8 septembre 2009

Gusoku, Late Muromachi period kabuto bachi (circa 1525). Early Edo period gusoku. Excellent original period condition. Tetsu 62 ken ko-boshi suji bachi, hishi-toji ni-mai dou gusok - Price: 22,750 € Toraba Samurai Arts Kita Machi 1 Chome 7-5 - Namporo Cho Sorachi Gun - 069-0231 Hokkaido - Japan - Tel : +81-11-378-7337 - Email address : toraba@spa.att.ne.jp - Website : http://www.toraba.com

Robert  Turner,  Deep Forest Lily, 2003, Del Norte County, California Fuji Crystal Archive - 30 x 40 in. (40 x 49 in. matted) 76.2 x 101.6 cm. (101.6 x 124.5 cm. matted) - Edition: 100 - Signed in pencil on the recto face overmat; signed, titled, dated and editioned in pencil on verso - Estimate: from $3,000 to $4,000Robert Turner brings his background in filmmaking to his career as a professional photographer. Turner’s photography is a product of extensive travel, approximately 30,000 miles a year, “in pursuit of... [Lire la suite]

Painted enamel gu vase. China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period 1736 - 1795 A polychrome enamel Gu shaped vase of square section. The base is flat and forms a flared stem that leads up towards a bulbous middle section. A sloping ridge divides this area with the stem and the flaring neck of the vase, which follows. Protruding flanges ornament the edges of the vase along all three sections. The middle section of the vase is painted with four shaped cartouches, each depicting a European-style village with buildings and a bridge in a... [Lire la suite]

5 dynasties, Qian De Yuan Bao 1-cash 5 dynasties, Qian De Yuan Bao 1-cash. Cast in AD919 under rule of emperor Wang Jian of former Shu kingdom during 5 Dynasties and 10 Kingdoms period. 23.5mm / 2.81g - 15 USD @ dong_hua_zhai 

Du Pou-Heures Veauce (Utilisation de Poitiers et Paris). En latin et en français, manuscrit enluminé sur parchemin. France, Tours, c. 1480 ou juste avant. 16 miniatures attribuées à deux artistes dans l'entourage de Jean Fouquet et Jean Bourdichon. Observée dans plusieurs publications et avec une provenance illustre, sans doute à l'origine commandée par le noble François du Pou, secrétaire du duc de Bretagne, il s'agit d'un manuscrit important et belle de miniatures très inventive associées directement à l'école de Jean... [Lire la suite]

5 dynasties, Kai Yuan Tong Bao seal script Broad rim and the "hat" of the character BAO is round. Cast in AD961 under rule of Li Jing of Southern Tang kingdom during 5 Dynasties and 10 Kingdoms period. Large issue 24.5mm / 3.34g - 5 USD @ dong_hua_zhai

Daniel Mytens, Lady Mary Feilding, Countess of Arran (1613-1638). Oil on panel. Inscribed upper right: Aetatis 7 A0 1620. Painted circa 1620. Height : 115.00 cm - Width : 78.00 cm. Price on application Provenance: By direct descent in the sitter's family: likely commissioned by her father, William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh (1606-1649); by descent to Lady Mary Feilding's daughter, Anne Duchess of Hamilton in her own right, who married 1656 William Douglas (1634-1694), created 1660 Duke of Hamilton; their... [Lire la suite]

5 dynasties, Kai Yuan Tong Bao seal script Feet of the character BAO curisve variety. Cast in AD961 under rule of Li Jing of Southern Tang kingdom during 5 Dynasties and 10 Kingdoms period. Large issue 24.8mm / 3.53g - 6 USD @ dong_hua_zhai  5 Dynasties and 10 Kingdoms, the period of internal division and civil wars that followed the fall of Great Tang Dynasty. The northern China is ruled by 5 consecutive dynasties namely, Posterior Liang, Posterior Tang, Posterior Jin, Posterior Han and Posterior Zhou, while other... [Lire la suite]

A rare pair of copper-red-glazed jardinieres and stands. Yongzheng four-character seal marks in underglaze blue and of the period (1723-1735) The jardiniéres well potted with deep sides, the exterior and everted rim covered with a glaze of rich bean-red color stopping at the raised outer edge of the rim, the white glaze of the interior with faint blue-green tint, with a drainage hole in the bottom; the shallow stands also with everted rim above a band of chrysanthemum petals molded on the sides, covered with a similar glaze... [Lire la suite]

Jian Bian Wu Zhu The outer rim is either filed to make extra copper or cut out to make 2 coins. This coin could be attribute Han or Jin dynasty. 20mm / 1.26g. 3 USD @ dong_hua_zhai