Rare Chinese Neolithic Pottery Tripod with Oxford TL Test

This fine and interesting pottery vessel was made over 3,000 years ago during the Chinese Neolithic or early Bronze Age. The form is of a cooking vessel and the three wide udder-shaped legs allow it to be stood in a fire with as much heat as possible being transmitted to its contents. It is not always easy to determine exactly which culture such vessels come from as similar vessels were made by various Chinese cultures. However, we un...

A finely crafted lobed basin, supported on three feet in the shape prunus branches extending up the sides. For use in Ikebana flower arrangement. Signed in the bottom: Keishu ( Inami Keishu) . Original kiri-box fully signed. Showa, Mid 20th century. H 5.5 cm, D 29 cm. Condition: Excellent.

An interesting, octagonal water jar with lid (mizusashi) for the tea ceremony by Kawai Buichi.* Decorated in a deep iron-red glaze in combination with black and greenish spots. Original, signed box w. artist’s name and seal. Showa, ca. 1980. H 14 cm, D 18 cm. The mizusashi is one of the utensil of Japanese tea ceremony; it is used for fresh water used to prepare the tea and to wash the tea-bowl and the bamboo tools. ******Biography: KAWAI Buichi (f. 1908–1989). Nephew of Kawai Kanjiro (18...

Tall Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Soldier with Oxford TL Test (206 BC - AD 8)

This impressive pottery model of a warrior was made over 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8); as can be seen by the quiver on its back, this figure is that of an archer. It is made from a relatively high-fired dark grey pottery that has been "cold painted" in a base coat of white pigment with the features and details picked out in red and black pigments. Originally this fi...

Fine Tall Chinese Western Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Soldier (206 BC - AD 8)

This impressive pottery model of a warrior was made over 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). It is made from a dense grey pottery and quite highly-fired. It has been "cold painted" in white, red and black pigments, good traces of which still remain. There are purpose-made holes in each of the clasped hands, where originally would have been placed a miniature shield and weapon, probably...

Kawase Hasui
Rain in Maekawa, Soshu
Series: Selection of Views of the Tokaido
Date: 1932.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.125 x 10.25 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. This design often has in either lower corner a black 6mm Watanabe publisher's seal nearly invisibly on a black background, which would indicate a lifetime edition. We could not locate one, though the paper appears adequately old.
Artist's signature and seal at lower left.
Reference: Hotei #223....

Antique Chinese carved bamboo bitong (brushpot). Carved with scenes of mountain landscapes and bamboo groves with figures engaged in various rural activities. The rim is carved with a scrolling key motif.

Dimensions: 6 5/8" high x 5" wide x 4" wide

An antique Japanese Ko Tansu made of Kuwa (Mulberry) and Kuri (Chestnut) woods. All original bronze Warabite drawer pulls and fittings on the doors. 6 drawers of varying sizes with sliding upper doors and lift out side door. Gilded door panels.

Age: Meiji Period (1890-1910)

Dimensions: 22 1/2" Wide by 23 3/4" High by 10 1/4" Deep

From Japanese private collection

A rare Chinese Sancai ewer from the Tang Dynasty (618-907), featuring a rounded shape with a dual strap handle and spout.

The ewer is adorned with a variegated sancai glaze, displaying hues of amber and green set against a cream background. It stands at a height of 9.5 cm and spans 15 cm in width.

The overall condition is excellent, with only a minor glaze chip observed at the bottom edge of the spout.

Antique Chinese Peking glass vase. Baluster form with a low, rounded foot. Made of layers of rich yellow color glass.

Age: Early 20th century

Dimensions: 9 1/2" high x 5 3/4" wide

Written on the inside of the original box is the artists' testimonial to this piece. Carved by famed carver Terada Keitaro (artist name : Kei'in) when he was 71 and his retirement piece. Carved in Showa 29 (1954) he went into Ryozen-zan mountain in Shiga Prefecture and found the perfect wild mulberry wood for his final masterpiece. He states he put his whole spirit and soul into this piece. Signed and in excellent condition. Ask for shipping quote.

Very Rare Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Stone Toad Money Tree Base (AD 25 - 220)

This extremely rare toad-shaped pedestal, or base, for the legendary coin-shedding tree dates to the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220) and has been excavated from Sichuan province. The coin-shedding, or money, tree is known from late Han Dynasty funerary art from the south-west of China. It was believed that if shaken, coins would fall from it. The money tree itself would comprise a bronze trunk, or pole, to which...

A Fine Pair of Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Painted Pottery Tiles - Deer

This fine-quality pair of highly decorative pottery tiles was made during the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368 - 1644). They are made from a grey pottery and the decoration in relief features a pair of deer in a landscape. Note the detail to the deer, the carved and incised decoration as well as the impressed flower blossoms to the deers' bodies. The relief decoration has been cold-painted in various coloured pigments, good traces o...

Fine Large Chinese Warring States Impressed Pottery Jar (475 - 221 BC)

This large and attractive pottery jar was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is made from quite a high-fired grey pottery. It has wide globular body and a short flared out neck. The outer surface below the rim has been attractively "textured" with the pattern "spiralling" downwards from the mouth to around the waist where the impression are then more horizontal.

Diameter 38 cm (15 inches), height...

Fine Tall Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery "Stick" Figure with Oxford TL Test

This tall and impressive pottery "stick" figure was made during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8), more specifically, the 2nd century BC. It is "heavily-potted" and made from a dense fine-grained pale grey pottery. It has been "cold painted" with a pink/brown flesh-coloured pigment. Note the detail of the facial features and the hairstyle, worn with a top knot.

Various types of "stick" figures have b...

Length: 18.6 cm (7.7 in)
Height: 10 cm (4 in)

Fine and unusual Chinese coconut teapot; carved decoration showing shou characters, auspicious objects and clouds; fully zinc lined and in very good condition; circa 19th century

Bijin-ga Ukiyoe Painted with ink and pigments on paper. Signed and sealed. Circa early 19th c., or older.

It depicts a beautiful woman wearing a gorgeous kimono with patterns of musical instruments such as drums and shibori drawn on it. This work depicts a courtesan in the early 18th century, with her luxurious kimono, tortoiseshell comb, long hairstyle hanging down her back, and the way she ties her obi. In her hand, a hat called eboshi, which was used in Noh theater, and a fan were pa...

Fabulous Early Showa Period Ca. 1930 'Rutsubo" ceramic crucible for melting bronzes. Repeated firings at extremely high temperatures to melt bronze alloys has produced the most remakable art deco glazes on the outside. Great condition. 33cm tall x 27cm in diameter. Ask for shipping quote.