A Rare Korean Old Man Portrait/Traditional Hat/Costumes Portrait Painting-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century, painter signed by Mary Linley Taylor. The portrait painting published the cover of “A History of the Korean People In Modern Times 1800 to the Present written by Rebert T. Oliver, Published by Newark: University of Delaware 1989. It is good condition, framed. It measures 30cm x 24.5cm painting only, 48cm x 38cm overall

A Very Rare/Fine Korean Double Gourd Shaped White Ewer-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The fine and unusual double gourd ewer applied with a beautiful white glaze evenly overall the surfaces, and with a large Chilong dragon (lizard) including legs attached as a handle and a lid knob on the top, base unglazed. It is in good condition, it measures 16cm h.

A Very Fine/Rare Korean 100 Boy 8 Panel Screen-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. These one hundred children ten panel screen presents the princely pleasures enjoyed by the little boys on the present screen consist of a cock fight, gathering branches of blossoming plum, bathing in a lotus pond, watching a baby chick, wrestling, fishing etc. Painted in ink and mineral pigments with especially gold accented on silk, It is in very good condition with some light wears due to age. It...

Antique Original Vietnamese glazed bowl. Provenance: Private Collection from Bay Area, CA Date: Tran Dynasty (13th-14thC) Dimensions: 6 3/4″ in diameter X 4 1/4″ tall

Well balanced Antique Japanese handcarved ranma (architectural transom panel) depicts a dynamic kirin moving toward a luxuriant bloom of peonies, all rendered in deep relief from a single hardwood plank. The carving demonstrates exceptional control of depth and texture—seen in the kirin’s swirling mane and scaled body, and in the layered petals and foliage of the peony blossoms. Frame is finished in black lacquer.

The reverse side of this exceptional Japanese ranma reveals a s...

Antique Japanese ranma depicting a pair of tigers on a stones edge with crashing waters below. Bmaboo can be seen in carved details behind the tigers. Handcarved carved from solid Hinoki (Japanese cypress).

In Japanese art and architecture, the tiger is a powerful symbol of strength, protection, and authority. Although tigers are not native to Japan, they entered the cultural imagination through Chinese and Korean influence and became one of the most revered mythic animals in East A...

Antique Chinese solid elm mahjong playing table. Hand carved and made with traditional joinery. Warm lacquered finish with soft details.

Age: early 20th century

Dimensions: 32 1/2" high x 30" square

Landscape. Painted on paper with ink and pigments. Signed Chikuden and sealed. Edo period. It is attributed to Tanomura Chikuden.

Tanomura Chikuden (1777–1835) was a Japanese painter of the Edo period, best known for his refined literati (bunjin-ga) landscapes imbued with a quiet, often melancholic sensibility. Initially trained in Confucian scholarship, Chikuden developed a strong interest in painting during his youth and later studied under the prominent bunjin-ga artist Tani Bunchō. ...

Dragon Emerging from the Clouds. Painted with ink on silk. Signed Ganku and sealed. Kishi School dragon, attributed to Ganku. Edo period, 19th century.

This powerful hanging scroll depicts a dragon emerging from swirling clouds, rendered with expressive ink brushwork on silk. The dragon’s intense gaze and dynamic form convey a strong sense of movement and spiritual presence, a hallmark of Kishi School aesthetics.

Ganku (1749–1838) was an influential Japanese painter of the late E...

INSCRIBED SUTRA STONES

Set of inscribed river stones known as Taji Issekikyō, created for memorial rites and prayers for the living. Each stone bears hand-written Buddhist sutra text—here, passages from the Lotus Sutra—originally written in ink and buried in the ground as an act of devotion. Japan, Edo period (17th–19th century). Largest stone approx. 5 × 3.5 × 3 cm (2 × 1.4 × 1.2 in). Some abrasion, fading, and partial loss of inscription, with traces of...

Large Japanese Buddhist Bronze Temple Bell with Dragon Reliefs Inscribed “Banshū Rishōji Kannon-dō” – Edo Period, 18th Century

A substantial and finely cast Japanese Buddhist bronze temple bell dating to the Edo period (18th century).
The bell is decorated with two powerful dragons rendered in low relief, symbolizing protection and spiritual authority within Buddhist temple architecture. Surrounding the upper register is an inscription identifying the temple as Bans...

Rare Song Dynasty wide mouthed jar from the Jizhou Kilns, Jiangxi China, with mottled dark brown “soy” glaze. If this had more amber highlights it could almost pass for “tortoiseshell”. Excellent original condition, with stable glaze (no fritting). H: 12.2cm/4.8in and D: 10.5cm/4.1in

Japanese stoneware brush pot, late Meiji period (circa 1890–1915), decorated with two humorous domestic scenes in underglaze and overglaze enamels against a warm iron-brown ground. One side depicts a woman grooming a seated man as he winces in exaggerated discomfort; the opposing scene shows another woman cleaning a man’s ear (mimikaki), rendered with lively expression and gentle caricature. A small cat appears turning away from one vignette, adding a subtle comic aside typical of Meiji-peri...

Set of four porcelain bowls, glazed in pink, green, and turquoise. Lotus flower shape. Three are marked Daoguang and one Tongzhi. Good condition except for the large bowl which has a crack on the underside (see photo). Dimensions: Large: 17 x 13 cm, Small: 13 x 6 cm. China, late 19th century.

Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure

This painted pottery figure was made during the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 386 - 534). Note the detail to the clothing and head gear. It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a greyish-brown pottery that has been cold-painted in pigments, traces of which still remain in places.

Height 22 cm (8.5inches). A presentable example with some surface wear, also repair to the lower "leg section".

From a long-established private English coll...

Chinese Western Han Dynasty Cord-Impressed Pottery Jar

This rare and sizeable pottery jar was made over two thousand years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8) or possibly as early as the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It is made from quite a high-fired pale grey pottery and has a tall wide body with a flared mouth. Below the shoulder the surface has been decorated with repeated cord impressions.

Height 26.25 cm (10.25 inches). It is in very good condition with no si...

Chinese Warring States Impressed Pottery Jar (475 - 221 BC)

This wide pottery jar was made during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC). It has been made by the coiling method and is relatively highly-fired. It has a wide flared mouth. The surface has been decorated with repeated geometric impressions.

Diameter 19 cm, height 12 cm. It is in good overall condition with some minor chips to the vulnerable mouth edge but no sign of restoration or repair.

From a long-established privat...

Small Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Dish - Kangxi

This small dish was made in the late 17th century during the Kangxi reign (1662 - 1722) of the Qing Dynasty. The attractive underglaze blue decoration features flower blossoms. To the underside are floral scrolls and to the base is a seal mark within double rings.

This dish was recovered from a shipwreck by Captain Michael Hatcher of "Hatcher Cargo" fame.

Diameter 11 cm (4.25 inches). Both upper and lower surfaces are coated in sea g...