Good Cizhou type black glazed bowl with russet highlights throughout, circa Jin Dynasty circa 1115-1234CE. Excellent condition- no chips or cracks- typical iron oxide paraffin patina. D: 16cm/6.3in and H: 7cm/2.8in. Please note a very similar piece sold at Christie’s July/24/2020 from the FROM THE LINYUSHANREN COLLECTION lot# 57. for $9,375.USD.

Hemp bag with age, Meiji 24 (1892) and the owner's name, Sahiko (佐彦）、whose warps and wefts are hand-plied. It has very well-done mending and reinforcement stitches, and also a mending patch. It has letters "25 sheets", but it is not clear what was put in. It is from Niigata prefecture. In good condition. W:29.5cm, L:52cm

Han-juban (short under kimono) made of handspun cotton with shibori (tie-dye), which is ai-gaeshi Miura Shibori. Ai-gaeshi is dyeing twice with indigo. Both sleeves are removed. In good condition, but some brownish stains around neck in spite it is washed. Late 19th to early 20th century. W:62cm, L:72cm

A very fine and extremely rare, stone-carved image of Vajrapani (Acala) in sexual union (yab-yum) with his consort. The deity has curling snakes around his ankles. Remains of colors.The brownish stone, probably a type of soapstone, has been partly polished. Tibet, 17–18th cent. H 13.2 cm. Condition: Very good all-over with a few minor chips. No re-stuck parts or repairs.

Chinese Neolithic Siwa Culture Burnished Pottery Jar (c. 1350 BC)

This attractively-shaped pottery vessel was made over 3,000 years ago by peoples of the Siwa Culture (c.1350 BC) from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is quite "heavily-potted" and fairly highly-fired. It has high handles, a saddle-shaped mouth and a wide body that tapers down to a small circular flat base.

The surface is finely burnished making this jar a real pleasure to handle as well as to look at! The varyin...

Chinese Neolithic Siwa Culture Burnished Pottery Jar (c. 1350 BC)

This attractively-shaped pottery vessel was made over 3,000 years ago by peoples of the Siwa Culture (c.1350 BC) from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is quite "heavily-potted" and fairly highly-fired. It has high handles, a saddle-shaped mouth and a wide body that tapers down to a flat base.

The surface is finely burnished making this jar a real pleasure to handle as well as to look at! The unusual and varying s...

Chinese Yuan / Early Ming Dynasty Underglazed Cover (for a "Yuxi" jar)

This impressive cover for a large jar, probably a granary, was made during the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) or possibly the Ming Dynasty. It has an underglazed decoration and was made at the kilns at Yuxi in Yunnan province, one of the first places in China where underglazed blue & white ware was produced. It is decorated with a basic floral pattern.

Maximum diameter 18.5 cm, height 18 cm. Some surface wear, a couple...

A boxwood okimono depicting a group of monkeys climbing a rock trying to escape the tentacles of an octopus. Signed Jigaku under the base. Period: Meiji late 19th century Dimensions: 20.6 x 10.3 x 10.2 cm Condition: Excellent. There are some natural grains in the wood.

A bag made of handspun cotton and dyed with vegetable indigo. It has a chain-stitched shop's name and its logo. It is for coins, which were used mostly in general before the Japanese banknote was issued in Meiji period. It has two layers of cloth and the bottom part has mending. 19th century. W:29cm, L:74cm

UNFINISHED DOLLS

Various core parts of dolls made of toso (paste made from paulownia sawdust used in traditional Japanese doll-making), Showa period, 20th century, Biggest one: L 20 cm (7.87in). Some sawdust come out depends on pieces.


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BUTTERFLY CANDLE STANDS

Pair of vintage Korean brass candle stands with auspicious designs of butterfly (removable) and a single Chinese character of ‘Double Happiness’ with fish, late 20th century, Height 58 cm (22.83in), Pedestal diameter 11.4 cm (4.48in). Some scratches due to aging. Stable condition.


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A rare blue and white offering dish with thinly potted in flower shaped, decorated with pattern of double wild goose among chrysanthemum flowers and classic scrolls surrounded around the rim. Condition is very good, no any chip, no any crack and free from any restoration. Yuan Dynasty 14th Century. Diameter: 16,1 cm. Please see the similar one in Anhui Provincial Museum China illustrate by Blue and White of the Yuan page 100-101 visible on the last enlargement.

Small chaire tea caddy, made of ceramic, for use in the tea ceremony during the colder months of the year. Bulbous body with short, everting neck and wavy mouth. Matching cover. Very light brown stoneware covered in red glaze with green patches and white streaks.

Impressed seal: Raku.
Probably seal of Raku Kichizaemon X (1795-1854), named Tannyu.

Japan, second quarter of 19th century.

H 2.1 x W 2.5 in.

Calcification in glaze crackle, small chip at lip of cover from w...

19th Century Chinese White Jade Deeply Carved Relief Plaque with Plum Blossom

It is 2.6 inches (6.6 cm) long by 3.93 inches (10 cm) wide and 7.1 mm thick. It is 75.3 gram.

It has small chips at one corner, flea bite chips, drilled holes at the corners, inclusions, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Rare Chinese Han Dynasty Decorated Pottery Well Head with Roof

This very rare pottery architectural model of a well-head was made during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220). It is made from a grey pottery and is in two parts: the well-head itself and the roof (originally there would have been wooden supports supporting the roof but these have, of course, long since rotted away and been lost, so perspex supports have been especially made in order to display this item in all its glory!

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Fine Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Lian Tripod

This fine example of a pottery vessel known as a "lian" was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a fine-grained grey earthenware, quite highly-fired, having a distinct ring to it when tapped. The wide body is of cylindrical form with a straight wall and stands upon three legs, each moulded into the form of a bear. Around the middle of the body of a wide band of "cold-painted" red pigment.

This is...

Fine & Rare Chinese Neolithic Xindian Culture Painted Pottery Jar

This rare pottery jar was made around 3,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Xindian culture (c. 1200 - 500 BC). The Xindian culture is a relatively late Neolithic culture and overlaps with the Chinese Bronze Age. Xindian pottery is quite distinctive and rarer than pottery from some earlier Chinese Neolithic cultures: the painted designs are quite different and the pottery has different characteristics, tending to be mo...

Rare Large Chinese Neolithic Xindian Culture Pottery Jar

This very rare pottery jar was made around 3,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Xindian culture (c. 1200 - 500 BC). The Xindian culture is a relatively late Neolithic culture and overlaps with the Chinese Bronze Age. Xindian pottery is rarer and generally much less refined, more coarse and brittle than pottery from some earlier Chinese Neolithic cultures. Like many Xindian jars, this example is quite "thinly-potted" and shows ...