AUCTION – Antique Chinese Carved Tixi Lacquer Circular Box and Cover. Guri Ware

Very rare antique Chinese tixi black and cinnabar lacquer box with domed lid. Carved all around in low relief with rows of ruyi shaped scrolls radiating outward from a four-pointed central motif.

Diameter: 18 cm
Height: 9 cm

Auction closing 4 January, 2023

Fine Antique Japanese Sharkskin Glazed Fluted Porcelain Bowl by Takeuchi Chubei

Very beautiful blue-ground porcelain bowl by Meiji artist Takeuchi Chubei, decorated in unusual textured ‘sharkskin’ glaze (鮫肌釉). Depicting a scene with birds, wasps and flowers. Base inscribed with characteristic patent number in iron red overglaze enamel.

Dimensions: 17.5×17.5 cm

Antique Japanese Relief Carved Oval Wooden Tray With Lotus and Articulated Seeds

Gorgeous antique Japanese wooden tray carved in low relief and depicting lotus leaves and a pod with articulated seeds inside. Great decorative piece!

Dimensions: 30×25 cm / 12×10 inches

Fine Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamelled Vase. Meiji period

Fine Japanese black-ground cloisonné vase decorated with a myriad of colourful floral and geometric cartouches.

Height: 21 cm

Antique Chinese Carved Bamboo Incense Holder Censer Burner. 19th c. Qing Dynasty

Beautifully carved Chinese bamboo incense stick holder depicting a congregation of scholars under a large pine tree, some playing Go and others in conversation. They are surrounded by impressive rocky outcrops. We have another very similar one listed with carved Tongzhi reign mark (1861-1875). 

Height: 28 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Vase With Uta-garuta Yomifuda Poem Cards

Truly unique and finely painted antique Japanese Kutani porcelain vase with elephant head handles. Depicting traditional Japanese Uta-garuta yomifuda cards with poems written in tiny calligraphic script. Marked with impressed Kutani mark under the glaze as well as with iron red overglaze mark that reads 大日本九谷 清綠社画 (?)

Height: 21 cm

Large Antique Japanese Arita Porcelain Vase With Scholars in Bamboo Grove

Beautifully painted antique Japanese Arita porcelain vase depicting a continuous scene with scholars and their attendants in a bamboo grove. Scene is set against an unusual matt brown background. Nice example with great expressive faces of the figures depicted. Unmarked.

Height: 30.5 cm / 12 inches

Antique Chinese Imari Porcelain Tea Bowl Cup And Saucer With Butterflies. 18th century

Lovely 18th century Chinese export porcelain tea bowl and saucer decorated in imari palette. Featuring various types of butterflies flying amongst floral sprays.

Dimensions
Saucer – diameter 11.7 cm
Tea bowl – diameter 7.5 cm

Antique Chinese Clobbered Blue and White Porcelain Dragon Tea Bowl. Qing Dynasty

Cute antique Chinese blue and white export porcelain tea bowl with underglaze blue decoration featuring dragon coiling around the outside of the cup and over the rim with upper half of his body inside the cup. Embellished or ‘clobbered’ all around with colourful overglaze enamels done in Europe. Square underglaze blue shop mark within a circle underneath.

Diameter: 7 cm
Height: 3.5

Fine Antique Japanese Miniature Satsuma Pottery Vase. Unmarked.

Tiny antique Japanese Kyoto Satsuma vase with twin handles. Painted with figural scenes on either side and with heavily gilded geometric borders and diapers all around. Very fine example given its size. Unmarked, apart from a single iron red line to the base.

Height: 9 cm

Antique Chinese Dream Stone Round Shih-Hua With Inscription

Very pretty antique Chinese dream stone with inscription. Semi-translucent, creating beautiful subtle effect with light shining from behind. Originally would have been mounted in a wooden frame.

Diameter: 16.5 cm

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AUCTION – Fine Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Bowl by Taizan Yohei 帯山与兵衛 Meiji Period

Absolutely gorgeous Japanese Satsuma bowl by Taizan Yohei featuring pair of sparrows flying amongst prunus blossom and set against beautiful blue background. Marked 大日本 帯山製 (Great Japan, Made by Taizan) in black enamel underneath. In very good antique condition without any damage. Some typical surface wear to enamels and minor discolouration underneath as per photographs. Diameter: 24.2 cm

Diameter: 24.2 cm

Auction closing 5 December, 2022

Antique Japanese Kyoto Satsuma Pottery Awabi Abalone Shell Form Dish 25 cm / 10″

Gorgeous Japanese Kyoto satsuma serving dish in the form of a large abalone shell with additional relief-moulded and applied smaller shells on its surface. Decorated in colourful overglaze enamels with flowers and butterflies. Unsigned but stylistically similar to some examples by the studio Kinkozan.

Dimensions: 25×15.5 cm

Antique or Vintage Chinese Black Lacquered Mother of Pearl Inlay Display Stand

Stunning large black lacquered wooden stand of quatrefoil form with intricate mother of pearl inlaid geometric decoration all around. Standing on openwork carved base with additional quatrefoil cartouches.

Dimensions: 21×14.5×7.5 cm

LARGE Antique Japanese Nagasaki Lacquer Shell Inlay Black Lacquered Box. Meiji

Stunning antique Japanese Nagasaki black lacquered wooden box with reverse painted shell inlay decoration featuring rooster and hen under a blossoming tree. Nice large antique storage box and a beautiful decorative item.

Dimensions: 39.5x29x11.5 cm

Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Bowl With Shaped Rim. Nikkozan 日光山 Early 20th c

Nicely shaped Satsuma pottery bowl featuring landscape scene with a multitude of flowers and a pair of pheasants, one perched on a rock and other below by the stream. Exterior decorated with wisterias. Marked ‘Nikkozan’ 日光山 underneath.

Diameter: 12.5 cm
Height: 5 cm

Antique Indian Hindu Miniature Copper Alloy Bronze Figure of Bala Krishna 18th century

Antique Indian miniature bronze / copper alloy figure depicting Hindu deity Bala Krishna as a butter thief. Lovely patina with significant ritual wear. Difficult to date but possibly an 18th century example.

Height: 4.5 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Teapot and Sugar Bowl. Early 20th century

Really finely painted antique Japanese teapot and sugar bowl depicting unusual atmospheric scenes with birds flying in the forest. With flower finials and gold accents on the handles, spout and around the rims. Very rare examples of this type. Each marked to the base with iron red mark.

Height: teapot 19 cm, sugar bowl 14 cm

Vintage Japanese Ando Cloisonné Enamelled Velvet Lined Ginbari Round Covered Box

Absolutely gorgeous Japanese Ando studio ginbari cloisonné box and cover with red velvet lining. Decorated with a profusion of colourful flowers and leaves on a white ground. Red ‘Ando cloisonné’ sticker underneath.

Diameter: 8.5 cm

Pair of Antique Japanese Fukagawa Koransha Imari Porcelain Octagonal Plates

Lovely pair of antique Japanese Fukagawa Koransha octagonal plates depicting figure riding a fish in the central medallion, surrounded by radiating panels featuring cartouches with floral sprays painted in underglaze blue and overglaze red, green and gold enamels. Framed by underglaze blue diaper border and gold cash symbols. Each marked with underglaze blue orchid mark underneath.

Diameter: 22.5 cm

Explore our newly listed exclusive eBay items and auctions including 18th century Chinese export porcelain and antique Indian ritual bronze figure of Durga Mahishasura Mardini. We are also delighted to offer some of our Japanese lots up for sale through Chiswick Auctions in London. See the full list below.

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AUCTION – Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Dish. Yongzheng or Early Qianlong, 18th century

Unusual 18th century Chinese export porcelain dish decorated in Famille rose enamels with a large central bouquet framed by an intricate border of diaper ground cartouches featuring butterflies and ‘bianco-sopra-bianco’ floral motifs.

Diameter: 22.7 cm

Auction closing 30 October, 2022

AUCTION – Antique Indian Bronze Figure of Hindu Deity Durga Mahishasura Mardini. 19th century

Antique Indian bronze / copper alloy ritual figure of fierce Hindu deity Durga Mahishasuramardini – slayer of Mahishasura the buffalo demon.

Height: 12.5 cm / 5 inches

Auction closing 31 October, 2022

AUCTION – Antique Chinese Imari Export Porcelain Dish, 18th century. Diameter 22.7 cm

Beautifully hand-painted 18th century Chinese imari export porcelain dish featuring a scene with bamboo and oversized flowers behind a fence within its central medallion, framed by diaper-ground cavetto and with additional floral sprays around the border.

Diameter: 22.7 cm / 9 inches

Fine Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Tripod Box and Cover. Early 20th c. 薩摩

Very pretty Japanese covered tripod box with finely hand-painted and heavily gilt decoration. Depicting scenes featuring monks or Arhats in long flowing robes and other figures – possibly attendants or people seeking spiritual guidance. Unsigned.

Diameter: 10 cm
Height: 5

Antique Chinese Clobbered Blue and White Export Porcelain Tea Bowl. 18th Century

Antique 18th century blue and white export porcelain tea bowl of fluted profile and with incised underglaze decoration on the inside. Embellished with later European overglaze decoration with gilt panels and floral sprays.

Diameter: 7 cm
Height: 3.5

Fine Antique Japanese Lobed Cloisonne Charger Plate. Meiji Period. Diameter 12″

Beautiful large Japanese cloisonné charger decorated with a single bird flying amongst a profusion of flowers and set against a gorgeous blue ground. Reverse enamelled in a typical blue fish scale pattern all over and with a hook ready to hang. 

Diameter: 30.5 cm / 12 inches

Pair of Antique Chinese Paintings on Silk With Inscriptions. Early 20th century

Charming pair of antique Chinese silk paintings depicting outdoor scenes with scholars playing music and their attendants standing nearby. Each inscribed in the upper left corner.

Dimensions: frames 28.5×23.5 cm; artwork 23×18 cm

Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Bowl With Shaped Rim by Uchida 内田 Early 20th c.

Nicely shaped Satsuma pottery bowl decorated with flowers (chrysanthemums?) both inside and outside. Marked ‘Uchida’ 内田 underneath. Lovely decorative item and looks even better in natural light.

Diameter: 14 cm
Height: 6 cm

Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Charger Plate. 19th century. Diam. 31 cm / 12″

Beautiful large Japanese Imari porcelain charger featuring central scene with winged mythological figure (Karyōbinga / Kalaviṅka ?) floating above the rocky outcrops, carrying a branch and facing another figure seated on a terrace in the distance. Scene is framed by two intersecting rectangular borders and additional geometric diaper borders in iron red and underglaze blue.

Diameter: 31 cm / 12 inches

Fine Japanese Natural Gnarled Wood Kadai Stand for Bonsai or Ikebana Vase. 9″x7″

Gorgeous Japanese natural wood kadai display stand perfect for bonsai, ikebana vase, okimono or other pieces of art. Stamped with maker’s mark underneath.

Dimensions: 23x18x7 cm