JAPAN - Early Edo, Kanbun era (late 17th century). Samurai katana. Red lacquered KASHIRA. Wooden TSUKA covered with black dyed ray skin, braided with leather. MENUKIS in chiseled and gilded copper dep[...]
Frosted glass paste necklace, Lisu ethnic group, Burma, 17th century. The beads were used as currency in the tribes. Collected by me in 1989. Length 68 cm, diameter 1.5 cm.
A Chinese powder box in copper inlaid with silver, gold and pewter. The cover knob is made of hardwood, a very beautiful 17th century Chinese powder box. Diameter: 13.5 cm. Height: 8.5 cm.
Western Tibet / Indian border, 17th century A rare small antique Tibetan painted wooden chest with incredible patina and intricate panels of floral scenes. Reds, greens and yellows. The polychromy is [...]
Charming genuinly old Ancient Thai bronze Phra Chai Buddha Ayutthaya period XVII / XVIII éme. Nice patina which shows that it has been buried for many years. .Measurement - Height 18 cmSOLD WITH A CE[...]
Sword Called Wakisashi With Nbthk Certificate And Koshirae SoriomonoSigned Echizen no Kami MasamichiJapan - Edo period (1603-1868)Circa 1650-1700 Steel, wood, lacquer, silk, gold, copper, shakudo, bra[...]
A rare pair of six-panel screens painted on paper, depicting bird's-eye views of Hasedera Temple and Itsukushima Shrine.The first shows Hasedera immersed in a spring landscape with pine trees and cher[...]
This bronze sculpture depicts the god of literature Kui Xing standing on a mythical fish-dragon. In his left hand, he holds an ink stick or stone for spreading ink, and in his right hand, he probably [...]
Buddha Shakyamuni shown seated in Bhumisparsha Mudra known as the Earth Touching Position. This gesture represents the Buddha's moment of awakening as he claims the earth as witness to his enlightenme[...]
A carved ivory figure of Baby Bala Krishna, the crawling figure holding the pearl of wisdom or butter ball, remains of original polychrome and gilt decoration. Indian, 17th century. Period - 17th cent[...]
JAPAN - Early Edo (17th century). Samurai Katana. FUSHI - KASHIRA in chased copper, partially gilded and silvered (wear) on a nanako background and on the theme of the eight Taoist hermits. TSUKA in w[...]
Shakyamuni Buddha shown seated in Bhumisparsha Mudra, known as the Earth-Touching Pose. This gesture represents the Buddha's moment of awakening as he claims the earth as a witness to his enlightenmen[...]
A small Thai Ayutthaya bronze head of a crowned and bejewelled Buddha mounted on a wood base. Traces of original gilding. Height of the bronze: 9.8 cm. Total height including base: 15.2 cm. Period - 1[...]
A beautiful Chinese dropper and pen holder depicting a bat, a Chinese symbol of luck and fortune. The dropper is decorated with a carved motif and covered with a biscuit glaze. A beautiful scholarly o[...]
This Japanese tanto dates from the beginning of the Edo period, for the blade (17th century) and from the end of the Edo period for the mount (19th century), since as always in Japan, we find old blad[...]
Pair of blue-and-white porcelain vases decorated with scholars in a landscape. Gilt bronze mounts.Arita Japan, Edo period, 17th century. Can be used as lamps.
Bronze Buddha Lost wax casting with traces of gilding Position of appeasement of relatives Siam, Ayuthya kingdom Ban Phlu Luang dynasty 17th century Height 42cm without the base
Porcelain vase painted in underglaze cobalt. The scenes show scholars surrounded by buildings and vegetation, in a mountainous landscape. An interesting and rare form of this vase. Arita (Hizen), Japa[...]
Axe Head Animated by a LionEast Asia, 17th century Iron and bronze 48 cm long, 4 cm longAn important single-edged curved axe head with a bronze lion, its front legs resting on a rectangular base.Its o[...]
The bottle is of an exceptional shape. It is made of hard porcelain covered with Wucai type enamels (5 colors), the cobalt blue is underglaze while the yellow and green are placed on the glaze in slig[...]
A pair of antique Chinese temple door supports or brackets, Qing Dynasty period, 17th/18th century, stone with carvings of Fo dogs or Buddhist lions, seated on tanggu (ceremonial drums) on large pedes[...]
Polylobed hollow dish in Chinese porcelain with imari decoration. In the center, a pagoda surrounded by a flowery and wooded landscape. The wing is richly decorated with flower cartouches and symbols.[...]
Blue and white square lobed vase with Dragon handles. Decorated with alternating panels of a figure and a rabbit in mountainous landscapes. Kangxi 17th/18th century.
Height; 3 7/8" (9.7 cm).
Con[...]
A well decorated blue and white square bottle vase with the flowers of the "Four Seasons", peony, chrysanthemum, prunus and lotus. The neck and shoulder with a lotus scroll. Kangxi L17th.
Height; 1[...]
Antique Buddha in lacquered wood with remains of gilding. He is seated on a lotus flower base in the posture of Bhumisparsha mudra (taking the Earth to witness). Erosions, traces of fire from ritual u[...]
A Blanc de Chine vase. Well potted and of baluster form with a flared neck and two handles. Dehua L Ming. Height; 6 1/2" (16.5 cm).
Condition, excellent, a small shallow chip to the outside of the [...]
China, early Qing dynasty, 17th century, very pretty and rare pair of small porcelain ginger powder pots with floral and geometric decoration in blue on a bluish white background. These pots were cove[...]
An Archaic shape tripod incense burner in “Blanc de Chine” porcelain. A frieze is incised in the central part, alternating with “Kui” dragons, notable creamy glaze.
China 17th
Late Ming Dynasty Circ[...]
Chainmail was worn in many cultures from Europe to East Asia and was found to be effective against sword blows. The basic form of chainmail is made of iron rings, often riveted in an interlocking patt[...]
A bronze ‘scholar and boy’ brush rest and paperweight.
China, late Ming dynasty to early Qing dynasty, 17th century.
Cast in the form of a reclining scholar on a flat irregular base, an ewer and a[...]
Statuette of Ganesh represented with four arms, copper alloy, India, Orissa (Odisha), 17th century. Dimensions: H 8.5 cm x W 5 cm x D 4 cm Weight 354 grams Provenance: Estate of the collector and Asia[...]
Portable furniture was commonly used in Tibet by nomads and merchants since the use of the Silk Route. many chests were made of yak-leather and decorated with colorful lacquer in Tibetan taste. Chests[...]
Blanc de Chine porcelain incense stick holder depicting a Fo dog with creamy white glaze.
Dehua kilns,
China 17th century
Kangxi period (1661-1722)
Height: 6.8cm
Length at base: 6.9cm
Three [...]
Meiping shaped vase in Chinese porcelain. Decorated with the 3 friends of winter: the Japanese apricot tree, the pine and the bamboo. Wanli brand (1573-1620) Ming dynasty. Very good condition height: [...]
Head of the Buddha sketching a slight smile, half-closed eyes expressing serenity, hair formed of fine curls braided in a bun. Height 30 cm, with the base 43 cm. Beige sandstone, Siam XVI—XVII century[...]
Rare and Quite Unusual Antique Tsuba and Tanto of Heianjo type and Naga Maru Gata type from the Edo Period. With the typical Heianjo Tsuba decoration (leaves and scrolls) in Shakudo (with brass).
[...]
Superb, Edo Period Sukashi Tsuba, with Shakudo decoration (with traces of gold) with a Monkey and a bird in the pines.
Materials: Iron
Finish: Sukashi
Shape: Naga Maru Gata (oval)
Dimensions: 8.[...]
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
16th – 17th century
Rare representation of Kali in her Chamunda aspect. She is represented in a terrifying form, with an emaciated face adorned with a third eye, a skele[...]
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
16th – 17th century
Rare representation of Shiva in his wrathful aspect, Bhairava. He is represented in a terrifying form, his grimacing face adorned with the third eye. [...]
Japan, early Edo period (1603-1868), rare and very old statue of the Shinto god depicted standing, in formal attire, arms in prayer posture. This superb sculpture is in good condition except for the e[...]
Beautiful porcelain dish with hand-painted decoration. It represents a vase with flowers in the center and an arabesque with flowers around it. The flowers represented are chrysanthemums, peonies or p[...]
Antique bronze covered pot or bowl, Burma, Taungû / Nyaungyan periods (16th / 17th century) Provenance: Estate of the Asian art dealer and collector Claude de Marteau Sold with certificate of provenan[...]
Polychrome and gilded porcelain soup tureen or vegetable dish from the famille verte CHINA, probably from the QING Dynasty, KANGXI period (1662-1722)
Circular in shape, the body, the interior and the[...]
Rounded blue and white porcelain vase decorated with mountains, trees and figures.
Edo period towards the end of the 17th century, circa 1680.
Height: 26 cm
In very good general condition with a sm[...]
A Chinese bronze ‘boy’ incense stick holder figure, Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
The finely cast figure of a boy standing on a lozenge-shaped base in a wide-legged stance holding a Ding tripod censer [...]
A blue and white Ko-sometsuke dish decorated in the centre with a bouquet of lotus tied with a ribbon. The rim with folded and open fans between precious symbols. The base with a character mark probab[...]
A Chinese bronze archaistic Hu vase, Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
The pear-shaped body rising from a short splayed foot into a waisted neck with slightly flaring mouth and two loop handles, cast in lo[...]
Buddha Head - Thailand, Ayutthaya Kingdom, 17th Century
Buddha head in bronze with green-brown patina on a Plexiglas base. The serene divinity, half-closed eyes, elongated earlobes.
The head adorn[...]
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