Very rare five dynasties yue mise bowl decorated with incised dragon motive. 13 cm diameter. 7cm high. Excellent condition, no chip, crack or hairline and free from restoration.

Chinese pottery standing court man.

Age: China, Northern Qi Dynasty, A.D.550 - 577
Size of figure only: Height 29.8 C.M. / Width 9 C.M.
Height including stand: 33.8 C.M.
Condition: Well-preserved old burial condition overall with some amount of soil adhering (some abrasions and wearings on the piece due to the long burial time underground). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please ...

Cotton kimono with Kikai Suji-Shibori (Machine-Pleated Stripes) which is vegetable indigo dye. The lining has cotton katazome (stencil-resist dye) carp and fall motif which is also vegetable indigo dye. It has mending stitches, many light stains in the shibori side. Early 20th century. W:126cm, L:124cm

Antique Japanese silver over nickel gunbai 軍配 war fan. A type of signal baton and Japanese war fan. Once held by military leaders (such as daimyō) and priests in the past, it is used in the modern day by umpires in sumo wrestling.
Gunbai, from the Sino-Japanese roots meaning "military-apportioned [fan]", were a specialized form of fan used by samurai officers in Japan to communicate commands to their troops. Unlike regular fans, gunbai were solid, not folding, and usually made of w...

Chinese antique necklace made of silver and carved jade. A pendant of combined pieces: a carved green jade seated figure on a cloud of swirling mist from which hangs three gourd-shaped green jade pieces. The chain is set with little shòu (longevity) symbols with bats and hung with more gourd-shaped jades. All pieces are mounted with silver and the clasp is stamped.

Age: mid 20th century

Large Japanese Meiji period Imari porcelain charger decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels and gilt highlights with a central kirin surrounded by three ho-o birds in flight. The back is decorated entirely in blue and white with three expansive floral sprays emerging from a central figure that resembles Daruma. The center of the base holds a single spur. Circa 1900. 18 1/4" diameter x 2 5/8" high. Very good overall condition. There is typical minor rubbing and wear to ...

Hiroshige Ando
A Pair of Poppies and Quails
Size: Approximately 8 x 3.75 inches.
Date: ca 1910.
Publisher: Matsumoto Print Works. No. 364 publisher's tag on back.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Note: We find these Matsumoto-published Hiroshige scenes to be particularly good, but we don't list all of them. Please contact us if you are interested in seeing others.

Hiroshige Ando
Rural View by Moonlight
Size: Approximately 6.625 x 5 inches.
Date: ca 1910.
Seal is read "Hiroshige".
Publisher: Matsumoto Print Works. No. 428 publisher's tag on back.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Note: We find these Matsumoto-published Hiroshige scenes to be particularly good, but we don't list all of them. Please contact us if you are interested in seeing others.

Hiroshige Ando
Sudden Shower Over Shin Ohashi Bridge
Size: Approximately 5.625 x 3.5 inches.
Date: ca 1910.
Publisher: Matsumoto Print Works. No. 417 publisher's tag on back.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Note: We find these Matsumoto-published Hiroshige scenes to be particularly good, but we don't list all of them. Please contact us if you are interested in seeing others.

Antique Japanese Monkeys and Persimmons Parasol Handle. Well carved in the form of two monkeys in a persimmon tree. The large monkey helps the little one up into the branches which are covered with ripe fruit. Carved of bone with expressive details and warm patina. With custom metal stand.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 6" high x 2" wide (6 3/4" high on stand)

Meiji (1868-1912) Japanese Bronze Okimono with Bamboo Forest Creatures Toad, Snake, and Slug

The okimono is 4.25 inches (11 cm) tall, and 11 inches (28 cm) long by 5.9 inches (15 cm) wide. It is 5.8 lb.

It is tarnished and has oxidation, rust, firing crack at the snake, firing hole at the toad, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

Provenance: Bonhams & Butterfield Auction

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1970's Chinese Famille Rose Vase with Peacock & Calligraphy Marked

It is 14.1 inches (36 cm) tall by 6.6 inches (16.8 cm) wide. It is 3.5 lb.

It has minor rubbing of gold and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Old Japanese Namiki Kokkokai Makie Lacquer Cigarette Case with 2 Birds Signed

It is 4.69 inches (11.9 cm) long by 3.54 inches (9 cm) wide. It is 114.7 gram.

It is tarnished and has a chip to the lacquer at the top, stains, a bent metal rim at the inside, loose spring, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Japanese antique broach in the form of an old man, Okina performance mask. The pin is made of bronze and silver mixed metal with details in red lacquer. Backed in silver with a silver mark and pin. The mask that this broach is modeled after would have been worn by kyōgen dancers in between Noh theatre acts. Signed: Akimitsu.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 2 1/2" long

Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870 - 1949)
Tago Bay (Tagonoura)
Date: 1936. 1970s-90s edition
Size: Chuban. 11.75 x 7.75 inches.
Publisher: Doi.
Koitsu catalog no. TK-DH-2
Condition: Two small spots in top margin. Faint mark near center tree.

Pair of antique Chinese mythical qilin hand carved out of solid marble stone.
The Qílín 麒麟 is a dragon-like creature, with a flowing mane, scaled body, and shaped like a horse.

The Qílín symbolizes good luck and prosperity, and is often interpreted to be a unicorn, despite the single horn being the only similar characteristic shared! It is said that the rare appearance of the Qílín signifies the approaching birth or death of a significant person.

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Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled “Egrets in Rain” by Ohara Koson (1878-1945), also known as Shoson, published by Watanabe in 1926. This is a post-war edition with the Watanabe 6mm circular seal (used 1946-1957) at the lower right corner beneath the artist's signature and seal. Paper: 15 3/8" x 10 3/8" (image: 14 3/8" x 9 1/2"). Very good overall condition with embossed highlights in the egrets' wings. Very faintly sunstruck. The upper margin corner is slightly thinned in a fe...

Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870 - 1949)
Nikko Futarasan
Date: 1936. 1970s-90s edition
Size: Chuban. 11.75 x 8 inches.
Publisher: Doi.
Koitsu catalog no. TK-DH-35
Condition: Two small spots in top margin and one on back.