A rare and beautiful Binshi vase covered in tortoise-shell glaze (Bekko-yu) from the Hirasa kilns. Dating from the later Edo period, it is 11 cm (4-1/2 inchese) diameter, 17.5 cm (6-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Following the Japanese invasion of Korea in the late 16th century Shimazu Yoshihiro brought to Japan with his returning army Korean potters who established a kiln in Uzumachi (Modern day Nagasaki prefecture). This was the origin of Kochosa-yaki...

Hiroshi Yoshida
Kameido
Series: Twelve Scenes of Tokyo.
Date: 1927.
Size: Oban. 15.5 x 10.75 inches.
Brush signed and sealed in the image.
Jizuri seal at upper left margin indicating a first edition self-printed by the artist.
A rare early example for the Japanese market, hence no pencil signature in English.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Publisher: Hiroshi Yoshida
Reference: Abe catalog #62.
Condition: Excellent color...

Interlaced gold lightning strikes all about the rim of this textured black tea bowl enclosed in an old Kiri-wood box titled Kuroraku Chawan and signed Hamaguchi Sosei. It is 10 cm (4 inches) diameter, 8 cm (3 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Kintsugi embodies the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese aesthetic worldview centered around imperfection, transience, and the beauty of the natural cycle of growth and decay...

A white pigeon sits on the peak of a broken Kawara roof tile forming this peaceful okimono by Miyanaga Tozan enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shiro Hatto. It is 15.5 x 10.5 x 22.5 cm (6 x 4 x 9 inches) and in excellent condition.
Miyanaga Tozan I (1868-1941) is one of the most important names in Kyoto ceramics. He was born in Ishikawa prefecture, and graduated from the (now) Tokyo University of Art...

Gorgeous hand-hammered copper plate with original signed paulownia box. Plate also signed by Tetsuo Takimi b.1943. He studied under the master of hand-hammered copper plate artistry, Masao Gyokusen, founder of the famous Gyokusen foundry. Takimi won numerous prizes at art exhibitions including the prestigious Gendai Gogei Ten. 22cm x 22cm x 3cm deep. Ask for shipping quote.

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Traditional Shinto worshipper’s wooden tablet so-called ‘Ema’ (lit. ‘Horse picture’) with such unique picture of 'Hanafuda' card (lit. 'Flower cards' as traditional Japanese card game) that is locked for wishing to quit gambling, once dedicated to Hozanji shrine in Nara prefecture, Japan. Taisho period, early 20th century. 30 x 22 x 1.3 cm (11.81 x 8.66 x 0.51in)...

A rare charred bowl of paper-thin clay by rising female star Nakai Namika enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Maku (Membrane or Outer-skin). It is 19 x 17 x 11.5 cm (7-1/2 x 7 x 4-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Nakai Namika was born in Sapporo, on the Northern Island of Hokkaido, in 1993. She studied at both the Sydney University of Technology as well as the Danish National School of Fine Arts, graduating from the Hokkaido University of Education in 2016...

Late Meiji Period Ca. 1900 ceramic sage figure from the famed Kutani ceramic kilns. Colorful robe with cranes and thunder motif. Holding a fan and a staff. Great expression. 30cm tall x 15cm wide x 6cm deep. Ask for shipping quote.

1950's Japanese Bronze Mixed Metal Vase with Silver Inlay Crane

It is 9.4 inches (24 cm) tall by 5.3 inches (13.5 cm) wide. It is 3.7 lb.

It is tarnished and has some stains (white spots), surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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1900's Japanese Kutani Geisha Back Picture Shunga Figurine

It is 3.8 inches (9.7 cm) tall by 4.7 inches (12 cm) wide. It is 0.8 Lb.

It has stains at the bottom, mild rubbing gold, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Japanese wooden Noh mask.

Age: Japan, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Size: Length 20 C.M. / Width 14.8 C.M. / Thickness 9.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Japanese bronze vase with nice form, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Size: Height 36.3 C.M. / Width 15.2 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Japanese bronze animal rat holding a chestnut with artist sign.

Age: Japan, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Size: Length 14.4 C.M. / Width 9 C.M. / Height 10.3 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Antique Japanese Edo samurai jingasa (war hat)...

Antique Japanese naturally formed hardened burl wood stand. Cave-like structure to the burl shape, expanding out overhanging from its base. Top is flat, fitted to a custom base of bronze and cherry wood.

Age: 1800's

Dimensions: Base 8" x 8" 16" wide x 14" x 16 1/2" high

Cast bronze teapot resting on three feet. Relief decoration of 3 stylized dragons, 2 on the sides and the 3rd on the lid. A long spout with a studied shape ensures perfect tea service without unpleasantly spilling liquid in all directions outside the cup or bowl. You can even pour drop by drop. Beautiful casting of the metal and excellent finish with a file and scraper. Beautiful old natural patina. Difficult to date precisely. Japan 19th century or before...

An antique Japanese screen in 4 panels. Hand painted image of an old pine tree, bamboo and plum blossom tree (known as Sho Chiku Bai-the 3 felicitous friends of winter) with Chrysanthemums, rock boulders and snow blanketing the scene. Artist seal on the left panel. Serene winter scene full of visual movement and energy. Painted on Gofun paper in Sumi and Rinpa paint with gold flex.

Dimensions: 99 1/2" Wide by 67" High

Edo Period (1603-1868).

Antique Japanese square wooden hibachi. Made of momiji (maple) wood with beautiful bird's eye grain pattern. Intricate pierced carved floral motif on all four sides. Original copper insert. Deco era.

Age: Taisho Period (c. 1920's)

Dimensions: 10 3/4" high x 16 3/4" wide x 16 3/4" wide