Antique Chinese Porcelain Ming China Small Plate Flower Peach, 16/17th Century

Antique Chinese Porcelain Ming Tianqi Transitional China Plate Flowers, 17th Century A very nicely decorated plate. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Plat...

Great Ming plate with a Kraak lay out. Most likely 16th century. Southern China - Swatow - Zhangzou. Decoration of 1 deer at night under a clouded moon and ...

Beautiful dish in blue and white. This is a Jingdezhen made dish made for the Japanese market. Kosometsuke. Central scene of Liu Hai and the toad. No mark Ad...

A very nicely decorated dish with a scene of flowers and geometric designs in the border. Jingdezhen porcelain. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Color: Blue & ...

A 17th Century brass alms pan, most likely from Nuremberg. The hammered decoration includes a raised central boss surrounded by a swirled motif. This central relief is surrounded by ...

A decidingly charming Chinese polychromed and gilt cast bronze figure of Nanhai Guanyin, Guanyin of the South Sea, Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th century, China. Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion, is portrayed here as a beatific figure seated upon a raised lotus pedestal over waves. Guanyin is dressed in heavy robes, and wears an elaborate headdress. The small figure of Amitabha Buddha in the headdress positively identifies this figure as Guanyin. Guanyin rests one hand in his lap, holding a cup of pure water said to be able to alleviate all suffering. His other hand is raised, holding a willow branch which is used to sprinkle the healing waters. The two lotus blossoms to either side of Guanyin would originally have supported figures of the acolytes...

A large Chinese dish of rounded shape with a raised rim hand-painted in underglaze blue with birds and an insect in a pond with flowering blooms set...

A rare Dutch Majolica plate with a decoration of a tulip. Northern Netherlands, probably made in the city of Rotterdam. Made 1620 - 1640 Dutch majo...