Thin stalks of leafy bamboo reach for the sky on this brief literati painting by Fukuda Kodojin enclosed in a period wooden box. Black and red ink on paper in a mounting of patterned blue silk with bone rollers. It is 44 x 193 cm (17-1/2 x 76 inches).
Fukuda Kodojin (1865-1944) an eccentric self taught artist, his status as a poet, calligrapher and literati artist has reached legendary status...

A guinomi sake cup by popular young female artist Kashima Aya in her newly developed green glaze enclosed in the original signed wooden box, The technique is deceptively complex. In fact, the initial form is created, then a thin layer of ceramic is made separately, dried, then cracked, and the individual pieces are applied like mosaic to the prepared form. The space in between the tiles is then abraded, the tiles glazed with color and the space n between glazed with iron...

Japanese antique two section kasane isho tansu (stacking clothing chest). Made with all kiri (paulownia) wood on the front. The sides, top and drawer interiors are sugi (cryptomeria) wood. Iron hardware includes round lock plates and warabite shaped drawer pulls. Each section is an equal height of 18 3/4" so they could be used side by side.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 37 1/2" high x 34" wide x 15 1/2" deep.

Contemporary Japanese modern ceramic tea bowl by one of the most creative potterer in Japan, Nakamura Toshiaki. 13cm in diameter x 7cm high.

By a master japanese potterer with amazing creativity and artistry. Nakamura Toshiaki, b.1965 in Gifu Prefecture. 22cm high x 20cm wide. Ask for shipping quote.

Lovely Meiji Period Ca. 1900 zen buddhist cypress wood caving of Amida Nyorai Buddha. Sits on an elegant gold gilt stand with lacquered zelkova wood top. Buddha: 11" high x 6"wide; with stand: 15" high x 9" wide. Very good condition. Ask for shipping quote.

White Hawk on Pine Tree – Folding Screen with Gold Ground

A captivating four-panel folding screen (byōbu) depicting a dynamic white hawk perched on a gnarled pine tree, poised to strike. The powerful bird, rendered in brilliant white pigment with piercing yellow eyes and vivid talons, contrasts dramatically with the deep textures of the pine bark and the lush green foliage...

Japanese antique 2 section kasane (stacking) isho tansu (clothing chest) made entirely of kiri wood.The top section has 2 large drawers and the bottom section has 1 large drawer, 1 medium drawer, and a safe box. The safe box has a hinge door that opens to reveal 2 small interior drawers. Iron hardware and includes large warabite shaped drawer pulls.

Age: Meigi period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: height 40 1/2 x width 37 1/4" x depth 16 1/2"

Japanese antique cha tansu (tea chest) made out of kuri or chestnut wood on the front and sides made out of sugi (Japanese cedar). The sliding panels are framed with Kuri wood and inset with Keyaki (elm wood). 2 compartments with sliding panals, 1 compartment with drop-in panel and 3 drawers. Beautiful joinery with all kiri interior.

Age: Meiji period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: height 29 1/2" x width 25 1/2" x depth 13 3/4 "

This is a tea ceremony utensil shifuku made with great care from the Edo period. It is a storage bag made of cotton chintz with a silk lining. There is no dirt or damage and it is in very good condition.Size:Width 7cm Height 3.5cm

A family of rabbits lie peacefully, their fluffy bodies illuminated by the full Autumn-moon rising over the horizon, pigment on silk with cloth border featuring bone rollers enclosed in the original signed wooden box dated Spring 1927 and titled Gunto (Fluffle of Rabbits). It is 66.5 x 214 cm (26 inches by 7 feet).
Overall excellent condition, with minor marks typical of age and handling, there is some staining in the upper and lower blue cloth fields...

An authentic pair of Edo period samurai kote (armored sleeves), constructed with a combination of iron chainmail (kusari) and hexagonal plate armor (karuta)...

A small Kakemono, hanging scroll painting depicting a Memento mori, a reminder of the unavoidability of death. The painting is signed and sealed and the title is on the back “Three Rushes and a Skull”. Ink on paper . Taisho period (1912-1926). Total size: H 115 x 23 cm; picture size: H 47 x 16 cm. Overall good condition.

KAMI-SAMA

Composed of an early Showa-period clay doll of a headless Tenjin deity, paired with an Amakusa Maguroishi stone (a prized black suiseki stone). Approx. H 23.5 × W 29 × D 12.5 cm (9.25 × 11.4 × 4.9 in). The head fits securely with no looseness...

HORSE ORNAMENT WITH BELLS

Meiji–Taisho period, Japan. Approx. L 90 cm × W 20 cm (35.4 × 7.9 in). The iron bells on this aged ornament were used as protective charms, producing spiritually significant sounds during Shinto rituals...

A snail approaches Mt. Fuji, a metaphor for determination and perseverance against daunting odds by famous Zen acolyte and swordsman-turned-scholar Yamaoka Tesshu. Ink on paper in cloth border with wood rollers. The scroll is 57 x 210 cm (22-1/2 x 82-1/2 inches) and in original condition, with some wrinkles in the paper and a pair of stains in the upper left of the border cloth...

A kurinuki white cylinder shaved and torn from a block of white porcelain with facets by important female artist Ogawa Machiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Tsutsu. It is 7 x 7 x 19.5 cm (roughly 8 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Ogawa Machiko was born in Sapporo on the Northern Island of Hokkaido in 1946...

A bronze vase with mixed metal inlay applications, including silver, gilt bronze, and patinated bronze, featuring at its center an onagadori rooster perched on a blossoming plum (ume) branch. The vase is signed Toshiji on the side and bears a second engraved signature underneath the base: Kuroda...