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Zentner Collection
$2,500.00 Antique Chinese densely rutilated quartz snuff bottle. Simply oval form with low foot. Subtle flashes of rainbow. Coral lid with bone spoon.
Provenance: Howard Capland Collection Age: Republic Period (c.1920) Dimensions: 2 5/8" high x 1 5/8' wide x 1" deep
GALERIE TIAGO
Sold Ikebana basket (hanakago) in wickerwork of polished bamboo of elongated cylindrical shape, with a twisted handle in shape of a bamboo.
Ikebana or Ka-do (the way of flowers) is a traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement. Unlike Western floral art, ikebana does not aim to emphasize only the beauty of the flowers and the harmony of colours. This art wants to enhance the vase, the stems, the leaves, the branches as much as the flower itself.
Th...
GALERIE TIAGO
€2,500.00 Ikebana basket (hanakago) made of dark brown varnished bamboo wickerwork rounded shape with a twisted handle.
Ikebana or Ka-do (the way of flowers) is a traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement. Unlike Western floral art, ikebana does not aim to emphasize only the beauty of the flowers and the harmony of colours. This art wants to enhance the vase, the stems, the leaves, the branches as much as the flower itself.
The structure of the flor...
Momoyama Gallery
$2,500.00 What a grand statement in clay: Sculptural masterpiece Kurinuki Hagi Chawan by greatest Kaneta Masanao. It comes with its originally signed and sealed wooden box and a profile of the artist. This mountainous tea bowl in creamy-white glaze is in mint condition. Born 1953, Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, The eighth-generation Hagi potter, KANETA MASANAO has expanded beyond the tradition of his ancestry to create a more sculptural oeuvre. Perhaps due to his trainin...
GALERIE TIAGO
€2,500.00 Ikebana basket (hanakago) in wickerwork of polished bamboo with twisted handle. Features a sheet metal and varnished bamboo vase for the floral arrangement.
Mark under the vase: Nanagô (七号), “n°7”.
Ikebana or Ka-do (the way of flowers) is a traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement. Unlike Western floral art, ikebana does not aim to emphasize only the beauty of the flowers and the harmony of colors. This art wants to enhan...
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00 An unusual antique Japanese Choba Tansu (merchant chest) made of Kiri (Paulownia) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods. All original hand forged iron hardware with Warabite handles and unusual double hinged door design. Interior holds 9 drawers of varying sizes and 2 shelves. Constructed using straight dovetail joinery and hardened wooden nails. Each side has swivel handles for long distance transport and pairs of carrying handles for placement in a room.
Age: Late Edo Period (1800-1850)
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00 Antique bronze sculpture of a male lion. Standing with head raised, he lets out a roar. Beautifully rendered with naturalistic details especially in mane and face. Signed with a raised cartouche on the underside of his belly:
誠谷作 Seiya saku "Work of Seiya". His full name is Genryūsai Seiya (源龍斎誠谷) and he was the master craftsman of a studio specializing in high quality wares for export. It is suggested that his sculptures of animals were probably influenced by the opening...
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00 Antique Chinoiserie gilt bronze clock. The clock has a beautiful lady adjusting her earring while looking in a hand-held mirror. She is ornately clothed in Chinese-style attire. The base on which the lady and the clock sits is decorated with Chinese/European motifs of pagodas, flowers and marine creatures.
Age: 19th century Dimensions: 18" high x 13" wide x 4 3/4" deep
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00 Antique Himalayan mask of Bhairava carved of rock crystal with skulls and brows in gilt copper repousse. Bhairava, also known as "The Terrifying One" gained his reputation for having a wild and unpredictable nature when he cut off one of the five heads of the god, Brahma. Bhairava was generated out of the god Shiva when he became angry while listening to the vain boastings of Brahma. Bhairava, the furious aspect of Shiva is worshipped by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. He is also considered the ...
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00 A contemporary Japanese burl hardwood stand designed in a sculptural asymmetric form. Makes a beautiful and elegant side table or table butler.
Age: Early 20th Century Dimensions: 18" Wide by 28" High by 19" Deep
Conservatoire Sakura
sold This handle is in cast bronze with 2 welded sides and gilded. The carving is of the best quality and the sculptur is powerful, announcing an excellent artist. It must have been part of a very large censer or vase in certainly imperial cloisonné enamel that is somewhere.Certainly Kienlong period or earlier.
Hight about 22cm.
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00 An antique Japanese bronze Koi (carp) fountain. Depicting a carp breaching the water surface as it attempts to swim up a waterfall. The casting symbolizes true perseverance and tenacity in achieving ones personal goals. Fine details show on the fins, the scales, the barbels and sun-like designs just above the gills.
Age: Taisho Period (1920's) Dimensions: 11" Wide by 15 1/4" High by 7" Deep
Zentner Collection
SOLD An antique Japanese Omise Tansu (merchant storage chest) made of Hinoki (Cypress) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods. Consisting of 15 total drawers, it was used in a merchant store setting to organize and keep inventory available for sale. The upper counter was used for the display of wares and the wrapping of sold items. All original hand forged iron hardware including the Warabite handles.
Age: Meiji Era (1880-1890) Dimensions: 69 5/8" Wide by 26 3/4" High by 15 7/8" Deep
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00 An antique Japanese Taiko drum and stand made of Keyaki (Zelkova), leather and hand forged iron hardware. The leather on both sides is decorated with the Mitsudomoe (Tomoe) symbol represented in Shinto shrines dedicated to Hachiman, the God of war and archery. The image displays natural wear from years of practicing and performances. The Keyaki stand was made using Japanese joinery and separates in two parts.
Age: Taisho Period (1912-1920) Dimensions: 15 3/4" Long by 27" High by ...
Momoyama Gallery
$2,500.00 A striking tea bowl and true piece of modern art by the popular young star Ichikawa Toru enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Completely new - mint condition. We see the gamut and whole spectrum of this extraordinary artists work. It is this subtle attention to shape and texure which elevates the work of Ichikawa Toru. He really takes things to the extreme, challenging and yet incorporating something of the idea of Wabi into his outlandish works. Ichikaw...
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00 Antique Japanese Buddhist Pilgrim's coat. Buddhist monks associated with the teachings of Kukai (or Kobo Daishi) would embark on a pilgrimage to visit the 88 temples on the island of Shikoku. Upon arriving to each temple, the monk would bathe before giving offerings and reciting prayers as well as receive a stamp distinctive to each temple. Normally a monk would carry around a special stamp book however it is not unusual to stamp the monk's coat as seen here. Also with extensive calligraphy and ...
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00 Antique Japanese sarugaku performance mask in the form of a monkey. Sarugaku, which literally means "monkey music" was one of the oldest Japanese theatre arts and consisted of many different types of performance including comedy, dancing, mime, singing and various acrobatics. The performers wore masks usually portraying human characters but this one is distinctly primate. The high point for sarugaku was during the Muromachi period when, along with dengaku (ritual shrine dancing), the perfo...
SEBASTIAN ASIAN ART AND ANTIQUES
$2500.00 Rare Vietnamese celadon Zhadou. 11,5 cm high. Zhadou has chipped at the rim on restorations.
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