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Welcome To Another Century
$1,000.00 Solid wooden folk art carving of a giant penis. Strapped around it are red and white twisted cotton cords (imenawash) with paper strips (gohei). Penises of this size were donated to Shinto shrines dedicated to fertility, in the hopes of getting pregnant. Or they were carried around during fertility festivals.
Cryptomeria (sugi) wood, red and white cotton, paper Japan, 20th century H 24.5 inches (62.2 cm) Excellent condition
Modern Japanese Ceramics
sold, thank you Widely fissured pale green glaze covers the elegant form of this fresh water jar for use in the Japanese Tea Ceremony by Uraguchi Masauyuki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Seiji Mizusashi. It is 12.5 cm (5 inches) tall, 16.5 cm (6-1/2 inches) diameter and in excellent condition. It comes complete with the original black lacquered wooden lid.
Uraguchi Masayuki (b... Rare Hamada Shoji (1884–1978) Summer Chawan with distinctive iron pigments.
Size Height 7.5cm Width 13.8cm Very good condition with no damage Supplied with wooden box signed by Hamada Shinsaku Shoji Hamada (1894-1978) was a renowned Japanese ceramic artist and one of the leading figures of the Mingei (Folk Craft) movement...
Treasures of Old Times
$1,000.00 Size
Height 9cm Width 12cm In excellent condition Comes with signed wooden box In 2010, Kato Kozo was bestowed with the esteemed title of Living National Treasure, a testament to his mastery in the realm of ceramics. His renown stems from the exquisite range of Shino and Ki-seto glazes, as well as his distinctive Tetsu-yu (iron glaze), cherished for its inviting tactile quality and subtly intricate surface textures...
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940
item #1483549
(stock #Koitsu733)
Era Woodblock Prints
$900 Tsuchiya Koitsu
Twilight at Hira Date: 1936. Size: Oban. Approximately 15.25 x 10.25 inches. Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Edition. First. Watanabe D seal at right margin (used 1931-41). Artist's signature and seal at lower right. Reference: Koitsu catalog TK-DH-18. Medium: Japanese woodblock print. Reference: TK-WN-7 in Koitsu catalog. Condition: Print is fully adhered to slightly larger board. Two marks above boat. Slight soling in sky... The mark of the artist is carved on base.
Size Height 9.3cm Width 12.9cm In excellent condition Supplied with signed wooden box Born in the vibrant city of Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka in 1937, Sajiro Tanaka emerged as a shining star in the realm of ceramics through a lifelong devotion to his craft. In 1971, seeking a profound spiritual awakening, he embarked on a transformative pilgrimage to the venerable Eihei Temple, known for its san...
Dragon's Pearl
$1,000.00 A beautiful contemporary ceramic vase by Katsushi MORI.
High, oblong, squarish vase with geometric, abstract patterns in grey, beige and silver transfer technique...
Modern Japanese Ceramics
sold, thank you Burgeoning grapes in vivid gold decorate this pure white bowl by Ono Hakuko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakuji Kinrande Chawan. It is 13.3 cm (over 5 inches) diameter, 7.2 cm (3 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
From Aichi prefecture, Ono Hakuko was trained by her father initially in the ceramic arts. However, she was most strongly influenced by the great experimentive artist Kato Hajime (1901-1968) and his work with gold...
tomoe art
$1,000.00 Antique Buddhist painting depicts thirteen Bodhisattva and Wisdom Kings. Signed and sealed. Painted with ink and pigments on silk.
Some insignificant light marks, light crease, foxing and tiny insect damages are present on the painting itself, some light marks and light crease are present on the mounting itself, otherwise the piece is in fine condition for the age...
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$1,000.00 A gossamer work by the demanding young female artist Lu Xueyun enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Breeze 2019-I. The vessel is made up of married sheets of thin porcelain, so thin in fact that light passes easily through it. Her works are truly exquisite, captivating in their frailty...
The Kura
sold, thank you A very rare early work by Shirakura Niho dating from the mid Taisho period clearly showing his early watercolor training under Ishii Hakutei signed with his first art name, Kinro. Light color on silk framed in patterned silk extended with classic beige and terminating in red lacquered wooden rollers. It is 45.5 x 107.5 cm (18 x 42-1/2 inches) and is in overall excellent original condition, enclosed in a modern wooden storage box...
The Kura
$1,000.00 A glistening incense burner in the shape of a court cap by Eiraku Zengoro enclosed in the original signed wooden box dating from the 19th century. Gold designs gleam on the regal plum surface. It is 15cm×10.5cm,18cm (6 x 4 x 7-1/4 inches) and appears to be in perfect condition.
The Eiraku family is one of Japan’s most important and historically significant lines of pottery artists in Kyoto, tracing back to the 16th century...
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €1,000.00 Kogo box in maki-è lacquer, with a rounded lid depicting a naturalistic scene. The gold decoration depicts the Japanese pine, known as Matsu, and a typical house with a thatched roof along the banks of a waterway.
Sold with its tomobako.
Origin: Japan
Period: Meiji end of 19th century.
Dimensions: 3.5 x 7 x 8 cm.
State of conservation: Very good
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €1,000.00 Bronze okimono from the Tokyo school, depicting a farmer with a basket, which contains seeds.
The farmer is represented in a working position, intent on sowing seeds.
Signed Seiya six within square reserve on the relief base.
Origin: Japan
Period: Meiji end of 19th century.
Dimensions: 26.5 x 13.5 x 13.5 cm.
State of conservation: Very good
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €1,000.00 A marine ivory okimono with elephant ivory parts depicting a daily life scene of a seated craftsman while he repairs a small wheel...
Momoyama Gallery
$995.00 Absolutely rare and precious - ready to frame to a great collage of Japanese Kimono fashion history: 4 big sheets of hand painted Kimono designs, painted on ricepaper in the late Edo Period/early Meiji Period. Around 1850. They all are signed by the same artist. Strong and vivid colours. Great condition with traces of wear and book stiching. Size of each sheet: ca...
Momoyama Gallery
ALREADY SOLD This is a vintage Japanese pottery tea bowl of Hagi ware, which was made by the great potter, the 14th Shinbei Sakakura (1917-1975) about 60 years ago. The glaze has a variaton of light red and grayish colors, intermitted by golden lines of the kintsugi. He was one of the greatest potters of Hagi ware, who was identified as an important human cultural treasure of Yamaguchi prefecutre, Japan in 1972. The seal of the potter is stamped on the bottom. This tea bo...
Momoyama Gallery
already sold Cylinder shaped (hanzutsu) tea bowl made of light, fine, unrefined Mino clay. Shape and style (note the trimmed walls) make it appear contemporary with the late Oribe bowls. The expertly thrown body is covered with the typical white, feldspatic Shino glaze has been poured under which a decoration of a willow tree (yanagi) and a fence have been applied in iron oxide (oni ita). Just the foot ring and its immediate surrounding was left unglazed. The somewhat irregular foot is typical ... |