Ivory netsuke of a man wearing a wakizashi (short sword) on his left side and an inrô with his netsuke on his right side. His hairstyle is a chonmage and he is wearing a kimono with the lucky kanji kichi (吉) on the back.

In the feudal system that prevailed until the Edo period, the buke (武家) class corresponded to the warrior nobility. The man shown here belongs to this class and has the privilege of wearing the wakizashi, a highly regulated item...

An antique Japanese large Choba Tansu (merchant chest) made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Sakura (Japanese Cherry) woods. Four large drawers for merchant textile storage on the left and seven utility drawers with 2 sliding doors and a hinged door hiding 2 small drawers on the right side. All original hand forged iron hardware including the Hikute style handles...

A pair of rare Michel Ducaroy's three seat sofa in original Violet Alcantara. Both are in very good condition with little ware. These are easy to clean and stain resistant. The rich dark violet purple alcantara is soft and supple.
May be sold individually @ $6,575 Each
Michel Ducaroy's born Nov...

Sculpture carved out of the root section of a keyaki tree. A fox looking back. The roots that grew downwards form the legs, a small root growing horizontally forms the tail. The base section was originally the hollow trunk, filled in with an oval piece of keyaki (zelkova) wood. Wood polished.

Japan, Meiji era, early 20th century.

H 12 x W 18 x D 13.5 in.

Fabulous condition

Japanese limited edition woodblock print by French artist Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960) titled "Old Ainu Lady. Chikabumi. Hokkaido. Japan" (Vielle Aino) published October 28, 1950. A full page color illustration of this print is on page 35 (plate 109) of “The Prints of Paul Jacoulet” by Richard Miles, 1982. It is described on pages 113. The print is pencil-signed and bears the red owl seal to the right of the lady's head...

Stoneware banko teapot depicting the Seven Gods of Happiness with rattan handle.

The Seven Gods of Happiness are skillfully arranged, combining iconographic and physical characteristics of the teapot.
The lid features Jurôjin, god of longevity and wisdom, depicted as on old man. His moustache is used to grip the lid. The pointed cap of Ebisu, deity of peach trees and agriculture, serves as the spout...

Biwa-shaped kobako box in gold and silver hira maki-e lacquer.
In the center of the biwa, a bachimen (pick-guard) decorated with a temple in a pine landscape and fake resonance holes in the shape of crescent moons (hangetsu). Back and interior in nashi-ji lacquer.
Literally translated as ‘little box’, kobakos are often decorated with harmonious scenes inspired by Japanese flora and fauna...

Oblong brown lacquer kobako box imitating a cherry branch. The lid is decorated with cherry blossoms in gold takamaki-e lacquer. The inside is in brown lacquer.

Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912)
Length: 8.3 in / 21 cm – Width: 2.5 in / 6.5 cm

GHOST UNDER THE WILLOW TREE

Hand-drawn Japanese yurei-ga ghost painting on silk mounted to hanging scroll (paper). Early 20th century. Length 143 cm x Width without roller ends 37 cm (56.29 x 14.56in)...

The deity is presented standing with his hands together in a position probably of prayer. It is carved in a piece of solid wood, lacquered in black and gilded with gold leaf. The crown and jewels are in cut and embossed copper, there are traces of mercury gilding in inaccessible places. Glass paste beads hang from the crown. The eyes are made of rock crystal, mica or glass. It is difficult to date these Japanese sculptures because the styles have to little evolved for centuries...

A beautifully formed earthen flask made of Karatsu clay. The flask can be used as a Tokkuri bottle to serve sake wine or with a little flower as a wabi arrangement. It was made 200 years ago during the Edo Period (1603 - 1868) and comes with a custom made wooden box.

Karatsu ware embodies the ethos of wabi-sabi, celebrating imperfections and simplicity, resonating with collectors who appreciate the aesthetic of rustic charm and natural authenticity...

BANNER TEMPLATE WITH PROTECTING EMBROIDERY AGAINST EVIL

Very rare type with various embroidery of 'jufu' (talismans), early 20th century, Japan. 128 x 14.5 cm (50.39 x 5.70in)...

AT THE FIELD

Early Japanese impressionist oil painting on wooden board, titled ‘At the field’, by Shichitaro Shimizu (1889-1967), Iwate prefecture, February, Taisho 13 (1924), 33 x 23.6 x 0.5 cm (12.99 x 9.29 x 0.19in)...

Exceptional vase in copper alloy inlaid with gold, silver, shakudo and shibuichi. The decoration represents two pairs of mandarin ducks at the edge of a river under a hundred-year-old pine covered in snow. The cast is excellent and the finishes perfect. The inlays are in solid metals, there is no gilding, only gold which is exceptional, this kind of work in mixed metals are almost always or largely simply gilded. The inlays, chiseling and engravings are of surprising perfection. It is the work o...

(After) Ito Shinsui (1898-1972)
Depiction of Lion Dance
Dated Sunday, 27th February, 1938.
Size: 7.875 x 5.25 inches (20 x 13.4 cm).
A cover of a menu of the N.Y.K. Line passenger ship, Katori Maru.
Publisher: Likely Nippon Mokuhan Co. Tokio (Japan Woodblock Co. Tokyo), who produced another of our ship menu woodblock prints.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print. The traditional means of woodblock print creation was employed for all steps through inking of the carved blo...

Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled "Honmon Temple, Ikegami" by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) dated in the lower left margin Showa 6 (1931). The artist's black ink signature and red seal are at the lower right corner of the image. The 6mm circular seal of the publisher Watanabe (used 1946-1957) is at the lower left corner. Paper: 15 1/8" x 10 3/8" (image: 14 1/4" x 9 7/16"). Good overall condition with full margins. The back is slightly toned across the top and narrowly down the sides. It s...

Antique Japanese okimono of a skull. Made of ceramic with a dark brown finish. Realistically sculpted with details of every process and suture. And with a single porcelain tooth. Comes with tomobako.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 5" high x 5 1/2" long

One of such rare antique Hagi Chawan with wonderful glaze and aesthetically pleasing patina from the mid 19th century (Edo Period 1603 - 1868).

It comes together with its antique wooden box and rare authentication and appraisal of the 5th Kohitsu Ryōchū 古筆了仲 (1820-1891).

Like many of the great Japanese ceramic traditions of western Japan, Hagi originated with Korean potters. Indeed, in the Momoyama era (1573-1603) and in the early years of the Edo period (1603 ...