This is a thinly potted bowl depicting the Buddhist's eight auspicious signs which is found on the sole of Buddha's feet. They are the mystic knot, fish, wheel of the law,  More »

This is a thinly potted bowl depicting the Buddhist's eight auspicious signs which is found on the sole of Buddha's feet. They are the mystic knot, fish, wheel of the law, lotus, canopy, unbrella, conch shell and the jar. The bowl stand on a short recessed foot-rim and into a U-shaped body. At the base of foot-rim, it has the honorific four character seal mark of Qianglong reign. Cir. second half 19th century, possibly from Tongzhi period. The bowl is in good condition. No repair, chip, crack, restoration or hairline. Minor manufacturing imperfection and light wear to the enamel as shown in the photographs. The diameter at the mouth rim is 12.6cm and the height is 5.7cm. Please refer to our stock # Q09110200077 when inquiring.   « Less

This is a thinly potted tea cup depicting the Buddhist's eight auspicious signs which is found on the sole of Buddha's feet. They are the mystic knot, fish, wheel of the law,  More »

This is a thinly potted tea cup depicting the Buddhist's eight auspicious signs which is found on the sole of Buddha's feet. They are the mystic knot, fish, wheel of the law, lotus, canopy, unbrella, conch shell and the jar. The tea cup stand on a short recessed foot-rim and into a U-shaped body and then with an everted mouth rim. On the cover of the tea cup, it is surrounded by the ruyi motive all around and four emblem of the auspicious signs. At the body of the tea cup, the mouth rim is also surrounded by the rui motifs. At the base towards the foot, it is surrounded by a layer of lappets of lime green and pink colour. At the base of the footrim, it has the four character mark of Daoguang reign. Given the lime green colour at the lappet and the turquiose colour at the ruyi, this could be a period piece from the Daoguang reign. I believe this is a mingyao piece. Cir. Mid 19th century. The tea cup is in good condition. No repair, chip, crack, restoration or hairline. Minor manufacturing imperfection and light wear to the enamel. The diameter at the mouth rim is 11.2cm and the height is the height is 7.4cm. Please refer to our stock # Q09100800076 when inquiring.   « Less

A translucent pair of small ceramic cups from the Vung Tau shipwreck. Size: Diameter. 6.2cm. H. 4cm. Condition. Some small repairs on the rims of both cups. Please refer  More »

A translucent pair of small ceramic cups from the Vung Tau shipwreck. Size: Diameter. 6.2cm. H. 4cm. Condition. Some small repairs on the rims of both cups. Please refer to our stock # VT-001 when inquiring.   « Less

This is a famille rose bowl with medallion motif of various flowers and design. It stands on a short foot-rim and everted into a U-shaped bowl. In the center of the bowl,  More »

This is a famille rose bowl with medallion motif of various flowers and design. It stands on a short foot-rim and everted into a U-shaped bowl. In the center of the bowl, there is a pair of peaches in medallion design, surrounded by the peach leaf in altenate light and dark green colour glaze. At the center of the foot-rim, there is a seal mark of a peach and a bat. This bowl shown characteristic of Daoguang (1821-1850) period, namely the seal mark and the medallion in the center of the bowl. So this bowl can be dated to the mid 19th century. The bowl is in good condition. No chip, crack, repair or hairline. Only some minute air bubble pin holes near the foot-rim as shown in picture no. 4 and wear to the gold trimming on the mouth of the bowl. The diameter of the medallion flower bowl is 13.3cm and the height is 5.9cm Please refer to our stock # Q09090600075 when inquiring.   « Less

Price on request.A elegant lacquerware for monastery use. Made in Kyaukka, in the lower Chindwin District in Burma, made from woven matting and coiled bamboo and lacquered in  More »

Price on request.A elegant lacquerware for monastery use. Made in Kyaukka, in the lower Chindwin District in Burma, made from woven matting and coiled bamboo and lacquered in black and red. This piece has seven sections. These original Kyaukka pieces are difficult to come by. Size: H. 38cm. W. 40cm. Condition: All original. Some minor chips and one small piece re-glued on. See photo. Please refer to our stock # LACQ-004 when inquiring.   « Less

This is a very beautiful and finely potted Qing dynasty famille noir mille fleurs (Thousand Flowers) plate. It is painted very densely with shades of enameled pink, yellow,  More »

This is a very beautiful and finely potted Qing dynasty famille noir mille fleurs (Thousand Flowers) plate. It is painted very densely with shades of enameled pink, yellow, blue, brown, white and green with multitude of flowers and plants. It includes peonies, lotus, hydrangea, chrysanthemum, narcissus, daisies, lily, hibiscus, iris and several other flowers covering the entire plate in black background, with the foliage and gold tendrils binding all the flowers together. While it is common to find the mille fleurs in famille rose colour in the shape of bowl, plate and vase, such elegantly painted plate in famille noir is a bit harder to come by and thus it is quite rare. The plate is dated to the Guangxu period (1875-1908), with a iron red six characters reign mark. This plate is likely to be from the early 20th century of his reign. Aside from minor manufacturing flaw,there are some minute glaze fritting on the black colour of the glaze. It does not in anyway affect the aesthetic of the plate at all. It blends in very well into the colour scheme and the glaze fritting is not obvious at all. Glaze fritting and wear are a common sign of ageing for antiques. Other than that, it is in good condition, no reapir, restoration, chip,crack or hairline. The measurement of the “famille noir mille fleur” plate: Diameter is 25.8cm or about 10". Please refer to our stock # Q09100400074 when inquiring.   « Less

High quality leather hat box for a Qing Dynasty high official with makers stamp in the inside. Size: H. 37cm. Diameter. 44cm. Please refer to our stock # HBOX-001 when  More »

High quality leather hat box for a Qing Dynasty high official with makers stamp in the inside. Size: H. 37cm. Diameter. 44cm. Please refer to our stock # HBOX-001 when inquiring.   « Less

A beautiful famille rose dish with the emblems of the eight immortals or baxian. They represent poverty, wealth, aristocracy, plebianism, age, youth, masculinity and  More »

A beautiful famille rose dish with the emblems of the eight immortals or baxian. They represent poverty, wealth, aristocracy, plebianism, age, youth, masculinity and feminity. At 12 o'clock, the two emblems represent Li Tiequai (gourd)and Han Xiangzhi (flute). At three o'clock the emblems represent Lan Caihe (basket of flowers)and He Xiangu (lotus). At 6 o'clock, it represent Zhang Guolao (bamboo tube) and Cao Guojiu (castanets). Finally at 9 o'clock, the emblems represent Zhongli Quan (fan) and Lu Dongbin (sword). All the emblems are partially gilded. In the centre of the dish, there is a pair of peaches, repesenting longevity and a wufu, the five fortunes surrounded by the lotus leave. It has a honorific "Cheng Hua" four character mark to the base of the rim. It also has a gilded scalloped shaped rim. Cir. late 19th century. A very nice famille rose piece. The dish is in good condition. No chip, crack,repair or hair line. Only minor wear to the gilding on the rim and enamel. The measurement of the famille rose dish is as follows: the dimater is 23.3cm and the height is 3.6cm. Please refer to our stock # Q09091600073 when inquiring.   « Less

This is a dark slightly irridescent toffee-coloured glazed porcelain tripod censer of shallow compressed gobular vessel supported on three flatten bud feet. On the slightly  More »

This is a dark slightly irridescent toffee-coloured glazed porcelain tripod censer of shallow compressed gobular vessel supported on three flatten bud feet. On the slightly everted mouth rim of the censer, it has a slightly tilted handle to the left and right. The tripod is designed after the popular Ming dynasty Xuande period style. Cir. late 18th to 19th century. Generally in good condition - No damage. No repair, hairline, crack or chip. The colour of the censer should be darker toffee in colour The height of the Cafe-au-lait tripod censer is 8cm and the width is 11.2cm Please refer to our stock # Q09082800072 when inquiring.   « Less

This is a dark slightly irridescent toffee-coloured glazed porcelain tripod censer of shallow compressed gobular vessel supported on three flatten bud feet. On the slightly  More »

This is a dark slightly irridescent toffee-coloured glazed porcelain tripod censer of shallow compressed gobular vessel supported on three flatten bud feet. On the slightly everted mouth rim of the censer, it has a slightly tilted handle to the left and right. The tripod is designed after the popular Ming dynasty Xuande period style. Cir. late 18th to 19th century. Generally in good condition - No damage. No repair, hairline, crack or chip. The colour of the censer should be darker toffee in colour The height of the Cafe-au-lait tripod censer is 8cm and the width is 11.2cm Please refer to our stock # Q09082800072 when inquiring.   « Less