China Republican Burl Pipe xx

A very nice Galle cameo vase decorated with fuschia. The 4" tall and 4 1/4" diameter vase is in excellent condition and is red over a colorless and yellow satin background. Signed “Galle” in cameo.

A water vessel with long neck, made of patinated brass with cast relief decoration of butterflies and floral motifs. Similar examples of this type of water bottles in the "Tropenmuseum Amsterdam". Condition: some traces of usage. Dimension: c. 29 cm high, diameter base: 10.6 cm, weight: 1.4 kg.

Pair of 1930's Japanese Blue & White Seto Kato Porcelain Vase with Flower & Bird Marked

Each vase is 5.9 inches (15.1 cm) tall by 3.3 inches (8.5 cm) wide. Total weight is 1.1 Lb.

They have minor stains and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A Japanese ranma (transom) with a Hinoki (Cypress) frame and a Kusunoki (Camphor) wood hand carved Chiku Bai theme in highly detailed three dimensional relief. Artist signed Tosho Nakajima. Most likely mounted in a wealthy Japanese home or a fancy Ryokan (country inn). Its main theme is a majestic Plum Blossom tree (Bai) accented with Bamboo (Chiku).

The ranma was often mounted above the Fusuma sliding doors between rooms to allow the air to circulate freely...

19064552 A nice small example of Loetz “Astraea” pattern. The bulbous vase is 3 ½ inches tall, 2 ½ inches in diameter and has a polished pontil. The piece is unsigned.

China old wooden toggle immortal - Tie Guai Li xx

China zitan water dropper late Qing xx

China old porcelain dishes (a pair)xx

Generous redware teapot by Dybdahl, Denmark, 1960’s. The inside, the spout and handle, rim and lid with a smooth transparent glaze, the rest unglazed. Impressed, stamped decoration of little masks or stylized sun faces. In the studio of Palle and Margrethe Dybdahl Margrethe did the wheel throwing and the decorations and Palle the glazes. The teapot takes 1.2 litres and pours well. Width spout to handle "10 / 26 cm. Condition: some roughness around the spout.

A rare and absolutely beautiful high end Yixing Teapot, China, should be pre 1980 and perhaps much older, since it comes from an old collection.

Made by a master potter with a fantastic moulded cobalt and torquise blue glaze. The pot is signed below with a makers mark, so far unresearched.

Size: 18 cm. from handle to tip of spout, ca. 9 cm. high.

Condition: Choice! Absolutely problemfree and perfect with a fine patina from old age and use...

Sterling Silver Rim and Cut and Etched clear Crystal heavy weight Bowl and Matching Saucer, Ca. 1930's, 4 3/4" diameter top and 2 3/4" high(bowl), 6" diameter and 3/4" high(saucer), with clean clear Crystal cut design and Sterling Silver rim, both marked "Sterling" "7354" on the side of the rim. The condition is good, heavy weight.

Sterling Silver wide rim of low relief design and beautifully Cut and Etched heavy clear Crystal Dish or Coaster, 1930's, 5 1/4" diameter, 3/4" high, sterling rim size is 5/8" wide, high quality, marked "Sterling", "3826-9" on the side underneath. This is a very nice fine quality Coaster. The condition is good.

This unique figurine of a peasant boy carrying a sack, clearly demonstrates the artistic virtuosity of the Murano glass artists. It is highly unusual for a figurine to have hollow legs to support such tall statue. (We have only seen a similar figurine in Venice.) This Murano sculpture is superbly crafted and highly unusual in its clarity using only a subtle iridescence to accent the beauty of the Glass. This unique beauty stands 13" tall and is in excellent condition.

Tsuchiya Koitsu
Asakusa Kinryusan, 1938
Size: Oban. Approximately 16.75 x 11.25 inches.
Publisher: Doi Hangaten. Doi watermark.
Carver: Harada. Printer: Yokoi.
This seal combination indicates an early post-war edition.
Reference: Koitsu catalog TK-DH-51.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Left margin has two tears that do not impinge on image.

Chinese antique red crystalline peking glass snuff bottle with children playing outdoors. Beautiful detailed scene, top of container with blue peking glass cap. Good condition.

circa 1930s, Republic Period
size: 2 3/8" H 1 1/2" W

Antique Chinese ruby red peking glass flattened round snuff bottle. Top with green peking glass top. Good condition.

Provenance: Jade Collector, LA
Republic Period, circa 1930s
Size: 2 3/4" H x 2" W x 3/4" D

Setof three Thai benjarong enameled dishes, the larger lobbed dish decorated with lotus flowers on a green ground, together with a pair of small footed dishes decorated with similar motif.

circa 1920s
Largest 4" H x 10 1/4" W
Smaller 2" H x 4 3/4" W

Rare Meiji metal Okimono of a Monkey Samurai or Sage unsigned , great sculpt nice detail in the fur . There are a few splits to the base and this figure has been clear coated long ago but its bubbling off and could be totally removed with little effort. We are not cleaning him and leaving that to the new owner. Size 13.5" by 7"

Pilgrim's hanten made of thin white cotton with many stamps of the sacred sites that are called "Shodo-shima Hachiju-Hachi-kasho Reijo (Shodo Island 88 holy places) located in Kagawa prefecture in Shikoku. The pilgrimage route was opened in late 17th century. The head band has stamps from Omine-san (Mt.Omine) in Nara prefecture. No sign of a place in the belly band. In good condition but has a few stains. The first half of the 20th century...

1930's Chinese Silver Enamel Lock Necklace with Coral & Turquoise Carved Bead Marked

It is 38.1 inches (97 cm) in circumference by 17.1 inches (43.5 cm) long. The pendant is 3 inches (7.7 cm) long by 4 inches (10.2 cm) wide.The smallest coral bead is 7.8 mm-8.4 mm. The largest coral bead 16 mm. The turquoise bead is 8.4mm-17mm. The total weight is 123.4 gram.

It has surface wears and scratches, loss of enamels, oxidation, tarnished silver...

Antique Indian bronze Ganesha standing on mouse, with nimbus surrounding his figure. Holding axe, golubjub his sweetmeat, on base with sanskrit writing.

Age late 19th century
Size: 5" H x 3" W x 1 1/2" D

Chinese antique white porcelain teapot with design of court ladies enjoying garden. Overglaze in pinks, orange, green and blue with black outlining. Gold floral design on spout. Some wear to gilt glaze.

Republic period, circa 1908

China export mark on bottom
Size 6 1/2"H x 7 1/4" W overall, body circumference 4 1/2"

Chinese antique pair of charming blue flame vases with side handles. Hexagonally shaped with flared lip. Showing kiln's firing glaze dripping flow and brown on edges.

Age: 19th century

Size: 10 1/2" H x 4 1/2" W x 3 3/4" D

China old wooden toggle immortal xx

China old toggle Frog in a lotus leaf xx

China old horn standing man xx

Complete set of five Shan esoteric Buddhist images. These consist of a Buddha, three monks and a chedi. These are covered with traditional gold and back lacquer and the bodies are made from compressed powdered herbs or temple incense ash. They have a quirky abstract quality to them, their facelessness represents that the individual is inconsequential but has the potential for becoming a Buddha, on the bottom are the eight Burmese zodiac symbols based on the days of the week...

Kawase Hasui
The Torii at Miyajima at Night
Date: 1930s.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Size: Koban. Approximately 6.25 x 4.25 inches.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Reference: Hotei Hp-52.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Beautiful and robust ghurra with a beautiful patina of use, the top figure a house, the center part shows 4 pillars connected by ropes that surmount rows of milk jugs, the rotation hole shows important signs of use. H 24 cm, maximum thickness 6 cm Several other photos will be added

A fine and old ghurra, the top figures a house , whereas the middle is figures an interlace of rope, the rotating hole shows important signs of use; H 22 cm More photographs will be added

A robust old ghurra richly carved with geometrical motives suroundedbu a carved rope (neti) . H25 cmthickness 4.5 cm More photos will be added

An antique Japanese Ko Tansu known as a personal storage chest made of Kiri (Paulownia) wood. Traditional wiped lacquer finish and original bronze fittings complement this piece. It features a hinged door that houses a compartment with a removable shelf.

This style of chest would make a great bedside stand or an elegant side table in any room of the house.

Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926)

Dimensions: 21 3/4" High x 23 1/4" Wide x 12 5/8" Deep

The larger one is. L: 106cm/41.8in and W: 59cm/23in. All the elements in this piece are hand made, even the ribbon along the border which is often machine made (even in old pieces)this piece has some old repairs The smaller one is has ablack calendered cotton cloth, and green commercial border, and fine silk embroidered center panel with hand woven silk embellished apron ties. . W: 40cm/15.8in and L: 43cm/17in. Free shipping Hong Kong Registered Airmail...

Beautifully painted pair of herons amidst willow trees and embankment. Soft color palatte with gold leaf background. Black lacquered wooden frame with bronze embossed metal hardware. Good Condition

Circa 1950s

Dimensions: 71"L x 36"H

Set of 4 (1930's) Chinese Scholar Ink Cake with 8 Immortal God in Original Box Signed

Each is 4 inches (5.8 cm) tall by 2 inches (5.2 cm) wide. The box is 8.4 inches (21.3 cm) tall by 2.2 inches (5.7 cm) in length by 3.7 inches (9.5 cm) wide. Total weight including box 2.9 lb.

They have rubbing of gold and paint, hairline cracks and chips and surface wears and scratches...

1930's Japanese Gilt Silver Chrysanthemum Motif Water Dropper Suiteki

It is 1.25 inches (3.2 cm) wide by 2.4 inches (6 cm) in length. It weighs 46 gram.

It is tarnished and has loss of gilding and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Original Japanese color woodblock print in the dai oban size by the Japanese artist Natori Shunsen (1886-1960), showing Kataoka Nizaemon XIII as Momoi Wakasanosuke in the Chushingura play from the series "Portraits of Male Actors in Various Roles". Published in 1953 by Watanabe Shozaburo with mica background. Signed Shunsen with artist's seal Shunsen, red circular publisher's seal Watanabe, titled and dated Showa 28 in the margin. Dimension: paper 37.9 cm x 26.1 cm, image: 37.1 cm x 25.2 cm. Co...

China old toggle dark lotus wrapped like package xx

Rare jacket back panel from the remote Miao Jiupang group from Jiahe County, Guizhou province (see last enlargement), with purple embroidered pattern between the spaces in the tin decoration. This style of decoration is unique to this group and very difficult to make, as every tiny bit of tin has to be individually cut and crimped. Recently acquired from a private Hong Kong collector, these are the first examples I have send of these I have seen in the past 15 years. There ...

Old (1930's ) Japanese Wood Carved Netsuke with Erotica Couple Signed

It is 0.78 inch (2 cm) tall by 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) wide. It is 8.9 gram.

It has chips and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Japanese early 20th century Sumidagawa large pitcher. The pitcher is done with 3 monkeys done in high relief. The chop mark of the artist in on the back Inouye Ryosai. The vase measures 12 3/16" tall and 6 1/4" wide and about 4 5/8" in diameter.

china Massive root carving early Qing xx

Antique Japanese water color on silk of a winter cottage signed. 15 by 18" approximately.

Antique south east Asian Buddhist text pages 6 pages total 5 with writing back and front the wood block of seated Buddhas is single sided . largest 17" by 3.25"

Antique Japanese scroll of cranes in the mingei art style.19th c or older asis condition signed. 22" wide

Antique asian scroll of a standing crane with bamboo see images fro condition.

Mid century Italian printed Music Still life Tapestry with cable stitch gold accent thread, the front probably silk with a cotton backing. Good condition with fold lines. Size w 26" h 35"

Chinese carved Rose Quartz Snuff Bottle, Ca. 1940, 3" high, 2" wide, 1/2" deep, with Rose original top and spoon is attached to the top, shows some wear and stains.

China old light huali wood kanggui mid Qing

A Fine and Rare Danish Sterling Silver Box from the workshop of the noted silversmith Evald Nielsen. Interesting design with a commemorative 1878-1938 Train Transfer. Measures about 5" by 3 3/8" by 1 1/2".

Early Showa (1930s) Japanese obidome (sash ornament) of round shape with engraved flowers. Obidome is worn on an obi cord that holds the obi sash together, is the only type of jewelry worn by Japanese women on formal occasions, and could serve as netsuke as well. Very nice work, beautiful patina. Metal fitting on the back with two loops for an obi cord. Diameter 1 1/8 inches.

This difficult to find tool-of-the trade pharmacy “IDEAL CAPSULE FILLER” was used by early 20th century druggists to enhance their capsule production. The patent date is stamped Oct. 31, 1905, and research indicates that it was produced by the "Baltimore Capsule Co."

The machine produces 2 different size capsules and has a filling plate that sports 4 parallel rows, each having the capacity of making 24 capsules. Also included are 2 capsule filling trays.

The condition of this wonderf...

A Chinese banded amethyst sculpture, shaped as an egg and carved with the head of an Immortal with large pendant ears . The carving is beautifully rendered and the unusual form makes it original and desirable. In very good condition, it measures 2 3/4 inches (7.25 cm ) long and dates from the Republican period.

A Chinese jade pendant of triangular shape, with pierced and carved decoration showing a bird among foliage. It is finely and delicately executed, the stone is of pale celadon color and the cord of finely pleated silk. The tassels carry colored beads. In very good condition , it dates to the Republican period and measures 2 inches W X 1 1/2 inches high ( 5cm x 3cm)

Japanese Bamboo Tea Ceremony Dish or Bowl, heavy Chestnut color Lacquer applied on hand woven Bamboo Dish or Bowl, 7" diameter, 1 3/4" high, the condition is good.

Bhutanese colorful Bamboo Bangchung covered Food Basket, 8 3/4" diameter, 3 1/2" high include top cover, hand woven colored Bamboo, yak skin pull or handle is attached to bottom basket on the side to pull open, usually this type of baskets closes very tight to store food, leather handle on the side is helpful to open top and bottom apart. The condition is good.

Japanese Fruitwood round tray, carved from one piece of wood with high rim, Japanese Kanji writing in the center for "Good Health Prize" 11 1/2" diameter, 1 3/4" high, 1/2" thick for rim, in good beautiful condition.

Japanese scroll painting in colors on paper depicting “delicacies from the land and the sea” - a cuttlefish on a bamboo branch, edible taro bulbs and a long stemmed fuki - Japanese butterbur. Beautiful work, elegant composition in Japanese taste, delicate subtle painting. Signed SHUJI GA (painted by Shuji) followed by the red seal of the artist. Beautiful bamboo pattern paper mounts, lacquered scroll ends, in perfect condition, excellent painting for display during tea ceremony. Painting siz...

The size of Fubako: 11 1/2" Long x 8 9/16" Wide x 2 1/16" High. This is beautiful and classy Japanese Shunkei Lacquer Fubako (stationary box) with fine Japanse Brocade design with flower and karakusa design. Inside has lavender color velvet inside cover as well as inside bottom. The condition of Fubako excellent. It never been used. There is no warping. No scratch and wear. It has the date on the back of box Showa 54. (1979) Sept. 6th. It said as the appreciation of many long years working. It i...