CARP STREAMER 1

Collage work made from ‘koinobori’ (carp streamer / ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koinobori) made of old ‘washi’ (Japanese paper). 38 x 46 cm (14.96 x 18.11in).


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A long horizontal handscroll with ten individual hand-painted shunga scenes, of couples in the act of lovemaking. The focus is on the couples and their actions; there is no background. One couple uses a dildo. For as far as anyone wears a garment, those are decorated in fine details.

Signature at the end of the scroll, on the far-left side: Yamato-e Miyagawa Choshun zu. Gourd-shaped red seal: Choshun.

Very fine and detailed paintings in black ink, mineral colors and gofun (pulveriz...

Antique/Vintage painting depicted kannon bodhisattva seated on the rock. Painted with ink and light pigments on silk. Signed and sealed.The inscription above is written:

慈眼視衆生 (Jigen shi shujo)
Kannon always looks at all of us, all living beings, with a kind and compassionate gaze.

福聚海無量 (Fuku Jyu Kai Muryo)
The world we saw and felt in that way, it is said that the blessings are as endless as the sea.

Some marks are present on the painting itself....

An organic sake cup on stand in pastel yellow by Yamaguchi Michie enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shuhai. It is roughly 6 cm (2-1/2 inches) diameter and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Yamaguchi Michie was born in Aichi prefecture in 1964, and came to pottery at the age of 35, opening her studio in Nagoya in 2003. She first exhibited with the Nitten National Art Exhibition in 2008. In 2009 she was accepted into the Nihon Togeiten National Ceramic ex...

A set of five dishes which my staff creams over by Yamaguchi Michie enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Momo Mame Sara. These live up to the word Kawaii so profound in contemporary Japanese pop culture. Each is roughly 15.5 x 17.5 cm (6 x 7 inches) ad all are in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Yamaguchi Michie was born in Aichi prefecture in 1964, and came to pottery at the age of 35, opening her studio in Nagoya in 2003. She first exhibited with the Nitten N...

A stunning unadorned work of wood art covered in a thin layer of wiped on lacquer (Fuki Urushi) dating from the early 20th century. The artist puts nothing but his craft into the mottled grain of the tray, a true mark of wood mastery and humility. It is 42 x 31.5 x 3 cm (roughly 16 x 12-1/2 x 1 inches) and is in excellent condition. This is in the style of Ichikawa Shudo, and comes from a collection of several works by him.

This is a beautiful rare box signed by Honda. We have never seen a box signed by Honda before this one. As an added bonus, the box is in excellent condition. Has silver rims and measures about 5 x 4 x 2 1/2 inches.

This is a beautiful cloisonne vase from Gonda with a unique form. The Wisteria colors are wonderful. It stands 12 inches tall. Has a bit of crazing at the top but it's very hard to notice.

Fine Rare Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Inscribed Buddhist Sanskrit Pottery Jar

This very rare and fascinating pottery jar was made around the 13th - 14th century during the Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) and has been excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province, at the time a particularly isolated part of China. It is made from a relatively highly-fired grey pottery the surface colour varying in places from pale to dark grey although much of t...

Very Rare LARGE Chinese Qin Dynasty Pottery Cocoon / Listening Jar (55cm)

This oversized vessel, in the form of a "cocoon jar", was made during the Qin Dynasty (221 - 206 BC) or possibly a little earlier during the Warring States period (475 - 221 BC), but even then by the Qin state. It is made from a fairly high-fired fine-grained grey pottery. The whole of the outer surface of the body is decorated with repeated cord or woven impressions with vertical bands then being made around the body ...

STONE PHALLUS

Applied its coincidentally essential natural form with minimal processing by human hands. Personally its details unknown, but heard it was excavated from the old site in Chichibu region in Northern Kanto area, Japan when acquired. 22 x 11 x 6 cm (8.66 x 4.33 x 2.36in). *Wooden shrine is not attached.


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ROOF TILE 2

Actually used at a private house in Gangwon-do as the northeastern part of Korea, early 20th century, approx. 28 x 14 x 0.5 cm (11.02 x 5.51 x 0.19in). *Vase is not attached with this item.


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ROOF TILE 1

Actually used at a private house in Gangwon-do as the northeastern part of Korea, early 20th century, approx. 29 x 10 x 0.9 cm (11.41 x 3.93 x 0.35in). *Vase is not attached with this item.


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Two Jubako stacking porcelain boxes enclosed in their unique wooden boxes which are both enclosed together in an additional outer wooden box for protection. According to the lid, the designs were by Kinoshita Itsuun and Uragami Gyokudo, and the pieces were made by Kawamoto Hansuke. Hansuke is considered the progenitor of porcelain production in Seto, and it was through an act of industrial espionage that he was able to bring the techniques, until then the secrets of the Kyushu potteries, to Seto...

A small Hip-shaped vessel by Yamaguchi Michie enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Momo-yu Kaki (peach colored Vase). This pink is her signature color, meant to intimate flesh, it is finely veined and matte, with a sense of moisture lik human skin. The vase is 20 x 21 x 17 cm and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Yamaguchi Michie was born in Aichi prefecture in 1964, and came to pottery at the age of 35, opening her studio in Nagoya in 2003. She first exhi...

19th Century Chinese Bronze Scholar Water Dropper Recumbent Water Buffalo & Boy Figurine

It is 8.26 inches (21 cm) tall by 5.3 inches (13.5 cm) wide. It is 1157 gram.

It has oxidation, rubbing patina, pitting and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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19th Century Chinese Export Vietnamese Market Bleu & White Porcelain Plate with Calligraphy Marked

It is 0.98 inch (2.5 cm) tall by 4.9 inches (12.5 cm) wide. It is 118 gram.

It has dark spots, skip glazes, glaze chips, flea bite chips at the rim, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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1900's Chinese Fmaille Rose Porcelain Bowl with Flower Marked

It is 2.95 inches (7.5 cm) tall by 7.7 inches (19.6 cm) wide. It is 1.1 Lb.

It has a hairline crack at the rim, skip glazes, dark spots, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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