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Welcome To Another Century
$700.00 Finely cast bronze censer on four linked feet with very elegant flower décor on the body and fretwork on the rim, patinated in a rich brown. Bottom decorated in low relief with repeating, extremely fine fretwork of faces. Seal on bottom: Dai-Nihon Bunsei nen Seimin sei. Japan, Edo period, early 19th century.
H H 2-7/8 x diam. 6 ½ inches. Excellent condition Murata Seimin (1761-1837), bronze sculptor active in Edo, well-known for his fine casting of bronze vessels and animals.
The Kura
Sold, Thank you A superb Bizen Yaki Okimono of an Okoze (stonefish) by ceramic artist Takahashi Satoshi (b. 1934) enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The features of the beastly creature are very well defined, with each spine accentuated by the natural color of the flame, giving the stonefish a realistic appearance. It is 12-1/2 inches (32 cm) long. Satoshi apprenticed to Kanashige Toshiuemon, has been the recipient of numerous awards and currently resides in Okayama prefecture. This piece dates fro...
The Kura
Sold, Thank you! A large Amber glass Mizusashi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Mizu Utsuwa by Japans top-rated female glass artists, Iwata Itoko. It has a black lacquered wooden lid typical of mizusashi, but a tremendous convoluted form in rich amber which defies simple description. Itoko is one of the top rated glass artists in Japan, and heir to the legacy of Iwata Hisatoshi. The piece is roughly 1 foot (39 cm) in diameter. Work by this artist is in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Ar...
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Sold WILD HOT SPRINGS Vintage anonymous oil painting on handmade easy canvas, Showa period, 20th century, Japan, 53 x 41 x 1.5 cm (20.86 x 16.14 x 0.59in) selected by hotoke * 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. Thank you.
Japanese Art Site
SOLD Okutani Shuseki (1871-1936) was born in Osaka and lived in Kyoto for most of his life. His artistic lineage is among the
very best. He, along with Yamamoto Shunkyo and others, studied under Mori Kansai, who was the pupil and adopted son-in-law
of Mori Tetsuzan, who was one of Maruyama Okyo's best pupils. Like all painters of the Mori family school, Shuseki's nature
paintings are remarkable for their unsentimental naturalism, showing his keen interest in the essence of nature. He won prizes...
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$440.00 A wine glass with swirling design in colored lacquer by the Shiun studio of Okada Yuji enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is roughly 10 cm (4 inches) diameter, 23 cm (9 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
This is not dishwasher safe
Modern Japanese Ceramics
$480.00 A voluminous wine glass with lacquer colored stem and dark foot by the Shiun studio of Okada Yuji enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is roughly 12 cm (4-3/4 inches) diameter, 26 cm (10-1/4 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
This is not dishwasher safe
The Kura
sold, thank you Ducks are the only life in this landscape of frozen rice paddies by Shirakura Niho enclosed in the original double wood box (Nijubako) signed Kanyu (the name he used later in his career). Teh composition is very minimalist, relying on the diagonal lines of paddy walls to define the foreground, only a haze of color to intimate the hills beyond. Judging by the style this likely dates from the 1940s and is an exceptional work by this innovative artist. Ink and pigment on silk in a superb border ...
The Kura
Sold, Thank you! A Nihonga Scene mounted on a two panel screen of a thatched house in the winter forest, blossoms just opening on the garden trees by Takahashi Shiko (1897-1970). The scene has been created over a complete wash of white, making the crisp early spring morning real and sharp. The screen measures 74-1/2 x 67-1/2 inches (189 x 172 cm) and is in excellent condition bordered in a red lacquer frame typical of the 1920s and 30s and retains the original backing paper. A superb example of the early Show...
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
Sold, Thank You! Based on a classical tale adapted into a popular Kabuki performance in late Edo, the story of the Fuji Musume or “Wisteria Maiden” is an often employed motif in Japanese art. In the story, the Wisteria Maiden is depicted in a painting holding a wisteria branch, until one day she becomes smitten with a young man passing by and steps out of the painting in an effort to capture his attention. Unfortunately, her attempts are futile. Her love goes unrequited, and she sorrowfully steps back into ...
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1930
item #1486834
(stock #Womrath010)
Era Woodblock Prints
$495 Andrew Kay Womrath (1869-1939)
In collaboration with Yoshijiro Urushibara (1888-1953) Venice at Night Size: Chuban. Approximately 11.625 x 8 inches. Edition: 3/50 OR 33/50. Numbered in pencil at lower left. Date: ca 1920s. Signed "A Kay Womrath" in pencil. Medium: Japanese woodblock print. Condition: Foxing nearly entirely in margin. Margin blank at lower left. Note: An example of this night scene is paired with its daytime version in the Smithsonian ...
Zentner Collection
Price on Request Wonderful rare antique Chinese Daoist Lotus Dish with molded petals. The lotus flower is a favorite of Taoist artists, who paint it to remind us of the miracle of beauty, light and life, and to communicate an understanding of the Tao and of our place in the world.Typical WanLi color palate with red, green, yellow, blue and black. Signed mark of Wanli. Wear of glaze typical of aged condition.
Date: 18th century or earlier Size: 7.5"D x 2"H
Momoyama Gallery
sold Another wonderful and large Chinese Buddha Bronze statue, approx. 18th century (Qing Dynasty), sitting on a square base, with a height of 38 cm and a width of 24 cm, weight 4,95 KG. On the back marked 'Da Ming Yongle nian shi' (‘bestowed in the Yongle era of the great Ming’). Shipping included
Japanese Art Site
SOLD 19th Century Edo Period Japanese Clay Mask of Tengu, the mischievous God of the Forest. A wonderful example of
Mingei used as decorative art, with an underglaze of red and white fired to give
a wonderful presence. 8.25 inches (21cm) tall) x 6.25 inches (16cm) wide. From a widely renowned and published collection that has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum and Japan Society.
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Japanese pair of lively koma inu (temple fudog guardians), carved of keyaki (elm) wood, left hand creature has mouth open showing teeth and has a curly mane, right hand creature with toothy grin and wavey mane, wonderful detail carving, fain remnants of pigment (mouth, eyes, and whiskers), Meiji Period.
Size of each: 17 1/2" high x 18" deep.
The Kura
sold, thank you An unusual woven basket of bamboo strips and roots in the shape of a cocoon or bird nest dating from the 20th century. It can be used flat on a table or even better suspended on the wall or pillar. It is 43 cm (17 inches) long and in excellent original condition.
Momoyama Gallery
sold Wonderful hand-shaped Shino Chawan by great To-en Miyamura, made around 1935, enclosed in its origninally signed and sealed wooden box. Smooth and very aesthetic Shino glaze and a true wabi-sabi aura. No chips or cracks. Impressive feeling holding this big tea bowl in your hands. Size: 8,5 cm height x 11,5 cm in diameter. Shipping included.
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00 Antique Japanese pilgrim's coat hand woven of asa (Japanese hemp) fiber. Hand painted with sumi ink calligraphy.
Size: 41" high x 47" wide Mid Edo Period (1603 - 1868) |