An antique Kanazawa Tansu Japanese chest in a single section Todana style. All original lacquer finish and bronze hardware. Made of Keyaki (Zelkova) burl and Hinoki (Cypress) woods. 4 side by side drawers with a pair of sliding doors covering a spacious storage area. Constructed using through mortise and tenon joinery with side slats for additional strength and Japanese visual design.

Age: Meiji Era (1900-1910)

Dimensions: 50" Wide by 26 1/4" High by 18" Deep

Japanese antique natural indigo dye hand-spun Thick hemp long Roll katazome. is no damage and it is in very good condition. Size: Length:964cm / 379.52inches Width: 34cm / 13.3inches

The size of Plate: 7 7/16" Dia x 1 1/2" High. Japanese Ko Imari Porcelain Plate. Plate is thinly made. Plate has design of turtle shell(Kiko) design in blue underglaze. There are two Ho-O bird in red and gold. Two Kiri design in red/gold. Two kiri design with green enamel works. There are Mon design around the plate with bamboo leaves design. Outside has Karakusa design by blue under glaze. The condition of plate very good, no chip, no crack and no hairline...

A moon-like orb awash in an atmosphere of rust and oxide by Hashimoto Tomonari enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply (as with all his works) Untitled. It is 27 cm (9-1/2 inches) diameter and in excellent condition, directly from this young and important artist. A similar piece went into the collection of the V&A in London last year.
Hashimoto Tomonari was born the son of a sculptor and has felt comfortable with the processes of creation since childhood...

A modernist sculpture in bronze on a wooden base by pioneering female artist Katsura Yuki (also Yukiko 1913-1991). The humorous figure is reminiscent of the works of Okamoto Taro and Akutagawa Saori, another pioneering female artist from Japan who lived in New York around the same time as Yuki. The image is 10 inches (26 cm) tall and in excellent condition. Katsura Yuki (1913-1991) was a Japanese artist whose career spanned from the prewar to the postwar eras...

LEFT ARM

Originally an old paper anatomical model, coated in washi (Japanese paper) finished with kakishibu (persimmon tannin), Contemporary, Japan, approx. L 52cm (20.47in)


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A Te-bako lacquered box decorated with pigeons in colored lacquer on pale white with mother of pearl inlay by one of the most important 20th century lacquer artists Banura Shogo enclosed in the original signed wooden box dating circa 1935. Sharp corners, the cream-colored box raised on a dark colored foot, the rim edged with two beads of solid silver, all typical of the design aesthetic of the 1930s. It is 30.5 x 21.5 x 12 cm (12 x 8-1/2 x 5 inches) and is in excellent condition...

The size of Plate: 7 5/16" Dia x 1 5/16" High. Japanese Ko Imari Porcelain Plate. Plate has design of turtle shell(Kiko) design in blue underglaze. There are three Ho-O bird in red and gold. Three Kiri design in red/gold. There are Mon design around the plate with bamboo leaves design. Outside has bird design and Karakusa design by blue under glaze. The condition of plate very good, no chip, no crack and no hairline...

Ohara Koson
Monkey reaching for the reflection of the moon
Size: O-tanzaku. Approximately 14.75 x 7.5 inches.
Publisher: Daikokuya
Date: ca. 1910-1923.
Koson signature and seal.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Reference: K41.25 (cat...

The size of Covered Bowl: 4 1/4" Dia x 3 1/2"H top of bowl and Cover. 2 1/16" H top of bowl. This is pretty Japanese Porcelain Covered bowl with the design of bamboo and vase, with flowers and other tree. It is nicely hand painted with thick polychrome as well as gold painted. It is dated from early to mid19c, 1830-1860. Late Edo period. Inside bowl and cover has finely painted design in blue and white. Each bowl and cover has flower design in BW with gold touch...

An intriguing handled cylinder vase by Mori Toshiaki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Te-tsuki Hana-ire (Handled Vase). This small vase has been cut spirally down, the resulting ribbon wrapped over the top and affixed to the opposite side forming the handle. It is 18.5 cm (7-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition, directly from the artist this summer.
Mori Toshiaki was born the first son of traditional Bizen potter Mori Yasushi in 1982.　Growing up in the fa...

Kawase Hasui
Wada Beach in Kagawa Prefecture (Kagawa-ken Wadahama)
Date: 1954.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
A first edition with red, 6mm seal in the lower right corner.
Signed and sealed by the artist at the lower left.
Reference: Hotei #595
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Margin has tone line and discoloration from previous framing.

An unusual form by Mori Toshiaki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Bizen Te-bachi (handled basin). The basin has been paired off at the top, the ribbons of clay looping over each other to form the winding handle. A most unusual design. A blast of ash decorates the exposed upper surfaces, the basin itself rust colored raw clay. It is 20 cm (8 inches) diameter, 14.5 cm (5-3/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition, directly from the artist this summer.
Mori Toshiaki was...

We are glad to present you this Edo period chawan by Japans greatest Poet Rengetsu Ōtagaki ( 1791-1875 ).

It shows a 31-syllable poem of herself and her signature tastefully carved onto the tea bowl. The poem says:

おともせず

ふるとも見えぬ

朝じめり

枝おもげ成

青柳のいと

Without a sound

rain falls, also unseen

the morning wetness

in heavily sagging

fronds of green ...

Rare yellow glazed Ido style bowl made by Raku Kichizaemon X Tannyu (1795-1854) with original box signed by the artist.

Tannyu was born as the second son of 9th-generation master Ryonyu. His father retired at the age of 56, and his elder brother had died young, so Tannyu became Raku master at the age of 17. He retired at the age of 51 and took on the name Tannyu, having been given the character 'tan' by Kyukosai, 10th-generation grand master of the Omotesenke school of tea.

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Print entitled "Angeles Time" by Mayumi Oda depicting a baby angel sitting on top of a turnip or similar root vegetable. Little hands are clasped in prayer and an exuberance of leaves reaches upwards. "Angels live in the garden...you can call on them anytime!" - Mayumi Oda. This print is signed and titled in pencil. It is print #35 of a series of 66. Framed.

Printed in 2003

Dimensions: Framed: 20 3/8" high x 15 1/2" wide Art: 20 3/8" high x 15 1/2" wide

Japanese contemporary studio ware ceramic vase. Made with reddish clay and sculpted in a rounded triangular form with three large flat sides. Three curved triangular shoulders taper downward. Covered with a thick translucent white glaze with pleasing drips and crackles.

Dimensions: 12 1/2" high x 9" wide

Antique hakama (trousers) worn by a Noh theatre actor. Decorated all over with a design of gold dragons and lattice work on a dark blue ground. Traditional squared form with pleating and wide white cotton ties. These hakama would have been part of the Noh theatre ôguchi (costume).

Age: Taisho Period (early 20th century)

Dimensions: 44" high x 33" wide