An underglaze blue and polychrome enamelled Arita bowl and saucer with panels of chrysanthemums supported by canes that suggest crucifixes, separated by panels of bird and trellis design. Early 18th century.

The cup is approximately 8cm diameter, the saucer is 14.8cm diameter. Perfect condition.

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Chinese Mother of Pearl Mahjong Set with Wood Box

The box is 6.6 inches (16.8 cm) tall by 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) long and 9.2 inches (23.3 cm) wide. Each tile is 0.4 inch thick (1 cm) by 1.2 inches (3 cm) in length and 0.78 inch (2 cm) wide. The total weight is 9.3 Lb.

The box has hairline, surface wears and scratches. Some tiles have rubbing paints, flea bite chips, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A Japanese Arita lobed dish decorated with a dragon descending from clouds, grasping the pearl of wisdom. The back with a fuku mark. The dish dates from 1750~1790. A similar design to Chinese examples of the Yongzheng period.

Approximately 14.4 cm diameter. Perfect condition.

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A Japanese Arita lobed dish decorated with a dragon descending from clouds, grasping the pearl of wisdom. The back with a fuku mark. The dish dates from 1750~1790. A similar design to Chinese examples of the Yongzheng period.

Approximately 14.4 cm diameter. Perfect condition.

Please study the photographs.

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A Japanese Arita lobed dish decorated with a dragon descending from clouds, grasping the pearl of wisdom. The back with a fuku mark. The dish dates from 1750~1790. A similar design to Chinese examples of the Yongzheng period.

Approximately 14.6 cm diameter. Perfect condition.

Please study the photographs.

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16th Century Chinese Longquan Celadon Tripod Censer with Wood Lid

It is 8.7 inches (22 cm) tall by 7.4 inches (18.7 cm) wide. It is 4.8 Lb.

It has skip glazes, dark spots, chips, surface wears and scratches. The wood lid has hairline cracks, chips, warped edges and surface scratches (as seen in the photos).

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19th Century Chinese Flambe Ox Blood Sang Boeuf Langyao Style Porcelain Vase

It is 13.85 inches (35.2 cm) tall by 8 inches (20.3 cm) wide. It weighs 6.2 lb.

It has chips at the bottom, skip glazes, glaze crazing, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Set of 8 Chinese Dark Cherry Amber Bakelite Faturan Carved 8 Immortal God

Each figure is 4.8 inches (12.3 cm) tall measured without stand by 1.7 inches (4.5 cm) wide. Total weight is 771 gram measured without stand.

They have inclusions, flea bite chips, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

Tested with Simichrome.

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Old (1940's) Chinese Sancai Glazed Porcelain Figure with Dragon Robe

It is 10.7 inches (27.3 cm) tall by 7.2 inches (18.3cm) wide. It is 3.6 Lb.

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

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1930's Chinese Celadon Ge Type Crackle Bowl with Chocolate Rim

It is 2.5 inches (6.5 cm) tall by 9.7 inches (24.7 cm) wide. It is 1.85 Lb.

It has dark spots and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A Chinese court "chao fu" silk skirt, altered as a Carnival costume, using one quarter of the skirt as a flap (photo No. 6). Night blue silk with sixteen dragon roundels and four five-clawed "long" dragons pursuing the flaming pearl among clouds, bats and cranes, above waves, stylized rocks and the "lishui" pattern. Embroidery in polychrome satin stitch and couched metal threads. Condition: altered, some thin areas in the non-embroidered part, waistband not original, some loose and missing threa...

RICE SCOOP

Old Korean folk wood carving scoop for rice or grain used in Jeju island, early 20th century, approx. 34.5 x 21.5 x H 10-7cm (13.58 x 8.46 x 3.93-2.75in). Lighter weight than its looks. Some expected stains, scratches, and chips due to aging as is as seen.


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Very large pot covered in cloisonné enamel on copper. Silver wires.Dragons Hoho and butterfly of curious design. I seem to remember the association dragon butterfly to a symbolic but I don't remember which one A slight accident really insignificant at the base of the lid catch that can be seen on photo and a lack of thickness of enamel that could not be polished being too thin, however at this place there the enamel completely covers the base metal. After firing this should not be visible and...

Ohara Koson
Birds in flight in snow
Size: Approximately 15.8 x 9.8 cm. 6.75 x 4.75 inches.
Date: ca. 1930s.
Koson signature at lower right. Unsealed.
Uncatalogued. Does not appear in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: A small hole below the lower bird. Corner bends and creases. Please see photos 3 and 4.
This design is a curiosity as it is very similar to our Hiroshi...

Ochanomizu in the Eastern Capital (Tōto ochanomizu) in 36 Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji Sanjū-Rokkei) by Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858). Serie 1858, n°5, Published by Tsutaya Kichizō. Format ōban (34,3 x 23 cm) Framed

Bust of Buddha out of cast bronze. The head is full and the rest of the bust is very thick, almost 1 cm in some places, so the object is very heavy. The casting and the finish are beautiful. The mouth is inlaid with a reddish yellow metal that has not oxidized over time, probably gold, I could check and test the metal on request. The eyes were probably also inlaid because there are 2 deep incised line that are now filled with traces of white color. The ears are inlaid with a yellow metal that ha...

Ming Dynasty Chinese Wood Sculpture of a General on Horseback, with original pigments. 11 x 5 x 3.25 inches, 28 x 13 x 8 cm. Purchased from Askenasi in Paris in 1978 by Irwin Hersey, renowned author on Asian and primitive art, and publisher of the Primitive Art Newsletter in the 1970s. Irwin Hersey was an advisor to museums and prominent collectors, and vetted pieces for many of the international tribal art fairs and Asian art fairs.

Ming Dynasty Chinese Wood Sculpture of Emperor and Empress. Purchased from Askenasi in Paris in 1978 by Irwin Hersey, renowned author on Asian and primitive art, and publisher of the Primitive Art Newsletter in the 1970s. Irwin Hersey was an advisor to museums and prominent collectors, and vetted pieces for many of the international tribal art fairs and Asian art fairs. 8.5 x 5 x 2 inches, 21.5 x 12.5 x 5 cm.