A fine Indo-Persian School 19th C painting of a “Preparation for a Noon-Day Meal,” folio leaf. Unframed, matted size: 18 ½” x 13”. Painting size: 11” x 8”. Some losses to pigment and foxing of the matt, see pictures for details.

A fine Indian/Mughal School 19th C painting Radha and Krishna. Unframed, matt size: 13” x 17”, painting size 10” x 13”. Radha is seen as symbolizing the human soul. She is worshipped as the goddess of love and motherhood. While Krishna symbolizes God or the Supreme Self. Their love represents the soul's eternal longing to reunite with the divine.

Indian/Mughal School 18-19th C painting of Princess Nur Jahan and Attendants. A fine Indian/Mughal School 19th C painting of Princess Nur Jahan and Attendants. Unframed, size: 13” x 9½”. Losses to pigment, for detailed condition, please see images. Nur Jahan (1577–1645) was the twentieth wife of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. She was one of the most powerful and influential women of her time. She was a skilled politician and diplomat who governed in her husband's stead as his health de...

A fine Indian/Mughal School 19th C painting of an embracing couple. Unframed, matted size: 16 ½” x 11½”. Painting size: 9” x 5½”.

Chinese Republican period blue glaze censer with elephant ear, six character Qianlong mark at the base good condition no damage please see picture for detail size: 16 cm diameter ear to ear

A fine Indian/Mughal School 19th C painting of a love scene. Framed, matted size: 15 ½” x 12”. Painting size: 11½” x 8 ½”.

Wood hand carved mask Hannya, Noh tradition. Unsigned 6 ½” tall and about 5” wide. The mask represents a jealous female demon or serpent who has been consumed by intense emotions like rage, sadness, and sorrow.

Wood hand carved mask of Okame/Otafuku, Noh and Kyōgen tradition. Unsigned 6” tall and about 4 ½ ” wide. The Okame mask often associated with good fortune, happiness, and mirth.

Wood hand carved mask of Okina, Noh tradition. Unsigned 7” tall and about 5” wide. The Okina mask is one of the most respected and oldest masks in the Noh repertoire. The mask represents an old, benevolent deity associated with longevity, good fortune, and prosperity.

19th C Japanese wood mask of Uba, Noh/Kyogen tradition. Signed in cartouche above left eye, 6.5” tall and about 4.5” wide. Overall good condition, for details, please see images. The Uba mask represents old women, often dignified characters in Noh/Kyogen plays, such as in "Takasago" where it portrays a deity in the form of an old woman, often alongside the Okina (old man) mask.

19th C Japanese wood mask from a Noh/Kyogen tradition. 6” tall and about 4” wide. Back side has signs of old restoration. Front with a few chips. The mask represents a stylized male character with furrowed eyebrows and a downturned mouth, beard and mustache in black hair.

Qing dynasty Chinese Yixing Zisha teapot with Mengchen mark and poem on the base, good condition please see picture for detail size: 17 cm wide from spout to handle.

19th C Japanese wood mask from a Kyogen tradition. 7 ¼” tall and about 5” wide. Front with some discoloration, chips, for details of the condition, please see images. The mask represents a stylized male character with furrowed eyebrows, bulging eyes, an upturned mouth, and a sparce beard of light colored hair.

19th C Japanese wood mask of Ebisu/Daikoku type from a Kyogen tradition. 7 ¼” tall and about 5” wide. Front side with chips, for details of the condition, please see images. The mask represents a stylized smiling male character, one of the seven gods of good fortune, which originates from Buddhist tradition. The mask is featured in Kyōgen plays like Ebisu-Bishamon, where actors use the exaggerated smile and wide-open mouth to convey the god's jolly persona.

A fine Indian School 19th C painting of royal procession with mounted elephants and camels. Framed size: 6 ½” x 11 ½”. Painting size: 4 5/8” x 10 ½”.

Japanese bone carved and painted figure of a kingfisher with inlayed eyes. Unsigned 3 ½ ” wide and 2” tall.

A pair silk facings of a Chinese robe, meticulously embroidered in miniature Pekinese stitch, couched gold threads and few Peking knots. Showing pagodas in a landscape. Silk lining and border. Condition: one with few lost stitches (see first photo), little patina, few traces of usage. Dimension: c. 31 cm long x 6 cm high.

Rare “spirit calling” bell from the Yao Mien ethnic group of Guangxi, Vietnam, Laos. This would be used in Daoist ceremonies by Dao Guang priests and an example may be seen in Jess Pourret’s book: The Yao, plate 570, pg 207. The bell is attached to a bear’s tooth and has a "sweet" tone. This a genuinely old piece, circa late 19to early 20 the century. Please see last enlargement for scale. Free shipping.