Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Yagumo Bridge at Nagata Shrine, Kobe, 1934
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.25 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Bears the Watanabe 6 mm seal. This is a lifetime edition made between 1946 and 1957.... Click for details
This is an interesting dark green glazed vase with a crackle glaze. It is wrapped in a raffia carrying “cage”. The vase measures 7” high and is 4” diameter at its widest. It is in excellent condition and dates from the mid Showa period, circa 1940s – 50s.
A nice little Japanese Koransha dish with a design in dark blue of a cheery tree with red cherries. It measures 2 ½” long by 2” wide and is 1” deep. We date it to the late Showa period, 1960s-1980s. It is signed by the Koransha (Scented Orchid) workshop
on the base. The piece is in excellent condition.
The size of Bronze vase: 8 1/4" Dia x 8 5/16" High. Beautiful Japanese Bronze Vase with fine relief work of scenery design. The vase is made with solid bronze weigh 5 lobs. It has very lovely Sansui design with fine relief works. The condition of bronze is excellent, almost none scratch. It came with Paulownia Tomobako with artist's signature and seal inside. It also came with the stand. When we ship item, there will be two cartons since the vase has to be shipped separate from box to avoid the ... Click for details
As many of you know Bizen's current Living National Treasure(LNT) is Isezaki Jun(b.1936). This makes Isezaki the fifth LNT from Bizen---the highest of any style--joining the late Kaneshge Toyo, Fujiwara Kei, Yamamoto Toshu and Fujiwara Yu. More about Isezaki can be read on on e-yakimono.net. This is a classic large rakkyo-pearl onion-form tokkuri that these days is better suited as a single bud vase-ichirin. It has an excellent 'clay flavor' front and a bluish-gray natural ash-glazed back; the f... Click for details
A skull stairs blankly into the distance, a message to all about the impermanence of life by the famous Swordsman Yamaoka Tesshu. Ink on paper, remounted in olive grey border patterned with vines and featuring wood rollers. The scroll is 15 x 75 inches (37.5 x 190 cm). Some minor staining in the centre below the signature. Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1889) was a student of military arts and famous calligrapher. Born into a samurai family, Tesshu began studying swordsmanship from a very young age. ... Click for details
A spectacular Japanese coconut wood carved crab box of the meiji period (1868-1912). Every detail is done to high excellence with the utmost attention to detail; even the the crabs with their markings are painted realistic perfection. The basket appears woven but is itself carved. This is a rare and unusual treasure and is in perfect condition, measuring 4.5 inches high and 4.25 inches at widest point.
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Shinagawa, 1931
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.25 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. This print was acquired as part of a group including our Hasui 046, 047 and 049, all of which bear the 6mm lifetime seal (1946-1957). I can s... Click for details
A very perplexed looking Daruma figure by Kutsu Deiryu, ink on paper, fully remounted in a dark brown rough silk border with wood rollers. The scroll is 16 x 74 inches (41 x 189 cm) and in fine condition. Kutsu Deiryu, 1895-1954. Deiryu was born into a military family, and was raised from an early age in the strict environment until being diagnosed with Tuberculosis. He was sent then to serve at a nearby temple but was refused as Buddhism was still recovering and many temples were quite poor.... Click for details
This is a very fine 18th – 19th century watercolor of a samurai in full armor seated on a small bench at the side of a house. We can only speculate as to what the picture portrays. Our guess is that a samurai is saying farewell to his wife as he departs for a battle somewhere.
