17th Century White Tara Tibetan Thangka. The White Tara goddess symbolizes transcendent knowledge and purity. In ancient Tibet, it was believed that Tara was reincarnated in every virtuous and pious woman. She was born from the eye of Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva of compassion, and became his wife. Most of these thangka were photographed through glass frames, so there may be a little blurriness. This thankga was in an exhibition at the University of Texas Art Museum. Mineral pigments on silk...

17th Century White Tara Tibetan Thangka. The White Tara goddess symbolizes transcendent knowledge and purity. In ancient Tibet, it was believed that Tara was reincarnated in every virtuous and pious woman. She was born from the eye of Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva of compassion, and became his wife. Most of these thangka were photographed through glass frames, so there may be a little blurriness. This thankga was in an exhibition at the University of Texas Art Museum. Mineral pigments on silk...

This most beautiful Vase is just 18 cm. high. The perfect body shows an enamel decoration executed in a very seldom seen really superb quality. It is a pleasure to regard the quality of this piece with an magnifying glass...

A rare example blue and white dish with foliated rim, decorated with Dragon motive surrounded by continuous flower scrolls at inner wall and classic scrolls at rim. The exterior with lotus petal panels. Condition is broken into several pieces with some missing part. Yuan dynasty 14th century. Diameter: 29,5cm diameter.

Song Dynasty, ca. 1000 /1100

These tall, slender offering jars with lids are well-potted and molded with dignitaries, dragons and horses, and covered with a thin bluish-toned clear glaze. The bluish areas are apparent where the glaze has pooled around the molded figures. The lids are likewise glazed and finished with a simple stylized swirl of clay. The clay body is white and a bit sugary in texture. There are orange areas of staining from burial...

Porcelanous stoneware with a molded decoration covered with an elegant pale gray glaze. Yue Ware ( Yueyao ), Five Dynasties to Song Dynasty, tenth to eleventh centuries. Diameter : 9,8 cm. Condition : Perfect

A Rare Song or Yuan dynasty celadon longquan stem cup decorated with incised flower motive at the center. I good condition except has one tiny chipped at the rim.11,5cm diameter.9,5cm high.

A rare Northern song celadon large bowl with incised decorations.25,4cm diameter.6,8cm high. Bowl has two small chipped at the rim (please see at the picture) and glaze degradations because found from the sea.No hairlines.

A Fine Round-Shape White Porcelain Small Jarlet: Korea, Choson period, 19th Century It is formed with a compressed globular body applied with evenly white tinged slight thick white glaze overall body, its bottom also very clean.with a kiln grit. It is in very fine condition with a short hair line crack on the mouth rim. Measures 10cm h. x 10.5cm d.

A beautiful early 19th C. Chinese Ox blood incense burner with crackle ge style glaze inside the bowl. In excellent condition. D: 16.5cm x 8cm.

Rare Nepalese Shaman's Ritual Harness and Belt Suit of Bells, Feathers, Animal Hide, Shells, Fur, Metal, and Fabric. From the collection of Sam Hilu, prominent collector and author on Asian and African art. An old and rare piece that was used in rituals performed by a West Nepalese Shaman of the Magar Tribe in the Rukum District. Beautifully mounted and displayed on a custom metal stand...

A rare Xing yao ewer covered with high quality white glaze. Tang - Liao dynasty. 23,6cm high. Ewer have two small chipped at the rim,one hairline from the rim to the neck,and one fine hairline at the spout. Free from any restorations.

A Persian 19th century papier-maché pen box or 'qalamdan', decorated with parrots, flowers,landscapes, portrait medaillions and a breast feeding woman and child. Length 22 cm. Condition: excellent

A lovely enamelled tea caddy. Canton, 18th century. H. 11,5 cm. Condition: several chips and damages to the enamel. Please refer to the pictures.

A good late Qing embroidered silk robe with attached sleeve bands. Late 19th century. W. 113 cm H. 102 cm. Condition: generally good with normal age wear and light discoloring.

A ming blue and white ewer decorated two mandarin ducks at the pond with lotus flower. and on the other side decorated with two crane on the similar pond.Ming dynasty possible Jiajing period. Body of the ewer is in good conditions except silver repaired on the spout and the handle. 11cm high (not with the silver lid)

Decorated with a very nice Coastal Landscape with Pagoda. The decoration executed in a rich Kobalt blue. Ming Dynasty, Jiajing period ( 1522 - 1566 ) Diameter : 19,2 cm. Condition : Perfect.

16th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Bronze Buddha on Lotus Seat

It is 13 inches (33 cm) tall by 8 inches (20.3 cm) wide. It weights 6.5 lb.

It has peeling of lacquer, loss of gold, chip at one finger, manufacturer defect of firing holes and cracks, chip at the tip of her tassel, the lotus and base's edge, and one of the foot at the stand was repaired (as seen in the photos).

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A pair of beautiful old dark greyish jade Asian Chinese water buffalo (cow or ox). Very nicely carved and with wooden stand. In excellent condition.W:6"

A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese rattan bangle with silver gold plated design. In good condition. Inner D: 5.5cm SOLD TO CHINA

Porcelain covered by crazying white glaze, glaze base. PERIOD : Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368 AD) MEASUREMENTS: cm wide, cm tall. CONDITION: Excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restorations.

Chinese antique tomb pottery figure of a portly court lady, Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), 14.25"H with traces of original red and black pigments on sleeves and crevices of body. Minor repairs to hair and neck. Oxford TL Test results consistent with 9th century dating. Fat lady was depicting the famous concubine, Yang Gu Fei, her asymetric coiffure is Duo Maji, 'just off horse look' with disheveled hairdo...

Wanli Period ( 1573 - 1620 ) Excavated in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Chinese porcelain kendi, deriving from a Middle Eastern form, were made in several animal forms in the Ming dynasty, including frog. H: 22,3 cm. B : 12,4 cm. L : 18,5 Condition : No crack, no chip to the body but some glaze fritting which however is typical for such kind of ware.

A fine Qing dynasty dish decorated with molded lotus flower with each petal finely incised. foliated rim covered with nice celadon glaze. Qianlong period. Size : 29,1cm diameter.4,4cm high. Dish in good condition with just found one small chiiped on back side of the rim (not visible from the front).

This piece shows the same kind of decoration like the other piece of the same kind we recenly did offer ( item # 264 ) Both pieces were excavated in Borneo and even came from the same hole...

A good Yuan dynasty blue and white jar with two ears, rounded side with globular body and un glazed base, jat decorated with good under glaze blue color of fine drawing vertical flower motif divided with beaded motif, covered with fine milky bluish white glaze.
Jar is in good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration, there is a glaze line on the body from join in the middle, fine porcelain.
Size: 8 cm height.

A rare and very large Vietnamese annamese blue and white octagonal lobbed cover box, octagonal with domed shape and lobbed side, cover box decorated with under glaze blue of Yuan style flower motif, outer wall with divided flower motif with reverse blue base white flower motif, very rare to find a cover box in this large size and have original cover.
Condition: cover box is in good condition, no chip, no crack, no restoration.
Size 16 cm diameter 11 cm height, a very large size for ann...

A fine Ming dynasty large dish decorated with incised "dragon fish" at the center and flowers at the inner wall.Covered with nice celadon glaze.Late ming period (Swatow).36cm diameter,8cm high. Very Good conditions.

A rare Yuan dynasty blue and white ewer decorated with double spout and molded of shrimp as a symbol of handle.10,5cm high.13,5cm wide.Body of the Ewer in good conditions except has damage on the top and little chipped at the spout (please see at the picture).

A beautiful late 19th C. Chinese red lacquer cinnabar carved small vase with landscape scene and people motif. Excellent carving workman skill in excellent condition. H: 4"(without stand)

19th century Chinese bronze tripod censer and stand with six character Xuande mark at the base.Qing dynasty.13,5cm wide.1341 gram weight. Good conditions.

Lovely and Rare Song Dynasty Xing ware Lobed Bowl.Bowl covered with high quality white glaze.Glazed base.Size:13cm diameter.conditions: two small chips at mouth rim (see picture 7&8),no hairlines, free from any restorations.

19th century Chinese bronze tripod censer with six character Xuande mark at the base.Qing dynasty.11,5cm wide.700gram weight.Good condition with just small dent scratching at the body,no crack,no hole,and free from any restorations.

Chinese antique lattice and glass door cabinet, beautiful geometric pattern grillwork, old flower basket design on bronze fittings, nice finish, size: 72.75"H 38.25"W 17.75"D, Ching Dynasty, late 19th century.

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. 76cm (30 inches)long.

19世纪/20世纪初 白铜龙虎纹腰带
一件精美的镂雕白铜腰带，估为东南亚华人工匠所作，约为1880-1920年...

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”. The dimensions of the doll are 13 3/4" tall (including hat) and 16" wide (shoulder 10" wide)

In "Kanjincho", after winning the batt...

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. 19cm (7.5 inches)long; 5.5cm (2.5 inches high.

18世纪中叶 外销青花深底汤碗
一件小型18世纪外...

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. The fitted stand is carved from jichimu (chicken wing wood) and was painted or lacquered black originally- with much of the...

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. This painting painte...