Woman's Footwear with Bandaged Feet China Circa 1900

Beautiful porcelain planter decorated with imari. On this flowerpot, the background is blue, there are reserves in which appear a dragon and a bird surrounded by red flowers. The upp...

This small vase is made from Canton porcelain and was created in China in the 20th century. Composed of ornamental motifs such as plants and interlacing, this vase is pink, blue-gr...

Beautiful plate inspired by the Company of India of the Qianlong period, 18th century, but dating from the 19th century. This porcelain soup plate, with a flower represented in the c...

Glazed ceramic vase from the Bien-hoa school, decorated with six sages of the Taoist tradition. The handles are in the shape of black enamelled elephant heads. The upper part of the ...

18th century polychrome earthenware shoe slippery A Dutch earthenware shoe slippery, dated circa 1750, The Netherlands in beautiful polychrome colors, blue, purple, orange, green, ...

A Japanese glazed ceramic footed dish made in the Ko-Kutani type of Edo period but likely during Kutani revival in the 19th century Meiji Period. The dish with delicate foliaged rim ...

Antique Meissen slipper in hand painted porcelain with floral motifs and gold edge, early 19th century. Measures: 9.5 x 3,5 cm. In excellent conditio...

These pointed silk slippers are beautifully embroidered with colorful bats and golden coins, symbols of happiness and good luck, and were shaped to resemble a lotus bud to enhance one's bound feet. A practice that began in the Tang dynasty and reached the height of its popularity during the Qing dynasty, foot binding was a painful process intended to make a woman's feet as small as possible by restricting bone growth from an early age. The smaller the feet the more attractive and erotic they were, giving elite women a mark of elegance and a distinctive, albeit tortured, gait of small, light steps. These beautifully preserved lotus slippers...