Large lacquered wooden box inlaid with mother-of-pearl in the shape of flowers, butterflies, bamboo, Greek motifs... Brought China to France by a French officer around 1890. Beautiful ornamentation wh[...]
A rare matched pair of hollow cast bronze anklets, each measuring 13.8 cm in diameter. Each is constructed with a long open slot along the side and contains a loose pellet that produces a distinctive [...]
Heavy Chinese bronze bowl in Ming Xuande style (15th century). Hand engraved and from China. Created at the end of the 19th century, beginning of the 20th century, it is cast and chiseled bronze. It r[...]
A finely cast Cambodian (Khmer) bronze Buddhist ritual bell with deep, untouched patina. The baluster handle is surmounted by a squatting guardian figure—arms crossed over the knees, wearing a crown a[...]
This print was made by Utagwa Kunisada I in September 1839 published by Izumiya Ichibei. It is a kabuki print depicting an actor in his costume. This actor is Ichikawa Ebizo V who is playing fukui sab[...]
Pair of paintings, China, Qing Dynasty,18th-19th century,depicting scenes of daily life of the local population, on paper155x51 cm2024.10.8“Antichità Giglio” gallery is available, upon request, forcon[...]
The actor Nakamura Fukusuke I in three roles, that of Kagekiyo, Toshimon in Kachôfûgetsu (Kachôfûgetsu Noushi Toshima) and that of a merchant,.Edo period,Publisher Iseya Kamekichi,Oban,Nishiki-e Techn[...]
Portrait of a mustachioed man from Southeast Asia. This beautiful portrait was painted in oil on linen canvas mounted on cardboard. The frame is made of wood partially covered with turtle. Dimensions:[...]
Xindian was one of the most important Neolithic cultures in northwest China. This jar is painted with a rare vortex motif. It is in excellent condition. Provenance: French collection
This rare Peranakan gilt silver belt buckle (orbaba-nonya) originates from Malaysia/Singapore circa 1890.It features a concave, scalloped shape, decorated with repoussé and chased flowers, lucky mythi[...]
A boxwood netsuke with a blonde patina, depicting a long-bearded sennin walking with a staff and a sake bottle.
The garments are finely carved with precise details, while the himotoshi are placed on [...]
A cylindrical bronze vase, finely crafted with a dark patina, depicting a Ryū dragon in relief.
The body of the dragon emerges and disappears among the swirling waves while holding the sacred Buddhis[...]
Ivory okimono depicting the goddess Benten, goddess of beauty and love, playing a stringed instrument. Signed Shozan, Edo school, Japan Taisho period (1912-1928). Height: 7.3cm. Waiting for Cities.
Furisode kimono which are characteristic of long sleeves (for single women, see one of my prints) It required a lot of work to make it. The white and black dots as well as the orange dots are made by [...]
Antique wooden Netsuke signed Japan 19th century period. Hand-carved wood, representing a cat and a mouse, circa 1900 - Signature visible in perfect condition
Beautiful porcelain stoneware vase with celadon glaze, pearl gray color tending to green.* End of the Song Dynasty or Beginning of the Yuan Dynasty *Pansu shape resting on a small heel, the base decor[...]
Chinese dress in green silk and polychrome thread embroidery, embroidered on both sides, decorated with colorful flowers, branches, gourds and birds (phoenixes), from China, circa 1900, early 20th cen[...]
Rare set of four nestable boxes in extremely fine tortoiseshell, each decorated with a silver medallion in the Yogyakarta style. Excellent condition except for a crack on the largest box (see photo).D[...]
Magnificent Chinese famille rose vase, 20th century. The painting style is that of Wang Dafan, probably painted by Wang Dafan. Very beautiful painted vase. Marked under the vase "Gu Song Zhai Zhi". A [...]
Covered tea pot in Satsuma earthenware with a brown/black gradient glaze. Produced in the late Edo period (1603 - 1868). Old labels on the bottom. Height: 11.5 cm. Carefully shipped by Colissimo with [...]
An elegant Indonesian silver attar (perfume) bottle, late 19th–early 20th century. The lobed “labu” (gourd) form is accentuated with applied beaded ribs, rising to a decorated neck with rope-moulded c[...]
Elegant Chinese opium pipe dating from the late Qing period (19th century). The base is decorated with panels of shagreen (sharkskin) framed in brass, and a pierced brass panel with floral motifs. The[...]
Two long and narrow lacquered soliflores, black lacquer decorated with bunches of flowers in gold, one containing a golden receptacle for water, the second silver, these receptacles are fixed and not [...]
Round condiment box, in lacquer with a black background, lid with polychrome decoration of birds perched on branches in a lake setting with a pagoda and snow-capped mountain. Interior composed of seve[...]
Large sword of Chinese origin, defense known as jian, late 19th century Qing dynasty. Very beautiful piece in very good original condition with its black wooden scabbard enhanced with gilt bronze piec[...]
Multi-strand necklace in white glass paste from Fouille, silver-plated washers and light green jade butterfly clasp, Kachin province, mid-20th century, Burma. Necklace reassembled identically with nec[...]
Very beautiful Chinese scroll, Representing a lake landscape decorated with pagodas, characters and architecture in the middle of mountains, Watercolor, pigments, ink on paper, Signature to be identif[...]
Vase resting on a conical, hemispherical foot, surmounted by wide, flat lips, slightly hemmed at their ends. The body is decorated with incised motifs in volutes, discoidal arcs of circles and sinuous[...]
Very beautiful low, circular, multi-lobed side table or pedestal table, made of openwork exotic wood carved with foliage and a beaded border. It rests on four arched legs with chimera, lion or wolfdog[...]
2 figures, one eating, the other - bearded - armed with a long stick. Height: 41 mm. I don't know anything about Japanese art, I can't provide you with any other information, but other photos if you w[...]
Magnificent and rare Chinese court lady from the Han Dynasty (-206 BCE - 220 CE). This artifact was used to accompany the deceased on the journey after death and was found in a tomb. She is in a posit[...]
TRIBUTE ARTS-OCEANIAN ARTS-SCULPTURE INDONESIA NORTH JAVA KRISS HANDLE SOLID WOOD CARVED EARLY 19TH CENTURY Kriss handle (old Indonesian dagger), in solid carved wood, with anthropomorphic/zoomorphic [...]
This print is made by Utagwa Kunisada in January 1852, a kbuki-e of a play called Koi karigame zome which was performed in Kawarazaki. This print is a quintych which is quite rare. The play Koi goromo[...]
Netsuke in patinated ivory representing the Koryo legend placing the sandal on the foot of an old man on horseback named Kosekiko. Signed under the base Masayuki , Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Hei[...]
Antique Japanese Ivory Netsuke Depicting a Man in a Kimono. Polychrome Ivory. Signature under the base. Height 5 cm. This item was manufactured before 1947 and therefore complies with European Union r[...]
Japan, mid-Edo period (1603–1868).Stag-antler netsuke depicting a small porter squeezed between two bundles. Himotoshi drilled through one rear lobe; the porous core of the antler is visible at the ti[...]
An 18th century (VOC colonial period) Amboyna wood document case on ball feet, decorated with a brass lock plate, handles and corner ornaments. Without lock. Width: 46 cm. Height: 28 cm. Depth: 25.5 c[...]
Japanese work from the Meiji period (1868–1912). Patinated bronze okimono of a hen, dark brown patina with neatly chased plumage, head lowered as if pecking. Technical notes: hollow cast with small fo[...]
China, late Ming dynasty, 17th century. Songzi Guanyin figure in partially lead-glazed earthenware with turquoise/green, ochre, white and aubergine glazes. Guanyin sits in meditation on a rocky base, [...]
Bhutanese short saber called patag - Bhutan, 19th century Wooden handle covered with leather and a finely chiseled and openwork brass pommel. Single-edged blade of beautiful forging quality. Forged in[...]
A rare antique iron vase with champlevé enamel decoration, dating to the Qing dynasty, 19th century (possibly earlier). The vase is of baluster form with a short cylindrical neck and everted rim. The [...]
Hang Hong Naga, sacred and protective decorative element of Buddhist temple. Carved wood, vestiges of colors and mica inlays. Kingdom of Siam, end of the Ayuatthaya period (Late 18th century) It is fo[...]
Ivory okimono representing Fukurokuju, one of the Sichi Fukuji, one of the seven gods of happiness, god of wisdom and longevity with an excessively long skull; he carries at the end of his gnarled sta[...]
Saber, the Japanese officer's gunto (army saber) Type98. A blade from World War II, signed KANEUJI (The mei "Kaneuji", Kaneuji being a very old name in Mino, Sho hallmark, taka-no-hanakago, signed nak[...]
Chinese porcelain umbrella stand or large vase decorated with cobalt underglaze painting on a white ground. The composition depicts a group of figures in a landscape decorated with trees, plants, and [...]
This print was made by Toyohara Chikanobu on March 10, 1896. It is a representation of three women in kimono who practice the floral art called Ikebana-do. One of them brings cut plants to the left, t[...]
Superb small Chinese jar in blue and white with underglaze lotus decorations. A lion's head on each side. The interior of the jar as well as the underside clearly reveal the potter's work. Very old wo[...]
Black lacquer box with inlays, 19th century, China or Indochina. Very pretty empty pocket box with very beautiful lacquer work with mother-of-pearl inlays highlighting the deep black of the lacquer by[...]
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