The English adaption, by Burton Watson, of Chinese Sculpture, Bronzes And Jades In Japanese Collections, Yuzo Sugimura, 1966 (first English edition, hardcover.) A scholarly catalog format of important Chinese works of art in Japanese collections with sections featuring Tomb Sculpture, Buddhist Figures, Bronzes and Jades. Profusely illustrated with excellent, full bleed black and white plates and a small number of tipped color plates. Embossed, cloth bound hardcover. Ex Libris Gerald D. Schultz...

Bronze, Clay and Stone - Chinese Art in the C.C. Wang Family Collection, by Annette L. Juliano, 1988 (first edition, hardcover.) A scholarly catalog of 75 important early works of art in bronze metalwork, clay ceramic, and sculpted stone. Richly illustrated with color plates, the unnumbered pages include additional introduction, appendix of comparable excavated examples, and indices. We are not book specialists and are selling from our own library collection...

The conical sides rising from a short straight foot to rim, the interior painted in white slip with a pair of long tailed phoenix with florets on a black ground, the exterior covered with a similar black glaze with tortoise shell pattern stopping short of the foot. Diameter: 11.6 cm.

Chinese belt hook from the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. - A.D.220), made of bronze and gilded, inlaid with turquoise, beautiful green mineral deposits. Elegant elongated form with a chimera head on one end and the head of a dragon or serpent on the other. Comes with a custom stand. Size of belt hook: 7 1/2" long

A Han dynasty bronze hu vase. Raised on high, cupped foot. The body cast with three grooves bands around the circumference and below the girth. Another three grooved bands (one smaller) above the girth. Two mask handles with loose rings (original to the vase) on opposing sides of the shoulder. One larger grooved band under the rim. Condition sound with the vessel of solid casting, no active rust and good patina...

Here is another stunning chawan from our collection - one of the oldest available chawans in the world, already exhibited in a museum and published in books!

Nogime (hare's fur) Tenmoku tea bowl from the Jian Kilns - made in the Northern Song Period. This is one of the first tea bowls in Japan, which came together with the first tea from China. More than 1000 years old!

Little refined iron bearing clay, with iron oxide, thrown into the typical tenmoku shape...

Diameter 29 cm. Large hairline and a small rim chip. From a Dutch private collection. The hairline can be bleached to make it less visible.

A rare and elegant shaped of celadon ewer, the foot and body with octagonal side, decorated with carved incised overlapping lappets, the neck rising slight tapering becomes dish shaped mouth. Covered overall with yellowish green celadon glaze. Foot rim unglazed firing into reddish tone. Northern Song dynasty, Zhejiang Longquan wares. Condition is perfect with free from any restoration. High: 19.5cm.

Green and ochre glaze on a yellowish white ground. Diameter 10 cm. H. 4 cm. condition: expected age wear and cracks to the glaze, otherwise in very good condition. No cracks, no repairs. Tang Dynasty (618-906)

A nice group of Ming miniature glazed food tomb items for taking into the next world. During the Shang Dynasty all the actual pieces were used and have been replaced with pottery figures from the original size to this size. Sizes: See photos. Condition: Very good.

A very interesting triangular shaped stone pendant from early Hongshan Culture. Condition: No repairs.

DESCRIPTION: A lovely white jade toggle (or pendant) with scattered light brown to grayish inclusions, strung with an orange amber bead on a cord. This toggle dates from the Qing Dynasty and is in very good condition; the jade surface is quite smooth to the touch and there are no chips to the jade or amber bead. DIMENSIONS: Jade toggle: 1 1/4" long (3.2 cm) x 1" wide (2.5 cm).

Description:
A wood stand was well preserved.
It was in good mood with literati taste.

Date: Qing Dynasty, Late 19th Century.

Width: 45cm, Depth: 24.3cm.

Description:
An old wood scholar rock was well preserved.
it was in good shape with strong literati taste.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.

height: 53.5cm including stand.

A Custom-Made Cotton Box is included.

Two solid pottery sculptures with the original painting. H. 22,5 and 20,5 cm. Both in very good condition, although invisible restaurations are quite common on these early archaeological pieces. Thermoluminescence report by Laboratory Kotalla is included. Tang Dynasty (618-907)

Mounted on a black hardwood stand. There are many Han heads on the market, but the ones with bronze earrings are very rare. The head is 11 cm high, including the stand it measures 22,5 cm. Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD). Authenticity guaranteed.

Mounted on a black hardwood stand. There are many Han heads on the market, but the ones with bronze earrings are very rare. The head is 11 cm high, including the stand it measures 22,5 cm. Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD). Authenticity guaranteed.

Very Rare High quality leather hat box for a Qing Dynasty high official with makers stamp in the inside. Hard to find this item in this condition. Size: H. 37cm. Diameter. 44cm.