1900's Japanese Gilt Metal Dragon Pocket Sundial Scaphe and Compass

It is 1.57 inches (4 cm) in diameter. It is 45.5 gram.

It is tarnished and has surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Japanese antique scroll painting of Bodhidharma with large calligraphy. The whole of the paper is painted with a light wash of ink before applying the bold image with a large brush. The red seals are actually painted with a small brush. Bodhidharma is the monk credited with founding the Zen tradition of Buddhism.

Dimensions: Scroll size: 81" high x 25 1/2" wide. Size of art: 61" high x 21" wide

Ivory okimono depicting the joy and celebration of 16 characters with children around a giant shell. Signature Kōsuke 高涼 engraved on a tile under the base. Period: Meiji late 19th century. Dimensions: 16.5 x 12 x 8 cm. Condition: Excellent.

Large boxwood netsuke depicting the image of a South Sea islander. Period: Edo 19th century. Dimensions: 12.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm. Condition: Excellent. There are some missing parts on the front of the feet.

A boxwood netsuke depicting a toad climbing a circular stone millstone. The toad's wrinkled skin is meticulously engraved to create a realistic appearance. The netsuke has a shiny patina with varying shades that enhance the natural beauty of the material and the quality of the carving. Period: Edo 19th century Dimensions: 2.4 x 3.9 x 3.9 cm. Condition: Excellent.

An ivory netsuke depicting a closed shell with a crab, whose legs are carved with great precision, highlighting the joints and the small details of the claws. Inside the shell, a turtle is carved in a crouched position, with its head, legs and tail protruding from its shell. Period: Edo 19th century. Dimensions: 2.2 x 4 x 3.6 cm. Condition: Excellent.

A boxwood netsuke depicting a seated monkey stopping a turtle with its right paw. Period: Edo 19th century Dimensions: 4 x 3.2 x 3.8 cm. Condition: Excellent condition.

Height: 18.4 cm (7.4 in)
Width: 9.5 cm (3.8 in)
Depth: 8.3 cm (3.3 in)

Pair of quality carved Japanese brush pots; natural material; depicting individuals involved in domestic and artistic endeavours within rural settings; original wooden stands; minor wear; good condition

Vintage rattan and walnut oval dining table with two leaves. Each leaf is 18 inches wide. This table can adjust to a 45 inch round or up to a 81 inches and 29 inches high. It can easily seat 6 -8 chairs depending on the size of the chairs. The legs and trim are a striated organic rattan with the top and leaves in walnut. Two original leaves included.

Age: 1980's

Dimensions: 45ʺ Diameter (74" long with 2 leaves) × 45" high

Small boro which is used to be a futonji. It is made of handwoven and vegetable indigo dyed cotton. The second half of the 19th century. W:63cm, L:106cm

Gustav Stickley Side Chair c1902-3 Excellent example of this rare, iconic side chair. Signed into the wood on backside cross rail. Original finish. Quartersawn oak hardwood with Unobscured wood grain
Gustav Stickley was an American furniture manufacturer, design leader, publisher, and a leading voice in the American Arts and Crafts movement...

(After) Kawase Hasui
Pine Beach at Miho
Date: January 1936.
Size: 7.875 x 5 inches (20.1 x 12.8 cm).
Note: This rare print was the cover of a dinner menu for an N.Y.K. Line cruise ship. There is no menu inside.
Publisher: Likely Nippon Mokuhan Co. Tokio (Japan Woodblock Co. Tokyo), who produced another of our ship menu woodblock prints.
Medium: Shin-hanga woodblock print...

Takahashi Shotei
Drawing up seawater under moonlight.
The figures are engaged in saltmaking, likely at Suma Beach
Date: pre-1936.
Size: Approximately 7.125 x 4.875 inches.
Shotei's Rakutei seal at left.
Reference: S-50 in Shotei catalog.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Lightly foxed. Paper residue on back.

An antique Japanese artist carving of a mated pair of Sika deer. Made of a rare Palm wood with real antlers, this pair is resting peacefully in a meadow.
,br> Sika deer symbolize longevity. In Shintoism, they are considered a sacred animal and a messenger of the Gods. This is one reason they are allowed to roam freely around Japanese temples and shrines...

An antique Japanese root wood composed of many intertwined pieces of various root woods including Keyaki, Hinoki, Kuruminoki, Tsugenoki, Honoki, Sakura, and Wisteria. Beautiful finish in a blackened soot with a Urushi lacquer top. Used for Ikebana and Tatehana.

Age: Meiji Era (1880-1900)

Dimensions: 20 1/2" Wide by 19 3/4" High by 14 1/2" Deep

The gaze is stern on this Edo period image of the divine general Shori Ken (Chinese: Zhongli Quan or Han Zhongli), god of war and one of the eight immortals in the Daoist pantheon. This character is most discernable by his feather fan which was said to be able to resurrect the dead and here he holds out prominently in front of himself. Astride a typical stocky Japanese horse in full trappings, he would have looked down on visitors from a gate or the eaves of a palace or shrine...

A very rare pair of Art-Deco era bronze candlesticks covered in polished nickel by Hata Zoroku enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Each is 12 x 7.5 x 35 cm (5 x 3 x 14 inches) and is in overall excellent condition, with some minor wear to the nickel. They come with teh original adapters for samller candles.
Hata Zoroku I (b. 1823) was especially famous for his iron kettles used in tea ceremonies, which often featured intricate designs and ornamentation...

Shoda Koho
Country Scene (sepia version) from the Hasegawa Night Scenes series. Also known as "Canal by Moonlight"
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10.25 x 7.5 inches.
Date: 1910s-60.
Publisher: Nishinomiya. stamp on verso.
Sealed by artist.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
This example bears the unusual "Nishinomiya Art" stamp on the back. The print was issued, adhered in this case, to a thick card like some very early Hasegawa Night scene editions...