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Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €1,800 A Japanese baluster-shaped bronze vase of a rooster turning towards the chick in a chrysanthemum garden.
Signed on a rectangular reserve.
Meiji period late 19th century
Sizes: 15 x 7 x 7 cm
Condition report: Good condition
Zentner Collection
$1,250.00 Antique Japanese iron tomyodai Shinto votive candle holder in the form of a hoju (precious jewel). 12 circular rings for candles and one at the very top of the jewel's point. Attached to a stand with four feet and a rectangular tray to catch the wax from melting candles. From a Buddhist temple or Shinto shrine.
Age: Meiji Period (circa 1900-1910) Dimensions: 25 1/2" high x 17 1/2" wide x 8" deep
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €1,500 An unusual Japanese wood, metal and glass netsuke, with an incorporated compass in a dedicated panel with astral, sun, moon, and stars.
Structure in carved wood with chrysanthemum symbol and an open fan in the circular shape of the rising sun at the back.
The original cord comes out of a hole with a metal ring. Dial with cardinal directions.
Edo period 19th century
Sizes: 1,4 × 4,7 × 4,7 cm.
Condition report: Good condition
Helen M Edwards
$320.00 Height: 22.8 cm (9.2 in)
Width: 9.2 cm (3.7 in) Weight: 700 gm Japanese gilt bronze vase; well modelled with an Art Nouveau style plaintain lilly (hosta) wrapped around the vase; marked on the base; good condition with some wear to the gilding
Mastromauro Japanese art
Price on Request A large greenish-reddish patinated bronze vase worked on relief of a falcon, with the head turned to the right, on a big branch that wraps the vase obliquely starting from the bottom up to the upper neck. Lobed rim and gilded eye of the falcon.
Engraved Masayuki 正之 signature under the base.
Meiji period late 19th century
Sizes: 53 x 25 x 25 cm. – 7,2 kg.
Condition report: Very good condition
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Japanese bronze shokudai (candle stick for a Buddhist shrine) in the form of a crane standing on a turtle's back. In it's beak, the crane holds a lotus stem with blossoms, buds and unfurling leaves. The different aspects of a lotus symbolize the stages of the Buddha's life. The crane and turtle together symbolize longevity as well as the opposites of Heaven and Earth. This shokudai has especially intricate details...
Zentner Collection
SOLD High level Antique Japanese bronze vase with a water dragon coiled revealing itself around foliated neck. The vase has a squat body and elongated, fluted neck with open foliated mouth, revealing excellent original condition and beautiful patina. Dramatic lifelike waves crash on the vases shoulders just below the dragon, spraying outward. Highly detailed and signed.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912) Dimensions: 14 1/2" high x 8 1/4" wide
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €1,800 A Japanese slender cloisonné vase with polychrome enamels in the shape of an amphora with a pyramidal base worked in silver wire decorated with two main reserves depicting a pair of phoenixes symbol of the empress and two dragons symbol of the emperor...
Zentner Collection
$8,750.00 Antique Japanese large temple bronze hibachi. Round form with handles on either side and standing on three low feet. Decorated with raised bands of archaic motifs including alternating chimera and kylin mythical creatures.
Age: Edo Period (1603-1867) Dimensions: 12" high x 23 3/4" wide (9 1/4" high to top of rim)
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €1,250 A Japanese Lobed-shaped bronze vase with dark brown patina with flowers and leaves in high relief with a sparrow clinging to a branch.
Signed Genryusai Seiya under the base.
Origin: Japan
Period: Meiji late 19th cent.
Dimensions: 32 x 17 x 17 cm.
Conservation status: Very Good
Kodo Arts
Price on Request Very rare Ca. 1910 bronze zen temple dragon spout used in front of the temple entrance. Water from the dragon's mouth would run into a stone tsukubai where vistors to the temple would purify mouth and hands before entering the sacred space. Very good condition. 14" tall; 9" wide; 11" deep. Ask for shipping quote from CA warehouse.
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €6,500 A Japanese great and remarkable bronze okimono, on a wooden base, depicting an Oni, dressed as a priest, accompanied by a young oni.
The main Oni is portrayed standing and smiling, exhibiting typical demonic features such as horns and piercing eyes...
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €4,800 Pair of bottle-shaped bronze vases with dark patina depicting the dragon Ryu as a three-dimensional sculpture.
The rounded part of the vases is decorated with bronze incisions and carvings depicting numerous sea waves.
In the upper part the waves come to life becoming sculpted reliefs, emerging three-dimensionally from the bronze surface...
Helen M Edwards
$2,600.00 Width: 9 cm (3.6 in)
Height: 4 cm (1.6 in) Depth: 6.8 cm (2.8 in) Weight: 300 gm Japanese Komai box; an iron box inlaid with gold and silver to depict a dragon moving through clouds over Mt Fuji; the sides show various detailed insects; internal gilt decoration shows phoenix and florals; Komai Otojiro dragonfly mark to base; minor wear to lid; good condition
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00 Antique Japanese sculpture of a hawk coming to rest on top of a gnarled rock. Wings spread wide, the hawk grips the rock with it's talons. Each feather is intricately carved.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912) Dimensions: 11 1/4" high x 13" wide x 10" deep
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €2,500 Patinated bronze sculpture depicting a roaring lion of excellent quality evident in the details of the muzzle, in the energetic expression, in the muscles and in the thick mane.
The eyes have a golden outline that stands out against the dark background of the bronze and gives the animal an even more truthful expression.
This bronze sculpture is signed Gyōkō 暁光 (Akasofu Gyōkō 赤祖父暁光) under the belly within a rectangular reserve.
Origin: Japan
Period: Meiji second half...
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €7,500 Excellent quality dark patina bronze okimono depicting the study of a powerful panther.
The posture is engaging with the hind legs bent, tail curled upwards and the body in an oblique position. The jaws are wide open and show the animal's teeth, while the whiskers are in relief.
The streaks of the fur are depicted in a masterly way and highlighted in a different patina even to the touch...
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €3,200 A Japanese drop-shaped bronze vase worked with a remarkable depth that transforms the work into a breathtaking three-dimensional scene with a majestic bear in relief in the center as it stands powerfully on a rock.
The bear is portrayed with a precision that does justice to its majesty. The details of its fur, its powerful paws and the expression of its face give an extraordinary life to the animal...
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