A Very Fine Beautiful Korean Sea-Green Celadon Oil Bottle-12th C.: Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th century. Of flattened disk form with short cylindrical neck and wider rim with recessed well, covered overall with an even sea-green celadon glaze. It is in very good condition, 4.5cm h. x 9.5cm d.

A Very Fine/Rare Korean High Footed Buncheong Bowl-15th C.: Korea, Joseon period, 16th century. The full rounded sides rising to an in-curved rim and applied with white slip coated throughout the interior and exterior with crackled and transparent glaze applied overall body, standing on a high footed foot ring. It’s in fine condition but 2 hairline cracks and a small white slip off on the mouth rim, it measures 5 1/8” h. x 5.5” d. (13cm h. x 15 cm). ***A very identical white ...

Small Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Vase - Dragon (19th/20th Century)

The decoration of this attractively-shaped small porcelain vase features a dragon chasing a flaming pearl on a blue background. This is a common subject in Chinese art: the dragon represents prosperity, goodness and life, the pearl is a symbol of wisdom. This small vase dates to the late 19th or 20th century.

Height 7.5 cm. Extremely difficult to see, but there is a hairline to the mouth edge (see last magnified image...

The size of Baby Emperor and Empress: 2 1/4" Dia x 2 1/2" H. Stand: 7 3/8" X 4 5/8"
This is pair of Adorable Japanese Kimekomi Dolls with Baby Emperor and
Baby Empress with natural simple wooden stand. Each Dolls with fine Brocade
Kimono. The pair was made around 1978. It has been stored away last 45 years
and never displayed.
These are Vintage item and beautifully created.
The condition of Dolls are excellent from wear.

Kimekomi Dolls
The doll’s ...

Rare early 20th century Korean red lacquer cabinet with elaborate inlaid designs adorning the front of the chest. Four sections in total including the base. Imagery of exotic birds, deer, and turtles among a assortment of flowers can be seen throughout. Estand (four pull out drawers).
Styled in traditional Korean fashion with double hinged doors on the top section and single hinged doors on the bottom compartment.
The Interior of each section is finished off nicely in red lacquer. ...

Chinese antique very tall standing Buddha carved of stone. Buddha's right hand is raised in Abhayamudra (have no fear) and the left in Varadamudra (generosity and compassion). The drapery of his dhoti is carved in the manner of T'ang figures. Beautiful facial features give the commanding presence of the statue a sense of serenity and calm. Traces of polychrome pigment. With custom metal base.

Dimensions: 9ft tall (approx.)

Small Kobako circular box in lacquered wood with a cicada and unidentified insect, probably a gryllotalpa orientalis, displayed on its top part. The background is decorated in maki-e, creating a gold spray on black, and the cicada’s body is incrustated with blue pearly blue shell with the raden technique, probably kenma raden given the thinness of the pieces of shell. Insects (mushi) play an important role in Japanese culture. Insect hunting is a popular pastime, especially among chil...

Tabako Bon, or tobacco smoking set, adorned with gold and black fundame lacquer, in the form of cross braces and floret of the Hanabishi flower. The regular pattern is dotted with circular lockets representing flowers, birds, lions and dragons. The upper plate holds its hibachi, or heating station, and two tobacco stashes in silvered bronze, the bottom part contains two superimposed drawers. The two distinct parts are separated by a perforated support, decorated with the same regular patter...

Three cases inro in ro-iro lacquer with its hira-maki-e ornaments of crows with inlaid eyes in mother of pearl. The interior in nashiji lacquer. A label of a private collection in the last compartment. The ro-iro lacquer technique comes in too variants, Hana-nuri et ro-iro-urushi. For this object the second technique was used, its specificity is the addition of iron oxide in the traditional carbon pigment and the tedious process of polishing gives this object its deep maroon color and its glos...

Bronze sculpture representing a group of genoderma mushrooms developing on the long stem of a Ginseng root that is standing on two kakis. Logically this root would be Panax ginseng, the Asian breed, as a matter of fact the peduncle is longer that the petiole (the part surmounted with a flower and surrounded by leaves), which is not the case with the American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius). Plant with medicinal virtues known for centuries, the ginseng was believed to cure any disease, its scie...

Kawase Hasui
Ulmil Pavilion, Pyongyang - Blue Sky
Series: Korean Prints.
Size: Koban. Image size: 7 x 4.5 inches. Paper size: 9.0 x 5.875 inches.
Date: 1939 (This example 2018). Produced in 2018, when a limited edition of this print was commissioned by Ukiyoe-Gallery, who discovered Hasui's little-used original set of blocks. This example is an artist's proof.
Printer: Atsushi Kawai. Requiring 12-14 impressions on paper produced by Ichibei Iwano.
Publisher's label o...

Kawase Hasui
Ulmil Pavilion, Pyongyang - Grey Sky
Series: Korean Prints.
Size: Koban. Image size: 7 x 4.5 inches. Paper size: 8.25 x 5.875 inches.
Date: 1939 (This example 2018). Produced in 2018, when a limited edition of this print was commissioned by Ukiyoe-Gallery, who discovered Hasui's little-used original set of blocks. This example is an artist's proof.
Printer: Atsushi Kawai. Requiring 12-14 impressions on paper produced by Ichibei Iwano.
Hasui seal lower r...

Two cicadas in bronze facing each other on a bamboo segment One is an adult while the other is at the nymph phase. Three foundry stamps, one underneath and one alongside each insect. Cicadas have a very prominent role in Japanese folklore, it symbolizes the arrival of hot summer days. Its song became an emblematic sound marker of hot weather. By its sole presence cicadas emphasize not only the heat of the day but also the briefness of nature, representing an intense but ephemera life cyc...

A small bronze sculpture of a frog represented in its bath soaking with a lotus root. It was designed to be used as an incense burner. A Chinese poem has been engraved on the back. The frog (kaeru) is associated with luck and wealth. In feudal Japan, tax collectors could be recognized by the frog-shaped netsuke they wore on their belts. Nowadays people keep frog amulets in their wallet to be wealthy. Kaeru means both "frog" and "coming home" in Japanese. This extension of meaning is due to the f...

Small Ikebana basket with a black lacquer finish, solely made of bamboo slats. The handle is of rectangular shape, made of a single slice of bamboo split and fixed by four knots deep rooted in a braided belt. The body is rather coved but held tight by diamond shaped weaving and kept in place at its base by a fish bone braiding motif only visible underneath the basket. Includes its water cup that is also in black lacquered bamboo. Ikebana or Ka-do (the way of flowers) is a traditional J...

Rare hanging bamboo basket for ikebana (hanakago). The body is made of bamboo folded on itself, reinforced by rattan braiding at the round neck and on the sides to hold the suspension wires. Japan – Showa era (1926-1989) Height: 13.4 in / 34 cm – diameter (neck) : 4 in / 10 cm

Rare brass ikebana basket made to imitate the traditional Japanese basketry (hanakago) that usually use bamboo and rattan. Of trapezoidal form with a round opening, a tight colar and its foot stretch to the base. The basket can be exposed both standing on its foot or hanging by the hook on its back. Adorned with a dragon on the upper section and a bee and butterfly in the middle section. Its shape and details are finely excuted and imitates the classic basketry perfectly. With a differ...

Very elegant bronze vase with a beautiful patina, its three feet are representing Buddhist guardian lion. Topped with a plate standing on shrink collar. On the bottom part a very impressive work of patina ranging from green to cherry red and golden brown. The upper third part is adorned with a frieze symbolizing both water and wind as elements highlighted with a second frieze of parallel stripes extending to the top. (Presented with second and smaller vase design to be used within) Jap...