This very friendly little Budai is slumped over his large bag. His jovial and benevolent smile lights up his radiant face, his eyes sparkling with mischief and happiness. In Asia, he is the symbol of abundance and generosity. The statuette is molded in two parts assembled with slip. The details are chiseled, the irises and tongue are modeled and added. The artist has given beautiful, lively expressions to his little statuette. The lack of mannerisms, particularly the very simple feet, suggests t...

Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base.

Age: Burma, Shan Period, 18th Century
Size: Height 41.7 C.M. / Width 21.8 C.M. / Depth 10.8 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Antique Veritable Laguiole knife with corkscrew and pipe cleaner/awl. Excellent condition, circa 1st half of the 20th century. They still make these so there are lot of copies out on the market- this is a genuine old one with good natural worn patina the blade is still sharp and serviceable. Scale is in enlargements.

Japanese antique carving of a dragon. Carved of hinoki wood, lacquered and painted with gold and polychrome mineral pigments. This dragon once graced the inside of a Buddhist shrine in a prominent household or temple. Both the carving and the painting is masterfully done with details to the individual scales, long metal whiskers and reverse-painted-glass eyes.
Symbolic of strength, power and transformation, the dragon can also represent nobility and wisdom.

Age: Edo Period (1...

Japanese antique hinoki wood panel carved with lush blossoming peonies. Painted with gold lacquer, the flowers stand out against the black lacquer frame.
This carving would have once graced the inside of a Buddhist household shrine. The peony flowers symbolize beauty, wealth and prosperity and are associated with samurai families as a symbol of honor and bravery.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 7" high x 43 1/2" long x 1 1/2" deep

Japanese antique large votive plaque, Ema, painted with a beautiful black, prancing horse. Made of wood and painted with mineral colors. The frame is lacquered black with decorative copper hardware.
The word "Ema" literally means "horse painting". These votive plaques are usually found at Shinto shrines and were intended as a means to show thanks for a blessing or to ask for good luck. Writing on the back of the ema usually gives the specifics of a prayer. Through time, ema have become ...

A fine Tantric Thangka depicting the Six Arms White Mahakala tramping on Vinayakas ( Ganeshas which create obstacles), Vajradhara is depicted on his crown, and the red Vajravarahi Dakini on his chest. His body is richly ornate with jewels, the left lower hand holding flaming gems, a damaru and a chopper in the other two hands; the right lower hand holding a Kampala with jewels, a trident (trishula), vajra-hook (ankusha) with the other hands. On the left upper side a four Arms Avalokitesha...

Large Khmer bronze gong with nice green patina.

Age: Cambodia, Angkor Vat Period, 12th Century
Size of gong only: Diameter 48.2 C.M. / Thickness 7 C.M.
Height including stand: 62.8 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Elegant high copper content, bronze incense burner, perfect for an altar or scholar’s table. If you cannot afford $30,000.USD for an original this the next best thing. Cast in the 20th century in the Ming style there is a casting flaw on the reign mark, making it illegible. H: 5.2cm/2in and D: 7cm/2.8in. 504 grams, nice heavy little piece.

A deep glimmering gold tea bowl impre3ssed and scored by the artists fingers by Ishiyama Tetsuya enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Dimple Bowl. It is 14 cm diameter (roughly 5-1/2 inches) 12 cm (5 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Ishiyama Tetsuya: was born in Saitama in 1973, and has made a name for himself over the last five decades blurring the lines between sculpture and vessel, material and appearance. He received the Grand Prize at the 13th Tea Bowl Exhibitio...

Fine Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Qingbai Glazed Porcelain Vase

This rare and unusual porcelain vase was made at one of the Fujian kilns in the 13th to 14th century, during either the Southern Song (AD 1127 - 1279) or early Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368). Interestingly, it has been made in four moulded sections that have been luted together, prior to glazing and firing. The upper and lower body sections have been attractively decorated in moulded leaf and flora patterns. The mouth edge is cren...

SMOKE PIPE

Refinedly elegant old Korean tobacco pipe that applies such aesthetically natural form of the straightness of a long thin bamboo itself, with the pipe head and suction part inlaid with silver. Early 20th century. Length: approx. 59.5 cm (23.42 in). Some aged deterioration as is as seen. *Only this pipe itself is available as not attached with other stuffs in the photos.


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1930's Chinese Solid Silver Censer with Calligraphy Marked

It is 7.2 inches (18.3 cm) tall by 3.6 inches (9.2 cm) wide. It is 255.2 gram.

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

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Pair of 1910's Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Planter with Plume Blossom

Each is 3 inches (7.3 cm) tall by 10 inch (25.7 cm) wide. They are 5.4Lb.

They have dark spots and surface wears (as seen in the photos).

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1900's Chinese White Jade Carved Bangle

It is 2.2 inches (5.65 cm) in inner diameter and 0.38 inch (0.98 cm) wide. It is 48.1 gram.

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

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1900's Japanese Solid Silver Mother-of-Pearl Shibayama Box Signed

It is 0.98 inch (2.5 cm) tall by 2.4 inches (6 cm) wide. It is 73.2 gram.

It is tarnished and has small ding at the inner box, missing inlays, surface wears and scratches(as seen in the photos).

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17th Century Kangxi Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Trumpet Vase

It is 9.3 inches (23.6 cm) tall by 4.8 inches (12.2 cm) wide. It is 1.8 Lb.

It has chips at the rim, skip glazes, dark spots, firing burst, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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1930's Chinese Silver Gilt 8 Immortal Figure Bracelet Marked "紋銀福" 'Silver"

It is 7.4 inches (18.8 cm) in inner circumference by 0.7 inch (1.8 cm) wide. It is 28.9 gram.

It has tarnished, oxidation silver, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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