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Japanese : Pre 1980
item #1263770
(stock #C-SK-1067)
Oriental Treasure Box
Price on Request Japanese mid 20th century cylindrical shaped bamboo flower basket by basket master, TANABE CHIKUUNSAI II. TANABE CHIKUUNSAI II, from the Osaka area, lived from 1910 to 1999. This basket is signed by the artist and comes with TOMOBAKO, its original wooden artist signed storage box. Also comes with original TOMOGIRE or artist stamped wrapping cloth and OTOSHI, or bamboo water holder. The basket measures 14" tall, 6 7/8" wide and 6 1/2" deep.
Bronze sculpture with dark brown patina of a cicada.
The cicada (in Japanese, semi) is considered as a symbol of humanity. Together with a praying mantis and a spider, they represent the three virtues of a general: humanity, courage and skill.
Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912)
Height: 0.79 in / 2.5 cm – width: 0.79 in / 7.5 cm – depth : 1.96 in / 5 cm
Dark brown patina bronze sculpture of a praying mantis.
The praying mantis (in Japanese, kamakiri) is considered an auspicious symbol.
Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912)
Height: 0.79 in / 2.3 cm – width: 1.18 in / 3.5 cm – depth: 3.15 in / 8.8 cm
Ceramic sculpture of the white fox, messenger of Inari – the Shinto and Buddhist deity of harvest, rice and abundance.
The Inari fox (kitsune) is a benevolent animal, a sign of prosperity and wealth. This proximity to the kami Inari leads to the two figures being mixed and substituted in the imagination, with the animal becoming a fox-god. Inari’s fox is depicted holding a variety of objects in its mouth with different symbolic meaning: a wheat ear, a scroll, a ball or a key. In...
Cedar wooden ryoshibako (or bunko) document box, decorated with deer and crane on the outer lid and bat on the inner lid in takamaki-e lacquer. As a wedding box, these animals are symbols of happiness, longevity and good luck.
Kawachi Hisaya seal lower right.
Includes its transport box with inscriptions: "(...) / made by Kawachi Hisaya" (高[閑 ?]市/河内瓢也造).
Japan, Kawachi Hisaya – Showa era (1926-1989)
Height: 3.9 in (10 cm) – width: 10.2 i...
GALERIE TIAGO
Sold Polylobed lacquer box (kobako) with chrysanthemum decoration. On the lid, maki-e lacquer decoration, a slight relief in the center of the two flowers. Sides in fundame and base in nashi-ji.
Inside, two decorations of vegetal landscapes with flowers (campanulas, pampas, pampers) and butterflies in maki-e on a nashi-ji background. Very fine mother-of-pearl inlays (raden) give light highlights of blue and red colors.
The chrysanthemum (kik...
Japanese : Pre 1980
item #777561
(stock #TMM-30)
Oriental Treasure Box
$10.00 THIS ITEM WAS STOLEN FROM OUR GALLERY ON 10/17/08. IF YOU SEE THIS ITEM ANYWHERE PLEASE CONTACT US DIRECTLY AT (619) 221-9071. Japanese early to mid 20th century pure silver vase. The octagonal shaped hammered vase has a bold serpentine shape on 4 sides and the other 4 sides are each divided into 3 sides. The vase was made for the famous art store in Osaka, SHOBIDO. The vase is marked JUNGIN, or pure silver on the base. Comes with original TOMOBAKO, or custom wooden storage box. The wooden box...
Zentner Collection
SOLD An antique Japanese bronze temple bell called Bonsho with a handle depicting diverging dragon heads called Ryuzu, protrusions called chi chi or nye to improve resonance of sound, two opposing Tsuki-za striking panels and a Mei-bun inscription of the bell's history.
Bonshō (Japanese: 梵鐘, Buddhist bells), also known as tsurigane (釣り鐘, hanging bells) or ōgane (大鐘, great bells) are large bells found in Buddhist temples throughout Japan, used to summon the monks to prayer and to de...
Zentner Collection
$600.00 Antique Japanese large roll of unsewn, brocade obi fabric, in deep blue silk with gold, orange, and gray, with imagery of pine trees on a blue wave background. Hand woven with fine detail and excellent Gold threading.
Mid to Late meiji Period (1868 - 1912). Measures about 12 ft long x 26" wide. Fifteen-piece Japanese Satsuma earthenware tea set consisting of lidded teapot, lidded sugar vessel, lidded creamer, six cups and six saucers. The set is densely decorated with the Kannon, Rakan (Buddhist disciples), and dragon pattern in raised moriage enamels and gilt. “Great Japan Satsuma” mark to base. Meiji period (circa 1900). Teapot: 6 1/4" high x 7 1/4" wide (handle to spout); sugar vessel: 5 1/4" high; creamer: 4 3/4" high; saucer: 5 1/2" diameter; cup: 1 7/8" high x 3 3/4" diam...
Zentner Collection
Price on Request Japanese scroll painting with a figure of Manjusri in the center of a circular chart below which sits a fu-dog; the very bottom of the scroll has numerous signatures and seal marks. The waves along the border of the circle indicate that this is a Sea-Crossing Manjusri (Tokai Monju). The text within the circle indicates that the painting comes from the Matsumoto castle in the Shinano province (the Nagano prefecture in central Japan). The document that comes with the scroll is signed Bankyu (can...
pigura art shop
$650.00 A Japanese Edo period 17 - 18th century Arita Imari Kakiemon blue and white and over glaze enamel large ewer / kendi.
Good condition with crack lines at the body, please see picture for detail, size: 20.5 cm height.
pigura art shop
$650.00 A Japanese Edo period 17 - 18th century blue and white Arita large ewer / kendi with silver mounted on top.
Good condition with silver mounted on top, please see picture for detail, size: 18 cm diameter, 20 cm height.
Zentner Collection
$3,000.00 Antique Japanese round porcelain plate decorated with blue underglaze scene of two fish and underwater plants. The plate stands on a round foot and the underside is decorated with rings and scrolling flora in blue underglaze. A small gold kintsugi repair and kiri tomobako are evidence that this was a valuable and prized part of someone's collection years ago.
Age: 17th century Dimensions: 6 1/4" wide x 1 1/8" high
Zentner Collection
$1,250.00 Antique Japanese fan painting of a single bat in sumi-e ink on paper. Signed by the artist. The painting is 18th century, later mounted as a scroll. The surface of the painting is very unusual and has a slight opalescent quality.
Size of scroll: 48" high x 24" wide (26" wide including scroll ends). Size of fan painting: 9" high x 19" wide.
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00 New Arrival Antique 18th century Japanese charming small scroll painting of a beautiful maiden riding a kirin (in Chinese, qilin). The mythical creature is part lion with the body of a dragon and the hooves of a deer. It represents good fortune, protection, prosperity, longevity and fertility. Beautifully painted in sumi ink and light colors on paper. Mounted on paper. Signed by the artist. (pvt. Collection) purchased in early 1980's.18th century Size of scroll: ...
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Japanese kogo, or incense box, used in traditional tea ceremony. The box is squared in shape with the lid ornately done in maki-e gold and red lacquer chrysanthemums, resembling the front cover of a story book with the revealed inner "page" done in silver. The interior of the box and base are done in nashiji gold flake lacquer, sometimes called pear skin for resembling the texture of the Asian pear.
Edo period, late 18th century Provenance: From TZ Shiota of San ...
Oriental Treasure Box
$4,500.00 Japanese late 19th or early 20th century bronze OKIMONO of a ram done in the style of Imperial Court artist, ISHIKAWA KOUMEI or MITSUAKI. The ram is done in fine detail. The OKIMONO is signed on the bottom by the artist, KOUMEI. The OKIMONO measures 10 1/4" wide, 7" deep and 7 1/8" tall.
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