TRAY AND SAKE CUPS

Set of an obon wood carving tray (as deadstock from a temple in Mie prefecture) and Imari white porcelain choko cups, 1940s, Japan...

SUMO WRESTLER MASK

Quite a rare type of vintage Japanese celluloid mask with such movable eyebrows, Showa period, 1960s-70s, 17 x 17 x 9 cm (6.69 x 6.69 x 3.54in)...

MID-CENTURY MODERN IKEBANA VASE

Ceramic. 20th century, Japan. 34 x 6 x H 26 cm (13.38 x 2.36 x 10.23in).


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FLATFISH AND TURBAN SHELLS

Vintage Japanese oil painting on wooden board, 1956, with unidentified painter's name, 25.5 x 19 x 0.6 cm (10.03 x 7.48 x 0.23in).


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Refined Satsuma Ido Chawan with Glazed Poetics and Shifuku | Meiji Period, ca. 1870

This rare and exquisitely balanced Ido-style chawan, measuring 6.3 cm in height and 12.4 cm in diameter, is a distinguished example of old Satsuma ware from the early Meiji period (circa 1870). The bowl comes accompanied by its original aged wooden box and a luxurious purple shifuku (cloth bag), underlining its ceremonial and collector's value...

Ota Masamitsu (aka Ota Gako) 太田雅光 (1892–1975)
Beach at Night
Date: 1910s-30s.
Size: Chuban. Print size: Approximately 10 x 7.75.
Matte board size: 14 x 11.
Signed "Gako" by the artist.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Round, red Takemura seal.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Print is fully adhered to the board. The board is foxed.

Japanese Meiji period Kyoto Satsuma baluster form vase or jar with upright neck decorated around the circumference in polychrome enamels with six samurai set against a faintly crackled cream-colored background. On the side of the jar at the midsection is a red hand scripted “Yasuda zo” mark. The mark likely refers to Yasuda Gensei (d. 1932) who founded the Yasuda Ceramic Company in Kyoto in 1896. This piece likely dates slightly before the establishment of the company (circa 1890-1896)...

Large Japanese Meiji to Taisho period "aka-e" (red) Kutani vase with ovoid body, splayed foot, and flared mouth, the neck flanked by a pair of shishi form handles at the upper shoulder. The vase is decorated in overglaze rust-red and polychrome enamels with gilt highlights. One side features Kusunoki Masashige, the archetype of a loyal samurai, seated under a pine tree bidding farewell to his son before the battle of Chihaya. A delicate bird and flower scene is on the reverse...

Aoki Seiko (b. 1880)
Mt. Fuji and Sailboat (Fuji Yama)
Size: Kotanzaku. Approximately 24.8 x 12.0 cm. 9.75 x 4.875 inches.
Date: ca. 1910.
Artist's signature and seal at lower right.
Publisher: Matsumoto (No. 367). Original publisher's tag on back.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: A few very faint foxing marks.

Hagi Chawan by Sofu Kaneko – A Masterwork of Earth and Flame Height: 8.6 cm | Diameter: 12.6 cm | With original signed and sealed tomobako (wooden box)

This exquisite Hagi-yaki tea bowl, created over 30 years ago by the renowned Japanese ceramic artist Sofu Kaneko (金子 霜楓), is a sublime embodiment of rustic elegance and poetic imperfection. With its softly rounded form and generous proportions, it invites the hands and spirit into a contemplative encounter...

Heavily potted Japanese Meiji to Taisho period Kutani porcelain deep bowl decorated in the Yoshidaya style of aode (green) polychrome pigments with the spirits of the legendary couple from Noh theater Jo and Uma (Jotomba) in a landscape scene under pine. Jo holds a rake and Uma a broom with which they will clear pine needles (symbolizing longevity) under moonlight...

1960's Japanese 13th Kakiemon Sakaida Porcelain Vase

It is 8.5 inches (21.5 cm) tall by 4.9 inches (12.5 cm) wide. It is 1.9 Lb.

It has surface wears (as seen in the photos).

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A finely curated group of six antique Japanese tsuba (sword guards), each forged in iron and showcasing a range of traditional openwork (sukashi) and motif-driven designs. These hand guards reflect the refined artistry and symbolism of the samurai class during the Edo Period...

An antique vertical Japanese wall hanging made of velvet, partially cut and painted with ink and colors. Beautiful depiction of two fighting cocks and chickens in a bamboo groove. Original brocade border and printed cotton lining. Signed and sealed in the lower right corner. Condition: right low corner with water stains, faded, the border is in patches brittle and raddled. Dimension with bordure: c. 185 cm x 114.5 cm.

Six-Panel Gold Folding Screen with Textured White Chrysanthemums(1/2)

This elegant six-panel byōbu (folding screen) from the Showa period features an exquisite composition of white chrysanthemums in full bloom, set against a shimmering gold leaf background. Accentuated by graceful stalks of bamboo and delicate seasonal flowers, the screen evokes a sense of refined tranquility and natural beauty...

Rare bronze mythical turtle koro or incense burner from the early Meiji Period Ca. 1880. In the form of one of Japan's most famous legends is this mythological giant turtle known as the 'Minogame' or straw raincoat turtle due to the tail resembling a farmers straw coat. The Minogame is regarded as a very auspicious creature in Japan representing long life and good fortune. Sitting on its back is a nest of bronze waves holding a Hoju sacred gem koro or incense burner...

DRUNK BOTTLE

Old Japanese large 'tokkuri' (pottery sake flask) actually "well-used" by the drunkards at a place like liquor shop or bar or eating house named 'Sake-hei' (or 'Sakahei'), with such "well-grown" wabi scenery of surface texture due to aged frequent use and the abstraction caused by deep sake penetration. Meiji-Taisho period, 19th - early 20th century. Koshinohara, Shiga prefecture...

Original antique Japanese ko-tansu (small chest) featuring a beautifully grained burl keyaki (zelkova) wood front with a warm, rich patina. This Sendai-style tansu is fitted with its original forged iron hardware, including butterfly-style hinges on hinged safe compartment...