Large Satsuma porcelain covered jar, or humidor. Japanese, circa 1900. Gorgeously hand painted with peonies, swallows, and a long-tailed bird of paradise. Signed on bottom. Shallow chip inside rim. Height 10.25 inches, width 6.75 inches.

Matched pair of Japanese Meiji period cloisonne chargers decorated with geese. Very good original estate condition, circa 1880. Each charger is 12 inches in diameter.

Japanese rosewood calligrapher's ink holder. Meiji period (late 19th century). Hinged lid, copper well. Measures 7.5 inches long. A lovely desk object.

Early Korean or Japanese earthenware storage jar in brown glaze with combed textured surface. Made sometime between the 11th and 17th centuries. This form of workaday pottery remained relatively unchanged throughout this time span and is difficult to precisely date. It measures 21 inches high and 12 inches wide at center. Good original condition with only one small hole and chip to base.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Gale Catalogue of Japanese Paintings and Drawings by Hillier. Two volumes, published in 1970 by Tuttle, London, first edition. Hard cover in original case.