Extra Large Japanese Hawk Painting on Silk, Signed, Meiji Period

An impressive extra large Japanese painting depicting two hawks resting on pine branches near their nest, symbolizing strength, vigilance, and protection.
Rendered with fine brushwork, the birds’ feathers are carefully detailed, conveying both power and quiet tension within a serene natural setting.
Painted on silk, the composition reflects the refined realism and disciplined technique characteristic of Mei...

A vertical image of precipitous peaks in soft washes of color by Fukuda Kodojin. Pigment and ink on silk in a modern frame of beige cloth with black-wood rollers. This has been remounted, and there are some minor discolorations in the original scroll. It is 57.5 x 206 cm (22-1/2 x 81 inches) and is in fine condition.
Kodojin's status as a poet calligrapher and literati artist has reached legendary status...

A Heavy white bronze Okimono of a bear by Sukegawa Hoshu enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 15.5 x 19.5 x 17 cm (6 x 8 x 7 inches) and weighs 3.75 kg (over 8 pounds). Tarnished with age, it is in excellent condition.
Sukegawa Hoshu (1898-1975) was born in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. He first gained recognition in 1923 when he received a bronze prize at the Japan Fine Arts Association Exhibition, followed by consecutive silver prizes in subsequent years...

The elegant Camellia blossoms wide on the white porcelain of this vase by Tsukamoto Shiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box title Saiji Tsubaki-mon Kabin. It is 15 cm (6 inches) diameter, 26.5 cm (10-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Tsukamoto Shiro (1927-2012) was born to a long line of potters, his father being Tsukamoto Ninsaburo. He was sent to Toyama to work in a factory at the age of 14 from 1942 until wars end...

This a rare Edo period netsuke made of wood, Negoro lacquer and pottery. Ex Raymond Bushell collection. It depicts a figure crawling through the hole in the red lacquer cylinder. The subject portrays an actual and historical pillar, located in Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsuden) in Tōdai-ji Temple, Nara, behind the large bronze Buddha statue (Rushana Buddha...

The scene shows Saigyō Hōshi, a famous 12th-century monk-poet, seated at the base of the Mount Fuji, with his hat and cane nearby. The subject is a known motif in Japanese art, sometimes referred to as Fujimi Saigyō. This piece is very well carved and features a fine, natural patina. Perfect condition 2.25"/5.5 sm x 1.25"/3 sm

Kato Tsubusa Porcelain Bottle Vase with Seihakuji Glaze. A high bottle shape vase of irregular, cut shape with a long and thin neck of perfectly pure and smooth white porcelain coated in a wonderful bluish celadon glaze. Inscribed and signed Tomobako, storage box. Sizes: H 34 cm Ø 7 cm. Excellent condition! ****** Kato Tsubusa, (1962- 2025), a well-established ceramic artist from Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture...

Fine Japanese Makie Low Table with Pine Landscape Design

A fine Japanese hiratsukue richly decorated with traditional makie lacquer techniques.
The surface features an elegant landscape composition of pine trees, rocky outcrops, and flowing water, rendered in shimmering gold powder against a deep black lacquer ground.
The softly graduated nashiji background enhances the depth and atmosphere of the scene, while the restrained composition reflects refined Japanese aesthetic ...

Japanese Bush Warbler and Adonis Amurensis. Painted on paper. Signed Keibun and sealed. Edo period.

This hanging scroll depicts a Japanese bush warbler (uguisu) perched near Fukujusō (Adonis amurensis), a flower traditionally associated with the arrival of early spring and good fortune.

Matsumura Keibun (1779–1843) was a prominent Japanese painter of the late Edo period, associated with the Shijō school...

A wooden incense case carved with squirrels on grape vines on one side opposite Lingbi mushrooms, the two panels separated by deeply incised key frets dividing the two halves. 19th century, it is expertly crafted, lined with black lacquer, and comes enclosed in a period wooden box. It is 9.5 cm (4 inches) diameter, 3 cm (just over 1 inch) tall and in overall fine condition, with hairline cracks between some of the key frets typical of age.

A water jar for use in the Japanese Macha tea ceremony by Kuze Kyuho enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ninsei Utsushi Iroe Ryukyo Mizusashi (Ninsei style water jar in color with Willow and Bridge motif). It comes with the original ceramic lid and is in excellent conditiom. The jar is 17.5 cm (7 inches) diameter, roughly the same height and in perfect condition...

A masterpiece vessel by Sugimoto Sadamitsu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shiaraki Uzukumaru Tsubo. This is truly a superb example of the Uzukumaru, a squat form covered in thick running natural ash with flashes of sunburnt red clay ad glistening beads of bidoro glass. It is 19 cm (just less than 8 inches) diameter, 23 cm (9 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Sugimoto Sadamitsu was born in Tokyo in 1935...

A pure celadon form in ice-green glaze by Fukami Sueharu measuring 21.5 cm (8-1/2 inches) tall, 17 cm (6-3/4 inches) diameter. It is in excellent condition; there is no box.
Fukami Sueharu is synonymous with seihakuji celadon. He has been displayed numerous times at the prestigious Nitten, Nihon Togei Ten (National Japanese Ceramic Exhibition) and Nihon Gendai Kogei Ten (National Japanese Modern Crafts Exhibition) among others. He is held in the Yale University Museum among others...

Japanese red ginbari cloisonné enamel incense burner or a box with floral design. It has a unique square shape with rounded corners and small feet on the bottom and an intricately carved wood lid and a very fine naturalistically carved turtles. Ginbari Technique: The red enamel is applied over a textured silver foil base, creating a shimmering, deep red appearance known as akasuke or "pigeon blood". Perfect condition Heigth 4” (9.5 sm), width 3” (8.5 sm)

Two-Panel Silver-Leaf Folding Screen

Size: W 174 × H 174 cm (approx...

Flat dish used underneath a lantern (andon) to catch dripping lamp oil. Round dish with low, straight rim, covered in a cream colored, finely crackled glaze decorated in iron brown with a landscape with pine trees, a fence and sail boat, geese flying over. Typical autumn landscape. The back simply covered with unevenly applied cream colored glaze.

Unsigned. Mingei, folk art.

Japan, Edo/Meiji era, 19th century

H 1 x diam 9.25 in.

Traces of usage: darkened crackle and und...

Flat dish used underneath a lantern (andon) to catch dripping lamp oil. Round dish with short straight sides of beige stoneware, covered in a dark green copper-based glaze that left open three circles. Inside the circles chrysanthemums are drawn in iron brown and covered with a whitish glaze. The back simply covered with dark green glaze, leaving the foot free.

Unsigned. Mingei, folk art.

Japan, Meiji era, 19th century

H 0.8 x diam 7.75 in.

Calcification in the crackle,...

Flat dish used underneath a lantern (andon) to catch dripping lamp oil. Round dish with minimal, rounded rim, decorated with a circle of impressed hollyhock leaves (aoi), covered in a dark green, copper-based glaze with an oil sheen. The back simply covered with the dark green glaze.

Impressed potter’s or studio seal. Mingei, folk art.

Japan, Meiji era, 19th century

H 0.6 x diam 8.4 in.

Traces of usage: glaze abrasions on hollyhock leaves, surface scratches, tiny glaze...