For centuries, the Chinese practiced ancestor worship as a religious ritual. Ancestor (also known as) or Spirit tablets were a ritual object commonly seen in temples and shrines and on household altars. Usually made of one or 2 pieces of wood...

Description:

A Jizhou bowl was beautifully applied with whitish tortoiseshell glaze.
Sited on the characteristic shallow walled nearing flat foot ring, the bowl was slightly inverted on the mouth rim.
The body clay revealed at the bottom was in loosening-feel quality and was fired in light buff tint.
Molding scar was left at the foot ring too.
Due to long time of age, enduring old crackles were yielded in the glaze.
The agate-like glaze was in very fine condition...

Description:

A soapstone Lohan was in sitting posture.
Holding in the left hand with a rosary, the fairy saint hold a Ruyi in his right hand.
Smiling and in amiable mood, the stone figure was well depicted and was in warm yellowish tint due to enduring old age.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century.

Height:7.3cm, Width:7.3cm, Depth: 5.8cm. Weight: 270gram.

Condition: very good except one defect at the mouth of the bag...

An attractively painted enamel box and cover made in China for export (circa 1891-1908) during the second half of the reign of the Guangxu emperor. condition - excellent - one or two very minor surface scratches - no damages and no restoration...

The rafter tail is the end of the roof rafter which is architecturally visible. In times past, many cultures would carve traditional objects and design at ends of the rafter tails. This galloping horse is the carved rafter tail from an old Indian building.

Deeply carved from unknown hardwood, the horse is outfitted with a mounting bracket on the back so he can easily be hung on a wall. dimensions top to bottom 10 inches, 4 inches wide and 5 inches deep...

Porcelain decorated with floral on the inside, glazed base with mark. PERIOD : Qing Dyanasty 19th Century. MEASUREMENTS: 14 cm wide. CONDITION: Perfect, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration.

Porcelain decorated with vajra on the center, floral scroll on the outside, glazed base. PERIOD : Middle Ming 16 th Century. MEASUREMENTS: 15 cm wide, 6.5 cm tall. CONDITION: one tiny chips to the rim; free from restoration.

Porcelain decorated with floral spray on the center, a floral scroll on the outside, glazed base. PERIOD : Middle Ming16th Century MEASUREMENTS: 15 cm wide, 6.5 cm tall. CONDITION: two small chips to the rim, a hairline; free from restoration.

Porcelain decorated with flower on the center, a floral scroll on the outside, unglazed base. PERIOD : Middle Ming 16th Century MEASUREMENTS: 15 cm wide, 6.5 cm tall. CONDITION: tiny chip to the foot ring, no cracks, no hairlines and free from restoration

Porcelain decorated with floral spray on the center, a floral scroll on the outside, glazed base. PERIOD : Middle Ming 16th Century MEASUREMENTS: 15 cm wide, 6.5 cm tall. CONDITION: 3 short hairlines to the rim; no cracks, no chips and free from restoration

Decorated with a plantain leaves in the center and floral spray on the outside. W=12 cm. Early Ming 1368-1398. Condition : two chips to the rim, no cracks, no hairline and free from restoration.

Porcelain decorated with playful children and a lotus scroll on the outside, glazed base. PERIOD : Early Ming (1488-1505 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 13 cm wide. CONDITION: excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines and free from restoration.

A beautiful African carved ivory figure of a seated female and child west Africa with beautiful patina measuring approx. 12.5 inches in length. A fine investment quality antique.

A beautiful African carved ivory figure of a nursing mother west Africa with beautiful patina measuring approx. 13 inches in length. A fine investment quality antique.

Porcelain decorated with a qilin and floral spray on the center, glazed base. PERIOD : Early Ming (1400-1487 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 20 cm wide. CONDITION: a small chips to the rim; free from restoration.

Porcelain decorated with fish among water weeds on the center, glazed base. PERIOD : Early Ming (1400-1487 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 16 cm wide. CONDITION: long hairline, two small chips to the foot and rim; free from restoration.

Porcelain decorated with two qilin among ribbons on the center, glazed base. PERIOD : Early Ming (1400-1487 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 20 cm wide. CONDITION: two hairline, two small chips to the rim; free from restoration.

Porcelain decorated with floral sprays on the center, glazed base. PERIOD : Early Ming (1400-1487 AD) MEASUREMENTS: 20 cm wide. CONDITION: small chips to the foot and rim, very short hairline; free from restoration.