides, and the handles are elephant heads.
Size: 2.25" height, 6.25" length
Length approximately 14.4cm (across the handles). Few dents at the censer. Nice patina. In good condition.
A pair of Japanese Edo Period scroll paintings by the painter Sumiyoshi Hiroyuki (1755-1811) , one of a dragon in the clouds and another of a tiger in a bamboo thicket, skillfully painted in sumi ink on silk and signed by the artist. The painter, Hiroyuki was as disciple of the painter, Hiromori and a of successor of the Sumiyoshi School which worked primarily for the Shogunate of Edo Period...
One of the best covered boxes ever on offer at Trocadero. A Song Dynasty covered box of superlatives : Shugary white porcelain paste, most beautiful and never before seen floral decoration, covered with a pale blue Qingbai glaze. Southern Song Dynasty ( 1127 - 1279 ).
Diameter : 8,6 cm. Condition : Perfect. An absolute highlight for any Song Dynasty collection.
This is a Five Dynasties celadon green glaze jarlet in good condition except glaze flaked off near mouth rim as shown and edges
Antique Japanese Bronze Charming mouse running off with Daikoku's money bag. Two small mouses are sitting atop the money bag for the ride looking for loose grains of rice.
Very well crafted and molded with lovely bronze lacquered finish. Signed by the artist: "Nobumitsu." circa Taisho Period
Japanese Keyaki hardwood stand from Meiji Period.
Dimensions: 10" Long X 5 1/2" High X 5" Deep
Beautiful Japanese antique wedding kimono of blue silk and embroidered all over with charming traditional wedding scenes of cranes and turtles, shochikubai (the three friends of winter) pine, plum and bamboo and a profusion of different flowers including chrysanthemums, magnolia, peonies, and camellias. Extensive use of gold embroidery. Lined in red silk and padded at hem. Meiji Period.
Size: 66" high x 49 1/2" wide
Beautiful Japanese antique wedding kimono made of chirimen silk (crepe) and decorated all over with a scene of a river and blossoming plum trees in a rural pavilion setting, the design is done in a paste resist with a delicate blending of colors, silk embroidered details are accented with extensive use of gold thread and small areas of shibori technique. The kimono is lined in a salmon color silk and padded along the hem and edges of sleeves. Meiji Period.
Size: 63" high x 51" wide
Antique Japanese coral brooch that has been very finely carved into seeds of millet and delicate curling leaves with soft, notched edges. The coral has wonderful natural striations of a lighter pink hue. Each carved piece is mounted separately, making it very unique.
Size: 1.75" length
A rare Large Yuan dynasty blue and white ewer with shrimp and flower motif, ewer is in good condition with part of the rim and spout has been restored please see picture detail, size: 12.5 cm height, 13 cm diameter.
A rare Yuan dynasty blue and white cup with flower motif, good condition with small chip at outer rim please see picture for detail, size: 8.5 cm diameter.
Height approximately 14.2cm.There are few dents. In good condition.
If you are looking for incomparable chawans for your collection, let me introduce you this rare piece: Toujin-bue (Chinese flute) shaped tea bowl made of fine, refined clay with a high content of iron oxide. The rim has cut in the shape of a hissen (fudearai - brush washing vessel), a shape very popular in the mid 17th century and found on shigaraki and hagi tea bowls in the Kobori Enshu style. The clay shows few impurities...
This is an indigo dyeing cotton kimono used in Kyoto. As for this, cotton is spun by hand.
This cotton is thick. This is dyed with a beautiful natural indigo plant. This indigo plant is a good indigo plant cultivated in Kyoto. This has a few stains to a chest and a collar, but does not stand out.
This is the very good state that does not include damage.
Size 132cm X 118cm (51.9 "X 46.4 g)
A Very High Quality of Korean Celadon Shallow Bowl with Foliate Rim and Ribs-12th C.:
Korea, Koryo dynasty, 12th century.
The beautiful Koryo celadon glazed shallow bowl is in widely flaring sides rising to a slightly lobed rim and modeled with 6 ribs showing through to the interiors beneath high quality of sea-green celadon glaze with crackles through out the interiors and exteriors,
supported on a low unglazed foot ring with earth, burned the base turned brown color...
Cylinder shaped (hanzutsu) tea bowl made of light, fine, unrefined Mino clay from the late Momoyama or early Edo period. Shape and style (note the trimmed walls) make it appear contemporary with the late Oribe bowls. The expertly thrown body is covered with the typical white, feldspatic Shino glaze which has been poured and under which a decoration of a bamboo grass (sass) and a fence have been applied in iron oxide (oni ita)...
An animated clown in motion with his hands raised above his head.
Height: 10.25"
c.1930
It's a variant of the Butterlfy Kachina from Jemez that went to Zuni before it reached the Hopi. Its name is Poli Sio Hemis. White and red case mask, tableta similar to Hemis Kachina except for the addition of a tube mouth. White kilt, sash, etc. White,red, and yellow body paint. Ordinary Kachina dance.
White and black eagle feathers painted on the tableta.
Height:15.5''
Width (shoulder to shoulder) :4.5''
C.1900
Antique Japanese low bronze suiban, or shallow tray to be filled with suiseki or viewing stones, sand and bonsai. It has an interesting shape with sides decorated by waves and sea shells. The feet are also sea shells.
Size: 2" height, 14.25" length
Antique Indonesian metal round container bordered with embossed suns and moons, central body and lid decorated with fleur de lys motifs over a crosshatch background, pierced foot with S designs. The inside and bottom of the container have a lovely patina.
Size: 6" height, 9.5" diameter
Antique Chinese blue and white porcelain water coupe, with blue cobalt underglaze spiral designs along the rim, imagery of villagers by the sea, boats, shrubbery, and smoke rising from campfires. 18th/19th century
Size: 2.25" height, 4.5" diameter
Very nice, well balanced shape. Porcelanous stoneware with a nice Celadon glaze.
Five Dynasties, Yue ware, Yue Yao.
Diameter : 14,9 cm.
Condition : Perfect. Nice glaze and a very nice, high "ping" tone when tapped.
This is a wonderful pair of early cloisonne vases. The rich enamels and designs used appear to be that of early Namikawa Sosuke. Each vase features a different roosters and a hens. The vases stand 13 inches tall. Condition overall is excellent. Upon close inspection a 1 inch line can bee seen along with two over sized pits.The owner would consider splitting up this pair.
Antique Japanese 4 piece wood carving of Fudō Myō-ō, the center deity of the Myō-ō in Buddhist mythology. The Myō-ō are wrathful incarnations of the Five Buddhas of Wisdom. This Fudo has been wonderfully and carefully carved with a large wall of purifying flames behind him. He has large, vengeful glass eyes and wields his sword called Kurikara in his right hand, and a rope in his left with which to bind and subdue demons...
A rare serving dish with a reticulated border of interlocking rings, richly enamelled and gilded, the centre decorated with a reverse painted, kakewake, scene of three White Herons, san shirasagi, a classic motif found on Arita porcelain from the mid seventeenth century, surrounded by marshland plants, the distinctive heart vine, Aoi, and Kuwai, the Japanese arrowhead...
Cylinder shaped (hanzutsu) tea bowl made of light, fine, unrefined Mino clay dating to the late Momoyama Period. Shape and style make it appear contemporary with the late Oribe bowls.
The expertly thrown body is covered with the typical black oniita engobe inside and outside - with the exception of the bottom - over which a white, feldspatic Shino glaze has been poured. Just the foot ring and its immediate surrounding was left unglazed...
Rare tebineri (hand pinching) E-Seto Chawan, dating back to the 19th. century with fantastic glaze.
It has a sophisticated form, an aesthetic kintsugi gold repair and an also 'four directions bottom stand' (shiho kodai). Extraordinary - take your chance.
The tea bowl comes with a good wood box.
Size: 6,5 cm height x 12 cm in diameter.
Shipping included.
Beautiful pair of Chinese jadeite brush washers, carved into lotus leaves. The jade has beautiful light green and deep, spinach green tones as well as areas of brown or beige. One has some losses. 19th century
Size: 4" length, 3" width, .5" thickness