Small painting of the 11-headed Kannon standing on a lotus dais, flanked by Bishamonten and Fudo Myoo.
In the front two red colored Nio are guarding the deities.
Inscription on the central base reads: Ichijoten (name of the temple hall), junsan koichi hongu.
The inscription on the bottom reads: Kazusa Shibayama Tenozan Kanon kyoji.
Rollers cut off and framed in mounting.

Black ink and colors on paper...

Antique Japanese pottery Kiyomizu bowl made by the 3rd Rokubei Kiyomizu (1820-1883). The seal of the potter is stamped on the bottom.

The Rokubei family is one of the most influential pottery clan from Kyoto leaded by 8th generation now with over 240 years of history.
Rokubei III became the head of the family business in 1838 after his father, Rokubei II, retired.
He is known to revive Kyoto ceramic industry after 1868 when the capital moved to Tokyo.
In 1879, he was...

Massive natural ash glazed Shigaraki flower vase made by veteran potter Takahashi Rakusai IV.
Born in 1925, Takahashi Rakusai IV is one the most notorious Shigaraki ceramists of modern times. He was awarded with Intangible Cultural Property title in 1976. Currently his son Takahashi Rakusai V is in charge of the family kiln.

Shigaraki ware belongs to one of the Six Old Kilns in Japan and originates from Koga town in Shiga Prefecture.
It was Juko Murata (1423-1502), the f...

Considered auspicious symbols of wealth, status, and good fortune; foo dogs—commonly referred to as shishi or koma-inu in Japan—are often seen in pairs guarding shrines, straddling the doorways of shops, and protecting public buildings. Here we have a fierce guardian adorning an incense cady (kogo)...

Japanese Taisho to early Showa period Satsuma earthenware charger finely decorated in polychrome enamel and gilt with a single large foliate form cartouche set against a black background that extends to cover the back walls. The cartouche features a landscape scene with temples set among high mountain peaks. A bridge over water holds a single figure. The decoration is set against a cream colored finely crackled glaze background. Koshida workshop mark to the base...

Massive Japanese Arita porcelain punch bowl decorated in underglaze blue with four alternating dragon and phoenix panels surrounded by a dense background of floral and geometric forms set against a white ground. The center features a treasure ship among kiri (pawlonia) crests, flaming pearls, and patterned balls. The outer wall holds four floral sprays set between bands at the rim and foot. A double foot ring base dates the bowl to circa 1870 (early Meiji period). 20 1/4" diameter x 7 1/4" high...

A beautiful Caribbean blue bottle by Karatsu Legend Inoue Toya enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The color is quite unusual in his oeuvre, as is the paddled sloping shape. It is 24 cm (9-1/2 inches) tall, 12.5 cm (5 inches) diameter at the base and is in excellent condition.
Inoue Toya (1942-2013), graduated the prestigious Nihon Daigaku in 1966, having spent his student years excavating ancient Karatsu shards and researching their techniques...

Kuwata Takuro makes the most characteristic pottery we have ever seen, and when you look at this spectacular piece it is easy to understand why.

This is his Ki-Ji Kinsai Chawan which comes with his originally with his seal, calligraphy and fingerprint signed wooden box.

Takuro surely needs no introduction. He was born in 1981 in Hiroshima and graduated from the Department of Fine Arts at Kyoto Saga University in 2001...

Pair of silver vase cloisonné of enamels. Gold lacquer cartouches inlaid with mother-of-pearl shibayama, buffalo horn, stained bone. Signature of the artist in a gold cartouche. Japanese work from the end of the 19th century. Good condition. No restoration, some missing inlays (see pictures) the silver parts are in good condition, not dented or scratched...

A Hirado porcelain monkey from Japan 19th century. He holds in his hand a peach glazed in iron brown and cobalt blue. Rare model, we know a similar monkey that is housed in Lacma (Los Angeles county museum of art). Our monkey must be older because there are important differences in quality, such as the expression of the face, the folds of the dress, the delicacy of the ear and the curve of the limbs. Perfect condition. Height 15cm.

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Okitsu-cho, Suruga
Selection of Views of the Tokaido. The 17th station of the Tokaido.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Date: 1934.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. First edition with Watanabe C seal (used 1929-42).
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Reference: Hotei #229.
Condition: Toning visible in margin. Very light creasing. The crease at the top of the back of the print does not appear on the front.

Ash fills the embedded patterns on this Kiln-altered Tsutsu-gata bowl by Living National Treasure Shimaoka Tatsuzo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yohen Zogan Jomon Wan. Crisp black charring and the various depths of ash are a bit of a departure for this artist whose work is often sedate, relying on the texture and patterns of the Jomon rope design over dependence on colorful glazes. It is 11 cm (4-1/2 inches) diameter, 10 cm (4 inches) tall and in excellent condition...

A fabulous baluster form vase by the first generation Kato Keizan enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Gaoji Ryumimi Chokoku Kabin(Ivory Porcelain Dragon Ear Carved Vase). Low on the flaring neck two dragons form handles, and the body of the vessel as carved with archaic symbols reflecting continental taste popular from the Meiji through Taisho to early Showa period. It is 33 cm (13 inches) tall 19.5 cm (7-3/4 inches) diameter and in excellent condition...

This is a umakake japanese antique hemp tsutsugaki & katazome textile of Amaryu - dragon Edo Period. Rain is said to bring blessings to the earth, and in the past it was considered auspicious. Among the dragons that have been worshiped since ancient times as spirit beasts, There is a dragon called "Amaryu". This rain dragon is said to be the dragon that controls the rain. It was said that this rain dragon would rain as a proof that God had bestowed grace...

It is a hemp umakake tsutsugaki type dyeing of handspun & natural indigo dyeing in the Edo period.It's a very charming pattern of family crests, treasure balls, arabesques and moving waves...

It is a hemp umakake tsutsugaki type dyeing of natural indigo dyeing and multicolor pigment dyeing in the Edo period. It is a very charming pattern of mimasu family crest, and dragon scale and swirl. The triangular scale pattern is also called the dragon scale. The triangular scale pattern also has the meaning of warding off evil.It's long, so you can easily decorate it by folding it in half in the middle and hanging it on a stick. Folded in half and has the same pattern on both sides, you can ...

Japanese Meiji Period kuchi-e (magazine frontispiece) woodblock print by Kaburagi Kiyokata (1878-1972) titled "Gathering Shellfish" dated 1910. The print depicts two beauties at the seashore. Two cups of tea and an assortment of sea shells are beside them. One beauty holds a long pipe. A Japanese-style painter, Kiyokata was a pupil of Mizuno Toshikata. Measures just under 11" x 8 3/8". Kuchi-e woodblock printed illustrations were folded and inserted into the front of literary magazines and po...

Old (1930's) Japanese Gilt Silver Presentation Box

It is 0.79 inch (2 cm) tall by 3.2 inches (8.2 cm) wide by 2 inches (5 cm) long. It is 278.3 gram .

It is tarnished and has surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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