A large bronze tripod ritual food vessel (ding) and cover. North-central China, Shanxi/Henan provincThe basin stands on three bulbous legs with tw...

A bronze food vessel of gui type. Early Zhou dynasty, 12th/10th century BCOn a slightly splayed foot and with animal-shaped handles with flanges. ...

A bronze food vessel of gui type. Early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century BCOn a foot with a molded bottom edge, a slightly curved body with ever...

Two small bronze drinking vessels. Early Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 11./10. Jh. v. Chr.Both of elegant shape with a splayed foot and wide mouth, a)...

A bronze lid of a food vessel of gui type. Western Zhou dynasty (11th century-771 BC)With horizontal grooves and a band of stylised dragons and tw...

A two-part bronze food vesssel (xian or yan). Western Zhou dynasty (11th century-771 BC)In two parts; the conical basin with a pierced bottom, an ...

A large bronze military drum/bell. South-central/South-west China. Late Eastern Zhou/early Western HOf elliptical cross section, the body swells g...

A bronze garlic-head wine vessel of hu type. Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, 4th/3rd century BCOf compressed globular shape, with a long slender neck s...

A bronze bow with a short handle of xuan type. Han-dynastyWith a bulbous body with thin ridges beneath the rim, the handle ending in a dragon's he...

A gilded bronze bowl. Zhou dynastyTo the outside two undecorated narrow friezes and an everted thin rim. Finely incised with volutes and zigzag ba...

A bronze pouring vessel for wine (jiadou). Bronze. Early Western Han dynasty, 2nd century BC.Globular shape with a thin horizontal ridge around th...

A large inlaid bronze garment hook. Warring States period, 3rd/4th century BCHeavily cast terminating in an animal head hook and with a knob on th...

Thee silver and gold inlaid bronze garment hooks. Warring States period, 3rd/4th century BCAll of curved shape terminating in an animal head hook ...

Three bronze garment hooks, Warring States period, 3rd/4th century BCa) A tiny hook in shape of an insect with spread out wings, green patina, b) ...

A bronze incense burner. Ming dynasty or laterOf round shape, the cylindrical body with a horizontal ridge around the body and with two lion head ...

A bronze ritual vessel of ding type. Western Zhou dynastyStanding on tubular feet and with two thin handles set vertically onto the rim, below the...

A small elegant bronze vase of ji or duan type. Early Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 11. Jh.Of elongated pear shape, on a high splayed foot. Strong gr...

A bronze ritual wine vessel. Early Han dynasty, second century BCWith a globular body with a tall collar which fits precisely into the high, bell-...

A large bronze military drum/bell. South-central/South-west China. Late Eastern Zhou/early Western HOf nearly elliptical cross section, the body s...

A large bronze military drum/bell. South-central/South-west China. Late Eastern Zhou/early Western HOf a rounded square cross section, the body sw...

A lidded bronze vase of fanghu type. Han-Zeit (206 v.Chr.-220 n.Chr.)Pear-shaped with two taotie masks to the shoulder with pendant loose rings, t...

A gold and silver inlaid bronze fitting for a staff. Warring States period (480-221 BC)Of almost cylindrical shape, ending in a tiger's head with ...

A bronze daggar hilt. Ca. 3rd century BCIn shape of intertwined dragons, the bodies with a central ridge and small knobs, accentuated by inlays of...

A bronze tripod incense burner. Ming dynastyOn three cabriole legs emerging from lion heads, with two high and curved handles and a slightly domed...

A bronze incense burner. Qing dynasty, 17th/18th centuryIn shape of an archaic bronze ding on three cabriole legs and with vertical handles. At th...

A large bronze incense burner. Qing dynastyOf bulbous globular shape with an everted rim and two large elephant head handles. To the base an apocr...

A partly gilt bronze sawasa incense burner. 18th centuryOn four feet, the lobed bulbous body with two handles in shape of lion masks, the four lob...

A partly gilt bronze sawasa tobacco box. 18th centuryOf flat oval shape, on the lid and bottom part in relief a landscape with pagoda and building...

A very large Miao tribe silver choker. Southern China, Xijiang/Guizhou Province, Leishan County. CaConsisting of twisted strands forming large lo...

A pair of very large silver earrings of the Yao tribe. Southern China, Guangxi province, Jinxiu distConsisting of engraved panels surrounded by se...

A Uzbekistan bridal jewellery of gilt silver and with corals and turquoises. Chiwa, Chwarezm. Late 1Hanging from a openwork plaque set with turquo...

An Uzbekistan coral and gold necklace. Probaly Buchara. Around 1900Consisting of coral beads with a small central plaque set with five turquoise s...

A bronze and champlevé enamel ruyi sceptre. 18th/19th centuryIn shape of two intertwined branches with side branches with small peaches and lingzh...

A hexagonal foliate brown lacquer tray with mother of pearl decoration. 17th/18th centuryDepicting a group of scholars admiring a panel in front o...

A black lacquer dish with mother-of-pearl inlays. Ryûkyû. 17th/18th centuryDepicting two confronting five-clawed dragons among clouds encircling a...

A Coromanel lacquer four-leaf screen. 18th centuryDepicting figures in a landscape with pavilions and enclosures, flanked by the Hundred Antiquit...

A rhinozeroshorn cup. 18th centuryIn shape of a lotus leaf, surrounded by waves which form the stand of the cup, the stems of the lotus bud and a ...

A rhinozeroshorn cup. 18th/19th centuryIn shape of a lotus leaf, carved to the outside with a lotus flower and a pod, reeds and a fruiting pomegra...

Two almost identical black wood libation cups, probably zitan woodBoth cups entwined by branches with narrow leaves carved in the round. Height 8 ...

A round tortoiseshell box. 19th centuryThe slightly domed lid carved in openwork with grapevines and five moveable squirrels, the borders carved w...

A Canton ivory work box. Ca. 1830Of rectangular shape, and on four lion paw's feet, carved all over. On the lid In deep relief a dignified couple ...

An ivory sceptre. Qing dynasty, 19th centuryOf narrow and slightly curved shape, the inside incised finely with the immortals Lü Dongbin, Cao Guoj...

An ivory figure of a Guanyin. Late 19th centuryStanding and and supporting a scroll on her hands. The chignon and the cloth placed over thehead ca...

A tall ivory vase. Early 20th centuryCarved from one single tusk, to the neck two lion heads mounted with loose rings, to the body and neck alltog...

An ivory lid and neck of a large vase. Early 20th centuryThe lid worked in three pieces, above the neck with two cartouches filled with figures in...

An ivory brush pot. First half 20th centuryCarved with a scholar, two servant boys and a lady with a brush on a garden terrace, and a long inscrip...

A semi-official embroidered blue silk dragon robe (longpao). 19th centuryButtoned sideways and with a slit in front and back. In couched gold-wrap...

A semi-official embroidered brown satin dragon robe (longpao). 19th centuryButtoned sideways and with a slit in front and back. In couched gold-wr...

A pair of trapezoid hongmu wood tables 19th centuryEach of the waisted tables with four square legs connected by stretchers above the hoove-shaped...

A large mother of pearl inlaid lacquer table. Late Qing dynastyOn four square legs connected at the narrow sides with two stretchers, and apron an...

A huanghuali cabinet in two partsA cabinet on four feet with decorative spandrels, with a double door with beaded panels, inside two shelves and t...

Two small, probably huanghuali wood cupboardsIn two parts, the bottom cabinet with a double door, its panels carved with camellia and magnolia, on...

Reference bookGustav Ecke, Chinese Domestic Furniture, one hundred and sixt-one plates illustrating one hundred and twenty-two pieces of which twe...

A pewter Yixing teapot. 19th centuryOf hexagonal shape, the spout, part of the handle and knob of the lid of pale-green jade, decorated to the ext...

A silver tea set. Around 1900Consisting of a tea pot, sugar bowl and milk ewer, with bamboo shaped handles, the bodies decorated in repoussé with ...

Five silver pieces. Around 1900All pieces decorated in repoussé. a) A bowl with handles, marked CW 85 Ren?long, b) and c) a sugar bowl, marked Cho...

A large Mongolian silver lidded vessel. 20th centuryOn three lion head feet, with two large handles with loose rings, and with a tall domed lid, t...

Five chased silver adornments. Late 19th centurya) A long necklace with chalcedony beads and a pendant in shape of a boy riding a qilin, and chain...

A pair of mother-of-pearl and gold cufflinks. Late 19th centuryOf round, slightly domed and carved with figures in a garden landscape, mounted in ...

A silver two-part belt buckle and sic silver buttons. Late 19th centurya) In shape of the characters shou and fu, both meaning good luck, marked J...