Chinese Carnelian Agate Carved Snuff Bottle Jadeite Stopper with Deer & Pine Tree

It is 2.1 inches (5.3 cm) tall by 2 inches (5 cm) wide. It is 92.3 gram.

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

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Antique Chinese carved dark red cinnabar covered box. The cover, with slightly convex top, intricately carved with four figures (two standing and two seated) in garden landscape with architectural structures and tall hills in the background. The carved flower motif on the sides of the cover also appearing on the sides of the bottom. The underside of the bottom with a repeating, star pattern centering a rectangular reserve now missing a cartouche. The bottom and cover with metal rims. Late Qing t...

Spectacular and dramatic Japanese Bunraku Puppet of a Sambaso dancer, rooted in myth, religion, and rituals performed at Shinto shrines and the imperial court, rituals aimed at conjuring up the gods. Has articulated eyes, mouth and arms making an array of wonderful expressions. He is holding his bell rattle, wearing a silk costume and a lacquered hat, presented on a classic Bunraku Puppet stand. 25.5 inches (65cm) tall.

A pair of Satsuma earthenware vases painted with two different continuous scenes of women and children in a landscape. Bases signed within a cartouche "Ryozan". Condition: fine, only little wear to gilding. Dimension: 23.8 cm high.

Hard to find, 19th Japanese articulated spiny lobster. Loss case method of solid copper. Each piece is meticulously cast and fitted with all 10 legs and long antenna. Fully articulated and movable, the lobster if fully splayed for viewing on a complex mounted stand.

For a similar example, see Meiji No Takara, Metalwork II, number 112.
Original eyes with no missing pieces. High quality custom iron stand is included.

Early Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)
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Set of 4 19th Century Chinese Coconut Shell Carved Cups

They are 1.4 inches (3.5 cm) tall by 1.6 inches (4 cm) wide. Total weight is 60 gram.

They are in good condition with no repairs, except hairline cracks and chips (as seen in the photos).

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Description:

A black-glazed stem cup was uniquely mold with decoration on the surface with thorn-like pattern.
It was a transition from early periods and was also a counterpart of metal wares of persian cultures which had been introduced into China 6th-8th centuries.
It was an one-of-a-kind piece but was not odd to the pottery cultures of the periods.
Foggy-look incursions were happen to the glaze in a subtle way.
The body clay was in grayish white tint.
The ware by i...

Japanese literati painting finely detailed in the Chinese style with a snowy mountainous landscape scene featuring houses, figures, a waterfall, and gnarled trees. An inscription at the upper right is signed “Sorin Gaishi,” the pseudonym for Takaku Aigai (1796-1843), followed by two red artist seals. Takaku Aigai was a prominent Nanga School artist and a protégé of Tani Buncho. His work can be found in the collections of the British Museum, Ashmolean Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, ...

Very unusual rare Japanese low tansu with a dark original lacquer finish, wonderful burl front drawers, hirute style handles, an unusual side locking box with many small brush drawers inside. Very charming and a true one of a Kind piece. Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) All original and exceptional quality. Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) Size: 29" height, 45" length, 17" depth

A chinese song dynasty washer in guan type glaze with the dark grey paste

Pair of Chinese Gilt Coral Red Famille Rose Vase with Flowers

They are 8 inches (20.5 cm) tall by 2.4 inches (6.2 cm) wide. Total weight is 2.1 Lb.

They have firing cracks at one vase's bottom, rubbing of gold and paint, stains at the inside, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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An unusual image of a towering stone among pines by Yasuda Hanpo enclosed in the original signed wooden box dated 1935. It is titled Sosui Manken (In the shade of Towering Trees. Light pigment and ink on paper in a cloud-patterned satin border with large bone rollers. 46.5 x 207 cm (18-1/2 x 82 inches) and is in exceptional condition.
Yasuda Hanpo (1889-1947) was a Nanga artist studied under Mizuta Chikuho and Himejima Chikugai. He was first accepted into the Bunten in Taisho 6 (1918) ...

A large bamboo 'vase', inset with carved ivory and mother of pearl, depicting two Samurai warriors. This item was made in Japan, for export, during the late 19th or early 20th Century. For many additional pictures please view #1217 in our Liverpool shop website at 69aliverpool.co.uk Condition: there are old age cracks to the bamboo and the base and some pieces of inlay are missing 66.5cm (26.2 inches) high. Please note - purchasers from outside the European Union will require a CITES...

A pair of large antique ancestor portraits, painted in mineral colors and ink with gold ink details on paper. A noble pair, a wealthy husband and wife, ornately dressed and sitting on carved chairs. As is traditional in this type of portrait the faces are rendered with much attention to each persons natural features and executed with many tiny brush strokes. The natural effect contrasts with the the elaborately rich robes which are executed in a much flatter manner, the patterns of dragons...

This old Japanese hand made sack (basket,bag) was made by a rural farmer or fisherman out of cotton cording. Handle holes were worked into the upper band which would have allowed for the changing of worn out handles. There is obvious wear and fading from use and age. The bag measures almost 11 x 15 inches It is Wonderful old ethnographic example of rural Japanese textile folk art

A small dish from the 1960s by Fujihira Shin enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 8 inches (20 cm) diameter and in fine condition.
Fujihira Shin (b. 1922-2012) was born into the family of a ceramics dealer in Kyoto, raised among the pots, and attended the Art University, however, in his second year would lose four years of his life to battling illness. This life and death struggle would make him a strong character, coming forth from then on in his works. He would come to th...

A dramatic pair of large trays　decorated with silver characters for sun and moon on dynamic black and red surfaces. Each comes in the original wooden box made by craftsmen at the Yabashi Studio in Gifu prefecture. They are 47 cm square and in fine condition.