Fine Chinese Song Dynasty Qingbai Porcelain "Baby" Bowl

This fine quality qingbai porcelain bowl was made during the Southern Song Dynasty (AD 1127 - 1279). It is quite "thinly-potted" with a particularly translucent body. and is coated with a pale greenish-blue qingbai glaze. The decoration of the inner wall features two lightly incised (baby) boys on opposite sides with phoenixes with outstretched wings between them, together with other incised scrolling patterns.

It is a good size wit...

Good Han Dynasty bronze bowl with molded taotie masks, there is an epoxy repair noted in the last two enlargements, but otherwise very good condition- considering it is 2000 years old. D: 15.3cm/6in and H: 7cm/2.8in.

A very rare Ming dynasty fahua type wine jar with lotus flower and leaf motif, good condition no damage minor glaze degradation please see picture for detail, size: 22 cm height, 21 cm diameter.

Chawan tea bowl of conical shape, typical for use in the tea ceremony in the summer months, slightly lopsided. Soft stoneware covered in rich iron brown (ameyu) glaze; the rims covered in tenmoku-like hare’s fur glaze.

Potter’s seal on side just above the foot rim: Ohi. Most likely referring to Ohi Chozaemon IX.

Japan, mid-20th century

H 2-2.25 x Diam 6 in.

Excellent condition

Comes with a silk pouch and wooden storage box

Ōhi Chōzaemon IX (1901-1986) i...

Fragment of asa unlined kimono (katabira) for summer which is woven of very fine choma (ramie), and both weft and warp are hand-plied. It has beautiful embroidery with silk and gold metal yarn of peony motif and letters. Mid Edo period (18th century) In excellent condition for the age. W:26cm, L:42cm

Qing dynasty 18th century Yongzheng period large armorial plate, good condition no damage no chip crack or restoration please see picture for detail, size: 31.5 cm diameter.

Japanese cloisonné and bronze charger plate, from the Meiji period (late 19th century). The plate is made using the cloisonné enameling technique, where metal wires are soldered onto a bronze base to create compartments (cloisons) that are then filled with colored enamel paste and fired. The design features an intricate pattern of butterflies, flowers, and foliage set against a black background. Diameter 10.25 ” 26 sm

This is a small Japanese ceramic dish with gold and white rabbit motifs. The dish features a speckled, off-white glaze and a wavy rim, with hand-painted details of three rabbits and abstract brushstrokes. Diameter 5.25 13.5 sm

This late Edo – early Meiji (19th century) charming Seto tea bowl presents itself with the quiet warmth of folk craftsmanship, blending modest materiality with spiritual auspiciousness. Formed from a light, sandy Seto clay, the bowl rises in a softly rounded silhouette, its walls slightly undulating—an intentional irregularity that embodies the rustic pulse of late-Edo regional kilns.

Across the exterior surface emerges a carefully molded image of Ebisu, the smiling deity of pro...

An unusual and rare molded stoneware Sake Flask/Tokkuri from the Kyo-yaki kilns (possibly Mizoro) dating to the mid 19th century or earlier. It is molded in two vertical halves, the neck being a third section. The shape is that of a money sack and the embossed calligraphy translates as Mountain Treasure, which could be the name of a brand of Sake. It is said that Ninsei set up the original Mizoro kiln in the 17th century, it finally closing in the mid 19th century. It is in very good overall c...

18th Century Edo Period Japanese Boxwood Carved Ram Netsuke Signed

It is 1.57 inches (4 cm) tall by 1.57 inches (4 cm) wide. It is 10.7 gram.

It has flea bite chips at the himotoshi, minor stains, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Ancient Chinese stucco statues are exceedingly rare. Most were destroyed, and the survivors are badly damaged. The one we are presenting is in exceptional condition. It has not been restored; only the topknot has been replaced. There are very few missing pieces, and the gilding and pigments show very little wear. The damaged areas allow us to see the iron reinforcements (see the forearm and earrings). The deity is very elegant, with a slender body,importantly, the third eye is made of natural pe...

Fragment of Gorgeous Edo kosode kimono which is silk crepe ground with camelia motif whose techniques are: embroidery and tiny shibori pattern (kata-kanoko), and a letter with embroidery. The ground cloth is vegetable indigo dye and embroidery yarn is also benibana and vegetable dye. In good condition for the age. Mid Edo period (18th century) W:32cm, L:68cm

(After) Hanabusa Iccho (1652-1724)
Bon Odori (Obon Dance)
Dated Monday, 21st March, 1938.
Size: 7.875 x 5.25 inches (20 x 13.4 cm).
A cover of a menu of the N.Y.K. Line passenger ship, Katori Maru.
Publisher: Likely Nippon Mokuhan Co. Tokio (Japan Woodblock Co. Tokyo), who produced another of our ship menu woodblock prints.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print. The traditional means of woodblock print creation was employed for all steps through inking of the carved bloc...

Cotton kasuri baby's kimono with semamori which is a charm with yarn. Evil is thought to come from back and it protects a baby from illness and wish a baby's healthy growth. Vegetable indigo dye and cotton cloth of lining is dyed with benibana (safflower) In excellent condition. Late 19th to early 20th century. W:65cm, L:53cm

Rare Masterpiece Landscape Painting from 1732 by Choi Buk 최북 崔北 (1712-1760). Choi is the subject of film and literature. He was selected to represent the arts of Korea as a member of the historic Tongsinsa envoy to Japan. The Tongsinsa has been the subject of grand narratives for centuries, and was recently commemorated in a cooperative festival across Korea and Japan. Choi Buk was famous for being so committed to the purity of his art and the independence of his vision, that he carried ...

19th Century Chinese White Jade Nephrite Carved Plaque Toggle with Moving Center

It is 2.5 inches ( cm) wide by 4.9 mm thick. It is 39 gram.

It has flea bite chips, inclusions, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Beautiful small Qing Dynasty Ding censer with glaze emulating bronze, ideal for the scholar’s desk Perfect original condition, there are couple of small areas on a side handle where the glaze did not take- just minor firing imperfection. H: 5cm/2in and D: 5.7cm.