17th/18th Century Chinese Export Vietnamese Market Blue & White Bowl with a Matching Japanese Transfer Ware Cover

It is 5.3 inches (13.4 cm) tall by 5.5 inches (13.9 cm) wide. It is 1.3 Lb.

It has chips and hairline cracks at the inner rim, dark spots, mild skip glazes, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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17th/18th Century Chinese Chicken Bone White Jade Carved 8 Immortal

It is 5.2 inches (13.2cm) tall by 2.4 inches (6.2cm) wide. It weighs 0.9 Lb.

It has chips and cracks (as seen in the photos).

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Late 16th century
Wanli Period, Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
Diameter: 19.8 cm / 7.8 in
From a Soqual, CA estate

A late Ming wanli period blue and white plate, freely painted with a rather abstract landscape scene in the typical late Ming 'outline and wash' method. The charming border is comprised of floral sprigs interspersed with a squirrel, frog, and two birds. The glaze is exceptionally bright and glassy...

16th century
Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with Longquan celadon glaze
H: 28 cm / 11 in (with lid); 22.9 cm / 9 in (vase alone)
Bottom neatly drilled, mouth-rim ground down (see pictures). Wood lid slightly chipped at the edges.
From a Palm Beach, FL estate


A sturdy and thickly potted mid to late Ming Longquan celadon vase, featuring a thickly glazed deep-green body and incised trellis diapers. Please note that this piece is quite heavy and weighs 4 lbs alone...

15-16th century
Ming dynasty
Porcelaineous stoneware with Longquan celadon glaze
Diameter: 31 cm / 12.2 in
Height: 6 cm / 2.4 in
From a Northern California private collection

A nice mid-Ming Zhejiang / Longquan deep dish, with a bright and luminous celadon glaze, and decorated with incised floral sprays...

16th century
Ming Dynasty
Cast iron (or maybe bronze?) with lacquer and gold
Height: 48.1 cm / 18.9 in
Weight: 19.6 lb / 8.9 kg
From the estate of Sir Cecil Nixon

A huge and tall figure of Ananda, partially gilded and covered with lacquer. One of the ten disciples of the Buddha, Ananda is typically portrayed as a handsome youth with closed eyes, tranquil features, and drooping ears...

Fahua-type Figure of Guandi
ca. 1500-1550
Mid Ming Dynasty
High fired earthenware with fahua-type glazes
h: 23 cm
Amazing condition: some flakes to glaze, a small chip to base
From the Emile de Ricoles Collection of early Chinese pottery

This piece belongs to a group of 15-16th century wares made in Shanxi province, typically called “fahua”...

16th century
Wanli Period, Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
Height: 20.4 cm / 8 in (with lid), 17.6 cm (without lid)
Diameter: 16.8 cm (at widest point)
From a Woodstock, Illinois estate

A late Ming dynasty Wanli period blue and white jar, drawn with typical late Ming freedom and charm, and features a landscape with a bird surrounded by chrysanthemum sprigs. The thick, glassy glaze is typical for the period...

The natural cobalt had become to be imported to China again at Jiajing period, and so color development of blue had become very clear...

16th c Carved Longquan Charger (MLQ091715)
c. 1550 - 1600, later half of the 16th century
Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with lime-alkali glaze; Longquan celadon ware
Diameter: 34.5 cm
Height: 7 cm
From an Ambler, Pennsylvania collection

A 16th century Ming Longquan celadon charger plate, heavily potted and covered with a crackled translucent pea-green glaze with a subtle bluish undertone...

17th century
Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with clear ivory glaze
Diameter: 14 cm / 5.5 in
Height: 7.4 cm / 2.9 in
From an English private collection
v A lovely 17th c Ming Dehua blanc-de-chine medium-sized box and cover, mould-casted with fluted edges and relief decoration showing a blooming peony sprig. This piece exemplifies the quality of Ming dehua wares with its fine porcelain paste and bubbly clear ivory glaze almost resembling that of Dingyao wares...

A 16th or early 17th Century Ming dynasty bronze sculpture of a boy riding an Ox or Water Buffalo. This item was possibly made during the reign of the Wanli emperor (1573-1619). Condition - very good - no damages and no repairs. Please note - this item is heavy for its size (550gms / 20oz) and requires a solid horizontal surface to balance upright. 10cm (4 inches) high; 11.5cm (4.5 inches) long...

A rare bombe form bronze censer with lion mask handles and with traces of gold-splashed decoration. The base carries the six-character reign mark of the Xuande emperor (1426-1435) but this item was made later, probably during the late 16th or early 17th Century. This censer is from the collection of a British architect who was born in China and lived in Shanghai. It came to the UK with him in 1931. Condition - excellent - no damages and no repairs...

LATE MING LONGQUAN CELADON CHARGER (MLQ041410)
late 16th- 17th century
Late Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with a lime-alkali glaze; Longquan celadon ware
Diameter: 33.8 cm / 13.3 in
Height: 7 cm / 2.8 in
From a Long Island, NY estate

A late Ming Longquan celadon charger, decorated with a freely carved peony spray and a diaper-patterned cavetto. The glaze is a deep glassy green...

16th Century Ming Dynasty Chinese Bronze Seated Buddha

It is 10 inches (25.2 cm) tall by 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) wide. It weighs 7.2 lb.

It has oxidation, pitting, firing holes at the seat and chips at the fingers of one hand and surface scratches (as seen in the photos).

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16th Century Chinese White Jade Carved Plaque with Dragon Table Screen

It is 7.3 inches (18.5 cm) tall by 6 inches (15.2 cm) wide measured with stand. The plaque is 2.5 inches (6.3 cm) in length by 3.1 inches (8 cm) wide. It is 203.8 gram including stand.

It has flea bite chips, inclusions and surface wears and scratches. It has missing piece at the wood stand (as seen in the photos).

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16th Century Chinese Mother of Pearl Inlaid Lac Burgaute Black Lacquered Tray

It is 1.5 inches (3.81 cm) tall by 14.5 inches (36.83 cm) in length and 10.2 inches (25.9 cm) wide. It is 1.1 Lb.

It has missing inlays, peeling of lacquer, chips, cracks, stains, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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16th Century Chinese Ming Bronze Quan Yin Buddha

It is 9.2 inches (23.3 cm) tall measured with stand, 7.8 inches (20 cm) tall measured without stand by 5 inches (12.8 cm) wide. It is 2.8 Lb.

It is missing part of the crown, small firing holes, chips at the base, oxidation, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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