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Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Japanese cast iron lantern in the form of a cricket (or grasshopper). Crafted with long, elegant antennae. The lantern is made so it can sit over a light or candle, illuminating the cut out sections on it's wings.
Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926) Dimensions: 5 1/4" high x 11" long x 5" wide
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Japanese cast iron lantern in the form of a rabbit. Sitting upright with long ears alert. The lantern is made to hold a candle, the light escaping through many round cast windows in the rabbit's body.
Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926) Dimensions: 10 1/2" high x 9 1/2" long x 5 1/2" wide Larger Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Bowl (Ex. Grahame Clarke Collection)
This fine and attractive porcelain bowl was made during the 15th / early 16th century. It is decorated in underglaze blue of particularly good colour. In its centre enclosed within double blue rings is a peony, the emblem of spring and a symbol of riches, honour, love, affection and feminine beauty. A peony scroll decorates the outer wall. A larger size than most Ming bowls of this period with a dia... Fine & Rare Chinese Ming Dynasty Moulded Kraak Blue & White Porcelain Dish
This fine-quality and very rare "kraak" porcelain dish was made at the Jingdezhen kilns during the Wanli reign (1573 - 1620) of the Ming Dynasty. Its form and decoration are particularly rare and no example appears in the kraak "bible", "Kraak Porcelain" by Maura Rinaldi. The lobed wall has eight moulded panels containing various floral designs. On the inside of the dish the underglaze blue pattern is restricted to th...
June Hastings
$650.00 19/20th C, finely rendered Chinese Shiwan (Shekwan) pottery statue of a seated man holding a bamboo pipe traditionally used for tobacco. Some nice crazing in the high gloss glazes on his shirt and pipe. This is a very good piece with excellent detailing, you won’t be disappointed. Measues 5.75” across, 7.5 deep, 6” high
Fine Tall Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery "Stick" Girl
This fine and rare painted pottery figure was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8), more specifically, the 2nd century BC. It is one of a variety of Han Dynasty "stick" figures. The vast majority of "stick" figures represent males; female figures are particularly rare. It is made from a dense fine-grained grey pottery that has been "cold painted" after firing. It is believed that such figures originally had wooden ar... Fine Tall Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery "Stick" Girl
This fine and rare painted pottery figure of a nude girl was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8), more specifically, the 2nd century BC. It is one of a variety of Han Dynasty "stick" figures. The vast majority of "stick" figures represent males; female figures are particularly rare. It is made from a dense fine-grained grey pottery that has been "cold painted" after firing in a pale brown / flesh-coloured pi... Fine Tall Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery "Stick" Girl
This fine and rare painted pottery figure of a nude girl was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8), more specifically, the 2nd century BC. It is one of a variety of Han Dynasty "stick" figures. The vast majority of "stick" figures represent males; female figures are particularly rare. It is made from a dense fine-grained grey pottery that has been "cold painted" after firing in a pale brown / flesh-coloured pi... Large Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure (horse rider)
This unusual pottery figure was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8) and would once have sat on the back of a large horse. It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a reddish-brown pottery. It has been "cold painted" in a base coat of creamy-white on top of which have been applied black, red and pink pigments. There is good detail to the clothing and the hairstyle, but note especially the smiling face! This ...
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$585.00 With an uncanny ability to emulate features of the natural environment, the creator of this sake vessel,Tsujimura Yui, is one of Japan’s most skilled potters working in the field today. With a breathtaking ash glaze that appears half planned and half left to the dictates of the kiln, we can see a number of textures and colors that one might encounter in a Zen garden or while hiking along a mountain brook. The front of the vessel is adorned with an “enso,” however, unlike the tr...
Haruko Watanabe
$650.00 Basket handmade of Yama-budo, wild grapevine which grows deep in the mountains. It is used by a mountain worker as a backpack. Generally in good condition but has a few minor breaks. The first half of the 20th century. W:43cm x 28cm x 15cm.
Antique Japanese rectangular basket with lid. Made of tightly woven alternating wide and narrow strips of split bamboo. Round, bent bamboo handles on either end. Light color wrapped bamboo on edges.
Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926)
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900
item #1481104
(stock #Kuniyoshi005)
Era Woodblock Prints
SOLD Utagawa Kuniyoshi
The Ghost of Oiwa (Oiwa no Bokon) Series: Honne Onna (lit. "Bone woman" - Female ghosts that remain obsessed their beloved). Date ca 1847 - 48. Size: 14 1/2 x 10 in. Medium: Japanese woodblock print. Condition: This famous print is in rough shape. Please note the holes and other issues shown in the front and back photos. Magnificent Ki Seto Water Jar made in the Mid to Late Edo period
Supplied with the old wooden lid. Size Height 16cm Width 17cm Weight 800g Condition Good considering the age. There are minor cracks but it is no problem to use. Ki Seto ware, also known as Yellow Seto ware, is a type of Japanese pottery that originated in the Seto region during the medieval period. It is characterized by its distinct yellow glaze, which gives ...
Helen M Edwards
$650.00 Height: 18.3 cm (7.3 in)
Width: 7 cm (2.8 in) Chinese green jade vase mounted on wooden stand; very well hollowed with four integral rings, one repaired; well decorated with archaic beast-form to the midsection; mounted on wooden stand; good condition
BRIAN PAGE ORIENTAL ART
GBP £650 Fine Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Ding Tripod
This pottery tripod vessel, or "ding", was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a grey pottery, relatively highly-fired, both body and cover having a distinct ring when tapped. The body stands on three sturdy integral feet. On opposite sides at the waist are two square-cut handles. The top of the cover has a protruding ring that allows it to be turned upside-down and used as a bowl. Both cover and bo... Fine & Rare Chinese Neolithic Siwa Culture Burnished Black Pottery Jar (c. 1350 BC)
This rare 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 attractively-shaped with high handles, a saddle-shaped mouth and a wide body that tapers down to a small circular flat base. Pottery jars from the Siwa culture are rarer than those of the preceding Qijia and Majiayao cultures and most known examples are made fro... Size
Height 8.1cm Width 13.4cm In excellent condition Supplied with signed wooden box Born in 1944, Yamamoto Izuru has made an indelible mark in the world of male ceramists, specializing in the revered Bizen pottery tradition. His unique ceramic style seamlessly blends the time-honored techniques of Bizen ware, passed down by his father, the esteemed Living National Treasure Toshu Yamamoto, with sculpting methods acquired during his sojourn in France. <... |