Ban Chiang earthenware pottery small round bowl. Lower 1/2 is incised with diagonal lines possible for adding grip.

Age: 300 BCE - 200 AD Late period

Dimensions: 5 1/2" wide x 3" high Ban Chiang in northeast Thailand is a UNESCO World Heritage site and an important location for understanding the prehistory of Southeast Asia. University of Pennsylvania excavations in the mid-1970s uncovered numerous burials and artifacts indicating that people buried their relatives un...

Ban Chiang Thai earthenware pottery red-on-buff vessel with three equal sized spiraling geometric patterns. Hand painted over unglazed ceramic.

Age: 300 BCE - 200 AD Late period

Dimensions: 9 1/3" diameter x 9" high

Ban Chiang in northeast Thailand is a UNESCO World Heritage site and an important location for understanding the prehistory of Southeast Asia. University of Pennsylvania excavations in the mid-1970s uncovered numerous burials and artifacts indi...

Japanese antique woodblock print in triptych entitled "A Picture of Yokozuna Entering the Ring" by Gyokuha Kiwani (active 1900-1920). The highest ranking sumo wrestler, the yokozuna is shown in the center flanked by two other wrestlers during the ring entering ceremony. The yokozuna is easily identified by the wide white rope he wears around his waist. The referee is seated to the right, holding a wide ceremonial fan. All three wrestlers wear matching aprons with the Tokugawa mon and waves....

Chinese antique porcelain vase with bats. Made in gourd form with decorations of iron red bats and blue clouds. The clouds are in blue underglaze while the bats are over enamel painted technique. With six character Xuantong mark (1909-1911)

Dimensions: 8 3/4" high x 4" wide

A Fine Pair of Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Painted Pottery Tiles - Qilin, Sun & Moon

This fine and impressive pair of pottery tiles was made during the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368 - 1644). They are made of a dense grey pottery, quite highly-fired, and have been "cold painted" in black, white, green and orange pigments. Each tile features, in high relief and in great detail, a qilin (a mythical creature with antlers, cloven hooves and several features of the dragon). Note the elaborate details of th...

Chinese antique porcelain bowl with blue and white glaze. The interior design is of three cranes in flight and wisps of swirling clouds encircled by two concentric rings. The design on the outside of the bowl is of different alternating flower branches. With a six character Jiajing mark.

Dimensions: 1 7/8" high x 7 3/8" wide

A Fine Pair of Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Painted Pottery Tiles - Deer

This fine-quality pair of highly decorative pottery tiles was made during the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368 - 1644). They are made from a grey pottery and the decoration in relief features a pair of deer in a landscape. Note the detail to the deer, the carved and incised decoration as well as the impressed flower blossoms to the deers' bodies. The relief decoration has been cold-painted in various coloured pigments, good traces o...

Chinese Song Dynasty Stoneware Jar with Rare Stand & Cover - Dragon Chasing Pearl

This rare and impressive stoneware jar was made during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 -1279). It is quite "heavily-potted" with the outer body and inner mouth coated in an iron glaze, the colour of which varies from a "silvery" brown to black. The applied decoration around the shoulder features a dragon chasing a flaming pearl. The pearl represents wisdom, prosperity, power, immortality and the moon, and is also used...

Fine Large Chinese Qin / Western Han Dynasty Burnished Pottery Cocoon Jar with Oxford TL Test

This wonderfully-shaped pottery jar was made during the early part of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8) or possibly as early as the Qin Dynasty (221 - 206 BC). This type of jar is often referred to as a "cocoon jar" due to the shape of its body. The shape, named after its similarity to the silkworm cocoon, evolved during the late Warring States period (475 - 221 BC) and then generally died out...

An Engraved Indonesian Brass Kendi Well cast and decorated with engraved floral scrolls Java 19/20thC Height; 6 1/2″ (16.4 cm) Condition; excellent See Singapore Museum for a similar vessel https://www.roots.gov.sg/Collection-Landing/listing/1074862 Apart from their primary function kendi were important ceremonial vessels used in weddings and other ceremonies

A Blue and White Deep Dish decorated in the centre with a single flowering plant. Within a scrolling floral border. Base with a Fuku Mark. Arita C1680-1710. Diameter; 14.3 cm Condition; one minute frit

Fluttering Elegance: Peonies and Butterflies on Silver

This silver six-panel folding screen features soft pink peonies and white butterflies, delicately painted to evoke elegance and tranquility. The silver background enhances the gentle hues of the flowers and butterflies, creating a harmonious and refined composition. This artwork beautifully captures the fleeting beauty of nature, making it a timeless and graceful addition to any space.

Period:Showa (1926-1989) Size: 35...

Antique Japanese large porcelain charger. Decorated with a blue and white glazed scene of a bird and peony flowers. A separate round reserved is dedicated to the open sky with a bird in flight and wisps of clouds. The rim is painted with an lined motif. Six character mark on the back.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 3" high x 18" wide

Japanese Seto ware umanome "horse-eye" dish. Also called ishizara (stone ware) this type of sturdy plate with it's iconic iron oxide glazed circular motif would have been used in a rural inn to serve hearty food to travelers. An appreciation for the natural beauty of items made and used deftly by practiced hands became popular through the Mingei movement in the 20th century.

Age: Late Edo/Early Meiji period (mid 19th century)

Dimensions: 2" high x 10 3/8" wide

Medium sized Japanese blue and white charger with center koi floating center in a celadon green space. Rimmed with bamboo and blossoms.

Age: early 20th century

Dimensions: 15 3/4" long x 12 1/2" wide 1 3/4" high

The thinly potted shallow cup rising from a short flared foot to an everted rim, the rounded sides divided into six petal lobes by notches around the rim, resting on a stand of saucer shape with a hexalobed rim and stepped pedestal in the center, all on a trefoil-pierced petal-shaped foot, both covered overall with a pale ice-blue translucent glaze.
There is a single old kitsugi repair in gold on rim.

Age: Song Dynasty (960-1279)

Dimensions: 2 1/8" high Overall: 3 ...

A miniature shrine from South India made in three parts. Composed of the small deity, the throne and the aureole, finely cast in bronze with dark patina. Showing the dancing god Krishna as a child holding in one hand a butter ball. Condition: patina, traces of usage and worshipping, rubbed, the pedestal of the figure (see photo no. 5) and maybe the aureole with small loss (near the naga). Dimension approx.: total: 15.6 cm high, height of Balakrishna on stand: 8.1 cm, base: 6.2 x 5.1 cm.

Chagama are traditional Japanese iron kettles used in tea ceremony (chanoyu) for boiling water. Their design tends to reflect the aesthetic principles of wabi-sabi, emphasizing simplicity, rustic beauty, and harmony with nature. Here we have an excellent example, crafted by one of the most talented artisans of the 20th century.The style is known as a “Fuji” kettle as the shape is reminiscent of Mt Fuji. Meanwhile the theme is known as “Hamamatsu” as the landscape is fashioned...