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Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Chinese cedar wood figure of an ancestor seated on a throne, hand-carved with fantastic detail, with mineral pigment remains, some minor losses. Ming period.
Size: 10" H x 6.5" W x 6.5" D
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1920
item #1331486
(stock #Ohara129)
Era Woodblock Prints
SOLD Ohara Koson
Bird in flight against a yellow sky, ivy leaves above Size: O-tanzaku. Approximately 14.25 x 7.5 inches. Date: ca. 1900s-23. Bears Koson signature and seal. Publisher: Daikokuya (69). Reference: K35.12 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland). Condition: Excellent. Provenance: The Bedford, NY estate of Eleanor Jay and Arthur Iselin. Eleanor Jay was a descendant of United States founding father, John Jay...
Zentner Collection
Sold Japanese Keyaki (zelkova) choba tansu (merchant chest) with complete original lacquer finish. Quartered sawn keyaki hardwood relieving the distinctive woodgrain seen on all sides. Solid Keyaki hardwood used in every part of construction. Adorned in heavy iron hardware and original locking bar. Excellent original condition. Working keys are included. This is a top example of a Edo period Japanese Choba Tansu.
Edo period 19th Century Size: 23.5" H x 27.5" L x 14.25"...
Zentner Collection
SOLD Japanese ceramic square dish by famed artist Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875) with lovely grass calligraphy, tan milky translucent crackle glaze, curled edges, four oval feet, bottom incised with floral pattern and signature. Four rounded feet raise bottom surface. Comes with tomobako.
Poem on plate reads:
Asa to kite Coming again tomorrow
Min to Omoeba I think of not seeing them
Ietsuto ni Even to hang in the house
Te-Ori to Oshiki A shame to snap a branch
Yamazakura hana ...
Zentner Collection
SOLD An exquisite Japanese pillow, the body woven with red pigment lacquer, the ends lacquered in black with gilt lacquer. One end depicts the mythical creature Baku, said to devour bad dreams. The other end is a floral scene with beautiful nashiji gold flakes.
Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) Size: 8.5" L x 6.75" D x 4" H
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Japanese asa (hemp) woven vest with a beautiful paste resist pattern of swimming koi fish and waves sewn over a hand painted scene of reeds. Beautiful and charming with its original condition. Edo Period (circa early 1800's).
Size: 31.5" H x 23.5"
Zentner Collection
Price on Request Beautiful Chinese hardwood altar table in black lacquer finish, with highly intricate and ornate gilt lacquer designs all over. The front and back are carved to look like coins held together by ropes. The very top has three hand painted panels depicting gorgeously detailed ocean landscape scenes. The end panels are painted with peonies in gilt lacquer. Feet are carved with spirals. Early 19th Century
Size:34" H x 49.5" L x 16" D
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Japanese Kiri (paulownia) wood tansu with a rare and unusual design of two large front hinged doors with flower incised iron bracing. Opening up to a multi shelved interior reminiscent of a cha tansu (tea chest). Two locking drawers sit beneath it. Beautiful original finish. Edo Period (Circa 1800's) Very charming size.
Size: 22.75" H x 25" L x 12.5" D
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Chinese pair of archaic hand carved bracelets, rested on custom iron display stands.
Hand carved from Limestone. Circa: 2,000 B.C.
Size: 5.5" x 5.5", 5" x 5" (7.5" H total height on stands) A pair decorative Indian brass vases with engraved decoration of carnation tendrils, embellished with red, orange and black enamel. Condition: some traces of usage, few tiny enamel losses. Dimension: 24.9 cm and 25.2 cm high.
Zentner Collection
$2,750.00 Beautiful Japanese two section Keyaki Isho tansu. Original clear lacquer finish over the keyaki hardood. Stricking bold front hardwood panel. Each draw has a center round lock incised with various symbols such as pine trees, fans, and Daikokku's money bag and mallet. The bottom corner has a locking box with two small drawers inside. Key included. Meiji age (1868-1912)
Size: 45" H x 38" L x 17.5" D
Zentner Collection
$550.00 Antique India natural hardwood bowl, used for mixing up flour dough for making flatbreads like pita. Very rustic and charming, heavy hardwood. Unusual shape almost like a turtle.
Size: 20" L x 17" D x 3" H
Zentner Collection
SOLD Truly beautiful Japanese antique small earthenware jar from the Shigaraki kiln. Made from the red clay of Lake Biwa, this jar is covered with a thick mineral glaze which has dripped and pooled. It has a lip which has been dimpled for pouring and a wonderful indented area that has been blackened in the firing process. The ash glaze on the lip and on the inside is a lovely green color. An impression of the texture of the material the clay with formed on adds another layer of interest to this...
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique hard-carved wooden duyo bowl, with two smaller pockets branching from the main dish. All solid hardwood and heavy. "Mickey Mouse Tray." From the Philippines. Early 19th Century.
Size: 19" L x 16.5" W x 4.5" H
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Chinese porcelain bowl, with a gorgeous red and purple speckle flame underglaze, transparent glazed rim, short and bare foot, with cobalt early Kangxi mark within double rings. Early 19th Century.
Size: 8.75" W x 1.75" H
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique fish sculpture, made from silver, with a fully articulated body, allowing wonderful lifelike movement. The forehead bears a symbol of two fish swimming closely in a yin yang formation. Its mouth is slightly open, almost smiling. Each of its scales has been embossed with intricate designs. A four character Chinese manufacturer's mark can be seen underneath the chin.
Size: 7.5" L x 2" W x3.25" H
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
Sold, thank You! Ivory white, forest green, and metallic brown/ gold combine to lend this tea bowl a dynamic and refreshing landscape. Bamboo fronds perceived here in the stylized outlines of white marks crisscrossing the front and back inside lip of the bowl signifying strength and resilience. Together with pine and plum (sho chiku bai)—bamboo is one of the auspicious symbols running through the heart of Japanese art and culture.
In fine condition, this piece is 5.1 inches in diameter (13 cm) and...
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Japanese scroll painting of a beautiful court lady with very long, flowing hair rolling up her screen door. To her right is a painting of cranes flying over seaside mountains and trees. In good condition. Circa 1800s Edo age (1615-1868) signed Totsugen Tanaka of the Tosa School. From Bay Area Estate.
Size: (entire scroll) 63.5" H x 17" W (artwork only) 33.5" H x 9.75" W
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