JAPANESE RARE ANTIQUE PATINATED BRONZEGLOBULAR VESSEL WITH LID, THE RYUKYU KINGDOM MON (ROYAL CREST) (1429–1879) 10" x 7 ½" x 7 ½" Of globular form patinated bronze tripod vessel with fitted dome lid with...
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(PAIR) CHINESE MING STYLE DRAGON TEMPLEJARS(pair) Chinese porcelain temple jars, in an iron red, green, and yellow palette, having acorn finial over domed lid, central motif of dragons among stylized clouds pursuing...
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VERY RARE CHINESE 'LEGEND OF THE WHITESNAKE' AUTOMATONPainted wood, papier maché, enamel, silk and metal in three wood and glass casements raised on a later Hongmu wood stand; fitted with moving figures and animals...
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AN ASIAN INK LANDSCAPE PAINTING 20thcentury, ink an colors on paper, hanging scroll format now cut and framed, a mountainous landscape with temple and pagoda peaking out of the clouds and pine trees, below is...
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TSENG YING PANG. "BLUE CLOUD TEMPLE,"OIL (Chinese, 1916-1997). Oil on paper, signed 1954, signed and dated lr, titled on verso, sight size: 20 1/4 x 14 3/4 in., framed size: 26 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches....
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19TH C. JAPANESE EDO PERIOD BRONZE UMPANGONGEast Asia, Japan, Edo period, ca. early to mid-19th century CE. A beautiful cast bronze gong known as an umpan that was used in a Zen temple or monastery. A suspension...
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19TH C. CHINESE QING PORCELAIN JARDINIEREW/ DEDICATION...East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, reign of Emperor Guangxu, ca. 1878 CE. An incredible blue-on-white porcelain jardiniere with a dragon motif as well as an intricately...
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IMPOSING MAYA BASALT RELIEF CARVINGOF TLALOCPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Cotzumalguapa region, Maya culture, Late Classic Period, ca. 650 to 900 CE. A stunning and large basalt stone fragment,...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY INCENSARIO OF RAINGOD TLALOC, TL'D...Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 150 to 650 CE. A marvelous and massive theatre-type incensario featuring an ornately decorated lid with...
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AN ASIAN BRONZE BELL AND CARVED WOODENTEMPLE GATE STAND Late 19th or early 20th century, bronze bell cast with two bearded and horned dragons joined to create a bell hanger over a band of cast fretwork with stylized...
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A CHINESE PORCELAIN TEMPLE JAR WITHGUANYIN AND CALLIGRAPHY 19th century, porcelain temple jar painted in famille rose palette with three female figures, largest being Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion,...
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DARK OAK GOTHIC WESTMINSTER CHIME CLOCKBY BIGELOW, KENNARD & CO. OF BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS, WITH MASONIC KNIGHTS TEMPLAR INSIGNIA American Quarter Sawn Oak Tall Clock in walnut finish, Gothic style, ca. 1900, with...
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TIBETAN STYLE THANGKA OF AMITABHA ANDA TEMPLE Tibetan style Thangka of Amitabha and a temple, possibly Chinese, in gouache and ink on cloth, centering the seated Amitabha with a temple in the background and Asparas...
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4 PIECE MISC. LOT OF ORIENTAL TEXTILES4 Piece Misc. Lot of Oriental Textiles consisting of a long silk 5 claw dragon decorated tapestry on a contrasting beige background with ruyi and billowing cloud designs,...
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A LARGE CHINESE IMARI STYLE PORCELAINTEMPLE JAR WITH COVER 20th century, porcelain jar with cover hand painted in Imari palette with phoenix, foo lions, lotus, clouds and floral blooms, with a domed cover topped...
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AN ASIAN BUDDHIST TEMPLE BELL Cast withBuddhist figures amidst dragons and swirling clouds, key motif around the foot rim of the bell, double dragon head handle, comes together with a wooden mallet....
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TWO ANTIQUE FRAMED NEEDLEWORKS The firstworked in multicolor silk on very fine loose weave ground, with pious verse: "Peace be within thy / Holy temple / O Lord of host" above a flower filled basket, and "Sweet...
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A CHIMILA CERAMIC URNA Chimila ceramicurn, Circa 1000-1400 CE; Chimila People, Rio Magdalena, Colombia The anthropomorphic, lidded ceramic vessel with low relief facial features, looped braids at each temple,...
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ASIAN: TWO CHINESE CARVED ITEMS, THEFIRST, CINNABAR STYLE LACQUER PLATE, FIGURAL SCENE OF VILLAGE OR TEMPLE, SCALLOPED RIM, MAKERS MARK ON UNDERSIDE, RESTING ON WOOD BASE, 8 1/2" DIAM., SURFACE WEAR TO PLATE...
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A JAPANESE BRONZE "BONSHO" TEMPLE BELLWITH BATS DESIGNA Japanese bronze "bonsho" temple bell with bats design, Early 20th century With partial paper sticker label on the interior, character indiscernible With...
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CHINESE TEMPLE PORCELAIN 5 CLAW DRAGONVASEChinese Temple Dragon Vase with applied curled dragon circling the center on plum colored ground surrounded by what appears to be shapes like white clouds. Bulbous body...
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RUSSIAN ORTHODOX OKLAD ICON, NINE MARTYRSOF KYZIKOS (CYZICUS) 19th century, tempera on panel with silverplate oklad, the nine martyrs depicted in front of a Byzantine temple, Christ enthroned above in heavenly clouds...
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19TH CENTURY QING DYNASTY PEKING GLASSSNUFF BOTTLE WITH CARNELIAN STOPPER, ON CARVED WOOD STAND 2 ?" x 1 ½" x 1" bottle Elongated slightly compressed form glass snuff bottle, carved from red to frosted white,...
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PAIR OF MAITLAND SMITH CHINESE FAMILLEVERT TEMPLE JARS 13 ¾" x 8" Made in China for Maitland Smith, pair of lidded temple jars, labels to the underside. Garden setting with figures flanked by Immortals and with...
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JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD BRONZE TEMPLEFLOOR LAMP Japan,19th-20th CenturyLarge shapely lamp base decorated with cranes, dragons, phoenixes, and taotie patterns throughout with decorative cloud and flowers incised...
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Large Chinese red lacquer dragon, stridingthrough clouds with flaming pearl resting on tongue, probably for use in a temple, 19th century, 43 x 61 x 19 in. Lacking stand, separations, repairs, areas of loss, deterioration,...
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Taoist Temple Shrine Chinese a carvedand pierced giltwood Taoist family altar piece with a dragon and clouds pediment central plaque of Chinese characters flanked by dragons all on a lotus leaves base; ht. 19...
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Large Pair of Chinese Blue-and-WhitePorcelain Covered Temple Jars, each of baluster form with domed covers topped with Foo-dog finials, the bodies decorated in underglaze blue with Foo dogs amongst clouds playing...
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Large Pair of Chinese Blue and WhitePorcelain Covered Temple Jars, each of baluster form, with cap-form covers and Foo-dog finials, decorated in underglaze blue with continuous scenes of four-clawed dragons...
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Rare and Spectacular Chinese Tile WorksPanel, from an exterior wall, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the thick tile works panel in two parts modeled in high relief depicting four haloed arhats in monk's robes, each...
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Pr. Japanese Meiji Wood Ni-O TempleGuardian DoorsThe fierce looking Ni-O carved of wood and lacquered in three dimensional form standing on rocky outcrops amongst gilt gold ruyi clouds one with his mouth open...
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A Meiji period three-case takamaki-eblack lacquer inro decorated with a temple bell a tree and clouds 3ins Estimate ?200-300 Some slight wear to the gilding and there is a little bit of flaking to the decoration...
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A Chinese Shanxi Elm Temple Bench circa1760 the back having an upper rail supported by lotus flower struts and surmounting lower panels hand carved and pierced with floral designs; the apron beneath a thick slatted...
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Chinese Imperial gold and red lacqueredict case qianlong period Of rectangular form, the flat, sharply sloped removable cover is carved in high relief, the front panel carved to show a two-character medallion...
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A Chinese Shanxi Elm Temple Bench 18thcentury the back having two upper rails supported by floriform struts and surmounting a third rail over carved and pierced panels of floral patterns; with a floating panel...
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A Chinese Shanxi Elm Temple Bench 18thcentury the back having an upper rail supported by floriform struts and surmounting a third rail over carved and pierced panels of animal patterns; having a floating panel...
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