Comprising a white glazed dish, Song dynasty, diameter 16.5 cm. Restored. A white glazed jar, possibly Korea, Joseon. A celadon glazed dish, diameter 16 cm. Surface wear. A celadon glazed jar, height 6.5 cm. Two brown glazed jars, height 5.5-7 cm. A water dropper in the shape of a mythical beast, height 10 cm.
Wear, damages.
From the Collection of Johan Almqvist (1940-2024). Johan spent his early years in various countries and learned many languages thanks to his father, Karl Fredrik Almqvist (1906-1982), who was a Swedish diplomat. Johan had a passion for art and travel early on. In the early 1960s, as one of his first jobs as a free-lance journalist, he traveled to the Middle East where his interest in Persian ceramics and collecting started.
He then came to be based in Japan, still as a free-lance journalist for all the major Scandinavian Newspapers as well as Springer (Die Welt and Zeitung), Swedish Television, Svensk Radio and Radio Luxembourg. He covered a large part of Asia, including The Philippines, Korea, and Vietnam.
1974 he was hired by Beijer Invest to be based in Japan.