This is a striking small Japanese lacquered piece that appears to have been a lid to some item - possibly for a natsume - a tea leaf holder. Though it is just a lid, we found the technique to be so fine that we believe it can stand on its own. The design is that of the famous character from the Noh drama - “Hannya”. The mask sits on a multi-colored cloth and a flowing stream winds nearby. The details are done in several different lacquer techniques – small black and gold chips – makie – hiramaki... Click for details
The size of Koro: 5 1/4" High x 4" Long x 2 3/8" Wide. Very finely made Japanese Porcelain Kyo Yaki Koro by (Takahashi)Dohachi. Koro has very fine contour of slimmed down shape. It has landscape design front and back side panel. The side panels with Karakusa design. Elephant head on each side with porcelain rings which movebable. The top cover with foo dog design. It is signed Dohachi on the bottom. The condition of Koro excellent, no chip, no crack and no hairline. Dating from meiji Period. 186... Click for details
The size of Kogo: 2 1/2" Dia x 1 5/8" High. Japanese Ao Kutani Kogo by Kanzan. The kogo is made with fine quality porcelain. It has octagonal shape with four different geometric design beautifully handpainted in very details. It is marked "Fuku" on the back. The kanji number on the edge of cover and bottom is "Shichi", seven, which is idenfication number. It came with wooden Tomobako. Outside marked Kutani Yaki on top right. The center said Kogo. Kutani, Kanzan Saku(made) and chop seal. Kanzan i... Click for details
The red walls of a mountain monastery appear between the precipitous crags on this large scale painting by Komura Suiun enclosed in the original signed wooden box c. 1920. The composition escalates, guiding ones vision past the lone occupant of the mountain monastery to the quatrain in the top corner. The mature technique of a master painter; it is performed with ink and light color on silk in a fine silk border with large, solid ivory rollers. The scroll measures 26 x 79 inches (65 x 201 cm)... Click for details
Takeji Asano (1900 ~ 1999)
Moonlight at Yasaka Pagoda
Date: 1951. A first edition as evidenced by the date seal at the lower left margin. Prints lacking this seal are later.
Publisher: Unsodo. The Unsodo seal is in left margin along with the carver and printer... Click for details
This is a wonderful Japanese chawan (tea bowl) with a milk chocolate glaze both on the inside and outside. In the interior a pattern of russet ‘hare’s fur’ streaks are seen in a semicircle that is at the bottom of the bowl. There are a few streaks of hares fur glaze on the exterior. On one side of the chawan there is an unglazed oblong section measuring about 1 ¾” long by7/8” wide at the widest – this is clearly done deliberately and is not a firing fault. This exposed body clay on the bowl's ar... Click for details
Japanese antique woodblock pillar print of geisha beauty reading love letter, scene emotionally charged by placing her standing barefoot on veranda with toes curled as if in embrace. Artist is Kitugawa Eizan (1787-1867), toning, edge fraying, size: 26.75H x 9.5W.
A most powerful Iga-Oribe hachi by Tsukamoto Haruhiko; works alone as ceramic sculpture yet certainly meant for use at the table or for flowers; in perfect condition with a signed box, 16.5cm.tallx46.5x33.1, signed on base (also a point of merit).
Abe Anjin(b.1938) is the lone wolf of Bizen, works alone and creates Bizen that defies time. Once a very prominent critic mistook Abe's work for a 16th century Ko-Bizen vessel; I could see that also happening for this shishi-eared sake cup. It has a very dark rich body covered with superb goma-sesame ash glazing. The 'ears' add nobility and character. In perfect condition with a signed inner box and a signed outer black lacquered box, 2.9cm.tallx9.1x7, stamped on base.
Japanese antique wakasashi (44.3 cm) sword, blade with unusual writing on either side of blade, signed Kuniyuki with single hole, black lacquer and mother of pearl inlaid sheath, shark skin handle with original wrapping and gilt copper menuki in the form of dragons, comes with kozuka small knife decorated with a gilded horse and flowers which slips into the sheath on one side (small knife blade has inscription), on the other side is another removable bronze knife Kogai decorated with a gild... Click for details
