Antique Japanese Blue White Seto Porcelain Vase by Kato Kanshiro aka Hishikan 菱勘

Stunning antique Japanese Meiji period Seto porcelain vase by Kato Kanshiro 加藤勘四郎, also known as Hishikan 菱勘. Featuring twin Shishi handles and decorated with fine underglaze blue painting with wisteria and other flowers. Base marked with underglaze blue mark ◇勘製 and impressed oval mark ◇勘.

Height: 20 cm

Fine Chinese Vintage Monochrome Cloisonne Enamelled Pot Early 20th c TOP QUALITY

Very fine quality Chinese monochrome cloisonne pot featuring floral and foliate scrolls set against a spiral background. Base and interior enamelled blue. Not signed but in terms of style and quality similar to pieces made by Lao Tian Li during the early 20th century.

Diameter: 13.5 cm

Fine Chinese Vintage Famille Rose Porcelain Vase Lamp Base Republic Period 20thC

Very attractive 20th century Chinese famille rose vase depicting maidens in the garden and inscribed with part of a poem by Li Qunyu:
风格只应天上有，歌声岂合世间闻
Her elegance should only exist in heaven, and her singing voice should not be heard in the world.

Height: 36.5 cm (vase itself measures approx. 25.5 cm)

Antique Chinese Imperial Yellow Porcelain Cup Stand Birthday Pattern Guangxu

Charming Chinese Guangxu period yellow ground porcelain saucer/cup stand, decorated in a typical ‘birthday pattern’ with four roundels enclosing the characters ‘wan shou wu jiang’ (ten thousand birthdays without end), which are connected by beribboned ‘wan’ symbols and colourful clouds.

Diameter: 11 cm

Antique Chinese Gu Form Bronze Vase Qing Dynasty 19th Century Bonhams Provenance

Wonderful antique Chinese miniature gu form vase set on three foliate feet and engraved with bamboo on one side and blossoming tree on the other. Previously offered by Bonhams London – Asian Art, 6 November 2018, lot 826.

Altezza: 9 cm

Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Rectangular Lidded Documents Box Meiji Period

Really pretty antique Japanese black lacquered documents box with finely painted gilt decoration on the lid, depicting a pair of sparrows and flowers. Lid has some felt attached on the inside to add friction and help keep it on when closed.

Dimensions: 20.5x16x7 cm

Unusual Chinese or Japanese Antique Root Burr Wood Zoomorphic Scholar’s Object

Unusual antique Chinese or Japanese natural burr wood object of zoomorphic form, reminiscent of elephant or perhaps a strange slug. Great piece for a scholar’s desk with beautiful surface and patina.

Measures approximately 22 cm across.

Fine Antique Japanese Aka-e Kutani Porcelain Cup Meiji Period 九谷 Mark

Fine antique Japanese aka-e Kutani porcelain cup with beautifully painted iron red and gold decoration depicting various cartouches with Shishi, crane, bamboo, prunus and a male figure under a pine tree. Marked 九谷 ‘Kutani’ to the base. Really lovely example of its type.

Altezza: 6,5 cm

Large Fine Japanese Natural Burr Wood Mountain Form Statue Scholar’s Object

Impressive large Japanese natural burr wood okimono in the form of a mountain with wonderful grain all around. From Japanese private collection. Varnished surface and felt applied to the base to avoid scratches. Looks even more beautiful in person.

Height: 27 cm

Vintage Chinese Biscuit Glazed Porcelain Figurine Maiden Female Scholar 20th C

Very attractive Chinese biscuit glazed figurine of a maiden in sancai-type colour palette. Stamped CHINA to the base. Gorgeous Republic period or PRoC example.

Altezza: 19 cm

Antique Chinese Qianlong Oval Blue White Export Porcelain Platter 30×23.5 cm

Lovely large 18th century Chinese oval blue and white porcelain platter. Featuring a scene with precious objects displayed on a stand in the garden, surrounded by flowers, scholar’s rocks and insects flying above. Fabulous display piece!


Dimensions: 30×23.5 cm / approx. 12×9 inches

Large Chinese Vintage Famille Rose Porcelain Plaque 20th Century PRoC Era 15×10″

Large 20th century Chinese PRoC porcelain plaque with famille rose decoration depicting a landscape scene with farmers crossing a bridge. Inscription to the upper left corner.

Dimensions: 37.5×25 cm or just under 15×10″

Chinese Vintage Carved Wood Water Caltrop Bat Shaped Nut Box Incense Container

Interesting little Chinese carved wooden box in the form of a water caltrop ‘bat nut’ a.k.a. water chestnut. Probably intended as an incense holder or something similar.

Width: 15 cm

Antique Chinese Lime Green Ground Famille Rose Porcelain Jar Late Qing Republic

Beautiful antique Chinese lime green ground famille rose decorated jar, featuring attractive pattern with large peonies. Base stamped with a four-character Qianlong reign mark 乾隆年製. Late Qing dynasty or Republic period example.

Altezza: 13,5 cm

Antique Japanese Cobalt Blue Satsuma Vase With Rooster and Chicks by Kinkozan

Charming antique Japanese cobalt blue ground Satsuma pottery vase with bird shaped handles. Depicting scenes with a rooster and his chicks on one side and wisterias on the other. Impressed underglaze mark 錦光山造 ‘Made by Kinkozan’ to the base. 

Altezza: 15 cm

Antique Chinese Turquoise Ground Famille Rose Porcelain Jar Late Qing Republic

Beautiful antique Chinese turquoise-ground famille rose decorated jar, featuring birds surrounded by large peonies. Late Qing dynasty or Republic period example.

Altezza: 15 cm

Large Chinese Antique Gilt Lacquered Export Sewing Box 19th Century Qing Dynasty

Nice large 19th century Chinese gilt lacquered export sewing box with hinged lid and one internal drawer. Beautifully hand-painted all around with cartouches depicting daily scenes and landscapes. Great genuine piece of China trade lacquerware.

Dimensions: 33x24x12 cm

Fine Large Antique Japanese Oval Imari Porcelain Dish With Fuku Mark 31×25 cm

Beautifully painted large Japanese Imari porcelain dish decorated with intricate foliate scrolls and cartouches featuring birds, butterflies and mountain landscape. Base marked with underglaze blue ‘fuku’ 福 (happiness or good fortune) mark.

Dimensions: 31×25 cm

Fine Pair of Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Vases With Handles Meiji Period

Gorgeous pair of antique Japanese Kutani porcelain vases with handles. Nicely painted and decorated with butterflies and scenes depicting birds and flowers all around. Base marked with generic Kutani mark 九谷造. Slightly different heights but not noticeable unless displayed right next to each other.

Height: approx. 23.5 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Koro Incense Burner Shishi Finial Meiji

Very attractive antique Japanese Kutani porcelain tripod koro with handles and large Shishi finial on the cover. Nicely painted and decorated with butterflies and scenes depicting birds and flowers. Base marked with generic Kutani mark 九谷造.

Height: 18 cm

Chinese Antique Cloisonne Enamelled Boxes Incense Burners Longgui Dragon Turtles

Fine pair of Chinese cloisonné enamelled gilt copper containers or incense burners in the form of auspicious mythical dragon turtles (Lóngguī). Beautifully done and enamelled all around, including their bellies. Both turtles and covers stamped with numbers. Early 20th century, probably Republic period examples.

Height: approx. 9 cm

Large Antique Japanese Korean Style Blue White Tokkuri Bottle Vase Edo Period

Charming antique Japanese tokkuri bottle with subtle, almost Korean looking underglaze blue floral decoration. It appears to be a nice early example.

Height: 26 cm

Fine Vintage Japanese Bronze Vase by Takahashi Keiten (1920-2009) Showa period

Fine Japanese bronze vase by Takahashi Keiten 高橋敬典 (1920-2009), native of Yamagata prefecture recognized as a Living National Treasure in metalworking. Marked 敬典 to the base. Complete with its original box and paperwork.

Height: 13 cm

Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Vase With Duck and Wisterias Early 20th c

Lovely early 20th century hand-painted Japanese Satsuma pottery vase depicting a continuous scene with duck in a pond, surrounded by wisterias and large peonies. Marked with unusual cursive ‘Satsuma’ mark and crest of the Shimazu clan to the base.

Height: 15.5 cm

Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Vase With Mountain Landscape Early 20th c

Lovely early 20th century hand-painted Japanese Satsuma pottery vase depicting a continuous mountain landscape scene. Marked with unusual cursive ‘Satsuma’ mark and crest of the Shimazu clan to the base.

Height: 15.5 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamelled Covered Box Meiji Period TOP QUALITY

Fine quality Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamelled round covered box with beautifully detailed decoration. Cover features a Ho-o bird, surrounded by a myriad of floral and geometric motifs all around. Really nice example of its type.

Diameter: 10.5 cm

Fine Chinese Antique Vintage Celadon Glazed Miniature Cong Vase 19th-20th c.

Gorgeous miniature celadon glazed cong vase, very finely potted for its size and beautifully glazed (including fully glazed interior). Slight fritting around the edges where the glaze is thin. Probably a 19th-20th century example in our opinion.

Height: 11 cm

Fine Chinese Antique Cloisonne Enamelled Dragon Vase by Lao Tian Li Early 20th c

Fine quality Chinese cloisonne enamelled vase by the studio of Lao Tian Li. Featuring a classic pattern depicting dragons chasing after the flaming pearl. Base marked with incised square mark 老天利製 ‘Made by Lao Tian Li’. Excellent piece for a collection.

Altezza: 9 cm

Large Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Suanpan Abacus 20th Century

Unusual large Chinese porcelain abacus (suanpan) with Ming-style underglaze blue decoration featuring qilin, fenghuang and lotus scrolls and with applied grotesque beast at the top with a hole between its legs for hanging on the wall. Complete with 77 individually glazed counters.

Dimensions: 36×14.5 cm

Antique Japanese Miniature Satsuma Pottery Bowls Meiji Taisho Era Signed 伴 ‘Ban’

Lovely pair of miniature Satsuma pottery bowls decorated in a ‘thousand butterflies’ pattern and each signed 伴 ‘Ban’ to the base, possibly referring to Banzan 伴山

Diameter: approx. 4.8 cm and 4.3 cm

Antique Japanese Arita Imari Porcelain Wall Pocket Karako Vase 19th-20th Century

Charming antique Japanese Imari porcelain wall pocket vase with relief moulded decoration featuring a pair of karako children holding a large bag. Very attractive rare Japanese form.

Height: 17.5 cm

Fine Chinese Antique Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Vase Republic Period Early 20th C

Beautiful early 20th century Chinese cloisonne enamelled vase with classic pattern depicting a pair of dragons chasing after the flaming pearl. Nicely done and in unusual colour palette.

Height: 13.2 cm

Fine Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Plaque 19th Century Qing Era 15×10″

Large 19th century Chinese porcelain plaque with beautifully detailed famille rose decoration depicting warriors on horses. Remnants of a Chinese export wax seal on the back.

Dimensions: 38.5×25.5 cm / approx. 15×10″

Large Chinese Antique Root Wood Carving Immortal or Scholar Qing Dynasty 19th c.

Impressive antique Chinese root carving depicting a seated spiritual figure or a scholar with long beard. Hands carved separately and inserted in the holes inside his sleeves. Beautiful expressive piece.

Height: 25 cm

Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Koro Tripod Incense Burner Signed Meizan 名山

Charming miniature Satsuma pottery tripod koro with finely painted decoration featuring birds and flowers. Marked with Shimazu crest and signed Meizan 名山.

Height: 7.5 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Cloisonne Charger With a Crane Meiji Period Diameter 30 cm

Fine Japanese cloisonne enamelled charger depicting a descending red crowned crane, set against a subtle bluish-grey background and framed by a geometric outer border.

Diametro: 30 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Cloisonne Charger With Geese and Mt Fuji Meiji Period RARE

Fine Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamelled charger depicting a pair of geese flying against a backdrop of Mt. Fuji and a stunning pink sky. Reverse decorated in a typical blue spiral pattern.

Diameter: 30.5 cm

Antique Chinese Clobbered Export Porcelain Dish With Dragons and Butterflies. 18-19th c.

Rare late 18th-early 19th century Chinese export porcelain plate with ‘clobbered’ decoration featuring dragons, butterflies and flowers done later in England. What’s unusual about this example is that it doesn’t seem to have any original Chinese decoration (apart from the turquoise outer border perhaps?).

Diameter: 22.8 cm

Antique Japanese Mixed Metal Vase by Nogawa Noboru, Signed Hidekuni. Meiji Period

Fine Japanese Meiji period mixed metal vase by Nogawa Noboru, depicting a bird perched on a cherry tree and silver inlay bamboo beside it. Signed by Hidekuni 秀國. Marked to the base with hiragana character の (“no”) and three vertical lines in the background for 川 (“kawa”, or “gawa” in compounds).

Height: 17 cm

Large Antique Chinese Clobbered Blue and White Export Porcelain Bowl. 18-19th c.

Amazing late 18th-early 19th century Chinese porcelain bowl with finely painted underglaze blue pattern and later European ‘clobbered’ Imari-style decoration featuring oversized flowers.

Dimensions: 23×22.5×8.5 cm

Antique Chinese Celadon Glazed Porcelain Brush Rest. Qing Dynasty Scholar’s Object

Charming antique Chinese celadon glazed mountain-form brush rest with subtle relief-moulded decoration. Wonderful Qing dynasty scholar’s object for a collection!

Height: 6 cm

Fine Japanese Biseki Suiseki Mountain Cave Form Bonsai Viewing Stone on Stand

Gorgeous Japanese biseki/suiseki viewing stone with custom made wooden daiza. In the form of a mountain with a cave. Beautiful surface and veining. Stone itself weighs approx. 1.8 kg.

Height: 12 cm (including the stand)

Fine Japanese Biseki Suiseki Mountain Form Bonsai Viewing Stone on Wooden Stand

Gorgeous Japanese mountain-form biseki/suiseki viewing stone with custom made wooden daiza. Beautiful surface and veining. Stone itself weighs approx. 1 kg. Really nice example of its type and would look great accompanied by a bonsai.

Height: 12.5 cm (including the stand)

Antique Japanese Porcelain Bowl With Figural Landscape by Nikko Early 20th c.

Unusual antique Japanese porcelain bowl featuring a continuous landscape scene with ladies in kimonos on a walk. Signed 日光造 ‘Made by Nikko’ to the base.

Diameter: 15.5 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Meiji Kutani Porcelain Vase by Watano. Painted by Tanaka

Finely hand-painted antique Japanese miniature Kutani porcelain vase, featuring a continuous scene with maidens and children in the garden. Marked 綿埜製 田中画 ‘Made by Watano, painted by Tanaka’ in iron red to the base.

Height: 12 cm

Antique Indian Ritual Bronze Brass Statue of Hindu Deity Vishnu Narayana 18th c.

Genuine antique Indian miniature shrine figure depicting a standing Hindu deity Vishnu Narayana in his typical form with four arms, two of which are carrying a chakra and a conch (now missing). Vishnu is usually depicted holding his mace (Kaumodaki) in his left hand but this image is unusual as it has the mace laying beside him on the ground. It stylistically appears to be an 18th century example.

Height: 7.5 cm

Fine Japanese Woodblock Print of Golden Pavilion in Kyoto by Nisaburo Ito. Showa Era

Stunning mid-20th century Japanese woodblock print by Nisaburo Ito, depicting the Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji) in the rain. Published by Uchida Woodblock Printing Co. Ltd., c. 1950. Signed in the lower right corner. Nicely framed and glazed.

Dimensions: 55×41.5 cm (frame), 39×25.5 cm (visible area of the woodblock print)

Fine Pair of Japanese Aode Kutani Procelain Vases With Narihira Passing Mt. Fuji

Beautiful pair of Japanese Aode Kutani long neck vases decorated with a continuous landcape scene with figures, probably depicting Ariwara no Narihira passing Mount Fuji on his journey to the East. Each marked with a stylized rectangular ‘Fuku’ 福 (happiness or good fortune) mark to the base.

Height: approx. 28.5 cm

Abraham HADAD (French-Iraqi, b. 1937) – Untitled Oil on Canvas, 1972

Abraham Hadad (French-Iraqi, b. 1937) – Untitled Oil on Canvas, 1972 
Signed HADAD 72 in the lower left corner. Nicely framed.

Frame: 37.5×26.5 cm
Canvas: 33.5×22 cm

Chinese Antique Porcelain Brush Washer With Chilong Underglaze Blue and Red Qing

Unusual antique Chinese porcelain brush washer with applied chilong (baby dragon) and splashed underglaze blue and copper red decoration. Probably a later Qing dynasty example. Wonderful scholar’s object for a collection!

Height: 4 cm

Rare Antique Mason’s Ironstone China Chinoiserie Vases With Handles Early 19th c.

Rare pair of early 19th century Mason’s ironstone square-form vases with Chinese style handles and cartouches with transfer printed designs imitating Chinese export porcelain. Rest of the vases decorated in pseudo tobacco leaf pattern set against a heavily gilded cobalt blue background. Really interesting piece of history showing Chinese influence on English ceramics. 

Height: 20 cm

Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Dishes by Taizan Yohei Early 20th Century Meiji

Lovely set of four Japanese Satsuma pottery plates by the studio of Taizan Yohei. Each with a classic pattern depicting various flowers and grasses, framed by a geometric border. Signed 大日本 帯山製 ‘Great Japan, Made by Taizan’ and with impressed underglaze 帯山 ‘Taizan’ mark.

Diameter: approx. 18.5 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Floral Kutani Porcelain Cups by Kawamoto Meiji Period

Fine set of four Japanese eggshell porcelain cups with beautiful floral decoration. Signed 川本造 ‘Made by Kawamoto’, probably referring to Kawamoto Masukichi II (1852-1918).

Diameter: 6.7 cm

Large Antique Tibetan Gilt Copper Repousse Teapot Buddhist Bhumpa 19th century

Stunning large antique Tibetan copper teapot with fine applied repousse decoration which appears to be gilt copper (rather than brass which was our first assumption). Tinned interior. Circa 19th century example, judging by the wear and patina. Chain that originally connected cover to the handle is missing.

Height: 30 cm

Antique Sukunda Newari Oil Lamp Foo Lion Handle 19th c. Nepal Kathmandu Valley

Gorgeous antique bronze/brass sukunda, a ritual oil lamp used by the Newar people of the Kathmandu valley. Unusual example with handle in the form of a foo lion, with pair of cobras coiled around the mouth of the vessel and a frog seated between them, facing the dalupa (lamp dish). Surface has been at some point polished but remnants of original dark patina are still visible in places. Probably a 19th century example.

Height: 13 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Painting on Paper Three Wise Monkeys Sanzaru Early 20th c.

Lovely original antique Japanese painting on paper depicting the Three Wise Monkeys (‘Sanzaru’ 三猿 in Japanese). Label on the back states that it was bought in Tokyo before the World War I. Signed by the monkey on the left.

Dimensions: 32×14.5 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Rectangular Lidded Box Meiji Period

Really pretty antique Japanese black lacquered box with finely painted gilt decoration depicting various flowers. Additional decoration inside the lid. Maker’s mark to the base.

Dimensions: 16.5x9x5.5 cm

Rare Antique C J MASON Chinoiserie Miniature Teapots Pseudo-Chinese Mark 1840-45

Very rare pair of 19th century miniature teapots decorated by C.J. Mason around c.1840-45. See photo 2 for similar examples sold at Christie’s. Decorated in Chinoiserie pattern featuring dragons, flowers and butterflies. We sometimes see the same pattern on clobbered Chinese export porcelain. Each marked with characteristic rectangular iron red pseudo-Chinese mark to the base.

Height: 10 cm and 4.5 cm

Tibet in Pictures – A Journey Into the Past Volume I & II Li Gotami Govinda

Tibet in Pictures presents a rare collection of two hundred photographs of Tibetan temples and statues taken by Li Gotami Govinda when she accompanied her husband on two pilgrimages to central and western Tibet from 1947 to 1949. Highlights include rare photos of Tibetan masters, ritual dancers, and oracles, closely-ups of statues, temple interiors, stunning landscapes, the famous Kumbum at Gyantse, the 10th and 11th-century temples of Tsaparang, and the golden temples of Tholing. Captions by Lama Govinda place each scene in the context of the pilgrimage and clarify the historic and religious significance of these monuments, many of which no longer exist. One of the last records ever made of the vanished art and culture of Old Tibet, this photo essay is a vivid portrayal of Buddhist civilization, valuable for art historians and students of Tibetan culture.

Dimensions: each book approx. 26×26 cm

Large Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Dish Diam 26.5cm Early 20th Century Meiji

Large antique Japanese Kyoto Satsuma dish depicting a central scene with three Samurai warriors, framed by an intricate outer border.

Diameter: 26.5 cm

Fine Korean or Japanese Rectangular Blue and White Decorated Bottle 20th Century

Interesting Korean or Japanese rectangular bottle with underglaze blue decoration depicting a landscape on each side and with auspicious inscriptions 友受 萬福 on its sides. Base marked with artist’s seal and signed 竜.

Dimensions: 19x12x6 cm

Fine Japanese Biseki Suiseki Mountain With Waterfalls Viewing Stone Wooden Stand

Attractive Japanese biseki/suiseki viewing stone in the form of a mountain with waterfalls. Comes with its custom made wooden daiza. Beautifully weathered surface and nice veining.

Height: 8 cm (including the stand)

Allen’s Authentication of Later Chinese Porcelain 1796AD-1999AD Hardcover Book

Continues on from the earlier “Allen’s Introduction to Later Chinese Porcelain” in a more detailed examination of aspects of dating, and provides even the novice collector or dealer with information, dating techniques, and illustrations, which would otherwise take years to learn. The focus of the work is primarily on the dating of porcelain made between the beginning of the Jiaqing reign in 1796 AD, and ending in the penultimate year of the 20th Century, 1999. As many of the porcelains made in this 200-year period were copies of earlier periods, there are also a number of illustrations of genuine porcelain and pottery pieces made in the late Ming and earlier Qing dynasties; i.e. prior to 1796 AD. Progressing chronologically through the late Qing dynasty reigns of Jiaqing through Xuantong, this book then examines the porcelain of the Republic period (1912 to 1949), and then the Mao period of the People’s Republic of China, before concluding with a preliminary look at the dating of Chinese redwares, and details of the author’s visit to Jingdezhen in 1998. With over 480 full colour illustrations of not only the items, but of their backs and undersides, close-ups of marks, footrims , and glazes, this is undoubtedly the most detailed English language text yet on the dating of Chinese porcelain of this period. The author’s often blunt and provocative commentary will undoubtedly offend some quarters of the Asian art world, but collectors for generations to come will thank him for his advice on detecting the bane of every collector’s life: the Chinese porcelain fake, intentionally made to deceive.

Large Japanese Biseki Suiseki Standing Stone Bonsai Viewing Stone Vintage Daiza

Interesting Japanese biseki/suiseki standing stone with custom made relief carved wooden daiza. Natural surface with circular inclusions all around. Great decorative piece!

Height: 24 cm (including the stand)

Large Antique Japanese Moriage Satsuma Pottery Vase By Senzan 12″ Early 20th c.

Impressive large Japanese moriage Satsuma pottery vase depicting a figure riding on a Ho-o bird and another floating above the sea, with a temple in the sky visible behind them. Partially worn signature to the base that looks like 仙山造 ‘Made by Senzan’.

Height: 30 cm

Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Boat Shaped Ikebana Vase 20th Century

Charming antique Japanese Kutani porcelain vase with bird and flower decoration all around and a small green figure with a hat sitting on top. Marked ‘Kutani’ 九谷 to the base.

Height: 7.5 cm
Width: 19 cm

Antique Japanese Carved Boxwood Netsuke Wolf and Hare 19thc Edo Signed Masatomo

Fantastic early 19th century, Edo period boxwood netsuke depicting a seated starving wolf (Okami) with a hare under his front paw. His eyes and mouth wide open, as if resting after a successful chase. Signed Masatomo 正友.

For a very similar piece see: Bonhams – Fine Japanese Works of Art (16 September 2014) – LOT 2092 A wood netsuke of a wolf and a hare by Masatomo, Edo period (19th century)

Measures approx. 3 cm tall and 5 cm across.

Fine Chinese Antique Cloisonne Enamel Box Thousand Flowers Pattern Early 20th c

Stunning Chinese cloisonne enamelled rectangular box with hinged lid, decorated all around in colourful ‘thousand flowers’ pattern. Turquoise enamelled interior and base.

Dimensions: 15.5x9x7 cm

Fine Chinese Republic Period Silk Paintings Hanging Scrolls With Scholars 20th c.

Beautiful pair of Chinese Republic period silk paintings mounted as hanging scrolls. Both depicting daily scenes with scholars, one being driven by his attendant and the other one, surrounded by scholar’s objects and meeting an elderly figure holding a flower basket.

Dimensions: each scroll measures approx. 90×20 cm. Paintings themselves are 78×16 cm each.

Fine Vintage Chinese Handmade Peking Wool Art Deco Oriental Rug Carpet 174×93 cm

Meraviglioso tappeto cinese in lana di Pechino del XX secolo con fondo salmone chiaro e ricca decorazione indaco con medaglioni floreali al centro, incorniciati da bordi traforati e bordi floreali e fogliati aggiuntivi attorno al bordo. Bellissimo pelo di lana spesso e setoso e frange belle e pulite.

Dimensioni: 174×93 cm

Pregiata scatola di incenso Kogo smaltata cloisonné giapponese antica a forma di rene

Incantevole antico contenitore per incenso cloisonné giapponese a forma di rene (kogo) o una piccola scatola per gingilli, decorato con fiori e farfalle su sfondo a spirale blu.

Dimensioni: ca. 8 x 6,5 cm

Vintage Japanese Relief Decorated Blue White Porcelain Dishes Showa Era

Bel set di quattro piatti giapponesi del periodo Showa con medaglioni blu sottosmalto con caratteri di buon auspicio 福 祿 壽, su uno sfondo modellato in rilievo con piume di coda di uccello Ho-o.

Diametro: 19 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Charger Meiji Period Signed 36.5cm 14.5″

Really interesting Japanese Meiji period Kutani porcelain charger depicting a pair of figures framed by an intricate gilt border. Parts of the decoration appear to be missing, making the figure on the right look like it lost its head, which works well with shocked look of the other figure. Signed 大日本 九谷 杉川堂製? ‘Great Japan, Kutani, Made by Sugikawado?’

Diameter: 36.5 cm

Chinese Antique Export Paintings on Pith Paper Flower Baskets 19th c. Qing Dynasty

Pair of fine 19th century Chinese export pith paintings depicting elaborate flower baskets. Nicely framed and glazed. Good antique condition with some typical minor age-related surface marks as per photographs.

Dimensions: 46×36.5 cm (frame), 18×12 (each artwork)

Chinese Antique Blue and White Porcelain Dish 18th c Qianlong Period Diam 22.7cm

Antique 18th century Chinese Qianlong period blue and white porcelain dish, decorated with a trio of birds in the middle and framed by floral sprays around the outer border.

Diameter: 22.7 cm

Antique Japanese Carved Boxwood Toggle Man Playing Flute Fujiwara Yasumasa Edo Period

Interesting antique 19th century Japanese carved boxwood netuske of a figure in long robes playing a flute. Similar to traditional depictions of Fujiwara Yasumasa. Beautiful patina and wear all around. 

Measures approx. 5.2 cm tall

Chinese Antique Qianlong Blue White Export Porcelain Landscape Platter 25.7x17cm

Lovely 18th century Chinese octagonal blue and export white porcelain platter. Featuring typical central landscape scene with pagodas and figures crossing bridges. Framed by richly decorated floral border. 

Dimensions: 25.7×17 cm

Chinese Antique Qianlong Blue and White Export Porcelain Platter 25.5×17.5 cm

Lovely 18th century Chinese octagonal blue and white porcelain platter. Featuring typical central scene with various birds and flowers, framed by additional florals sprays and diaper border around the rim. 

Dimensions: 25.5×17.5 cm / approx. 10×7 inches

Fine Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Fubako Box Nashiji Interior Meiji Period

Really pretty antique Japanese black lacquered fubako with finely painted gilt decoration depicting a group of butterflies fluttering among grasses. Lovely nashiji decorated interior and original metal mounts.

Dimensions: 18.5x6x4 cm

Chinese Antique Famille Verte Porcelain Cafe Au Lait Dish 18th c. Kangxi Period

Beautiful early 18th century Kangxi period ‘cafe au lait’ glazed porcelain dish with overglaze famille verte decoration featuring precious objects framed by a gorgeous floral border on the outside.

Diameter: 21.4 cm

Chinese Antique Silver Hat Ornament Figure on Custom Display Stand Early 20th c.

Charming Chinese miniature silver hat ornament in the form of a figure in long robes, holding what looks like flowers or similar object in their hands. Comes with its own custom made display stand.

Height: 4 cm or 5.5 cm including the stand

Antique or Vintage Indian Brass Hindu Ritual Puja Shrine Statue of Bull Nandi

Gorgeous Indian bronze/brass shrine figurine of Shiva’s sacred bull Nandi, depicted reclining on a rectangular pedestal. In Sanskrit, Nandi means ‘joyfulness’ or ‘blissfulness’ and refers to the emotions experienced by a devotee in the presence of Lord Shiva. Nandi symbolises the religious duty (‘dharma’) of a devotee. Nandi is worshipped by those intending to pay homage to Shiva himself.

Height: 11 cm

Fine Japanese Kutani Porcelain Charger With Shi-shi Lion Yamagishi Masayama

Amazing nine-sided (nonagonal) Japanese Kutani porcelain charger by Yamagishi Masayama 山岸政山, depicting a large Shi shi (foo lion). Green rectangular mark on the back. Comes in its original signed storage box. Beautiful, rare example of its type.

Diametro: 30 cm

Vintage Japanese Celadon Glazed Shigaraki Ware Pottery Vase by Kaneyama. 20th century

Sublime vintage Japanese Shigaraki vase, partially covered in celadon glaze which spreads in drips along the top half of the globular body. Base marked with impressed 兼山 Kaneyama mark.

Height: 17 cm

Fine Pair of Japanese Double Gourd Aode Kutani Procelain Vases With Fuku Mark

Gorgeous pair of Japanese Aode Kutani double gourd vases decorated with typical floral and foliate motifs. Each marked with a stylized rectangular ‘Fuku’ 福 (happiness or good fortune) mark to the base. Slightly different height but barely noticeable when displayed.

Height: 17 and 16.5 cm

Antique Japanese Awata Satsuma Pottery Bottle Vase By Kinkozan Early 20th c.

Excellent Japanese fluted Awata style Satsuma pottery bottle with finely painted floral decoration all around. Base with impressed mark of studio Kinkozan 錦光山.

Height: 27.5 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Aka-e Kutani Porcelain Cup Tea Bowl Signed Meiji Period

Beautifully painted antique Japanese aka-e Kutani porcelain cup or tea bowl featuring cartouches with various scenes, framed by a fine foliate background. Marked 大日本 九谷製 ‘Great Japan, Made in Kutani’.

Height: 7 cm

Vintage Japanese Lacquered Metal Vases With Incised Decoration by Maruni Showa Period

Nice unusual pair of Japanese lacquered metal vases with incised decoration featuring mountain landscapes. Each marked ‘Maruni, patented lacquerware, metal base. Made by hand in Occupied Japan’. This dates them to 1945-52, Showa period.

Height: 17 cm

Antique Japanese Seto Blue and White Porcelain Covered Box Early 20th Century

Unusual antique Japanese Seto porcelain box and cover decorated in underglaze blue with typical bird-and-flower motif, framed by ‘cracked ice’ pattern with prunus blossom.

Dimensions: 13×10.5×8 cm

Chinese Antique Famille Rose Porcelain Pillow Headrest Late Qing Dynasty

Colourful antique Chinese famille rose porcelain headrest depicting cartouches with birds, set against a pink ground with foliate and floral scrolls. Turquoise decorated sides with openwork carved cash coins.

Dimensions: 14.5×12.5×5.7 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Yokohama Export Porcelain Tea Set Trio by Suzuki Company

Gorgeous antique Japanese porcelain tea set trio decorated in Yokohama. Depicting a finely painted atmospheric landscape with temples along the river, Mt. Fuji in the distance and red-crowned cranes flying above. Each marked with logo of the Suzuki Company.

Height: 14 cm (teapot), 10 cm (sugar bowl), 9 cm (creamer)

Chinese Antique Blue and White Export Porcelain Dish 18th Century Qing Dynasty

Charming 18th century Chinese export porcelain dish with typical underglaze blue floral decoration. Some fritting around the rim and couple of small chips visible only from the back. Displays great!

Diameter: 22.7 cm

Chinese Antique or Vintage Set of Engraved Nesting Pewter Cups 19th-20th c.

Set of three Chinese nesting pewter cups with fine engraved decoration featuring various birds. All stamped to the base.

Largest cup 11 cm tall and 7.5 cm in diameter.

Antique or Vintage Japanese Lacquered Documents Box With a Pair of Shi-Shi Lions

Charming antique Japanese lacquered documents box with hand-painted decoration on the lid, depicting a pair of Shi-shi / Foo lions.

Dimensions: 24x21x5 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Bronze Gong With Ho-o Phoenix Bird Decoration Early 20th c.

Fine antique Japanese patinated bronze gong with relief decoration depicting a Ho-o bird a.k.a. Japanese phoenix or Fenghuang in Chinese.

Diameter: 20 cm

Chinese Antique Powder Blue Imari Porcelain Cups Tea Bowls Batavia Style Qing Dynasty

A pair of unusual Chinese Imari porcelain cups with powder blue ground and leaf-shaped reserves reminiscent of Batavia ware. Decorated with grapevine designs and gilt scrolls. 

Height: 5 cm