Very exquisite lacquer tea caddy (natsume), cylindrical form with round lid, finely decorated in gold made by the second Tamura Toshihide in the late 19th century. He was the successor and the son of one of the greatest MAKIE artisans of all time, the 1st Tamura Toshihide (1757 - 1833).

Pine leaves are molded on the body, and - another highlight - natural seashells are decorated on it.

This tea caddy is made of natural wood and coated with high-class Japanese natural Gold lac...

Chinese Song dynasty shallow bowl covered in a pale finely crackled gray-green qingbai (yingqing) glaze that stops at the unglazed slightly recessed low foot. The exterior is decorated with carved and/or moulded petal forms. Measures just over 6” diameter x 1 3/4" high. Circa 13th century. Very good overall condition. From the estate of Gerhard Lohmeier, a Diplomat at the German Embassy in Beijing from 1985 to 1989.

Kawase Hasui
Pine Forest at Miho (Miho no Matsubara)
Date: 1930s. Heisei edition (post-1988).
Paper size. 8.875 x 6.75 inches.
Image size: 7 x 4.5 inches.
Publisher: S. Watanabe.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

WINKING HORNED OWL

Antique Japanese watercolor drawing on paper, by Shigeru Tsukamoto (1903-1983), 1920s. approx. 25.1 x 37 cm (9.88 x 14.56in). Some stain due to age as is.


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A definitely very rare blue and white Meiping with very small mouth rim and decorated with three claws Dragon flight among clouds. perfect condition without any chip, no any crack and free from any restoration. Possibly early Ming Hongwu period. Height: 23,5 cm.

A good Qingbai bowl, decorated with incised carved vividly flower head to the center, six ribs to cavetto. Underside is plain. Covered overall with greenish Qingbai tone. Condition is perfect, no ay chip, no any crack and free from any restoration. Southern Song Dynasty JIndezhen Qingbai Ware. Diameter: 15,5 cm.

1900's Japanese Iron Mixed Metal Komai Style Damascene Box Marked

It is 2.25 inches (3.8 cm) tall by 4.25 inches (11.5 cm) wide and 6 inches (16.5 cm) long. It is 2.4 lb.

It is tarnished and has rust, oxidation, small gaps between two of the feet, rubbing of gold, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Definitely very rare Underglazed-Red dish, decorated with slight concave in the center painted with parrots and peaches, surrounded by a pair of Dragons among the clouds, all objects with copper red, appear to emerge from the surface. Underside is plain with four characters mark "YONG LE NIEN ZHE" Ming Dynasty 15th Century possibly of the period or slight later. Diameter: 26,1 cm.

Cast solid silver cane. Very high relief decoration of 2 dragons and 2 bats surrounded by clouds, the carvings are precise. On the side the Chinese character "Shou" is inlaid in gold. The background is chiseled with amati. It is rare to find a cane of this excellent quality in solid cast silver, usually this type of cane being made of simply embossed silver. Dragons' legs have 5 claws (ancient imperial characteristic), one dragon is larger than the other (teaching), bats are in pairs (happiness)...

Pink belts this blue-gray bowl like the rising sun reflected off a pre-dawn cloud by Yamato Tsutomu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Chawan and featured in the 59th National Traditional Crafts Exhibition (catalog page 65, catalog included). It is 15.5 cm (6 inches) diameter and in perfect condition.
Yamato Tsutomu was born the second son of Yamato Yasuo, the man who brought Hagi into the 20th century, in 1965. He graduated the Yamaguchi University of Arts in 1988. H...

An exceptionally fine Chinese vintage GENUINE BURMA JADE-JADEITE APPLE GREEN CARVED ELEPHANT, on a black table platform and elegantly adorned with genuine ONYX, AGATE & SILVER accessories, including an elaborately decorated saddle suspending 2 Baby Pearls. Size:L.6 cm x W.3 cm. and H.7 cm. Weight: 143 gr. We ship by DHL INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS FRAGILE with a tracking number. Shipping and packaging not included. Location: Chiangmai, Thailand.

A good example of Southern Song Dynasty Yaozhou bowl decorated with molded incised chrysanthemum to interior. Repair and slight warped without any missing pieces. Very nice as study example for researches. Diameter: 19,5 cm.

Fine & Rare Tall Chinese Sui Dynasty Iridescent Glazed Pottery Figure

This fine pottery figure of an attendant possibly a groom, was made during the Sui Dynasty (AD 581 - 618). The figure stands upright and alert. In the right hand is a small purpose-made hole where an object must originally have been held, most likely made of wood and now long since rotted away and lost. Note the detail of the clothing, including the shoulder straps, and the headgear, tied at the back of the head..

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Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar - Siwa Culture (c. 1350 BC)

This attractively-shaped pottery jar dates to the Siwa culture (c. 1350 BC), one of the later Chinese Neolithic cultures overlapping the Bronze Age. It has been fired to an attractive orange-red and has a burnished surface making it smooth to the touch and a pleasure to handle. It has a wide body with a relatively small flat base. There are two loop handles joining the shoulder to the mouth which is of the form sometimes referred to ...

A fine Chinese snuff bottle, made of molded porcelain decorated with a dragon and a phoenix among clouds in relief. With gilt mouth and base rim. The stopper is lost, the mouth with an old restoration. Condition: traces of usage, mouthrim with restoration, without stopper, slightly pitted. Dimension: total height: c. 7.6 cm, c. 4.1 cm wide, c. 2.5 cm deep.

Teapot of exceptional dimensions in tinned embossed copper. Finely carved decoration which must refer to the legend of the "4 sleepers", in fact we can distinguish a priest with his tiger on one side and an arhat accompanied by his companion servant of the monastery on the other side. The 4 characters are represented in a mountainous landscape, surrounded by waterfalls, pines, clouds and peonies, all these elements being highly symbolic. The handle is made up of a rolled up lotus leaf, the artis...

Fine Pair Chinese Ming Dynasty Painted Pottery Tiles - Deer & Lion Dog

This fine 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 various coloured pigments. Each tile is decorated in high relief and in fine detail. The tile on the left features a deer standing in a rocky landscape holding in its mouth a lotus flower. The tile on the right features a Buddhistic lion dog playing w...

A traditional wide basin decorated with staggering pine in iron by Nakazato Tarouemon XIV enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled E-Karatsu Hachi. It is 26 cm (10-1/4 inches) diameter 11 cm (4-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition. Nakazato Taouemon XIV wa born the eldest son of Nakazato Taouemon XIII in 1957. He completed graduate school at the Department of Sculpture at Musashino Art University in 1981. He returned ot the family studio in 1983 and began making pottery. I...