From our Southeast Asia Collection, a fine and complete Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript, late 19th - early 20th century, containing all 16 leaves and the original teak wood covers.

Kammavaca manuscripts are a quintessentially Burmese artifact that reflect the general reverence afforded to the monastic system in that country. To Western eyes, they are usually just highly decorative ethnic handicrafts from an isolated and exotic culture. But to the Burmese, they are a rather important and quit...

From our Southeast Asia Collection, a fine and complete Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript, late 19th - early 20th century, containing all 16 leaves and the original teak wood covers.

Kammavaca manuscripts are a quintessentially Burmese artifact that reflect the general reverence afforded to the monastic system in that country. To Western eyes, they are usually just highly decorative ethnic handicrafts from an isolated and exotic culture. But to the Burmese, they are a rather important and quit...

From our Southeast Asia Collection, a fine and complete Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript, late 19th - early 20th century, containing all 16 leaves and the original teak wood covers.

Kammavaca manuscripts are a quintessentially Burmese artifact that reflect the general reverence afforded to the monastic system in that country. To Western eyes, they are usually just highly decorative ethnic handicrafts from an isolated and exotic culture. But to the Burmese, they are a rather important and quit...

From our Southeast Asia Collection, a very fine gilded Burmese hsun-ok or offering vessel, late 19th to early 20th century. Gilded offering vessels such as this present example would have been owned by wealthy Burmese families, and used exclusively for bringing food gifts to the monastery. They are constructed of bamboo and turned wood bodies, and decorated with scrolling floral designs called "chupan." Crafting the chupan design is actually a deceptively meticulous and laborious process, one t...

A Fine Korean Bucheong White Slip Inlaid Buncheong Tea Bowl-15th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 15th century. Set on a high circular foot, the body round with high walls tilting inward, and inlaid on the exterior in white slip with stylized patterns and four floral head medallion, the interior inlaid in white slip with a central medallion of chrysanthemum, surrounded by a wide double band. It’s in very good condition, it measures 16.5 cm d. x 9.3 cm d. ***A very similar shape of Bunche...

A Fine Bronze Seated Buddha Sakyamuni Figure, U'Thong Style, Early 16th Century. Seated in Sattvasana, his hands in Bhumisparsa and Dhyana mudra. Wearing a sanghati with long sash. His face with meditative expression, downcast eyes under incised arched eyebrows, broad triangular nose and outlined lips, elongated earlobes. His hair arranged in rows of small curls. Measurements: Height - 43 cm (17 In) Don't hesitate to send your offer, we always do our best to offer the most attractive pieces for ...

Description: A fine bronze casting work of a sage riding on a standing deer. By dark patina, the figure and the deer were depicted in details by great craftsmanship. They were hollow cast and sealed and being reserved no casting holes. In a perfect condition, the bronze piece would be a joyful addition to your collection of Chinese bronzes. Date: Qing Dynasty, 19th century. Height: 16.7cm

Description:

A Ming bronze buddha was finely cast.
In serene mood, the bronze buddha was preserved in very good condition by enduring old patina.
The old gilt had been transformed into darken metal coatings.
There're three casing holes were found within the pleats.
They were rather than defects but were used for fastening to a base.
The holes were overlooked from the frontal view.
It was a fine good piece in small size but presented in grandeur look.

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A nicely blue & white saucer dish, decorated in the center with a white on blue chrysanthemum surrounded by "ruyi" scrolls and border with classic scroll around the inner rim. Chinese early 18th century Kangxi phase. Condition is perfect excepted flake chip to foot rim, no any other chip found, no cracks and free from restoration. Diameter: 12 cm.

A fine potted blue and white bowl, decorated with two vividly Ming style Dragons among cloud scrolls, interior with a Dragon within double circle all in very nice underglazed blue tone. Base with Qianlong seal mark and possibly of the period. Diameter: 15cm and Height: 6.6cm.

A Large Blue Fitzhugh Chestnut Basket and Stand. Well decorated in underglaze blue with the Fitzhugh pattern. Chinese E19thC. Diameter stand; 10″ (25.3cm). Diameter basket across handles; 10 1/4″ (26.0cm). Condition; excellent

A fine drawing of late Qing to 20th century vase, decorated with the lady and the demon. Condition is perfect with no any crack, no any chip and free from any restoration. Height: 17 cm.

A Very Fine Korean Blue and White Square Shape Water Dropper-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The rectangular slab-sided water dropper set on four raised feet, decorated in underglaze blue and white with a Han River scene in two bird flying, the sides with stylized floral design in square beneath a clear white glaze. Kiln grit on the base. It’s in good condition with no chips in water spout or corner but has a short hair line cracks on the sides. it measur...

A fine Arita Export gourd-shaped bottle decorated in Chinese Transitional taste. Arita 1660 – 1680.

The enjoyment of nature.

The Catalogue of the Shibata Collection exhibits two similar bottles.

Another, a 39.8 cm tall example is illustrated in ‘Fine & Curious Japanese Export Porcelains in Dutch Collections’. Hotei Pub. 2003. In this the author, Professor Jorg, informs us that although large gourd vases are relatively common, smaller examples are much more rare. ...

A Fine and Rare Korean Civil Rank Badge(흉배-Hyungbae)-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. For a civil official of the rank, embroidered in polychrome silk on a navy blue silk ground with a single crane flying with a silk of pullocho sacred fungus in its beak amongst multicolored clouds above clouds and cresting waves. It’s in very fine condition, and measures 16.8cm x 17cm. ***an almost identical multicolored with purple civil rank badge with two cranes see at Ch...

From our Southeast Asia Collection, a fine and rare Burmese dry lacquer Buddha, 19th century or earlier, exquisitely modeled with a beautifully serene meditative visage that is quintessentially Shan Burmese in form, featuring a broad sweeping forehead framed by a glass mosaic adorned fillet band, high-set eyebrows, a sharply linear nose with flared nostrils, a small mouth with thin lips gently curved upward into a half smile, three neck creases, and characteristically elongated earlobes that ext...

A Fine and Rare Korean 8 Panel Pictorial Ideographs (文字圖)-19th C. : Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century, separated from a framed screen (unframed screen). 문자도(文字圖): 효제충신예의염치(孝悌忠信禮義廉恥) Painted in ink and color on paper and decorated with bird, turtle, dragon, big carp, shell fish, mountain with pavilion, bamboo, fan, boat sailing, flowers, and a large crane are painted with a decorative rubric to form the Chinese character for each pr...

From our Southeast Asia Collection, a fine and massive vintage Burmese Kalaga, intricately and painstakingly constructed of literally thousands of small metallic disks, colored threads, beads, and fabric swatches, all woven and assembled into a massive tapestry illustrating scenes from the life of the Buddha. This piece is very similar in overall design, palette, size, and age as item 984258 and was acquired around the same time, except that this example has since been framed under plexiglass w...