A spectacular black basin filled with flowing waves of gold by daring artist Sakata Jinnai enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kokuto Kinpakusai-mon Hachi. It is 37 cm (14-1/2 inches) diameter, 20 cm (8 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Sakata Jinnai was born in Tokyo in 1943, and began as an apprentice under the legendary Kamoda Shoji in 1964, establishing his first kiln in 1966...

19th Century Japanese Red Cinnabar Lacquered Wood Carved Box with Lotus & Dragon

It is 2 inches (5.08 cm) tall by 2.35 inches (5.97 cm) wide. It is 80.6 gram.

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

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Japanese Negoro style Lacquered stand . 17-18th century

A very rare early example of a Japanese Negoro-style lacquered wooden stand, originally made for Buddhist temple worship.
The stand is constructed of wood and finished in traditional Negoro lacquer, characterized by layers of red lacquer worn to reveal the black underlayer beneath...

A spectacular large basin glistening softly in gold from under the slip design of pumpkin vines by Miyake Yoji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kinsai Kabocha-mon Hachi. It is 45.5 cm (18 inches) diameter, 14.5 cm (just less than 6 inches) tall and is in perfect condition.
Miyake Yoji was born in Shimane in 1950, He studied from 1974 under Ito Kosho, establishing himself as an independent artist three years later in Mashiko...

A superb Hagi fresh water jar for use in the Japanese Maccha Tea Ceremony by Sakata Deika enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hagi Hai-yu Mimitsuki Mizusahi. The work retains the original matching ceramic lid and comes wrapped in a large blue cloth dyed with the artist's seal. It is 19.5 cm (just less than 8 inches) diameter, 18 cm (just over 7 inches) tall and in perfect condition...

Delicate washes of color define this landscape by Hashimoto Dokuzan enclosed in the original signed double wooden box. Pigment and ink on paper in a kinran border threaded with genuine gold terminating in solid ivory rollers (these will be changed if exporting. The scroll is 47.5 x 212 cm (19 x 83-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Hashimoto Dokuzan (Gengi, 1869-1938) was born in Nigata, and was sent to Kyoto at the age of 16 to study painting and philosophy under Tomioka Tessai...

Orange flags blaze in the strong winds propelling this Dutch ship to distant shores, the promise of trade and wealth opposite three red-haired dutchman on this antique tall sake bottle enclosed in an older wooden box titled Hansen Jinbutsu-no-zu Tokkuri. 18th to 19th century, it is reminiscent of Inuyama ware inland from the Seto pottery region in central Japan...

The print was created in the pure tradition of Ukiyo-e. We do not know the whereabouts of the original painting, nor who the painter was. Likewise, we know nothing of the printer. However, the quality is remarkable; details in white, in strong relief, were added with a brush, as well as a very discreet gold and silver dusting. The subject is highly symbolic: three elegant young women stroll along the seashore...

This is really something to see, a striking heavy form of gyrating coils by Konishi Tozo enclosed in the original singed wooden box. It is 36.5 cm (14-1/2 inches) tall, slightly oblong it is roughly the same diameter.
Due to size and weight the cost of shipping will be accrued separately
The Toko pottery maintains the traditional firing method of Bizen ware using red pine...

This vertical landscape by Nakabayashi Chikuto unfolds in layered bands of softly modulated ink, revealing a secluded mountain settlement enveloped in drifting mist. Chikuto’s distinctive brushwork—built from finely striated texture strokes and rounded, rhythmic touches—creates a sense of sculpted stone surfaces and dense, breathing forests...

A set of 10 red-lacquered deep plates, each hand decorated with black amime (Net) patterns enclosed in the original age darkened and mouse-nibbled kiri-wood box. Each is 10 cm (4 inches) diameter, 3 cm (1-1/4 inches) tall and are in excellent condition.

Tsutsui Hiroaki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seihakuji Ryusen Shinogi Tsubo. It is 25.5 cm (10 inches) diameter, 23 cm 9-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Tsutsui Hiroaki was born in Mountainous Nagano Prefecture in Central Japan in 1951...

An unusual plate by Living National Treasure Hamada Shoji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yakishime Nagashi-yu Zara. It is 24.5 cm (10 inches) diameter, 4 cm (1-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Hamada Shoji was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1894...

A fisherman finds harmony in the waves, a tiny vessel dwarfed by mountains on this ink painting by Irie Shikai. Ink on paper in a silk border with faux ivory rollers enclosed in an old kiri-wood storage box. It is 45.6 x 197 cm. There is toning to the paper typical of age with some wrinkles and scattered light stains.
Irie Shikai was born in Fukuoka prefecture in 1862, the son of an upper level samurai retainer. He studied Nanga and Chinese style painting under Yoshitsugu Haizan and Daiju...

A pair of frogs climb aboard a lotus root forming this gentle sculpture by Miyamoto Risaburo carved from camphor wood with light coloring. The artist’s signature is engraved into the base. The composition combines naturalism and humor: the frogs, rendered in mottled green and russet tones with black markings and golden eyes, are poised in lifelike attitudes, their limbs tensed as if ready to leap. The lotus root, carved from a single piece of wood, retains the texture of the natural material�...

A boxwood netsuke depicting a seated monkey, wrapped in a finely carved kimono and rendered with careful attention to detail, shown in the act of putting on an Okame mask. Period: Meiji period, late 19th century Dimensions: 3.7 × 2.8 × 3 cm Condition: Excellent condition.

A boxwood okimono depicting a mouse holding a millet ear between its paws, while the young rests on its back, signed Ikko. The eyes are inlaid in horn, and the carving is finely executed, with particular attention to the details of the ear of millet and the anatomical rendering of the animal, characterized by a precise incision of the fur. The signature is carved beneath the paw. Period: Meiji period, late 19th century Dimensions: 6.5 × 7.5 × 4.5 cm Condition: Excellent condition.

A Japanese six-panel folding screen painted on silk with a gold ground, depicting a spring garden. In the foreground, peonies (botan), irises (ayame), and other seasonal flowers bloom at the base of a large plum tree (ume), whose branches extend gracefully across the gilded surface. Signed and sealed in the lower right corner. A wooden frame completes and protects the work. Period: Meiji–Taishō period, early 20th century Dimensions: 173 × 377.5 cm Condition: The folding screen is in go...