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Large Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Vases by Gyokuzan Meiji Period

Large pair of very finely decorated Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vases, each featuring a continuous procession scene with three groups of figures. Interestingly, this pattern is not simply mirrored but characters on each vase are slightly different, as if the two processions are meeting in the middle. Each signed 玉山 ‘Gyokuzan’ to the base.

Height: 25.5 cm / 10 inches.

Fine Antique Japanese Aka-e Kutani Porcelain Vase With Butterflies Meiji Period

Stunning Japanese Meiji period Kutani porcelain vase decorated all around with large butterflies flying amongst a profusion of chrysanthemums. Unusual decoration and a rare form. Marked 九谷 ‘Kutani’ in iron red inside the foot.

Height: 21.5 cm

Large Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Figurine Republic Period or PRoC

Beautifully hand-painted large Chinese famille rose porcelain statue depicting a figure in long, flowing robes and holding a fan. Stamped and impressed marks to the base. Rare late Republic period or early PRoC example.

Height: 32 cm / 12.5 inches

Fine Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Bowl Meiji Taisho Period Marked Kusube 楠部

Finely decorated antique Japanese Satsuma pottery bowl with central figural scene framed by an intricate, colourful floral border. Exterior of the bowl decorated with wisterias and simple geometric patterns. Base marked Kusube 楠部.

Diameter: 15.5 cm

Antique Japanese Matt Black Gilt Satsuma Pottery Vases by Hakuzan Early 20th c.

Nice pair of Japanese matt black Satsuma vases with gilt decoration featuring trees and birds. Each signed 白山 ‘Hakuzan’ to the base.

Height: 19 cm.

Fine Chinese Vintage Cloisonne Enamelled Black Ground Dragon Vases 20th Century

Fine pair of Chinese black-ground cloisonne enamelled vases, each depicting a pair of yellow dragons chasing after the flaming pearl.

Height: 15.5 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Kyoto Satsuma Pottery Vase With Figural Scenes Meiji Era

Beautifully painted large Japanese Kyoto Satsuma vase with two cartouches depicting figural scenes, framed by an intricate background with oversized butterflies and various geometric designs.

Height: 30.5 cm

Vintage Japanese Inscribed Silver Sake Cup Presented by Tomujiro Ochiai 20th c.

Lovely 20th century Japanese presentation silver sake cup with inscription that reads:
贈落合留次郎君 Presented by Tomujiro Ochiai
漆器地物商組合 Lacquerware dealers association
From what we were able to find online, it appears that Tomujiro Ochiai was active in Yokohama.

Weight: 41.8 grams
Diameter: 7.5 cm

Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Table Cabinet Jewellery Box Early 20th Century

Nice early 20th century Japanese gilt lacquered miniature table cabinet with four drawers, decorated with typical kacho-ga bird-and-flower painting.

Dimensions: 21.5×15.5×8 cm

Rare Chinese Antique Painted Pottery Figure of a Standing Attendant Tang Dynasty

Rare Chinese polychrome painted pottery figurine, depicting an attendant with arms folded on his chest and wearing a typical headdress and robe.

Height: 24 cm

Vintage Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Figurine of Taoist Deity Taishang Laojun

Impressive large 20th century Chinese famille rose porcelain statue depicting Daode Tianzun (Taishang Laojun) – one of the ‘Three Pure Ones’, the highest immortals of Taoism. Stamped and impressed marks to the base.

Height: 26.5 cm / 10.5 inches

Vintage Balinese Wood Carving Statue of an Elderly Man With a Rooster

Charming vintage Balinese hand-carved wooden statue depicting a seated elderly man with his rooster, perhaps getting ready for a fight. In great condition with some minor age-related surface marks.

Height: 24 cm

Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Figurine of a Seated Archer Early 20th Century

Lovely Japanese Kutani porcelain figurine of a seated archer in a long floral robe and with elaborate headdress. Gorgeous decorative piece!

Height: 18.5 cm

Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Charger With Carps Leaping Over the Dragon Gate

Stunning antique Japanese Meiji period Kutani porcelain charger depicting a traditional scene with carps leaping over the dragon gate to be transformed into dragons. Reverse decorated with blossoming prunus branches and with red rectangle in the centre but without a mark.

Diameter: 33 cm / 13 inches

Fine Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Bowl Meiji Taisho Period Marked Ryozan 亮山

Gorgeous little antique Japanese Satsuma pottery bowl with central figural scene framed by a floral border. Exterior decorated with bamboo and simple scrolls. Marked Ryozan 亮山.

Diameter: 9.5 cm

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

Cute antique Japanese aka-e Kutani porcelain cup with finely detailed iron red and gold decoration depicting cartouches with figures enjoying a drink and playing music. Marked 九谷 ‘Kutani’ to the base. Really lovely example of its type.

Diameter: 6 cm

Antique Chinese Ko-Sometsuke Blue and White Porcelain Carp Dish Late Ming, 17th century

Pretty little Chinese late Ming dynasty ko-sometsuke porcelain dish with typical scene depicting carp leaping over the dragon gate.

Dimensions: approx. 8.5×8.5 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Rectangular Box Meiji Taisho Era Marked 壽

Stunning antique Japanese rectangular Satsuma covered box with finely painted landscape scene on the lid, bird-and-flower decoration along the sides and additional flowers inside. Marked 壽 to the base.

Dimensions: 11.5×8.5×5.5 cm

Antique Japanese Cobalt Blue Satsuma Pottery Vases Marked Taisen Early 20th c.

Stunning mirrored pair of Japanese cobalt blue-ground Satsuma vases depicting a mountain temple. Each signed 泰仙 ‘Taisen’ which might refer to 泰仙寺 ‘Taisen temple’ or the name of the decorator. Beautiful decorative pair!

Height: 19 cm

Antique Chinese Amber Glazed Pottery Group of Foo Lions Late Ming 16th-17th century

Highly unusual antique Chinese amber glazed pottery figurine depicting a group of foo lions. Compare with a similar type of figure of a horse rider in The Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art collections, dated 16th-mid 17th century, late Ming dynasty.

Height: 8 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Yokohama Kutani Porcelain Plates by Yamashita Meiji Period

Very fine set of four Yokohama decorated porcelain plates depicting various scenes with birds and Mt. Fuji. Beautifully painted examples of their type. Each marked 横濱 山下造 ‘Yokohama, Made by Yamashita’ in iron red on the back.

Diameter: 18 cm / 7 inches

Fine Vintage Chinese Blue Ground Monochrome Cloisonne Enamelled Vases 20th Century

Fine pair of Chinese miniature blue-ground monochrome cloisonne vases with matching wooden stands. Vase on the left has one small nick on the lower part of the body. Vase on the right has three or four similar small dents all on one side so could easily be rotated the other way when displayed.

Height: 10 cm / 12 cm including wooden stands

Antique Japanese Damascene Mixed Metal Belt Buckle Fujii Yoshitoyo. Early 20th Century

Fine quality Japanese damascene belt buckle by Fujii Yoshitoyo. Depicting figures in elaborate kimonos walking in the garden. Both parts stamped with a typical mark of Fujii Damascene Co. with Mt. Fuji (藤) and character ‘i’ (井) inside (= 藤井 ‘Fujii’). 

Dimensions: 8.5×5.5 cm

Antique Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Snuff Bottle With Kangxi Mark. Qing Dynasty

Interesting Chinese blue and white porcelain snuff bottle in the form of a miniature meiping. Decorated in underglaze blue with a continuous scene depicting scholar with his attendant, figure on a horse, and another one carrying a load on his back. Base marked with a six-character Kangxi mark. Foot rim smooth to the touch and bluish-green glaze with loads of bubbles. Haven’t seen one quite like it before!

Height: approx. 7.5 cm

Large Antique Japanese Late Edo Blue and White Ko-Imari Porcelain Dish With ‘Ken’ Mark

Rare large antique Japanese Ko-Imari porcelain dish of quatrefoil form, decorated in impressive underglaze cobalt blue. Featuring a large central landscape scene framed by an intricate and beautifully painted border with various geometric, floral and foliate motifs. Back marked with a typical 乾 ‘Ken’ mark in underglaze blue. Rings like a bell.

Dimensions: approx. 29×28.5 cm (slightly irregular)

Large Vintage Japanese Amber Brown Glazed Onta Ware Onta-yaki Jar. 20th Century

Impressive and beautifully potted Japanese Onta-yaki jar from a remote mountain village in Ōita Prefecture. Featuring a characteristic incised decoration and gorgeous amber-brown glaze. Stamped 小鹿田焼 ‘Onta ware’ – pieces are never signed by an individual but only with the sign of the Onta village. This is to signify that the production of a single vessel was the combined work of the community.

Height: 21.5 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Bowl, Meiji or Taisho Period. Marked Suizan 翠山

Gorgeous antique Japanese blue-ground Satsuma pottery bowl with central figural scene framed by a floral border. Cobalt blue exterior decorated with additional floral and foliate scrolls. Marked Suizan 翠山.

Diameter: 12 cm

AUCTION – Antique Japanese Nogawa Noboru Mixed Metal Vase. Meiji Period

A fantastic miniature Japanese mixed metal vase by Nogawa Noboru dating to the late 19th century, Meiji period. Silver and gold inlaid decoration depicting pair of herons on one side and blossoming prunus branch on the other. Marked to the base with carved hiragana character の (“no”) and three vertical lines in the background for 川 (“kawa”, or “gawa” in compounds).

Height: 9 cm

Auction ends 7 May 2023

Antique Chinese Polychrome Painted Pottery Jar. Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD)

Wonderful Chinese Han dynasty pottery jar of cylindrical form, painted in black, orange and white pigments with stylized curvilinear cloud designs derived from lacquer objects popular during the late Zhou and early Han dynasties. Rare to find these preserved in such a good condition as the decoration on the surface is extremely delicate and rubs off easily.

Height: 19 cm
Diameter: 11.5 cm

Antique Chinese Boxwood Carving of the Daoist Immortal Magu. Qing Dynasty

Fantastic antique Chinese boxwood carving of the Daoist Goddess of Longevity and protector of women, Magu (麻姑, ‘hemp maid’). She is accompanied by a spotted deer and carries peaches and a basket in her hands. This is a popular Chinese motif known as ‘Magu Xian Shou’. Wonderful little carving with a lovely patina.

Height: 13.5 cm

Antique Chinese Green Glazed Pottery Figure of a Seated Dog

Antique Chinese green glazed pottery figure depicting a seated hound, most probably a Saluqi. This is believed to be one of the earliest domesticated breeds (dating back to the Sumerian empire, 7000-6000 BC) and represented in Chinese art since the Tang dynasty. Present example dates to c. Ming dynasty.

Height: 12.5 cm

Antique Chinese Rouge de Fer Porcelain Vases in Japanese Kutani Style. Late Qing Dynasty

Rare pair of late 19th century Chinese (Cantonese) export porcelain vases with applied chimeras. Pattern is commonly referred to as ‘hundred scholars’ and is characteristic of Japanese Kutani porcelain. This type of decoration might have been a response of Chinese decorators to increased popularity of Japanese motifs during the craze of Japonisme in Europe in the second half of the 19th century.

Height: approx. 12.5 cm (slightly different heights)

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

Antique Indian bronze or similar copper alloy figure of a fierce Hindu deity Durga Mahishasuramardini – slayer of Mahishasura the buffalo demon. In good antique condition with significant ritual wear, marks and small losses as per photographs.

Height: 15 cm

Antique Japanese Blue and White Kutani Porcelain Tripod Koro Incense Burner. Marked 九谷

Fine antique Japanese Kutani porcelain incense burner with a pierced cover. Decorated all over in underglaze blue and featuring butterflies with peony scrolls. Stylized underglaze blue square 九谷 Kutani mark underneath. In excellent condition as per photographs.

Height: 10 cm

Antique Japanese Blue-Ground Satsuma Pottery Bowl by Kusube 楠部. Meiji Period

Very pretty antique Japanese cobalt-ground Satsuma pottery bowl with shaped rim. Depicting an outdoor scene with ladies and children, set against a backdrop of Mt. Fuji and boats on a lake. Marked Kusube 楠部 to the base.

Diameter: 19 cm

Pair of Antique Japanese Cloisonne Koro Incense Burners. Meiji Period

Charming pair of antique Japanese cloisonné incense burners with floral decoration. Both in great antique condition with some age-related surface wear and minor enamel loss inside where feet are attached.

Height: 10 cm

AUCTION – Antique Chinese Silk Embroidery Gold Thread Art Deco Clutch Bag. c. 1930s

Fantastic Chinese Art Deco clutch bag with very fine gold thread silk embroidery panel and blue border. Inside all original accessories including a bevelled mirror and purse.

Dimensions: 34×21 cm open, 21×17 cm closed.

Auction ends 7 April 2023

AUCTION – Fine Chinese Carved Gilt Lacquered Wood Figures of Seated Daoist Immortals

Stunning pair of Chinese gilt lacquered carved figures depicting seated Daoist immortals or similar deities, each in long flowing robes and carrying ceremonial objects. Beards made out of horse hair. I would say they date to c. Republic period (based on how well preserved the surface is) even though most similar examples that I’ve come across are dated as late Qing.

Height: 22 and 24 cm tall (8.5 and 9.5 inches)

Auction ends 7 April 2023

Antique Chinese Carved Red Cinnabar Lacquer Rectangular Box. Early 20th century

Very nicely carved Chinese cinnabar lacquer box and cover depicting a garden scene with scholars discussing under a large pine tree.

Dimensions: 13x13x5.5 cm

Antique Chinese Sancai Glazed Porcelain Foo Lion Joss Stick Holder. Qing Dynasty

Cute antique Chinese porcelain foo lion resting its paw on its puppy. Covered in Famille verte type green, yellow and brown enamels. Holder on its back designed to serve as an incense burner. It appears to be a 19th century Qing dynasty example.

Height: 19 cm

Fine Japanese Hagi Ware Pottery Vase by Tamamura Shogetsu

Fabulous 20th century Hagi-yaki crane neck vase by Tamamura Shogetsu 玉村松月, Kofuan kiln. Marked with a circular stamped seal that reads 松月 ‘Shogetsu’ and with its original inscribed and signed tomobako.

Height: 24 cm

Antique Japanese Wooden Fubako Covered in Menuki Tsuka Ornaments c. Meiji Period

Very lovely antique Japanese fubako style wooden box covered all over in menuki ornaments, originally intended as a decoration for handles of katanas. Dating to c. Meiji period, late 19th or early 20th century.

Dimensions: 24x9x3.5 cm

Fine Japanese Haribako Sewing Box Tansu Chest 針箱 Showa Period

Vintage Japanese Haribako (sewing box) that can also be used as a jewellery cabinet or a trinket box. Features four drawers and hinged lid at the top.

Dimensions: 27×24.5×20 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Gilt Lacquered Fubako Letter Box Nashiji Interior. Meiji Period

Fine antique Japanese rectangular gilt-lacquered box with raised decoration featuring a golden pheasant perched on a blossoming tree. Nashiji-decorated interior.

Dimensions: 24x9x4.5 cm

Antique Chinese Imari Porcelain Tea Bowl Cup and Saucer Symbol Mark. 18th Century

Great antique 18th century Chinese export imari porcelain tea bowl and saucer. Unusual iron red and gilt flower symbol mark to the base of the cup.

Dimensions
Saucer – diameter 13 cm
Tea bowl – diameter 8 cm, height 4.5 cm