A spray of winter flowers, camelia and plum, wrapped in a colorful paper sleeve decorate this box dating from the late Edo period enclosed in the original kiri-wood storage box. It is 26.5 x 10.5 x 6 cm (10-1/2 x 4 x 2-1/2 inches) and is in overall fine condition with some wear typical of age and use.

Bring home one of the most iconic silhouettes in modern design with this beautifully crafted Eames inspired lounge chair & ottoman...

Japanese woodblock print of a beauty and child by Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) depicting the actor Bandô Shûka I as Shinzaemon's wife Otoki, with a child actor as his son Shinkichi published by Hayashiya Shogoro in the 7th month of 1852. The image is signed at the right side "Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga" (used circa 1850) within a gourd shaped cartouche. The red Yoshi Kiri seal is beneath the signature...

Japanese Edo period woodblock print by Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) depicting an actor from the series “Seven Poems for Good Fortune at Sunrise on New Year’s Day in the Modern World” published by Iseya Rihei (Kinjudo) in 1865. Each print in this series features a kabuki actor set against blossoming snow-covered plum trees at New Year. On each image, a slip of paper holding a signed poem by each actor hangs from a tree or is being placed in the tree by the actor...

Japanese Silver Two-Panel Folding Screen with Diamond Pattern and Abstract Floral Motifs

A Japanese two-panel folding screen finished in silver leaf, composed with a repeating diamond pattern and abstract floral forms.
Within the diamond structure, soft, flower-like brushwork appears across the surface, creating a gentle and rhythmic impression.
The design is restrained and balanced, allowing the silver ground to reflect light quietly without a decorative or ornate feel....

An orchid by the tragic nun Oishi Junkyo enclosed in a fine kiri-wood box. Ink and light color on paper in a fabulous silk border like a sunset sky filled with clouds and featuring ceramic rollers. The scroll is 57.5 x 125.5 cm (23 X 49-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Junkyo’s life is a triumph over tragedy. Born into a low family, she was sent to a tea house where she became an apprentice Geisha...

A butterfly soars like Icarus before the sun, the horizon in layers of silver, gold and mother of pearl flakes far below, on this exquisite work by Inami Tadashi enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 33.5 x 9 x 24.5 cm (13-1/2 x 3-1/2 x 10 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Inami Tadashi (1923-2011) was born in Kanazawa as the eldest son of the second-generation artist of the distinguished Kaga maki-e tradition...

A cubic container by Shigemori Yoko of slab sides with torn rim covered in dynamic brown and black strokes enclosed in a wooden box titled Chairo CUBE signed Shigemori Saku and endorsed iside by her brother Naoki. It is engraved on one side with comb marks, with grass like scratches on another. Signed o the base it is 14 x 14 x 14 cm (roughly 5-1/2 x 5-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches on all sides and in excellent condition, directly from her estate.
Shigemori Yoko (1953-2021) was born in Kagoshima...

A fabulous Nunome ceramic box decorated with intricate patterns exhibited at the 33rd National Shinsaku Togeiten in 2005 by Yamaji Kazuo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Senshi tsunagi gata mon Tobako. It is 19.5 x 9 x 8 cm (8 x 4 x 3 inches) and in perfect condition.
Yamaji Kazuo was born in Tokyo in 1949 and went to Canada in in 1973 to start his life as a potter. Returning to Japan, he studied potting technique in Hiroshima from 1981-1985...

Joichi Hoshi (1911-1979)
Winter Tree
Date: 1976.
Sheet size: 11.625 x 9 inches
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Light toning in formerly unmatted area.
Notes: Features a beautiful silver background.

Hanten (short jacket) made of old silk fragments such as silk crepe, silk satin, gold brocade, brocade, katazome (stencil-dye), silk satin with embroidery, silk satin and so on. All of them are mounted on hexagonal washi (handmade paper) and sewn together. Late Edo period (the first half of the 19th century) Some damages in the body and many in both sleeves. W:120cm, L:94cm

A set of striking red Shino cups by Yamada Kazu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shino Mukozuke. Each cup is 10cm (4 inches) diameter, 9 cm (3-1/2 inches) tall and all are in perfect condition.
Yamada Kazu was born in Tokoname city in 1954, one of Japans ancient kiln areas, into a line of potters. He would have been influenced early on by his father, Yamada Kenkichi and uncle living National Treasure Yamada Jozan...

A sparse image of a humble thatched hut emanating a welcoming soft pink glow by Literatus Fukuda Kodojin. Ink on paper in the original patterned silk border with a touch of luxury in the ichimonji fabric. It features black lacquered wooden rollers and comes enclosed in a wooden box. The scroll is 39 x 131 cm (19-1/2 x 51 5⁄8 inches) and is in overall fine, original condition, with minor wrinkles...

A breathtaking set of five gourd-shaped dishes of Bizen clay with Hidashiki lines covered in pale white glaze, a rare example of Shiro-Bizen enclosed in a dilapidated tiered kiri-wood storage box, each in its own compartment showcasing the value placed on the set. Two o the dishes have vibrant gold repairs like lightning across the winter sky. Stamped on the bottom Kiyomizu, it is possible that these were fired in Kyoto in the 19th century...

A sake flask fired in the early Edo period at the Yashichida kiln, known for producing “Yashichida Oribe,” the final and distinctive phase of Oribe ware. Unlike earlier Oribe, works from this kiln display a different aesthetic character. This example represents one of the kiln’s more popular forms, notable for its softened, gently rounded silhouette...

A Mingei Folk Art Wood-Carved Image Depicting Senno Rikyu (1522 –1591) was a tea master who is considered the one that redefined the tea ceremony, its rules, the utensils to be used and even the architecture of the tea house. He was the founder of the Japanese Tea Culture, the "Way of Tea" or Chanoyu the way we know it. Engreved name of the carver at the bottom: Tosui. Edo period, 17/18th century.  Size: H 15 x 12,5 cm. Condition: a great age patina, slitty rubbed on the nose due to han...

This Shino chawan is a quietly compelling example of early 19th-century hand-formed tea ware, imbued with a deeply wabi sensibility and an unforced sense of age. It is a bowl that does not announce itself immediately; rather, it reveals its character gradually, through touch, use, and prolonged contemplation.

The form is gently irregular and organically modeled, shaped by hand rather than disciplined by the wheel. The body swells softly from the foot and contracts toward the rim in ...

HALVED HASHIHIME

Fragment of a wooden Noh mask representing 'Hashihime'—a female figure driven mad by jealousy and transformed into a demon by resentment. Intentionally cut in half, with the exposed cross-section coated in persimmon tannin (kakishibu). Japan, Shōwa period (20th century). Approx. 30.2 × 7.3 × 5 cm (11.9 × 2.9 × 2 in). Age-related wear consistent with time.


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