Created by Living National Treasure Isezaki Jun, Bizen pieces like the one seen here originated in Okayama (south-western Japan) and have a long history that is closely intertwined with that of tea culture. Known for employing a natural-ash glazing techniques that require extremely long firing times (7-14 days) at very high temperatures, constant attention is required to ensure good results. Here Isezaki can be seen pushing the bounds of tradition Bizen orthodoxies in interesting and creative wa...

Accents formed using iron pigment stand out across a backdrop of blue-green glaze. The base and a portion of the inside of this ceremonial tea bowl are unglazed displaying rich clay. Created by Shibayama Toshiya, this is an example of contemporary Japanese ceramics at its finest.

A native of Nagoya Shibayama (b. 1959) is exceptionally versatile, working in styles such as Seto, Shino, Karatsu, and Shigaraki among others. A practitioner of tea himself, Shibayama is known for crafting ...

Chinese Tang dynasty (618-907 A.D.) brown glazed wine jar with cup decorated around the rim with two stylized opposing dragons. The cup rests upside down over the circular opening on top. The jar measures about 8 1/4" high to the top of the dragons. The cup is nearly 3” diameter. Very good overall condition with wear and glaze degradation consistent with its age and use. Significant burial dirt is adhering. There is a small old triangular-shaped repair to the edge of the cup. This jar i...

An elegant Chinese Warring States pottery tripod Ding with lid. Decorated handle and legs. Ear to ear Lt. 21cm. Condition: no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please ask before ordering.

A rare Chinese Song dynasty brown glaze 2 lugs jar. Gongxian kiln or nearby, Henan province. Ht. 11.5cm. Condition: no chip, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please ask before ordering.

Rare lacquer box with nashiji background. Gold lacquer decoration in relief of pavilions in a lake landscape. Kirikane gold and silver, pine needles in yellow metal inlaid in high relief blackened by oxidation and dirt. Early Edo period, late 17°or earlier. Inside there is a tray. 18 x 10 x 8cm. A broken and badly glued interior edge (visible on photo). Sold as is, never restored nor cleaned. No lack. Very good condition considering the venerable age.

Korean Choson (Yi dynasty) two-section ichung nong (wardrobe chest) with two stands decorated with brass hardware. This flexible piece can be used as a single stacking chest or as two side tables. Persimmon wood front panels. 39 1/2" high x 28 3/8" wide x 13" deep (each section is about 23" high on a stand). Circa 1880. Very good and solid overall condition with some slight puckering and separations in the burl wood veneer, particularly on one door. From the Tucson, Arizona collection of former...

17th Century Kangxi Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Vase with Flower

It is 7.1 inches (18.1 cm) tall by 3.7 inches (9.5 cm) wide. It is 1.3 Lb.

It has dark spots, skip glazes, chips at the bottom, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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1900's Chinese Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha Yama Dharmaraja

It is 4.1 inches (10.5 cm) tall by 2.75 inches (7 cm) wide. It is 505 gram.

It has rubbing of patina, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Japanese Satsuma Vase with Butterfly Marked " Kinkozan Zo"

It is 7.5 inches (19 cm) tall by 4.7 inches (12 cm) wide. It is 0.7 Lb.

It has rubbing of gold and surface wears (as seen in the photos).

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1930's Chinese Pewter Brass Lotus Flower Water Basin

It is 3.2 inches (8.2 cm) tall by 14.6 inches (37 cm) wide. It is 7.7 Lb.

It has hairline crack, small chips and dents, cut marked, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Colors of the four seasons splash and mingle like a bright and textured tempest on this handled sake server (correctly called Te-tsuki Kata-kuchi) by Murakoshi Takuma enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shunju Shuchu. The handle is offset to the spout, which at first seems counterintuitive, but works out perfect when pouring. Our man Takuma has done his share of research into the ways of drinking (he prefers shochu these days), and this understanding and unusual approach explains...

A splendid antique cut glass cup selected and decorated by contemporary female lacquer artist Arai Etsuko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Glass Maki-e Hai, Yoake (Glass Sake Cup named Breaking Dawn). She said that when she first saw the glass in a street market, she instantly envisioned how the engraved patterns could be accentuated by colors and powdered precious metals. Here an interesting comparison of techniques is possible. The bowl is decorated outside, first with laye...

Shoda Koho
Ueno Park
From the Hasegawa Night Scenes series.
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10.75 x 8.0 inches.
Date: 1930s. Printed 1938-1960.
Publisher: Nishinomiya Yosaku. #1248 in Hasegawa catalog.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Sealed by the artist at lower left.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

A very finely painted Chinese FAMILLE ROSE 18th Century Porcelain Plate with delicate pink flowers and foliage. Good overall condition. Size: 28.5 cm diameter (11.25"). Price:US$ 495.00 Shipping not included. For a shipping quote Fedex needs your address and postal zip code. Thank you.

Gold flecks twinkle like stars in the night sky inside this free form dry lacquer sake cup by female lacquer artist Arai Etsuko enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is made of multiple layers of cloth, paper and lacquer with the final layer dusted with mother of pearl and gold flakes, polished down to a dull sheen. It is the cup 7 cm (2-1/2 inches) diameter, new from the artist in perfect condition.
Arai Etsuko (born in Kanagawa in 1980) apprenticed under Hiroshi Okada after ...

A Pair of Very Fine Korean Embroidered Official Rank Badges-19th C. Korea, Joeson dynasty, late 19th century, mounting with brocade, A single crane embroidered with gold thread on dark blue silk ground. This is a rare embroidered silk civil rank badge with GOLD thread and embroidered in polychrome silk thread with central pink crowned a single crane flying midst clouds each, holding in its beaks, branches of “bullocho” fungus, sewn in ilk of blue, green, orange, white, black and ...

19th Century Korean Hat Box made entirely of Exotic Paulownia (Odong-namu) Wood, from the collection of a French diplomat stationed in Korea in the 1950s. Paulownia is very desirable for collectors because of its beautiful wide grain, light weight, and fire and bug-resistant qualities. The paulownia used for this rare hat box is especially fine. 9.5 x 9.5 x 8.5 (height) inches, 24 x 24 x 21.5 cm.