日本蒔绘#印笼#件件小巧玲珑，精致无比。最先源于中国，顾名思义就是放印章印泥的容器。传至日本江户时代成为武士系在腰上不离身的装饰品，代替没有口袋的日本传统和服的袋子。一般分成几格，由“根付、纽、印笼”组成，内盛药片，药粉。用途有点类似中国的鼻烟壶哦

Antique Fine Filigree Sterling Silver

Cute for kid's room!

Art Nouveau.! Barcelona

Head of the Gorgon Medusa, Late 19th Century Czechoslovakian brooch, gold, jasper, and crystal.

King Tut's bracelet

Lyon by www.mr-cup.com

Some of the Lewis Chessmen may not have been chessmen at all according to new research. The 12th and 13th century gaming pieces which were discovered in Uig on the Isle of Lewis in 1831 are considered to be Scotland’s most renowned archaeological find. An article in the journal Medieval Archa…

The Lewis Chessmen, probably made in Norway, about AD 1150-1200. At this period, the Western Isles, where the chessmen were buried, were part of the Kingdom of Norway, not Scotland. It seems likely they were buried for safe keeping on route to be traded in Ireland.

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Jade Dragon Pendant, 2nd century BC, Western Han Dynasty, Length: 18 cm; Width: 11.9 cm, Unearthed at Shizishan site 1994-1995, Xuzhou Museum, Jiangsu Province.

Chest Chinese, Late Ming dynasty, about 1600

Antique Victorian 5 Piece Chatelaine, Mother-of-Pearl, c1800s

Antique Gilt Chatelaine with Sterling Silver/ Heart Vinaigrette & Magnifying Glass

Manchu high platform shoes, Qing Dynasty, Forbidden City collection (probably worn by the Empress Dowager Cixi).

Buddha’s Hand Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911) Date: 18th century Culture: China Medium: Carnelian

ASIAN ARTS - SALE 1485 - LOT 215 - FREEMAN'S AUCTIONEERS. Fine Chinese rhinoceros horn libation cup 17th / 18th century The cup carved in the form of a blooming lily flower, encircled by more budding lilyies and leafy sprigs to the exterior; cup attached to a custom wood stand. H without stand: 5…

Tobacco-pouch with Fujiwara no Kamatari recovering his jewel from the Dragon King of the Sea - Edo period–Meiji Era (before 1889) Tomoyoshi

Ivory wolf netsuke Japanese Antique 19th century

China | Tinder box with dragons; Ivory | Qing dynasty (1644-1912), Reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1736-1795) | ©Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

A WHITE JADE VASE, FANGGU QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century China Jade (nephrite)

Agate

Chinese Carved Porcelain Bat Snuff Bottle, Qing Dynasty

A TREEN PEAR SHAPED TEA CADDY 18TH CENTURY The realistically resolved fruit which halves to reveal the storage chamber within, 16cm high.