August 2024 Update – New Arrivals and Auctions – Oriental Antiques UK

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