A pair of small Kakiemon bowls of scalloped form and Nigoshide glaze. Overglaze polychrome enamels depicting chrysanthemums in vivid and classic Kakiemon colors. Some remnants of charcoal dust from firing seen in the body suggest a late 17th C date.

17th Century Edo Period (Enpo 1670-1690)
13 x 4cm

Indian antique miniature painting of the Hindu goddess, Kali portrayed here standing on her husband, the Lord Shiva. Kali is the divine feminine, Shakti (power) of Shiva. She is the fierce and powerful goddess of time, destruction and creation and is worshipped for her strength and protection.
This image of her standing on top of Shiva represents her as the goddess of the cycles of life, death, and rebirth. She wears a jeweled crown, a skirt of human arms and a necklace of severed heads. ...

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. Around both inner and outer ...

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. Around both inner and outer ...

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. Around both inner and outer ...

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. ...

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. ...

Burmese wooden seated crowned Buddha, or sometimes known as 'King Buddha', wearing diadem-crowns and ornaments of kings instead of ordinary monk's robes.

Crowned Buddha represents the Buddha's role as a universal sovereign.

Age: Burma, Shan Period, 18th Century
Size: Height 54.2 C.M. / Width 15.8 C.M. / Depth 9.2 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
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Wood carving molds for making several parts of papier mache Shinto/Buddhist images. Early-mid 20th century, Japan. Largest: L 19 cm (7.48 in), Smallest: L 13 cm (5.11in). The condition is as such well used craftsman's tools.


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Pencil-signed Japanese shin hanga woodblock print by Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995) titled in kanji and English "Plum Tree and Blue Magpie" and dated in the left margin 1951. The artist's Yoshida seal is at the lower right with the pencil-signature below. Paper size: 10 3/4" x 15 7/8" (image: 9 5/8" x 14 5/8"). Good overall condition. The print appears to have been previously framed and there is toning evident in the margin areas and reverse. There are a few tiny tears at the edges and a few thi...

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. Fine condition.

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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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A Very Fine Korean B/W Painted Phoenix Porcelain Jar-19th C.: Korey, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The baluster form with slightly recessed foot and raised rim decorated in a wash and sketchily applied under glaze blue with one large phoenix flying amid clouds, beneath a blue-tinged white glaze. It is in good condition, it measures 15.3cm h. x 13cm d.

Chinese Song Dynasty Qingbai Glazed Porcelain Dish

This fine-quality porcelain dish was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279). It has a foliated rim, a lobed body and the inner surface is decorated with a carved peony, representing spring, wealth, honour, love, affection and beauty. It is coated in a greenish-blue qingbai glaze of very good colour. It stands on a shallow foot and the recessed base remains unglazed where part of the white body has fired to a pale brown.

Diameter 15...

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...

Fine Large Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Saddled Horse with Oxford TL Test

This nicely-modelled pottery horse was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a reddish pottery. The horse stands "four square" with its head turned to its left, mouth open. Its back incorporates a blanket and saddle. The surface has been "cold-painted" in grey, white, black and orange pigments. Note the detail especially to the horse's head and the saddle. Down ...

Small Chinese Qianlong / 18th Century Blue & White Porcelain Dish

This small porcelain dish, was made in the 18th century during the Qianlong reign (1735 - 1796) of the Qing Dynasty. It is attractively decorated in underglaze blue of good colour. The pattern features in its centre a pagoda, two phoenixes in flight and water. This pattern is known by some as the "Cuckoo in the House" pattern.

Diameter 13.25 cm. There is no restoration or repair although there are two short hairlines and s...