Beautiful color, hand carved Chinese natural green Hetian jade necklace. Dimension: each bead has diameter of 7*48 (mm) or 0.28 inches and total length of 19 inches with total weight of 0.09 lbs/34 grams, no condition issues. Introduction; Chinese Hetian Nephrite Jade Hetian jade, a nephrite jade, is regarded as the only true jade in ancient China until Burmese jadeite becomes popular in late Qing Dynasty. The hardness of the Hetian jade is between 6 to 6.5 and density is between 2.96 to 3.17...

Antique Chinese chingbai porcelain bowl, eggshell thin, very pale blue green glaze with crackle and incised wispy designs on the inside. Four sleeping boys can be seen within the design. It has a slightly flared rim and short foot with rough texture. Dates from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) Size: 8.25" diameter, 2.75" height

A rare "famille rose" dragon and phoenix decorated bowl with an inscription dedicating it as a 60th birthday gift from Ma Tao Yu to Xiong Gong - otherwise known as Chen Zhao Ying (1888-1977), who was a senior military leader of the Guo Min-dang (Kuomintang) between the years 1911 to 1932 and who was very close to Sun Zhong-shan and Jiǎng Jièshí (Chiang Kai-shek). From 1944 to 1948, Chen Zhao Ying was the chief of the Jiangxi Province Guo Min-dang Party committee and the minister of Audit ...

A very rare and unusual lotus form bowl on three lotus bud and seed pod feet very finely painted to the interior with vibrant Famille Rose enamels depicting bats and lotus amongst multiple sylized flower scrolls on a turquoise ground. This item was made in China during the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor (1796-1820) or late in the reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795). Condition: excellent - no damages and no repairs or restoration. 7.8cm (3 inches) high; 21cm (8.3 inches) across. <...

Antique Japanese carved wooden ranma (or transom) panel, carved with detail on back its front and back sides, of bamboo stalks with leaves and chrysanthemums. It has a black lacquered frame. Dates from the taisho period c 1920. Size: 69.75" height, 13.5" width

Qianlong Famille Rose Coffee Pot (GFM091314)
Ca. 1730-50s, 18th century
Early Qianlong period, Qing dynasty
Hard-paste porcelain with famille rose enamels
Height: 13 cm / 5.1 in
Width: 15.5 cm / 6.1 in (from handle to spout)
From an Argentinian private collection of export ware

A very rare early Qianlong famille rose coffee pot, of cylindrical barrel form with a bird-headed spout and a dragon’s-tail handle; decorated on both sides with European gentl...

LATE MING LONGQUAN CELADON CHARGER (MLQ041410)
late 16th- 17th century
Late Ming Dynasty
Porcelain with a lime-alkali glaze; Longquan celadon ware
Diameter: 33.8 cm / 13.3 in
Height: 7 cm / 2.8 in
From a Long Island, NY estate

A late Ming Longquan celadon charger, decorated with a freely carved peony spray and a diaper-patterned cavetto. The glaze is a deep glassy green.

Chargers such as this are amongst the last produced at Longquan. Historic...

19th c Flambe Hu Vase (LQF051302)
Ca. 1880 – 1900
Late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with transmutation flambé glaze
H: 28.7 cm
From an English private collection

An elegant late Qing “Hu” vase, tight and compact in form, and covered with flambé glaze of an intense red. The archaic “hu” form is based on Shang bronze prototypes, which were originally ritual vessels used in the heating and pouring of wine.

The Qing flambe glaze is rooted in ...

Kangxi Blue and White Dish with Buddhist Treasures (KBW011425)
ca. 1700-1720, early 18th century
Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze cobalt blue; Jindezhen ware
Diameter: 21.5 cm / 8.5 in
Height: 3.4 cm / 1.3 in
From a Paris metropolitan area estate

A fine Chinese-taste Kangxi blue and white circular dish, with a brilliantly glazed body and everted lips, underglaze-painted with buddhist treasures amongst floral scrolls. The reverse is al...

Monochrome Celadon Vase (LQC031406)
19th century
Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with celadon glaze
Height: 23.1 cm / 9 in
From an east coast, USA private collection

A nice mid-size 19th c celadon vase, with a well-proportioned form and lovely light bluish-green glaze. The trumpet-neck and ribbed body copies an earlier Southern Song kinuta celadon vases.

Condition: Perfect antique condition. Original firing flaws to the inside of the vase neck. [Please exam...

17th c KANGXI BLUE AND WHITE PHEASANT PLATE (KBW021427)
ca. 1690-1700s, late 17th century
Mid Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
Diameter: 27.8 cm / 10.9 in
From an Dorset, UK estate

A large 1690s Kangxi blue and white “pheasants” plate, decorated in a shade of intense blue found only in select Kangxi blue and white wares, and covered with extremely fine luminous glaze. The painting brushwork is loose but vigorous, provid...

17th c KANGXI BLUE AND WHITE PHEASANT PLATE (KBW021426)
ca. 1690-1700s, late 17th century
Mid Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty Porcelain with
underglaze cobalt blue Diameter: 28 cm / 11 in
From an Dorset, UK estate

A large 11-inch 1690s Kangxi blue and white “pheasants” plate, decorated in a shade of intense blue found only in select Kangxi blue and white wares, and covered with extremely fine luminous glaze. The painting brushwork is loose but vigorous, providing a...

Yongzheng Famille Rose Landscape Plate (YFM1008)
ca. 1720-30s, early 18th century
Yongzheng - early Qianlong period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Diameter: 22.5 cm / 8.86 in
From a Dutch private collection

A wonderful Yongzheng famille rose export plate, decorated with a landscape scene within an ogival cartouche framed by draping floral sprigs and a diamond diaper border. The reverse is painted with lingzhi fungi in iron red.
...

Qianlong Famille Rose 'Squirrels' Soup Plate(QFM1107)
ca. 1750s, 18th century
Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Diameter: 22.5 cm / 8.9 in
Height: 4 cm / 1.6 in
From a Dutch private collection

A lovely Qianlong famille rose export plate, decorated in a profusion of pastel colors, featuring squirrels climbing flowering branches. The plate border is an interesting combination of Baroque-style scrolls draped with ...

Qianlong Famille Rose Export Plate with a Mantis (QFM1104)
ca. 1740-50s, mid 18th century
Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Diameter: 22.8 cm / 8.9 in
Property of an English lady

A charming mid 18th c Qianlong famille rose export plate of harmonious and balanced design, featuring lush famille rose floral sprays interspersed with more traditional Chinese motifs such as prunus, pine, and bamboo sprigs drawn in mocai gris...

19th/20th century
Late Qing - Republic Period
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
Height: 43.2 cm / 17 in
From a St. Matthews, Kentucky estate. Previous owners recall seeing the jar in their grandparent's house when they were children.

A large late Qing Republic blue and white jar, made in the late Ming wanli style and decorated in underglaze blue with ruishou auspicious beasts.

Condition: Hairlines to body (see picture with the pink arrows). Short fir...

A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, attractively painted in underglaze blue and red , with a Ming dynasty style scene depicting many boys at play.The green stone stopper has an ivory spatula. The cyclically dated iron red inscription can be translated as "Year of Ding Wei (1907 or possibly 1847), for my snuff taking 'elder brother's' appreciation; presented by your snuff taking 'younger brother' Ya Quan. Condition: there is a long, stable, light hairline crack running down one side; no further...

Rare Japanese small Tansu made with Keyaki wood with multible small drawers. A locking bar fastens vertically in front of tansu secures the drawers. Dated inscription on bottom reads year 1766, " Meiwa 3" Edo Period: 1766 Dimensions: 16.5" Tall, 20" Wide, 12" Deep