A VERY RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GULate Shang DynastyThe tall vessel crisply cast with a flared mouth and pedestal foot, the central...

A RARE AND LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A MALE ATTENDANTTang Dynasty The figure gracefully modelled standing on a low trapezoidal base, h...

A RARE HUANGHUALI MEDICINE CHEST WITH DRAWERS, YAOXIANGLate Ming DynastyOf rectangular form, constructed with a removable panel door at the front ...

A BLACK-GLAZED 'RIBBED' JARNorthern Song/Jin DynastyThe jar of ovoid form rising to a short neck with lipped rim, the body applied with evenly-spa...

A RARE PAIR OF HUANGHUALI SIDE-TABLES WITH SHELF, ZHUO17th centuryEach of rectangular form, comprising one shelf and a top supported by four uprig...

A RARE PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE 'MYTHICAL BIRD' SCROLL WEIGHTTianji Wenbao incised four-character mark, 18th centuryThe domed weight finely carv...

A VERY RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE FOOD VESSEL, YULate Shang Dynasty, 13th-12th century BCThe deep rounded sides crisply cast in high relief with four lar...

A FINE AND RARE HUANGHUALI RECESSED-LEG TABLE, QIAOTOUAN17th/18th centuryThe table defined by a single plank top panel terminating in everted flan...

A RARE GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE ELEPHANT-HEAD-HANDLED INCENSE BURNER, GUIGu Shi mark, 17th/18th centuryThe vessel heavily cast with an inverted bell-s...

A FINE LARGE ZITAN LOTUS-SHAPED BRUSHPOT, BITONG18th centuryThe vessel deftly carved with barbed sides divided into twelve bracket lobes, supporte...

AN IMPORTANT AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE HUANGHUALI RECTANGULAR DAY-BED, TACirca 1550-1600The well-proportioned bed with a moulded frame of standard mite...

A LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED RIBBED DISH15th centuryThe shallow rounded sides rising from a short foot to an everted rim with raised edge, the ...

A LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED BARREL-SHAPED GARDEN SEAT, ZUODUN15th/16th centuryThe sides boldly moulded with designs of a flowering peony plant growi...

A FINE PAIR OF HUANGHUALI YOKEBACK ARMCHAIRS, NANGUANMAOYI17th centuryEach with a curved crest rail supported on curved rear posts and s-shaped sp...

A VERY RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YOUEarly Western Zhou Dynasty, 10th century BCThe vessel of oval section fitted with a pa...

A RARE PAIR OF LARGE HUANGHUALI SQUARE STOOLS, FANGDENG17th/18th centuryEach with a square frame enclosing a hard-mat seat with double reeded apro...

A PAIR OF RARE HUANGHUALI, BURLWOOD AND FRUITWOOD ROUND-CORNER CABINETS, YUANJIAOGUI17th/18th centuryEach sloping-stile cabinet with a protruding ...

A ZITAN BRUSHPOT, BITONGQing DynastyOf circular section, carved from a single piece, with gently-waisted sides and everted mouthrim, the densely-g...

A large gold-splashed bronze tripod incense burner, dingXuande six-character mark, 17th/18th centuryThe incense burner of compressed bombé form, c...

A RARE GREENSTONE-INSET HUANGHUALI SQUARE INCENSE STAND, changfangxiangji17th/18th centuryThe top of standard mitre, mortise and tenon constructio...

A RARE BRONZE RITUAL TRIPOD VESSEL, DINGEarly Western Zhou DynastyThe deep U-shaped body supported on three columnar legs, the flat everted rim se...

A FINE BURLWOOD BRUSHPOT, BITONG18th centuryOf cylindrical form and refined simplicity, the base with a central plug, the wood of warm caramel-bro...

A rare miniature huanghuali two-tiered picnic box, tihe17th/18th centuryThe box gracefully proportioned, comprising a cover and two deep trays set...

AN EXTREMELY RARE HUANGHUALI LOW-BACK CONTINUOUS YOKEBACK ARMCHAIR, NANGUANMAOYI17th centuryThe highly-curved round-cornered top-rail pipe joined ...

ANONYMOUSSunset over Musashi Plain, Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo (1615-1868) Period, 17th centuryA six-panel folding screen painted in ink, mineral...

A FINE AND RARE LARGE HUANGHUALI RECESSED-LEG BENCH, DATIAODENG17th centuryThe bench of robust proportions, the rectangular mat surface set within...

A VENETO-SARACENIC DISH, ASCRIBED TO MAHMED AL-KURDIEgypt or Syria，second half of the 15th centuryThe shallow dish with flat rim, decorated with a...

A HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIR, QUANYI17th centuryWith curving toprail sloping down to the arms supported on serpentine side posts and termi...

A RARE HUANGHUALI FLAT-TOP RECESSED-LEG TABLE, PINGTOU'AN17th centuryThe long single-panel top set within a wide frame with 'ice-plate' edge, supp...

A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL VESSEL, ZHIEarly Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th/10th century BCThe elegant pear-shaped body flaring to a wide trumpet mou...

A RARE PAIR OF HUANGHUALI WAISTED CORNER-LEG STOOLS, FANGDENG17th centuryBoth stools gracefully proportioned, the rectangular frame mitered and wi...

A VERY FINE PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIRS, QUANYI17th centuryEach elegantly modelled with a curving toprail sloping down to the arms...

A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE INCENSE BURNER, GUIXuande six-character mark, 17th/18th centuryThe archaistic body rising from a spreading foot to a gently...

A SMALL GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE HALBERD-HANDLED INCENSE BURNER, YILUXuande six-character mark, 17th/18th centuryThe vessel of archaistic form rising ...

A FINE AND RARE HUANGHUALI BURLWOOD-INSET INCENSE STAND, XIANGJI17th centuryThe stand of rectangular shape enclosing a top of standard mitre, mort...

A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, HULate Spring and Autumn Period, late 6th-5th century BCThe slender pear-shaped body rising fr...

A VERY FINE AND RARE HUANGHUALI YOKEBACK ARMCHAIR, GUANMAOYI17th centuryWith a well-carved protruding crestrail supported on a broad S-shaped spla...

A VERY RARE PAIR OF HUANGHUALI SQUARE STOOLS, FANGDENG17th/18th centuryEach fitted with a mat seat, set within a square frame above a plain narrow...

AnonymousJapan, Books, 18th/19th centuryA pair of two-panel folding screens decorated with pieces probably from costumes for the Noh drama and per...

A RARE HUANGHUALI SQUARE-CORNER CABINET, FANGJIAOGUI17th/18th centuryOf rectangular form, the doors with single floating panels of standard miter,...

A FINE AND RAIR PAIR OF HUANGHUALI 'LAMPHANGER' CONTINUOUS YOKEBACK CHAIRS, DENGGUAYI17th centuryEach fitted with a stepped crest rail extending b...

A RARE GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE OVAL INCENSE BURNERXuande six-character mark, 18th centuryThe vessel of elliptical form with gently-flaring sides risi...

A GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER, DINGXuande seal mark, 17th/18th centuryOf globular shape supported on three short curling legs, and ...

A RARE LARGE HUANGHUALI FLAT-TOP RECESSED-LEG TABLE, PINGTOU'AN17th/18th centuryThe table top of standard miter, mortise and tenon construction, e...

A VERY RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE COPPER-INLAID WINE VESSEL, BIANHUWarring States PeriodThe vessel with flattened oval sides raised on a spreading rectan...

A WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORD) WITH LACQUER MOUNTSBy Yasutsugu, Edo Period (1615-1868), 17th/18th centuryThe blade of shinogi-zukuri form with torii-zo...

A KATANA (LONG SWORD) WITH LACQUER MOUNTSBy Shoji Yamon Naokatsu (active 1864-1868), late Edo Period (1615-1868), dated Genji Year 1 (1864)The bla...

A GOLD LACQUERED KAWARI KABUTO (ECCENTRICALLY-SHAPED HELMET)Edo Period (1615-1868), 17th/18th centuryAn impressive naga eboshi nari kabuto (helmet...

A FINE PAIR OF HUANGHUALI RECTANGULAR WAISTED CORNER-LEG STOOLS, FANGDENG17th/18th centuryBoth stools with a soft-mat seat set within the rectangu...

A RARE HUANGHUALI YOKEBACK 'OFFICIAL'S HAT' ARMCHAIR, SICHUTOU GUANMAOYI17th centuryGracefully proportioned with a solidly carved toprail, the sha...

A SPINACH-GREEN JADE BRUSHPOT, BITONGMid Qing DynastyOf cylindrical form inset with a circular base, the lustrous stone of rich spinach-green tone...

A VERY RARE PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIRS, QUANYI17th/18th centuryBoth chairs with the sweeping crest rail terminating in outswept h...

A VERY RARE HUANGHUALI RECESSED-LEG SIDE TABLE, JIUZHUO18th centuryThe table defined by a thick top framed on four sides and with beaded edges, se...

A RARE PAIR OF ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSELS, HUWarring States PeriodEach vessel of pear-shaped body cast with three horizontal bands of inte...

ANONYMOUSChrysanthemums Beside a Brushwood Fence, River, and Pine Tree, Edo Period (1615-1868), circa 1700A six-panel folding screen painted in in...

A RARE GILT-COPPER-MOUNTED SHELL-INLAID NANBAN LACQUER CABINETMomoyama Period, late 16th/early 17th centuryEmbellished predominantly in gold hiram...

A RARE LARGE TIANQI AND QIANGJIN LACQUER ALTAR TABLEWanliThe rectangular top colourfully decorated with a garden landscape scene depicting various...

A RARE PAIR OF HUANGHUALI MARBLE-INSET HIGH-BACK ARMCHAIRS, GUANMAOYI17th/18th centuryEach chair with a flat crestrail supported on a slightly-cur...

A RARE PAIR OF LARGE JICHIMU STOOLS, CHANGFANGDENG17th/18th centuryEach stool with a soft-mat seat set within a wide frame with double cushion-mou...

AN ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL AND COVER, DOUEastern Zhou DynastyThe bowl raised on a high stem, the body cast with stylised dragons beneath...