From Central Asia this Camel bone bracelet has elaborate silver repousse fittings...hinged and has a small lidded container. exterior dimensions roughly 2.25 length x 2 inches width ....3/4 inches high... interior dimensions 6.5 my wrist measures roughly 6 inches around and it fits me...

This is absolutely rare:

Late Momoyama Period Wan-shaped tea bowl with a rounded brim, made of light, coarse, unrefined Mino clay. The expertly thrown body was trimmed with a potter's knife in its lower part around the foot ring.

In the style of Kuro Oribe bowls this bowl was covered with a black glaze. Three windows on the side were left unglazed and were decorated with a combination of checkers and dots between parallel vertical lines - a decoration usually known from v...

Heavily distorted shoe shaped (kutsu) Chawan from the early 17th century with a strongly flaring mouth made of light, coarse, unrefined Mino clay. The expertly thrown body was trimmed with a potters knife in its lower part and covered with a very deep black iron oxide glaze inside and outside.

Two 'windows' on two sides have been left unglazed. One has a very rare decoration with hanging persimmons (hoshikaki) scratched into the engobe and the other has a often seen fence painted u...

Chinese Green Agate Semi Precious Lamp Finial, 2" high, 1 1/8" x 1" 3/8" deep for Green Agate, the condition is good.

Chinese Amethyst semi precious stone lamp finial, 2" high, 1" x 3/4" wide, 1" high for Amethyst stone, the condition is good.

Chinese Lapis Lazuli Semiprecious Stone Lamp Finial, 2" high, 1" x 5/8", 1 1/8" high for Lapis Lazuli stone, the condition is good.

This is a of a Japanese antique, a small porcelain doll calligraphy tool suiteki figurine. It is a calligraphy tool suiteki from 1868 to 1911． This is a very technical antique suiteki calligraphy tool. It is a female design with a kitten on a very charming shoulder. suiteki is used to make ink for calligraphy. suiteki is a container for pouring water into the inkstone. There are two small holes (wind hole and water hole), and a small amount of water drops. You can fine-tune th...

Small box of drawers in gold and silver lacquer background imitating tortoise shell. The decor is composed of volutes and phoenixes in light relief (Taka Maki-e) of gold and silver powders, mosaic detail of inlaid solid gold and silver tiny squares (kirikane). By transparency one distinguishes under the tortoiseshell the reflections of gold leaf. The fittings are finely chiseled with volutes. There is one phoénix by panels, inside some Mon are on the drawers. Difficult to date with exactitude...

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th century Han Chinese woman's robe, and embroidered sleeve bands executed in seed stitch; 5 toggle-loop gilt buttons. The robe is in excellent condition, no fray or wear, shoulder lines have no wear or split, Except there is a very tiny hole in the front left. Measurements : Top collar to bottom hem 36", Sleeve to sleeve 65" when fully stretched, sleeve width 20", width between arm pits 25" narrowest, width of hem 36" widest.

This is a Japanese antiques, a small Porcelain figurine For calligraphy tool suiteki around 1868-1900, a very nice wall clock design . suiteki is used to make ink for calligraphy. suiteki is a container for pouring water into the inkstone. There are two small holes (wind hole and water hole), and a small amount of drips are dropped. You can fine-tune the density of the ink with the water that flows out little by little. Over time, there are very few small stains and scratches, but overall...

Yes, contrary to Western myths, lotus shoes were worn by all classes of Han Chinese women.... This pair of Chinese peasants lotus shoes were made from scraps of blue indigo dyed cotton fabric Clearly they were well worn, which is part of the reason that peasant shoes are rare... They are from the southern part of China...just under 5 inches...

We present a rare medium sized Tenmoku tea bowl with partrige feather mottles (Chinese: 'Zhegu Ban'), made during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) or earlier. Looking inside this Tenmoku chawan is like glazing deep into the cosmos. There one can understand the meaning of microcosm and ask whether one is looking inward or outward; probably both.

The deep rounded sides of this elegantly potted tenmoku chawan are rising from a short straight foot to a lipped rim, covered overall...

One Crack line is found inside.
And there are some old restorations on the outside.
Width: 11.5cm

Kimono, called "suzukake" worn by a Shugen-sha or Yamabushi who practiced Shugendo. "Suzu" means bamboo grass. Shugendo is the Japanese unique religion combining Buddhism, Shintoism, and worship of nature (mountains). A practitioner (shugen-sha) trained himself in the holy mountains that is ascetic and very painstaking. It is made of thick cotton and dyed with sumi (ink). Kanji characters read "Hakkai-san" which is a group of cragged mountains and has been worshipped since ancient time, located ...

Chinese Lamp Finial, carved Fern and Vegetable Design, 1 3/4" high, 1" diameter for carved bead, the condition is good.

18th Century Chinese White Jade Carved Dragon Plaque on Enamel Box

The box is 2.4 inches (6 cm) tall by 3 inches (7.7 cm) wide and 7.5 inches (19 cm) in length. The jade is 2 inches (5 cm) wide by 3.5 inches (9 cm) in length. It is 1.5 lb.

The box is tarnished and has missing enamels, enamel cracks, and surface wears and scratches. The jade has inclusions, flea bite chips, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Chinese King Fisher Feather inlaid Lamp Finial, floral design, 1 7/8" high, 1" diameter for King Fisher Feather finial, the condition is good.

19th Century Chinese Wu Shuang Pu Famille Rose Porcelain Plate with Genal Figurine

It is 1.6 inches (4 cm) tall by 9.6 inches (24.5 cm) wide. It is 1.3 lb.

It has rubbing gold and paint, dark spots, glaze cracks and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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