SMALL DOG

Anonymous oil painting on canvas. Heisei period, Japan. 22.5 × 16 × 2 cm (8.9 × 6.3 × 0.8 in).


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BROTHERS

A charming pair of hand-carved vintage wooden figures depicting close-knit brothers. Japan, 1970s–80s. Elder: H 17 cm (6.7 in), 6 × 3 cm (2.4 × 1.2 in). Younger: H 24 cm (9.4 in), 7 × 7 cm (2.8 × 2.8 in)...

“Flock of Herons and Crows in Flight” – Japanese Hanging Scroll, Meiji Period

A stunning and poetic Japanese hanging scroll depicting a dynamic aerial encounter between white herons and black crows...

Large water jug for holding cold, fresh water for the tea ceremony, called mizusashi. Porcelaneous, fine stoneware of a gray color with an orange tinge at the unglazed center bottom covered in a celadon glaze with dark colored crackle.

On top of the celadon glaze a design is added in overglaze enamels of the Night Parade of 100 Demons...

Japanese limited edition copperplate etching and aquatint on thick laid paper titled “Spring Breeze” by Kuroda Shigeki (b. 1953). The print features a speeding group of bicyclists holding purple and white umbrellas set against a teal sky with splashes of color. Pencil-signed, titled, and numbered 19/75 in the lower margin. Undated, but likely from the 1990s. Paper: 13" x 19 3/4" (image: 7 5/8" x 17 5/8")...

Limited edition Japanese mezzotint by Katsunori Hamanishi (b. 1949) titled “Game – Work No. 17” featuring ropes twisted around two pairs of metal pipes set against a velvety black background. The print is titled, signed, and numbered 8/100 all in pencil in the bottom margin. A number “67” is in pencil in the bottom left margin and “HM-17” is in pencil at the lower right margin corner. Undated, but other images from the “Game” series are dated to the 1980s...

TANUKI JAR

Unique vintage Shigaraki stoneware jar featuring three drunk tanuki (raccoon dogs) in “higher” relief than typical. Showa period, 20th century, Japan. Approx. H 35 × D 28–29 cm (13.7 × 11–11.4 in)...

GEISHA WIG

Vintage katsura (traditional Japanese wig), housed in its original wooden storage box with the original key, once used by a geisha named Haruko, around the 1950s–60s (Showa period). Wig with stand: 29 × 28 × H 29 cm (11.4 × 11 × 11.4 in), Storage box: 36 × 30 × H 40 cm (14.1 × 11.8 × 15.7 in). Well preserved overall, thanks to careful storage...

KAMI

A mitate (recontextualized pairing), consisting of a wooden zushi (miniature Shinto shrine) and a fragmentary wooden face from a Buddhist statue. Taisho–Showa period, 20th century, Japan. Zushi: 28.5 × 29 × 12.5 cm (11.22 × 11.41 × 4.92 in)...

Japanese sosaku hanga woodblock print depicting a solitary seated cat typically titled "Cat" (aka "Steady Gaze") by Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997) dating circa 1950s. Unlimited edition. Paper: 16" x 10 7/8" (image: 14 1/8" x 8 7/8). Very good overall condition with full margins and clean back. The print is lightly faded and the paper is a little wavy. Minor soiling is evident on the margins and the margins are slightly thinned on back...

Kawase Hasui
Skirt of Mount Fuji
From Pacific Transport Line's "Prints for Twelve Months".
Date: 1952.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15 x 10.25 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: Hotei #577.
Condition: Three faint dots in the sky that may be foxing. A point-sized repair below the shed (see pics). Paper lightly toned.
Note: This rare print is the 1953 calendar state with green grass.
Provenance: From a California collector.

19th Century Japanese Makie Lacquer Five Case Inro with Fan Design Signed

The inro is 3 inches (7.6 cm) by 2.25 inches (5.7 cm) wide.

It has missing a piece of mother of pearl at the fan, small chips, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Pair of vintage 1930's syled bamboo armchairs by Palecek reflects the Japanese-influenced design sensibilities of the 1930s—a period marked by simplicity of form, honesty of materials, and harmony with nature...

Japanese sosaku hanga woodblock print featuring an embossed image of a traditional female doll from Awaji Island in profile by Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997)...

A very rare pair of finely modeled and decorated Imari reticulated, lantern form porcelain candle domes. Blue underglaze and polychrome enamel decoration with very pale celadon pooling in the clear glazed areas. This extraordinary find is made only more so by coming in a pair. The only similar objects I initially find include an Hirado censer (in two parts) in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (M.2003.154.25a-b) and another, “Seto” example in the Victoria and Albert Museum (172&A-1877), b...

Once in lifetime Museum quality bronze temple Kannon Bodhisattva 10ft statue. perfect condition. Early Showa period Ca. 1930. Ask for shipping quote

Hasui Kawase
Kami(no) Bridge Fukagawa (Kaminohashi, Fukagawa).
Series: Twelve Scenes of Tokyo.
Date: 1920.
Size: Oban. 15.25 x 10.375 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Publisher's 6mm seal at lower left.
Edition: First and only.
Hasui signature and seal at lower right along with date in Japanese.
Reference: Hotei #31.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Pencil note at lower margin reads, "Hasui - Kamino-Hashi Tokio Sunset on Sumida River." ...

Japanese double-oban sized limited edition sosaku hanga woodblock print titled "Sacred Crane (B)" by Kaoru Kawano (1916-1965) dating circa 1950s. The artist's pencil signature and red seal are at the lower right section of the image. The bottom margin contains the edition number 74/200, the title in kanji and English, and the name of the artist. A "self-carved self-printed" label with red seal is attached at the upper back. Paper: 23 1/2" x 18" (image: 22 1/2” x just over 16”). Very goo...