A nice one Wucai/ Famille Verte censer standing on three legs and decorated with Dragon and Phoenix. Very good condition, no any chip, no any crack and free from any restoration. Late Ming Dynasty 17th century Fujian Ware. Height: 9 cm and Mouth Diameter: 8,3 cm

An offering dish with flower foliated shape and decorated with incised Dragon with carved incised detail on underglazed red ground, surrounded by classic scrolls to mouth rim. Perfect condition. Late Yuan to Early Ming Dynasty. Diameter: 15,2 cm.

Peaches decorate this exquisite vessel in Kutani colors by Tei Shitsu Gigei-in Ito Tozan. It is 17 cm (6-1/2 inches) diameter, 31 cm (12-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition. It comes in an unmarked old kiri-wood box.
Ito Tozan I (1846-1920) began as a painter in the Maruyama school studying under Koizumi Togaku. In 1862 he became a pupil of Kameya Kyokutei, as well as studying under Takahashi Dohachi III nd Kanzan Denshichi (who made the dishes for the imperial table). In 1867, w...

An extremely rare blue and white bowl decorated with continuously peony scrolls to exterior, flower head medallion to the interior center under Persian cobalt blue. Diameter: 19,5 cm. Very rare bowl and please see the similar one in the Cleveland Museum of Art visible on enlargement 9, the other at National Palace Museum Taipei Taiwan visible on enlargement 10.

Antique Japanese woodblock print in triptych by the artist Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) depicting a scene from the Kabuki play "Koharu no Mitsugumi Sakazuki". Here, the outlaw murdurer, Shirai Gonpachi (left) is challenged by the famous otokodate (dashing hero), Banzui Chobei (center and with his traditional brown and white plaid fabric).

Kunisada was born to a family that owned a ferry boat service allowing him the time and money to devote to art. At an early age, he impressed the gr...

Antique Chinese pair of wooden Baku. Carved with deeply wrinkled skin and pawed feet, these elephant-like creatures were revered for their nightmare devouring quality. Depicted here with saddles for riding, decorated with sprays of cymbidium orchids and painted details.

Age: 19th century

Dimensions: 9 1/2" high x 23" long x 14" deep (each)

Antique Japanese small two-panel screen painting. A beautifully painted image of a pheasant in mid flight. A quiet body of water is lightly suggested below. On the right side of the composition is a blossoming tree with white flowers and new leaves. Painted in ink and light colors on paper. Mounted with brackets for hanging on the wall.

Age: Late edo to Early Meiji C. 19th Century

Dimensions: 24 1/2" high x 56 1/2" long

Height: 9 cm (3.5 in)
Width: 10.8 cm (4.4 in)

Quality Chinese porcelain ovoid vase depicting a number of qilin surrounding the belly of the vase with lappets below the rim and a scaled border above the base; double circles to the base; good condition

Height: 17.5 cm (7 in)
Width: 9 cm (3.7 in)

Old Chinese blue and white porcelain vase depicting a qilin amongst rocks, grass and florals; double circle to base; minor surface wear only; good condition

Baluster shaped. The decoration is very finely carved with gilded bronze and silver inlays of birds and butterflies in flight among flowering branches. Signed under the base Kyoto... Meiji period.

Sukhothai stoneware pottery jar.

Age: Thailand, Sukhothai Period, Si Satchanalai Kiln, 14th - 16th Century
Size: Height 31.7 C.M. / Width 26 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

A Chinese Celadon Glazed Bowl with a Carved Lotus Decoration. Circa, 12th Century, Fujian, Minnan Kilns, Song Dynasty. Found in the Philippines. Its tall walls are supported by a straight foot and is adorned with a carved lotus decoration. It is covered overall in a light brown-green celadon glaze, except for the base. Similar bowls that have been dated to the 12th century and attributed to the Minnan Kilns were found in the Jepara Wreck (A.D. 1150-1175) in Indonesia. Measurements: ...

A Chinese Celadon Glazed Bowl with a Carved Lotus Decoration. Circa, 12th Century, Fujian, Minnan Kilns, Song Dynasty. Found in the Philippines. Its tall walls are supported by a straight foot and is adorned with a carved lotus decoration. It is covered overall in a light brown-green celadon glaze, except for the base. Similar bowls that have been dated to the 12th century and attributed to the Minnan Kilns were found in the Jepara Wreck (A.D. 1150-1175) in Indonesia. Measurements...

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Old Japanese hand-drawn illustration of nerve cell for the medical science purpose, Meiji-Taisho period, early 20th century, 80.4 x 112 cm (31.65 x 44.09in). Thick paper with some pin holes as is. Rolled up and shipped to you.


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Nice old Batou saddle carpet, with floral medallions and scroll pattern. There are some repairs and restorations which I have highlighted in enlargements. Early 20th century, the colors are still vibrant with some abrash but none of the garish aniline dyes used later in the 50s and 60s. L: 120cm/47.2in ad W: 60cm/23.6in.

Old carpe,t woven in Inner Mongolia, Nei Mongol 内蒙古自治区, China, with classic deer and crane, mirroring, “Spring Pattern”, first half of 20th century. W: 78cm/30in and L: 128cm/50in. Clean, good condition, one old repair on a head end- noted in last enlargement- both ends have had been stabilized. There is a Peking Carpet Export Service label on the back dated 1991, they are one of Hong Kongs oldest Chinese carpet dealers since 1930, and purchased carpets direct from st...

Old blue and white carpet woven in Inner Mongolia, Nei Mongol 内蒙古自治区, China, with classic deer and crane “Spring Pattern”, first half of 20th century. Unusually large for this type of rug- W: 91cm/35.8in and L:171cm/67in. Clean, supple excellent condition, no repairs or damage.

British Museum Book- The First Emperor - China's Terracotta Army

This is the hardback edition, not the much more common paperback edition.

Original published price £40.00.

Our price £20.00.

This fine book is the fully illustrated catalogue of an exhibition of 134 outstanding examples of Chinese antiquities from the time of the Kingdom of Qin and the Qin Dynasty. This books covers so much more than just the well-known Terracotta Army. Excavated jade, bronze and pottery objects,...