Our catalogue > Chinese & Japanese Antiques

Presented here are antique items produced in China, often for the overseas Chinese markets or for the Tibetan & other Himalayan markets. Also, the occasional items we might have from Japan can be found here.

All items are sourced from within the UK.

Also see our Chinese Export Silver page.

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8611

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    Fine, Brisé-style Chinese Silver-Gilt Filigree Fan

    Guangdong (Canton), China
    circa 1830

    length of arm: 21cm, width of arm: 2.5cm, width of unfolded fan: 35cm, weight: 185g

    Provenance

    UK art matrket

    8715

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      Rare Mongolian Repoussed Copper Plaque of a Lokapala

      Mongolia
      18th century

      height: 33cm, width: 28.5cm, weight: 901g

      Provenance

      private collection, UK

      8739

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        Chinese Carved Mother-of-Pearl Shell

        China
        19th century

        width: 20.6cm, length: 16cm, weight: 138g

        Provenance

        UK art market

        9070

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          Ancient Tibetan Dzi Bead

          Tibet
          Ancient

          length: 2.4cm, width: 1.5cm, weight: 8g

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          Provenance

          private collection, London.

          8974

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            Japanese Shingon Sect Gilded Copper Dharma Wheel (Rinbo)

            Japan
            13th century, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

            diameter: 11.2cm, weight: 234g

            Provenance

            private collection, UK

            8978

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              Japanese Shingon Sect Gomadan Altar Gilded Copper Vajra (Sankosho)

              Japan
              Edo Period, 18th-19th century

              length: 15.1cm, weight: 252g

              Provenance

              private collection, UK

              8981

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                Japanese Shingon Sect Gomadan Altar Gilded Copper ‘Pestle’ Vajra (Tokkosho)

                Japan
                Edo Period, 18th-19th century

                length: 14.7cm weight: 161g

                Provenance

                private collection, UK

                8980

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                  Japanese Shingon Sect Gomadan Altar Gilded Copper ‘Pestle’ Vajra (Tokkosho)

                  Japan
                  Edo Period, 18th-19th century

                  length: 11.7cm, weight: 81g

                  Provenance

                  private collection, UK

                  8979

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                    Japanese Shingon Sect Gomadan Altar Gilded Copper Two-Part Vajra (Sankosho)

                    Japan
                    Edo Period, 18th-19th century

                    length: 13.3cm, weight: 249g

                    Provenance

                    private collection, UK

                    7310

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                      Chinese Court Gold & Pearl Hat or Headdress Ornament

                      China
                      18th-19th century

                      height: 6.6cm, width: 5.5g, weight: 5.98g

                      Provenance

                      UK art market

                      8493

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                        Tibetan Silver Yak Butter Lamp

                        Tibet
                        early 20th century

                        height: approximately 20cm, width: 15cm, weight: 561g

                        Provenance

                        UK art market

                        7052

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                          Rare Liao Dynasty Gilded Silver Belt or Horse-Harness Fitting

                          North-eastern China & Inner Mongolia
                          Liao Dynasty (10-12th century AD)

                          length: 12.6cm, width: 5cm, depth: 1.2cm, weight: 60g

                          Provenance

                          Roger Keverne, London, UK.

                          7108

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                            Chinese Export Silver Book-Shaped Snuff Box by Yao Jie

                            China
                            19th century

                            length: 4.1cm, width: 2.7cm, depth: 1.3cm, weight: 27g

                            Provenance

                            UK art market

                            5315

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                              Embroidered Chinese Wall Hanging with Shou (寿) & other Daoist Deities

                              China, exported to the Straits Settlements
                              19th century

                              dimensions of backing material: 120cm x 84cm

                              Provenance

                              collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

                              7098

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                                Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Snuff Bottle with Indian (or Related) Engraved Silver Mounts

                                China & India or similar
                                Kangxi Dynasty, 17th-18th century

                                height: 9.6cm, width: 3.8cm, weight: 51g

                                Provenance

                                UK art market

                                6618

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                                  Pair of Chinese Silver Marriage Bracelets

                                  China
                                  19th century

                                  internal diameter: approximately 6.7 x 5.9cm, thickness: 1cm, eight: 79g

                                  Provenance

                                  UK art market

                                  6412

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                                    Victorian-Era Display Panel of Ancient Chinese Coins & Tokens

                                    China
                                    19th century

                                    dimensions of frame: 58cm x 37.8cm

                                    Provenance

                                    private collection, UK; the coins are believed to have been collected in China in the 1870s

                                    6796

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                                      Fine, Chinese Silver-Gilt Bracelet with Large, Semi-Precious Stones

                                      China
                                      early 20th century

                                      internal diameter: 5.9cm, total length: 17.5cm, height: 3.1cm, weight: 49g

                                      Provenance

                                      UK art market

                                      6734

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                                        Dutch Colonial Tortoiseshell Snuff Box with Silver Filigree & Enamel

                                        Dutch Colonial - Batavia, Dutch East Indies, or China
                                        18th century

                                        width: 7.4cm, depth: 5cm, height: 3.1cm, weight: 56g

                                        Provenance

                                        UK art market

                                        6236

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                                          Chinese Export Silver Taza by Wang Hing

                                          Maker: Wang Hing, China
                                          circa 1875

                                          height: 15.6cm, diameter: 13.4cm, weight: 271g

                                          Provenance

                                          private collection, UK

                                          5846

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                                            Five Chinese Enamelled Hanging Ornaments

                                            China
                                            circa 1850

                                            lengths: 65cm-98cm

                                            Provenance

                                            UK art market

                                            6243

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                                              Rare & Large Pair of Chinese Export Silver Bowls by Wang Hing

                                              Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China
                                              circa 1890

                                              heights: 11cm, diameters: 24.5cm, weights: 1,083g & 1,087g

                                              Provenance

                                              from an important private collection, UK.

                                              6114

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                                                Chinese Cloisonne & Gilt Vase Decorated with Taotie Motifs

                                                China
                                                18th-early 19th century

                                                height: 23.3cm, weight: 946g

                                                Provenance

                                                acquired by the previous owner's father at Christie's London in the 1990s

                                                6231

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                                                  Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Yok Sang

                                                  Maker: Yok Sang, China
                                                  circa 1895

                                                  diameter: 22cm, height: 11cm, weight: 828g

                                                  Provenance

                                                  private collection, UK

                                                  6242

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                                                    Japanese-style Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Wang Hing

                                                    Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China
                                                    1890s

                                                    diameter: 19.5cm, height: 13cm, weight: 730g

                                                    Provenance

                                                    private collection, UK

                                                    6230

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                                                      Chinese Export Silver Centre Piece by Tuck Chang with original Carved Blackwood Stand

                                                      Maker: Tuck Chang, Shanghai, China
                                                      circa 1900

                                                      height (with stand): 40cm, without stand: 32cm, diameter: 27cm, weight (without wooden stand): 1,428g

                                                      Provenance

                                                      private collection, UK

                                                      6235

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                                                        Unusual & Fine Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Sunshing

                                                        Maker: Sunshing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China
                                                        second half of the 19th century

                                                        height: 12cm, diameter: 18.5cm, weight: 516g

                                                        Provenance

                                                        private collection, UK

                                                        6234

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                                                          Chinese Export Silver Cigar Lighter by Wang Hing

                                                          Maker: Wang Hing, Guangdong (Canton) & Hong Kong, China
                                                          late 19th century

                                                          height: 12cm, width: 8cm, weight: 204g

                                                          Provenance

                                                          private collection, UK

                                                          6220

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                                                            Peranakan or Straits Chinese Altar Front Cloth (Tok Wi)

                                                            Straits Chinese or Peranakan, possibly produced in Java, Indonesia
                                                            circa 1900

                                                            height: 97cm, width: 89cm

                                                            Provenance

                                                            Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.

                                                            6221

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                                                              Peranakan or Straits Chinese Altar Front Cloth (Tok Wi)

                                                              Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.
                                                              early 20th century

                                                              height: 92cm, width: 104cm

                                                              Provenance

                                                              Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.

                                                              6238

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                                                                Chinese Export Silver Bowl by Luen Wo

                                                                Maker: Luen Wo, Shanghai, China
                                                                late 19th century

                                                                diameter: 26cm, height: 15cm, weight: 1.437kg

                                                                Provenance

                                                                private collection, UK

                                                                6218

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                                                                  Peranakan or Straits Chinese Altar Front Cloth (Tok Wi)

                                                                  Straits Chinese or Peranakan, possibly commissioned from China
                                                                  early to mid-20th century

                                                                  height: 93cm, width: 95.5cm

                                                                  Provenance

                                                                  Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.

                                                                  5638

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                                                                    Rare Chinese Yixing Teapot with Vietnamese Pierced Silver Mounts

                                                                    Jiangsu, China & Vietnam
                                                                    19th century

                                                                    length: 20cm, height: 15cm

                                                                    Provenance

                                                                    UK art market

                                                                    5288

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                                                                      Chinese Export Silver Calling Card Case by Wang Hing

                                                                      Guangdong (Canton), or Hong Kong, China
                                                                      late 19th-early 20th centuries

                                                                      length: 9.7cm, width: 6.6cm, weight: 92g

                                                                      Provenance

                                                                      from the estate of Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.

                                                                      5671

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                                                                        Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Flask with Indian (or Similar) Engraved Silver Mounts

                                                                        China & India or similar
                                                                        Kangxi Dynasty, 17th-18th century

                                                                        height: 9.6cm, weight: 66.8g

                                                                        Provenance

                                                                        private collection, UK

                                                                        5126

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                                                                          Chinese Gilded-Silver Opium Storage Box

                                                                          China
                                                                          19th century

                                                                          height: 9cm, width: 3.6cm, weight: 110g

                                                                          Provenance

                                                                          UK art market

                                                                          4667

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                                                                            Model of a Peacock, Gilded, Enamelled & set with Turquoise & Pearls

                                                                            China
                                                                            circa 1920

                                                                            height: 45cm, total weight: 863g

                                                                            Provenance

                                                                            UK art market

                                                                            4541

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                                                                              Champleve Enamelled & Gilded Bronze Stupa with Jataka Tales

                                                                              China
                                                                              Ming Dynasty, circa 15th century

                                                                              height: 20.2cm, width: 10cm, weight: 1,254g

                                                                              Provenance

                                                                              private collection of Maurice Collis (1889-1973); thereafter by descent.

                                                                              4373

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                                                                                Four Burgaute Lacquered Scholar’s Cups Inlaid with Abalone Nacre & Silver

                                                                                China
                                                                                early 18th century

                                                                                height: 4.8cm, diameter: 10.5cm, typical weight per cup: 75g

                                                                                Provenance

                                                                                UK art market

                                                                                1563

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                                                                                  Eastern Han Terracotta Funerary Tile (Huaxiangzhuan) of an Elephant and Elephant Tamer

                                                                                  China
                                                                                  Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 AD

                                                                                  size: 18cm x 18cm

                                                                                  Provenance

                                                                                  UK art market

                                                                                  1813

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                                                                                    Large, Chinese-Export Carved Mother-of-Pearl Snuff Box Depicting Napoleon’s Tomb, with Silver Mounts

                                                                                    Canton, China
                                                                                    circa 1820

                                                                                    diameter: 9.2cm, thickness: 3cm, weight: 277g

                                                                                    Provenance

                                                                                    UK art market

                                                                                    1944

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                                                                                      Straits Chinese ‘Brown & Gold’ Ancestral Shrine Cabinet

                                                                                      Straits Chinese community, Straits Settlements (Malacca, Penang, Singapore)
                                                                                      19th century

                                                                                      height: 81cm, width: 70cm, depth: 47cm

                                                                                      Provenance

                                                                                      UK art market

                                                                                      2445

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                                                                                        Sino-Tibetan Cloisonné and Silver Eating Bowl

                                                                                        Chinese made for the Tibet Market
                                                                                        18th-19th century

                                                                                        height: 4.7cm, diameter: 11.5cm

                                                                                        Provenance

                                                                                        UK art market

                                                                                        2491

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                                                                                          Liao Dynasty Gilded Silver Dragon Fish-Shaped Earrings

                                                                                          China
                                                                                          Liao Dynasty, 10-12th century

                                                                                          width: 3.5cm, height: 3.5cm combined weight: 11g

                                                                                          Provenance

                                                                                          private collection, UK

                                                                                          2492

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                                                                                            Liao Dynasty Gold Pendant Earrings

                                                                                            China
                                                                                            Liao Dynasty, 10-12th century

                                                                                            height: 5.3cm, combined weight: 9g

                                                                                            Provenance

                                                                                            private collection, UK

                                                                                            2496

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                                                                                              Pair of Fine, Engraved Liao Gilded-Silver Bracelets

                                                                                              China
                                                                                              Liao Dynasty, 10-12th century

                                                                                              diameter at widest point: 6.5cm, combined weight: 66g

                                                                                              Provenance

                                                                                              private collection, UK

                                                                                              3255

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                                                                                                Pair of Chinese Qing Silver Pendants

                                                                                                Southern China
                                                                                                19th-20th century

                                                                                                length: 4.5cm, combined weight: 9g

                                                                                                Provenance

                                                                                                UK art market

                                                                                                3254

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                                                                                                  Pair of Qing Chinese Silver Earrings

                                                                                                  Southern China
                                                                                                  19th-20th century

                                                                                                  length: 3.6cm, combined weight: 17g

                                                                                                  Provenance

                                                                                                  UK art market

                                                                                                  4021

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                                                                                                    Carved & Polychrome Image of Chu-sheng Niang-niang (the Goddess who Registers Births), Fuzhou Chinese, early 20th century

                                                                                                    Hokkien, Teochiu & Fuzhou Chinese Communities in Southeast Asia & China
                                                                                                    early 20th century

                                                                                                    height: 27cm, width: 14cm

                                                                                                    Provenance

                                                                                                    Private Collection, Keith Stevens, UK.

                                                                                                    4416

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                                                                                                      Kendi with Green-Glazed Chinese Earthenware & Engraved Brass Mounts

                                                                                                      Java, Indonesia
                                                                                                      19th century

                                                                                                      height: 21cm, width 24cm

                                                                                                      Provenance

                                                                                                      private collection, UK.