Asian art auctions

Pair of Antique Japanese Rectangular Cloisonne Panels / Plaques. Meiji Period

Lovely pair of Japanese rectangular cloisonné plaques featuring blossoming prunus and bamboo, set against a gorgeous blue ground (with slightly different tone on each panel). Originally possibly part of a screen or something similar. Quite rare and stunning decorative objects.

Each panel measures 18.5×11.5 cm

Antique Thai Gouache Painting From Samut Khoi Folding Buddhist Manuscript Framed

Nice 19th or 20th century Thai gouache painting from traditional illuminated folding Buddhist manuscript (Samut Khoi). Framed by Man Fong, picture frames maker, Hong Kong. 

Dimensions: frame 40.5×32 cm, artwork 27.5×19 cm

Antique or Vintage Japanese Gilt Lacquered Wooden Jewellery or Trinket Box

Nice Japanese black lacquered jewellery box with hinged lid, internal compartments and a large drawer. Layer with internal compartments can be removed to reveal additional storage space under. Hinged lid with signature that reads 富士製造.

Dimensions: 25x19x13 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Cloisonne Charger Plate With a Ho-o Bird. Diam. 30cm / 12″

Beautiful large Japanese cloisonné charger decorated with a large central medallion featuring Ho-o bird or Japanese Phoenix against a gold-splashed background. Central scene is framed by a ruyi-shaped geometric patterns and the outer border of the charger is embellished by additional foliate and floral motifs. Reverse enamelled in a typical blue fish scale pattern all over.

Diameter: 30 cm / 12 inches

LARGE ANTIQUE CHINESE KESI KOSSU SILK TAPESTRY PANEL, QING DYNASTY. 160×40.5 CM

Large antique Chinese kesi silk tapestry textile panel depicting a scene with Daoist Immortals. Gorgeous late Qing dynasty example (for reference see: Sotheby’s Asian Arts / 5000 years sale – 8 November 2022 – Lot 200 – A pair of ‘immortal’ kesi panels, Qing dynasty, 19th century | 清十九世紀 緙絲群仙祝壽圖掛屏一對 ).

Dimensions: 160 x 40.5 cm

Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Wooden Box With Working Lock and Key

Very pretty Japanese black lacquer box with hinged lid and working lock + key. Decorated all over with heavily gilded foliate and floral patterns. Standing on a raised openwork base. 

Dimensions: 18×14.5×9 cm

Antique Chinese Carved Spinach Jade Brush Washer With Agate Feet. Qing Dynasty

Antique Chinese carved spinach jade brush washer of quatrefoil form, standing on later gilt metal mounted feet made out of agate beads with carved Shou characters. Beautiful and unique Qing dynasty scholar’s object for a collection.

Dimensions: 9.5×6 cm

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