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Kodo Arts
$2,200.00 Rather art deco huge buddhist temple gable. C.1910. Cyprus wood. 4ft. tall by 2ft. wide.
see pics for condition. Shipping from CA warehouse.
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €1,200 A Japanese bronze okimono of a walking elephant with the trunk raised finely engraved in the details, signed Seiya under the base.
Meiji period late 19th century
Sizes: 23 x 36 x 25 cm.
Condition report: Good condition
Welcome To Another Century
$950.00 Highly unusual sculpture of two natural ruyi mushrooms ‘growing’ from a piece of wood. At the foot of the mushrooms sits a small frog.
Natural piece of (drift) wood, natural mushrooms, frog of stained stag horn. The mushrooms mounted with wire and resin. Japan, Meiji era. Unsigned. Ca. H 7 x W 14 x D 6 inches. The smaller mushroom was broken off and re-attached unprofessionally.
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.
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...
An amusing okimono for use as an incense-burner, in brown patina bronze of an anthropomorphic frog in seated meditation (zazen) or in the lotus yoga position. In the middle of the lotus is a hole for the incense stick.
Representations of this animal in human posture are not uncommon. In the 19th century, the painter Kawanabe Kyôsai (1831-1889) was already depicting frogs in epic battles or everyday scenes. Even earlier, the Chôjû-jinbutsu-giga (lit...
Zentner Collection
$9,500.00 An original pair of plaster Japanese Inari temple foxes. Crushed oyster shell finish with mineral paint detailing in traditional Shinto colorways : orange, purple, green. Each of the foxes has a soft pink underbelly. Wonderful original and complete condition...
Ceramic sculpture of the white fox, messenger of Inari – the Shinto and Buddhist deity of harvest, rice and abundance.
The Inari fox (kitsune) is a benevolent animal, a sign of prosperity and wealth. This proximity to the kami Inari leads to the two figures being mixed and substituted in the imagination, with the animal becoming a fox-god. Inari’s fox is depicted holding a variety of objects in its mouth with different symbolic meaning: a wheat ear, a scroll, a ball or a key...
Asian Art By Kyoko
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Japanese Art Site
SOLD Japanese Antique Bronze Horse in a classic galloping pose. A solid, strong image with
rich patina, finely rendered detail, naturally executed. A fine addition for
horse fanciers. Signed, circa 1920. 12 inches (30.5cm) tall x 15.75 inches (40cm) long. From a widely renowned and published collection that has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum and Japan Society.
Japanese Art Site
$500.00 Taisho Period Japanese Bronze Tear Drop Vase with original box. A classic shape with
a gorgeous caramel patina. 8 inches (20.5cm) tall. From a widely renowned and published collection that has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum and Japan Society.
Japanese Art Site
SOLD Pair of Inari Foxes of sculptured and fired clay with luminescent powered white glaze. In traditional Japanese art, a pair of foxes typically flank the deity Inari’s shrine image. But in modern times, images of Inari have all but disappeared, replaced instead by images of Oinari’s messenger, the magical shape-shifting fox (kitsune 狐). Here the symbolism is two-fold. First, rice
is sacred in Japan, closely associated with fertility (the pregnant earth) and with sustaining life...
Japanese Art Site
$900.00 A rare Japanese Fushimi clay sculpture of a Sino-Japanese War soldier. Fushimi Clay Dolls were painted dolls made of unglazed ceramic that were sold in front of the gate to Kyoto's Fushimi Inari Shrine, starting in the 16th Century at the end of the Momoyama period. They are also called Fukakusa Dolls or Inari Dolls. A charming example of Japanese folk art of the Meiji Period. An
important find for the folk art collector. 9.25 inches, 23.5 cm.
Japanese Art Site
$900.00 A rare Japanese Fushimi clay sculpture of a Sino-Japanese War soldier. Fushimi Clay Dolls were painted dolls made of unglazed ceramic that were sold in front of the gate to Kyoto's Fushimi Inari Shrine, starting in the 16th Century at the end of the Momoyama period. They are also called Fukakusa Dolls or Inari Dolls. A charming example of Japanese folk art of the Meiji Period. An important find for the folk art collector. 10 inches, 25.5 cm.
Japanese Art Site
$900.00 Taisho Period Japanese Ceramic Rabbit Figure, with original artist signed box. A charming studio
work of art with wonderful glazes creating a striking image. 6 inches, 15cm.
Zentner Collection
$600.00 A cute Japanese gosho ningyo doll in the form of Ebisu, one of seven fortune gods. Handpainted detail work, red and brocaded fabric is used for the clothing of the doll. Meiji to Taisho period. Size: Length: 5.5" Width: 6" Height: 9.5".
Japanese Art Site
SOLD Large Rare Japanese Clay Figure of a Young Girl playing with her pinwheel. Beautifully executed and glazed with wonderful colors, exhibiting the style of the 1920s Art Deco Period in look and form. Taisho Period. 16h x 9w x 9d inches, 40.5h x 23w x 23d cm.
Zentner Collection
SOLD A set of three carvings of three different types of birds. One appears to be a falcon and another a magpie like species. Each bird has been carefully carved and painted making birds to look alive. Age: 20th century. Size: length 3.75" width 1.6" height 2.25"
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