Small cast bronze tripod incense burner. Beautiful finish. The two handles are in the shape of Buddhist lions heads. Qing Chinese. The bottom of the feet slightly flared would rather suggest a Japanese Edo creation but without certainty. Dirty. Width 65mm

Hard Stone Bead Necklace 106 very hard green stone beads, 10 green turquoise (perhaps malachite) beads and 5 larger pink rock crystal beads. Mounted with silver filigree details and silk threads. China Qing dynasty. Difficult to date exactly. China 19th century or before.

This late Qing Dynasty hat is in excellent condition. Made with silk fabric with silk thread satin stitch embroidery on both front and back, it has long tassels on each side.

In China for centuries various civil officials showed their rank by the finial worn on their hat. The color of the central stone at the top of the metal finial indicated the rank of the wearer... Brass/gold was the lowest rank... The hats were further decorated with a long ring of red silk tassels attached between the finial and the hat... This antique court hat finial along with the circle of tassels is from the Qing dynasty the finial and the ring of tassels are displayed on top of ...

An antique Thai Manuscript Storage Cabinet made of Teak that was used to store and preserve Buddhist scriptures that were written on manuscripts made of palm-leaf as well as text on Buddhism written on Khoi paper. Often donated by wealthy patrons to monasteries, they housed these venerable writings. It was decorated using a technique called Lai Rod Nam that is gold on a black lacquer ground. The front depicts from bottom to top, the underworld to the protectors of Buddhism to the enlightened...

Antique Tibetan small bronze votive cup for use on a Buddhist altar to make offerings to various deities. There are 8 auspicious items traditionally offered: water to drink, water to wash, flowers, incense, light (an oil lamp or candle), perfume, celestial food, and music (usually a conch shell). This bronze cup stands on a small round foot and has a deep, rich patina. The underside of the cup is decorated with a raised four-petaled floral motif.

Age: 18th century

Dimen...

Antique Japanese iron tsuba (sword hand guard) decorated with mixed metal gold and silver inlay. One side show a scene of a small dog playing with a grass hopper amidst grasses and flowers. In the distance are mountains topped with gold. The reverse side is signed by the maker and shows a scene of a small sleeping dog curled up in the bamboo by a stream.

Age: Late Edo Period (1603-1867)

Dimensions: 3" long x 2 7/8" wide

An antique Japanese large rare Ema (votive prayer board) hand painted in Makie gold over a black lacquer background. A hand forged iron pin mounted to the top center of the frame was used to securely hang this dedication sacred object at a Japanese shrine.

Back in the day, live horses were donated and dedicated to a shrine. As the times changed, prayer boards were donated instead with painted horses replacing the live ones. More recently, all forms of subject matter are shown on the J...

Antique Japanese framed scroll painting by the artist Mori Sosen (1747-1821), Japanese painter of the Shijō school during the Edo period. Although he did paint other animals and birds, Sosen is most famous for his paintings monkeys. In this painting, a mother monkey grooms her young one. Her expression is one of intent concentration while her little monkey protests. Sosen was a master at painting monkeys, delineating every hair and creating a soft effect. Painted in sumi ink and light col...

19th Century Japanese Boxwood Netsuke: Professional Sneezer

19th Century, finely hand-carved Wood Netsuke depicting a Professional Sneezer, sitting cross-legged, and holding a bone nose-ticking stick or poker.

According to Dr. Karl Schwarz, in his book "Netsuke Subjects', "in old Japan, a curious type of beggar who sat by the wayside, for a small sum of money he inserted a feather or a small pointed stick inside his nose causing him to sneeze violently and often, wishing his cli...

19th Century Japanese Makie Lacquer Wood Carved Box

The box is 2.8 inches (7.2 cm) tall by 3.4 inches (8.75 cm) in length and 10.8 inches (27.5 cm) wide. It is 306.6 gram.

It is tarnished and has small chips, peeling of lacquer, cracks, stains, rubbing of lacquer and gold and surfaces wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Old (1900's) Japanese Wood Carved Manju with Phoenix by Minko

It is 1.65 inches (4.2 cm) long and wide. It is 16.8 gram.

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

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Pair of 1900's Chinese Robin's Egg Glazed Gourd Vase Triple Spout

They are 4.4 inches (11.2 cm) tall by 2.75 inches (7 cm) wide. Total weight is 0.8 lb.

One vase has been repaired at the lip. They have dark spots, skip glazes, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

Some of the photos were taken under the sun.

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This is a well-hollowed, Flattened, Rectangular with rounded shoulders tapering towards base, with long rounded neck , with a raised splayed oval recessed footing, snuff bottle. It is made from deep green with black vertical bands malachite. It is carved, in high relief, with a scene of birds in a pond amid lotus plants. It comes with a like material stopper.

Excellently preserved original condition.

Bottle Measurements

Height: 2.32 inches (5.9cm), including sto...

This is fine example of a white nephrite jade Thumb Archer's Ring, with a Taotie theme: symbols and figures carved in high relief all around the surface of the ring. It was apparently used to some extent because it shows a few very small impact scars on its edges, as well a hairline crack on its outside surface, but it is in solid condition, with well defined carved symbols . Other similar examples date to the Chinese Qing period.

Greatly preserved original condition.

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Chinese Carved Apple Green Jadeite Jade Snuff Bottle

This is a Well-hollowed, Flattened, Circular form translucent Apple Green Jadeite Snuff Bottle with a flared neck, flat lip, wide mouth, recessed, slightly convex foot, and flattened foot rim; the sides carved with two crouching mice that are shown with their tails swung along the front and reverse sides of the bottle. It comes with a like material stopper. Most likely made during the Qianlong Period of Japan.

Excellently pr...

FAMILLE ROSE, Molded Enameled Porcelain Snuff Bottle, Guangxu Mark, 1874-1908

This is a fine Famille Rose Figural Molded Porcelain Snuff Bottle, of Bulbous Rectangular with rounded shoulders, with a rounded neck decorated with a Leiwen border, a rounded form green lip, and a raised rounded rectangular base. The body of the bottle crisply molded with colorful 'Hundred Antiques' objects, such as: brush holder, seal, scrolls, peacock plumes, bronze mirror, dish of flowers, rare vase, bron...

19th C. Japanese Boxwood Netsuke: TANUKI NO HARA TSUZUMI,

Signed Juzan (ishikawa Komei) This is a finely carved boxwood netsuke depicting Tanuki, seated, wearing a kimono, with a striker on his right hand, getting ready to beat his hairy distended scrotum that is resting on a cushion as if it were a mokugyo. Very skillfully done miniature sculpture that is signed Juzan within an oval reserve on the bottom of the netsuke. The cord holes (himotoshi) are lined up with natural material. <...