Japanese Pure Silver Vase with Crane

Japanese: Metalwork: Silver Pre 1920: item #1082163
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Japanese pure(100%)silver antique vase is chased with Japanese crane.
There is the artist name with a chiseled signature on the base.
Stamped "Jun-gin (pure silver)" mark on the bottom.
It condition is in good, no chip and no crack, with slight mellowing of color ... Click for details

Japanese "Imperial Silver Bonbonnieres" Catalog

Japanese: Metalwork: Silver Contemporary: item #1079989
051909

The size of book: 11 11/16" L x 8 3/8" wide x 7/16" thick.
The catalog book title, "Imperial Silver Bonbonnieres".
Author or catalog: Sensu Tadashi.
He is the one written Daruma Vol. 62 Japanese Imperial Silver Bonbonniere article. The book(catalog) was pub... Click for details

Fine Japanese Silver Carving Box with Chrysanthemum

Japanese: Metalwork: Silver Pre 1960: item #1078828
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Fine Japanese silver box has design of chrysanthemum with good carving, and with gold and silver inlay.
A signature of carving artist is chiseled on the lid and a metal-makers' signature is chiseled on the side of bottoms.
"Gin-sei(sterling silver)" mark is stamped on the back side of bottoms too. ... Click for details

Japanese Pure Silver Case with Relief of Peach

Japanese: Metalwork: Silver Pre 1960: item #1078824
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Fine pure silver case with a design of peach on the top.
The relief in silver.
A metal-makers' signature is chiseled on the back side and stamped "Jun-gin (pure silver)" on the back side too.
It has wooden liners inside. ... Click for details

Japanese Comb Set with Kirigane, Egret and Willow

Japanese: Metalwork: Silver Pre 1930: item #1078073
092910G

The size of comb: 3 5/8" L x 1 9/16" W x 1/8" thick. Kogai: 5 7/8" Long. Kanzashi with coral ball: 4 15/16" Long. Tsuge: 3 3/4" Long. Very unusual set of 4 pcs hair comb set. All made by Bekko(turtoise shell). It has the design of egret and willow tree design by Kirigane(cut gold and silver metal sheet) works. The condition is excellent. Dating from Taisho to Showa, 1920-1930's.

Nice Japanese Silver Box Landscape Design

Japanese: Metalwork: Silver Pre 1940: item #1075240
110506C

The size of Silver Box: 3 3/16" L x 1 1/8" W x 5/8" H. (8 cm x 2.7 cm x 1.5 cm). Pretty Japanese Silver Box, Youji-Ire, toothpick box. It has beautifully carved Sansui(landscape) design. It weight 40 grams. It has marking of Mitsukoshi-sei(Mitsukoshi made). Mitsukoshi is famous Japanese department store since Edo. It also has, "Jungin" (pure silver) marking. The condition excellent. Just little age wear. Dating from early Showa, 1930-1940's.

Unusual Japanese Silver Box Gourd Shape

Japanese: Metalwork: Silver Pre 1940: item #1075234
110506F

The size of Silver Box: 3 1/8" L x 1 1/2" W x 3/8" H (7.8 cm x 3.8 cm x 0.8 cm). Pretty Japanese Silver made Hyotan(gourd) Shape Box, Youji-Ire, toothpick box. It has two gourd design, one plain and other with geometric design. It weigh 26 grams. The condiiton of box excellent. It has marking "Gin-sei" (silver made) on the back of box. Dating from early Showa, 1930's.

Japanese Silver Fan Shape Box

Japanese: Metalwork: Silver Pre 1940: item #1075230
110506E

The size of Fan Box: 4 1/2" L x 7/8" W x 1/4" H (11.3cm x 2 cm x 6 mm ). Japanese Silver Box for toothpick. Youji-Ire. It has star S marking as well as Gin-sei(silver made) on the back. Japanese Kanji number, 135, are not known. The condition of Fanx box excellent. Little bit wear. Dating from early Showa 1930's. It weighs 33 grams.

Japanese Pure Silver Vase with Grape

Japanese: Metalwork: Silver Pre 1960: item #1073273
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Japanese fine pure silver vase, design of the grape.
Artist name "yoshisuke" is chiseled on the base and "Jungin(pure silver)mark on the base too.
It is very light in weight.
No chip and no clack, it has some very minor wear by age. ... Click for details

Antique Japanese Kanzashi, Silver Hairpin, Bird on Tree

Japanese: Metalwork: Silver Pre 1920: item #1071222

Elegant silver hairpin with gilded bird, possibly a nightingale on the branch of a plum tree. The plum blossoms are made out of small corals. 7 and 7/8” long, Meiji/Taisho.