Rare 19th Century Korean Wooden Lacquered Chopstick Holder. The front panel features a carved lozenge shape, an ancient symbol of the Seven Treasures: silver, gold, coral, lapis lazuli, agate, seashell, and amber. The top is carved into the shape of the mythical bullocho longevity plant. It has an iron ring for hanging and displaying. 12.5h x 4w x 2.5d inches, 32 x 10 x 6.5 cm.

Rare 19th Century Korean Gilded Bronze Military Rank Badge with traces of gold. This badge was worn on a high-ranking military officer's hat, as shown in the third photo here. It was acquired in Seoul in 1946. 4 x 4 inches (10 x 10 cm). Frame: 8.5 x 8.5 inches, 21 x 21 cm).

Fine & Rare Large Chinese Early Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Groom

This impressive and imposing pottery figure was made during the early Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is "heavily-potted" and made from a fine-grained pale grey pottery that has been "cold-painted" in a base coat of creamy-white pigment with details, such as the belt and facial features, picked out in red and black pigments.

This figure represents a foreigner, in this case a groom and has been made with great attention to...

Ohara Koson
An Eagle on a Tree
Size: Approximately 17 cm x 12 cm. 6.625 x 4.75 inches.
Date: ca. 1910.
Koson signature and seal at lower right.
Publisher: Matsumoto (no. 442). Tag at back.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
An early and rarely seen design not listed in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland). The design is similar to K13.3 (Eagle on leafless tree) in the above catalog.

White blossoms cluster along the thin branches draped over the shoulder of this exquisite pink tinged vessel by Imperial artist Seifu Yohei III enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shiroyama no Sakura no Zu Kabin (Blossoms of Shiroyama Vase). This is the pinnacle of production for imperial artist Seifu Yohei III, a large Taihakuji porcelain vase with carved designs. Museum quality would be an understatement. Seifu III was known to have made few large works, so this is a very import...

A Bhutanese thangka depicting Sakyamuni flanked by two arhat-disciples in a stylised landscape. In the top of the painting to the left and right sides are the images of Padmasambhava and the bodhisattva Chenrezig respectively. In the bottom a portrait of one of the great Master of the Drugpa Kagyu, Ngawang Namgyal (1594-1651) flanked by the protectors Vajrakila and Vajrapani. Mounted on cardboard and framed behind glass. Bhutan, 19th century. H 75 cm, W 47 cm (incl. original silk mounting). Fair...

CARNATION ARRANGED WITH EMPTY BOTTLE

Antique Japanese watercolor painting on paper by an anonymous artist with unique motif of foreign importation for that time, Showa 2nd (1927), framed with original wooden frame (from Kawachi art supply store in Osaka), 53 x 61 x 6 cm (20.86 x 24.01 x 2.36in). No glass plate. Damage at frame due to age as is, as some cracks at four corners, stain, complete split of back plate, deterioration of metal fittings and ropes, etc. ...

A set of five Ao-Kutani palette rhombus form mukozuke. Hydrangea and butterfly decoration in blue, teal, chartreuse, aubergine and yellow enamels. The verso with chidori and waves in green outside the foot and yellow with green Fuku mark inside the foot. Uncommon to encounter an original set of five still together. Good condition with varying states of kiln residue. Probably mid 19th century (post Yoshidaya). Each length just over 7 inches. Each width just over 6 inches. Each height from foot ju...

A quite rare white glazed ewer, decorated with moulded incised flower sprays to the body and mouse handle. Condition with chip to the one ear of the mouse and large chip to the inner cover, no any crack and free from any restoration. Ming Dynasty 16th Century Zhangzhou ware. Height: 20 cm.

An antique Japanese Sendai Tansu chest made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods. All original hand forged iron hardware and Urushi lacquer finish. Four large drawers and two small drawers with an additional two drawers behind the hinged security door. Constructed using straight dovetail joinery and hardened wooden nails. Beautiful wood grain with Warabite style handles.

Age: Meiji Period (1880-1890)

Dimensions: 47" Wide by 34 1/4" High by 17 1/8" Deep

An antique Japanese Matsumoto Isho Tansu chest made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Hinoki (Cypress) woods. All original hand forged iron hardware and wiped lacquer finish. Five drawers of varying sizes, 3 full width drawers for Kimono storage and 2 small drawers for Kimono accessories. Constructed using straight dovetail joinery and hardened wood nails.

Age: Meiji/Taisho Era (1900-1920)

Dimensions: 34 1/4" Wide by 35 3/4" High by 16" Deep

Pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty Turquoise Glazed Birds / Phoenix

These rare and attractive birds (likely the mythical phoenix) date to the second half of the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644), and are most likely a product of Shanxi province in the north of China. They are highly detailed and made from a pale stoneware in two halves that have been moulded and then luted together prior to firing. Fingerprints from the pottery being pressed into the moulds can be seen to the unglazed inner surface.They ...

Ohara Koson (Shoson)
Eagle in Flight Against a Snowy Sky
Size: Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Date: 1933. Post-1957 edition.
Koson signature and seal at lower left.
Publisher: Watanabe. 7mm seal at lower left.
Reference: K13.2 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Likely collector’s red seal in left margin.
Condition: Paper loss in margins. Otherwise very good.

Ohara Koson
Eagle on the Branch of a Tree
Size: Approximately 14 x 7.5 inches.
Date: 1910-23.
Koson signature and seal at lower left.
Publisher: Daikokuya.
Reference: K13.8 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
"Made in Japan" stamped at bottom lower left verso.
Condition: Mild/moderate toning as seen at top and bottom
NOTE: THIS KOSON BIRDS OF PREY COLLECTION IS ON C...

Ohara Koson
Eagle With Outspread Wings
Size: Approximately 14 x 7.5 inches.
Date: 1910-23.
Koson seal at right.
Publisher: Daikokuya.
Reference: K13.2 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Mild toning as shown at top and right.

Ohara Koson
Bull-headed Shrike Looking at a Spider
Size: 13.5 x 7.5 inches.
Date: 1910-23.
Koson signature and seal at lower right.
Publisher: Daikokuya.
Reference: K25.l in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Verso slightly toned.
NOTE: THIS KOSON BIRDS OF PREY COLLECTION IS ON CONSIGNMENT FROM A CONNECTICUT COLLECTOR. NO PAYMENT WILL BE DUE UNTIL WE RECEIVE YOU...

Ohara Koson
Eagle on Snowy Tree Bough
Size: : 14.5 x 7.5 inches.
Date: 1930s.
Koson signature and seal at lower left.
Publisher: Nishinomiya Yosaku.
Nishiomiya publisher's seal in left margin.
Reference: K13.4 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Very good/Excellent.
NOTE: THIS KOSON BIRDS OF PREY COLLECTION IS ON CONSIGNMENT FROM A CONNECTICUT COLLECTOR. ...

Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Dish - Peach & Bird

This attractive small fine-quality porcelain dish was made during the mid to late 16th century. The body is particularly translucent and the surface has a nice "silky" feel. The underglaze blue decoration features a bird perched upon a branch of a peach tree. Around the rim is a geometric border pattern. The underside is more simply decorated with just two thin blue bands circling the rim and base and a seal mark to the base. ...