Japanese Silver and Gold Helmet Presentation Bonbonniere Box by Miyamoto Shoko

It is 2.95 inches (7.5 cm) tall by 2.95 inches (7.5 cm) wide. It is 92.5 gram.

It is tarnished and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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1900's Japanese Makuzu Kozan Studio Censer with Dear

It is 4.7 inches (12 cm) tall by 4.4 inches (11.2 cm) wide. It is 0.9 Lb.

It has surface wears (as seen in the photos).

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On a fundame lacquer base, the decoration, on one side, black and red, of a rooster, hen and chicks under bamboo with the sea in the background and on the other side a fisherman's hut by the sea in front of the imposing presence of Mount Fuji. The lacquer work is particularly subtle in hira and taka maki-e. The interior of the compartments is nashiji lacquer. The ojime is made of malachite. Signed: Nikkosai. Height: 8.4 cm.

TOOL OF INDIGO DYEING CRAFTSMAN

Unique handmade tool made of newspaper used as a rubbing pad for pressing (like a "Baren" for printing from wooden block), 1970s, Japan, D 11 x H 10 cm (4.33 x 3.93in).


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HANGING FLOWER BASKET

Japanese hanging 'Hanakago' (Flower basket) made of bamboo so-called 'Kake-hanaire', late 19th - early 20th century, H 26.5 x D 13.5 cm (10.43 x 5.31in). Attached with a glass 'otoshi' (inner cylinder for the use of fresh flower arrangement)...

SAMPLE BOOK WITH KNITTINGS

Japanese school girl's handmade sample book with the actual 20 knitting works and each written description by the right page. Showa period, 20th century. Book: 28 x 19 x 8 cm (11.02 x 7.48 x 3.14in). Once untied its binding string for the photo shooting...

An antique Japanese Buddhist family altar called Butsudan in 2 sections. All lacquer finish with gilt lacquer interior. Exterior doors open to inner sanctum doors. Upper transom was hand carved with religious figures meditating in a wooded forest. The altar features a centerpiece dragon with 3 flying Phoenix birds above each compartment. Hanging ornaments on each side...

Antique Japanese Butsudan, Buddhist shrine for a home. This butsudan is in two sections. The top section has four folding doors that open to a shrine interior: An multilevel altar with carved details, gold leafed silk and columns. There is a small storage compartment closed by carved sliding panels. The bottom section has two storage drawers...

Antique Japanese tansu with original deep-red lacquer finish. The top portion of the chest has three full-width drawers and locking bar. The lower portion of the chest has two medium sized drawers with a locking bar on the left hand side, a safe box on the right. The safe box door has heavy iron work and opens to reveal 3 small interior drawers. Other iron hardware includes warabite drawer pulls, extensive corner bracing and handles for carrying...

A beautiful contemporary ceramic vase by Katsushi MORI. High, oblong, squarish vase with geometric, abstract patterns in grey, beige and silver transfer technique...

An elemental form covered in sinister grays and blues with highlights of iridescent color by Hashimoto Tomonari enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 20 x 22 x 22.5 cm (8 x 9 x 9 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Hashimoto Tomonari was born the son of a sculptor and has felt comfortable with the processes of creation since childhood. He graduated with a masters from the Kanazawa University of Art in March 2017, then relocated to Shigaraki...

A set of nesting bowls in the highly sought Taireiji style by Kiyomizu Rokubei V decorated with wild chrysanthemum in white on soft pink. Each bears an unusual six sided stamp reading Yunen. Undeniably Taireiji was the most important development by this innovative artist, and pieces are exceedingly rare. The larger bowl is 21.5 cm (8-1/2 inches) diameter10 cm (4 inches) tall and both are in excellent condition. They come in a later box annotated by the 6th Rokubei...

One of a very few works combined with glass by the innovative Hashimoto Tomonari, this piece a hollow rectangular form in his signature mottled metal glaze with a cascade of molten green glass coming down both sides and pooling in a froth on the top. It is 42 x 20 x 20 cm (16-1/2 x 8 x 8 inches) and comes with a signed wooden placard, directly from the artist.
Hashimoto Tomonari was born the son of a sculptor and has felt comfortable with the processes of creation since childhood. He grad...

Kawase Hasui
Dawn Over Lake Shoji
Size: Approximately 8.75 x 7 inches.
Date: 1935. First and only edition.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo for a calendar commissioned by Japan Government Railways. Please see the included original Japanese Government Railways tag.
Reference: Hotei #370.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Margins trimmed. Back has areas of paper residue and slight thinning.
Note: Not many examples of this woodblock print have survive...

Ohara Koson (Shoson)
Redstarts on Flowering Cherry Branch
Size: O-tanzaku. 13.5 x 7.25 inches.
Date: 1910s
Koson signature and seal at lower right.
Publisher: Daikokuya.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Reference: K26.5 in Koson catalog.
Condition: Top back corners have paper residue.
- This print features lovely woodgrain.

A Japanese Porcelain Figure of Guan Yin/ Kannon. Signed Aoki, Mokubei (木米), Circa, 19th Century. Aoki Mokubei 青木木米 (1767-1833). Aoki Mokubei was born in the Gion district of Kyoto as Aoki Sahei. From childhood, he was a disciple of the well known artist and Confucianist Kou Fuyou, who had a strong influence on his upbringing. When he visited Kimura Kenkadou of Osaka, he found among his book collection a book written by the Chinese Shuryuutei called “Guide to Ceramics”, whi...

Traditional Japanese art tends to be timeless and inspiring in form, however, occasionally lacking in diversity and innovation. That is why artists who can incorporate centuries of experiential knowledge and technique into producing new and interesting forms are oh so valued. Though this Bizen jar fits into the category of mizusashi, a vessel central to tea ceremony that holds fresh water, it seems to transcend this narrow category and stands as an independent art object all its own....

Japanese inlay ceramics (zōgan) are created by making incisions on the surface of a clay body which are then filled with various colored clays, creating a pattern. After the pattern is finalized, an overglaze is applied and the piece is sent to the kiln to be fired. As can be seen here, the results are quite striking and produce unique patterns that cannot be replicated through painting alone. Inlaying as a technique is thought to have originally derived from practices in metal and ...