Whimsical Meiji Banko Teapot with Character Faces Japan

A delightful antique Banko-yaki teapot from the Meiji era. The pot is hand-crafted and hand-painted with expressive theatrical faces, including Okame, Oni, and Tengu—traditional characters from Japanese folklore and Noh theater...

Refined Meiji-Era Two-Panel Silver Leaf Screen

A refined two-panel folding screen from the Meiji era (1868–1912), crafted with silver leaf in a clean, understated gradient. Its soft tonal shift from silver to warm beige exudes quiet elegance, making it ideal for both traditional and modern interiors...

Exquisite Samurai Katana Stand with Makie Lacquer – Late Edo Period, 19th Century

A refined and elegant sword stand (katana kake) from the late Edo period, crafted with meticulous makie lacquer work. The shimmering black lacquer surface is adorned with detailed gold and silver makie depicting seasonal grasses, bellflowers, bush clover, and nanten berries—classic autumn motifs that evoke Japanese aesthetics and natural harmony...

A Satsuma bowl decorated with gold and polychrome enamels, featuring on the interior a procession with samurai and a daimyo on horseback. The exterior shows numerous figures walking. Signed Shoko Takebe, with the name “Thomas B. Blow” inscribed in katakana. Published in the volume “Selezione 2024”. Diameter: 11 cm Meiji period, circa 1900 Thomas B. Blow was an English merchant who lived in Japan. He supplied many collectors in Europe...

A Kyoto Satsuma vase with polychrome decoration on a cobalt blue ground, enriched with floral motifs in gold. One reserve depicts scenes of daily life with geishas in brightly colored kimonos, adorned with flowers and traditional patterns. The other reserve features a naturalistic scene with a rooster, a hen, and a butterfly in flight. Signed Kinkozan. Published in the volume “Selezione 2024”. Height: 32 cm Meiji period, circa 1880

A Satsuma Moonflask vase decorated with polychrome naturalistic motifs within two circular and convex reserves, depicting roosters, ducks, and various birds. On the reverse side, a pair of pheasants is shown beneath a blossoming cherry tree. The handles are shaped like karashishi and finished in gold. Signed Koshida and Zuizan. Published in the volume “Selezione 2024”. Dimensions: 18 × 24.5 × 8.5 cm Meiji period, circa 1900

Golden Six-Panel Folding Screen with Pine Grove by a Stream

A vibrant six-panel folding screen from the late Edo period (mid-19th century), depicting a lush pine grove by a flowing river, set against a brilliant gold-leaf background. The dynamic composition, vivid cobalt blue water, and stylized rocks evoke early Rinpa influences. The screen blends decorative elegance with bold coloration, characteristic of late Edo aesthetics...

An elegant set of five lotus leaf shaped Chataku Sencha Tea Cup Coasters of carved exotic wood, each leaf inlayed with a bead of glass simulating a single drop of dew. A frog surmounts the edge of each leaf, the tiny creatures each in a differing position. Each piece is signed on the base: Dainippon Shiki Kaibai, Kojin Obara Gyokko. They are 10.5 x 7 x 2 cm (4 x 3 x ¾ inches) and all are in excellent condition, enclosed in a compartmentalized wooden box...

When all has decayed, only the skeleton remains in a haunting bottle form by Kato Yoshiyasu enclosed in the original signed wooden box. This piece is truly reminiscent of the pod of the Japanese lantern flower, after the flower has deteriorated, leaving behind a framework of such delicate frailty. It is 10 x 5.9 x 36 cm (4 x 2-1/4 x 14 inches) and in excellent condition, directly from the artist this year...

LANTERN MOLD

Japanese wooden lantern mold stamped with the store name 'Yoshino', a long-established lantern maker in Tokyo since the Edo period. Taisho-Showa period, early 20th century. H 40.5 cm (15.94in)...

A very rare 19th century tea bowl by Ohashi Shuji enclosed in the original wooden box signed by both the artist and a tea aficionado named Horinouchi Fusensai. It is 10 cm (4 inches) diameter, 12 cm (just less than 5 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Ohashi Shuji (1795-1857) studied medicine before coming to pottery at the age of 37. A practitioner of the Hisada School of tea, he studied in Kyoto under Ogata Shuhei, and was adept at many styles...

Pair of Japanese Meiji period Daishoji Imari porcelain sixteen petal chrysanthemum form shallow bowls densely decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome pigments and gold highlights. A gold chrysanthemum at the center is surrounded by a white chrysanthemum panel decorated with two flowering branches. Sixteen alternating geometric panels accented by six gold chrysanthemum flowers surround the inner and outer walls. Gilt at the rim...

The deity is depicted riding a Buddhist lion. This is Bodhisattva Monju, holding a sword in one hand to slay ignorance and a scroll of scripture in the other to impart knowledge. The representation of the Bodhisattva here is feminine. The lion is the guardian of Buddhism. The sculpture was probably created by assembling several molded parts...

1900's Japanese Bronze Sculpture Of An Elephant Head Signed

It is 8 inches (20.25 cm) tall by 13.2 inches (33.5 cm) in length by 11.4 inches ( 29 cm) wide. It is 6.3 lb.

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

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19th Century Japanese Makie Lacquer Wood Carved Box with Dragon

It is 1.96 inches (5 cm) tall by 3.8 inches (9.7 cm) long and 5.1 inches (13 cm) wide. It is 124.7 gram.

It has peeling lacquers, small chips, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Vintage Japanese Toshikane Arita Porcelain Persimmon and Bird Okimono Marked

It is 6.1 inches (15.5 cm) tall by 4.9 inches (12.5 cm) wide. It is 0.5 Lb.

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

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A large sculpted organic form by the rising young female star Goto Miho rendered from sheer white porcelain titled Kaku. Not simply a carved pillar, it is made simultaneously of an inner and outer layer, with hollows and caverns visible in places between the deeply scored runes outside. It is 1 meter (3 feet) tall and in excellent condition, mounted on a steel plate, directly from the artist this spring.
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Goto Miho was bor...

An early Ai Kakiemon dish depicting a Nightingale perched upon prunus branches. Scalloped rim elegantly decorated with scrolling vines and flowers. Stunning blue and white decoration, classic design, and excellent firing impart the highest quality to this elegant dish. A nearly identical piece found in the Shibata Collection Part II.

A superb example of the early Kakiemon style. Comes with a beautifully crafted custom wooden storage box.

Late 17th Century
21 x 2.7 c...