Kwannon in Gilded Bronze. Japan Muromachi 16th century. The deity is represented standing, draped in a long robe with angular folds. The statue was built in several parts, cast separately, in bronze, with lost wax, then assembled by riveting and welding. We can see a rivet on a photo. This technique was used during the period of medieval Japan, particularly in the Kamakura period...

A truely rare example of an Kiyomizu Ukibori (浮彫) tea bowl, made around 70 years ago.

The bowl is artfully decorated with a relief based on scenes from the “Great Wave of Kanagawa”, the famous woodblock print by Hokusai. The waves were applied and painted using the old traditional ukibori (浮彫) technique.

Ukibori (浮彫) is a Japanese decorative technique often applied to ceramics, wood, and other materials...

Museum age buddhist bronze altar offing set. Dated Tempo 9 or Ca. 1838. Thick red bronze. Check the detail and craftsmanship of the relief. Condition excellent. The origianl box a little rickety. Vases: 5 1/2 " high x 5" wide; incense burner:4" high x 4" wide. 2 candlestands: 14" high x 3"wide. Ask for shipping quote.

Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled "Sacred Bridge, Nikko" (aka Shinkyo Bridge) by Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) dated in the left margin Showa 12 (1937). Post WWII edition. The artist's black ink stamped signature and red seal is at the lower left. The print is block titled and signed in the lower margin. Illustrated in "The Complete Woodblock Prints of Yoshida Hiroshi," Abe Publications, color plate #220. Paper measures 10 3/4" x nearly 15 3/4" (image size: 9 3/42" x 14 3/4")...

Tsuchiya Koitsu
Title: Matsushima
Date: 1930s
Size: 5.625 x 3.75 inches.
Publisher: Doi Hangaten (seal lower right).
Koitsu seal and title at lower left.
Reference: Koitsu catalogue TK-DH-105.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

A very attractive and fine cast iron incense container (kogo) for tea ceremony decorated with a motif from the Ten Ox-herding Pictures of Zen Buddhism. Inside covered in gold. Signed by Suzuki Morihisa (1920–1981), a 14th generation of cast iron-makers from Morioka who later taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tokyo. A frequent exhibitor at the Nitten. With original signed kiri-tomobako. H 3 cm, D 7,2. Condition: Perfect.

A small Chinese "Famille verte" porcelain vase decorated with bird, butterfly and prunus, dating to the Kangxi period (1662-1722). The mouth shortened and with later, unmarked silver mount. Base with underglaze blue double ring. Condition: the colors are very fresh, the mouth shortened and chipped, the shoulder with firing cracks. Dimension: c. 15.1 cm height.

DIRTY PHALLUS

Wood carving with the signs like paint-peeling and such split, Showa period, 20th century, Japan. 68 x 11 x 9.5 cm (26.77 x 4.33 x 3.74in).


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Takahashi Shotei
Sacred Bridge in Rain, Nikko
Date: 1930s.
Print size: 4 x 3 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Reference: S-17 in Shotei catalog.
Condition: Excellent.

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Paulownia wood carving, L 35 cm (13.77in), early 20th century, Japan. Aged deterioration as is, with peelings of white pigment.


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A beautiful example of an antique Shigaraki Tsubo (storage jar) Vase displaying sophisticated Shigaraki markings of dark emerald green, shades of yellow and natural ash glaze.

The eye-catching dark green glaze flows from the mouth over the massive body of this jar from the late Edo Period (1603-1868)...

1900's Japanese Lacquered Wood Carved Noh Mask of Old Man

It is 8.7 inches (22 cm) in length by 6.3 inches (16 cm) wide. It is 0.4 lb.

It has peeling of lacquer, chips, hairline cracks, rubbing paint, and retouched white paint (as seen in the photos).

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1900's Japanese Gosu Satsuma Earthenware Wine Pot with Flower Marked

It is 4.7 inches (12 cm) tall by 4.5 inches (11.5 cm) wide. It is 0.5 Lb.

It has minor rubbing of gold and paint, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Japanese totai cloisonne on porcelain lidded tea jar, or cha-ire, decorated with colorful butterflies, flowers, and leafy vines set against a black background. Circa 1870s. 5 3/8" high. "Totai," was a short-lived experiment of applying cloisonne onto ceramic objects rather than onto a metal substrate. Production ceased in the 1870s because the enamels tended to crack and so many pieces did not survive the production process. Very good overall condition. From a Tucson, Arizona collection.

A set of three dancing figurines by Teishitsu Gigei-in (Imperial Artist) Suwa Sozan I enclosed in their respective signed wooden boxes each bearing the Teishitsu Gigei-in stamp. They are respectively 15.8 x 8.5 x 26 cm, 25 x 10 x 24 cm and 23 x 9 x 23.5 cm (roughly 10 inches tall) each, and in excellent condition. They are published in the book Kirameku Kyo no Meiji Bijutsu (Shining Kyoto Artists of the Imperial Court) and were exhibited at the Kyoto Kyocera Museum in the summer of 2022...

Shaped like a double gourd very elegant, this tokkuri is in lacquered tin. The decoration is in "Takamaki-e" lacquer (sprinkled) with gold and pigmented with red and black. Japanese lacquerers did not use tin as a support for their works because of the lack of porosity of the metal. Such objects are therefore very rare...

A finely engraved and carved ivory netsuke depicting a horse in a twisting motion with its tail fluttering on its back under the holes of the himotoshi. Period: Meiji, late 19th century. Dimensions: 3.9 x 4.1 x 2 cm. Conservation status: Excellent condition.

Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki)
Two Paintings of "Tama" Cats - Black and Beige
Date: Not known. There was a June 1924 Tama cat woodblock print (see our Shotei061) in which the white cat is in the reverse orientation.
Size (Black Cat): Paper: 15.5 x 11.375 inches (38.9 x 28.9 cm). Image: 13 x 9.25 inches (32.8 x 23.4 cm).
Size (Beige Cat): Paper size: 15.25 x 11.375 inches (38.8 x 28.8 cm). Image: 13 x 9.25 inches (33.1 cm X 23.5 cm).
Medium: Japanese paintings on paper...