Japanese antique okimono of an ancient turtle. Made of silver and signed Ryobundosei.
The turtle is the subject of many beliefs and tales in Japanese culture. One of the most famous is the Tale of Urashima Taro, the fisherman who saved a turtle from the torment of some young children on the beach. The turtle disappeared into the sea but returned to thank Taro and offer him a ride to the Ryugu-jo, the Palace of the Dragon King. There are many other stories of turtles who are in genera...

This piece is very beautiful plain celadon bowl maintaining beauty just like as made in early period. though most celadon pieces made in mid Goryeo has patterns. This bowl probably was used as water container for painting by nobles. YouTube movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMUWCEeO_7M Size: 17.0cm(D)/5.2cm(H) Certification: written by Noriki Shimazu the famous researcher with Asian antiques in Japan.

Antique Japanese handpainted sumu wrestling sign. Two sumo with Gyoji (referee) in middle of match. Straw matt is visible with white banner. Mineral pigments. This would have been mounted inside training space for teaching of sumo in Japan.

Age: early Taisho period (1912 - 1926)

Dimensions: 36 1/2" x 23" high

Japanese arts and craft hand hammered repousse lotus copper candle holder. Four lotus flowers springing up from a large lotus pad. Copper with nice original patina.

Arts and Craft period (1860 - 1920)

Dimensions: 14" x 8" x 20"

Pair of Thai temple brass deer. Female deer has her left hoof outstretched while the male has his drawn back. Heavy brass material, suitable for inside or outside use. Age: 20th Century

Dimensions: 16" long x 15" high x 4" wide

Antique Japanese Edo period shigarkai jar. Original condition, with no darmage or prior repairs. Bottem of the jar shows the railroad tie spacing when they where produced in the Edo period.

Age: Edo period (1603 - 1868) Circa Mid 1700's

Dimensions: 15" high x 12 1/2" wide

Shigaraki ware (信楽焼) is a type of stoneware pottery made in Shigaraki area, Japan. The kiln is one of the Six Ancient Kilns in Japan. Although figures representing the tanuki are a pop...

Vintage Chinese Natural Salmon Coral Carved Bodai Buddha & 3 Children Figure on Wood Stand

It is 2.25 inches (5.71 cm) tall by 2.75 inches (7 cm) wide by 1.97 inches (5 cm) thick. It weighs 131 gram.

It has inclusions, natural cracks, a small chip at the hair of one child, and surface wears and scratches. The wood carved stand has stains and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A striking black lacquered cabinet covered in maki-e vines by Living National Treasure Takano Shozan encloed in a black lacquered wooden storage box titled Takano Shozan Tsura Maki-e Hako. The top compartment is lined with silk. The hardware is all solid silver. It is 32.5 x 21.5 x 27 cm (13 x 8-1/2 x 11 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Takano Shozan (1889-1976) was born as the eldest son of an elementary school principal, and his grandfather was a Confucian scholar attached to th...

A pair of iron locks for old Japanese warehouse (kura). Mde of iron. In good condition, but one has a lost part. 19th century. W:13.5cm, H:10.3cm,

Birds populate the branches of a plum tree burgeoning with blossoms on the blue void of this baluster form porcelain vase by important 20th century artist Kawamoto Rekitei enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 19 cm (7-1/2 inches) diameter, 24 cm (9-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Kawamoto Rekitei was born in Aichi prefecture, home of Seto-yaki and a long standing important production center for Japanese Sometsuke porcelains. In 1914, at the very young age of 20...

Round medallion in white celadon jade, decorated with a bird and plants. It would seem that these are the "three friends", the pine, the bamboo and the plum tree, in fact we recognize the flowers of the prunus, the leaves of the bamboo and the stem on the edge of the medallion and probably the tufts of pine needles. The jade was cut with a diamond saw, details with a grinding wheel. Good condition. No restoration. Diameter 55mm. China Qing dynasty or before.

Set of three dishes loaded with fruit in green, yellow, eggplant and pink enameled stoneware. Chinese work Qing dynasty. No repairs, some small accidents visible on photos. Height 15 to 16cm. Solded without the table.

This amazing incense burner is shaped like a cottage. The roof is removable and the incense fumes escape through four chimneys made in the roof. The cottage is built with a white Kyoto stoneware plates, the details are incised in hollow or modeled in slight relief and enameled in green, red and gold. This is a very rare form of incense burner, difficult to create, the firing cracks are there to testify to this. It is a fragile object that miraculously survived the 20th century without being brok...

Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base.

Age: Burma, Shan Period, 18th Century
Size of Buddha only: Height 59.5 C.M. / Width 31 C.M. / Depth 27 C.M.
Height including stand: 61.3 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 shippin...

An exquisite and beautiful example of blue and white dish, decorated in the center with two birds perch on plum and bamboo trees within single circle, a pair of Dragons chasing flaming pearls to the cavetto below classic scrolls to the inner rim. underside is plain and unglazed base. Condition is broken and done with a professional re-glued without any large missing pieces. Ming Dynasty 15th Century possibly Xuande period circa 1426-1435. Diameter: 33 cm and the best study example you have ever...

Displaying a bold Oribe glaze and sweeping comb pattern culminating in a dynamic vortex, this wonderful platter is the result of years of trial and error by one of Japan’s most lauded ceramic artists of the 20th century. Awarded the title of Living National Treasure for a lifetime of innovation, advocacy, and creative expression, Suzuki’s pieces stand as a lasting testament to his artistic genius. This platter in particular would make an impactful addition to any serious collecti...

Chinese Bronze Scholar Inkwell - AS IS

It is 3.7 inches (9.5 cm) tall by 3.5 inches (9 cm) wide. It is 0.9 Lb.

It is tarnished and has rust metal, chip at the lip, dent a the side, missing beads, missing lid, chips at stand, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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White slip covers the dark clay of this striated tea bowl from the Edo period kilns of Hagi stored in a beautiful silk pouch in a period wooden box annotated with a poem by Tea Master Kawakami Soju (1777-1844). Slightly elongated, the bowl measures 12 x 10.5 x 9 cm (5 x 4 x 3-1/2 inches). There are two hairline cracks on the inside of the bowl which do not appear to go through to the outside.