Tiny Arita Porcelain Dish, 19thC.

Perhaps for pickles. I don’t have a name for this design tho I hope the painter felt better the next day. The back with an apocryphal Chenghua mark and karakusa scroll.

Approximately 8.3 cm long...

A Japanese porcelain figure of a young man, 19th Century.

Perfect condition

Approximately 14 cm high...

Japanese antique wide-mouthed pottery jar from the Shigaraki area. This stoneware kame (wide mouthed bowl) was made using the local sandy clay from the bed of Lake Biwa. Shigaraki ware is identified by the embedded granules of feldspar. Mineral and ash glaze is dribbled and spattered over the surface leaving long, uneven drips...

Japanese antique bashōfu robe. Made all of woven banana fiber, this type of kimono was traditional to the area of Okinawa (Ryusou) Ryukyu Island during the early 1900s. The material has a pleasing structure and is woven with vertical and horizontal stripes in a dark brown color.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

A silk tapestry with raised polychrome embroidery, depicting two mythological creatures: a ryū dragon and a kirin facing each other amid stylized clouds. The scene is framed by a decorative border featuring phoenixes among clouds on a green-blue background. Embroidered seal in the lower left corner. Period: Edo, 19th century Dimensions: 200 x 144 cm Condition: Excellent condition

An ivory manju-type netsuke, crafted using the Shibayama technique with inlays of horn, mother-of-pearl, coral, and tortoiseshell. The subject depicts a falcon perched on a blossoming cherry branch, while the reverse side features two swallows in flight. Signed on a rectangular mother-of-pearl plaque. Period: Meiji, late 19th century Dimensions: 5 x 2.4 cm Condition: Excellent condition

A fine quality namasu or small serving bowl with a barbed rim composed of six lotus form leaves decorated entirely in blue and white. The bowl would have been used to servea side dish such as pickled daikon. The centre of the dish decorated with a wreath or ring composed of the three friends of winter. The Shochikubai, the pine, plum blossom and bamoo. This particular form appears to be quite rare. Which is framed by a continuous ring of waves painted in senbeki style...

Ki-Seto Chawan — Late Edo Period (c. mid-19th century)

A luminous example of late Edo Period Ki-Seto ware, this tea bowl presents itself with quiet splendor and a softly irregular form that breathes with the rhythm of handcraft...

A fine quality namasu or small serving bowl with a barbed rim composed of six lotus form leaves decorated entirely in blue and white. The bowl would have been used to servea side dish such as pickled daikon. The centre of the dish decorated with a wreath or ring composed of the three friends of winter. The Shochikubai, the pine, plum blossom and bamoo. This particular form appears to be quite rare. Which is framed by a continuous ring of waves painted in senbeki style...

This Buddhist Lion is made of Arita hard-paste porcelain. Its paw rests on a sphere, indicating that it is a male; females have either their young or nothing under their paw. Furthermore, males have their mouths open because they pronounce the first letter of the Buddhist alphabet, while females, pronouncing the last letter, have their mouths almost closed. This work was created by modeling. We can date it with certainty to the second half of the 17th century...

One of a series of three famous proclamations issued in Keio 4 (1868) by the newly established Meiji government, this one reenforcing the ban on Christianity. The wooden signboard is 68.5 x 42.5 x 4cm (27 x 17 x 1-1/2 inches) and is in overall fine condition...

An Arita model of an emaciated Rakan, 17th century.

The seated figure resting his torso on one knee, his fallen robe showing his emaciated frame. The Rakan mostly unglazed, his robe with a celadon glaze. The exposed flesh with a thin pinkish brown colouring. This figure is quite a rare object and is even more so in that it is undamaged. I’ve had two of these in my long career, both sold to the same collection, and both had damage to the extremities...

An antique Ko Tansu (small chest), traditionally used personal secures storage. Made from Kiri (paulownia) wood and is reinforced with hand-forged iron hardware, including elaborate corner bracing, stylized lock plates, and classic warabite-style drawer pulls.
Front of the chest features a pair of hinged doors with diamond-form lock hardware that opens to reveal an interior with four smaller drawers, ideal for storing documents or valuables...

do Period, 19th Century. A beautifully detailed wood netsuke with a rich and unctuous patina with an irresistible character and charm. The half-naked Shinto goddess of mirth has typically large puffed cheeks, a pronounced forehead, and neatly tied hair...

Original Japanese choba tansu (merchant’s chest) crafted from sugi wood (Japanese ceder) with hand-forged iron hardware. This functional piece features a striking symmetrical layout with two sliding doors, multiple drawers of varying sizes, and a locking safe compartment (kura-dansu style) in the lower right corner—traditionally used to store currency or important documents.
Sliding doors are fitted with circular finger grips, and one drawer retains the original iron key with decorat...

A set of five finger pinched sencha tea cups engraved with poems by Artist/Nun Otagaki Rengetsu enclosed in a rare original signed wooden box titled simply Chawan (Tea Bowls). The box is custom made specifically for this set, with one side cut away so as to allow ease o access for removing the small delicate bowls. Each cup is 6 cm (2-1/2 inches) diameter, 4.5 cm (2 inches) tall and all are in excellent condition. The five poems read:
Oki tsu kaze The sea wind
yaya shizumari te...

A Japanese Export Jug, 1680 ~ 1700. Dutch Pewter Lid.

The jug has three panels of flowering peonies separated by bands of karakusa. A pewter lid has been fitted in The Netherlands, probably in the 19th century. Made specifically for export to Holland.

A jug of this form and decoration is illustrated in “Japanese Export Porcelain” by Oliver Impey. Item 32: 1680~1700.

Approximately 22.5 cm high. Fine condition.

Noted: Where the pewter lid is fixed to the handl...

Golden Birds on Silk Four-Panel Japanese Embroidered Screen

This is a vintage Japanese folding screen featuring delicately embroidered doves in flight and at rest. The fine silk embroidery stands out against a soft brown fabric background. The screen is framed in black lacquer wood and folds into four panels. There are some signs of age, including small damages on the back and surface.

Size: H 170x 254cm (67 x 100 inches)
Period: Taisho (1912-1926)

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