Netsuke, button for attaching objects to the belt (obi) of the kimono. Carved wood in the shape of the Noh mask of the character Hannya. This piece is part of the "mennetsuke" which represents masks. [...]
BUDDHA
Burma, 18th century
Wood, traces of gold lacquer
H. 49 cm
(restoration to the right arm and neck and missing parts)
Carved wooden Buddha statue, standing and making the gesture of fearl[...]
A large Chinese porcelain soup plate for export, 18th century, with slight contours, gold chain and ring border, holding garlands of flowers, on centre decorated, gilded polychrome of a central mavelo[...]
Rare set of two pairs of Japanese glasses called "tengu megane" in tortoiseshell. These glasses have the particularity of having a mobile element allowing to find the right distance between the eyes a[...]
China, Qing dynasty, Second half of the 18th century, superb fibula (belt attachment) in partially crusted bronze, decorated at the top with a dragon's head coiled on its main part. On the back, a cir[...]
JAPAN - Edo period (1603-1868). Set of three flutes made of bamboo and cords, one end revealing the base of the plant's rhizome, the mouthpiece inlaid with a dark wooden element. One of them stamped w[...]
ANTI carafe.
Bronze lotus-patterned belly.
Newar art, Nepal. Himalayas, 18th century.
These objects were used for family libations or at receptions of distinguished guests. This richly decorated [...]
Shadow puppet of the character 'Arya Kumbakarna'.
Text thank you to the British Museum.
Made of leather, horn, wood, and gold leaf Carved, painted, and gilded.
Kartasura School
Date of production [...]
BOUDDHA Maravijaya
Thai culture, Thailand or Laos
18th - 19th century ?
Bronze
H. 9.5; L 3.8 cm
This bronze statuette, made using the lost-wax technique, depicts Buddha seated cross-legged on [...]
Porcelain with a blue background and white reserves with decoration of exotic birds and insects Good condition (very slight missing one leaf from the lid grip) Signed: with a Gold anchor
A very rare and early Japanese horn tobacco pipe carved with a fierce tiger, Edo period.
Period - 18th century or earlier
Condition - Good condition
Measurement - Length 14 cm
SOLD [...]
In the language of a friend we would say "bellissimo"... in French I opt for the term... elegant... to best describe this extraordinary object of popular art from China. Ancestral object, of which I w[...]
Chinese box/toy in ivory (tangram) with 7 tablets (tan) inside. The tans are fretworked. XVIII century. Dimensions: 5.8 x 5.8 x 1.3, weight 42 gr. CITES-certified
Hell, even the Mughals had no interest in receiving it on the foot... Think, 2050 grams of compact metal, that can do damage... Rare. An ageless object, the Mughal empire extended from 1527 to 1857. P[...]
Tobacco pear or betel snuff box
Tibet, late 18th century
Silver and coral
H.: 13.5cm - W.: 8.5cm - D.: 6cm
The front features silver repoussé decoration: a ram, a horse, an ox and a donkey in a[...]
Rare and large bronze ingot called tiger's tongue This is a currency of the Kingdom of Lanchang used from the 17th century. Lanchang currency appeared in the 14th century at the same time as the kingd[...]
Unfortunately presented in its current condition, here is a very interesting bronze jug. On a circular pedestal, with a large ovoid body and a long beak with cut sides, decorated with the head of a my[...]
MASK of Ko-Omote from the Nō THEATRE
Attributed to Deme Tosui Mitsunori
Signed on the inside
Japan, Edo period, early 18th century
Cypress wood, gofun and pigments
H. 21.5 ; L 13.5 cm
Wooden [...]
Monnaie Langue De Tigre Laos Cambodge XVIIIeme
Très belle pièce de collection dite langue de tigre ou langue de sangsue
Royaume de LUANG PRABANG
En cuivre argenté
Envoi offert et assuré en France [...]
Inro, portable medicine box, very elegant and of very good quality.
The exterior bottom imitates metal with a butterfly on each side.
Kindame gold lacquer interior.
Signature underneath in makie go[...]
Beautiful bronze (bell) spittoon cast in two parts: border with contours and festoons forming an 8-sided corolla, and bulbous body with octagonal steps.
Beautiful object which had its use for betel q[...]
Very rare sundial in cast bronze, enamel, glass paste and steel, Chinese work from the 18th century. Two similar examples are housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing and are illustrated in the catalog [...]
Rare Bidriware Hookah Base - Bidri Hookah - XVIII / XIXth Some lacks, see photos Height: 18 cm Base of the base: 19.2 cm Bidriware is a metal craft from the city of Bidar in Karnataka. It was develope[...]
PICNIC NECESSARY
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912)
Horn, ivory, wood, shagreen, iron and steel
Knife length: 34 cm; Chopsticks length: 20.5 cm
(small old damages, accidents and restoration)
Set [...]
TSUBA
Japan, Edo period (1603-1868)
Sentoku, silver, gold
H.: 7.7; L.: 7.7 cm; Ep.: 3 mm
Tsuba nagamarugata representing a rider inlaid with gold, crossing a bridge on stilts, a flowering branc[...]
TSUBA
Japan, Edo period (1603-1868)
Iron, gold, silver, copper, shakudō
H.: 7.1; L.: 6.5 cm; Ep.: 3 mm
Tsuba nagamarugata, depicting a rice farmer relacing his sandal seated on a branch at the [...]
Small model of 18th century India bronze scoop. Good general condition, with traces of use. Total height 22.5 cm, diameter 12 cm, weight 0.688 kg.
- We refuse sales by telephone, the sale will only[...]
Head of a Hampatong statue, anthropomorphic sculpture of a guardian charged with driving out evil spirits and epidemics.
Belian wood or gullied ironwood, only the front of the head remains.
Head hei[...]
Rare and magnificent set of 11 gilded bronze weights with double patina, with the effigy of animals. Eighteenth time and of Chinese origin. Provenance private collection of an amateur of Asian quality[...]
Chinese Toggle finely carved in the shape of a "fingered lemon" or Buddha's hand decorated with foliage and mushroom. H 7cm (2 3 / 4in). Late 18th century.
Bronze hookah base with fine floral and geometric carving. Tripod, trunk-shaped foot. Period 18th Islamic Nepal Height: 12 cm. Diameter of the base: 13.5 cm.
- We refuse sales by telephone, the sal[...]
Two Brushes Mounted In Silver With Lacquer, Gold And Mother Of Pearl Japan Nagasaki XVIII. For the European market. Imported by the Dutch VOC. Good general condition, some lack of mother-of-pearl.
Betel nut casket from the South of the Philippines, dating from the 18th century.
Facing plant interlacing patterns, damask decorations in silver metal. The interior consists of 4 compartments intend[...]
Beautiful pair of Far East specs, they are blond horn with their original lenses, they fold by a hinge in the center, which is blocked by a brass latch. The instrument is attached to the ears by silk [...]
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