Antique Chinese celadon ware vase or jar with a round, stout body, short neck with two hollow handles, raised lotus petal motif along the bottom. Slightly raised lotuses and sunflowers decorate around the upper body. Longquan celadons were an important part of China's export economy for over five-hundred years (960 - 1644). Size: 4" height, 4.5" width

Antique Chinese agate carving of a mother bathing a small child. The beautiful whitish stone has translucent areas with ribboning throughout. May have been intended as a brush washer.

Early 20th Century

Size: 1.75" height, 3" length

Antique Chinese Jun Ware cup with flower form dish to act as a holder. The thick, opalescent sky blue glaze has white speckling and several splashes of rosy purple with wonderful crackling. The Jun glaze is a complex blue glaze which was developed in Henan province during the the Northern Song and Jin dynasties, occasionally with red streaks. Jun wares have their name after Jun zhou from where it originated. The old kiln site is located in the present Yuzhou City (Yu county) of the Henan pro...

A Japanese woodblock print titled "Nikko Sacred Bridge"by renowned artist Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949). Inscription and red seal in bottom corner. Born in 1870 near Hamamatsu City (Shizuoka Prefecture) with the name"Sahei." Koitsu moved to Tokyo at the age of fifteen. He had planned to apprentice with Matsuzaki, a carver for the artist Kobayashi Kiyochika, but instead, he became Kiyochika's apprentice and moved into his home to study art and print design. It is through Kiyochika that Koitsu g...

A genuine Bronze OPIUM WEIGHT OF CHINTHE MYTHICAL LION, Burma, 18/19th Century. Square base, 62 gr, (4 tical), size: 40 mm. Very good condition. Dark, smooth, naturally formed patina

A rare 1 TICAL genuine Bronze OPIUM WEIGHT OF CHINTHE MYTICAL LION, 18th Century, Burma. Square Base. 16 gr. (1 tical). Size: 24 mm. height. Aged patina, ca. 1780

A genuine Bronze OPIUM WEIGHT of MYSTICAL LION CHINTHE, 18/19th Century, Burma. Square base, with 9-rayed star marking on base. 32 gr. (2 tical). Size: 30 mm. height. Dark, naturally aged patina. Very good condition.

A rare and genuine Bronze OPIUM WEIGHT OF TOE-MYTHICAL LION from Burma, ca. 1680. Octagonal Base (nearly circular) with curvilinear mouldings over the chest and face. Dark, natural and rich beautiful patina. Very good condition. Has small round depression on back of base. Weight: 62 gr. (4 tical) Size: 34 mm. height. Collector's item.

A symbol of health and prosperity, these ripe eggplants were painted by Hasegawa Gyokuhou (1822 - 1879), a disciple of one of Kyoto’s leading Shijo school artists, Matsumara Keibun (1779 - 1843). The attached stylized calligraphic poem, which speaks of accomplishment and being productive in one’s endeavors, was done by one of Japan’s most renowned and loved waka poets of the 19th century—Ōtagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875).

Born into a Samurai family but soon after adopted by...

This poetry and artwork, done by one of the most renowned and loved waka poets of the 19th century—Ōtagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875), tells the story of a personal moment of joy and contemplation upon returning home one autumn evening accompanied by the brilliant moon above.

Born into a Samurai family but soon after adopted by the Ōtagaki family, from the age of seven to sixteen Rengetsu was a lady in waiting at Kameoka castle where she was trained in the arts and courtly gr...

This soulful image of a Japanese hamlet in the depths of winter was done by one of the most renowned and loved waka poets of the 19th century, Ōtagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875).

Born into a Samurai family but soon after adopted by the Ōtagaki family, from the age of seven to sixteen Rengetsu was a lady in waiting at Kameoka castle where she was trained in the arts and courtly graces. Due to her rumored great beauty, she soon married but after the death of her husband in 1823, ...

Antique Japanese Yonezawa two-section lacquered tansu. Made from Kiri wood (paulownia) front with Sugi (cedar) wood frame Its drawers open with iron mokko/melon style handles, and with large, round lock plates incised with kiri leaf mon as well as fan-shaped corner hardware. Side lockbox has two small drawers within. Original Charming lacquer finish. Late Edo early Meiji Period (circa 1850's - 1900) Size: 45.25" height, 44" width, 16.75" depth

A rare and wonderful Chinese porcelain bowl with beautiful glaze designs of cranes flying over crashing waters, each carrying a different object of auspicious nature, such as a lotus, a scroll, a fan, a sword, a gourd bottle, and a basket of fruit. Brightly multicolored clouds fill empty space between each bird. The inside of the bowl has a single crane flying over identical wave motifs with smoke clouds with minor wear. Excellent condition. Bears the seal of Jiaqing (1796-1820). Size: 3.5" ...

DESCRIPTION: A Qing Dynasty Chinese scroll depicting a plethora of Chinese deities, each in colorful robes of blue, green, yellow and red, and each with an aurora around his head. The deities display different symbols or attributes that identify them to the knowledgeable follower. The artist’s inscription can be found between the two lower left figures.

Chinese mythology has a rich, long history and is a collection of folktales, cultures and religions that have been passed down in ora...

this is a large antique hand-made pair of earrings of low grade silver, lots of filigree work...Though obviously not wearable for most Westerners, the make a wonderful ethnographic, tribal arts display.

A fine and very rare pair of monochrome rouleau shaped porcelain vases with apple green lustrous glaze; the base and interior are glazed white. There are old collector's labels to the base. These items were made in China, in the late 17th or early 18th Century, during the reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722). Condition - excellent - no damages and no restoration. 13cm (5inches)high.

清康熙 苹果绿棒槌瓶一对

瓶底和瓶身内部施白釉。两个瓶...

This is cotton Haori used in Kyoto for Edo period. As for this, the surface side is a stripe pattern, and the inside is Katazome- dyeing. The inside Katazome dyeing is a design of the grain of wood. As for this, cotton is spun by hand and is thick. In the upper part of the sleeve right as for this 4cm (there is a tear of 1.5 “).) And there is a tear of 10cm (3.9 ") in the upper part of the left sleeve. There is not the stain damage elsewhere. The others are in a good state. Size 91cm x 118c...

From India, a tiny but fine and old bronze figure of Bhu Devi, the Earth-Goddess and second wife of Visnu. 17th century or earlier.

Approximately 7.7 cm high. Fine condition with a lovely old patina.

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