Rare 19th C dark wood netsuke depicting a Buddhist monk Jizo cutting off the demon's Oni horns with a saw. Perfect condition. Signed. 1 ¾” x 1” 47 x 28 mm

19th C wood netsuke depicting a masseur crouching to lift a strength stone, his muscular arms wrapped around the heavy rock as his knees attempt to pull the weight. The face contorted into a grimace, showing the strain, his dead bulging eye cleverly inlaid in bone as are his teeth, visible behind his distorted lips. Eyes and teeth are inlayed. Perfect condition. Signed on an inlaid red tablet GYOKKEI. 1 ¾” x 1 ¾ x 1 ½ ” 47 x 48 x 38 mm

This is a Tsutsugaki yuzen day Kimono that was used in the Kyoto area during the Edo period. The landscapes and people are depicted in an idyllic style with the fine lines of Tsutsugaki. The colors are hand-painted with Yuzen-some. The fabric is made of cotton for the warp and tsumugi silk for the weft, giving it a rustic feel. There are no damages or stains. The condition is very good. Size: Length 151cm / From sleeve end to sleeve end119cm

A very unusual vase by Yamamoto Ichiyo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Jun Purachina-sai Banshu. The flattened form is wrapped in dark gray with brilliant flowering vines accented with gold and platinum surrounding windows containing colorful birds perched on Autumn and winter branches. It is 24 x 11 x 23.5 cm (9-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Yamamoto Ichiyo was born in Nagasaki in 1944...

Ceramic statue of a Shiba or Akita dog, sitting with all four close together, stretching its neck and nose upwards. Molded and hand-modeled grayish stoneware, covered in a beautiful multi-shaded ameyu (iron-brown) glaze.

Artist stamp impressed in the bottom: Toshi. Seal of Ohi Toshiro, also known as Ohi Chozaemon X (1927-2023).

Japan, 1980s or 1990s.

H 10 x W 4.3 x D 5 in.

Excellent condition.

Comes with the original wooden storage box...

Chawan tea bowl of Ido-shape, made for the traditional tea ceremony...

Rare Noh theater mask representing the character of Deigan, who is an adult woman transformed by her strong jealousy into a demon spirit which is about to manifest itself. This mask reflects the pain and disarray of this woman, with her disheveled hair and her tragic face. The mask is signed and nicely mounted on a custom stand. Its height: 21.2 cm. Very good condition.

A masterpiece in blue and white decorated with a cluster of grapes on the vine by one of the great porcelain families of Kyoto, Kondo Hiroshi, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Budo-e Kabin. It is 28.5 cm (11 inches) diameter, 31.5 cm (12-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Kondo Hiroshi (1936-2012) was born the second son of (to be) Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo. He exhibited with the Nihon Dento Kogeiten National Traditional Crafts Exhibition...

Ishiwata Koitsu (Toko) 1897-1987
Moon Over Enoshima Beach
Date: 1933
Signed Toko.
Size: Oban. 15.375 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Doi Hangaten. Carver: Harada. Printer: Yokoi. (These seals indicate an early postwar edition)
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. A few transparent surface marks at upper right.
- A rare shin hanga design with gofun-embossed waves.

The bell is made of bronze cast using the lost-wax method, its surface entirely covered with Urushi lacquer. Its small size suggests it was a bell for domestic use, perhaps for Shinto or Buddhist religious ceremonies. It is decorated with stylized motifs, including flowers, waves, and dragons, typical of Japanese designs. Two Chinese characters molded in relief are visible at the bottom of the bell; they can be translated as "sound of the bell." Japan, Edo period, 18th or 19th century...

Kawase Hasui
Spring Evening, Ueno Toshogu Shrine (aka. Spring Dusk at the Tosho Shrine, Ueno)
Date 1948.
Size: Oban 15.5 x 10.375 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe (no pub. seal). This edition likely 1960s-70s.
Reference: Hotei No. 509.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Very slight fading as seen at bottom outer image edges.

Meiji (1868-1912) Japanese Shofu Katei Eiraku Studio Silver Overlay Plate with Relief Peony Marked "永楽松風"

It is 1.5 inches (3.9 cm) tall by 8.4 inches (21.4 cm) wide. It is 0.9 Lb.

It is tarnished and has hairline cracks, dark spots, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

Our Guarantee: We stand behind all of the items that we sell...

Large 19th C netsuke depicting a flounder. Very complex technique: body of netsuke is made of wood covered with a ray skin; fins covered with gold lacquer, eye double inlayed with amber and dark horn; himatoshi inlayed with mother of pearl. Unsigned. 3 ½ ” x 1 ¾ ” 90 x 45 mm.

Large sashi wood netsuke depicting a catfish. Double inlayed eyes. Unsigned. 5 ¼ ” x 1 ” 132 x 25 mm.

Large sashi stag horn netsuke depicting a flying fish with an open mouth and long, wing-like pectoral fins. Inlayed eyes. Unsigned. 7 ” x about 1 ” 180 x 20 mm.

Large sashi stag horn netsuke depicting an eel or a similar fish. Inlayed eyes. Unsigned. 7 ” x 1 ” 18 x 2 sm.

The size of Flower vase: 6 3/4" L x 3" W x 11" High, 17 cm x 7.5 cm x 28 cm H. This flower vase was made by world renown artisan, 10th Ohi Chozaemon. It is made of Stone Ware. It has attractive relief works of Hato (pigeon) design on the vase. His works are very well known for Tea Ceremony articles using name by Ohi Chozaemon. He also used the name Ohi Toshiro when he created other form of article such case for this Kaki (flower vase) before he succeeded the 10th Chozaemon...

Additional Photos for Japanese Flower Vase by Ohi Chozaemon w/Tomobako.