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Helen M Edwards
$1,250.00 Height: 6 cm (2.4 in)
Width: 5.3 cm (2.1 in) Depth: 6.3 cm (2.6 in) Wonderful Japanese wooden okimono of a seated monkey searching for fleas; exquisite workmanship throughout; inlaid horn eyes; signed Ryomin
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €6,500 A large-sized sculpture in patinated bronze depicting a study of a roaring lion.
The lion’s gaping jaws display its sharp teeth, while the finely sculpted whiskers protrude in relief.
The bronze patina gives the sculpture a rich and deep tone, while the metal’s luster enhances the shapes and contours of the artwork...
Zentner Collection
Sold Antique Japanese tall stone sekitō (pagoda) with five tiers. Made of granite and carved in 9 stacking pieces. The central square section is carved with a seated Buddha on four sides. The top spire is carved with 9 tiers between lotus petals. The surface has a beautiful patina and is covered with areas lichen and moss.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912) Dimensions: 101 1/2" (8ft, 5in) high x 26" wide x 26" deep
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Sold HAND TAMED JIZO Lovely Japanese stone carving figurine of Jizo Bosatsu (Jizo Bodhisattva) that is so handy in size, H 16 x 8 x 7cm (6.29 x 3.14 x 2.75in), early-mid 20th century, in generally weathered condition as is due to aging...
AntiqueTica.com
$1,350.00 A set of Japanese bronze monkey with artist sign.
Age: Japan, Showa Period, 20th Century
Wooden sculpture of a mouse on a mushroom. The qualities of wood have been skillfully exploited to signify the lamellae of the mushroom, not visible unless the sculpture is lifted.
In Japan, the term nezumi refers to both the mouse and the rat. They are considered the messenger of Daikokuten, the deity of commerce and wealth...
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$250.00 BAMBOO SPROUT MADE OF BAMBOO Sculpture of bamboo shoot made with grown-up bamboo that back to the form of its childhood. Showa period, 20th century, Japan. H 27 x D 10.5cm (10.62 x 4.13in)...
Kodo Arts
$1,100.00 Bato Kannon Ca. 1870 (horse-headed Kannon, also called Mezu Kannon), hayagriiva in Sanskrit, is one shape of Bosatsu (Bodhisattva) worshipped in Buddhism. It is one of the transformations of Kannon Bosatsu (Kannon Bodhisattva) and is also included in Roku Kannon (six deities of mercy). It has fierce expression, which is rare for Kannon. Granite stone, age wear, hands in gassho prayer mudra. Ask for shipping quote.
AntiqueTica.com
$1,250.00 Japanese bronze rabbit hollow sculpture.
Age: Japan, Showa Period, 20th Century
Zentner Collection
SOLD An antique Japanese temple fragment of the head of Amida Buddha in Hinoki (Cypress) wood. Hand carved in fine detail with a beautiful patina acquired over years of devotion and display.
Age: Edo Period (early 17th C) Dimensions with stand: 11 5/8" High by 4" Wide by 3 1/2" Deep
Zentner Collection
$2,000.00 An antique Japanese gilt wood temple Ranma (transom). Hand carved depicting a pair of Kingfisher with 3 Swallows amongst Lotus blossoms and leaves. One Swallow has caught a small fish while one Kingfisher has caught the leg of a frog. Deep relief with inscription on left and partial inscription on right.
Momoyama Period (1573-1603) Dimensions: 43" Wide by 11 3/8" High by 2 3/8" Deep
Golden Age Antiques
Price on Request This is a wonderful slender pear shaped bronze vase
from the Meiji era (1868-1912. It is highly detailed and decorated with three raised relief elephants. One of the images was deliberately overexposed to show off the fine detail. It has the original patina and is in excellent condition. Stands 12 3/4 inches tall and is signed underneath by Genryusai Seiya. Buyers should be careful because there are poor copies or fakes of this elephant vase showing up in auctions.
Zentner Collection
$5,500.00 Antique Japanese okimono carving of a little skeleton on top of a larger skull. Made of boxwood with a beautiful patina. Intricately carved to show every bone of the small skeleton and the teeth of the skull. The artist's humor is displayed in both style and subject matter.
Age: Edo Period (17th century) Dimensions: 1 1/2" high
GALERIE TIAGO
€14,000.00 Bronze sculpture representing an owl on a tree stump covered with ivy. The owl, detachable from its base, has shakudo eyes. It is certainly an Ryûkyû scops owl (Otus elegans), present in the south of Japan in Ryûkyû Islands.
Red fabric glued to the base of the trunk to protect the base and the pedestal (not original).
The owl (fukurô, 梟) symbolizes good luck and protection from hardship...
GALERIE TIAGO
€7,000.00 Polychrome bronze statuette of a group of mice around a pumpkin and a pomegranate. The five mice have a dark brown patina, while the hollowed-out gourd is dark brown and the split pomegranate is dark red.
Written in a cartouche on one of the pumpkin slices, "Shôsai Foundry" (正齊鋳, shôsai-chû).
Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912)
Height: 6.4 in. (16.3 cm) – width: 7.8 in. (20 cm) – depth: 7.3 in. (18.5 cm)
GALERIE TIAGO
Sold Wooden sculpture of a hare with coral eyes.
In Japanese, the hare and the rabbit are designated by a single word: usagi. The hare has an important place in Japanese legends and superstitions. Like many other animals, it is supposed to reach a fabulous age and become blue at five hundred years.
Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912)
Height: 7.28 in. (18.5 cm) - width: 6.5 in. (16.5 cm) - depth: 13.58 in. (34.5 cm)
Bamboo toad on a bluebell flower. The node of the wood is used as the base of the statuette.
The toad and the frog, referred to under the same term in Japanese (kaeru) are associated with good luck and wealth. Kaeru means both "toad/frog" and "coming home" in Japanese. This extension of meaning is due to the ability of the toad to return to the pond of its birth every year...
Bamboo sitting toad. The node of the wood is used as the base of the statuette.
The toad and the frog, referred to by the same term in Japanese (kaeru) are associated with good luck and wealth. Kaeru means both "toad" and "coming home" in Japanese. This extension of meaning is due to the ability of the toad to return to the pond of its birth every year...
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