All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1940 item #1218395
Chinese posrcelain tea bowls with saucers and lids. The cups and lids are beautifully painted with phoenixes and dragons flying through clouds. The saucer is painted with pink, blue and yelow clouds. The cups are signed Chein Lung on the base, date from republic period. They measure 4.5" wide 3.5" tall with saucer and lid.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1940 item #1017393 (stock #G0271)
A beautiful early 20th C. Japanese black ink stone in excellent condition, marked. L:6" W:4-3/4"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1940 item #1232569 (stock #980)
An "ogee" shaped porcelain bowl decorated with polychrome 'famille rose' enamels depicting two pheasants amongst flowering peony and pomegranate branches and below a band of alternating lotus flowers and the eight Buddhist emblems, the Bajixiang...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1940 item #1112056 (stock #G0482)
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A beautiful vintage Chinese export silver belt with flower and phoenix motif in excellent condition. An excellent gift idea for a lady friend. L:92cm Weight: 92.8g $375 (Pending)
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1940 item #1473403 (stock #TRC221207)


This extraordinary vase is a truly Japanese expression of a classical Chinese form. Fashioned after cylindrical Song Dynasty pieces that are thought to have been introduced in the 9th century from Syria, the handles are of Chinese origin and represent the mythical "Fenghuang" (Hōu in Japanese). This deity, typically depicted with the body of a bird with characteristics of a dragon, is believed to have originated in the sun and is thought to symbolize virtue, wisdom, and grace...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre 1940 item #1253832 (stock #JHRedFuMud)
A large shiwan (shekwan) sculpture of an Aesthetic riding a pomegranate red foo lion. The glaze is thick and glass-like with a natural crackle that only comes from age. The clay’s color and some ash residue (a good thing) indicate that this piece was fired in a dragon kiln about 5 - 15 miles upstream from Foshan. The Immortal’s robes are glazed with a rich translucent celadon color. There are two peaches at his side and he is holding a single peach in his upright hand...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre 1940 item #955301 (stock #422)
A small Yixing zisha ('purple clay') teapot with enameled decoration depicting prunus blossom on one side and a dragonfly amongst lotus flowers on the other. The base carries the name Meng Chen. This item was probably made, circa 1920 - 1940, during the Republic period. Condition - very good - no damages and no restoration...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1940 item #1441392 (stock #1677)
A spectacular silver and gold lid covers this small basin by Tomimoto Kenkichi enclosed in a wooden box titled Aka-e Tsutsugata Yunomi and annotated within: Made by Tomimoto Kenkichi Sensei in 1925 signed by Tsujimoto Isamu (for more on him see below). The cup is covered inside with creamy white, outside in red with decoration of gold plum blossoms. It is surmounted by a solid silver lid pierced with leafy vines and peaked with a gold chrysanthemum...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1940 item #1428699 (stock #262)
This is a beautiful and colorful Table Screen with a Circular Famille Rose Porcelain Plaque. It is placed on a dark rosewood Stand decorated with openwork design of floral and foliage scrolls. The plaque depicts a detailed and colorful enameled painted scene of Birds and Flowers. Artist signed. The table screen measures 22 inches (57cm) tall, and 15 inches (38cm) wide. The round porcelain plaque measures 11 inches (30,5cm) in diameter...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1940 item #1414152 (stock #1406)
Dark glaze covers this beautifully crafted Koro from Kawai Kanjiro dating circa 1936 enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 11.5 x 9 x 8.5 cm (4-1/2 x 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches) excluding the lid and is in excellent condition. The lid is of exotic hardwood with an agate finial, and is a later addition (Kanjiro did not make lids for his koro). For similar examples see the Katsukawa collection published in the biblical tome by the Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Paintings : Pre 1940 item #1485366 (stock #1066)
The painting is depicted of two beauties in between plum blossom trees and is dated 庚辰年夏 1940 summer (民國29年). Ye Darong, courtesy name as Xiangfu, son of Ye Manshu who was also a famous painter from Shanghai. Size: 20.5 (52cm) inches long.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Paintings : Pre 1940 item #1380389
張大千款 李白春夜宴從弟桃李園圖/設色水墨紙本立軸1936年作。款識:夫天地者,萬物之逆旅。光陰者,百代之過客。而浮生若夢,為歡幾何?古人秉燭夜游,良有以也。况陽春召我以煙景,大塊假我以文章。會桃李之芳園,序天倫之樂事。群季俊秀,皆为惠連;吾人咏歌,獨慚康乐。幽賞未已,高談轉清。開瓊筵以坐花,飛羽觞而醉月。不有佳作,何伸雅懷?如詩不成,罰...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Paintings : Pre 1940 item #1251747
Painting of General Chang Kai-Shek by Aimee Annette Lozier, oil on canvas. Aimee Lozier (1900-1996) descendant of the 17th century French painter, Eustache LeSueur, born in Oakland, California. She attended California School of Fine Art and studied under Otis Oldfield. Most well known for character portraits of famous political figures including this one of Chang Kai-Shek. In this painting he stands with hands on his sword, in the background are masses of tiny soldiers. Signed...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : India : Pre 1940 item #1413605
Large Indian yantra , 89x85 cm. red ink on paper. Reinforced with gummed tape on reverse. Damaged corners as shown. Undated,estimated to be 19th/20th centuries. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1940 item #1470786 (stock #TCR7109)
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A dynamic early porcelain work in vivid color by Kiyomizu Rokubei VI enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Futatsuki Kajutu Mon Kashiki (Sweets dish decorated with fruit) bearing his real name, indicating it predates his taking the name Rokubei in 1945. The box bears the seal of the Hattori Tokeiten, purveyors of fine art in Pre-war Japan. The porcelain is 19.7 cm (8 inches) diameter and in excellent condition, signed on the bottom...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : India : Pre 1940 item #1417391
Garoda scroll painting (cut into 3 sections for easy display) illustrating regional stories for use as a visual prop in storytelling performances. Undated, estimated to be early 20th century. Inks, metallic paint on paper, backed onto new paper so it is stable. Largest section 120 x 36 cm. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Paintings : Pre 1940 item #1096052 (stock #G0458)
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese paper fan with a beautiful painting by a famous Chinese painter. Paper has some tears please see the photos. L:31cm.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Paintings : Pre 1940 item #1379148
张大千 仿趙子昂松下問道圖 水墨設色紙本立軸 1936年作 款識:練得身形似鶴形,千株樹下兩函經。我來問道無餘事,雲在青天水在瓶。子昂為中庭老書。趙承旨松下問道圖係夾中友人臨帖之存,存之奩中。越歲復見承旨詩帖因於墲畫工。大千居士並注。一年來泛於湖上問我作畫安不寫來。大此帖小有是處,寄上秋君大家哂正。爰咎瓮山之昆明湖時戊寅五月朔一日也。 鈐印...