A delicate depiction of 4 small landscapes depicting the seasons by Kano Shosenin Tadanobu enclosed in a wooden box titled Shiki Sanzui no Zu decorated with seasonal flowers and annotated by Sakai Hoetsu. Pigment on silk in a fine silk border with red lacquered wooden rollers. The scroll is 65 x 215 cm (26 x 84-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition completely restored in fine silk mounting...

An anonymous art-deco koro of patinated bronze dating from early to mid-century Japan, the style reflective of the 1930s. It is 11.5 cm (4-1/2 inches) diameter, 13 cm (over 5 inches) tall and in excellent condition.

CERAMIC AND WASHI

Object composed of ceramic fragments bound and shaped with washi Japanese paper. Approx...

Japanese Meiji period polychromed wood single-sided kanban pharmacy sign for the Van Mittr stomach medicine featuring a foreign man on horseback galloping to rescue anyone with stomach cramps. The name on the sign is romanized as "Uluus." Two versions of this sign are illustrated in "Kanban: The Art of the Japanese Shop Sign" by Dana Levy and Lea Sneider...

Japanese Meiji to Taisho period bronze vase with flaring rim decorated with a relief figure of a monkey holding a parasol with a cutout revealing his face looking up at a bird flying overhead. He holds a case with in incised unread signature or inscription. Stands nearly 9 3/8" high. Early 20th century. Very good overall condition with slight staining and a nice patina. The base has adhesive residue where a tag was once adhered.

Japanese Arita rounded rectangular form porcelain platter decorated in underglaze blue with a conceptual map of Japan moulded in relief and surrounded by dense stylized fish-scale patterned waves to indicate the ocean. The various provinces, each identified in blue kanji, have incised lines separating them...

Japanese bronze vase with nice form, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Size: Height 21.2 C.M. / Width 9.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Japanese bronze vase with nice form, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Size: Height 23.2 C.M. / Width 6.2 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Japanese bronze vase with nice form, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Size: Height 20.7 C.M. / Width 5.7 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Japanese bronze vase with nice form, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Size: Height 18.7 C.M. / Width 16.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Square tray or serving platter made of fine, cream-colored stoneware that turned brown in various spots, with a straight rim. In the wet ceramic textile patters have been impressed: mostly bands of a key-fret motif, and one corner with small circles, shibori. The designs are partially filled with a cream-colored or very pale-yellow glaze, while splashes of green glaze with some blue are covering two corners.

Unsigned...

Small statue of a snake coiling around a wish granting jewel (hoju no tama). Stoneware. Bizen ware with goma, iridescent patches, black and whitish patches, created by the placement and the fire of the wood burning kiln.

Signed on bottom by artist, not identified

Japan, Inbe region, 2nd half 20th century

Excellent condition, no damages

H 4.75 x diam ca. 4 in.

The snake is the 6th animal in the zodiac, represents the 6th hour, from 9-11am...

A swirl of pine needles blown in a vortex decorates the inside of this bowl, while outside enigmatic figures seem to dance in negative about a pale swirl of haze by Shigemori Yoko enclosed in a signed wooden box titled Kuro-sen Nuki-e Hachi. Her fingers are clearly visible in the striations rising up the side of the vessel. It is 16 cm (6-1/4 inches) diameter, 9.5 cm (3-3/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Shigemori Yoko (1953-2021) was born in Kagoshima...

A set of two cups and a Tokkuri flask enclosed in a white porcelain compartmentalized container decorated with lotus leaves and blossoms by Fujii Takayuki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Fukisome Hasu Zu Shuki Shyno Bako. The outer container consists of a base and lid, with a divided cylinder between which contains the Tokkuri and two cups. The container is 15 cm (6 inches) diameter, 19 cm (7-1/2 inches) tall...

A breathtaking set of bowls turned from natural bamboo nodules covered outside in shunkei Nuri and inside in velvety black by Katajiya Seibei enclosed in the original signed wooden box dating from the early 20th century. Each bowl varies slightly in size dut to the nature of haing been turned from bamboo nodules. They are roughly 11.5 cm (4-1/2 inches) diameter, 7.5 cm (3 inches) tall and in excellent condition...

A table of maple wood carved with imagery of apples and dried persimmons by Yabe Takayoshi with a poem by Shimizu Hian. The poem speaks of the Sparrow on the roof shaking its head, heralding the brightness of a fair-weather day. The poem is followed by the signature of Hian, and the signature of Yabe is carved into the underside of the table. It is 60 x 35.5 x 25 cm (24 x 14 x 10 inches) and is in overall fine condition, with minor indentations in the surface typical of use...

Oversized Japanese limited edition sosaku hanga "kappa-ban" (stencil print) on crumpled hand-made momigami paper titled "The Good Samaritan" by Christian artist Sadao Watanabe (1913-1996) dated 1959. The black ink signature and date are barely visible at the lower right. This very early print by Sadao Watanabe is assumed to be a limited edition impression but I am unable to locate the edition number. Paper size: 26" x 23"...

SCROLL DESIGN MANUAL

Paper manual detailing the dimensions, layout, and materials for Ogasawara-ryū scroll mounting, created by a hyōgushi (traditional mounting artisan) from Rokujō, Kyoto. Japan, Meiji period (late 19th–early 20th century). Approx. 26.5 × 17.5 cm (10.4 × 6.9 in); includes 17 illustrated/text pages...