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Zentner Collection
Price on Request Pair of antique Japanese Inari foxes hand carved out of granite. Each has traces of the original mineral pigment.
Also called zenko, these good spirit kitsune (foxes) are specifically associated with the goddess, Inari.
Believed to be both messengers and guardians, kitsune served Inari in her role as goddess of agriculture, specifically rice. Part of the folklore surrounding the fox is it’s ability to shape shift into human form...
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$3,200.00 Contemporary Japanese Rhinoceros (kabutomushi) horned beetle. Hand molded high grade leather over resign form. Highly detailed, supple leather.
Artist specializing in making one example of all types of insects.
Contemporary Japanese Dimensions: 7 1/2" wide x 4 1/2" high x 14" deep Antique Japanese suiseki on base. Suiseki (sui=water, seki=stone). This natural stone formation resembles a mountain and has pleasing fine quartz striations. It sits on a low wooden base.
Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926) Dimensions: 11 1/8" high x 17" long x 7 1/2" wide
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Sold STONE BECKONING CAT Japanese stone carving 'Maneki-neko' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneki-neko) with such a lovely easygoing face, 20th century, H 19 x W 9.5 x D 9 cm (7.48 x 3.74 x 3.54in), in aesthetically weathered condition as is with no major damage as seen...
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Sold Antique Japanese tall stone sekitō (pagoda) with five tiers. Made of granite and carved in 9 stacking pieces. The central square section is carved with a seated Buddha on four sides. The top spire is carved with 9 tiers between lotus petals. The surface has a beautiful patina and is covered with areas lichen and moss.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912) Dimensions: 101 1/2" (8ft, 5in) high x 26" wide x 26" deep
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Sold HAND TAMED JIZO Lovely Japanese stone carving figurine of Jizo Bosatsu (Jizo Bodhisattva) that is so handy in size, H 16 x 8 x 7cm (6.29 x 3.14 x 2.75in), early-mid 20th century, in generally weathered condition as is due to aging...
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$250.00 BAMBOO SPROUT MADE OF BAMBOO Sculpture of bamboo shoot made with grown-up bamboo that back to the form of its childhood. Showa period, 20th century, Japan. H 27 x D 10.5cm (10.62 x 4.13in)...
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$300.00 BUDDHIST STATUE WITH NO HEAD Sandstone Jizo image with a lack of head from the early time in such smoothen condition due to aging as is. Edo period (1603-1868), Japan. approx. H 32cm (12.59in). Attached with the three stones so that please enjoy applying to its head part instead. Not standable on its own...
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$9,500.00 Antique Japanese Kasuga-dōrō 春日灯籠 stone lantern carved of granite. The hexagonal umbrella (Kasa 笠) roof has squared corners and the central light box (Hibukuro 火袋) is carved with a small round window, an opening in the front and one in the back. The tall post sits on top of a lotus base. Kasuga-dōrō like this one are named for the similar lanterns that line the path to the Kasuga shrine in Nara...
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Price on Request Antique Japanese tall Kasuga-dōrō 春日灯籠 stone lantern. Carved of granite with beautiful lichen and age. The large gem-shaped finial (Hōju/hōshu 宝珠) sits on a lotus Ukebana (請花) atop a hexagonal umbrella (Kasa 笠) roof with upward curling corners. The central light box (Hibukuro 火袋) is carved with openwork lattice windows, an opening in the front and one in the back...
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$9,875.00 Antique Japanese tall stone ishidourou. Made with an elegantly simplified rounded form in 6 sections. Carved of granite with natural form base. The tall domed umbrella section (Kasa 笠) covers a squat and rounded light box (Hibukuro 火袋) which is carved with a sun shaped opening in the front through to a crescent moon shaped opening I the back.
Age: Meiji/Taisho (circa 1900's-1920's) Dimensions: 66" high x 34" wide x 26" wide (base)
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Japanese stone sekitō (pagoda) with three tiers. Made of granite and carved in 7 stacking pieces. The central square section is carved with a seated Buddha on four sides. The top spire is carved with 9 tiers between lotus petals. The surface has a beautiful patina and is covered with areas lichen and moss.
Age: Edo Period (1603-1867) Dimensions: 75" high x 24 1/2" wide x 24 1/2" deep
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$325.00 Daruma standing tall, wrapped tightly in his garment, the tips of his feet just peeping out. The bottom section of his garment is flapping in the wind. This pose is associated with the episode in which Daruma travels to China, crossing the river Yangzi, while standing on a reed.
The figure was molded in a cast in two halves (front and back) and joined before firing... Japanese Meiji carved bamboo okimono figure of a standing Daruma (also known as Bodhidharma), the body wrapped in a draped robe covered in folds. A fly whisk emerges from the hidden folded arms and extends along the side of the head between one of the elongated earlobes with hoop earring and the furrowed brow. 8 3/4" high. Very good overall condition with typical minor wear. There are a few short cracks and one small chip at the base. From the Phoenix estate of a former Daruma collector.
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$1,200.00 Japanese tall woven bamboo ikebana basket by the artist, Torii Hounsai. Elegant and unusual, this basket incorporates an orderly pattern at it's narrow base which becomes more wild toward the top, ending with a subtle asymmetry while maintaining it's sense of balance. Signed on the bottom 峯雲斎 Hо̄unsai. The artist's full name is Torii Hounsai (鳥居峯雲斎). Hounsai was active in Aichi Prefecture during the late Taisho/early Showa era 1920-1930...
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$500.00 PORTRAIT BUST OF A WOMAN Ceramic. Signed as "KIMURA, July, 1967". Japan. approx. H 36 x 22 x 25cm (14.17 x 8.66 x 9.84in). *Other items in the photos are not attached. selected by titcoRet * Please understand that EMS shipping fee is additionally charged, and also confirm our Sales Policy before purchase, since your order will be assumed to have fully acknowledged our Sales Policy under any circumstances...
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$1,800.00 Antique Japanese suiseki, a stone for contemplation...
Welcome To Another Century
$450.00 Daruma standing tall, wrapped tightly in his garment, the tips of his feet just peeping out. This pose is associated with the episode in which Daruma travels to China, crossing the river Yangzi, while standing on a reed.
The figure was molded in a cast in two halves and joined before firing. A hole in the back functions as a vent and prevents the statue from exploding while fired in the kiln. Stoneware with gomma. Details are beautifully worked out, showing best in the expression on h... |
