Bodhidharma. Painted with ink on silk. Signed and sealed.
Bodhidharma is a monk who is said to be the founder of Zen Buddhism in China...
Rare Image by Japanese Woodblock Print Artist, Saito Kiyoshi (1907 - 1997). The Saito Kiyoshi Museum in Japan is devoted entirely to the work of this artist, and his work is in many other museums, including the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago. His work was exhibited at the Salon Printemps in 1948, and in 1951 he received first prize at the inaugural Sao Paolo Bienniale...
Hiroshi Yoshida
Three Little Islands
Date: 1930. Date of this edition not known.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print mounted as kakejiku scroll.
Signed and sealed in the image.
Size: Oban. Scroll: 40 x 23 inches. Beige sheet: 20.75 x 15.5. Visible image: 14.75 x 9.5 inches.
Condition: Creasing from scrolling.
Note: Scroll mounting covering the margins prevents us from confirming the presence or absence of a jizuri (self-printed) seal.
Untitled woodblock print of a mountain village and two figures by Jun-ichirô Sekino (1914-1988). A monochromatic rural scene depicting a row of buildings against a backdrop of trees. In the foreground is a man with net and a boy carrying two buckets on a pole across his shoulders. A lovely example of Sekino's interest in patterns (especially rooftops) combined with his appreciation for people in their familiar surroundings...
Chinese rug with fu lion in center, surrounded by Buddhist symbols, celedon greens, blue and beige with cream color ground, early 20th century.
Size: 71" long x 36" wide
Tibetan Himalayan Shigatze Wool Rug with two(2) Dragons chasing Flame in cream color 100% wool on cotton backing, bordered with wide floral branches in the separate Cartouches, thick heavy weight, 72"(6') x 36"(3'), owner purchased in Shigatze in Tibet around 1980. Cloth label in the back and in good condition.
This finely made celadon vase is a mid 20th century product. It is 9 ¼” high and 7” wide from the widest part. The artist name “Sadame” and seal are on the top of the original wood box; his seal is stamped on the bottom of the vase. It is in excellent condition.
Chinese carved agate snuff bottle, one side has a fu-dog and a bat, the other side has an old man scholar sitting near a door in a stone wall and another bat, the agate is a pretty light yellowish orange color with white striations of which the figures are carved, lid is reddish orange agate, 20th century.
Size: 2 3/4" high
Chinese 18th-19th c Buddhist altar figure of a deity on a throne carved in hard wood with black and red lacquer with gold leaf nice detail to the face with painted features . Size H 15 1/4" w 8.5 " D 6"
Early Himalayan or India Copper alloy vase or Huqqah base beautiful shape reminds me of the I dream of Jeanie Bottle. Well cast and heavy with signs of extensive use. Unmarked good condition though there is a bend to the foot rim as seen in images. H 9.25" diameter 5.5"
Antique 19thc Hindu white Marble statue of Sarasvati, losses as seen in pictures. Size H 10" by 6"
Hongshan nephrite Green Gold Jade Owl Figure pendant well carved perched owl in a spotted jade with off set biconically drilled suspension holes. Heavy wear and mineral deposits throughout. Collected HK 1980-1990s.
Size 2.75" by 1.6"
Rare stoneware teadust melping vase. The broad mouth over narrow shoulders with the sides tapering to a slightly flared foot.
Glazed on the exterior, the base ring left bare as well as the interior below the neck. The base is glazed in the same teadust colour, the green toned glaze pooling around the edges.
Condition: In very good condition, no breaks or cracks
Size is approximately 16 cm high by 9-1/2 cm diameter.
Neolithic Hongshan Nephrite Jade Dragon Insect toggle pendant .The figure of a dragon insect hybrid the jade is well worn with deposits. The Suspension holes are biconically off set drilled with mineral deposits within. The entire surface is covered in tremolite growth , a wonderful pendant. Size H 2.5" w just under 1.5" . Collected HK 1980-1995
A Chinese cloisonne enamel dish with a central medallion made to imitate dreamstone outlined with a border enameled with flowers and butterflies on a blue ground with an additional border with flowers on a white ground. The dish is completed with a copper rim in a wave design. The back enameled in the same design around the rim with the center enameled in blue. All with gilded wires...
Fine pair of Meiji Dynasty cast iron Geese , well done in good condition , unmarked. Size tallest 14" by about 14"
Hongshan nephrite Jade Zhulong pig dragon ax pendant . the pendant has biconically drilled suspension holes with mineral deposits as well as tremolite throughout the stone is also metallic slightly holding a magnet. The piece shows heavy signs wear to the sides due to extended wear. Size 2.75" high 2.5" wide weight 68 G
Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue and White charger, possibly export wear no damage other that foot roughness unmarked size diameter 9" H 13/4"