Two undone pair sleeve bands embroidered on yellow silk ground. One pair with butterflies among colorful flowers, roundels and auspicious symbols in satin stitch and little gold thread couching on yellow satin silk. The second pair in counted stitch on yellow silk gauze with few details in satin stitch, showing young ladies in a landscape. Condition: few traces of usage, one slightly soiled. Dimension: total: c. 112 x 50 cm and c. 108 x 37.5 cm.

Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Buddhist Pottery Zodiac Jar with Sanskrit Inscription

This interesting pottery jar was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279), or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) and has been been excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province. It is made from a fairly high-fired pale grey pottery.

Strips of clay have been applied to the outer wall to form six lotus leaf panels. Within each panel are two circular appliqués of zodiac animals, making a total...

An extremely rare blue and white stem-bowl, decorated with lady with her attendant bring a light, the other one bring a fan in the full moon Palace garden, also house, banana tree, with a beautiful scenery among this stem-cup. Da Ming Xuan De Nien Zhe six character mark and of the period. Condition is excellent, no any chip, no any crack and free from any restoration. Diameter: 12 cm and Height: 10 cm.

One of the most extraordinary gold repairs I have seen on a tea bowl in my nearly 30 years in Japan. If you search far and wide occasionally you can find maki-e gold painting on ceramic pieces, however, in almost all cases it is the “seigaiha” pattern of overlapping half waves. Here we see a rather intricate composition of autumn botanical leaves and florals on a “nashiji” or pear-skin gold painting that utilizes an alloy of gold and copper to achieve this radiant and texture...

Slight color graduation registers the rim like sunrise on this small sake cup by Miyashita Zenji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Saide-Hai. It is 6.5 x 6.7 x 2.8 cm (roughly 2-1/2 inches diameter, 1 inch tall) and in excellent condition.
Miyashita Zenji (1939-2012) was born into the family of potter Miyashita Zenju, and graduated the Kyoto Municipal University of Art under Kiyomizu Kyubei and Kusube Yaichi. Starting with the most difficult, he worked from Celadon...

A beautiful composition from over 200 years ago, the poem on this lovely hanging scroll can be translated to:

Loving the fragrance of orchids deep in the mountain recesses -- My robe and sleeves are pure, untouched by worldly dust -- With a colorful brush, I leave behind traces of their fragrance. -- Painted by Chikuden, in the autumn of the Year of the Earth Rat (1828).

Tanomura Chikuden was one of Japan’s most celebrated Nanga (南画, “Southern paint...

A rare and interesting offering, here we have an exquisite celadon phoenix vase with Chinese form and patterning. First generation Sozan gained wide acclaim in the Meiji period primarily for his faithful recreations of Southern Song Dynasty celadons that incorporated a luminous “kinuta” glaze. While you occasionally find the smaller version of this vase in the 18cm - 23cm height range, I have only seen one or two examples of this larger size in the many years I have been sourcing...

A Very Rare/Fine Korean Incense Burner/Flowerpot Wood Stand-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The very unusual and rare square tall wood stand table for a incense burner or flowerpot stand, is with 4 sides covered silk(?) on the leather? and the top, and then 옻칠 (a natural dark black tar from tree) enameled over the silk (?), supported by 4 carved wood legs. It is in very good condition, it 52cm x 28cn x 28cm, 38cm across.

A Very Fine Korean Bride/Mother by 운보(雲甫), 운포(雲圃). 金基昶 (1913-2001)- Korea, in the middle of 20th century, artist signed 운포(雲圃 and a red seal on the lower right. The painting painted in multi-watercolor on silk, painted with a bride and her mother preparing wedding ceremony It is in good condition, but outer lower mat was water stained, it measures 26cm x 30.5cm painting only.37cm x 42cm overall. ***해방 이후 「복덕방」·「태양을 먹은 새」...

In folklore, these two figures are often shown together, as Tenaga's long arms allow him to reach into the water to catch fish while he is carried on Ashinaga's long legs. The netsuke in the image shows Tenaga on Ashinaga's back, with a small crab visible on Ashinaga's foot. Boxwood. Unsigned. 4½ ” x 1 ½ ” x 1 ¼”.

Fine Ancient Chinese Buddhist Stone Prayer Tablet - Song / Yuan Dynasty

This stone panel, sometimes described as a "prayer tablet", is from Yunnan province in the South-West of China and dates to the 13th to 14th century, i.e. the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279), Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) or possibly the early Ming Dynasty. We acquired this over twenty years ago to compliment our collection of Yunnan Buddhist pottery. It has not previously been offered for sale.

It is carved with a cen...

Fine & Rare Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Sanskrit Inscribed Buddhist Pottery Jar

This very rare and fascinating pottery jar was made around the 13th - 14th century during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) and comes from Yunnan province, at the time a particularly isolated part of China. It is made from a relatively highly-fired grey pottery, although the surface is mostly reddish-brown due to the iron-rich Yunnan soil.

Whilst the clay was stil...

Chinese Neolithic Xindian Culture Painted Pottery Jar

This rare pottery jar was made around 3,000 years ago by peoples of the Neolithic Xindian culture (c. 1200 - 500 BC). The Xindian culture is a relatively late Neolithic culture and overlaps with the Chinese Bronze Age. Xindian pottery is quite distinctive and rarer than pottery from some earlier Chinese Neolithic cultures: the painted designs are quite different and the pottery has different characteristics.

This is a nicely-shaped ...

Fine Chinese Neolithic Siwa Culture Burnished Pottery Jar (c. 1350 BC)

This attractively-shaped pottery vessel was made over 3,000 years ago by peoples of the Siwa Culture (c.1350 BC) from present day Gansu or Qinghai province. It is quite "heavily-potted", has high handles, a saddle-shaped mouth and a wide body that tapers down to a small circular flat base. The surface is burnished smooth making this jar a real pleasure to handle as well as to look at! The varying surface shades, from bla...

Fine Chinese Northern Song Dynasty Qingbai Porcelain Bowl in Kiln Saggar

A rare opportunity to acquire a Northern Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1127) kiln saggar still containing its Qingbai porcelain dish, excavated from a kiln site in the Jingdezhen area of Jiangxi province. This is one of a variety of different Qingbai porcelain wares in saggars, mostly bowls and dishes of varying sizes and patterns, that we were very lucky to be able to acquire several years ago.

Northern Song Dynasty Qin...

Fine Chinese Northern Song Dynasty Qingbai Porcelain Dish in Kiln Saggar

A rare opportunity to acquire a Northern Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1127) kiln saggar still containing its Qingbai porcelain dish, excavated from a kiln site in the Jingdezhen area of Jiangxi province. This is one of a variety of different Qingbai porcelain wares in saggars, mostly bowls and dishes of varying sizes and patterns, that we were very lucky to be able to acquire several years ago.

Northern Song Dynasty Qin...

This child kimono is hand-dyed with Yuzen dyeing, indicating that it was worn by members of the upper class. The frugality edicts issued in the late Edo period (1841-1843) had a major impact on the patterns worn by commoners. This kimono exemplifies this characteristic. At the time, kimonos with bold, ornate patterns were not permitted. As a result, people preferred kimonos with delicate hems, like this one. The unique, delicate pattern is hand-painted and embroidered at the hem. The kimono is d...

Tiger and Bamboo Painted Wood Panels

A pair of antique wooden panels featuring a tiger beneath bamboo, delicately painted in ink directly on the natural wood grain. The subtle contrast of ink and wood texture conveys both strength and tranquility.

Period: Early 20th century.
Size: W 81.5 cm × H 159 cm (32 × 62.6 inches)

Price Range (A) $1000-3000

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