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DAY FINE ARTS
£250.00 Japanese bronze mirror. Edo period. Good crisp casting. Seal below central turtle.
10.5cm diam. 1cm high. 294 grams unpacked.
EastWest Gallery
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A good quality mirror of comparatively small proportions decorated with a fine line drawn pattern of a double and single Chrysanthemum supported by a fence and a banded hedge set against a fine sand textured ground to the reverse of the mirror. Fine line drawing in this style first appears in the eighteenth century. The mirror is signed on the left hand side Fujiwara Mitsumasa. A Mirror signed by a kagamishi with this name is included in the Kyoto National Museum Collection (EK248-85) and is...
EastWest Gallery
Sold A Japanese handled mirror, e-kagami, decorated with a Hoo Bird in flight, a harbinger of Peace, combined with Waka Matsu, Young Pine, a common motif associated with the celebration with the New Year. The design can therefore be seen as symbolising a wish for a Peaceful New Year.
In the right hand portion of the mirror reverse is a set of four characters reading Fujiwara Mitsunaga. Two individuals with this name operated as Mirror makers, kagamishi, during the Edo period, one operated during the...
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Inquire for Price 1900's Japanese Bronze Mixed Metal Shishi Koro Signed
It is 8.7 inches (22 cm) tall by 9.2 inches (23.3 cm) wide. It weighs 2665 gram (5.9 lb). It has oxidation and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos). Our Guarantee: We stand behind all of the items that we sell. That is to say, if you purchase an item from us and are unhappy with it for any reason, return it for a 100% refund of the amount you originally paid. All you need to do is return the item to us...
Zentner Collection
SOLD Japanese bronze usubata (container for ikebana flower arranging), with pair of Mandarin ducks with gold inlay, wonderful red patina pattern over all, in two pieces, Taisho Period (early 20th century).
Size: 10" high x 12" wide
Zentner Collection
$950.00 Charming bronze head and bust of a Monkey displayed on custom iron stand. Ears are alert and pointed upward, eyes are wide open and full of joy. Monkey's smile is broad, showing a bottom row of small teeth. A cheery piece of art, and brilliant display of expression. Circa 1950
Dimensions: 10.25" High X 3.75" Wide
GALERIE TIAGO
SOLD Japanese bronze brown patinated representing a hare laying on a crescent moon.
Japan – Showa (1912-1926)
Height: 11 cm – 4,3 inches
The Hare is a very beloved animal in Japan. Each year, on the 15th day of the 8th month of the moon calendar, Japanese are celebrating “Tskukumi”, a party paying tribute to the hare of a tale.
A God decided to get down on earth as a starved man. He went to the forest to see how animal used to find something to ea...
Zentner Collection
SOLD Fine Japanese Bronze of a Sage, signed Shoun, with a silver goat, beautifully rendered with the finest of details shown perfectly. Excellent condition and original patina in Top quality. Finely rendered silver long hornedloyal goat lays beside its master looking up in contently. The beard of a male goat resembles the beard often depicted on a Chinese sage.As a symbol of filial piety, as well as purity and kindness.
Provenance McIntyre Collection Dates Meiji period 1868-1912
GALERIE TIAGO
Sold Bronze okimono with brown patina of a mouse lying down. The coat, the tail and the legs are chiselled. The details of the head are particularly detailed, such as the moustache hairs and the long eyelashes.
In Japan, the term nezumi refers to both the mouse and the rat. They are regarded as the messenger of Daikokuten, the deity of trade and wealth. In the Chinese zodiac, taken over by Shintoism in Japan, the rat (or mouse) is the first of the twelve animals, a place that, according to the ...
Palmrose Asian Antiques
$850.00 A Japanese bronze study of a prowling, growling, tiger with an open mouth, glass eyes and etched strips. There is a cast rectangular reserve on the tigers belly which says Seiya Sake(Sei ya made), which would indicate that the statue was made in the Genryusai Seiya Workshop. The tiger weighs about 5 pounds, measures about 13 1/2" long x 7 1/2" high, and dates to the late 19th Century.
The condition is excellent. The tiger comes with a beautiful wooden stand as shown. The asking price includ...
Zentner Collection
$8,500.00 Japanese bronze statue of a horned oni with long, curly hair, sharp fangs and claws. He wears a capelet with gilded puffs of smoke and yingyang, and a gilded harness across his chest. His trousers are shaped like tigers' heads biting into his legs, with a gilded belt and tiger stripes. He holds a lotus flower high above his head, supporting a bronze singing bell bowl with gold gilded flowers, butterflies, and vines all around it and raised dots all along its bottom half. He has a dark hardwood s...
Palmrose Asian Antiques
$450.00 A beautiful bronze paper weight in the form of a dog/lion. It is a very detailed casting in solid bronze with a deep brown patina. The shishi measures about 4" high x 6 3/4" long, it weighs 43 ounces, and it dates to the 19th Century. The condition is excellent with some casting flaws. The asking price includes shipping within the USA.
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Japanese small bronze door latch in the form of a rabbit. The rabbit sits on a section of hollowed out log. The log is patinated green and the rabbit, a deep orange. With signed tomobako.
Age: Taisho/Showa Period (circa early 1900's) Dimensions: 1 1/4" high x 2 1/8" long x 1 1/4" wide
Dragon's Pearl
$2,000.00 A large bronze sculpture of a slender young woman undressing rendered in a quote naturalistic manner.
Brown patination. Inscribed and signed storage box and with Japanese Kanji name character on the back side of the base. H 42 cm.
Showa around 1950´s to 60´s. Perfect condition.
Made by Nakagawa Kiyoshi (1897-1977) born in Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture. Graduated from Tokyo Art School (now Tokyo University of the Arts). He won prizes in the Imperial Academy’s art exhibition after gra...
GALERIE TIAGO
Sold Funny brown-patinated bronze featuring a mouse standing on its hind legs on a squash.
Japan – Meiji (1868-1912)
Height : 14 cm (5.51 in) - Length : 24 cm (9.45 in) – Width : 8 cm (3.15 in)
Zentner Collection
$2,600.00 A Japanese mid century bronze seal lion figure with original patina. Outstretched head as it sits in a natural pose enjoying the warmth of the sun.
Age: Showa Period (1950-1960) Dimensions: 15 1/2" Long by 15" High by 8 1/2" Wide
Zentner Collection
$3,500.00 Charming Japanese Seated Bronze Maiden on original well-carved wooden base. Young maiden is dressed in peasant clothing and is holding a teacup.
Size: Overall 16" H x 13"W x 17"L Actual 14.5:H bronze figure Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
June Hastings
$695.00 A superb bronze Japanese shishi with one paw on a pierced ball. Signed on bottom of statue. Includes wooden stand. Two holes were drilled on bottom of the fu dog to secure it to stand, see photos. Measures 4.25 inches high including stand. Bronze lion is 3.5" high. Stand is 3.5" square. Dates Meiji Era
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