Japanese antique broach in the form of an old man, Okina performance mask. The pin is made of bronze and silver mixed metal with details in red lacquer. Backed in silver with a silver mark and pin. The mask that this broach is modeled after would have been worn by kyōgen dancers in between Noh theatre acts. Signed: Akimitsu.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 2 1/2" long

Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870 - 1949)
Tago Bay (Tagonoura)
Date: 1936. 1970s-90s edition
Size: Chuban. 11.75 x 7.75 inches.
Publisher: Doi.
Koitsu catalog no. TK-DH-2
Condition: Two small spots in top margin. Faint mark near center tree.

Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled “Egrets in Rain” by Ohara Koson (1878-1945), also known as Shoson, published by Watanabe in 1926. This is a post-war edition with the Watanabe 6mm circular seal (used 1946-1957) at the lower right corner beneath the artist's signature and seal. Paper: 15 3/8" x 10 3/8" (image: 14 3/8" x 9 1/2"). Very good overall condition with embossed highlights in the egrets' wings. Very faintly sunstruck...

Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870 - 1949)
Nikko Futarasan
Date: 1936. 1970s-90s edition
Size: Chuban. 11.75 x 8 inches.
Publisher: Doi.
Koitsu catalog no. TK-DH-35
Condition: Two small spots in top margin and one on back.

Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870 - 1949)
Yokohama Sankei Garden
Date: 1936. 1970s-90s edition
Size: Chuban. 11.75 x 8 inches.
Publisher: Doi.
Koitsu catalog no. TK-DH-28
Condition: Point-sized spots in top margin and one small spot on back.

A very thin cast bronze image of a hunched female crow in dark olive patina with an incised signature on the underbelly Takayo dated Bunan 2 (1445). The image is made in several parts, the upper and lower halves of the body joined along the neck and under the wings, the feet separately cast and attached where they join the body. There is some form of plug, or possibly spur mark, on the breast above the signature...

Takahashi Shotei (1871-1945)
Cherry Blossoms at Sumida River Bank in Rain
Date: Pre-1936.
Size: Mitsugiri-ban. Image size 14.5 x 6.25 inches.
Scroll size: 28. x 8.625 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Title and Shotei seal at lower left.
Reference: M-27 in Shotei catalog. Watanabe #226.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print mounted as silk scroll.
Condition: Light creasing. Back paper of scroll is foxed...

Takahashi Shotei (1871-1945)
Priest in Snow on a Mountain Path
Date: Pre-1936.
Size: Mitsugiri-ban. Image size 14.5 x 6.25 inches.
Scroll size: 28 x 8.625 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Title and Shotei seal at lower left.
Reference: M-60 in Shotei catalog.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print mounted as silk scroll.
Condition: Light creasing. Back paper of scroll is foxed...

Articulated iron jizai of a centipede. Below, the Amemiya sou (雨宮宗) factory seal.

The toad or frog (kaeru) is associated with good luck and wealth. Kaeru means both "toad" or "frog" and "to come home" in Japanese. This extension of meaning is due to the toad's ability to return each year to the pond of its birth...

Jizai okimono dark brown patina bronze articulated crab.

Round hare in bronze with a dark brown patina, standing on two legs. In Japanese, the hare and the rabbit are referred to by a single word: usagi. The animal is one of the twelve animals of the zodiac in Sino-Japanese astrology. It also plays a role in many folk tales and legends. A symbol of longevity, it is supposed to reach a fabulous age and turn blue at five hundred years years old.

Tsuchiya Koitsu
Lake Shoji
Date: 1934.
Size: Oban. 15.75 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Doi Hangaten.
Carver: Harada. Printer: Yokoi.
This seal combination indicates a 1950-62 edition.
Koitsu catalog no. TK-DH-14.
Condition: Small indentation mark above left cloud. Slight creasing and toning.
Note: Another of the spectacular Fuji views for which Koitsu is known. Please also see our Koitsu766 and Koitsu767.

This is a japanese antique bengara dye cotton belt textile edo period(1800-1867).It is hand spun and feels very warm to the touch. There is very slight discoloration, but nothing significant. No damage. size:length:1㎝(53.9inch) / Width:7cm (2.75inch)

Rare Edo period Japanese safe chest with double locks and quick lock setting. Frame is made up of hinoki (cypress) wood and interior is made of kiri wood. Original finish with hand forged iron hardware. Single hinged door with iron reinforcement crossed the front.

Age: Late Edo Period (1603 - 1868)

Dimensions: 22" High x 21" deep x 14" wide

Japanese antique eight lobed dish with gold and shell inlaid lacquer (shibayama). Each lobe is decorated in makie, the flora and fauna of the four seasons with archaic designs set in between. The central area of the dish is depicting a female figure holding a lotus with a child attendant holding a bouquet of lotuses...

Kitagawa Utamaro (1750s-1806)
Picking Mulberry Leaves
Scene No. 2 from Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry (Joshoku kaiko tewaza-kusa)
Date: c. 1799. This edition has no text in the clouds so may a be later printing.
Publisher: Tsuruya Kiemon.
Size: 14.325 x 9.5 inches (36.5 x 24 cm).
Condition: Many issues. Wear holes and foxing. Horizontal creases. Hinge tape at top.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.

Large cylindrical Satsuma vase, decorated with polychrome enamels and pure gold, depicting a scene of daily life with three geishas and a samurai on a festive day. Signed ‘Seizan zō’ 盛山造 in gold under the base. Period: Meiji late 19th century. Dimensions: 63 x 17 cm. Condition: Excellent. There is a small chip restored under the base.