A Japanese antique ikebana basket for flower arranging. Made of thin sections of split bamboo woven in a criss cross pattern. The basket has a long cylindrical form and a round mouth and foot. The handle is a light color and made of bamboo rhizomes twisted together and woven into the body of the basket. Signed on the bottom Chiku Ichi Sai. Comes with bamboo insert.

Age: Taisho Period (early 20th century)

Dimensions: 20 1/2" high x 8" wide

This teapot exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of the Mikawachi kilns in Hirado, which were renowned for producing porcelain of exceptional whiteness and delicacy...

A pair of Japanese Arita porcelain vases, hexagonal in truncated-pyramid form, decorated with refined naturalistic and geometric motifs...

A powerful Meiji period image of a tiger in vivid color by Kikuchi Unsho depicted with pigment and ink on silk mounted in a superb satin frame with large ivory rollers enclosed in a period kiri-wood box. It is 100.5 x 241 cm (39-1/2 x 95 inches) and is in overall fine condition, with a few minor wrinkles. The ivory will be changed for export.
Kikuchi Unsho was born in Hiroshima in 1878, given name Yasutaro, initially studying the Kishi School of painting under his father...

A creaturesque glass object straight out of Bio-fiction by female glass artist Koyama Atsuko enclosed in the original signed wooden box. A plum colored nebula splaying out to an organic orb, beginning to stretch as if one were about to view cellular division in some anamorphic form floating in the cosmic drift. Suspended between the cellular and the celestial, this bioluminescent form glows with quiet intensity...

12 BODHISATTVAS

A row of twelve Japanese wooden Buddhist figurines depicting Shō Kannon Bosatsu (Avalokiteśvara), mounted on a wooden plate. Hand-carved in November–December 1966. Approx. 37 × 10.5 × 3 cm (14.6 × 4.1 × 1.2 in)...

Six-Panel Folding Screen with Chrysanthemums and Sparrows, Edo–Meiji Period

A Japanese six-panel folding screen decorated with chrysanthemums in white and red, sparrows in flight, and a sheaf of rice, all set against a luminous gold-leaf ground...

An architectural form incised and inlayed with colored clay by Kishi Eiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Saiseki Zogan-ki. It is 16.5 x 19 x 9 cm (6-1/2 x 7-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches) and in perfect condition.
Kishi Eiko (b. 1948, Nara, Japan) is a contemporary ceramic artist renowned for her saiseki-zōgan (“colored stone inlay”) technique, in which pigmented clay is meticulously carved and inlaid to create intricate, mosaic-like surfaces...

Japanese Six-Panel Folding Screen with Pines, Blossoms, and Birds in a Mountain Landscape

A refined Japanese six-panel folding screen (byōbu), painted with pine trees, blossoming flowers, flowing streams, and lively birds set against softly gilded clouds...

Edo period lacquered wood sculptural figural group of a Buddhist monk and an emaciated figure. Upon first consideration, this may represent Mukaku (a monk) and Seshin (an ascetic) - two Bodhisattvas associated with Buddhist teachings, particularly in Japan. But an inscription on the back appears to reference Dai Nichi[ren?]...

Fudō Myōō Hanging Scroll – Japan, Edo Period (18th c.)

A powerful Edo period depiction of Fudō Myōō, the “Immovable Wisdom King,” painted in mineral pigments and gold on paper. Shown standing upon swirling clouds within a flaming nimbus, he grasps the sword of wisdom to cut through delusion and a rope to bind evil forces. His fierce expression and muscular form embody his role as the protector of Buddhist law.
Mounted in silk brocade typical of the Edo period...

SHOJO MASK

Vintage paper mask of a Shōjo — a mythical red-faced spirit fond of sake — crafted by Yanagiya, a now-defunct folk toy workshop in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Shōwa 30s era (1950s–60s). Approx. 17 × 13 × 4.5 cm (6.7 × 5.1 × 1.8 in). Acquired by a collector in 1964 and carefully preserved, resulting in exceptionally good condition for its age...

BLUE-AND-WHITE SWIRLING LARGE BOWL

Possibly a scarce example of old Hirashimizu ware from the Yamagata area (or at least a rare local mingei folk pottery bowl from elsewhere in the Tōhoku region, Japan), featuring unusual auspicious motifs of nejiri (swirling design) and shimenawa (Shintō ritual twisted-rope pattern). Early–mid 20th century. Approx. 31 × 12 cm (12.2 × 4.7 in)...

THOUSAND BUDDHAS FIGURE

Small wooden Buddhist figure, Japan, likely Muromachi period (14th–16th century). Carved in the tradition of the Sentaibutsu (Thousand Buddhas) associated with Gangō-ji Temple, Nara. Approx...

A radical writhing character for dragon dating from the Edo period recently mounted in green brocade extended in patterned blue retaining the original bone rollers. It is ink on paper, signed Nyoren. The scroll is 36 x 178 cm (14 x 70 inches) and in excellent condition.
Nyoren Osho (no dates, also known as Daiin) was famous for rebuilding the original Main Hall (Hondo) of Jinryuji Temple in the domain of the Tsuchiya clan, near modern day Tsukuba, completed in 1833. He came to Tsukuba at...

A large basin inlayed with a haunting white bloom by Wada Morihiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Tsukihana-mon Hachi. Tsukihana is a metaphor for elegant and refined things or something one prizes, delights in, or cherishes.The bowl dates rom early in his career. It is 31.5 cm (12-1/2 inches) diameter, 5.6 cm (just over 2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Wada Morihiro (1944-2008) was born in Hyogo prefecture and apprenticed under Kyotos Tomimoto Kenkichi before...

TORSO JAR

Shigaraki stoneware jar with its neck removed, Japan, 20th century. Approx. D 33 × H 30 cm (13 × 11.8 in). Natural kiln marks and age-related wear, as seen.


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Rare Early 19th Century Japanese Temple Panel with Peacocks and Peonies

An exceptionally painted wooden panel from a Buddhist temple, dating to the early 19th century. The artwork depicts a pair of elegant peacocks beside blooming peonies, detailed with natural pigments and highlighted with gold accents. A fine example of Japanese temple decorative art with graceful composition and rich symbolic meaning of beauty, prosperity, and protection.

Size:99/24/1cm ( 38.9/9.4/0.4inc...