Antique large Korean 3 Section stacking storage chest. Top compartment features double hinged compartment that opens for storage inside. Set of five pull out drawers just above midway. Lower two sections has single hinged compartments for additional storage. Original finish and hardware. Locking pins for each compartment included.

Age: Early 20th century

Dimensions: 38" wide 76" high x 22" deep

Early 20th century Chinese original huanghuali alter table. Well carved with warm tones that highlight the natural grain of the wood. Six "ghost eyes" appear throughout the table.

Age: Early 20th century Circa 1920's

Dimensions: 74" long x 33" high x 16 3/4" deep

Korean stacking two section chest. Made up of solid elm hardwood. Lower section has a front hinged compartment bandaji trunk. Upper compartment has a pair of hinged doors sitting above a set of four pull our drawers. Inside two shelves provide for convenient use of space. Original hardware.

Age: Early 20th century

Dimensions: 40 1/2: wide x 74" high x 18 1/4" deep

Antique Indian miniature painting of a palace scene. Two beautiful court ladies sit on a palace balcony overlooking a lotus pond. A noble courtier sits at their feet. In the distance, another palace peeks through the trees. It is dusk and the setting sun has turned part of the sky orange. The image is framed by writing. There are gold details and a deer sits off to the side. This page is beautiful framed so the edges can be seen.

Age: 19th century

Dimensions: 15 3/4" high... Click for details

Antique Indian miniature painting of 7 noblemen seated in a garden. The men, most likely noble scholars, are seated around a white clad figure holding a flower branch. Painted in gauche mineral colors on paper. Framed.

Dimensions: 11 5/8" high x 9 5/8" wide (in frame). Image: 7" high x 4 1/4" wide

Antique Indian miniature painting of 10 noblemen. Most likely a scene from an Islamic text, the noblemen focus their attention toward the figure in the center with the purple plume. The surrounding architecture is decorated with ornate floral motifs. Painted in gauche mineral colors on paper. Framed.

Dimensions: 11 5/8" high x 9 5/8" wide (in frame). Image: 7" high x 4 1/4" wide

Antique Japanese jingasa, samurai helmet made of hammered copper. Bulbous form with rounded rim. Zinc lining and copper hooks with a hemp cord. A single character mon in black lacquer on the front. On a custom metal stand.
The samurai class in feudal Japan, as well as their retainers and footsoldiers (ashigaru), used several types of jingasa made from iron, copper, wood, paper, bamboo, or leather.

Age: Edo Period (late 19th century)

Dimensions: 22 1/2" high (on... Click for details

Antique Chinese Porcelain Purple Flambe Vase. Deep red undertones with purple glazing down from the stem down to the base.

Age: Late 19th Century

5 1/3" wide 7" high

Edo Japanese Fukusa Embroidery pair minogame turtle turstles amounst the Sea and surf. Dtails in gold in silver on a deep purple silk base. Backed in original orange material. Edo Japanese fudog fukusa embroidery. The silk panel is embroidered in gold with detailed pair of minogames. Japanese mythical turtle that is said to live 1,000 years. In the 17th–19th centuries, fukusa were used to wrap gifts in a ceremonial setting. They were more decorative than functional, and were... Click for details

Rare Edo Japanese fudog fukusa embroidery. The silk panel is embroidered in gold with detailed fu dog climbing the mountainous terrain. Backed on its original green velvet organic material.
In the 17th–19th centuries, fukusa were used to wrap gifts in a ceremonial setting. They were more decorative than functional, and were used to add beauty to the gift and to show the refinement of the donor and recipient.

In Japan, the color purple is considered yin (female) and... Click for details