Occasionally as I’m browsing through the temple markets of Kyoto or perusing backstreets tea-ware shops, an attractive piece will catch my eye for no particular reason. When this happens, I typically buy it immediately without hesitation, trusting that I will be able to decipher the Chinese script and give it proper attribution through the course of my research. In this case, I was only able to make it half-way there. Unfortunately the bowl does not bear the artist’s seal and the box only pr...

A delicate 19th Century Chinese Painting on paper surrounded by silk depicting 2 lovely ladies in a beautiful garden with rocks, trees and foliage in spring, one pointing at a crane flying away. Very good condition, size 26 cm x 43 cm. excluding the silk border. For sale unframed.

Deity head in hammered bronze. The bronze is very thick, the ears are cast separately and welded. The hair is perfectly chiseled with a lot of elegance. The patina is verdigris and recalls that of ancient Roman bronzes. It is highly probable that this head was buried for several centuries. We were unable to locate it geographically. India, Himalayas, Afghanistan, Swat valley....? The appearance of the metal and its patina would indicate a high period of several centuries. A millennium would not ...

This is a unique Fu Lion dog incense stick holder

A very unique and rare of early qing / late ming dynasty fu dog shape, can be used for agarwood or fragance incense stick holder for scholar's desk display or for meditation. measures Height 7.8cm diameter4.5cm

This is a pair of antique rare dehua glaze type Foo dog or lion joss stick holder from Ming To Song period, apparently it is a pair of male and female foo dog, there is a hole on the back made for firing purpose, moulded. Its' glaze still intact and perfectly ok, no major chips on the foot rim edge except some tiny wear and tear, overall the body /form very much intact too, not broken, no crack or not repaired.....please enquire and ask for more photos before buying, thanks for looking Free ship...

**This item is On Hold**A white porcelain "Blanc-de-Chine" Buddhist Lion incense stick holder in similar style to the larger Guardian Lions which are frequently to be found at the entrances to Buddhist temples. These were probably originally made for domestic home altars and were among the first items to be exported to Europe from China as decorative objects. This item was made in the kilns of Dehua, Fujian Province, South China ,circa 1640-1660, and exported to Europe during the middle of ...

A very rare Yuan dynasty 13th-14th century Yuhuchun, painted decoration with an open mouth three claws Dragon swirling chasing a pearl, the mouth rim with classic scrolls, foot rim slightly flared to outside. Base is glazed with duck egg tone. Condition is perfect, no any crack, no any chip and free from any restoration, excepted minor flake chips to foot rim and tiny fritting rim. Yuan dynasty Jindezhen ware. Height: 22 cm.

A very rare pair of bird feeders, triangle form and lobed side with shrinks below and enlarges upward, decorated with classic scrolls and a ring handle to back side. Xuande six characters mark and of the period. Mouth rim unglazed. From the golden age of Ming Dynasty Xuande circa 1426-1435. Condition is perfect, no any chips, no any cracks and free from any restoration. Height each: 8,5 cm.

A definitely rare Dingyao dish, decorated incised with carved twin fish to the center of interior, plain to exterior. Northern Song Dynasty. Condition is near perfect, no any chip, no crack and free from any restoration, excepted minor polished to exterior, otherwise is very good condition. Diameter: 18,5 cm and Height: 4,1 cm.

A rare blue and white ewer in form of the pear shaped, decorated with protruding out in the form of peach fruit and fill up with peony spray surrounded by Chrysanthemums scrolls. Spout with a flaming pear and the handle with classic scroll pattern, all with heaping and peeling effect like indicated in pictures. Condition is very good near perfect, excepted someone polished to foot rim, no any chips, no any cracks and free from any restoration. Possibly Ming Dynasty 15th Century between Xuande ...

Definitely rare medium size Yuhuchunping with well balance potted, decorated with abstract of splashes copper red on white ground unusual design. Late Yuan Dynasty 14th Century. Condition is very good, with no any chip excepted minor to foot rim, no any cracks and free from any restoration. Height: 24,3 cm.

A Fine Korean Deep Summer Landscape Painting by SoUn, Kim Chang Hang(김장항) Joseon dynasty, Late 19th century, inscription, a pen name:소雲(SoWun), artist name: 김장항 and dated: 丙辰年夏-1916.Summer. Painted in ink and light color, with deep mountain with a pavilion and river, painted on silk. It is in good condition with light stains, it measures 24cm x 29.5cm

This is a beautiful and unique cloisonne box. It has great workmanship and a beautiful rare deep purple ground color. It is not signed but was probably created by Hayashi or Kinuken. It is a little bigger than most boxes measuring 5 3/4 inches by 4 5/8 inches and 2 5/8 inches tall. Has a scratch on the underside shown in the images. This special box is from a spectacular Cloisonne collection and acquired almost 50 years ago.

A voluminous O-ido-gata Chawan Tea Bowl covered in rich green finely crackled celadon glaze by Living National Treasure Nakajima Hiroshi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Chawan. It is 15.5 cm diameter, 9.5 cm deep and in perfect condition.
Nakajima Hiroshi (1941-2018) was born in Hiroshima, and established himself as an independent potter Yano, Saga Prefecture in 1969, choosing to specialize in the challenging field of Celadon ware. That same year he was first ac...

DECORATIVE HORSE ROPE

Tied-up rope made of twisting white and organic indigo dyed cotton once used for ritual horse-decoration, early 20th century, Japan. Tied as seen: approx. 30 x 90 x D 18 cm (11.81 x 35.43 x 7.08 in), Untied: approx. 1000 cm (393.70in). Slight discoloration due to aging as is.


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A tiny figure sails on the placid lake depicted among exaggerated precipices of this early landscape by Shirakura Niho enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shunpu Taito. Ink & Light color on Silk, it is 59 x 130 cm (23-1/4 x 51 inches) and is in overall excellent condition.
Shirakura Kinichiro (Kinro, Niho or Jiho, Kanyu, 1896-1974) was born the first son of lawyer and scholar Shirakura Shigeichi in Shibata city, Niigata. His father was a noted Kangakusha, the pre-modern Ja...

Good antique storage basket from the Bidayuh people of Sarawak. The lid is made from the skin of a sambar deer while the basket plaiting is rattan and the inside is lined with bark. I purchased this Kuching, Sarawak in 1988, and it was old at the time, so it's 38 years older now. There is a hole in the lid as well as some loss to the bark lining- please examine enlargements. H: 5ocm/19in and D: 35.5cm/14in.