Beautiful Chinese antique court lady's skirt, made all of different colored silk, all folded and sewn into tiny pleats, edges embroidered with scenes of birds and flowers, two larger panels have applied rectangles of silk minutely embroidered with birds and tiny bats and a design in gold thread. circa 1900. Size (when spread out): 74" wide x 37" high (skirt length).

This is a water pot called SUITEKI made of Japanese copper ware. SUITEKI is one kind of the tools for calligraphy. It is used to pour water into an ink stone.

A Suiteki of copper in this square pot form is doubtlessly very rare.

This small water pot Suiteki is a high class piece which was made about 200 years ago. It dates from the Japanese Edo period. This is an old original. It is never imitation.

SIZE : Width 4.5 in : Length 3.3 in : Height 3.3 in : Weight 1...

A very finely painted Imari porcelain bowl, decorated on the outside with underglaze blue and over glaze iron red and with a central kinrande style panel of gilt floral scrolling. The interior is painted in polychrome enamels and is decorated with the "Three Friends of Winter" - Bamboo, Prunus (plum) Blossom and Pine Tree and with a Crane and a mythological Turtle to the centre. On the base is an iron red Fuku (good luck) mark. This item was made in Japan in the 19th Century, probably during ...

This is a CHOSHI of Japanese lacquer ware. CHOSHI is a kettle for the sake which was made about 170 years ago in the late Edo period.

This is an old original item of master craftmanship. It is never imitation. It is lacquered on wood and never plastic etc. Used was only real Japanese lacquer. This incredible lacquer work is called MAKI-E.

MAKI-E is made carefully, applying very long days and months. As it requires highly-skilled craftsmanship and emotional strength to p...

An exceptionally striking carved teakwood panel with detailed scrolling. Fine solid woodcarving, LANNA THAI, 19th Century, mounted on a display stand. Ideal and a very attractive display piece with good lighting in a modern interior. Good condition. Heavy item, size: L. 51" x H. 23" x D. 8" including stand (130 cm. x 58 cm. x 20 cm.)

Japanese late Edo Period (ca. 1860 / 150 years ago) buddhist bronze bell from S¨­fuku-ji ( ³ç¸£Ë ) Temple in Gifu.

Measurements diameter 21 cm H 23 cm. Materials: bronze, wood, silk. Made entirely by hand. The base is in lacquered wood. On the side of the bell trademarks with the name of the place of provenance and craftsman. Beautiful patina with natural signs of wear and some scratches due to the age and use.

This is an authentic piece of Japanese culture and ...

Japanese Imari Porcelain Black Ship and Namban design Bowl and Cover, 3 1/4" high & 5 1/8" diameter-with cover, 2 1/4" high & 4 3/4" diameter-bowl, later part of 1800's Meiji period, with overglaze decoration of six(6) Dutchmen and black ship in iron red background, highlighted in gold. Underglaze blue decoration of diaper pattern borders inside the bowl and under the lid, floral decoration on the bottom and the cover. The condition is good, no damage or restoration.

'Remote Landscape' by Tanomura Chokunyu (1814~1907)

Chokunyu was the step son of Tanomura Chikuden and he studied Chikuden's work. Chokunyu started to learn from Chikuden when he was 9 years old, and Chikuden found his talent and adopted him. Chokunyu learned Confucianism from Tsunoda Kyuka and Chinese poetry from Hirose Gyokuso. He also learned and got skills of Omotesenke Tea Ceremony, Kodo (Japanese art of appreciating incence) and Kenjutsu (the art of the sword). When he was ...

A beautiful red glass bead necklace made from a court official's rank necklace. Made from very high quality matching glass beads. Most of these rank necklaces were broken apart during the cultural revolution. Size: 34cm folded. Bead size: 1cm. Condition: Very good. No chips etc.

ca. 1870-90s, late 19th century
Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with powder blue glaze and famille verte enamels
H: 35.7 cm W: 25 cm (at widest point)
Lamp hole filled in and covered to bottom, cover partially restored.
From a French estate


A large and robustly shaped late Qing covered ginger jar, in the Kangxi style with famille verte flower-baskets against a powder blue ground.

19th century
Late Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with sang de boeuf / oxblood copper glaze and overglaze famille rose enamels
H: 23.5 cm, W: 21 cm (at widest point)
Perfect condition, with only slight age wear to enamels
From a Northern California private collection (mislabeled "Yung Cheng 1723-1735" to bottom)


An unusual sang de boeuf / oxblood copper red vase, heavily potted in the apple "zun" shape, and enameled with various floral sprays in the famille rose pa...

Antique Japanese Bizen ware figure of Tanuki, he is dressed as a monk, a jar for drinking hangs from one arm, in the other hand he holds his ledger book. Very charming expression and lovely detail.

Meiji Period 1868 - 1912

Size: 9 1/2" high

Pair of 19th Century Chinese cloisonne dogs. Each is laying with head turned with a wonderful open mouthed expressions. Intricate beautiful swirling wire work all over in details in the fur. The original glazing with colors of pink, green, yellow, and black.

19th century

Size of each dog: 5 3/4" high x 8 3/4" long

Late 19th century
Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
H: 33 cm, W: 26 cm (at widest point)
Perfect condition
From a Jackson, Mississippi collection


A large "Kangxi revival" Guangxu blue and white jar, with typical late Qing glaze, painting style, and paste; featuring eleven beauties engaged in activities of intellectual refinement.

Very old Japanese large size red negoro lacquer wood tray for tea ceremony. It dates from the late Edo / early Meiji Period approx. 150 years ago.

Condition is excellent with some wears due to age. This carved oval wood tray is an authentic item of old Japanese tea ceremony culture.

Description / Height: 1.05inches, Width: 16.77x11.77inches, Weight: 582g

Condition / Good

Material / Wood

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Impressing black Raku tea bowl, signed Kichizaemon, of the Raku family.

The signed box is labeled “10th generation”, which means Tan-nyu (1795-1854). It represents true Japanese Chado, made from of one of the most famous potter clans in Japan. Most pieces of Kichizaemon Tan-nyu are hold in museums.

Tan-nyu Raku was born the second son of Ryonyu, he succeeded as the 10th generation Kichizaemon in 1811. He was given the name Tan-nyu at this retirement in 1845 by Kyokosai,...

Japanese shunga woodblock print from the Meiji period.

The print features a close-up of a Japanese woman and her lover - a rare find!

The print was purchased in an antique bookstore in Jinbocho Tokyo 1951 and is in good condition with minor staining (see photos below).

Size of print: Approx. 19.5cm x 13cm.

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Feeling frisky that day, perhaps a wry self portrait by this most famous of Nuns, Otagaki Rengetsu with a poem brushed above in her unique script.
Hito hakaru The trickster
Sagano no harano In the Fields of Sagano
Yufumagure At Twilight
Onoka obana ya Tail in the Pampas grass
Sode to misuran Will it seem a sleeve
There is something very human about this depiction, perhaps the nose…The Hakuzosu (Fox spirit)...