A humorous image of colorful birds by female ceramicist Shigemori Yoko mounted as a hanging scroll. Ink and color on paper mounted in a field of dark cloth with ceramic rollers. It is 47 x 195 cm (18-3/4 x 76-3/4 inches) and in excellent condition.
Shigemori Yoko (1953-2021) was born in Kagoshima...

This exceptional gold Tenmoku tea bowl stands as a luminous dialogue between historical memory and modern mastery, uniting the ceremonial gravity of Momoyama-period tea culture with the refined technical sensibility of late-20th-century Japanese ceramics.

At first encounter, the bowl’s presence is defined by its pure, restrained form. The silhouette follows the classical Tenmoku lineage: gently rising walls that curve inward with calm assurance, culminating in a softly rounded rim...

A belted form draped in dark ocher over which flows pale glaze by Nakazato Tarouemon XIII enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Tataki Chosen Karatsu Mimitsuki Mizusashi. It is 21 x 18.5 x 16.5 cm (roughly 9-1/2 inches diameter, 6-1/2 inches tall) and is in excellent condition complete with the ceramic lid as well as an alternate custom-made lacquered lid.
Nakazato Tadao (1923-2009) was born the first son of the 12th generation of Nakazato Tarouemon in Karatsu City...

A large and very early landscape strictly following traditional Nanga tenets by Shirakura Niho signed with his abbreviated given name Kinro dated 1919 and enclosed in the original wooden box signed with his artist name Niho. This work dates from the time after a popular sojourn in oil painting and shortly after his return to Japanese style painting the year he received the name Niho from his teacher Hattori Goro...

A serene wood carving of a frog on a leaf in a lilly filled pond by Kawahara Masashi mounted in an artist carved frame enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Suiren. The natural wood grain forms the ripples of the pond water brushed by a breeze, with light accents of gold throughout as if everything were reflecting the sunlight...

A collotype print depicting a beautiful woman (bijin) holding a cat on a leash, accompanied by a young woman, likely her servant or daughter. A fine impression, enhanced with white, gold, and silver pigments. Japan, Meiji or Taisho period. 192 x 391 mm. Mounted on cardboard. Good condition.

Masterpiece carved frog Ca. 1950. Zelkova (Keyaki)wood. Signed Yukihiro on the bottom. Excellent condition and patina. H:12cm x 15cm long x 21cm deep. Shipping from CA. Ask for shipping quote.

Taisho period Mystical landscape by Shirakura Niho; rendered in a soft, atmospheric palette, this painting depicts a solitary hillside retreat nestled among pines and weathered stone. At the center of the composition sits a humble scholar’s hut, its sliding screens partially opened to reveal a single figure resting at the window—an understated symbol of cultivated leisure and the Daoist ideal of freedom from worldly obligations...

A familial image of quail perched on thick grains of Awa (Foxtail millet). Beautifully sculpted from a firm porcelain, they are unglazed, likely from the later 19th century Kutani kilns. The back of one of the birds lifts off revealing the incense chamber. The sculptured form is one piece (excepting the lid), 12 x 12 x 12 cm (5 x 5 x 5 inches) and is in fine condition but for one slight chip in the corner of the porcelain lid. It comes enclosed in an old wooden box.

A charming set of 6 small sauce dishes from the Bizen kiln of Mori Toshiaki, each exhibiting unique surface effects known as Yohen enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Bizen Sara. These Yohen or kiln effects, are natural, random patterns resulting from various factors, including the placement of the pottery in the kiln, amount of ash buildup, and proximity to other pieces...

A natural ash glazed guinomi showing off fine hi-iro flame coloration on the raw clay by Tanimoto Yo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Guinomi Kaze no Ne (The sound of the wind). It is 8 cm (3 plus inches) diameter, 6 cm (2-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Born in 1958 the son of Iga potter Tanimoto Kosei, Yo was raised among the kilns and has always had his hands in clay...

Japanese Noh Kotobide Mask (小飛出)

A Japanese Noh Kotobide mask (小飛出), traditionally associated with swift-moving deities or terrestrial spirits that race across the earth. The wide, alert eyes and subtly carved facial features convey a sense of speed, vitality, and an otherworldly presence.

Carved in wood and finished with natural pigments, the surface has developed a warm patina through age and use...

Sheer silk gauze unlined summer kimono with checker pattern which is kasuri in blue and white. The first half of the Showa period (1930s) In excellent condition except for light brownish line in the collar cloth which is "hiro-eri", a wide collar folded in half when wearing. W:126cm, L:140cm

CAST IRON BLANK

A remnant iron cut from agricultural toolmaking that never found a practical use, preserved rather than discarded, and recontextualized in the present as a wall-mounted sculptural object. The attached wire allows it to be hung in either vertical orientation. Japan, Meiji–Taishō period (late 19th–early 20th century). Approx. 40 × 12.4 × 2 cm (15.7 × 4.9 × 0.8 in)...

Enigmatic characters are etched like some lost language into the connected slabs of this pottery object by rising star Kowari Tetsuya which comes enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seki-reki (Traces of History) exhibited at the Hakokai group exhibition. It is hard to say if the artist is looking back in time, or at something of ours somewhere far in the future, a vision; dream of the mystery one might see looking back on the traces of our own society...

Magnificent dark ink forms a lurid summer landscape on this scroll by Irie Shikai enclosed in the original signed wooden box dated the 4th month of 1922. Ink on paper in a white cloth border with dark wood rollers. It is 54.5 x 195 cm (21-1/2 x 76-3/4 inches).
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 Ekizan among others...

A cat curled up in a sleeping position forms a small basin dating from the 1930s-1950s (Deco to Post-deco era) of solid bronze in olive patina colored gold beneath. It is 21 cm (8-1/4 inches) diameter, 7 cm (3 inches) tall and in overall fine condition, with some wear to the edges typical of handling.

PIG AND FLOWER

Anonymous double-sided drawing on chipboard, Japan, Shōwa period, circa 1970s. Approx. 27 × 22 cm (10.6 × 8.7 in)...