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Boxwood netsuke of two chestnuts, one smaller on top of the larger.
Chestnuts, found all over Japan, are considered a symbol of victory and a good omen.
Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912)
Width: 2 cm (5 cm) – depth: 0.8 in (2.8 cm) – height: 1.6 in (4 cm)
Okimono bronze sculpture of a garlic head with a few cloves visible.
Unidentified mark on the base, most likely from the foundry.
Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912)
Width: 2 in (5 cm) – depth: 1.5 in (4 cm) – height: 1.8 in (4.7 cm)
Ivory netsuke of a guardian lion, komainu in Japanese or shishi in Chinese, with golden eyes. Resting on its front paws, its head is turned backwards on a four-lobed base.
The komainu is inspired by the Chinese guardian lion shishi, which dates back to the Tang dynasty (581-618)...
Helen M Edwards
$830.00 Height: 4.8 cm (1.9 in)
Width: 2.8 cm (1.2 in) Depth: 2 cm (0.7 in) Japanese carved netsuke of an Oni carrying Okame on his shoulders; fine details throughout; natural material; lacquer tablet on the base; good condition
Helen M Edwards
$420.00 Length: 9.3 cm (3.8 in)
Width: 5.9 cm (2.4 in) Depth: 1.8 cm (0.7 in) Quality Japanese Komai style cigarette box with a built-in vesta case; fine inlaid silver and gold work throughout; minimal wear
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$200.00 SHAKOTAN BLUE 1970 Vintage Japanese oil painting on canvas, 'Fine scenery of Shakotan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakotan,_Hokkaido)' by Yakuwa Shiro (1914-93), 1970. 33 x 24.5 x 1.7 cm (12.99 x 9.64 x 0.66in)...
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Sold BONITO SASHIMI PLATE Auspicious wooden fish-formed plate served for sashimi especially used for the New Year's celebration. Showa period, 20th century, Japan. 55 x 17.5 x H 11.8 cm (21.65 x 6.88 x 4.64in)...
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$400.00 BIRD TREE BY SHIGEO FUKUDA Vintage wooden puzzle sculpture toy by Shigeo Fukuda (1932-2009 / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeo_Fukuda), as the same type made for his daughter originally. 1965-1969, Japan. H 27 x 21 x 9 cm (10.62 x 8.26 x 3.54in)...
Zentner Collection
2850.00 Japanese pair of porcelain Inari kitsune (foxes). Glazed and painted they sit on brightly colored bases, one with a scroll, the other with a ball in it's mouth.
Also called zenko, these good spirit kitsune are specifically associated with the goddess, Inari. Believed to be both messengers and guardians, kitsune served Inari in her role as goddess of agriculture, specifically rice. Part of the folklore surrounding the fox is it’s ability to shape shift into human form...
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Inquire for Price 1900's Japanese Ando Jubei Cloisonne Box with Gold & Silver Wires & Maple Tree & Birds
It is 2.28 inches (5.8 cm) tall by 4.76 inches (12.1 cm) wide and 6.45 inches (16.4 cm) in length. It is 2.6 Lb. It is tarnished and has enamel chips, enamel bruises, rubbing of gold, minor bent and cut marks at the inner metal rim, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos). Our Guarantee: We stand behind all of the items that we sell...
Zentner Collection
$3,800.00 Antique Japanese set of four lotus leaves and blossoms. Carved of wood and lacquered silver. Made for a Buddhist altar, these leaves and blossoms symbolize the stages of the path toward enlightenment. Every petal of the lotus flower is carved separately. Each blossom and leaf comes fitted with a custom metal stand so they can be rearranged at will.
Age: Taisho Period Dimensions: approx 24"hight (tallest leaf)
Zentner Collection
$850.00 Antique Japanese root wood basket. Made of a single piece of carved burl. Beautiful grain.
Age: Taisho Period Dimensions: 5 1/4" high x 12" long x 7 3/4" wide
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940
item #1491501
(stock #Koitsu782)
Era Woodblock Prints
SOLD Tsuchiya Koitsu
Lake Chuzenji in Nikko Size: 5.625 x 3.625 inches. Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Date: 1930s. Koitsu's Shinsei seal at lower left. Koitsu catalog no.: TK-TM-121. Medium: Japanese woodblock print. Condition: Faint mark in snow near title.
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940
item #1491500
(stock #Koitsu783)
Era Woodblock Prints
$160 Tsuchiya Koitsu
Asakusa Temple (Sensoji) Main Gate Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Round Takemura seal lower right. Date: 1930s. Size: 5.5 x 3.625 inches. Title and Koitsu's Kiyoshi seal at left. Koitsu catalog no.: TK-TM-136. Medium: Japanese woodblock print. Condition: Excellent.
Dragon's Pearl
$1,500.00 Antique Japanese Lacquer Fubako,
a box used to store document. Of deep rectangular shape, decorated with twigs of different flowers, mainly chrysanthemum and morning glory and leaves in gold and silver hira maki-e on a gold nashiji ground. The interior in loose nashiji on black ground. Fitted with two metal mon rings.
Size: L 38 x W 7,5 x 8,5 cm.
Edo (1603-1868) 19th century.
Condition: Good with a few minor nicks along the inner corner of the lid(see last picture)...
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1970
item #1491483
(stock #Ide020)
Era Woodblock Prints
$100 Ide Gakusui
Plum Tree Size: Approximately 5.75 x 3.825 inches. Date: 1950s-60s. Gakusui signature and seal lower left. Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo Woodblock print is tipped along its top edge only to original 7 x 4.5-inch blank card. Medium: Japanese woodblock print. Condition: Excellent.
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1970
item #1491482
(stock #Tomoe022)
Era Woodblock Prints
SOLD Tomoe (after Hasui)
Rainy Street Scene (This smaller unsealed print is clearly based on "City in the Rain" by Kawase Hasui). Date: 1950s-60s. Size: 5.5 x 3.625 inches Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge only to original blank card (7 x 4.625 inches). Condition: Excellent.
The Kura
$1,200.00 The ultimate in tranquility, a sage aloft his peak gazing out at the fresh green landscape, one can hear the rush of the falls in the distance, and occasional birdsong on the spring breeze. The painting is by Shirakura Niho and comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kankyo Chosen (Leisure Life at the Quiet Spring). Ink & Pigment on Silk, it is 54.5 x 134.5 cm (21-1/2 x 53 inches) and is in excellent condition...
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