A fabulous ash encrusted flask by Ohmae Satoru (also Omae Satoru) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Iga Tokkuri. The rough clay and textured ash juxtapose with the delicate rim and dainty size. It is 9 cm (3-1/2 inches) diameter, 11.5 cm (4-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Ohmae Satoru was born in Osaka in 1972. He began decorating Kenzan style pottery in Kobe in 1991 with his brother. It was in 1994 he began making Nanban style unglazed pottery...

SUGAR SIGN

Hand-painted wooden shop sign reading “Sugar and Related Goods” in kanji, Japan, Taishō–Shōwa period (circa 1910s–1940s). Approx. H 37 × W 36 × D 1.4 cm (14.6 × 14.2 × 0.6 in)...

COMPOTE BY YOSHIO MOCHIZUKI

Designed by Yoshio Mochizuki (1932–2019), an industrial designer celebrated for bringing Japanese folk craft into modern daily life in Aomori Prefecture. Crafted in 1969 as a commemorative gift for the opening of a newspaper company in Aomori. Formed using a distinctive technique in which beech wood strips are spirally wound and shaped. Approx. Ø 30.5 cm × H 10.9 cm (12 × 4.3 in)...

1910's Japanese Gilt Cloisonne Enamel Shippo Vase with Dragon and Peacock

It is 6.1 inches (15.5 cm) tall by 4.7 inches (12 cm) wide. It is 1 lb.

It is tarnished and has minor rubbing gilding, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A Japanese inspired porcelain sagemono set with a golden swan by American artist, Lynn Richardson (1942-2024). The set is comprised of a four-section inro, an ojime with a golden feather and a swan netsuke. The inro has three compartments and is decorated with a golden swimming swan on one side and a swan bottom up while fishing in the water on the other side. Each of the three elements of the set is marked with Richardson's seal. The set comes with a custom metal stand...

Pair of Wooden Temple Shishi (Guardian Lions), Mid-Edo Period

An original pair of wooden shishi (guardian lions) dating to the mid-Edo period. These substantial carvings, once part of a temple or shrine structure, display powerful modeling with boldly rendered manes and dynamic flame motifs. They embody the enduring symbolism of strength and protection in Japanese sacred architecture.

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The size of Water Jar: 10 1/4" H (top of Knob), 8 7/8" H top of Jar
5 1/8" Dia (Top rim), 6 5/" Dia (widest)
This is very old and classic and classy style Japanese Awatayaki Mizusashi
with Imperial Kiku Mon Design, which has 16-leaf double-petaled chrysanthemum
Mizusashi used be at Imperial Palce in Kyoto before they moved to Edo.
Then it was passed down to others as Geshi hin (bestowed gift)...

Additional photos for Taizan Mizusashi w/Imperial Kiku mon Design w/box

A pair of wood model for tabi socks which is used for the final check. It has characters in the bottom, but not clear. In good condition without noticeable dents. The first half of the 20th century. L:21cm, W7.5cm, H:5cm

A rare and elegant set of five lidded bowls representing the highly refined porcelain tradition of Hirado kilns. Each vessel is finely potted from pure white porcelain and covered with a soft translucent glaze, painted in underglaze cobalt (sometsuke) with flowering cherry blossoms (sakura)...

A small cast bronze incense burner. The main body, decorated in relief with phoenix (Ho-ho) motifs, is supported by three columns around which dragons are entwined. The handles are in the form of stylized Buddhist lion figures. The sacred pearl, often depicted as being pursued by dragons, appears here resting on the base between the three columns, in the form of a gilded bronze sphere. Below it, a stylized chrysanthemum flower, an imperial symbol representing stability, is visible...

Abstract gold patterns under blue decorate this large basin by important female artist Ono Hakuko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Yuri Kinsai Kashi Bachi. It is 20 cm (8 inches) diameter, 9.5 cm (4 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
From Aichi prefecture, Ono Hakuko was trained by her father initially in the ceramic arts. However, she was most strongly influenced by the great experimentive artist Kato Hajime (1901-1968) and his work with gold...

Inrô with two compartments in black lacquer and decoration in hiramaki-eand mother-of-pearl inlays(raden)on a hirameijibackground, representing a bouquet of chrysanthemums in a pouch, a butterfly net on the reverse side, and abutterfly in flight on each side...

Huge bronze sculpture in the form of a cicada standing on a bamboo segement. This type of sculpture of small dimensions with a flat base is generally used by calligraphs tomaintain paper sheets as flat as need be on their table. All together with the ink stick, ink stone, brush and paper are known as the four lettré ( scholars) treasures. Cicadas have a very prominent role in Japanese folklore, it symbolizes the arrival of hot summer days. Its songs became an emblematic sound marker of hot weat...

Bronze okimono sculpture with a deep brown patina, representing a lying puppy, probably of shiba inu breed. This kind of subject is common in traditional Nippon sculptures, this specific piece reminds of archaic bronze sculptures. Nevertheless, the puppy is treated with a great sense of detail, especially to represent the texture of the fur and the jingle hanging from the collar on its neck. Being among the twelve animals of the traditional Chinese zodiac, dogs are attached to a prominent symbol...

Sculpture or okimono in bronze of a wavy catfish emerging from calm water, scales are not represented,and its expression of eyes and mouth could be considered naive. One other interesting interpretation could be that itis lying in the mud at the bottom of a stream. Since the XVIIth century, a Japanese myth presents the namazu(鯰) or also called ōnamazu(大鯰) a gigantic catfish living in the mud of the depth of the earth, on its spine is Japan. Previously itwas thought to be a dragon. The nam...

Rare Early Nabeshima Dantsu – Japanese Cotton Carpet, 19th–Early 20th Century

A beautiful and very rare early type of Nabeshima Dantsu (Japanese cotton carpet).
This excellent example represents the unique Japanese carpet tradition and remains in very good usable condition.
Little known outside of Japan, these carpets were originally reserved for wealthy samurai lords and prosperous merchants. Traditionally woven to the same dimensions as tatami mats, they were often d...

An exquisite Seto-Guro Chawan Tea Bowl by Kato Kozo enclosed in the original signed owoden box bearing the same title, held in a fine black lacquered outer box (Nijubako) ordinarily reserved only for the finest of pieces. It is 12.5 cm (5 inches) diameter, 9 cm (3-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Kato Kozo (1935–2023) was a revered Japanese ceramic artist, designated in 2010 as a Living National Treasure for his mastery of the traditional Setoguro (black Seto) ceramic techni...