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. Born in Kyoto, he was the younger brother and pupil of Matsumura Goshun, t...

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.
Kuze Kyuho I (1874-1947) was born in Kyoto son of a priest who was a compatriot of Otagaki Rengetsu, the female ...

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 strong adherent to the Zen tradition, Sadamitsu establis...

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. For mo...

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)

A rare pattern Chinese Kosometsuke dish from the Tianqi period 1621-27 depicting two sages playing 'Go' in a landscape scene. The condition is not good as can be seen in the photos. Not only has a piece been 'repaired' at the rim but there is also extensive fritting around the edge. The base has a collector's or repairers mark in the form of a cross, fired on in iron red.(I think this is a repairer's mark because the repair has been done with enamel as opposed to adhesive- typical old Japanese t...

A really interesting Chinese Ming Cizhou vase of an unusual shape with large areas of underdeveloped Hare's Fur decoration splashed across the broad shoulders. The vase appears to be coated with white slip beneath the otherwise black glaze which is clearly seen over and within the foot-rim. The interior of the foot is marked with three characters in ink. It is in perfect condition but has one firing fault below the mouth. It stands around 20cms. (8inches) in height and 16cms. (6.25 inches) acros...

Two-Panel Silver-Leaf Folding Screen

Size: W 174 × H 174 cm (approx. 68.5 × 68.5 inches)
Period:19th century

Price Range (B) $3000-5000

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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...

A striking vase in blue and white covered in gleaming white gold by Fuji Shumei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Gokujo Haku-kin-sai Ho-o. It is 31.5 cm (12-1/2 inches) diameter, 35cm (14 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Fujii Shumei (1936-2017) was born in Arita in 1936 and began working in pottery at the age of 15. In the early 1960s he opened his own studio and was first selected for the Nitten National Art Exhibition, where he has presented works many times sinc...

This evocative ink painting presents a quiet temple gate set deep within a mountain landscape by Domoto Insho enclosed in the original signed wooden box dated summer 1923 and titled Hakuun-Ji (White Cloud Temple. Executed with Inshō’s characteristically fluid brushwork, the scene suggests a continental architectural setting, conveyed through the steeply pitched tiled roofs and the ornamental roof-ridge finials. The structure bears an inscription on its plaque, while weathered stone steps and...

A complete set of implements made for performing the Japanese Maccha Tea Ceremony by Nakamura Soetsu created almost entirely of bamboo signed Soetsu and enclosed in a cloth lined woven bamboo basket containing an inner tray. The set consists of five plates cut from bamboo knurls and a persimmon shaped container made from a gourd wrapped in a silk pouch. Also a Chawan tea bowl and Natsume tea container in a second pouch, a futaoki lid rest, whisk and whisk container, Shaku water scoop, Kogo incen...

Japanese Edo period woodblock print Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) depicting a beauty walking along a riverbank under a pine tree viewing a bustling scene of boats on the waterway below. This print is the left panel of a triptych titled "Enjoying the Evening Cool of the Two Seasons" from the series "The Four Seasons" published by Sanoya Kihei circa 1830s. The artist's signature, "kiwame" censor's seal, and seal of the publisher all appear at the lower right. Paper: 15" x 10". Very good color and overa...

Japanese Edo period woodblock print by Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) featuring a young salt-water gatherer from the series "Seiro Niwaka" depicting the Niwaka Festival among the Green Houses (brothels) of the Yoshiwara published by Yamaguchiya Tobei circa 1810s to 1820s. The "kiwame" censor seal and the seal of the publisher Yamaguchiya Tobei are at the lower right. The artist's signature is at the lower left. Paper: 13 5/8" x 9 1/8". Very good color and overall condition with minor soiling evide...