Oribe is a visual style named after the late-16th-century tea master Furuta Oribe (1544-1615). While most Oribe pieces are adorned with abstract, minimalistic, and often naturalistic themes, blue/ green plates and platters are usually decorated with a cornucopia of swirling colors and textures as seen here...

One of the most prominent potters of the Meiji period and one of only five to ever be appointed as Imperial Court Artist, the name Tozan is synonymous with fine porcelains including: Kyo-style tea and sake-wares, pieces for the western export market, distinctively home-grown Japanese motifs, and expertly crafted Chinese-style porcelains...

A harmonious blend of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary artistic expression, this extraordinary serving dish encapsulates the essence of Oribe pottery while infusing it with a fresh and modern interpretation. The surface of the dish is adorned with a striking interplay of colors and textures, drawing the eye and pleasing the senses. Vibrant and richly glazed, it displays a fusion of deep emerald greens, ferrous sumi blacks, and browns ranging from beige to dark wood...

A dramatic ash encrusted Tsubo vase by Fujimoto Hide enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Uzukumaru. The traditional Higaki-mon pattern carved into the shoulder seems to dance like stick figures riding a dragon. Rivulets of yellow-green ash flow down the sides, and one side is charred and encrusted with thick embers. It is roughly 16.5 cm (6-1/2 inches) diameter, 18.5 cm (7-1/4 inches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist...

Meiji (1868-1912) Japanese Seto Blue & White Kawamoto Hansuke Studio Porcelain Relief Chair Stool 川本半助

It is 19.4 inches (49.3 cm) tall by 10 inches (25.4 cm) wide. It is 27.2 Lb.

It has skip glazes, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Japanese Kutani Standing Porcelain Neko Marked

It is 12 inches (30.5 cm) tall by 7 inches (17.8 cm) wide. It is 3.6 Lb.

It has skip glazes, dark spots, rubbing paint, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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An antique Japanese Sendai Tansu in 2 sections made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods. All original hand forged iron hardware including the stylized Mokko handles. Urushi lacquer finish and Chrysanthemum incised lock plates. Hinged security door hides two small drawers where valuables were stored.

Age: Meiji Era (1880-1890)

Dimensions: 45" Wide by 42" High by 17 1/2" Deep

Antique Japanese kimono made of blue chirimen silk and embroidered with yellow and white chrysanthemums. The silk embroidery is especially fine with details of tiny knots.

Age: Meiji/Taisho Period (early 20th century)

Dimensions: 57 1/2" high x 53" wide

This piece is made for portable use at outdoor matcha party and also daily use for tea, with marvelous red raku which is authentic as a matcha tea cup. Size: 8.7cm(D)/ 7.8Rcm(H) Accessary: wooden box signed by artist

This piece is made for portable use at outdoor matcha party and also daily use for tea, with marvelous Kohiki white slip glaze which is very popular as a matcha tea cup. Size: 9.8cm(D)/ 5.3cm(H) Accessary: wooden box signed by artist

This piece is made for portable use at outdoor matcha party and also daily use for tea, with marvelous Ido glaze which is used for a king of chawan. Size: 9.9cm(D)/ 6.0cm(H) Accessary: wooden box signed by artist

Guinomi sake cup with black raku is very rare because of problem of health safety, black raku is usually made with lead which could be harmful using as sake cup, However Sugimoto developed new technology not to use lead. This piece is like as a miniature of black raku chawan made by The founder Raku Chojiro. YouTube movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI1kZMQV79U Size: 7.7cm(D)/ 6.0cm(H) Accessary: wooden box signed by artist

Arts and craft oak mission style couch with Upholstered cushion.
USA, Circa Mid 20th Century Solid quarter sawn oak frame and build

Dimensions: 77 1/3" long x 29 1/4" high x 33 1/3" deep

Tsuchiya Koitsu
Kyoto Kitano
Size: 5.625 x 3.625 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Takemura seal at lower left.
Date: 1930s.
Koitsu's Shinsei seal at lower right.
Koitsu catalog no.: TK-TM-120.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Back bottom edge is toned.
Note: Unlike the catalog example, this one is titled in the image.

Large Antique Japanese Carved Keyaki Lotus Hasu tray dating from the Meiji period. Made of solid single piece quarter sawn keyaki hardwood. Well carved with great detailing. Two of the small flowering lotus pods are individually carved. Warm red dark tones with patina consistent with age.
The Hasu, or lotus, is a symbol of purity and enlightenment in Japan...

Antique Japanese hand carved frog okimono. Well rendered with hand worn original finish. Great condition. 100% bamboo Age: 1920's

Dimensions: 4 1/4" wide x 6" long x 3 1/2" high

In Japan, the frog, (kaeru), is symbolic of fertility and good fortune, and as the word in Japanese means "to return”, frogs can be linked with things/or people returning to their place of origin...

BENTA DOLL

As the Japanese female-type local folk toy doll from Kumamoto region (named 'Okin') with long history dating back to the Edo period as originally. Meiji period (1868-1912). Length with cloth legs 53cm x 10.5 x 8.5 cm (20.86 x 4.13 x 3.34in) . Loss of both arms...

A Tokyo school ivory okimono, depicting Daruma in a symbolic episode of his life: the crossing of the Yangzi River. Bodhidharma seems to float on the carved ripples of the river standing on a lotus leaf. He is portrayed with a serene and contemplative expression, showing a thick beard and long eyebrows. In his left hand, he holds an open umbrella, a symbol of protection, while his right hand forms the Om sign...