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Zentner Collection
650.00 Japanese antique carved wooden figure of a frog (kaeru). Kaeru, which also means "to return", are associated with luck and good fortune. Figures of frogs are given as gifts to those who travel so that they may return safely home. Frogs are considered messengers and represent prosperity, fertility, and the coming of Spring...
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$250.00 TOPKNOT SAMURAI HEAD Wood carving of the upper head of a samurai, from the eyebrows up, featuring the traditional chonmage (topknot hairstyle worn by samurai). Circa 1950s, Japan. H 10 × 17 × 18 cm (3.93 × 6.69 × 7.08 in)...
Zentner Collection
$2,000.00 Japanese hanakago (flower basket) from the Showa period, featuring a bold, sculptural double-walled form and a tightly braided arched handle. The body is woven in a chevron (yagasuri) pattern using smoked bamboo, with pointed lobes extending upward in a stylized floral shape.
The double-wall construction not only adds structural strength but also enhances the visual depth and intricacy of the weave...
Zentner Collection
$3,000.00 A Japanese hanakago (flower basket), featuring vertical bamboo supports interwoven with thick horizontal bands of sakura-gawa (cherry bark). The natural wood handle is left in its original, organic form, winding upward with irregular curves and visible knots—an intentional nod to shizen (naturalness) in Japanese aesthetics.
The basket’s structure showcases a rare combination of materials and techniques...
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00 A dynamic and organically expressive hanakago (flower basket) from Japan’s Meiji period. Featuring an open-weave body of split bamboo and a striking natural wisteria branch handle that curves dramatically across the basket and up into an arching form.
This piece is a beautiful example of how Japanese bamboo artists integrated elements from nature directly into their work...
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Sold STREAMLINED EBISU Originally a Japanese wooden figure of the Ebisu deity, Showa period, 20th century, meticulously carved and polished into a streamlined form by a dedicated woodworker in the later years. 28 × 19 × 14.5 cm (11.02 × 7.48 × 5.71 in)...
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$500.00 RURAL LARGE BUDDHA Edo–Meiji period, Japan 59.5 × 23 × 17 cm (23.42 × 9.05 × 6.69 in) A large wooden Jizō Bosatsu (Bodhisattva) statue, once cherished and prayed to by villagers in a small mountain community in Yamanashi Prefecture. A traditional Minshūbutsu (folk Buddhist figure), it reflects heartfelt local devotion rather than formal temple tradition. Shows natural wear from age and long-term worship...
Spoils of Time
Sold Pair of Niō guardian figures in forbidding pose. Vigorously sculpted wood with remnants of distressed polychrome pigments. Later Edo period - probably first half of the 19th century. The sculptures are in fair, presentable condition though polychrome pigments are distressed and loose. With some checking and movement of the wood to be expected, there is a larger crack in the lower half of one figure...
Conservatoire Sakura
$2,800.00 The panels are very thick and heavy,powerfully carved with great depth of Buddhist lions roaming among tree peonies,a symbol of immortality.Buddhist lions, Shishi in Japanese, are the guardians of Buddhism. The sculpture is powerful. Traces of polychromy remain; the whole piece must have been entirely painted. The wood is very heavy; it must be Hinoki, a resinous tree similar to our cypress. They have not been maintained for years; a dusting and a good wax would enhance them...
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$400.00 BOTH HANDS Wood carving. Early 20th century, Japan. Left: L 35 cm (13.77in), Right: L 31 cm (12.20in). Only the left hand stands on its own. Paint stain at the right hand. Aged deterioration as is...
ESL Collection
$3,800.00 An extremely rare and fine Japanese boxwood statue depicting a singing woman, holding a tree branch with a cicada on it. 19th century or earlier. In Japan, cicadas are an important theme for poets in both waka and haiku. In the era of Manyoshu and Kokinshū, Japanese poets often wrote poems about cicadas with emotions of sadness and loneliness...
AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
€900.00 An ancient statue of Buddha Amithaba, in monk's robes, sitting in meditating posture, his face reflecting a profound inner harmony. The statue is made of gilt wood, with later layers of painting. Its height: 23.4 cm. Japan, early Edo Period. Good condition. Provenance: acquired in Tokyo in 1982 from an antique dealer. NOTE: this statue was obviously inspired form the famous Daibutsu Buddha Statue in Kamakura, dating from the 13th century.
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$1,380.00 Japanese wooden Noh mask.
Age: Japan, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00 Antique Japanese naturally formed hardened burl wood stand. Cave-like structure to the burl shape, expanding out overhanging from its base. Top is flat, fitted to a custom base of bronze and cherry wood.
Age: 1800's Dimensions: Base 8" x 8" 16" wide x 14" x 16 1/2" high
AntiqueTica.com
$1,380.00 Japanese wooden Noh mask.
Age: Japan, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Conservatoire Sakura
$3,800.00 The deity is represented seated on a base made of lotus petals. The glory in the shape of a leaf is carved with stylized clouds. This is a classic representation of Buddha whose statuettes were created in large quantities in Japan during the Edo period. However, the one presented here was the work of an excellent sculptor, in fact, the face is particularly expressive and beautiful, which is rarely the case for sculptures from this late period, likewise the petals of the lacquered wood base are m...
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sold Rare sculpture of Dainichi Nyorai Buddha , main deity of Shingon Buddhist sect. Style of the deity suggests provincial origin.
Age: Edo period, 17-18th century Size : W.15cm (6inch), D.14cm (5.5inch) H.25 cm (9.8inch) sculpture only is 15.5 cm (6.1inch) tall and 11.5 cm (4.5inch) wide Weight: 500gr (1.1lb) International Buyers – Please Note: ·Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price. These charges are the buyer’s...
Zentner Collection
$850.00 An antique Japanese root wood natural form basket. Carved from one solid piece of burl wood. Beautiful form with a visual moving grain.
Age: Taisho Period Dimensions: 15" Wide by 13.5" High by 12 1/2" Deep |
