Antique Chinese porcelain 'Justice' cup, beautiful flambé glaze with hues of brown and eggplant to tints of blue and gray. Inside stands a bearded sage in a textured light cream and brown glaze. The Chinese Justice Cup was engineered with a twist; if it is filled to a "greedy" or top level, all of its liquid contents run out from the bottom of the cup. Age: 19th Century. Size: 3.0625" Diameter x 2.5" Height

Baluster vase with Flambé glaze in red, green and black, where the lighter parts are crackeled and the black is close to mirror black. San-Yang Kai-Tai or transmutation glazed, representing the change of seasons, from winter into spring. China, early 20th century, Republic period. The vase was purchased in Brussels in the 90's from an old Chinese couple who brought it to Europe when they left China in their youth. Height "7 ¼ / 18.5 cm. Condition: the neck has been ground down, and there is da...

FLASK OF OCTOPUS-ARABESQUE DESIGN

Still life painting of traditional blue and white porcelain flask with Tako-Karakusa (Octopus-Arabesque) pattern, by a Japanese painter, Shibayama Toshihiko. Oil, canvas. Showa-Heisei period, late 20th - early 21st century. 31.8 x 41 x 1.8 cm (12.51 x 16.14 x 0.70in). Some deterioration due to aging as is.


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FLAT-SOLID VASE

Pottery. 20th century, Japan. approx. H 43 x W 15 x D 10 cm (16.92 x 5.90 x 3.93in). Sign of a single kanji character but unidentified.


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Rare purse , made of leather, brass and silver, with lotus, sea creatures and makala design. Inlaid with coral. Dimensions: the purse alone 13x9,5 cm, including leather strap and sash 45 cm. Condition: very good age wear and patina, one of the sea creatures is missing its tail.

Finely detailed woman’s full length three paneled tube sarong from Ende, Flores Island, Indonesia. I bought this in 1988, this was used when I bought in Ende and has remained in storage since then. All natural dyes and handspun, hand woven cotton. Pristine condition with soft and comfortable weave. W: 150cm/59in and L: 1400cm/55in.

Beautiful, unopened, three paneled, semi antique, woman’s sarong from Flores Island (probably Ende), Indonesia. Circa 1950 +/-. All hand spun and woven cotton and natural dyes. Very soft and in perfect condition. The incorporation of indigo dyes is quite subtle giving it the depth. L: 142cm/56in and W: 158cm/60in. Free Shipping

FLYING BIRD WITH WHEEL

Old Japanese mechanical toy as amateur wooden handicraft from Showa period, 20th century. When wheeled back and forward tightly, head shaking and wings flapping but as barely and awkwardly and just lovely. (So, more like a decorative object than practical movable toy, please.) approx. W 27.5 x D 18 x H 19cm (10.82 x 7.08 x 7.48in). Defect and deterioration as is.


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FOOTED BRASS COMPOTE

Originally made and used as the traditional ritual tray for offering food in Korean Peninsula, early 20th century, approx. D 22 x H 9.5cm (8.66 x 3.74in). Some expected sign of use and stains due to aging, but in generally good condition as is. (*Other objects in the photos are not attached with this item.)


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Huanghuali Chinese footed alter table with stunning detail and carving. Central panels are perfectly book matched. Each panel measuring 6 1/4" wide. Leg panels are carved into double water dragons with strolling Lingzhi pattern. The carving follows the motif along the apron.
Stunning wood grain and mesmerizing figuring seen throughout the quality of the wood

Dimensions: 79 3/4" long 19 1/2" deep x 33 1/3" high

FOOT IN GETA

Anonymous vintage wooden sculpture of a right foot wearing geta (Japanese wooden sandal), Showa period, 20th century, Japan, approx. H 25cm (9.84in), thinly with varnish-like coating all over surface and gold paint only on the top surface. Some expected deterioration due to aging as is.


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FOOT TALISMANS

Pair of tin sandals made and didicated to temple/shrine to pray for the safety of practitioners (shugenja) or itinerant Buddhist monks (yamabushi) who do the Shugen-do mountaineering ascetic, with the Indian-ink sign of a Japanese four-character idiom as "Realisation of Great ambition". Showa period, 20th century, Japan. approx. 25 x 9 x 6 cm (9.84 x 3.54 x 2.36in). The condition is as is as seen.


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This poem, inscribed with Rengetsu’s unmistakeable flowing calligraphic script, is set on a backdrop of colored washi paper decorated with gold flecks and intricate renderings of magical forest spirits. The spirits are drawn using “gofun”—a calcium carbonate powder obtained by heating and grinding oyster shells collected around the Inland Sea coast. Due to the luminiferous properties of gofun, the spirits seem to appear and disappear depending on the light and the angle of viewing—add...

Old Kyoto Nishijin obi. This obi is one of the 5 favorite obis from my collection - we have over 200 obis. It is almost impossible to find a obi like this today. The owner of the store in Tokyo where this obi was purchased once said that single good obi was coming out from one household when they go out knocking on the doors in the old town. The store had gone through changes since and no longer carries antique textiles. The designs of this obi are ancient Chinese mirrors, which covers f...

This is really a rarely seen example of antique Japanese ceramic art: impressive Katakuchi Chawan (tea bowl with a spout), made of unrefined Mino clay. Katakuchi chawans of that age are barely available on the antique market. It is the only one in our collection. So take your chance.

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Size: 2,8'' height x 5,5'' in diameter

Four(4) Ivory Napkin Rings, two(2) different sizes, 1 3/8" high and 1 3/4" diameter-larger ones, 1 1/8" high and 1 5/8" diameter-smaller ones. They are in good colors and condition, no damages.

Four ancient beads from China. These beads date back to around 100 AD to 1000 BC. See photos for sizes. Condition: Some minor chips at the ends from age.

A Collection of four medium sized porcelain boxes used to decorate the ancestral altar. The boxes are in the shape of a peach, a persimmon, a melon and a squash, and all have turquoise glazed interiors. Such boxes were used to hold trinkets and precious offerings when worshiping ones' ancestors. The peach measure 3" in diameter, The melon measures 3 1/4" in diameter, the persimmon measures 3 1/2" long, and the squash measures 3 3/4" long. The peach and melon are in excellent condition. The p...