Longquan ware, Zhejiang. Song to Yuan Dynasties, thirteenth to fourteenth centuries. Superb potted with a molded decoration outside and covered with a nice Celadon glaze.
Diameter : 16,2 cm. H : 6,9 cm.
Condition : Perfect.
Longquan ware, Zhejiang. Song to Yuan Dynasties, thirteenth to fourteenth centuries.
Diameter : 5,5 cm. H : 4,3 cm.
Condition : Perfect
Late southern Song Dynasty longquan Zhejian ( 13th century ) covered box.
A cheap opportunity to purchase a piece covered with the best kind of Celadon colour resp. glaze.
Diameter : 4,6 cm.
Condition : The cover perfect and the under part with an old ( secued ) fiering crack.
A very rare Yuan - Ming dynasty longquan celadon large vase, rounded side with globular body and unglazed base, celadon vase around the belly decorated with incised peony scroll motif, lower part with vertical ribbing, the trumpet part has been cut down and covered with metal mount, covered with nice bluish green tone celadon glaze.
Vase is in good condition with cut down neck and metal mounted.
Size: 48 cm height, and with wooden stand and cover would be 63 cm height.
Rare example of Yuan dynasty under glaze copper-red yuhuchun vase. Decorated with two Phoenix.Conditions: broken into several big pieces on re-attach.Size: 30cm high.
A very rare and unusual Yuan dynasty qingbai glaze large cover box with human motif, rounded side with domed shape and unglazed base, upper part decorated with qilin motif playing ball, inner part with human motif riding horse and large Guanyin head motif, sides with vertical ribbing, cover box is excavated from trowulan east java.
Cover box is in good condition with restoration part on the cover and human motif, no damage at the lower part.
Size: 10 cm diameter.
This very nice and large plate shows a for Chenghua pieces typical water plant and cranes design executed in the for Chenghua pieces typical watery cobalt blue.
A rare piece, a " highlight " for any Ming blue and white collection.
Ming Chenghua - Hongzi Period ( 1465 - 1505 )
Diameter : 32,5 cm.
Condition : Perfect
A rare ming blue and white flattened body ewer decorated with two different flowers on both side and banana leaf around the neck. 15th-16th century. 17,7cm high. ewer has old silver repaired on the handle and the spout.The body in good conditions.
A Rare Koryo Bronze Mirror with a Flying Dragon:
Korea, Koryo dynasy, 11th-13th Century.
Of a floral foliate designed in rim, 8 floating clouds between rings, and a large flying
single Kirin-Dragon around the center, the knob raised and pierced.
It’s in fair condition with a silvery dark green patina on the mirror surface and some earth
and green encrustation and has a pin hole on the face. It measures 12.55cm (4 7/8”)
Bowl decorated with medallion of lotus bouquet tied with a ribbon on the center, floral scroll above a band of lotus petal panels on the exterior, and classic scroll on the inside rim. Porcelain with painted underglaze and applied decoration.PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 16.8 cm wide, 8 cm tall. CONDITION: restoration to the small chips (no missing parts), no cracks or hairlines.
A finely moulded porcelain bowl made circa 1700-1722 during the reign of the Kangxi emperor. On the base is a drawing of an archaic bronze wine vessel - Jue - within a double circle. Condition - there are three rim chips, the largest with associated hairline (please see enlargements 7 and 9 ); there are minor glaze imperfections and a patch of discoloration to the inside (also visible in enlargement 9 )...
Beautiful flower shape northern song celadon dish decorated with incised prunus flower at the center. Very good conditions.16cm diameter.4cm high.
A finely engraved Paktong (nickel silver) belt, possibly made by Straits Chinese craftsmen circa 1880 - 1920. Condition - excellent...
A beautiful 19th C. Chinese blue and white crackle jar with original lid and mountain villege scenery motif. In excellent condition H:12" (without stand)
A nice purple ground sancai bowl decorated with flowers branch. Blue and white square mark with double circle at the base. Qing dynasty (possible Kangxi period ).19cm diameter.8,7cm high. Bowl on restorations with view crack.
Many stories were written about the rising power of the samurai class in late 12th century Japan. Kanjincho, the Kabuki adaptation of the Noh play, Ataka, was first performed at the end of the Edo period in 1840. The costume and hat of this doll tell us that this is Togashi, a chief officer at Ataka inspection barrier in the Kabuki play, “Kanjincho”...
A Bronze Censer Stand from Shipwreck with Xuande seal mark (possible and of the period)because found at same ship with 15th century Chinese porcelain. 19cm diameter. 4,7cm high.about 1700 gram weight.
A rare ming blue and white dish with foo dog playing with a ribbon in the center,and classic scroll border.Celadon glaze on the outer wall.foliated rim.Hongzhi period.24,5cm diameter. Dish in good conditions except minor degradation glaze.
A Very Fine Blue and White Dragon Bottle:
Korea, Choson period, 19th century,
This is a large and fine blue underglaze dragon wine bottle,
slightly compressed globular body rising to a tall neck
with flared mouth, well painted with a dragon pursuing flaming pearl
through clouds. It is in perfect condition. Measures: 11” high and 6 ½” diameter.
***For a very similar dragon bottle sold at the Christie’s, New York, 4/27/1994
page44, lot #58
A lovely porcelain snuff bottle with enamelled decoration.
China, second half 19th century, probably Tongzhi (1862-1875)
H. 7,5 cm.
Condition: excellent
A finely decorated snuffbottle with a scene of figures in an interior. Decorated in underglaze blue and red. It has a Yongzheng mark. Considering the quality of the painting and the heavy wear to the glaze, to my opinion it is of the period. Any comments and ideas are very welcome.
H. 8,5 cm.
Condition: excellent, with heavy age wear to the glaze.
Porcelain snuff bottle in underglaze blue and red.
Yongzheng mark, but 19th century.
H. 7 cm.
Condition: the red parts have firing flaws.
Porcelain snuffbottle in underglaze blue and red.
China, 19th century.
H. 8,5 cm.
Condition: excellent
A small 18th Century blue and white tureen base made for export in Jingdezhen, southern China, circa 1750 during the reign of the Qianlong emperor. Condition - the cover is lacking and there is an under rim chip (please see enlargement no. 4); no cracks and no restoration...
Ca. early 1900s
This horse is carved in a very energetic pose with open mouth and neck twisted back over the left shoulder. The stone is a golden-brown tiger eye displaying the characteristic chatoyancy and having a few small whitish opal-like areas. The piece is well-carved overall with clear facial features and a very active pose with a high and even polish overall...
A Very Rare and Large Standing Buddha; Tathagata, (Nam Mu Myo Saek Sin Yeo Rae ip-sang;
Korea, Choson, 18th Century, Hanging Scroll
This large standing Buddha, Tathagata (one of five or seven standing Buddhas) with feet slightly apart with hands held together, draped in loose robes falling in regular folds at the chest, wide face with finely arched brows centering a small white urna above slightly open eyes, and there are too much details to describe this standing figure...
A beautiful 19th C. Japanese bronze water vessel or incense burner in unusual form with two little frogs on top of the cover.In excellent condition. Marked Japan. W:11-1/2"
Ming blue and white Dish decorated with single Phoenix motive at the center.15th-16th century.Dish has tho hairlines crack on restoration (please check at picture H & I you can see the the different color but little bit difficult to recognize, that because they do great job to restorations).No chipped.26,2cm diameter.4,4cm high.
This Meiji period Japanese vase has ginbari panels accenting the neck and wide goldstone band with gin-bari flowers.
Vase is 8 inches tall and is in pristine condition
17th-18th century Chinese bronze tripod censer.14,5cm wide.8,5cm high.1200gram weight.
18th century Chinese bronze tripod censer with four character Xuande mark at the base.20cm wide.7,5cm high.1585 gram weigh.
19th century Chinese bronze tripod censer with six character Xuande mark at the base.Qing dynasty.13,5cm wide.8,5cm high.860 gram weight.Good condition with just small chipped at the rim on old restorations.
A blue and white porcelain dish depicting two confronting five clawed dragons amongst clouds and flames. This item was made in Jingdezhen, south China during the reign of the Guangxu emperor (1875-1908). Condition - good - there are rim chips but no cracks and no restoration...
A extremely rare one of the kind sample of Yuan dynasty blue and white yuhuchun vase with large fish motif, rounded side with pear shape body and glazed base, vase decorated with under glaze blue of large fish motif, there is no similar yuhuchun vase with fish motif ever recoded, vase is excavated from trowulan east java.
Vase condition is broken into several big pieces, very good sample for any one who interested into early Chinese porcelain.
Size: 29 cm height if in complete conditio...
A very rare of Yuan dynasty blue and white yuhuchun vase with horse motif, rounded side with pear shape body and glazed base, vase decorated with under glaze blue of reverse blue base white horse in three different style motif , vase is excavated from trowulan east java.
Vase condition is broken into several big pieces, re glued / taped, missing upper part, very good sample for any one who interested into early Chinese porcelain.
Size: 22 cm height, if complete would around 29cm.
A Rare Yuan dynasty blue and white bowl decorated with two mandarin duck at the center.continous flower as the outer wall border.Bowl condition : missing two big shard at the rim.no crack or hairlines. Size:16,8cm diameter.7,7cm high.