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Zentner Collection
SOLD A vintage Japanese Okidoko (Tokonoma alcove chest) made of a dense grain Akita Sugi (Cryptomeria) wood. Originally it was used to showcase Ikebana flower arrangements, special porcelain vases, Japanese sculptures, or seasonal displays...
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$560.00 Eggplant. Painted with ink and pigments on silk. Signed and sealed.
Some insignificant light marks and light foxing are present on the painting itself, otherwise the painting is in very good condition. The scroll mounting is in very good condition with the age. It is accompanied by a paulownia wood storage box. Painting: W6 1/8” x H31 1/4” (W15.5cm x H79.5cm)
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$760.00 A hermit under a plum tree. Painted with ink and pigments on silk. Signed Shumei and sealed.
The hermit seems to be relaxing under the plum tree, as if meditating. It is depicted with so much presence that he almost pop off the screen...
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$650.00 Boating in the serenity. Painted with ink and pigments on silk. Signed and sealed.
Shirakura Kanyu(1896-1974) was a Nanga painter(the Southern school of Chinese painting), born in Niigata Prefecture in Japan. He studied under Hattori Goro(1869-1930), and after moving to Tokyo he studied Western painting under Hakutei Ishii(1882-1958).Afterwards, he returned to Nanga, and after moving to Kyoto, studied under Tajika Chikuson(1864-1922)...
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$400.00 Beautiful Autumn Landscape with maple leaves. Painted with ink and pigments on paper. Signed Tetsuzan and sealed.
Some light marks are present on the painting itself, otherwise the painting is in very good antique/vintage condition. Some insignificant light marks are present on the scroll mounting, otherwise the piece is diplayed well and in very good condition...
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$900.00 Bodhidharma. Painted with ink on silk. Signed and sealed.
Bodhidharma is a monk who is said to be the founder of Zen Buddhism in China...
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$340.00 Bodhidharma and Zen word - Mujinzo. Painted with ink on paper. Signed and sealed.
Mujinzo - 無尽蔵: Inexhaustible is a phrase taken from the poem "Inexhaustible in all things" by the Chinese Song Dynasty poet Su Dongba. In Zen, if you let go of attachment, there will be no earthly desires or delusions...
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$600.00 Calligraphy haiku poem depicted with strawberry and loquat. Painted with ink and pigments on paper. Signed and sealed.
Ogiwara Seisensui (1884 – 1976) was a Japanese haiku poet active during the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan. Although he attended Seisoku Junior High School, Ogiwara was expelled after publishing a student newspaper criticizing the school's educational methods and administration...
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$450.00 Ichiyo Kannon/guanyin Bodhisattva, the Goddess of Mercy with heart sutra. Painted with ink and pigments on silk. Signed and sealed. It is dated as painted in 1922. It is based on a legend that is said the Kannon Bodhisattva saved Zen Master Dogen(1200-1253) while he was traveling to China for Zen Buddhism...
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$640.00 Title: Traveling. Painted with ink and pigments on silk. Signed and sealed.
Katsuda Tetsu(1896-1980) was a Japanese painter from the Taisho(1912-1926) and Showa era (1926-1989). He studied Western painting at Tokyo School of Fine Arts (now Tokyo University of the Arts). He turned to Japanese painting and became an apprentice to Yamamoto Shunkyo(1872-1933) in 1923...
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$900.00 Bijinga...
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$600.00 Bird and flower painting depicted tit birds in the cotton flower. Painted with ink and pigments on silk. Signed Gyokkei and sealed.
Mochizuki Gyokusei(1900−1951）was a Japanese painter born in Kyoto. He was a pupil of prominent artists Nishiyama Suisho (1879-1958) as well as his father Mochizuki Gyokukei (1874-1938). Gyokusei graduated from and taught at the Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts and the Kyoto Municipal Special School of Painting for further art education in Kyoto. H...
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$430.00 A dragon running up into the sky. Painted powerfully with ink and gold pigments on paper. Sealed.
The dragon is a Feng Shui symbol that represents the highest degree of good luck. There are many auspicious animal in Feng Shui, including the four gods of "Blue Dragon","White Tiger","Vermilion Bird(Suzaku)" and "Black Tortoise(Genbu)". Most of them are imaginary beasts, but dragons are especially cherished as special beings. This is because it is said to bring positive energy, protection, an...
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$320.00 Japanese old toys. Painted with ink and pigments on silk. Signed and sealed.
It is drawn on a special cloth like old cloth.
Suga Tatehiko(1878-1963)was a Japanese painter from the Meiji to Showa periods. He himself how to paint and also researched the true nature of the profession. He drew historical paintings and street customs in Osaka. He was awarded the Art Academy Imperial Prize in 1955 and bestowed Honorary citizen of Osaka City in 1962. Some marks and foxing are present o...
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$560.00 Octopus and Anchor. Painted with ink on paper. Signed Koho and sealed.
Some insignificant light marks, insignificant light crease and foxing are present on the both painting, insignificant light marks are present on the mounting, otherwise the piece is in very good vintage/antique condition with the age. It is accompanied by an aged paulownia wood storage box. Painting: W12 1/4” x H51 1/8” (W31cm x H130cm)
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$800.00 Zen calligraphy: 花開萬国春(Hana Hiraku Bankoku no Haru) - A single flower opens and announces the arrival of spring to the world. Painted with ink on paper. Sealed.
The meaning of the word "flower bloom(花開)" in Zen wording is to become free of mind. It signifies the splendor of eternal time that can be felt by attaining the precious state of enlightenment. Yamada Mumon(1900-1988) was a zen monk from the Showa era. He studied under Kawaguchi Keikai and later studied at Ri...
The Kura
sold, thank you Coxcomb decorates the deeply carved surface of this box covered in green and red lacquer outside, gilded with gold inside in the Kamakura-bori carving tradition. It is 22 x 25 x 5 cm and comes enclosed in a period wooden box. Kamakura-bori is a type of lacquer ware made in the area around the ancient capital city of Kamakura in Kanagawa prefecture. The tradition is based on carved lacquer wares imported from China during the Kamakura era. However, many Japanese lacquer craftsmen did not adopt t...
Vintage Japanese Kutani porcelain vase with a pair of cranes and a pine tree made about 70-80 years ago.
The wooden box with no signature is also provided.
Height 5.9"(15.0cm)
Dia. "(9.5cm)
Condition
Overall good. No chips, No cracks.
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