Song Style Qingbai glazed Molded vase with Floral designs, age unknown. Great condition, size 10" by 6"
This hand painted English Bristol glass vase with great colors is late 19th century. It is 9 3/8" tall x 5 1/2" wide. The inside mouth diameter is 3 1/4". There are no chips, no cracks, and no repairs to this item. This item is in excellent condition.
This is a very deep green to clear Moser vase with beautiful intaglio flowers etched on sides and into the corners. It measures 5 1/4" tall x 2" across. It is in mint condition.
Height: 3.3 cm (1.6 in)
Width: 5.8 cm (2.6 in)
Japanese ivory okimono of three wise monkeys; signed; circa early 20th century
Exhibited, is a fine European antique shoe horn with an incredible carved horn handle in form of a dog's head and ebony shaft, close attention to every details,
Size: The carved handle measures 3.5 inches long and overall length of shoe horn is 22 inches long. Condition Report: good condition
considering age of this beautiful item, age crack to the lower end of shaft, late 19th/early 20th century era.
Wonderful Chinese carved horn figure of Shoulao; standing in long robes and holding a staff with double hours, a crane by his side. Height of this
fine carving is 7 inches. Condition Report: Great condition.
A beautiful Chinese famille rose porcelain buddha with five boys in excellent condition : H20.5cm $485
DESCRIPTION: An antique hand-painted ceremonial drum with vivid motifs of large flowers with curling green tendrils against a red ground. Both ends of the drum are covered in animal hide and secured with round-headed metal studs. This highly decorative drum makes a perfect little end table, or adds a touch of exotic to any décor. Very good condition with minor rubbing in spots. DIMENSIONS: 16 5/8” high (42.2 cm) x 15 5/8” diameter (39.6 cm).
Nice collection of 6 vintage Seminole dolls, all early to mid 20th century, most with patchwork clothing, beads, and bright colors, all with classic hair styles. Two are earlier, made without any rickrack and are done with old calico fabric.
The largest is 12 1/2", others measuring 10", 9 1/2", 9", 7 1/2", and the smallest at 4 1/4".
Bodies made of palm material and are handsewn, the clothing is mostly machine stitched, some dolls have rickrack decoration. Sold as a collection only.
This is an exquisite haori. Jackets of this quality, condition, and subject matter are getting increasingly hard to find. Made habutae silk a with brocaded or woven lining, it can be worn or displayed with either side facing outward. The outside is solid black with 5 mons (family crests) and includes the artist signature which appears on the front lower right panel. The inside back panel’s weaving includes the use of gold, silver, and copper-gold metallic lacquered threads...
Han Dynasty style Funerary Model of a Ram , well modeled missing an ear but otherwise in great condition with original painted decoration . This piece came from Wichita Auctioneers listed as Han we cannot confirm the period . Size 12.5 by 15" long
Chinese Ming Style Brown Glazed Foo Dog Candle Stick, well used with oil debris. The piece has a slight chip to the lip size H 8.75" by 6". From Chait Auction House in BH CA
Beautiful example of SHowa Period C.1935 Japanese bronze craftsmanship. Two cranes in relief are flying in front of a Mt. Fuji also in relief against a patinated murashido mixed color finish. Great condition. With original paulownia wood box. 35cm tall and 8cm in diameter with wood stand. Ask for shipping quote.
Fine Japanese carved rosewood netsuke figure., depicting a hand holding a monkey, signed Hashi, early 20th century period. Size; Height of carving is 1 7/8 inches. Condition Report, Excellent condition.
Unique late Taisho Period C. 1925 bamboo flower basket with root handle. The bamboo inserts perpendicular to the ami weave creates a stunning elegant effect. Excellent condition. Ask for shipping quote.
Juban (under kimono) made of hand-spun cotton with shibori design, dyed with vegetable indigo. The shibori technique of the top part is Te-Kumo Shibori (Hand-bound Spiderweb) and the lower part is Kanoko shibori (Bound Dots) and Boshi shibori (Capped Motifs) with mum design, which is dyed in Akita prefecture. Cotton cloth inside is also hand-spun and vegetable indigo dye. In good condition except for mending in the back (the last image). The first half of the 20th century. 121cm x 130cm
LARGE NESTING BOXES
Lovely and profound set of large three nested wooden box pasted with paper with such aesthetic design of withered coloring reminded of ‘Obangsaek’ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obangsaek). Early-Mid 20th century, Korea.
More powerful appearance when piled up...
A hardcover folio containing 40 lithographs after woodcuts by Modern Chinese Artists like Li Hua (1907-94), Niu Wen (1922-2009), Shi Lu (1919-1982) and so on. Published and printed in 1956 by the "Foreign Language Press" in Beijing, first edition. An interesting time document, complete. Dimension: 35.5 cm x 26.5 cm. Condition: little wear to folio, plates fine and clean...
MINHWA, ROOSTER
Korean folk painting (ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minhwa) on handmade traditional Korean paper, attached with an aluminum frame with acrylic board, originally from mid 20th century,
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MINHWA, DOG
Korean folk painting (ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minhwa) on handmade traditional Korean paper, attached with an aluminum frame with acrylic board, originally from mid 20th century,
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This is Kazri-Mino of an vintage folk handicraft used in the Tohoku district. This is made of the epidermis of the tree of Shina and the seaweed which were completely dried.
As for this, the decoration around the neck is made in Koyori-Paper. This is an item of the 20th century. This does not have stain damage. Size 127cm x 44cm (50 "x 17.3")
Description: A Shi-Wan figure with the subject of "Drunken Li-Bai" was vividly molded and sculpted. Fell asleep in contended expression, we could almost hear the snoring sound.
Date: Mid 20th Century
Material: Ceramic
Height: 13cm Width: 14cm Depth: 13cm
Condition: One old damage on the back of the hat.
Chinese carved greenish jade miniature ruyi scepter; with blossoming tree design in relief, a bat and tree on the head, probably from early to mid 20th century. Size; length of scepter is 8 inches with no condition concerns.
An original color woodblock print in the oban size by the Japanese Sosaku Hanga artist Kiyoshi Saito (1907 - 1997). Unlimited, dating from the 1960's. Hand signed in white ink and sealed. Condition: fine, very good impression and color. Dimension: image: 25.9 cm x 38.6 cm, paper: 29.3 cm x 43.8 cm.
Unusual green striped overglaze on a tsubo jar. Usually found on shochu sake or soy jars from Shigaraki, a famed pottery area outside of Kyoto. Signed by jinpuku. 15" tall and 12" in diameter. great condition.
ask for shipping quote from california warehouse.
This is a full set of quality Karuta game cards, traditionally played on New Year's day in Japan. It consists of 100 famous Waka poems from the Heian Period selected by FUJIWARA no Teike later in the 13th century. These poems are called Ogura Hyakunin (100 people) Isshu (one neck or head)...
An original color woodblock print in the oban size by the Japanese Sosaku Hanga artist Kiyoshi Saito (1907 - 1997). Unlimited, dating from the 1960's. Hand signed in black ink and sealed. Condition: fine, very good impression and color. Dimension: image: 26 cm x 38.7 cm, paper: 29.3 cm x 43.7 cm.
A Moorcroft art pottery 5-7/8" vase in the Anemone pattern in the flambe line. This vase was produced 1947-53 period. This vintage example is stamped MOORCROFT MADE IN ENGLAND with Walter Moorcroft's monogram underglaze signature and cypher. Walter Moorcroft worked at Moorcroft from a young age, and took over after the death of William Moorcoft in 1945...
Carved handle is 2 7/8 inches high and 1 3/8 inches wide. A nice evening cane with a small chip on the back side, white metal collar, ebony shaft and a metal ferrule. Overall length of the cane is 32 1/4 inches. Condition Report: Good condition
Being offered is a heavy circa 1950 sterling silver tray by Sanborns, of Mexico City, Mexico, entirely handwrought rectangular shaped tray fromed from a sheet of heavy gauge silver; resting on four domed feet, perfect for a dresser, for appetizers, olives, a luxurious soap dish etc. Dimensions: 7 inches long by 5 inches wide by 1/4 of an inch tall. No monogram. Marked as illustrated in photo. In excellent condition. Great silver guage…..heavy 7.5 ozs.
Superb hand carved Chinese natural Hetian jade pendant, depicting w lucky beast & dragon. Dimension: 80 x 32 x 7 (mm) or 3.15 x 1.26 x 0.28 inches with total weight of 0.10 lbs/46 grams, no condition issues. Introduction; Chinese Hetian Nephrite Jade Hetian jade, a nephrite jade, is regarded as the only true jade in ancient China until Burmese jadeite becomes popular in
late Qing Dynasty. The hardness of the Hetian jade is between 6 to 6.5 and density is between 2.96 to 3.17...
A beautiful vintage lapis beads necklace with 11 pieces 14k gold beads in excellent condition. L:76cm Bead size 1cm. $475
Brilliant folk art piece. A clay 'Fushimi Ningyo' sumo doll from the 1930s. Fushimi Ningyo dolls were sought after souvenirs by visitors to Kyoto. Fushimi Inari being one of the must see great shrines of southern Kyoto. The detail of the arms and fabulous facial expression make this a collector's piece. Excellent condition with normal age wear on the head and top knot. H: 11" x W:6 " . Ask for shipping quote.
Beautiful and large ice bucket or champagne holder. Measures 8 1/4" height by 8" diameter. Beautiful Art Deco design. Very good condition Insured shipping in US is $30.
Gelede mask - Yoruba - Ohori - Benin.
H. 25 cm. Mid 20th century.
Guy van Rijn archive ao-0110592-001.
Ex coll. Ursula Voorhuis (1932-2021).
Wild, art deco mizusashi ceramic tea utensil from the famed Hagi kiln area. 10" tall by 5 1/2" in diameter. Ask for shipping quote.