Late 19th C Chinese red with gold gilt carving of a baby elephant resting on plinth. This hand-carved elephant and platform are solid wood and do not detach. A charming addition to your home, young or baby elephants symbolize hope, abundance and prosperity as well as wealth, good luck and playfulness. It is best if they are placed in a position facing North. In very good antique condition with normal wear and surface cracks expected with wood carvings of this age. Measures 10" long, 5" wide, 12...

Here we have an exceptional Raku tea bowl given the poetic name "Setsu-gekka" (snow, moon, flower) — a phrase often used in Japanese art and literature to evoke a sense of beauty, tranquility, and the passing of seasons. With a masterfully applied red Raku glaze and a noticeable aesthetic of asymmetrical balance, this piece highlights a very old technique used in Raku pottery of scraping straight edges along the body of the vessel, thus producing contrast and a degree of desirable ...

A Chinese erotic painting from an album. Showing a couple in a room amidst scholar objects. Finely painted in ink, gouache and gold on paper, with light blue silk border. Dimension: c. 25.8 x 24 cm. Condition: traces of age and former mounting, slightly stained.

Kohiki glaze tea bowl made by Living National Treasure Arakawa Toyozo (1894-1985) The mark of the potter is painted on base.
It can been seen exactly where he held the bowl while applying the white slip.

In perfect condition with two boxes (inner signed inner box and outer black lacquer box).

Size
Height 9cm
Width 15cm

Arakawa Toyozo (1894-1985) was a highly esteemed Japanese potter who made significant contributions to the revival and preservati...

An exquisite Edo period incense burner, the fine red clay covered in running bamboo glaze from the kilns of Takatori on the southern Island of Kyushu wrapped in a silk pouch and enclosed in a period Kiri-wood box. The lid is solid silver pierced with roiling fronds. It is 7.5 cm diameter, 7 cm tall excluding the silver lid, and in excellent condition.
Takatori-yaki, is a traditional style of Japanese pottery that originated in the early 17th century. It was developed in the town of Taka...

Chinese porcelain hat stand vase with a hand painted scene of a boy playfully dangling a toy spider in front of his pet cat. Mother and brother are standing nearby watching. Dates early 20th C. Measures 11.5" high x 5" diameter.

This is a japanese antique indigo dye cotto tsutsugaki futon cover.It is a design of plovers, waves and family crests.Hand-spun, natural indigo-dyed cotton that is thick and has a very nice texture.There is a very light stain, but it is not noticeable. It is in very good condition with no damage. Size::length:162㎝　/ Width129cm

Box in black lacquered wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl, golden details. The decor is composed of birds among plants and shrubs. The birds are very active, the one in the center tends to what appears to be a stylized egg in a nest? Probably a meaning. The designs are simple but harmonious and very elegant. The inlay work is empirical but the materials used are solide and they have stood the test of time well indeed the lacquer has not peeled off and the mother-of-pearl is still well maintained. ...

Small dish in Chinese porcelain, green enamel decoration of lotus flowers, tendrils and bats, details in black. Two Chinese characters "Shou" are enameled in red and gold. All this symbolizes longevity (shou), happiness (bat) and Buddha (lotus). However the Lotus flower is not exclusively the symbol of Buddhism, it can also be interpreted here as the marital agreement because there are 2 flowers or serenity or self-fulfillment. Everyone will interpret according to their desires. Chinese porcelai...

Meisen haori with colorful stripes which is double kasuri and both wefts and warps kasuri yarns are dyed with stencil (Heiyo-Kasuri). In excellent condition. 1950s to 60s. W:126cm, L:74cm

Tsugaru kogin kimono made of vegetable indigo dye hemp whose warps and wefts are hand plied. It is made in Tsugaru region in Aomori prefecture in Tohoku district. This kogin is called "Nishi-Kogin" which has stripes in shoulders. It is for enforcement of shoulders for a charcoal maker who brings a burden. Kogin is a kind of sashiko and its yarn is white cotton, making the hemp kimono warmer with thick sashiko in the colder district. It has several different kinds of kogin pattern. In excellent c...

A Chinese Silk Double Gourd Purse. Finely embroidered in gold and silver thread with confronting Dragons pursuing a Flaming Pearl. Chinese L Qing. Length of purse; 6″ (15.2 cm. Condition; excellent, some very slight discolouration to metal thread.

This is hand painted imari plate 7 7/8 in diameter is in very good condition with no damage. It has nice hand painted work from Edo 18 th century Mark to the bottom If you have any question please let me know

This is beautiful hand painted Japanese nippon Noritake box 1 3/4 in height 2 3/4 in diameter is in very good condition with no damage Only some age wear and green color wear otherwise no hair line chip or repair. Old Nippon mark to the bottom If you have any question please let me know Shipping cost will provide with your shipping address Thank you

TWO CATS UNDER A TREE

Lovely cats hand-drawn in very unique and unusual style on silk by a great anonymous painter, mounted on original hanging scroll, Edo period (1603-1868), Japan, Total: approx. 44 x 171.5 cm (17.32 x 67.51 in), Picture: 34 x 87.7 cm (13.38 x 34.52 in), in such damaged but wabi-sabilly aged condition as is with worm holes and stains as seen. (Strings of makio and kakeo at the top hanging part were replaced in the later years.)


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A Pair of Kutani Vases. Each decorated with a scene of a figure and two attendants on a terrace. The reverse with floral panels on a red ground. Nine character mark to base. Meiji period 19/20thC Height; 13.2 cm; Condition; excellent

Pair of square-shaped hibachi made in lacquer and gold. The hibachi is a traditional Japanese brazier used to heat rooms. Gold, with its sheen and warm hue, accentuates the overall beauty of the braziers, making them true pieces of art. At the center of each hibachi is a metal container, which acts as a basin to hold the glowing charcoal. In addition to their practical functionality, these hibachis are true artistic masterpieces. Origin: Japan Period: Taisho 1920 ca. Dimensions...