Antique Chinese small porcelain monochrome vase. Baluster form with high shoulders and tiny mouth. Glazed a subtle celadon color. A small spot on the shoulder where the glaze did not cover adds character and tells a story of the glazing process. The underside is white with two concentric blue rings.

Age: Republic Period (early 20th century)

Dimensions: 3 7/8" high x 2 3/4" wide

Width without stand: 17.5 cm (7 in)
Height without stand: 12 cm (4.8 in)
Depth without stand: 6.7 cm (2.8 in)
Total weight: 2.9 kg

Pair of carved Chinese russett jade birds; depicted holding sprigs of lotus in their mouths; no damage; wooden stands

A vintage Japanese 2 section Tansu chest made entirely of Kirinoki (Paulownia) wood. All original bronze hardware with straight dovetail joinery and hardened wooden nail construction. 3 drawer top section and 2 drawer bottom section. Both sections can be separated for use and display in different rooms of a home. Side handles used to carry each section from place to place with the lower section handles serving a dual purpose of also securing the top section in place.

Age: Early Showa ...

A fine deep grey Saji river stone in the form of a miniature mountain landscape with high peaks and deep ravins; looking from the front and back sides there is a long passage in between the peaks, completely natural! The stone has a perfectly fitted rosewood base, daiza. Suiseki are highly appreciated for their aesthetic or decorative value in Japan but also by collectors in the western world. It comes with an old collector storage box with a Japanese label: Old stone; three Famous Sto...

A mid century Japanese single section Kimono chest called Isho Tansu made entirely of Kiri (Paulownia) wood. All original hand made bronze hardware. With 2 sliding doors that cover a large storage area, 3 small side by side drawers and 2 large drawers below. Side handles allow for moving this tansu from place to place. Constructed using hardened wooden nails and Japanese joinery.Age: Showa Era (1960's)

Dimensions: 33 7/8" Wide by 37" High by 16 7/8" Deep

Antique small Hirado ware figure of a tiger. Made of porcelain and glazed white with great detail especially in the fur. Hirado ware was first developed in the village of Mikawachi located in the area of Kyushu which was, along with neighboring islands, controlled by the Hirado daimyo. Initially Hirado ware was made exclusively for the daimyo's use. Later, Hirado ware found it's way west through Japan's trade with the Dutch East Indian Company.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
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Tatsuzo Shimaoka (1919-2007) Square Bottle Vase with iconic Aka-e Designs

With tall rectangular sides, decorated with impressed rope patterns inlaid in slip and with Aka-e designs.
It is rare to see Shimaoka bottle with such design which he mainly applied for tea ware.

Tatsuzo Shimaoka was a Japanese mingei potter who studied under Shōji Hamada and later became the second Living National Treasure of Mashiko, Japan.
He was best known for his unique Jōmon zogan ...

Fine Large Chinese Western Jin Dynasty Warrior with Oxford TL Test (AD 265 - 316)

This impressive and very rare pottery model of a warrior was made during the Western Jin Dynasty (AD 265 - 316). It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a fine-grained grey pottery that is relatively highly-fired, having an almost metallic ring to it when tapped. The surface has been "cold painted" in a base coat of white pigment. The facial features, head and hair have been painted in a black pigment on to...

A pair small statues of a woman and a man in traditional costume, cast and cold-worked in bronze and fixed on the original wooden stand. The woman is rolling cheroot cigars and the man is smoking one. Such small bronze figurines were souvenirs and gifts from British Burma. Condition: the man's cigar is bent, the woman's bronze base with a tiny dent (please see photo no. 7), traces of usage. Dimension: total height: c. 11.3 and 11.5 cm, base: c. 11 x 8.5 cm, figure: 7.3 and 7.8 high, weight: 1'10...

Height: 16.2 cm (6.6 in)
Width: 7 cm (2.8 in)

Chinese porcelain Wucai vase showing two Sage interacting with a three legged toad; all amongst a garden setting; minor surface wear; good condition

Ryohei Tanaka
Soaring Birds (Titled in Japanese at lower left)
Medium: Japanese Etching
Date: 1982.
Edition: 78/100.
Signed "T. Ryohei" and dated in pencil.
Paper size: 23.75 x 14.375 inches.
Condition: Outer margin has slight toning.

Chinese baluster vase. Made of porcelain with a bright lime-green crackle glaze. White glaze rim and underside. A blue 6 character mark on the bottom.

Age: 20th century

Dimensions: 14 1/2" high x 7 1/4" wide

Ohara Koson
Willow Tit Sitting on a Vine
Date: 1910s-23.
Size: 14.125 x 7.5 inches.
Publisher: Daikokuya.
Koson signature and seal.
Reference: K29.1. in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Back lower left corner is toned.

Kasamatsu Shiro (1898 - 1991)
Spring Night, Ginza
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.25 x 10.625 inches.
Date: 1934.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. 1946-57 edition.
Watanabe black 6mm seal at lower left corner.
"Printed in Japan" and "Original Works of Art" stamped on back.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Pencil note "Shiro" and tape residue at top margin.

Height: 17 cm (6.9 in)
Width: 10.5 cm (4.2 in)

Fine Japanese Satsuma vase by Hododa; depicting the Seven Lucky Gods known in Japanese folklore; mounted in silver, gilded on the base; signed Hododa; very good condition

A small unusual Seed-Like basin in earth tones by Gomi Kenji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled O-pa, both the vessel and the title seem open to interpretation. It is 29 x 21 x 16 cm (11-1/2 x 8-1/4 x 6 inches) and in excellent condition.
Gomi kenji was born in Nagano in 1978. After graduating from the prestigious Waseda University, he went to Okinawa where he studied Kokuba-Tougei, Tsuboya ware, which has been produced since the 17th century, in Naha City, Okinawa Prefect...

With a base of dazzling red ochre clay, a technique known as “san-giri,” pioneered by the progenitor of this generational potting family and now widely used among Bizen potters, is employed here to bring out stunning mustard yellows, mossy greens, charcoal blacks, along with a range of subtler hues.

The potter, Konishi Tōko II (1927 -2018) was second daughter to Konishi the first. After graduating from women’s college she assisted her father at the family kiln, e...

Elegant and very unusual shaped Japanese bamboo Flower Basket Ca. 1925. A series of fine butterfly knots line the bamboo on both sides and the handle. The weave is a delicate warp and weft with tiny knots embroidering the edges of the opening. H: 35cm by W: 34cm. excellent condition. No signature.