Jewelry for the headdress of a Turkmen woman, made of silver alloy and set with two flat carnelian cabochons. From an old Swiss collection. Cf. Schletzer, Dieter and Reinhold: Old Silver Jewellery of the Turkoman: An Essay on Symbols in the Culture of Inner Asian Nomads. Berlin: D. Reimer, 1983, pages 174 - 175. Condition: some traces of usage. Dimension: total length: 81 cm, pendant with carnelian: 14 cm x 7 cm, weight: 120 g.
Vintage Chinese sculpture of a resting horse with its head raised and turned back, carved out of solid amethyst. Beautiful stone ranging from typical amethyst purple to rock crystal transparent, natural lines in the material. Very good quality carving capturing the essence of the creature, excellent finish, very pleasant to hold. Length 2.85 inches.
PHALLUS
As a dedicatory wood carving ‘Goshintai’ (lit. ‘Body of Kami (God)’) based on Japanese folk phallus worship, 20th century, H 38 x D 12.5-11.3 cm (14.96 x 4.92 x 4.44in)...
Two iconic ornaments worn by the people of Sumba island in eastern Indonesia. Made of different metals. One decorated with cocks. Cf.: Rodgers, Susan "Power and Gold: Jewelry from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines" from the Collection of the Barbier-Muller Museum Geneva. Dimension: 6.5 cm and 6.7 cm long. Condition: some dents and granulation loss, one cock's eye lost.
Finely crafted lacquered pen box, seems to be Greek or from one of Eastern European countries, depicting figures on the boat and seem to be fishing, early 20th century period. Size; Dimensions as follows, 8"L X 1 1/8"H X 2 1/4"D. Condition Report; Wear to the gilt and lacquer.
Urushi small tray with gold makie whose motifs are auspicious noshi and treasures. It has an original wooden box. In excellent condition except for a chip (8mm) in the rim. Late 19th to mid 20th century. W:27cm L:18cm H:12cm
Cotton cloth with kasuri Yabane (plume) pattern which is handwoven and vegetable indigo dye. Warps look machine spun but wefts are hand-spun yarn. It has very thick texture, probably domestically handwoven. The first half of the 20th century. 148cm x 136cm
Shell shaped Japanese lacquer container. This is not something that was made quickly or should I say, "well layered". It comes with a beautiful luster, indescribable. It is beautiful.
The measurements: 8 2/3" x 8 1/4" x 3 2/3"H
Cotton noragi hanten which is hand-spun and vegetable indigo dye. It has cotton kasuri collar cloth which is also vegetable indigo dye and hand-spun. In excellent condition and has thick texture. The first half of the 20th century. W:94cm, L:89cm
W of shoulders:61cm
Boro sodenashsi (vest) made of cotton stripes for outside and hand-spun and vegetable indigo dye cotton inside. It has 2 layers indigo cloth with sashiko and 3 layers with stripes parts. The first half of the 20th century from Tohoku district. Shoulder W:36cm, Hem W:53cm, L:69cm
CATHEDRAL
Antique Japanese oil painting on wooden board, with no title (but provably 'Notre Dame de Paris'), 1930s, 40.3 x 33.3 cm (15.86 x 13.11in), attached with a Japanese-written certificate proving that the actual grand son himself possessed this work of Tsukamoto Shigeru (1903-1983)...
A Lot of Two Zisha Teapots with Seal Marks of Gu Jingzhou & Chen Mingyuan
Dimensions: Height: 1. Teapot by Gu Jingzhou: 1.5 3/4 inches (14.6 cm) Length: 3 1/2 inches (8.9 cm) 2. Teapot by Chen Mingyuan: Height: 3 3/4 inches (9.53 cm) Length: 6 inches (15.24 cm)
Artist or Maker: Gu Jingzhou & Chen Mingyuan Marks
Medium: Zisha
Condition Report: Good Condition
Provenance: Property of a Canadian Family Collection
Factory new stock. Never used. 40mm diameter by 43mm and 16mm in height. The Lucite crystal has the Omega Trademark Horseshoe in center. OMEGA MEMOMATIC ALARM 166.072 Cal 980 STAINLESS screw back Seamaster original back STEEL CASE. Circa: 1969. Inside marked: Omega Watch Co. FAB SUISSE SWISS MADE ACIER INOXYDABLE 166.072. Very nice. THIS IS A FINE COLLECTIBLE. DON'T INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET. BUY SOMETHING PROVEN IN TIME...
INCENSE CONTAINER
Wood. Korea. Sign of Chinese characters at the bottom that stands for the year of 'Fire Monkey' (33rd year of the sexagenary cycle、e.g. 1896, 1956, 2016). approx. D 10 x H 12cm (3.93 x 4.72in).
Some expected stains and scratches due to aging, but in generally good condition as is...
BECKONING CAT
Lovely vintage pottery 'Maneki-neko' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneki-neko). Showa period, early-mid 20th century, Japan. H 11 x 6 x 6cm (4.33 x 2.36 x 2.36in). The condition is as is as seen...
BEAR FAMILY
Vintage Japanese wood carving bear okimono of exquisite composition, with chiseled Japanese letters of "Commemoration. Trip to Hokkaido. 1962 9.12". approx. 33 x 13 x H 39cm (12.99 x 5.11 x 15.35in)...
SPOOLS
4-piece set of various types of Korean wooden spools of mid 20th century, including the one engraved the single kanji characters of 'ka' (lit. 'beautiful', 'excellent') and 'sakana' (lit. 'relish') on the both sides
and the one with butterfly design and geometrical pattern. Thread is the one originally reeled at that time. approx. 22.5 x 5.8 x 1cm (8.85 x 2.28 x 0.39in) - 13 x 7 x 1cm (5.11 x 2.75 x 0.39in)...
TWO MANEKI-NEKOS
Lovely two tiny small pottery 'maneki-neko' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneki-neko) with such nice faces, Showa period, 1950s, Japan, Large: H 6cm (2.36in), Small: H 5.5cm (2.16in)...