Unusual Japanese Roiro Natsume with Kiri Mon Dsn 19c

Japanese: Tea Articles: Lacquer Pre 1910: item #970311
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The size of Natsume: 2 5/8" Dia x 2 3/4" High. Very unusual Japanese Roiro Natsume, lacquer tea caddy. Natsume was made with wooden body decorated the design of Kiri Mon. Two kiri mon (paulownia crest)design front area and one on the back side. Inside rim as well as inside cover has gold takamakie work with the design of wave and flower design. I never seen this kind work Natsume before. The condition of Natsume excellent, no chip, no crack and no hairline. Very little wear for the age. It came ... Click for details

Japanese Lacquer Makie Kogo Incense box for tea cemony

Japanese: Tea Articles: Lacquer Pre 1970: item #968763
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This is Kogo incense box with impressive makie gold lacquer work on black lacquer dipicting flying cranes in clouds on pine tree, also its inside is lacquered with beautiful sprinkle gold work and rimed with silver. Overall condition is excellent and very slight worn due to use. It comes an original wooden storage box.

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Pretty Roiro Makie Lacquer Natume Wisteria by Kiho

Japanese: Tea Articles: Lacquer Pre 1980: item #959997
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The size of Natsume: 2 5/8" Dia x 2 3/4" High. Beautiful Japanese Makie Lacquer Roiro Rikyu Natsume. Natsume, tea caddy is made with fine quality Makie by Arai Kiho. The design of Fuji(japense wisteria) design done in two tones of different gold color on wisteria and leaves. Bamboo stick looks has some silver color in it. It came with Kiri(paulownia wood) Tomobako. The writing outside said, Fuji Makie, Rikyu Natsume. Kiho signed on lower left with his chop seal. The condition of Natsume perfect.... Click for details

Japanese Roiro Natsume with Sasa and Hotaru by Shikei

Japanese: Tea Articles: Lacquer Pre 1970: item #959996
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The size of Natsume: 2 5/8" Dia x 2 3/4" High. Beautiful Japanese Roiro Makie Natsume by Shikei. The Natsume is called the shape of Fubuki. The design of Natsume with Hotaru(light bug) over gold grass leaves. Grass leaves has line in the center of leaf. Two Hotaru on the top, two at the side. The Hotaru done in very detail work which I could not photographed. The feather has gold work with line. So as the main body of Hotaru. The tail has mothers pearl inlaid. The condition of Natsume is excelle... Click for details

Lovely Roiro Makie Natsume 7 Autumn Grass by Koshu

Japanese: Tea Articles: Lacquer Pre 1980: item #958670
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The size of Natsume: 2 7/8" Dia x 3" High. Very finely made Japanese Roiro Makie Natsume. Natsume, Tea Caddy is made with finely excuted Autumun's seven Grasses, Aki No Nanakusa design. Nanakusa represent, Hagi(bush clover), Kikyo(chinese bellflower), Kuzu(arrowroot), Nadeshiko(wild pink carnation), Obana(also called Susuki, pampass grass), Ominaeshi(patrina, coutesans flower), and Fujibakama(mistlover). You can read full detail wild grass flower information at www.urasenke.org/new/flowers/index... Click for details

Old Japanese Lacquer Plates with Chrysanthemums

Japanese: Tea Articles: Lacquer Pre 1920: item #946351

A set of five black lacquer plates, hand carved with chrysanthemums. 5 7/8" square, Taisho period.

A Set of Seven Lacquered Mukozuke - Taisho/Showa

Japanese: Tea Articles: Lacquer Pre 1950: item #945133
COLL 9082

A handsome set of seven Japanese red and black mokuzuke - the tops done in shiny black roiro and the bottoms done in red lacquer. On the bottom of four of the bowls there is a design in makie gold of a bamboo shoot. The seven dishes measure 4 1/2" diameter and are 1" high. The dark black would have been a lovely contrast to the raw fish normally used in the mokuzuke serving. We date these to the mid Taisho to early Showa period, circa 1925-1950s. They are in excellent condition.... Click for details

Lacquer Tray by Japanese Buddhist Priest Shimizu Kosho

Japanese: Tea Articles: Lacquer Pre 1990: item #944834
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A black lacquered wooden tray decorated in red lacquer by the renowned priest Shimizu Kosho with a giant white radish and the words Harvest in Fall and Store for Winter. The tray is 12 inches (30 cm) diameter and in perfect condition, enclosed in a signed wooden box. Kosho (1911-1999) was a unique and versatile artist-priest studied in the eccentric painting style associated with Nara. He was long time abbot of the massive Todai-ji temple complex in Nara, home of the great Buddha. Like many ... Click for details

A Superb Japanese Kogo - Makie Design of Six Creatures

Japanese: Tea Articles: Lacquer Pre 1900: item #934295
ICHI 3172

This is a truly fabulous Japanese lacquer kogo (covered box) with a wonderful design of six of the creatures so beloved in Japanese art – the Dragon, the Shi Shi, the Kylin, the Tiger, the Elephant and the Baku. The different creatures are executed in makie - raised relief gold lacquer – on a ground of shiny dark black lacquer – called roiro. Most of the creatures have a tiny bit of red lacquer at the mouth – some have sprinkle or small designs of silver on the body – all have exquisite detail. ... Click for details

A Four Case Inro Suite w/Shibayama Overlay – Edo/Meiji

Japanese: Tea Articles: Lacquer Pre 1900: item #934014
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This is a fine and rare wooden four case inro with ojime and netsuke. The inro itself is a dark wood carved with an intricate design of tiny interlocking grid like carving. The wood was then covered with a transparent layer of lacquer to provide protection and shine.

On top of the wooden case, there is a fine design of a flower, leaves and... Click for details