This is a samurai armor set (yoroi and helmet) for Boy’s Day in Japan. By displaying a set like this, the parents hope to inspire boys in their manliness, bravery, discipline and the honor codes that come with it.

Here on the lids, it is written the name of the owner and the occasion. It is to celebrate his first Sekku in the fourteenth year of Showa period (1939). On the reverse side of the lids, there are labels of Tanimoto Yousuke, the doll maker. The store, Tanimoto Yousuke was ...

A rare and very old neolithic pottery jar from the Qijia culture from Gansu Province, China, 2050 - 1200 BC. Being corded, when the clay was wet, fabric was applied making pattern. When it was fired, the fabric would burn off, leaving the design. In excellent condition, no restoration or repairs, it measures 6.5" high.

An under glaze-blue and cafe-o-lait colored Phonix medallion bowl. Qianlong mark and period. The rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a flared rim, decorated to the exterior with six phoenix roundels with wings outstretched and their tails curled underneath, the interior with one further Phonix in a roundel in the center, inscribed at the base with a four-character seal mark in under glaze blue. Condition: Good condition. Minor rim frittering, one with a connected hairline. Some manufact...

A beautiful silver work with turquoise stones. The total of eleven large turquoise stones (oval cabochon cut) are mounted on the delicate silver filigree. Beautiful work. No damage to the stones; no cracks or chips. There is a “silver” mark on the silver clasp of the necklace.

The design is auspicious with the good luck charms such as a Chinese characters “shou” (coin-like small design) and bat. Both symbolize happiness, longevity and likely is to protect the wearer from evils by ...

An early piece from the Mudai series by Takiguchi Kazuo enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Unlike his later works which featured stone-like glazes, this glaze is soft and crinkled on the surface, like an undersea life form. It is 15-1/2 x 8 x 10 inches (39 x 20.5 x 25 cm) and is in excellent condition. Kazuo is an exceedingly sought after Kyoto artist, one of the heirs of the original Sodeisha movement. Born in 1953, he studied economics at Doshisha Univesity while making a brief ...

This is a chinese cream white glaze jar possibly from Pre Song era.

A brass mounted Chinese Porcelain OPIUM WATER PIPE depicting colorful horses and calligraphy, ca. 1890. Condition: good, used. Size: H. 15 cm. x 7.75 cm. (H. 6" x 3")

Chinese ceramic blue and white covered box with design, found from the shipwreck.

Age: China, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Size: Height 4 - 4.4 C.M. / Width 7 - 7.3 C.M.
Condition: Nice glaze and condition overall (some minor chips on the foot rim; the cover and box naturally attached to each other, however can be opened if cleaned).
Shipment: Worldwide shipment at actual price is available from Bangkok, Thailand. Please-mail us for accurate shipping fee.

Lug handles hang gently from the side of this blue-glazed Hagi vase by Richard Milgrim enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 9-1/2 inches (24.5 cm) tall, 4-1/2 inches (11 cm) diameter and in excellent condition.
Born in New York in 1955, Richard travelled to Japan in 1977 where he spent a year researching various ceramic traditions here. Returning to Japan in 79, he apprenticed under Iwabuchi Shigeya, and began studying the Way of Tea at Urasenke. His first private exhibitio...

Antique Japanese cloisonne oval-shaped container with fantastic designs outlined in wire of flying birds amidst scrolling vines and blooming lotuses, with draping blue and red panels, depicting a phoenix whose tails resemble fish fins or flower petals, and a red dragon with flames and smoke clouds against a sparkling background. The main body color of the cloisonne piece is a pastel speckled yellow and its inside is a pale blue. It stands on four brass legs and sits upon a carved hardwood stand...

Burmese wooden lotus Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture with gilded gold.

Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century
Measurement: Height 6.3 C.M. / Width 5.6 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Tai Yai Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base.

Tai Yai is a tribal people living in Burma. It is difficult to find buddha from this ethnic group.

Age: Burma, 19th Century
Measurement: Height 44.7 C.M. / Width 20.3 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand ...

Thai wooden Buddha sitting on a lotus base.

Age: Thailand, Rattanakosin Period, 19th Century
Measurement: Height 24.6 C.M. / Width 11.5 C.M.
Condition: Intact with original condition (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Rare Thai wooden Buddha sitting on a pottery base, the body of the Buddha is wooden and the base is pottery.

Age: Thailand, Ayutthaya Period, 18th Century
Measurement: Height 27.3 C.M. / Width 20.4 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Antique Chinese rank badge made with lovely varying shades of blue silk, depicting a dual-tailed paradise flycatcher with red silk legs and beak, sitting atop rolling wave motifs; Flowers surround the bird including a center peony with forbidden stitches; The entire badge bordered by oriental designs in beige, blue, and gold silk. Framed. Size: 13" height, 13.5" width

Antique Chinese porcelain vase of an oval form, with simple designs of chrysanthemums in blue, green, pink, and red glaze, crosshatching red marks within blue double rings along its top, wide opening. Yongzheng period (1723-1735) Size:

Antique Chinese porcelain plate in a famille verte style of glaze, decorated with flowers, butterflies, and lucky charms. Its bottom has a Kangxi period mark within a double circle in blue cobalt. Kangxi period (1662-1722) Size: 8.5" diameter, 1.5" height

A well preserved Pair of mounted QING DYNASTY Painted and Gilt Wooden Temple Figures or High Priests. 19th Century, China. Good condition. Size: H. 18.5" (47 cm.). Price is for the pair.