Kake-Fukusa, a gift cover made of tapestry weave silk with carp and stream design. It is used to cover a gift on the auspicious event. The family crest (kamon) is Umebachi-mon. Four tassels are metal yarn. Generally, in good condition, but has light stains in blue ground and white waves. Meiji period (1868~1912) 63xm x 63cm

A large Japanese bronze flower vase, Edo period, 17th century. 30 cms. Provenence: The collection of the late Simon Digby, Oriental scholar, 1932-2010. A very similar vase, but with different handles, is illustrated by Michael Goedhuis, Chinese and Japanese Bronzes, 1989, pl.92.

An exquisite hand-formed koro, the tri-legged form hammered from a single sheet of copper gilded with gold and signed on the base Goro. The top is created in the same manner pierced with three holes, and it has an insert of the same alloy to keep heat away from the softly gleaming body. It is 13 cm (5 inches) diameter and in excellent condition.
Uchidashi is a traditional Japanese metalworking technique that involves hammering or embossing designs onto the surface of metal objects...

A pair of Japanese bronze vases with nice form, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Size: Height 19.1 C.M. / Width 10.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Ensemble of 6 pieces of vintage jackets. The are hand sewn silk, probably from the 1970's (+/-). Dimensions and condition in enlargement text.

Scroll painting depicting a humorous Daikoku, God of Wealth and kitchen, brings prosperity to the household. He is holding a mallet and a sack and standing on a huge daikon / radish. Painted in Zen style, ink on paper. Inscribed and dated: Taisho 1924, sealed and signed. Picture size: H 87 x W 30 cm. Scroll full size: H 175 x 39 cm. Condition: fair, a few stains. Recent mounting.

Japanese vintage dragonfly pattern hand-shibori indigo dyed cotton kimono. There is a very small amount of light soiling, but it is not noticeable. No damage. Size:: Length: 150cm (59") / Sleeve to sleeve: 125cm (49.2")

Grapes cluster on the vine under drying leaves on this painting by Tenryu-dojin performed with ink on paper in a light cloth mounting with pale blue piping and wood rollers. Painted when the artist was 77 years old (1794 by the Japanese count). The scroll is 42.5 x 162.5 cm (16-3/4 x 64 inches) and has been remounted sometime in teh 20th century, in a style reflecting the literati mounting style popular from the later Edo period...

Ginbari and Musen enamelled silver vase Fish decor. Japan Meiji late 19th century.The lower part enamelled in celestial blue, decorated with fish in ginbari (incisions on the base metal) and musen (enameling without wires of much more complex realization). A dragon wraps around the collar. In the middle a finely damascened gold ring. Artist's mark below, signed with 2 characters incised in a gold cartridge...

The poetry of the ancient Chinese monke Hanshan spills over like blue rain down the sides of this porcelain vase by Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kanzan-shi Sometsuke Kabin (Vase with blue and White Design of Cold Mountain Poem). It is 25.5 cm (10 inches) tall and in excellent condition. The poem reads:
On Cold Mountain, only white clouds come,
Don't accept the dust of the mundane world...

A 12 sided bottle decorated with pomegranate by Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Zakuro Sometsuke Hyo-gata Bin (Gourd Shaped Blue and White Bottle with Pomegranate design). It is 21 cm (8-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition...

Width: 11.8 cm (4.7 in)
Height: 4.5 cm (1.8 in)

Fine Japanese Satsuma bowl; internally depicts women and children in a domestic setting overlooking a stream; geometric borders and floral diapers; below shows gilded floral works and hanging lappets above the base rim; signed Fuzan on the base; good condition

OLD BIG RURAL MAP

A rare find of Japanese Edo period's (18-19th century) primitive hand-painted map with blue river flowing, encoded orange temples/shrines, and plentiful encoded rice fields and farms in light blue and brown sections surrounded by the rich mountains in Isazawa village (Present Obanazawa city, Yamagata prefecture), approx. 233 x 82.5 cm (91.73 x 32.48in). Creases, stains, holes, and rips due to aging as is as seen...

A testament to the brilliance of traditional Japanese craftsmanship, this lacquered mizusashi—skillfully handcrafted from bamboo—showcases a deep crimson hue that radiates warmth and sophistication. Its seamless design and flawless finish reflect the skilled hands of the first generation artisan who crafted it, achieving a harmonious balance between form and function...

The term “tenmoku” (heavens eye) refers both to a shape of tea bowl popularized in the Song Dynasty dating back almost 1,000 years, and also to a style of glaze that these pieces are renowned for. In the case of tea bowls themselves, the troughs often have darker coloration with radiating colored rays and, depending on the style, often resemble the iris of a human eye...

A serene vision of enlightenment, calming and compassionate, can be seen in the later Edo period Buddhist carving of Amitabha. He stands on a lotus base, with a flame like mandala rising up behind him in the shape of a jewel, the entire gilded in pure gold worn soft with age and care. The figure alone is 39 cm (15-1/2 inches) tall. With the base and mandala, it is 65.5 cm (just under 26 inches) tall. It is in excellent condition...

19th C. Japanese Meiji period Cloisonne Vase, Ca. 1880, colorful flower branches on the turquoise color enamel background with silver wire, 7 1/4" high, 3 1/8" wide-widest part, silver bottom and top rim, green enamel work inside the vase near the top and bottom. The condition is good, no damages.

Old Japanese Celadon Studio Porcelain Kannon Marked Suwa Sozan 蘇山

She is 14.5 inches (36.8 cm) tall by 4.3 inches (11.2 cm) wide. She is 2.8 Lb.

She has surface wears and scratches and a hairline crack at the back (as seen in the photos).

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