Japanese four prong Vajra or diamond thunderbolt form Chisakuin Temple, bronze with worn gilt, Edo age (over 200 years old). Very powerful ritual tool representing firmness of spirit and spiritual power. Worn gilt on one side, all over relief, double sided with lotus flower in center, trident prongs emerging from the four cardinal directions.
Size: 6 1/8" long
This is a cast -bronze okimono of two playful shishi-one with a glass tama precariously held on its tail. The mythological creatures are modeled in great
detail, their muscular bodies, with tufts of curly fur, twist and turn as they wrestle.This sculpture with removeable head and inlaid shakudo eyes is in excellent condition, the removable cover modeled as the head of one of the shishi.
Height: 6.25"
Meiji Period, Japan
Japanese Mid - Late 20th century bronze vase with crane design by NEYA CHUROKU (1897-1987). The vase has a standing crane holding its head and neck up on the front and a crane bending down in the back. The bottom has the Churoku mark. Neya Churoku, a student of Tsuda Shinobu, exhibited at many exhibitions including the 1933 World Exhibition in Chicago and the 15th Teiten (1934) where he won the Tokusen (grand prize). Comes with TOMOBAKO, original artist signed wooden storage box. Stamp of artis... Click for details
Here is a fully-articulated and naturalistically wrought bronze crab okimono (jizai), its carapace wonderfully sculpt with chiseled details,the pincers in textured bronze. This articulated crab has beautiful, rich patination. (The Japanese, master metalworkers and technicians, achieved true-to-life articulates in bronze, iron and ivory and this one is a prime example of this discipline.) This bronze articulate is in excellent condition with no problems.
Length (outstretched): 9"
Meiji Per... Click for details
Here is a realistically sculpted bronze model of a horse, his head slightly turned. Executed in rich, brown patination, its demeanor is enhanced through the use of naturalistically chiseled and incised detailing. Impressed signature cartouche of Noritani on the bronze textured base. Includes lacquered wood stand. This extraordinary bronze okimono is in excellent condition with no damage.
Height, 10''; length, 13.25''
Meiji Period. Japan
A Japanese Gold Splashed Bronze GU Form Vase. Taisho Period (circa 1910-20). Inspired by the distant rather than recent past, this strikingly modernist Japanese bronze embodies a rejection of European-influenced and over-decorated bronzes of the previous Meiji period. The base bears a three-character studio mark, written in stylized archaistic Chinese characters much in vogue with the literati class of China and Japan during the Early Republic and Taisho periods. The ancient Chinese bronze w... Click for details
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
A beautifully crafted olive-bronze vase of unusual square design etched at the shoulder with silver frets under the circular rim. The vessel stands on four square feet, also an unusual feature. It is more than 12 inches (31 cm) tall and in fine condition, dating from the 19th century.
A tai, symbol of congratulations (for its name is a synonym for the word) swims through roaring waves on this exquisitely cast heavy bronze dish signed on the reverse and enclosed in a custom made kiri-wood box. The orange peel texture absorbs light, and focuses our attention on the glistening gold and shakudo inlayed eyes. The dish is 14-1/2 inches (37 cm) diameter and in overall fine condition with only minor discoloration and handling marks on the reverse (see photos). The signature appear... Click for details
Large Japanese bronze long-handled “kagami” (mirror) decorated with a traditional "shochikubai" design featuring the "three friends" (pine, prunus, and bamboo) together with cranes and a turtle. There is an inscription along the left side (see enlargement 4). The reverse side has a reflective surface. The mirror rests in the original black lacquered storage box. Long-handled kagami were often given as wedding gifts. 9 1/2" diameter x 13 3/4” long. Estimated to date from the Meiji period (late 1... Click for details
