Antique Japanese iron Tsuba with inlay of a three gold clawed dragon amongst the swirling clouds. cast in iron using sand cast technique. Unsigned

Age: early 1900's

Dimensions: 2 3/4" wide 2 7/8" high

Antique Japanese iron tsuba (sword fitting). Depicting three water buffalo resting in the shade of the weeping willow tree. Details of sprouted wild grasses and flowers in gold. Finely detailed, each water buffalo is raised and has gold inlaid eye. Very and well made, smaller size than most tsuba.

Age: Late Edo Period Circa 1800's

2 1/2" wide x 2 3/4" high

Antique Japanese solid bronze tsuba (sword guard). Depicting a small gold fishing boat with cormorant traditional fishing. Long ling leading to a ring place around the trained cormorants neck. Natural bamboo springs up on both sides of gold and silver. Well made with careful attention to details.

Age: Late Edo Period Circa early 1800's

Dimensions2 3/4" wide x 3" high

Antique Japanese iron tsuba depicting a newt, with eyes of gold on natural wood. Silver spider web falling maple leafs.
Signed Tsuchiya Morichika who was active in the Edo period. Morichika worked in Okayama in Bizen province, and later in Osaka. He is the son of Noriyuki (H 05810), and a student of the sixth Tsuchiya Yasuchika (H 11109)...

Very art deco 'arare' (hail) style iron tea ceremony 'kama'. Ca. 1950. Excellent condition. Ask for shipping quote.26cm tall x 9 cm wide.

Antique original Japanese bronze tsuba (sword guard) depicted a pair of gold inlaid snakes. Finely detailed down to each scale.
In Japanese culture, snakes, or hebi, are symbols of protection, rebirth, transformation, and good fortune. They can also represent wisdom, strength, and resilience.

Age: 1900's

Dimensions: 8" high (on base) x 3 1/3" x 3 1/3"

Remarkable Wabi-Sabi Shino Chawan made by one of the best potters in Japanese history - Seto master Kato Shuntai (1885-1961).

This tea bowl was made over 100 years ago and it comes with the originally signed wooden box of the artist.

His real name is Kanae KATO. He was born 1885 as the third son of Shunsen KATO.

In 1907 he established a branch family, named himself Shuntei and became the first generation...

A vintage Japanese Aritaware umbrella stand in a cylindrical hexagon shape. Blue and white porcelain with Sometsuke landscape scenes of six different scenes. Its heavy weight suggests being heavily potted prior to firing.

Age: 1950's

Dimensions: 33" high by 10 1/4" diagonal diameter.

Antique pair of Japanese fusuma doors. Hand painted interior doors with solid hinoki Japanese cypress wood paneling. Painted of white, green, red, and brown natural pigments. Frames are lacquered red. Original metal pulls. Depicting blossoming chrysanthemums along with a sleeping white cat.

Age: Late Edo period Circa early 1800's

Dimensions: 38 1/2" wide x 67 1/2" high

A theatrical mask of netsuke-like dimensions, carved in boxwood, depicting a caricature with a lively and playful expression. The mouth is open in a wide smile and the cheekbones are marked. Period: Meiji, late 19th century. Dimensions: 5 x 4 x 3 cm. Condition: Excellent.

Jingasa made of animal skin and painted with black urushi. Jingasa is a kind of cone-shaped helmet worn by ashigaru (足軽） or zohyo (雑兵）who are low-ranking soldiers, and they are mostly farmers too. It has a mark in front to identify enemies and allies. It has cotton stuffed packings inside. The last image is from "Tale of Zohyo"（雑兵物語）from the collection of Tokyo National Museum. In good condition. Edo period. Diameter:34cm, Height:21cm

Japanese antique lacquer inro with five reserve scenes of landscapes and implements most likely representing the Seven Lucky Gods. The inro has rounded edges and is almost oval in form. It has five sections (four compartments) and is lacquered entirely in very fine gold nashiji. There are 3 scenes on one side and 2 on the other in raised maki-e lacquer. The implements are displayed as if accidentally left behind...

A Frankenstein chawan bowl made up of variously textured shards of porcelain put together with gold in the Kintsugi style by rising star Hori Takaharu enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 14 x 15.5 x 7.5 cm (5-1/2 x 6 x 3 inches).
Hori Takaharu was born in Tokyo in 1996. He Graduated from Aichi Prefecture Seto Ceramics High School in 2016 and entered the Udatsuyama Artist Research center, where he lived and worked for five years...

A beautifully rendered tea bowl with thick sides covered in crimson tinged glaze blotted with patches of snow white by veteran Mino pottery Kobayuashi Takeharu (born 1943) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Shino Chawan. It is 13 cm (just over 5 inches) diameter, 9 cm (3-1/2 inches) tall and in perfect condition.

Refined simplicity, soft glaze and distinctive crackle patterns - what a beauty! Perfect Hagi Chawan by one of the best Hagi artists in history - the 10th Saka Koraizaemon (1890–1958). The Japanese Emperor and the loyal families officially ordered his works regularly.

In addition, he was recognized as the human treasure with valuable technique (the old system of Japanese Human National Treasure) from the Japanese government...

Very Rare Stencil Kappazuri Print, Yoshitoshi Mori. Dated 1957 Rare stencil Kappazuri print, with kimono-design depicting the Osume festival in colours on thin rice paper. Signed: Yoshitoshi Mori. Dated 1957 in yellow crayon. Possible an artist's proof or unique design. Japan, Showa, 1957. The piece derives directly from the liquidated estate of Mori’s (2008). Sheet H 25 cm, W 31 cm. Condition: Excellent (no margins, fine dense colours)...

A stunning Tea bowl by veteran Kyoto potter Suide Masaru enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hakuto-ren Chawan. It is 11 cm (4-1/4 inches) diameter, 8.5 cm (3-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Suide Masaharu was born in Kyoto in 1947 and learned the plastic arts under the tutelage of his uncle Kato Eiho in before completing studies at the Kyoto Municipal Ceramics Research Facility...

Black lacquered wood (roiro) decorated with stylized flowers and tendrils in flat lacquered gold powder (hiramaki-e). The metal elements are in mercury-gilded copper. Japan, early Edo period, 17th century. An identical jug is kept at the Suntory Museum in Tokyo. The curator attributes it to the Momoyama period around 1600. In excellent condition considering 4 centuries of existence. A shock on the edge of the base. Missing a gilded copper element. Height: 20cm Width with spout: 29cm