A pair of exceptional and extremely rare dramatic antique 17th century Japanese bronze lanterns from a prominent Tokugawa temple courtyard. Each lantern is made of 10 individual cast bronze sections. Heavenly creatures and symbology are abundant and include: fu-dogs, apsaras (Heavenly People & Celestial Beings).
Apsaras a symbol of beauty, good fortune, fertility, heaven. A feminine shape-shifting spirits of the waters and clouds. They were created to pleasure heroes and the gods. A...

Antique Indian white marble figure of Garuda in youthful human form, cobras wrapped around neck, shoulders, arms and encircling his head like a crown, hands clasped over the head of a giant cobra, losses of wings and lower portion of body, 16th/17th century.

Japanese baby's first formal kimono (miyagi), hawk on a pine tree hand painted in sumi-e (black ink) on silk, 32 1/2" W x 41" L.

This type of kimono is used during a newborn's first visit to the shrine. The ritual takes place about one month after his birth. Traditionally, the kimono was sent by the mother's side of the family to their daughter's new family, bearing the family crest of the husband's side. The newborn will be held in the arms of his mother-in-law and accomp...

This is an old white jade hairpin used by Ethnic Chinese of China, the silverwork is made by Silversmith there with 3 shop seal mark at the back, is of 80 years of age or can be much older. Please ask for more photos and info about it. Thank you for looking....

Chinese tomb pottery figure of a horse, T'ang Dynasty, wonderfully dynamic figure made of red clay with red slip pigment. Size: 19 1/2" high x 17" long x 6" wide.

Description:

A porcelain stem-cup was uniquely molded.
By a geometric pattern of lines and circles which were composed by dozens of pointed clay dunes on the outer surface, the stem-cup was applied with the milky-yellow glaze inside and outside until to the portion of the stem trunk.
Obvious glaze crackles and fading condition were caused by the enduring age when one minute old chip was found on the mouth rim.
The ancient ware was preserved very well without any cracks and fr...

Each of elegant form with curvy mouth and side handle straps from the Neolithic Siwa culture in the present day Gansu province.

Age: Chinese, Neolithic period, circa 1,350 B.C.
Measurement:
No. 1: Diameter 16 C.M. / Height 20 C.M.
No. 2: Diameter 15.5 C.M. / Height 17.5 C.M.
No. 3: Diameter 13 C.M. / Height 15 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall, with some chips to the rims, some surface chips and some surface wear to the bodies. Please refer to the enlarged ...

Of elegant form with curvy mouth and side handle straps from the Neolithic Siwa culture in the present day Gansu province.

Age: Chinese, Neolithic period, circa 1,350 B.C.
Measurement: Diameter 34.5 C.M. / Height 44.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall, with some chips to the rim, some surface chips and some surface wear to the body. Please refer to the enlarged photographs for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-...

18th Century Edo Period Saga Ningyo of a young boy holding a rooster in one hand and a scepter in the other. His head bobs while his tongue goes in and out. Carved entirely of wood, his robes are built up with pigments in a technique called 'moriage'. He has a gorgeous blue outer robe decorated with foliate scroll slightly raised in relief. His inner robes are brown with shaped roundels of geometric patterns and cloud shapes. This rarest of all Ningyo forms almost never comes up for sale and...

Of cylindrical form, decorated with lively garden scene of the noble ladies and children, with metal bands on the rims of the cover and the pot.

Age: Chinese, Qing Dynasty, circa 19th century
Measurement: Diameter 20.9 C.M. (excluding the spout)
Height 25 C.M. (measured at the cover)
(including the handle 33 C.M.)
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Specially made for the Thai market, decorated with stylized floral design on leafy scrolls background, with metal bands on the rims of the bowl and cover.

Age: Chinese, Qing Dynasty, circa 18th century
Measurement: Diameter 25.7 C.M. / Height 25 C.M.
Condition: Very good condition, with no crack or repair. Please see enlargement photographs for details. ...

Description:
A Cizhou pillow was preserved in very good condition.
When decorated on the frontal side with incised motifs of fishes, flowers and water weeds and by a ring-punched ground, the pillow was left being unglazed at the bottom.
Naturally and vibrantly carved, the motifs were rendered in a dated photographic characteristic which we usually seen in the wares of northern regions of early periods.
They were the images of the fishes and the carving strokes of the plants and ...

This is “kataginu” (shoulder cloth), only the upper vest of kamishimo without a trouser. Kami-shimo simply means top and bottom in Japanese. It was a high ranking samurai’s formal attire when they attended official meetings at the Edo castle. It was worn over kosode (kimono with small sleeves) with trousers. The shoulders are arch shaped and this was the style that developed in the late Edo period (1603-1868). Longer trousers (approx. 1.5 times longer) were chosen for special occa...

This is “kataginu” (shoulder cloth), only the upper vest of kamishimo without a trouser. Kami-shimo simply means top and bottom in Japanese. It was a high ranking samurai’s formal attire when they attended official meetings at the Edo castle. It was worn over kosode (kimono with small sleeves) with trousers. The shoulders are arch shaped and this was the style that developed in the late Edo period (1603-1868). Longer trousers (approx. 1.5 times longer) were chosen for special occa...

Chinese late Qing blue and white porcelain moonflask, or pilgrim vase, of flattened globular form decorated with a cracked ice and prunus ("bingmei") motif, which is also known as the Hawthorne pattern. Two writhing qilong handles are at either side of the cylindrical neck. There is some kiln grit adhering to the recessed base. Late 19th century. 10 1/8”H x 6” across. Very good overall condition. There are some tiny burst bubbles at the rim and along the chilong’s back (see enlargeme...

This is a "kataginu" (shoulder cloth), only the upper vest of kamishimo without trousers. Kami-shimo simply means top and bottom in Japanese. It was a high ranking samurai's formal attire when they attended official meetings at the Edo castle. It was worn over a kosode (kimono with small sleeves) with trousers. The shoulders are arch shaped and this was the style that developed in the late Edo period (1603-1868). Longer trousers (approx. 1.5 times longer) were chosen for special occasions. The s...

This stunning masterpiece of extraordinary design is an exceedingly rare Edo Period Botankago (Peony Basket) Ikebana Basket for the Tea Ceremony, with original signed box. One of the rarest and most important baskets to come up for sale. Black with a very large handle that separates into five pieces for portability, a fine complex weave and intricate crayfish motif. A rare and important find for the serious Japanese basket connoisseur. 22.5h x 19.25w inches, 57h x 49w cm.

A pair of lacquered iron abumi (Japanese stirrups) decorated in fine gold and nashiji (pear skin) lacquer on a roiro urushi, black lacquer ground. Each carries a Tokugawa aoi crest (three hollyhock leaves in a circle) within scrolling leaf background, the bottom constructed with wood pieces within an iron frame which made it lighter, thus gave a better control. Edo period (17th/18th century).  9" high, 5 1/4" wide.