A healthy, plump, round & gentle-faced, "Kintaro" doll holding a lively carp (also considered a symbol of strength and good luck). In folklore, Kintaro grows up to become a  More »

A healthy, plump, round & gentle-faced, "Kintaro" doll holding a lively carp (also considered a symbol of strength and good luck). In folklore, Kintaro grows up to become a famous warrior. He represents the wishes of parents to have a brave, strong, yet gentle son. Size H: 23 cm W: 13.5 cm. Period: Early Taisho. Condition: Some wearing off of pigment on fish. Short rope that goes in front of hat is detached on one side, but can easily be re-attached (we've kept it as is). Right hat peg seems to have been replaced (many years ago). Natural age wear on surface and red cloth bib ties. Please refer to our stock # JDOL-001 when inquiring.   « Less

Price on request.A nice repousse silver box from Burma. A beautiful carving of a bust of a woman on the lid. A leaf design surrounding the body of the box. Size: H: 7cm. W.  More »

Price on request.A nice repousse silver box from Burma. A beautiful carving of a bust of a woman on the lid. A leaf design surrounding the body of the box. Size: H: 7cm. W. 7.7cm. Condition. Very fine. No repairs. Please refer to our stock # SILV-009 when inquiring   « Less

A well formed silver Buddha wrapped around an earthen core in the earth touching gesture. Size: H. 12.6cm. Width at the base. 6cm. Condition: the finial is missing. No  More »

A well formed silver Buddha wrapped around an earthen core in the earth touching gesture. Size: H. 12.6cm. Width at the base. 6cm. Condition: the finial is missing. No repairs. Please refer to our stock # BUD(S)-008 when inquiring.   « Less

An erotic porcelain Tengu sake cup with a well done erotic scene painted on the inside. Tengu are mountain and forest goblins with both Shinto and Buddhist attributes. Their  More »

An erotic porcelain Tengu sake cup with a well done erotic scene painted on the inside. Tengu are mountain and forest goblins with both Shinto and Buddhist attributes. Their supernatural powers include shape-shifting into human or animal forms, the ability to speak to humans without moving their mouth, the magic of moving instantly from place to place without using their wings, and the sorcery to appear uninvited in the dreams of the living. Age:Pre 1920. Size: H. 9cm. W. 6cm. Condition: Perfect. Please refer to our stock # CER-018 when inquiring.   « Less

A pewter plater with I think is American maker's mark. It's provenance is from a private collection in Philadelphia,Pa.many years ago, and at that I was told it was made by  More »

A pewter plater with I think is American maker's mark. It's provenance is from a private collection in Philadelphia,Pa.many years ago, and at that I was told it was made by an American maker. It has the initials "AL"engraved in the back. Size: Diameter.21cm. Condition: No repairs. Please refer to our stock # PEWT-001 when inquiring.   « Less

A nicely carved natural amber bottle with two crane birds, one on each side with floral designs. The crane represents longevity and also a symbol of age. Age: Late 19th  More »

A nicely carved natural amber bottle with two crane birds, one on each side with floral designs. The crane represents longevity and also a symbol of age. Age: Late 19th century. Size: H. 4.5cm. W. 3.9cm. Condition: No repairs or chips. Please refer to our stock # AMBN-003 when inquiring.   « Less

The rare Gold Buddha is know as Bhumisparsa, the mudra of witness (earth touching). The hand with the palm turned inward and all the fingers extended downward touching the  More »

The rare Gold Buddha is know as Bhumisparsa, the mudra of witness (earth touching). The hand with the palm turned inward and all the fingers extended downward touching the singhasana (pedestal supported by a lion) The gesture of touching the earth or calling the earth to witness commemorating Buddha's victory over temptation by the demon Mara. Age: 14/15th Century. Southeast Asia. Size: L.4.6cm. Condition: No repairs. Please refer to our stock # GLD-005 when inquiring.   « Less

This is a medium size bamboo brush pot with a mountain scenery. It is very well carved with many fine details. It even has the name of the mountain with scrolling heavenly  More »

This is a medium size bamboo brush pot with a mountain scenery. It is very well carved with many fine details. It even has the name of the mountain with scrolling heavenly clouds at the top and then with the pine and bamboo tress set behind a mountainous background. There are cranes flying and resting on the pine tree. Below the pine tree are several deers roaming and some are resting. Even all the small details are finely curved. For example in picture no. 3 the body of the deer are curved with a star like spot. There is even a small deer chewing on a lingzhi. The next picture shows two small lingzhi sprouting out of the mountainous rock. The crane, pine tree and the bamboo tress are all finely carved in great details. This three dimensional and layered effect of the brush pot looks like it is the work of a master craftman. Perfect in detail and finess. A very beautiful and fine piece of work of art. The bamboo brush looks much better visually because of the three dimension and layered effect than the photographs here. An excellent piece of work of art. Cir. late Qing dynasty (1860-1912) There are some minor hair-line split at the base of the bamboo pot. The main split which are visual are shown in picture no.5. There are also very fine hair-line split on the base of the brush pot. Overall it is in very good condition. No major damage, restoration or repair. The dimension of the bamboo brush pot: the height is 18cm and the diametre is 15.1cm Please refer to our stock # Q10101300080 when inquiring.   « Less

Price on request.A Thai Buddha amulet with Buddha in the earth touching position made with sacred and fragrant substances and pressed in a mold. The case is either gold or  More »

Price on request.A Thai Buddha amulet with Buddha in the earth touching position made with sacred and fragrant substances and pressed in a mold. The case is either gold or gold plated with intricate carvings and a carving of a Buddha face in the back of the case. Size: H 4cm. Condition perfect Please refer to our stock # SBUD-006 when inquiring.   « Less

A green and amber glazed pair of horseshoe back miniature Ming chairs. Size: H. 18cm. W. 11cm. Condition: No repairs. Please refer to our stock # PT-022 when inquiring.

A green and amber glazed pair of horseshoe back miniature Ming chairs. Size: H. 18cm. W. 11cm. Condition: No repairs. Please refer to our stock # PT-022 when inquiring.   « Less