Antique Korean large porcelain vase. Baluster form with high shoulders and narrow foot. White glaze with subtle green hint, attractive pitting and fine texture.

Korean white porcelain was prized by members of the royal court during the Joseon Period. Special kilns were established by the court to exclusively produced these beautiful white porcelain vessels.

Age: 19th Century

Dimensions: 15 3/4" high x 11 1/2" wide

Antique Tibetan gilt bronze figure of the Bodhisattava, Avalokiteshvara. The Luminous Lord of Infinite Compassion sits in padmasana position with his hands held in front of his chest in the complex dharmachakra mudra. Also called the teaching mudra and "spinning the wheel of the Law", dharmachakra relates the Buddha's teaching in the forest of Sarnath. Avalokiteshvara wears a 5 pointed crown and other princely jewels but also has the long locks of an ascetic. The compassion in his expression ...

Laos wooden Buddha sitting on a base.

Age: Laos, 19th Century
Size: Height 46.8 C.M. / Width 12.5 C.M.
Size including stand: Height 48.8 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

A Very Rare/Fine Korean Dark Copper-Red Hae-Tae (Sea Lion) Water Dropper-late 19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, late 19th century. An unusually very details carved the whole surface (body) is in the form of the Hae-Tae (sea lion) which is head-up seating with a long curling tail, front and back feet and legs with curl long hairs, its open round jaw forming the spout, decorated in iron-brown to long head-hairs and in blue to the ears, the body glazed with thin blue tinged white, partially glaz...

An antique Japanese Kyoto Mizuya Tansu in 2 sections made of Hinoki (Cypress) and Keyaki (Zelkova) woods. All original bronze hardware including the Warabite handles. Upper section features 4 sliding doors, a lift-out door, 2 sliding doors behind which is a removable shelf and 4 drawers.

The lower section features 2 sliding doors behind which jars of water were kept for cooking. Side support slats provide strength to the Tansu as well as architectural design.

Age: Meiji Era (1...

An antique Japanese Iwayado Tansu made of Kiri (Paulownia) and Yamasugi (slow growth mountain Cryptomeria) woods. All original hand forged iron hardware and Urushi lacquer finish. Main top drawer lock plate has a flying Phoenix with surrounding drawer lock plates featuring Paulownia leaves from which the bird drinks the collected dew to get its energy. A locking bar secures two drawers and a hinged door opens to access four small drawers.

Age: Edo Period (1800-1850)

Dimensions:...

A rare antique Japanese Ryo Biraki (hinged double door) Kimono Tansu made of Kiri (Paulownia) wood. All original hand forged iron hardware including the Warabite style handles. The main lock plate features the Paulownia motif with its blooming flowers. The doors have the raised seed pod corners. The hinges display a crescent moon style mount and the drawers handles are positioned close together and below the center line atypical of most other Tansu. Behind the doors lies 4 drawers of varying...

An antique Japanese Kusuri Tansu (medicine or herbal chest) made of Kiri (Paulownia) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods. All original bronze hardware including the Hirute style handles and hand forged iron corners.. Organized into 3 distinct sections. The upper section contains 56 small drawers, the center section has 40 medium sized drawers and the bottom section has 4 large drawers for a total of 100 drawers.

Age: Edo Period (1800-1850)

Dimensions: 35 1/4" Wide by 35" High by 7 3/4"...

Circa 1870s-90s Japanese Hirado porcelain vase with a globular body raised on a short footrim and rising to a slender, knopped neck with everted mouth and galleried rim. Decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with a falcon perched on the bole of a gnarled pine tree, a band of lappets around the foot, and the rim with a continuous key-fret border, it is in excellent condition. Measures 10.5" high x 6.5" diameter

Fabulous celebratory Shinto Shrine gable carving Ca. 1850. Carved from keyaki wood, the sixteen petal chrysanthemum is the crest or mon (紋) of the Japanese emperor and is often seen displayed on Shinto shrines throughout the country. This chrysanthemum is framed by a 'Noshi" a celebratory wrapping for gifts. This carving must have been for a new shrine. Great condition. Length: 35";H: 12"; depth: 3". Ask for shipping quote from CA.

AMIDA NYORAI

Japanese Edo-period's gold-painting of the statue of Amida Nyorai (Amitabha Tathagata) on paper (though mounted for a scroll as originally) arranged with frame recently. Frame: 39 x 54cm (15.35 x 21.25in), Paper: 16 x 35cm (6.29 x 13.77in). Some peelings, but in fine antique condition as it is.


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An antique pair of patinated heavy bronze statues showing a Kandyan noble and his wife in official attire. Dimension: 22.2 and 20 cm high, weight: 2.3 kg. Condition: the male on the back with soldered area.

Late Edo (1603-1868) Period Shino Chawan with all highlights of the Japanese aesthetics of wabi sabi and a Zen buddhistic infinity symbol.

It is in perfect antique condition and comes with an antique wooden box.

Shino-ware dates to the Momoyama period when potters were attempting to recreate white porcelain-wares that were being imported from China at the time. Originally they were made in single-chamber anagama style kilns set into the hillsides. Later, with the advent of...

A Genuine QING KANGXI BLUE & WHITE VASE with continious Chinese SHOU + CHARACTERS MOTIF, as well as Bats and Pomegranates on the neck. The base is marked with the 6 KANGXI CHARACTERS. The neck and base also have DOUBLE CIRCLE MARKINGS of the Period. Very good condition, no chips, cracks, hairlines nor restorations whatsoever. Size: height 15cm. Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand. Shipping extra.

A Famille Rose Dish. Decorated to the centre with swallows in flight above a pheasant perched in a flowering tree and watching a beetle. The rim with birds among floral sprays. Chinese Mid 19thC.Diameter 6 1/8" (15.5 cm). Condition; short hairline in rim 1.5 cm.

A set of 2 Antique QING DYNASTY Chinese hand carved CRYSTAL SCULPTURES, 19th Century. One has 2 dangling rings, 1 on each side, as well as a beautiful FOO DOG on top. It is comprised of 2 perfectly fitting pieces, as shown in the photo. The other one depicts 2 finely carved Salamanders. One is large, climbing up on one side of the vessel, the other smaller one is on the front of one side. Weight: for both 490 gr. Size: Height 12.5 cm. for one, and 10 cm. for the other. Top condition. Can be...

Incense burner in copper alloy (cast bronze and embossed and cut brass). Oriental work from the 19th century or before. Probably Ottoman but maybe Syrian? The hinge was consolidated by a riveted piece of metal and one of the three feet was replaced as one of the photos shows? The three legs are fixed to the base by a system of finely executed 'butterfly' nuts. The assembly is slightly twisted as can be seen in the photos. Height: 25cm Diameter: 20cm

Container in 2 parts. Rare form. Perhaps an incense burner or a container to keep a liquid warm? A small undecorated white porcelain bucket fits into a porcelain container decorated with enamel birds. Below mark of Tong-Zhi, one of the last Chinese Emperor. The porcelains of this reign are usually of very low quality, our porcelain is an exception, indeed the birds are well drawn, precision and elegance. Technically, the cooking is perfect, no flaws, no splits or lacks, well-cooked enamels. Unus...