A figure of Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) dressed in elaborately decorated flowing robes which she holds up with her left hand and in her right hand she has a large basket containing a fish, China, Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century. Lacquer and gilt wood,...

Matsumura Keibun (1779 - 1843), Birds & Flowers, Shijō School, Edo period (1615-1868), beg. 19th century. Photo courtesy Helena Markus Antique Japanese Screens. Pair of two-fold screens. Signature “Keibun”. Seals “Keibun Keika (?)”. Ink and colour on...

A detail of a two-fold screen painted in ink and colour on silk with a kingfisher perched on the branch of a weeping willow overhanging a river and a dragonfly hovering over the water’s surface. Signed: Gyokusen, Japan, 19th/ 20th century, Meiji period....