Japanese 19th C box (known as kobako). The lid and tray inside decorated with intricate landscapes. Sides are with cherry blossoms. Both box and tray are with legs. Box with a few signed of wear on the corners. Tray inside in perfect condition. 5.25” x 2.75”. 13.5 x 7.5 sm

Early Edo Japanese rectangular, lacquer writing box (suzuribako). The top is with a charming elephant depicted in a black lacquer (roiro-nuri) and its trainer on a natural wood background. Lacquer is in good condition. The top is a bit warped with a few cracks on the cornets. 9.5” x 7.75" x 2". 24.8 x 20 x 5 sm

Charming Japanese lacquer box with a flying hawk in gold lacquer against red circle possibly representing a sun. 5.5” x 4" x 2". 14 x 10 x 5.3 sm

The plate is a product of Japanese Satsuma ware. The intricate design features numerous robed figures of the arhats in a landscape, highlighted by extensive use of gold gilt and a raised enamel technique known as moriage. Signed with The Shimazu family crest, a circle with a cross inside, which is commonly found on Satsuma ware from the Meiji period. Center Column (Right): 薩摩焼 translates to Satsuma ware. Center Column (Left): 王秀画, translates to "Painted by Oshu" (or Oshūga)...

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=Kzi7nda89Ew Size: 7.7cm(D)/ 5.8cm(H) Accessary: wooden box signed by artist

Goldfish with Green Maples. Painted on silk with ink and pigments. Signed Sokyu and sealed.

This elegant hanging scroll depicts three goldfish gliding quietly through clear water, their soft orange-and-white bodies gently illuminated against a pale, tranquil ground...

A matched pair of Japanese Tokoname terracotta vases, each measuring approximately 15 inches high. Formed in iron-rich red clay, the bodies feature Tokoname’s characteristic “aka-yaki” textured surface with applied gilt dragons modeled in relief...

An ivory netsuke depicting Fukura Suzume, signed Komin. The netsuke is carved with compact forms that enhance the natural luster of the ivory and its warm tonal variations. The incised signature appears on the reverse, next to the himotoshi. Period: Meiji period, late 19th century Dimensions: 1.8 × 3.4 × 3 cm Condition: Excellent condition.

A pair of six-panel folding screens painted on silk with a gold ground, featuring a composition of bamboo leaves extending across the entire surface. Both screens bear the artist’s signature and seal Shunpo on one of the side panels. The pair can be displayed in various configurations, arranging the panels according to aesthetic preferences or spatial requirements, allowing for flexible and customizable presentation. Period: Meiji period, early 20th century Dimensions: 50 × 378.5 cm...

A boxwood netsuke depicting a seated monkey in the act of putting on an inverted Okame mask, which it holds up before its face, signed Shinzan. Incised signature to the reverse. Period: Meiji period, late 19th century Dimensions: 4.2 × 2.3 × 3 cm Condition: Excellent condition.

A Japanese wooden sculpture in the form of a sphere, featuring a dragon carved in high relief and fully in the round, wrapping entirely around the surface...

KARIGINU

Linen upper robe of a kariginu, Japan, Shōwa period (20th century). Approx. flat measurements: 140 × 161 cm (55.1 × 63.4 in).

The kariginu, originally a loose-fitting hunting cloak worn by Heian-period aristocrats, later evolved into formal attire for those officiating Shinto rituals. This example was made not as a costume but for actual wear and remains in deadstock condition, having been stored for an extended period...

Japanese cloisonné hinged box of elongated rectangular form, decorated on the lid with a brightly enameled bird perched among flowering branches against a black ground. The sides are also finished with cloisonné work, featuring stylized floral motifs on a scrolling black ground, framed with gilt metal mounts. The interior is metal-lined and opens on a piano-style hinge. Measures approximately 7 inches long by 3.5 inches wide by 1.5 inches high...

Well balanced Antique Japanese handcarved ranma (architectural transom panel) depicts a dynamic kirin moving toward a luxuriant bloom of peonies, all rendered in deep relief from a single hardwood plank. The carving demonstrates exceptional control of depth and texture—seen in the kirin’s swirling mane and scaled body, and in the layered petals and foliage of the peony blossoms. Frame is finished in black lacquer...

Antique Japanese ranma depicting a pair of tigers on a stones edge with crashing waters below. Bmaboo can be seen in carved details behind the tigers. Handcarved carved from solid Hinoki (Japanese cypress).

In Japanese art and architecture, the tiger is a powerful symbol of strength, protection, and authority...

Landscape. Painted on paper with ink and pigments. Signed Chikuden and sealed. Edo period. It is attributed to Tanomura Chikuden.

Tanomura Chikuden (1777–1835) was a Japanese painter of the Edo period, best known for his refined literati (bunjin-ga) landscapes imbued with a quiet, often melancholic sensibility. Initially trained in Confucian scholarship, Chikuden developed a strong interest in painting during his youth and later studied under the prominent bunjin-ga artist Tani Bunchō...

Dragon Emerging from the Clouds. Painted with ink on silk. Signed Ganku and sealed. Kishi School dragon, attributed to Ganku. Edo period, 19th century.

This powerful hanging scroll depicts a dragon emerging from swirling clouds, rendered with expressive ink brushwork on silk...

INSCRIBED SUTRA STONES

Set of inscribed river stones known as Taji Issekikyō, created for memorial rites and prayers for the living. Each stone bears hand-written Buddhist sutra text—here, passages from the Lotus Sutra—originally written in ink and buried in the ground as an act of devotion. Japan, Edo period (17th–19th century)...