DESCRIPTION: Nearly life-sized and in the traditional frontal pose, this painting on rice paper depicts a Chinese Qing official (mandarin) and his wife seated on elaborately carved chairs in semiformal gowns. The woman's bright red robe has an embroidered insignia that proclaims the couple's rank and status. Her feet and hands are hidden and she wears an elaborate headdress of gold and pearls. Wearing an eggplant colored overcoat, the husband sits in his official hat while stroking his beard ...

Beautiful Japanese antique highly carved butsudan panel, carved with scene of two dragons in swirling clouds and crashing waves, black and gilt lacquer with details in red, the eyes of the dragons are made of reverse painted glass, framed in black lacquer frame with copper hardware. This piece was once a ranma or transom over the interior doors of a large Buddhist butsudan shrine. Meiji Period. Size: 9" high x 44" long. Carving is up to 3" deep.

A large Kansai area issho tansu made from keyaki and sugi woods. Copper handles are used on the sliding door panels and a special cabinet with a lock is set on the bottom area of the chest. Tansu such as these were often placed in the private quarters of the home and clothes, family documents, and important objects were placed inside. Age: Meiji Period Size: Length 45.75" Width 18.25" Height 60"

A Chinese ge-type glazed porcelain square vase, 'çong', moulded with trigrams, Qing Dynasty.

A Chinese pottery jar the flared mouth over double handles that join the body at the shoulder which is decorated with floral designs in brown glazes on a cream ground. the body painted in brown glazes on a cream ground with large lotus flower and leaf designs. Cizhou ware. Height: 18 cm Width / Diameter: 12 cm

A Henan phosphatic black glazed stem cup, the curved bowl with unctious black glaze adhering to halfway down the cylidrical stem. The glaze with patches of phosphatic glaze to the interior and exterior. The glaze stopping short of the base and foot rim. Height: 9 cm Width / Diameter: 10.2 cm

A Ming blue and white fruit pattern bowl in good condition

Chinese Longquan celadon vase in olive fruit shape with a swelling mid-section incised with the cloud motif, it's' foot covered with brown slip and unglazed, measures 24.5 cm Height and 13.5cm diameter, of the Ming dynasty. The vase has a firing flaw on mouth rim and otherwise in good condition.

Chinese porcelain vase, red iron color with three frames each depicting landscape, from mid to late 19th century period, Chinese seal mark to the base. Size; diameter of bowl is 6.75 inches. Condition Report; Overall in good condition considering the age, sign of wear to the exterior red painting.

A Chinese classical antique landscape painting in scroll format, with water stains and grease and many natural wear and tear of time

A Chinese classical antique landscape painting detached from scroll with water stains , grease and many natural wear and tear of time

A nice Chinese Junyao type saucer or brush licker in nice sky blue glaze

Splendid Lanna Thai Wooden Buddha with original gilding seated on an elaborately decorated throne. Very serene/calm expression. The Buddha is seated in the Vajrasana position with the right hand in the gesture of touching the Earth (bhumisparsa mudra) and the left hand rests in the gesture of meditation (dhyana mudra). Fine and rare example of Northern Thai Buddhist art which displays an elegant smartness and is well proportioned. Excellent condition and beautiful patina, no restorations. Size:...

A large and magnificent pair of Chinese fu lions ready to guard your home and protect you from evil spirits. The hand-carved foo dogs are solid wood and sit on platforms or separate bases that not solid. The male foo dog has a decorative ball under his left paw while the female dog has a playful pup lying on its back under her right paw. The dogs are in very good antique condition with normal wear and surface cracks expected with wood carvings of this age and size. Each dog on its pedestal measu...

Up for sale is an antique chinese Qing dynasty military rank badge from the back of the surcoat, first half of 1800, a leopard represents the 3rd rank military official, standing on a pride rock above the sea waves, surrounded by different kind of auspicious objects; backded with light blue silk lining. Overall executed in seed or forbidden stitch; overall in good condition, minor wear and lost thread to the border. See pictures for details.

Chinese late Qing dynasty Guangxu period ewer molded in the form of a seated monkey holding a peach with a young monkey on its lap painted on the biscuit in an iridescent susancai palette of aubergine, green, and yellow. The bent arm forms the handle and a hat is the lid. The base is unglazed. Measures 8” high by about 6 ½” across from handle to spout. Late 19th century. Very good overall condition with original lid. There is a small chip on the tip of the spout and a tiny frit to the...

Charming Chinese antique painting of a brown and white Pekingese dog, very beautifully painted with attention paid to every strand of hair. The dog crouches with tail up as if ready to play. The scenery is grassy with rocks and cymbidium orchids. Painted in ink and mineral colors on paper. 19th century. Size of painting: 24" high x 12 1/4" wide Size including frame: 31 1/2" high x 16 1/2" wide

Antique Chinese yellow nephrite snuff bottle with a flat lip and oval foot rim. The interior is well hollowed out, the exterior is unadorned, 18th/19th century. It measures 2.75" tall 2"1/8" wide 3/4" deep.