Japanese netsuke depicting a mischievous kappa clinging to a namazu (catfish), a humorous and symbolically charged subject drawn from traditional folklore. The compact, animated composition and carefully articulated details are consistent with late Meiji to early Taishō period workshop production. Executed in an early ivory-substitute material, likely a period composite or resin, with hand-finished surface detailing...

A large-scale boxwood netsuke depicting a crouching goat, signed Masanao...

An ivory netsuke depicting a crouching monkey, captured while grasping a persimmon from a branch. The eyes are inlaid in horn. Incised signature beneath the base, enclosed within a reserve. Period: Meiji, late 19th century. Dimensions: 3 × 2.6 × 3.2 cm. Condition: Very good condition.

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Old Japanese deep mingei wooden shokudai (candlestand) featuring a naturally formed spiral shaft, shaped by natural forces and mounted on a solid pedestal. Shōwa period (early-mid 20th century). Approx. 39 × 20 × 20 cm (15.4 × 7.9 × 7.9 in)...

Exceptional Pair of Imperial Chrysanthemum lacquer MakieBoxes Japan, Edo Period, 18th–19th Century

An exceptional and highly refined pair of aristocratic Hokai boxes, traditionally used for storing shells for the courtly game of Kai Awase...

PAPER JAPANESE HOUSE

A delicately constructed expandable fold-out paper model of a traditional Japanese interior, made in the style of tatebanko—a form of paper diorama popular in Japan from the Edo period onward. Shōwa period (20th century). Approx. size when closed: 15 × 22.5 × 4.5 cm (5.9 × 8.9 × 1.8 in). Approx. size when fully opened: 44.5 × 33 × 5 cm (17.5 × 13 × 2 in). Sliding elements such as fusuma doors are fully movable...

A large work by highly sought Ichino Masahiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Senmonki (Lined Vessel). It is 42 cm (16-1/2 inches) long and in excellent condition.
The youngest winner ever at the 13th National Ceramic Exhibition (Nihon Togeiten), Ichino Hiroyuki is a powerhouse in Tamba, bringing that long forgotten corner of Japan’s ceramic realm back into the limelight...

This serene painting by Yamamoto Kōun captures the quiet majesty of the rising sun suspended in a veil of luminous mist. A great crimson disc emerges through soft bands of cloud rendered in gentle washes of vermilion, gold, and pale ochre. The atmospheric gradation—from the warm glow encircling the sun to the cool, receding tones that dissolve toward the lower register—creates a striking sense of depth and stillness...

A Meiji period boxed set of 10 Kikko-yaki Pottery dishes decorated with seasonal birds and flowers by various Osaka artists, each dish stamped Kikko and enclosed in a compartmentalized wooden box titled Kacho Moyo Kikko Funagata Mukozuke (Juninmae) (10 Boat shaped dishes decorated with birds and flowers from Kikko) Artists included are Ueda Koho (1860-1944) and his father Ueda Kochu (1819-1911) signed in his 83rd year which puts the set at being created in 1901...

1st edition Japanese shin hanga woodblock print by Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) titled "Yasaka Shrine" dated Showa 10 (1935). The jizure (self-printed) seal is at the upper left margin above the date. The artist's black ink signature and red seal is at the lower right. The print is titled in the lower left margin and pencil-signed in the lower right margin. Paper: 15 3/4" x 10 7/8" (image: 14 5/8" x 9 1/2"). Very good overall condition with full margins and clean back...

This a classical work of a 19th C netsuke carver Masanao, Ise-Yamada. The rat body is highly coiled, with inlayed eyes, perfect details that are heightened with stain. Himatoshi is formed between the right hind paw and rat's face and tail. Size 1.75 " / 4.3 sm

Well carved with inlayed eye and a scroll. Monkey is with lovely fascial expression and faint smile. Unsigned 1.25 x 1.15 x 0.75" 3.4 x 2.7 x 2.1 sm

The size of Scroll: 12 3/4" W x 23" L, 14 3/4" W w/Jiku end.
Scroll body is made with Silk brocade.
Jiku end are made by synthetic material.
The size of Shikishi Board: 9 1/2" W x 10 5/8" L
There are two Japanese Shikishi (Painted board) with Hand painting.
Subject of Bamboo and Pine tree beautifully both were painted.
It came with scroll as photographed...

Green glass pools in the center of this flaring summer tea bowl by Suzuki Hachiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seto Anagama Chawan. It is 16.5 cm (6-1/2 inches) diameter, 8cm (just over 3 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Suzuki Hachiro was a student of the great Kogei artist Fujii Tatsukichi. Prior to the second world war his work was exhibited at the Bunten and went to Manchuria to study pottery from 1944 to 1945...

A colorful study of ceramic plate designs by female ceramicist Shigemori Yoko mounted as a hanging scroll. Ink and vibrant color on paper mounted in dark cloth with ceramic rollers, it is 47 x 195 cm (18-3/4 x 76-3/4 inches) and in excellent condition.
Shigemori Yoko (1953-2021) was born in Kagoshima...

This hanging scroll by Nakabayashi Chikkei presents a tall, continuous landscape rendered in the lyrical Nanga manner inherited from his father, Nakabayashi Chikutō, and further refined through his study with Yamamoto Baitsu...

A beautiful deep fiery maple serving tray by Tsuji Eiho (b. 1941) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kaede-zo Fukiurushi Mori-ki. The surface is enlivened by a vivid flamed figure, whose ripples shift with the light. It is 43.5 cm (17 inches) diameter) 8.5 cm (3-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.

1st edition Japanese shin hanga woodblock print by Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) titled "Azalea Garden" dated Showa 10 (1935). The jizure (self-printed) seal is at the upper left margin above the date. The artist's black ink signature and red seal is at the lower right. The print is titled in the lower left margin and pencil-signed in the lower right margin. Paper: 15 1/4" x 10 1/4" (image: 14 5/8" x 9 5/8"). Good, clean overall condition. The print is lightly faded and margins are partly trim...