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

Fine Antique Japanese Mixed Metal Vase With Silver and Copper Inlay Early 20th C

Fine antique Japanese vase decorated with beautifully incised + silver and copper inlaid sakura/prunus blossom. Reverse undecorated. Not signed but a heavy, good quality early piece.

Height: 18 cm

Fine Chinese Vintage Monochrome Cloisonne Enamelled Pots Round Boxes Early 20thC

Fine pair of Chinese monochrome cloisonne boxes featuring auspicious Shou characters on the lids, surrounded by floral and foliate scrolls set against a spiral background. Base and interior enamelled blue. Good quality pieces. Not signed.

Diameter: 8 cm

Rare Chinese Antique Clobbered Blue and White Jar 19th Century Qing Dynasty

Fabulous antique Chinese ‘clobbered’ blue and white jar with later European overglaze decoration. Featuring colourful dragons, butterflies and flowers painted very much in the manner of C. J. Mason.

Height: 17 cm

Large Japanese Biseki Suiseki Standing Stone Bonsai Viewing Stone Wooden Daiza

Interesting Japanese biseki/suiseki standing stone with beautiful custom made relief daiza. Natural porphyritic surface with circular inclusions all around. Stone weighs over 4.3 kg. Great decorative piece!

Height: 29 cm (including the stand)

Chinese Antique Kangxi Period Clobbered Blanc de Chine Dehua Porcelain Foo Lion

Rare late 17th or early 18th century Blanc de Chine joss stick holder in the form of a Buddhist lion (a.k.a. Foo dog), seated on a rectangular plinth, brocade ball under his left paw and ribbon in his jaws. Later decorated or ‘clobbered’ in Europe with colourful overglaze enamels.

Height: 14 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Satsuma Pottery Bowl Meiji Taisho Period Marked Kozan 光山造

Beautiful antique Japanese Satsuma pottery bowl featuring cartouches with figures and flowers, framed by intricate floral and geometric designs all around. Marked 大日本 光山造 ‘Great Japan, Made by Kozan’ to the base.

Diameter: 11.5 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Cloisonne Tripod Koro Takahara Style Incense Burner Meiji

Gorgeous antique Japanese covered tripod koro with beautiful floral and geometric motifs all around. In the manner of works by Takahara Komakichi.

Height: 10 cm

Antique French Porcelain Plate in Japanese Kakiemon Style Marked Tashiro 田代

Unusual antique Kakiemon style porcelain plate done in Japanese style and with Japanese signature ‘Tashiro’ 田代 on the back. However, judging by the style of the decoration, colours of overglaze enamels and the way the porcelain body is potted, it is most likely a French piece done in the manner of Kakiemon porcelain. Interesting and rare piece for a collection.

Diameter: 25 cm

Chinese Vintage Cloisonne Enamelled Rectangular Box With Domed Lid 20th Century

Pretty Chinese cloisonne enamelled rectangular box with hinged domed lid. Decorated all around with various flowers set against a blue background. Interior enamelled in typical turquoise colour.

Dimensions: 8x6x5 cm

Fine Japanese Hagi Ware Sake Set by Senryuzan Kiln Tokkuri Bottle 2 Ochoko Cups

Gorgeous 20th century Japanese Hagi ware sake set by the Senryuzan kiln. Beautifully glazed bottle (tokkuri) and two cups (ochoko) with their original inscribed storage box. Each piece marked with impressed kiln mark.

Tokkuri (bottle) – height: 12 cm
Ochoko (cups) – height: 5 cm

Chinese Antique Clobbered Porcelain Blanc de Chine Dehua Dignitary Figure

Rare antique Chinese Blanc de Chine porcelain figure of a seated dignitary with later ‘clobbered’ polychrome decoration added in London. Similar, undecorated example in the Burghley House collection was recorded in their 1688 inventory and described as possibly Ming but could in our opinion also be an early Qing example dating to the 17th-18th century.

Height: 14.2 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Lobed Vase With Figures and Birds Meiji

Beautifully painted antique Japanese Kutani vase decorated with cartouches featuring figural scenes and classic bird-and-flower motifs all around. Framed by a background with birds in flight and intricate, heavily gilded border around the foot and rim. Base marked with generic Kutani mark 九谷造

Height: 15 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Miniature Moon Vases With Birds Meiji Era

Very attractive antique Japanese miniature Kutani moon vases decorated with stylized birds, surrounded by intricate floral and foliate scrolls all around . Bases marked with generic Kutani mark 九谷.

Height: 10 cm

Chinese Antique Republic Period Silk Painting With Inscription 20th c

Nice Chinese Republic period silk paintings depicting a scholar and his attendant by the well. Inscribed in the upper left corner. Nicely framed and glazed, ready to hang on the wall

Dimensions: frame measures 31×25 cm, visible area of the painting is 22.5×16.5 cm

Chinese Vintage Painted Porcelain Figurine of a Seated Guanyin PRoC 20th Century

Vintage Chinese figurine of a seated Goddess Guanyin dressed in colourful flowing robes. Stamped to the base.

Height: 19.5 cm

Antique Japanese Blue White Seto Porcelain Fish Shaped Kaiseki Dish Early 20th C

Charming antique Japanese relief moulded Seto porcelain dish in the form of a fish, painted with typical underglaze blue floral decoration.

Approx. 12.5 cm or 5 inches across.

Fine Chinese Antique Blue and White Porcelain Vase Kangxi Mark 19th-20th c

Finely decorated antique Chinese Kangxi style blue and white porcelain vase depicting a scene with maidens surrounded by a variety of scholar’s objects. Really nicely done example of its type. Base marked with underglaze blue four-character Kangxi reign mark 康熙年製 so likely a Kangxi revival piece from the late Qing dynasty or Republic period. 

Height: 31 cm

Fine Chinese Antique Millefleur Famille Rose Porcelain Jar Early 20th Century

Beautiful antique Chinese famille rose jar decorated in typical ‘millefleur’ or ‘thousand flowers’ pattern all around. Base stamped with a six-character Qianlong reign mark 大清乾隆年製.

Height: 16.5 cm

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

Nice 19th century Chinese gilt lacquered export sewing box with hinged lid. Beautifully hand-painted all around with foliate scrolls, figures and various buildings. Great genuine piece of China trade lacquerware.

Dimensions: 27x19x11 cm

Fine Chinese Antique Blue and White Porcelain Paste Box Qing Dynasty Kangxi Mark

Fine miniature Chinese blue and white porcelain paste box with lovely underglaze blue decoration featuring landscape scene with figures crossing a bridge. Base marked with underglaze blue six-character Kangxi (1661-1722) reign mark but likely a slightly later Qing dynasty example. Attached Chinese export wax seal. Lovely piece for a collection.

Diameter: 6.5 cm

Antique Japanese Blue White Seto Porcelain Bowl by Kato Shubei II Haakundo 白雲堂

Stunning antique Japanese Meiji period Seto porcelain bowl by Kato Shubei II (1848-1903) 二代加藤周兵卫, also known as Haakundo 白雲堂. Featuring beautifully hand-painted pattern with the Three Friends of Winter and peaches on the outside and central medallion with a figure – possibly Su Dongpo – on the inside. Base marked with underglaze blue Haakundo 白雲堂 mark.

Diameter: 18.5 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Sumida Gawa Pottery Vases by Inoue Ryosai Signed 良斎 Meiji

Gorgeous complementary pair of Japanese Sumida gawa pottery vases by Inoue Ryosai 井上良斎. Featuring relief moulded decoration with dancing children on one side and mountains on the other. Each with impressed ‘Ryosai’ 良斎 mark to the base.

Height: 22 cm

Antique Japanese Blue White Genroku-yaki Porcelain Bowl by Tominaga Genroku 富永源六

Beautiful antique Japanese blue and white ‘Genroku-yaki’ porcelain bowl by Tominaga Genroku 富永源六 (1859-1920). Base marked with underglaze blue logo and signed 源六製 ‘Made by Genroku’. For reference see collection of The British Museum, object 1977,0228.6 (donated by David Hyatt King).

Diameter: 18 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Meiji Period Yokohama Porcelain Saucers by Kasugai 春日井造之

Set of four antique Japanese Yokohama ware saucers decorated in Satsuma style with interesting scenes featuring Rakan and other figures. Each signed ‘Made by Kasugai’ 春日井造之. This could refer to Masuyoshi Kasugai 春日井増吉. Pieces of this decorator were sometimes sold by Deakin Bros & Co. of Yokohama.

Diameter: 13.7 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Meiji Yokohama Kutani Porcelain Saucers With Warriors

Set of five antique Japanese Yokohama Kutani saucers decorated in Satsuma style with various scenes depicting Samurai warriors.

Diameter: 13.2 cm

Chinese Vintage PRoC Porcelain Figurine of a Fisherman Manner of Zeng Longsheng

Vintage Chinese PRoC porcelain figurine of a seated fisherman done very much in the style of Zeng Longsheng active during the earlier Republic period. Impressed mark to the base.

Height: 16 cm

Chinese Antique Kangxi Porcelain Dish Dutch Decorated in Kakiemon Style 18th C

Rare early 18th century Chinese Kangxi period export porcelain dish, decorated shortly after in Holland in the manner of Japanese Kakiemon porcelain. Pattern depicts a pair of figures in the garden, listening to a singing nightingale perched on top of a bird cage. For reference see collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, object 1995.268.140

Diameter: 20.9 cm

Chinese Antique Bleu de Hue Vietnamese Porcelain Cup Ruo Shen Zheng Cang 若深珍臟

Amazing little Bleu de Hue cup, either made in China for the Vietnamese market or in Vietnam directly. Beautifully made, with interesting matte surface. Depicting a classic scene with a fisherman, accompanied by a poem: 渭水投竿日，岐山入梦晨. Base marked with underglaze blue ‘Ruo Shen Zheng Cang’ mark 若深珍臟 (Precious collection of Ruo Shen). Qing dynasty or Republic period example?

Height: 3.5 cm

Chinese Antique Miniature Blue and White Porcelain Teapot Guangxu Late Qing

Cute little Chinese blue and white porcelain teapot dating to the Guangxu period, late Qing dynasty. Each side of the compressed spherical body decorated with a scene featuring figures in the garden. Lovely example of its type.

Height: 10 cm

Fine Chinese Vintage PRoC Porcelain Figural Group Lamp Base 20th Century 牛郎织女

Fine vintage Chinese early PRoC porcelain lamp base with a pair of figures, probably depicting the folk tale of The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl (牛郎织女). Impressed mark to the base.

Height: 21.5 cm

Antique Japanese Red Ground Kyoto Satsuma Vase With Cranes Early 20th C Signed Kusube

Stunning antique Japanese Kyoto Satsuma pottery vase featuring a continuous scene with descending red-crowned cranes set against a beautiful red background. Signed to the base.

Height: 21.5 cm

Fine Antique Japanese Kyoto Satsuma Pottery Vase With Figures Early 20th Century

Interesting antique Japanese Kyoto Satsuma pottery vase featuring a continuous scene with various figures. Base marked with generic factory mark showing that it was originally part of a pair.

Height: 22 cm