THE JESTER HYOTTOKO Netsuke, wood. Japan, 19th cent. The jester Hyottoko enters the stage during the interludes, called kyogen in noh-theater...

CHAWAN Glazed Raku ceramic. Japan, approx. Meiji and later Gently irregular and somewhat angularly-shaped body, mouth in mostly straight prog...

CHAWAN Glazed Raku ceramic. Japan, Japan, approx. Meiji and later The glaze is black and glossy, partly with obvious pore development. The wa...

BOTTLE FOR SAKE Glazed ceramic. Japan, approx. 19th cent. to Meiji and later Ovoid bottle form of this sake tokuri with flat foot and short, ...

VASE Glazed ceramic. Japan, Meiji / Taisho Tall, quadratic vase for ikebana. Irregular form, the green-gray glaze with some lighter and some ...

SAKE BOTTLE WITH GOD OF LONG LIFE Glazed ceramic. Japan, ca. 19th cent. to Meiji and later A formal, interesting bottle vase with three inden...

POT VESSEL Glazed ceramic. Japan, approx. Meiji to after Tall form, curving somewhat toward the exterior, with flat bottom. The highly glossy...

CUP Glazed Oribe ceramic. Japan, approx. Meiji to 20th cent. The circulating decor with landscape is semiplastic and offers distinctive rocks...

WALL VASE IN FORM OF GOD OF LUCK DAIKOKU Ceramic. Japan, approx. Meiji to 20th cent. A very attractive little hanging vase in form of the lau...

CUP-SHAPED BOWL Glazed Oribe ceramic. Japan, approx. Meiji to after The form is defined from the round foot to a slightly ovoid compression, ...

CHAWAN Glazed ceramic. Japan, Funnel-shaped bowl on small foot, the lively glaze featuring a light brown dripping pattern against a yellowis...

LARGE POT WITH LID Glazed Oribe ceramic. Japan, approx. Meiji to after An especially attractive, large teapot in spherical form with two slig...

DEEP BOWL Glazed Oribe ceramic. Japan, approx. Meiji to after Arched body with angular, flared rim, from which green glaze flows to a third o...

OVAL BOWL Glazed Oribe ceramic. Japan, ca. Meiji to later The ring-shaped foot with flue coil presents an upright oval cup and light compress...

VASE-SHAPED VESSEL Glazed ceramic. Japan, 19th cent. to Meiji Spherical form over a foot ring and with dynamically flared mouth. Light blue-g...

INK VESSEL Porcelain. Japan, 19th cent. to Meiji Blue underglaze painting with water depiction, an island with buildings and mountain chain i...

CHAWAN Glazed ceramic. Japan, Meiji / Showa Beautiful, dense biscuit; precisely formed foot, flue coil. The walls, in contrast, intentionally...

CHAWAN Glazed ceramic. Japan, 19th/ 20th cent. This tea cup in Korean style design is decorated with a relief of kiku-blossoms (Chrysanthemum...

WATER DROPPER Porcelain. Japan, approx. Meiji to after Square water dropper with little opening, which is oval, edged in yellow, on the field...

CHAWAN Glazed ceramic. Japan, ca. Meiji Idiosyncratic and absolutely unique vessel with partially figural design. The foot is a branch, the m...

A GROUP OF 1 CHANDELIER AND ONE PORCELAIN VASE Kutani porcelain. Japan, 19th ct. Kutani porcelain decorated with overglaze painting and gold....

SATSUMA VASE WITH TEMPLE AND SEA Coloured ceramic with gold. Japan, Meiji or later, 19th cent. – 1st half of 20th cent. Of ovoid baluster for...

SAKE BOTTLE Ceramic. Japan, 19th / 20th cent. With beige glaze and craquelé. One side with flower decoration in brown and light beige, the ba...

PAIR OF PLATES DECORATED WITH BLOSSOMS Porcelain with blue-white painting. Japan, 19th cent. Very effective composition from Arita! On back o...

PAIR OF IMARI-PLATES WITH BROCADE ORNAMENT Painted porcelain. Japan, 19th cent. Very attractive impressively colorful pair of plates! In back...

NOBUHIDE: SWORD KATANA . Japan, blade - Shinshinto, dated 1866 The blade: Shinshinto. Shinogitsukuri with iorimuni, the hada with mokume, mag...

FUCHI-KASHIRA WITH KANAWA RINGS Copper, shakudo and gold. Japan, 19th cent. A sightly smaller, simpler designed piece, presenting a compact n...

INLAID SHAKUDO FUCHI-KASHIRA WITH BLOSSOMS Copper, shakudo, silver, gilding. Japan, SIZE (F) 3,6 CM, SIZE (K) 3,2 CM Elaborate nanako ground,...

FUCHI-KASHIRA WITH THUNDER-CLOUD MOTIF Copper, shakudo, enamel, gilding. Japan, 19th century A truly elaborate craftsmanship! Fuchi with stro...

INLAID SHAKUDO KOZUKA WITH THE GOD OF LUCK HOTEI RESTING Shakudo, some gilding. Japan, 19th century Popular God of luck Hotei, carved in kata...

KOZUKA. SOMIN: INLAID SHIBUISHI KOZUKA WITH EBISU AND BENTEN Shibuichi. Japan, 19th cent. Engraved depiction of the luck Deities Ebisu and Be...

ARROW AND FALCON Shakudo, gold and a little bit of silver. Japan, 19th cent. Inlaid shakudo kozuka bearing a nanako ground decorated with an ...

PAIR OF GILDED IRIS MENUKI Shakudo, silver and gilt. Japan, LENGTH 3,9 AND 4 CM Each menuki in the form of an iris with lengthy foliage resem...

TSUBA WITH CLEAVES NATA Iron. Japan, 19th cent. Tsuba rendered in the style of the old ko-katchushi, of strongly rounded kakugata form with r...

TSUBA WITH DRAGON Iron, gold. Japan, 18th cent. Tsuba of kakugata form with two hitsu, raised and rounded rim, pierced in the Namban style w...

TSUBA WITH HOJU AND DRAGON Iron and gilding. Japan, HEIGHT 7,9 CM Of octagonal and slightly rounded form with ryohitsu and with a raised rim,...

TSUBA WITH RAFTSMAN Iron, copper, some gilding. Japan, 18th century Of round marugata form, with two hitsu, lobed and overlapping rim, bearin...

SMAL TSUBA Copper alloy. Japan, 19th century Simply crafted tsuba, of a flat and oval form, bearing one hitsu, evenly rimmed; filing traces (...

SMALL TSUBA WITH FOLIAGE Iron, shakudo, some gilding. Japan, 18th to 19th century Inlaid shakudo tsuba of a flat mokkogata form with lobed ed...

TSUBA WITH CHARACTERS Iron. Japan, 18th century or earlier Of large mokkogata form with two hitsu, rounded even rim. Ishime ground bearing re...

YAMADA TSUNEYOSHI: TSUBA WITH FULL MOON AND GEESE Lacquer and gold. Japan, 19th cent. The edge of this tsuba in mokkogata (lobed form) is sli...

MENUKI PAIR WITH HO-O Shakudo with silver and gold. Japan, 19th cent. Two long-tailed ho-o (same character as the Chinese fenghuag, phoenix) ...

TSUBA MIT MONDHASE Copper alloy with gilding. Japan, 19th cent. Small wakizashi-tsuba with natural hitsu. Depicted on the tsuba are crashing ...

KYU-GUNTO OF AN OFFICER . Japan, Meiji (1868 - 1912) Typical and finely executed Kyu-Gunto, an army sword of a high officer, though in the la...

DUCKS, ROCK AND PLUM TREE Indian ink and paint on silk. Korea, Choson, 19th century. A pair of fishing ducks floating in water in the lower s...

LIBRATION VESSEL WITH DRAGON AND GANESHA Gilding bronze. Nepal/Tibet,, 19th cent. An elaborately worked and interesting piece made of multipl...

FIGURAL OIL LAMP Bronze. Nepal, possibly 19th century The bowl with bell-shaped foot and u-shaped handle, merging into five protruding sectio...

FIGURAL CULT BELL Bronze. Nepal, possibly 19th century Unusual multi-parted bronze, raised on a domed foot with jagged rim, surmounted of an ...

GONG WITH MALLET Bronze, wood. NepaL, 20th cent. A beautifully formed, handcrafted bowl. It produces a deep warm tone when hit with the woode...

A GOBLET-SHAPED SILVER VASE Silver. Persia, 19th century A silver eight-lobed vase rising from a delicate flaring foot with fine motives of v...

LARGE WOODEN PANEL WITH DEPICTIONS OF BUDDHA Wood. Thailand, 19th cent. A rare tableau with half relief depicting the “1000 Buddhas“. Tall, r...

MULTI-FIGURED ASTROLOGICAL KEY Painting on fabric. Indonesia, Bali, 20th cent. A painting divided into 42 reserves, each with a short script ...

A FINE REPOUSSÉ SILVER BOWL Silver. Thailand, mid 20th cent. The flat ground of the bowl depicting a three-headed elephant amidst a circular ...

SAWANKHALOK BOWL Glazed ceramic. Siam, 15th - 16th cent. Rare example of such impressive quality. The heavy body has curved walls, is ribbed ...

BUDDHA HEAD Gray stone. Sukhothai-Ayutthya, possibly 17th cent. Despite heavy weathering, the facial features are quite well preserved. Clear...

SEATED BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI Bronze. Laotisch, ca. 18th to 19th cent. Buddha, Shakyamuni, seated in padmasana on a wide, hexagonal pedestal on a ...

ARHAT SEATED IN THE STYLE OF BUDDHA Gilded bronze. Siam, Ratanakosin, about 1800 Opulently wrought bronze in Ratanakosin-style, which became ...

CROWNED BUDDHA WITH PITTANCE BOWL Bronze. Northern Thailand, approx. 18th to 19th cent. Unusual and interesting depiction of a Buddha sitting...

STANDING FEMALE DEITY Bronze. Cambodia, Old Khmer Empire, 12th to 13th cent. The upper body is naked, necklaces around the breast, the dhoti ...

SITTING BUDDHA TOUCHING THE EARTH Bronze. Ayutthya to Shan, approx. 15th/ 16th cent. Fragment of a meditative seated Buddha Shakyamuni, one h...