Fine Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Kraak Porcelain Dish - Wanli

This fine and attractive "Kraak" porcelain dish was made at the Jingdezhen kilns during the Wanli reign (1573 - 1620) of the Ming Dynasty. The pattern, in underglaze blue of good colour, features in its centre a duck in a landscape. Surrounding this around the cavetto are eight main panels containing peaches and various precious objects. The underside is more simply decorated with circles and lines within eight panels...

Fine Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Kraak Porcelain Dish - Wanli

This fine and attractive "Kraak" porcelain dish was made at the Jingdezhen kilns during the Wanli reign (1573 - 1620) of the Ming Dynasty. The pattern, in underglaze blue of good colour, features in its centre a duck in a landscape. Surrounding this around the cavetto are eight main panels containing peaches and various precious objects. The underside is more simply decorated with circles and lines within eight panels...

Fine Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Kraak Porcelain Dish - Wanli

This fine and attractive "Kraak" porcelain dish was made at the Jingdezhen kilns during the Wanli reign (1573 - 1620) of the Ming Dynasty. The pattern, in underglaze blue of good colour, features in its centre a bird in a landscape. Surrounding this around the cavetto are eight main panels containing peaches and various precious objects. The underside is more simply decorated with circles and lines within eight panels...

Fine Chinese Liao Dynasty Glazed Pottery Flask (with Tomobako)

This fine pottery vessel was made during the Liao Dynasty (AD 907 - 1125). Ceramics produced during the Liao Dynasty are often quite distinctive, influenced by the nomadic lifestyle in the northeast of China. This example follows the form of a leather flask...

Rare Chinese Southern Dynasties Glazed Stoneware Jar

This rare and nicely-shaped stoneware jar was made during the Southern Dynasties period (AD 420 - 589). Such wares from this period are rare and quite distinctive. This jar has a flat base, a narrow neck and a saucer-shaper mouth with a vertical edge. There are two "square-cut" loop handles on opposite sides of the shoulder...

18th Century Chinese Parcel Gilt Bronze Sawasa Tripod Censer with Fu Lion Finial

It is 5 inches (12.7 cm) tall by 4.5 inches (11.4 cm) wide. It is 1.3 Lb.

The fu lion finial has been repaired (glued back). One fu lion's ear is slightly loose. It also has stains, oxidation, rubbing of gold, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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The three panels are very large; together they covered an area of ​​over 11m² (each panel 295x125cm), making this a truly exceptional piece of embroidery. Birds and butterflies hovering around bamboo are embroidered on a yellow silk background. The embroidery stitches are very small and stitched with the utmost precision. The beautifully drawn subjects, depicted in flight, are vibrant and vibrant...

Very good Han Dynasty heavy spinach green lead glazed jar with zoomorphic impressed band at the top. Excellent condition, some fritting on the side- please examine enlargements. D: 14cm/5.5in and H: 11.5cm/4.8in.

Classic celadon Yueyao glazed bowl from Zhejiang circa Tang to 5 Dynasties, circa 706 to 979CE. Unglazed circle at the bottom of the cavetto is where another bowl was stacked while being fired. There are couple of very small firing hairlines and tiny chips on the rim, otherwise good condition for an 1100 year old ceramic. D: 15cm/5.9in and H: 5.8cm/2.2in.

Two polychrome miniature devotional impressed clay charms (scale is metric in last enlargement). The larger one is Green Tara, a popular protective feminine deity and the smaller one is Buddha manifested as Amitabha who is associated with the end of suffering and enlightenment. Both date to the 20th century.

Fine Chinese Qing Dynasty Nonya Porcelain Bowl - Peony / Phoenix

This very fine and highly-decorative porcelain bowl was made in the late 19th century, during the Guangxu reign (1875 - 1908) of the Qing Dynasty. The decoration, in many different brightly-coloured enamels, comprises many elements, the most prominent being the phoenix, representing peace and prosperity, and the peony, the emblem of spring and representing wealth, honour, love, affection and beauty...

Fine Chinese Qing Dynasty Nonya Porcelain Bowl - Phoenix / Peony

This very fine and highly-decorative porcelain bowl was made in the late 19th century, during the Guangxu reign (1875 - 1908) of the Qing Dynasty. The decoration, in many different brightly-coloured enamels, comprises many elements, the most prominent being the phoenix, representing peace and prosperity, and the peony, the emblem of spring and representing wealth, honour, love, affection and beauty...

Fine Chinese Qing Dynasty Nonya Porcelain Dish - Phoenix / Peony

This very fine and highly-decorative porcelain dish was made in the late 19th century, during the Guangxu reign (1875 - 1908) of the Qing Dynasty. The decoration, in many different brightly-coloured enamels, comprises many elements, the most prominent being the standing phoenix, representing peace and prosperity. Next to the phoenix is the peony, the emblem of spring and representing wealth, honour, love, affection and beauty...

A Chinese Agate Snuff Bottle, 19th Century

19th century, the pear shaped body suffused with 'moss' type and rutile striations, the coral stopper has a silver spoon.

7cm high overall...

A Chinese porcelain snuff bottle, XUANTONG reign mark

A six character Xuantong mark to the base, decorated with underglaze blue and red with a phoenix amongst flowers, clouds to the shoulders, 9.5cm overall.

Xuantong was the reign name given to the last Emperor, Puyi, this reign lasted 3 years only, from 1909 to 1912.

9.5cm overall

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Chinese Song Dynasty Qingbai Glazed Porcelain Bowl

This fine-quality porcelain bowl was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). Its thin body is particularly translucent when held against a light source. The inner surface is decorated with incised floral patterns and it is coated in a greenish-blue qingbai glaze of very good colour. The recessed base remains unglazed where part of the white body has fired to a pale yellowish-brown, this where the bowl stood on a firing pad within a sag...

1900's Chinese Phoenix Silver (tested silver with silver test kit) Kingfisher Feather Gilt Hairpin

Over all is 11 inches (28 cm) in length. The bird is 4.5 inches (11.5 cm) long by 3.3 inches (8.5 cm) wide. It is 56.7 gram.

It has missing feathers, bent stick, loss of gilding, and tarnished silver (as seen in the photos).

1751960514625vin

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1930's Chinese Herb Medicine (Medicine Contains Chenxiang) Carved Prayer Beads Necklace Marked Silver

It is 29.5 inches (75.1 cm) in circumference. The medicine bead is 6.2 mm- 7.1 mm. The green bead is 8.6 mm- 9.8 mm. The yellow color bead is 8.7-8.9 mm long. It is 29.8 gram.

Some beads have surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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