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. She is squatting in front of a bathtub, with her left hand submerged in the water, and using a hand towel on her right hand to wash her shoulder. She is only dressed in a decorated skirt, with her supple breasts shown in the front...

Original Japanese choba tansu (merchant’s chest) crafted from sugi wood (Japanese ceder) with hand-forged iron hardware...

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...

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...

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...

An Unusually Large Blue and White Porcelain Sake Flask, 19th Century.

I cannot be certain of course but I have come across extra large tokkuri made for special celebrations. They were used I suspect to replenish smaller sake flasks at the gathering rather than individual cups. The bottle is of good quality and is very similar to the smaller Arita flasks. It has a slight step on the shoulder similar to some smaller examples...

A beautiful and well-preserved futon cover (futongawa or futonji) made of heavy cotton with the image of a large phoenix and stylized plants in vivid colours on the characteristic indigo ground (boro furoshiki). The pattern of the image has been made by applying a traditional stencil resist dye process known as katazome. The piece has been sewn together lengthwise by using four sections of cloth...

A small spoon carved from a branch of coral (probably for tea ceremony) with the forked handle. Pale pink. In a fitted holster of deer hide. In an old kiri-box. Meiji - Taisho, ca. 1910–1920. L 15 cm. Condition: good but for tiny chip.

One width of cotton cloth with tsutsugaki with auspicious motifs, mum & crane and wave and turtle. The ground cloth is handspun cotton and vegetable indigo dye and colred with pigments. Colors faded, but in good condition. The second half of the 19th century. W:33.5cm, L:138cm

Shimacho a sample book of cotton stripes with 297 fragments, which are mainly handspun cotton and vegetable indigo dye. Some color warps are silk yarn. The second half of the 19th century. 20 pages of washi (handmade paper) In good condition. W:15.5cm, L:22.5cm, D:1cm

Traditional Japanese Fusuma with Ink Painting of Monkeys at Play

A pair of traditional Japanese sliding doors (fusuma) decorated with ink paintings of monkeys in a natural landscape. The playful expressions and long limbs of the monkeys are charmingly depicted with delicate brushwork.

Size H 174cm x W 96.5 cm ( 68.5x 38inch )
Period:20th century

Price Range (A) $1000-3000

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Bold Tsubaki designs cover this six sided Mizusashi Water Container by Ito Motohiko exhibited at the 34th Shinsaku Togeiten Exhibition of New Works (2006) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nunome Tsubaki Mon Mizusashi. It is 16 x 15 x 21.5 cm (6-1/2 x 6 x 8-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition, with the original ceramic lid.
Ito Motohiko is a famous Kasama potter, best known for his nunome pattern and exceptional designs. Motohiko was born in Fukuoka prefecture, 1939...

A Japanese export porcelain bottle used for soy sauce in Holland. Marked ‘JAPANSCHZOYA’ in underglaze blue. Believed to be from the Hasami kiln, Nagasaki prefecture, towards the end of the 19th century. Also marked in underglaze blue are the initials C.P.D. for Comprador Deshima. Around the back of the bottle is found a stenciled seal of the C.P.D.

Comprador is Portuguese for "buyer". The Comprador Merchant Guild, an abbreviation for the "Merchant Guild for the Sales of Various Goods ...

A Japanese export porcelain bottle used for soy sauce in Holland. Marked ‘JAPANSCHZOYA’ in underglaze blue. Believed to be from the Hasami kiln, Nagasaki prefecture, towards the end of the 19th century. Also marked in underglaze blue are the initials C.P.D. for Comprador Deshima. Around the back of the bottle is found a stenciled seal of the C.P.D.

Comprador is Portuguese for "buyer". The Comprador Merchant Guild, an abbreviation for the "Merchant Guild for the Sales of Various Goods ...