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A Set of Lacquer Kiseruzutsu, Tabako-ire, and Kiseru, Signed Sesshin, Meiji Era
Located in Norton, MA
A fine set of a lacquer kiseruzutsu (pipe case), tabako-ire (tobacco pouch), and kiseru (pipe), signed on both the Pipe and Pipe Case.
Decorated with a sake gourd suspended from a ma...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Stone, Gold, Silver, Copper
Ancient Indian Carved Stone Gandharan Shakyamuni Buddha Statue 2nd Century A.D.
Located in Portland, OR
A rare and large ancient majestic carved stone Shakyamuni Buddha Statue, ancient region of Gandhara, Kushan Period, 2nd/3rd century CE.
The figure from Gandhara is deserving of direc...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Archaistic Antiquities
Materials
Schist
Ancient Khmer Sandstone Torso of a Four Armed Deity
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This impressive broad chested Khmer torso likely depicts Lokesvara, the famous bodhisattva of compassion in Buddhism. Our deity is seen wearing a pleated sampot with an oval-pattern...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Antiquities
Materials
Sandstone
Han Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Hu Jar
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese pottery Hu jar decorated with bands of raised lines and a pair of monster masks on the shoulder.
Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D.220
Size: Height 46.6 C.M. /...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Metal shoehorn with silver applications
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Metal shoehorn with silver applications and mother-of-pearl handle. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Brand: Absent. Weight: 80.36 grams. Dimensions: 23.5cm x 0.8cm. Cont...
Category
20th Century European Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Silver shoehorn engraved with antique lady motifs and original leather case
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver shoehorn with engravings depicting an ancient lady, with original leather case. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Cabeça de escravo. Weight: 46.86 grams. ...
Category
20th Century European Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Silver shoehorn with pearl monogram plaque
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver shoehorn with pearl monogram plaque. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 107.93 grams. Dimensions: 12.5cm x 5cm. Content: 833/1000. Assa...
Category
20th Century European Antiquities
Materials
Silver
$400 Sale Price
50% Off
Chinese fan with a thousand faces, Sandalwood box and gouache
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind Thousand-Faced Fan with Box, Bamboo and Gouache, Late 19th Century - China
Type: Thousand-Faced Fan
Materials: Paper, gouache, bone chinoiserie wood
Period: 1890s
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Category
Antique 1890s Antiquities
Materials
Bone, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Sandalwood
Antique Asian Wooden Primitive Disc Object
Located in Chiba, Chiba
An Asian vintage sculptural object of unknown origin and date, carved from a solid disc of wood and elevated on a simple stand.
The circular form has been shaped by hand, resulting i...
Category
20th Century Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Solid Zelkova Octagonal Display Stand, Japandi Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique octagonal display stand carved from solid zelkova wood.
The exact date is unknown, yet the piece carries a distinctly primitive presence, shaped with a quiet stren...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Lacquered Display Stand, 1920s–1940s, Japandi Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique lacquered display stand dating from the 1920s–1940s.
The surface is finished in deep black urushi lacquer, softly worn over time to reveal traces of the red underl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Candle Stand, Late 1800s, Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chiba, Chiba
A Japanese antique wooden candle stand dating to the late 1800s.
The wood species is unknown, yet the material has aged into a deep, nearly blackened tone, conveying a strong sense o...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Chinese Green Glass Snuff Bottle, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats. Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynast...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antiquities
Materials
Glass
Chinese Blue Glass Snuff Bottle, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats. Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynast...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antiquities
Materials
Glass
Petite Chinese Agate Snuff Bottle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats. Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynast...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Agate
Chinese Painting Stone Snuff Bottle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats. Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynast...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Stone
Set of 3 Wooden Tribal Figures — Papier-Mâché Molds, Myanmar, 19th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This set of hand-carved wooden tribal figures once served as traditional molds for creating papier-mâché effigies used in ceremonial practices in Myanmar. Each mold is shaped with ex...
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Two Annamese Vessels, Chu Dau Kilns, 15th–16th Century, Le Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
These two blue-and-white water vessels, made at the Chu Dau kilns of 15th–16th century Vietnam, feature a single pouring spout and five functional lugs used for gripping or attaching...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier East Asian Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Mingei Japanese Folk Art — Statue of Kannon Bosatsu, 18th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A serene Mingei (folk art) wooden statue of Kannon Bosatsu, dating to the 18th century.
Carved with simplicity and spiritual warmth, the figure embodies the humble, unadorned aesthet...
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Buddha Head, Bronze with Gilt – Uthong Kingdom, Thailand (14th–15th Century)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A finely cast bronze Buddha head from the Uthong Kingdom, dating to the 14th–15th century. This elegant piece reflects the early stylistic transition toward Ayutthaya aesthetics, cha...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Thai Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Cloudy Agate Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats. Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynast...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Agate
Chinese Soapstone Double Koi Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats. Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynast...
Category
20th Century Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Lapis Lazuli Koi Snuff Bottle
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats. Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynast...
Category
20th Century Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
An incense box in the shape of a shell with waka inscriptions
Located in Milano, IT
An incense box (kōgō) made from a real shell, painted in gold on the inside with waka (和歌) inscriptions, likely of poetic or romantic character.
The object recalls the shells used i...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antiquities
Materials
Shell
Chinese Ancient Acrobat Entertainers Collection, Ming Dynasty 1368-1644
Located in South Burlington, VT
Ancient Chinese collection of twelve (12) acrobatic entertainers each performing a unique twisting profile , some with with cymbal and drum attributes, Ming Dynasty 1368-1644.
Unmi...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Pala Black Stone Stele of Ganesha
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Seated in lalitasana with his pendant foot resting on the rat, Ganesh is seen here holding a mala, a radish, and a bowl of sweets in three of his hands while the fourth comfortably r...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Antiquities
Materials
Stone
Four-Sided Blue and White Vase with Floral Scrolls
Located in seoul, KR
This vase has a four-lobed form that creates a stable, well-balanced profile from shoulder to foot. Its underglaze-blue vegetal scrolls are drawn with fluid, controlled lines, the le...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier East Asian Ming Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Painted Snack Box with Deer
Lingzhi, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden Chinese box is a 19th-century snack box, once presented as a gift for a holiday or special occasion. To the delight of the recipients, the box would have been filled with...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique Original high Ranking Edo period Samurai armor Yoroi Japan Daimyō
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
This complete Edo-period samurai armor is an exceptional example of the refined martial elegance and ceremonial grandeur associated with Japan’s warrior aristocracy. Every component reflects a precise harmony of functionality, symbolism, and prestige.
At the heart of the set is a superb suji-bachi kabuto, constructed from multiple riveted iron plates arranged with flawless symmetry and enriched by a beautifully aged patina. It is crowned with a gilt tehen no kanamono, and the imposing maedate presents a pair of antler-like blades framing a gilded sun disc an emblem of celestial authority and divine lineage.
The Fukigaeshi feature extraordinary gilt dragon ornaments, carved in high relief. Dragons, ancient symbols of protection and power, were reserved for armor of the highest rank, strongly indicating that this set belonged to a Daimyō or high-ranking retainer.
The menpō, lacquered in deep black, includes a natural-hair moustache and an articulated jaw (resseibō), lending the face a vivid sense of character. Below it, the shikoro is composed of finely lacquered blue-and-gold plates, meticulously laced with silk.
The okegawa ni-mai dō cuirass is finished in a dark brown lacquer and laced in deep indigo silk, complemented by elegant orange ceremonial tassels a hallmark of formal presentation armor. The sode (shoulder guards) retain their rare bear-fur trimming, an expensive and status-laden material symbolizing courage and noble rank.
Completing the ensemble are beautifully made kote, haidate, and suneate, each executed with rich fabrics and refined lacquer work. A butterfly mon (chō-mon) appears on the leg guards an elegant symbol of transformation, adding a poetic contrast to the armor’s martial presence.
The extensive use of gilding, the rare bear-fur details, and the prominent dragon motifs confirm this as a piece created for the highest echelons of samurai society. It is a masterpiece where ceremonial artistry, symbolism, and authority converge.
Artistic and Historical Significance
This armor epitomizes the Edo-period ideal, when arms and armor transcended their battlefield origins and became expressions of identity, dignity, and cultural refinement. The interplay of dark lacquer, golden ornamentation, and natural materials embodies the spirit of bushidō discipline, inner strength, and beauty through restraint.
Whether displayed in a private collection, gallery, office, or interior setting, this armor commands attention. Its presence transforms any space, making it a truly museum-worthy centerpiece for collectors of Japanese, military, or historical art.
The set includes its traditional stand and storage box. As with all antique armor...
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Antiquities
Materials
Metal
Japanese Antique Horse Figurine 1900s-1940s / Sculpture Object Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique Japanese horse figurine, crafted in the early Shōwa period (1900s–1940s).
Although simple in form, it carries a distinct sense of life—an expressive charm that cou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Antique Tibetan Buddhist Handcrafted handheld Spinning Prayer wheel
Located in Pomona, CA
This is handcrafted Tibetan handheld spinning Prayer Wheel. This spinning prayer wheel was made from Sky Iron and has detailed handcrafted Tibetan traditional design with Copper wire...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities
Materials
Metal
An antique and large high-quality bronze bonsho
Located in Milano, IT
An antique and large bonshō (Buddhist temple bell) in high-quality bronze, made in the Edo period and dated 1754 (the fourth year of the Horeki er...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Fine Chinese Antique Rosewood Box with Brass Mounts – Qing Dynasty décor
Located in London, GB
Fine Chinese Antique Rosewood Box with Brass Mounts – Qing Dynasty Style
A beautifully crafted Chinese antique rosewood box, richly mounted with engraved brass fittings in traditional Qing dynasty style. The dark, dense rosewood contrasts elegantly with the finely detailed brass corner plates, cloud-form panels, Buddhist motives and ornate turtle central latch.
This high-quality scholar’s or jewellery box features hand-engraved decoration throughout, including geometric fret motifs and stylised foliate designs characteristic of late Qing decorative metalwork. The box retains its original lock plate with turtle (key not present).
A decorative and functional piece ideal for collectors of Chinese antiques, scholar’s objects, and classical Asian furniture.
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Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Ceramics
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wabi-Sabi Weathered Keyaki Wood Block 1900s-1940s / Figurine
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique, weathered block of Japanese keyaki (zelkova) wood. It is estimated to date from the early 1900s to the 1940s. Its form, shaped over many decades, carries a presen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Antiquities
Materials
Wood
JAPAN 1820 Edo Period Black Lacquered
Gilded Tansu Cabinet Chest With Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
Lacquered cabinet of drawers from the Edo Period.
This is a remarkable Japanese antique Tansu cabinet with drawers created during the Edo period (1600-1868). The portable Tansu cabi...
Category
Antique 1820s Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Gold, Bronze, Copper
$4,725 Sale Price
30% Off
Japanese Gold Maki-e Katana Kake (Sword Stand) with Dragon Motif
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This elegant katana kake (sword stand) is crafted from wood and finished with a rich lacquer coating. Its surface is adorned with a striking gold maki-e depiction of a dragon — a tim...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Tang Dynasty, Antique Chinese Painted Pottery Kneeling Camel with Oxford TL Test
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Chinese painted pottery kneeling camel with original pigments remaining.
Thermoluminescence (TL) test result from Oxford Authentication Ltd. is included.
Age: China, Tang Dy...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Early 20th C., Showa, A Pair of Antique Japanese Old Bronze Hibachi Brazier Pots
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A pair of Antique Japanese old bronze Hibachi brazier pots.
Hibachi is a traditional Japanese heating device.
Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Size: Height 26.8 C.M. / ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Yellow
Green Peking Glass Snuff Bottle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With bright color and intricate carvings, this petite Chinese snuff bottle from the early 20th century is a lovely example of the art of Peking glass. The little bottle is sculpted i...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Glass
Pair of Japanese Bamboo Flower Baskets, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
These unusual bamboo baskets are early 20th century flower baskets (hanakago) designed especially for ikebana, the Japanese art of floral arrangement. Sculptural and intriguing, each...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
$1,660 / set
Yellow
Green Peking Glass Snuff Bottle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With bright color and intricate carvings, this petite Chinese snuff bottle from the early 20th century is a lovely example of the art of Peking glass. The little bottle is sculpted i...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Glass
Petite Chinese Sticky Rice Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
This woven basket from Guizhou province celebrates the beautiful simplicity of a hand-woven object. Expertly woven of thin bamboo strips, the little basket was originally used for pr...
Category
20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Woven Bamboo Flower Basket, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
Woven with precious scale and delicate artistry, this small flower basket from the early 20th century is a charming example of traditional Chinese basketry. The basket is woven of th...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Woven River Basket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Centuries ago, a woven reed fisherman’s basket such as this would have been common in rural China as an everyday item, used until it became worn through. This example from the mid-19...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Reed
Vintage Chinese Woven Bamboo Tray Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
This shallow basket of hand-woven bamboo is a beautiful example of traditional Chinese basketry. Used for harvesting grain or as a kitchen vessel for food prep, the large, round tray...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1920 CHINESE MAHJONG SET + COUNTERS IN ORIGiNAL AMBOYNA WOOD CASE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this highly collectable Chinese Circa 1920's Mahjong set with the original Burr and Burl Amboyna wood box in...
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo, Amboyna
Gnarled Tree Trunk Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large wooden mortar dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for crushing rice, grain, spices and other foodstuffs. Carved from a single tree trunk, the mortar has...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Chinese Twin Dragon Water Pail, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Finely crafted of elmwood and brass, this lovely wooden bucket is a 19th-century Chinese water pail used for drawing up water from wells and rain jars. An especially elegant example,...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Elm
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1930 CHINESE MAHJONG SET + COUNTERS RACKS
MONEY IN ORiGINAL
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this highly collectable Chinese Circa 1930's extra large boxed Mahjong set with the original wood box includ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1950
s CHINESE IMPERIAL MAHJONG SET WITH THE ORIGINAL RACKS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this highly collectable Chinese Circa 1950's boxed Imperial Mahjong set with the original wood box including...
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Cloisonné Enamel Ewer, Ming-Qing Period
Located in seoul, KR
This cloisonné ewer features a brass body covered with turquoise-toned enamel and densely arranged lotus and floral motifs. The spout and handle are shaped in the form of a phoenix o...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier East Asian Antiquities
Materials
Enamel
Petite Chinese Bamboo Flower Basket, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
Woven with precious scale and delicate artistry, this petite flower basket from the early 20th century is a lovely example of traditional Chinese basketry. The small basket is woven ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Woven Bamboo Flower Basket, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
Woven with precious scale and delicate artistry, this small flower basket from the early 20th century is a lovely example of traditional Chinese basketry. The basket is woven of thin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Petite Chinese Gathering Basket, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
Woven with precious scale and delicate artistry, this petite bamboo basket from the early 20th century is a beautiful example of traditional Chinese basketry. Hand-crafted in southwe...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Early Southeast Asian Bronze Drum - Known in the Literature as a "Hager Type 1"
Located in Ukiah, CA
Early Southeast Asian bronze drum This type is known in the literature as a "Hager type 1" drum, and is used to classify all of the mainland Southeast Asian drums of this type. Hager Type 1 drums were made between the end of the Dong Son Period (approx. 1500- years ago) and the beginning of the modern styles of Frog drums (500 years ago )that are found through out Southeast Asia today. Dimensions: 11" tall x 21" wide (drum only) and 29.5" high on 19th Century antique wooden stand...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Petite Chinese Gathering Basket, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
Woven with precious scale and delicate artistry, this petite bamboo basket from the early 20th century is a beautiful example of traditional Chinese basketry. Hand-crafted in southwe...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
Petite Chinese Gathering Basket, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
Woven with precious scale and delicate artistry, this petite bamboo basket from the early 20th century is a beautiful example of traditional Chinese basketry. Hand-crafted in southwe...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo
19th Century, Mandalay, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Lotus Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Burmese wooden lotus Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base with gilded gold.
Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century
Size excludin...
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Chinese Black Lacquer Woven Plate, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This small woven tray from the early 20th century celebrates the beautiful simplicity of a hand-woven object. The round plate is shaped from tightly woven reeds or bamboo and finishe...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Rattan
