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A pair of tiny shoes for a Han Chinese lady with bound feet, dating to the late Qing dynasty. Made of silk, the lower part embroidered with flowers in satin stitch, the upper part with brocaded silk ribbons. Cotton lining and soles. Condition: fine, only little wear. Dimension: total length: c. 13.5 cm, height: c. 11.8 cm.
Zentner Collection
SOLD Ghandara grey schist frieze of the birth of the Buddha with five figures.
Provenance: Spinks and Son, London 1960s Handley Collection 4th century 8" H x 10" W x 1 3/4" D
Helen M Edwards
$620.00 Height: 13.1 cm (5.3 in)
Width: 5 cm (2 in) Chinese famille rose porcelain sgraffito vase; two panels of floral decoration; carved surface on a blue ground; Juren Tang zhi mark to the base; good condition
Helen M Edwards
$620.00 Height: 9.4 cm (3.8 in)
Width: 7.3 cm (2.9 in) Fine Chinese robin’s egg vase; exquisite glaze and interesting rim form; good condition
Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1990
item #1414362
(stock #TRC213388)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
Sold, Thank You! Heavily influenced by Koryo potting styles and techniques, the Tobei lineage has been crafting exceptional tea-ware implements for 13 generations. The piece shown here was made by the 12th generation (Tahara) and, due to its excellent character, was endorsed by the 15th tea master of the Urasenke School of Tea, Hōunsai. The natural ash glaze gradates from a glossy lavender towards the top to a light tan nearer the bottom. Along one side is the characteristic milky glaze so often seen in this ty...
Zentner Collection
SOLD An antique Japanese Buddhist temple ranma (transom) carved from Hinoki (Cypress) wood featuring symbols of Dharmachakra. Dharmachakra sometimes symbolizes Gautama Buddha himself. There are three wheels of life each framed with 8 spokes, representing the noble eightfold path with lotus blossoms in the center . Accentuated by kumo karakusa (arabesque clouds). Minor losses.
Age: Late Edo Period circa 1850s Dimensions: 15 1/4" High x 60 3/4" Wide x 2 1/4" Deep
Japanese : Tea Articles : Contemporary
item #1414325
(stock #TRC230225)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$1,575.00 Decidedly masculine in character with straight sculpted edges, a rich palette of color, and a calm steadiness in the hand; this tea bowl was crafted by one of Japan’s great masters, a Mashiko potter by the name of Takauchi Shugo.
A native of Tokyo, Takauchi (b. 1937) took the well-established path of working for a company after graduating from university and it was not until a number of years later—upon visiting the town of Mashiko and being inspired by the works of artists such...
Chinese : Snuff Bottles : Pre 1930
item #1414286
Zentner Collection
$900.00 Chinese antique red crystalline peking glass snuff bottle with children playing outdoors. Beautiful detailed scene, top of container with blue peking glass cap. Good condition.
circa 1930s, Republic Period size: 2 3/8" H 1 1/2" W
Zentner Collection
$2,000.00 Antique Chinese ruby red peking glass flattened round snuff bottle. Top with green peking glass top. Good condition.
Provenance: Jade Collector, LA Republic Period, circa 1930s Size: 2 3/4" H x 2" W x 3/4" D
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00 Chinese traditional court necklace composed of rutlilated quartz, jasper, dark etched peking glass, turquoise, lapis lazuli with woven knotted silk. Beautiful and dramatic work.
From an East Bay Berkeley home. Dates 20th Century Size L 69"
Japanese : Tea Articles : Contemporary
item #1414269
(stock #TRC1940)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
Sold, Thank You! Not so often in the world of Japanese tea-ware do you come across something so exquisitely novel that it resists categorization in terms traditional styles. This tea bowl by young artist Suzuki Taku is one such piece with a unique glazing technique known as “kuro-sabi,” which roughly translates into English as “black oxidation coloring.” Utilizing a process where sections of the copper glazed vessel are treated with sulfuric acid, the result is a dazzling and varied palette of rich metal...
Helen M Edwards
$490.00 Height: 19 cm (7.6 in)
Width: 6.8 cm (2.8 in) Chinese Kangxi period porcelain figure; a/f to fingers of left hand and sceptre; kiln burn spot to the back
Southeast Asian : Carvings : Pre 1900
item #1414250
Zentner Collection
$1,000.00 Antique Indonesian karambit, knife with sheath, carved from Indonesian Zitan with black and brown tones, The knife handle carved as a bird head, The sheath has two lizards on one side and a frog carved on the top edge. The handle is curved with a steel blade dagger. With custom metal stand.
Provenance Xanadu Collection Dates 19th Century Size L 17.25" x W 2.5" x D 1.125"
SEBASTIAN ASIAN ART AND ANTIQUES
Price on Request Chinese Yixing Zisha teapot. Song Ting Zhi Zhao mark. Good conditions except chipped at inside the lid. 19 cm wide. 11 cm high.
Zentner Collection
Price on Request Antique Nepalese Bronze Bodhisatva seated on lotus throne. Depicted lovely and delicate detailing with five pointed crown headdress with small head on deer on left shoulder. Hands raised in prayer, hand holding lotus and other had holding rope. Unusual imagery on back of lotus throne of conch shell and running deer. Detachable base from figure.
Provenance McIntyre Collection 19th century H 12 1/4" x W 9 1/4" x D 7"
Zentner Collection
SOLD Himalayan boxwood carved flaming scepter used as a ritual object with pointed end. Well-patinated Shamanic usage.
Ashby Collection, LA 18 1/4" L x 2 1/2" W x 1 1/4" D Circa 1900s, turn of century
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1950
item #1414168
(stock #Hasui457)
Era Woodblock Prints
SOLD Kawase Hasui
Snow at Heian Shrine Kyoto Date: 1948 Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Watanabe 6mm seal at lower right, indicating a first state produced between 1946-1957. Size: Oban. Approximately 15.75 x 10.5 inches. Reference: Hotei #510. Medium: Japanese woodblock print. Condition: Excellent. Top margin has two original drying pinholes.
EastWest Gallery
Sold An unusual Arita saucer dish decorated with a three colour pattern of a pair of gnarled prunus , Japanese apricot trees incorporating four low relief Prunus flowers, umehana, approximately 50% larger than the painted flowers, and a central motif of a Flowering Peony branch. The reverse decorated with three further flowering prunus branches. A single underglaze blue circle to the interior of the footring and a set of four spur marks in a "Y" shaped formation. The porcelain and the painting is o...
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