Rare early “si zhi” (four straight lines) style inkstone carved from an old fired brick. The characters on the brick are in an archaic style, no longer in use today. The square shaped flat bottomed inkstone with sloping grinding surface did not become popular until the Song Dynasty, so it is possible this was made into a inkstone long after it was a brick. Chinese are very fond of creating ink stones out of “found objects” such as roof tiles etc. Please examine enlargement for condit...

Good porcelain quality Qingbai bowl from Jingdezhen with classic sea green colored glaze and sugar like clay body. There is an internal firing hairline crack noted midway in the cavetto noted in enlargements- still has a clear bell like tone when tapped. . There are remnants of an original metal rim fused on the mouth rim. D: 16cm/6.2in and H: 5.9cm/2.2in.

Unusual pottery bowl with hand molded snake handle. This came out of China and has a good petrichor and water absorption on the base, circa 2000-1000BCE. 14cm/5.5in and H: 12cm/4.7in.

1910's Japanese Gilt Cloisonne Enamel Shippo Vase with Dragon and Peacock

It is 6.1 inches (15.5 cm) tall by 4.7 inches (12 cm) wide. It is 1 lb.

It is tarnished and has minor rubbing gilding, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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1900's Chinese Pewter Box with Figures Marked

It is 3.1 inches (8 cm) in length by 4.9 inches (12.5 cm) wide. It is 1.3 Lb.

It is tarnished and has rubbing gold, cut marks, surface wears and scratches. The finial is loose and has trace of glue (as seen in the photos).

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1970's Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vase with Lady Figure Marked

It is 6.9 inches (17.5 cm) tall by 4.5 inches (11.5 cm) wide. It is 1.3 lb.

It has surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Pair of Song Dynasty soy brown, Jian type bowls from the Dongzhang/Minhou Fuzhou kiln recovered from the Lianjiang shipwreck. Good condition, no damage or repairs, there is some original kiln grit in the cavetto and a minor irregularity on the rim of one. D: 10cm/4in and H: 4.5cm/1.8in. May still be used in a tea ceremony.

Classic Han Dynasty ritual vessel with lid, beautiful azurite. W: 22cm/8.7cm and H: 16cm/6.2in. There may be some restoration at the bottom of the vessel and inside the lid, recognizable by a variations in surface .color texture- please examine last enlargements.

A Japanese inspired porcelain sagemono set with a golden swan by American artist, Lynn Richardson (1942-2024). The set is comprised of a four-section inro, an ojime with a golden feather and a swan netsuke. The inro has three compartments and is decorated with a golden swimming swan on one side and a swan bottom up while fishing in the water on the other side. Each of the three elements of the set is marked with Richardson's seal. The set comes with a custom metal stand.
Lynn Richardso...

A quite rare blue and white Yuhuchunping with fine balance potted, decorated with vividly white flower scrolls on full of waves pattern to whole body, lotus leaf panels surrounded to inner rim. Condition is re-stuck and re-glued with associated tiny chip to rim side, further is very good condition considering as 14th century vase Late Yuan to Early Ming Dynasty. Height: 28,8 cm.

Qing dynasty 19th century Chinese Yixing teapot with Mengchen sign, good condition with small chip at the cover rim please see picture for detail.

Pair of Wooden Temple Shishi (Guardian Lions), Mid-Edo Period

An original pair of wooden shishi (guardian lions) dating to the mid-Edo period. These substantial carvings, once part of a temple or shrine structure, display powerful modeling with boldly rendered manes and dynamic flame motifs. They embody the enduring symbolism of strength and protection in Japanese sacred architecture.

Dimensions: approx. 58 × 31 × H34 cm (22.8 × 12.2 × 13.4 in)
Weight: 13.3 kg (29.3 ...

The size of Water Jar: 10 1/4" H (top of Knob), 8 7/8" H top of Jar
5 1/8" Dia (Top rim), 6 5/" Dia (widest)
This is very old and classic and classy style Japanese Awatayaki Mizusashi
with Imperial Kiku Mon Design, which has 16-leaf double-petaled chrysanthemum
Mizusashi used be at Imperial Palce in Kyoto before they moved to Edo.
Then it was passed down to others as Geshi hin (bestowed gift).
Mizusashi was made by Taizan Yohei whose family made Imperial household item...

Additional photos for Taizan Mizusashi w/Imperial Kiku mon Design w/box

A pair of wood model for tabi socks which is used for the final check. It has characters in the bottom, but not clear. In good condition without noticeable dents. The first half of the 20th century. L:21cm, W7.5cm, H:5cm

A rare and elegant set of five lidded bowls representing the highly refined porcelain tradition of Hirado kilns. Each vessel is finely potted from pure white porcelain and covered with a soft translucent glaze, painted in underglaze cobalt (sometsuke) with flowering cherry blossoms (sakura). Sakura are a popular seasonal motif symbolic of renewal, ephemeral beauty, and impermanence in Japanese art and culture.

The bowls exhibit the technical precision characteristic of Hirado ware: th...

A small cast bronze incense burner, depicting an elephant carrying a young Chinese boy musician on its back, who serves as a handle for the lid. Under one of the front legs are two incised Chinese characters, "Gu Mei," meaning "Ancient Beauty," and under the lid a cast Chinese seal mark, likely a workshop or artist's signature, or perhaps a mark of appreciation or good wishes. The metal is covered with a beautiful, natural, aged brown patina. The finishing work is meticulous, with casting impe...

A small cast bronze incense burner. The main body, decorated in relief with phoenix (Ho-ho) motifs, is supported by three columns around which dragons are entwined. The handles are in the form of stylized Buddhist lion figures. The sacred pearl, often depicted as being pursued by dragons, appears here resting on the base between the three columns, in the form of a gilded bronze sphere. Below it, a stylized chrysanthemum flower, an imperial symbol representing stability, is visible. The incense r...