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Place of Origin: Asian
Large Chinese Cloisonné Tripod Incense Buner
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese Cloisonne Tripod incense holder having bronze of 3 elephant heads form the feet, dragon form handles on two sides and a big dragon head finial, alo...
Category
19th Century Chinese Export Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Rare Japanese Meiji Gold Silver Inlay Peacock Bronze Usubata Ikebana Flower Vase
Located in New York, NY
Rare peacocks and peonies antique Japanese Meiji period patinated bronze gold and silver inlaid signed Usubata vase for Ikebana, the Japanese art of flowe...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Gold, Silver, Bronze
Bronze Singing Bowl From Nepal
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A beautifully fashioned Bronze Bowl with traditional form, good weight and deep sound. The OM Mani Padme Hum Mantra, shown here in Tibetan script. OM Mani Padme Hum, sometimes trans...
Category
20th Century Tibetan Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Censer Koro W Stand Attributed To GOTO
Located in New York, NY
A large Japanese covered tripod enamel censer koro or incense burner. The sphere form ware is enameled with polychrome medallions representing cranes and birds in blossoming flowers ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Republic Period Cloisonne Mounted Brass Casket
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish vintage Chinese Republic period cloisonne mounted brass casket or box dating from around 1920-30. The heavily made quality casket is of rectangular shape with a hinged cove...
Category
1920s Chinese Export Vintage Asian Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Bronze okimono sculpture of a standing hare
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze sculpture with a gorgeous brown patina, that represents a standing hare, with one of its paws up. Its head is treated with great realism and the care in which parts like fur a...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Large Dong Son Culture Ritual Bronze Bell
Located in Austin, TX
A large and finely cast ritual bronze bell from the Dong Son Culture (circa 1000 BC-200 AD).
Of unusually large size, the thinness of the bronze speaks to the advanced techniques ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Modern Chinese Cloisonné Vase, White Background and Butterflies
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern Chinese cloisonné vase, white background and butterflies, enameled with numerous butterflies and floral reserves, standing 12.5" high x 6" diameter x 4" base and 3" opening.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Asian Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Antique Pair Of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique Japanese cloisonne vases from the Meiji period featuring an elegant form with high shoulders and a saturated brown color enamel. Decorated with mosaic patterns with...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Japanese Old Rusty Toy Bus 1950s-1980s / Figurine Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This account is operated by five different companies.
I, on the other hand, specialize in Japanese antiques and selected items.
With 20 years of experience, I am re-presenting Japanese antiques from a new perspective.
This is an old rusty toy bus...
Category
Late 20th Century Showa Asian Metalwork
Materials
Tin
Large Japanese Meiji Bronze Lidded Urn, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and stylish antique Japanese Meiji bronze lidded twin handle urn standing on a rounded plinth base with tongue and grotesque head formed legs with dragon handles and a flat c...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Moorish Revival Hand Engraved Figural Marriage Brass Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional hand crafted antique Moorish revival brass bowl engraved in relief with a continuous figural scene, probably a wedding dating from the 1...
Category
19th Century Islamic Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel with Frogs Plate
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese late Meiji era decorative enamel over copper plate or charger. The interior of the plate is adorned with a polychrome design of sparrows and frogs in blossoming f...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Rare Japanese Red Birds Cloisonne Enamel Censer Koro
Located in New York, NY
A rare antique Japanese late Meiji Era tripod and covered enamel copper censer. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The sphere form censer koro is enameled with polychrom...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Enamel
A Magnificent Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases. Meiji Era
Located in London, GB
A VERY FINE PAIR OF JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASES.
Meiji Period (1868-1912).
-worked in silver wire and decorated with two birds and a blossoming cherry tree on a blue backgrou...
Category
19th Century Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine with Silk Case, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to hold and carry sacred objects during long journeys. Crafted over a century ago, a B...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Asian Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Copper
A Fine Unusual Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Kogo Box and Cover By Inaba
Located in London, GB
A Fine Unusual Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Kogo Box and Cover signed by Inaba
Meiji Period.
Worked in gold wire and decorated all over with swirls and flowers on dark blue...
Category
19th Century Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Cylindrical Precious Object Vases
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and stunning pair cylindrical Chinese cloisonné enamel sleeve vases dating from the early 20th century, probably late Qing. The tall pair of vases...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Asian Metalwork
Materials
Metal
Chinese Bronze Diminutive Elephant Handled Bronze Censor, Signed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Bronze Diminutive Elephant-Handled Bronze Censor, Signed and Carved Wood Stand, 20th century or older
This exquisite Chinese bronze censer is a fine example of traditional w...
Category
20th Century Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Archaistic Shang Style Verdigris Bronze 'Double-Ram' Vessel, Zun Circa 1900
Located in Stamford, CT
Archaistic Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BC) style bronze 'double ram' vessel, Zun type.
Of unusual form with a lovely verdigris patina. This wonderful bronze can be a unique vase or centerpiece, or singular decorative sculpture. Circa 1900
The vessel is heavily cast in the shape of two addorsed rams sharing the same hollow body that is raised on four legs and from which rises an oblong neck decorated on each side with a taotie mask below a band of diagonal scrolls. The body is etched with scales and the legs with archaistic spiral motifs.
14 inches high 16 wide 6 deep
The shape and decoration of this unusual vessel are based on late Shang dynasty bronze...
Category
Early 20th Century Archaistic Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Middle Eastern Arabian Tinned Copper Dallah
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century Middle Eastern Arabian tinned copper Dallah coffee pot.
Antique decorative Arabic coffee pot hand-hammered and chased copper with riveted b...
Category
19th Century Islamic Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Copper
A Fine Japanese cloisonne enamel Vase by OTA TOSHIRO . Meiji period
Located in London, GB
A Fine Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase by Ota Toshiro
Meiji/Taisho period
Of slightly tapered form with a narrow neck, worked in gold and silver wire a...
Category
19th Century Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Islamic Art Handcrafted Etched Polished Brass Tray 12.5 in. Collectible 1940s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1940s Collectible Islamic Brass Round Tray , handcrafted, hammered and chased with intricate designs and Arabic writing.
Decorative circular antique polished brass tray with etched s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Islamic Asian Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese, Meiji era, enamel plate or charger. The interior of the plate is adorned with a polychrome enamel image of a butterflies, blossoming flowers surrounded by tradit...
Category
18th Century Meiji Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Cambodian Silver Elephant Box
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Cambodian Silver Elephant Box. A traditional sturdy crouching elephant form with front legs tucked beneath him and the hind kneeling underneath. The ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Asian Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Rare Large Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Green Dragon Oil Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period brass oil lamp. Features a vivid cloisonne enamel dragon motif set within a flower design, a distinctive characteristic of Japanese decorative arts during the era. The inclusion of three mounts for hanging suggests a functional and versatile design, allowing it to be suspended for ambient lighting. Circa the early 20th century. Antique Japanese Lamps...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Japanese Meiji Dragon & Floral Pattern Cloisonne Koro & Cover
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish antique Meiji period Japanese cloisonne Koro and cover decorated with dragon and floral designs and dating from around 1880. This delightful Koro stands raised on three bra...
Category
1870s Meiji Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Edo Period Japanese Samurai Iron Stirrups with Brass or Bronze Inlay
Located in Centennial, CO
A pair of antique Edo period (1603–1867) Japanese Samurai Abumis (stirrups for horseback-riding) expertly crafted out of cast iron with brass or bronze inlay in the form of a stylize...
Category
18th Century Edo Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Iron
Antique Oriental Japanese Large Fine Quality Bronze Bowl Planter Jardinière
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique Oriental Japanese large fine quality bronze Buddhist Tearai basin for water libation in a temple. Dates from the late Edo Period, mid 19th Century and is well suited for use ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Pair Meiji Cloisonne Bottle Vases with Scattered Floral Designs
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine pair Japanese Meiji period cloisonne bottle shaped vases decorated with scattered floral patterns and dating between 1868 and 1912. The vases are lightly made standing on a fl...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Signed Ando Jubei Japanese Cloisonné Vase Cream Yellow with Roses 7.5"
By Ando Jubei
Located in Somis, CA
A stunning large Ando Jubei (1876-1956) rose vase set against delicate cream yellow Musen-jippo background. In classic form with hand-finished silver metal rims. Soft pink contrastin...
Category
20th Century Asian Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Large 20th Century Chinese Incense Burner Bronze or Copper Straits SE Asia
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very finely made piece for the SE Asian market.
Condition
Overall condition, 1 leg seems restored. Further in Good condition, some minimal age signs which are all pictured. Size ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Censor Koro
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji Era, tripod enamel censer koro. The sphere form ware is enameled with a polychrome image of a dragon on a black ground made in the Cloisonne technique...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Antique 19thC Imperial Russian Silver Rococo Tray Adolf Sper St. Petersburg 1845
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique 19th century Russian Imperial 840 grade silver gilt tray by Adolf Sper, St. Petersburg, 1845.
Sper was a silversmith & jeweler to the Russian Imperial family, this sol...
Category
Mid-19th Century Rococo Revival Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Silver
High Quality Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Kogo Meiji
Located in New York, NY
A high quality Japanese goldstone ground and cloisonne enamel trinket or jewelry box, Meiji Period, Japan. Of a round shape, the lid is decorated with a beutifully detailed cloisonne enamel scene depicting a peony flower and a butterfly. The sides are also adorned with cloisonne enamel flowers.The interior and bottom are covered with turquoise enamel. Asian Metal Ware Pieces, Antique Japanese Boxes...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Fine Antique Framed Pair Indian Kama Sutra paintings Asian art Interior Design
Located in London, GB
Fine Antique Framed Pair of Indian Kama Sutra paintings
A Fine Pair of Indian paintings featuring scenes from the Kama Sutra finely painted in...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Paper
Antique Edo/Meiji 19C Fish Incense Burner/Vase Okimono Bronze Japanese
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nicely made Okimono.
Good condition. Size: 20.5CM high
Condition
No damages, just some very minimal ware. Size: 20.5CM high
Period
19th century
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Antique Qianlong Mark Gold Inlay Bronze Teapot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An interesting antique Chinese, Qianlong mark bronze teapot with gilded overlay probably dating from the latter 19th century. The teapot is of rounded sh...
Category
Late 19th Century Qing Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Butterfly Design Kogo Box
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese covered enamel over copper kogo or box for incense. The cover of the box is enameled with a polychrome design depicting butterflies in blossoming flowers made in the Clois...
Category
19th Century Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Ando Factory Japanese Blue Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in New York, NY
An Ando Factory Japanese enamel vase. The vase has an urn shaped body and a wide neck with a fluted mouth. The vase is covered with enamel in a blue shade and decorated with a symmet...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Antique 19th Century Middle Eastern Tinned Copper Ewer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th century middle Eastern tinned copper ewer.
Nice decorative old rustic hand-hammered ewer in the Mameluke style.
Moorish middle e...
Category
19th Century Moorish Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Tin
19th Century Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Floral Box
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, covered enamel over brass jewelry or trinket box. The exterior of the ware is enameled with polychrome images of blossoming flowers surrounded by...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger Plate
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel over copper charger plate. The plate is adorned with a polychrome scene with a rooster and a chicken on a pond with blossoming flowers and...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Asian Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Brass Middle Eastern Dallah Arabic Coffee Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century antique Middle Eastern traditional Arabian tinned copper and brass Dallah coffee pot.
Islamic Moorish coffee pot hand-hammered and chased c...
Category
Late 19th Century Moorish Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Copper
A Japanese bronze sculpture depicting a falcon, signed by Kōmin
Located in Milano, IT
A Japanese bronze sculpture depicting a perched falcon in light patina with polychrome eyes, beak and legs in black contrasting with pure gold.
The sculpture depicts the falcon in a moment of serene repose, perched with an aura of regal bearing.
Placed on a patinated bronze base, the sculpture achieves a harmonious synthesis of form and texture. This attention to detail showcases the commitment...
Category
Late 19th Century Japonisme Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase W Bronze Dragons
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese decorative cloisonne enamel vase with a gilt bronze base and handles. It has a rounded, bowl like shape of a blue color with floral and swirl patterns, adorned wi...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Japanese Articulate Praying Mantis Jizai Okimono Myochin Hiroyoshi Meiji
By Myochin Hiroyoshi
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare articulate praying mantis made by Myochin Hiroyoshi in the late Meiji Period circa 1890-1900s. As an ornamental display item, this type of item is known in Japanese as Jizai O...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Asian Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Signed Ando Jubei Green Wireless Cloisonné Vase 8.5"
By Ando Jubei
Located in Somis, CA
An exquisite Ando Jubei wireless cloisonné vase. In his signature green enamel, portraying an intricate arabesque design of a blooming clematis vine under the glaze. On Musen-jippo b...
Category
20th Century Meiji Asian Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Pair Japanese Choshi Sake Ewers
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a wonderful pair of 19th century Octagonal Choshi or Sake Ewers that was created during the late Edo or Meiji Period. The Choshi are composed of an Octagonal finely cast iron kettle with and open end spout which differentiates them from the traditional Japanese tea kettle...
Category
Late 19th Century Edo Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Dutch Colonial VOC Batavian Tortoise Shell Silver Sirih Casket 1750
Located in Portland, OR
A rare, Dutch Colonial, Batavian (now Jakarta) Dutch East Indies silver and tortoise shell Sirih casket, circa 1750.
The casket was used for storing highly prized betel nut, which was chewed ritually by high ranking Indonesian officials and adopted by settlers from the Dutch East Indies Company...
Category
1750s Dutch Colonial Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Antique Burmese Silver Offering Bowl
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A SILVER OFFERING BOWL WITH SCENES FROM THE VIDHURA-PANDITA JATAKA, LOWER BURMA (MYANMAR), DATED 1901.
A hammered repoussé Buddhist beggar’s bowl form with high relief design depicting scenes from the Vidhura-Pandita Jataka on the upper row of cartouches and beneath neat rows of semicircular lappets each depicting various auspicious human and animal forms with scrolling acanthus leaf backgrounds. The overall concept is similar to the layered effect of a Burmese court costume. The circular etched design on the base is of Punnaka astride his magical horse mid-stride holding the white umbrella and Vidhura pleading behind. All surrounded by an inscription, translated as, "Mr Saw Marn's silver bowl. Year 1263 [1901 CE]".
Excellent condition.
11 3/4 in. (30 cm) diameter x 5 7/8 in. (15 cm) high.
38 troy oz., 2lbs. 10 oz. (1175 grams).
Provenance:
The Noble Silver Collection.
Bonhams New York, 24 March 2022, The Noble Silver Collection Treasures from the Burmese Silver Age, lot 942.
Published:
David Owens, Burmese Silver Art: Masterpieces Illuminating Buddhist, Hindu and Mythological Stories of Purpose and Wisdom, 2020, p. 76, no. S81, fig. 3.57.
Bonham’s Footnotes:
In the Vidhura-Pandita Jataka, the bodhisattva that will later become Gautama Buddha perfects the virtue of truthfulness (sacca), at once a keen perception of the true reality of things and an unwavering commitment to imparting this truth. Reborn as a renowned advisor to a virtuous king, the bodhisattva uses undivided speech throughout the story—even when it puts him in harm's way—thereby preventing disputes among rulers, offering amnesty, and ultimately saving the antagonists who initially conspired to kill him.
Burmese Silver Ceremonial Offering Bowls were produced in great numbers, the finely decorated ceremonial offering bowl is the quintessential Burmese silver artwork...
Category
Early 1900s Other Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Pair Japanese Pure Silver Vases with Royal Seal
Located in New York, NY
Pair of vintage Japanese vases in sterling silver, 3.5 by 7 inches, gold washed imperial Japanese seal, aka the chrysanthemum seal or kikumon, and incised repeated design of flowerin...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Asian Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Antique Brass Indian Betel Nut Cutter from Collectible Asian Mughal Artifact
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Brass Betel Nut Cutter from India Collectible Asian Artifact
This excellent piece of art from India, made in solid brass, nut slicer or nut cracker which is two halves made w...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Covered Jars
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique Japanese Meiji era cloisonne enamel lidded vases. The vases have a similar shape: a rounded body with a slightly tapered base and a domed lid. Each lid has a bronze...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
A Grand Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Tray Featuring Cherry Blossoms and Birds
Located in New York, NY
A Grand Meiji Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Tray – Lush Cherry Blossom Garden with Sparrows, Quail, and Japanese Fountain, Circa 1890
This monumental exhibition-size Meiji period Japane...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
3 Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Wireless Wall Plaque Depicting Fish
Located in New York, NY
A group of antique Japanese cloisonne enamel tiles in a rectangular form. Each tile features various fish designs, beautifully rendered with vibrant enamel colors and delicate detail...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Antique Archaic Style Patinated Bronze Planter, China, Early 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Archaic style antique bronze planter - large size - featuring fine casting with over-all textured finish, decorative elements and Greek key bord...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Large Gilt Bronze Thai Rattanakosin Buddha
Located in Montreal, QC
Large gilt bronze Thai Rattanakosin buddha eyes inlaid with mother pearl
Category
20th Century Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
