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...

Japanese Edo period woodblock print by Kitagawa Shikimaro (active ca. 1804-1820) featuring a high ranking courtesan (oiran) of the licensed quarter seated and reading a letter from the series "Female Poetic Immortals in the Modern Style, a Set of Thirty-Six" published by Nishimuraya Yohachi circa 1813. Each print from the series features a poem, shown at the upper right of this image. Signed "Shikimaro ga" at the lower right with the publisher's seal below and kiwame/Maruya censor seals to the...

A Japanese bronze 'dragon' flask, of good size and weight, cast in relief on each side with a sinuous Ming-style dragon, the sides with mask and lose ring handles. Late Edo period, 18th/19th century. Height 31cms. Provenance: Purchased from Maison Mosser Exposition, Nancy, 1909.

It likely depicts a marriage scene or a Bodhisattva with attendants. The central figure is a crowned deity, possibly Shiva or Padmapani Lokeshvara, standing in a relaxed pose. Two smaller, similarly adorned female figures, potentially Parvati or Tara, flank the central deity. Two very small, sitting figures are positioned at the front base of the statue. The sculpture is finely cast and chiseled with a dark patina. 9.5 ” x 6.5” x 5" (24.5 x 17.7 x 12 sm).

The vase features a signature green enamel with subtle, transparent bamboo designs created using the musen-jippo (wireless) technique. The vase is a baluster form, with sterling silver rims on both the top lip and the base. It is likely from the Japanese Meiji or Taisho period (early 20th century). The surface has a smooth, glass-like finish. 7 ” x 4” (18 x 10 sm).

Rare pair of carved Chinese figures, depicting Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, and another associated figure, possibly a royal court figure or acolyte. They are made of hardwood, likely rosewood, and have a rich, dark patina. The figures are depicted seated on a intricately carved chairs, with flowing robes and serene expressions. Both holding scrolls, the other hand is in shunya mudra gesture. The figure on the right has the typical features of Guanyin, often shown as a female form in ...

A large rice bag made of fragments which are handspun cotton and vegetable indigo dye. They plain, katazome (stencil-resist dye), stripes and checks. Rice bag is used for dedicating rice or grains to a shrine or a temple. In excellent condition. Late 19th to early 20th century. W:52cm, H:27cm when it is flat

Rare Southern Song dynasty longquan celadon washer bowl with good green glaze, good condition no damage no chip no crack no restoration high ping sound with finger tip please see picture for detail, size: 12.5 cm diameter.

Rare Southern Song dynasty longquan celadon washer bowl with good green glaze, good condition no damage no chip no crack no restoration high ping sound with finger tip please see picture for detail, size: 12.5 cm diameter.

Rare Southern Song dynasty longquan celadon washer bowl with good green glaze, good condition no damage no chip no crack no restoration high ping sound with finger tip please see picture for detail, size: 13 cm diameter.

A Tokkuri and sake cup by Matsuda Yuriko in vivid colors enclosed respectively in their original signed wooden boxes. The Tokkuri is 8 cm (3-1/4 inches) diameter 13 cm (5 inches) tall, the cup is 7 cm (2-3/4 inches) diameter, 7.5 cm (3 inches) tall and both are in excellent condition.
Matsuda Yuriko was born in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture in 1943nd lives and works in Oshino, Yamanashi Prefecture. Yuriko is an avid exhibitor; it is a wonder she has time to do any work at all. Both within Japa...

A study of ceramic plate designs by female ceramicist Shigemori Yoko mounted as a hanging scroll. Ink and color on paper mounted in dark cloth with ceramic rollers, it is 47 x 194.5 cm (18-3/4 x 76-3/4 inches) and in excellent condition.
Shigemori Yoko (1953-2021) was born in Kagoshima. Yoko came to Kyoto where she initially studied painting at the Kyoto Tankidai Art College, then moved to ceramics at the Kyoto Municipal Art University where she studied traditional pottery techniques und...

The view is that of a hawk circling over a lonely hut lost deep in the steep misty North, home of the powerful gentleman Warrior Satake Yoshimasa (1775-1815) —daimyo of Akita and celebrated bunjin tonosama (“cultured lord”)—by whose hand we meet this scene. Thius reveals the refined artistic sensibility for which he was renowned. Rendered in bold ink washes that cascade across the vertical composition, the scene unfolds from mist-cloaked peaks at the top to a torrent-cut ravine below. Y...

A breathtaking four-tiered stacking box emblazoned with overlapping Imperial Chrysanthemum on the lid, each tier uniquely decorated in gold and mother of pearl enclosed in an old lacquered wooden box titled Jidai Maki-ga Ga-gae Jubako with a label reading Yon-ju Monyo-gae Makiga. The inside of each box is completely covered in clouds of gold dust. The outside shows various natural patterns, with varied techniques in gold and mother of pearl. Enclosed with it are receipts from the Kanazawa Bijuts...

Japanese Edo period woodblock print by Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) featuring a high ranking courtesan (oiran) in the licensed quarter squatting down to read a letter by the light of a lamp from the series "Eight Views of Events in the Yoshiwara" published by Kawaguchiya Uhei circa 1814-1817. Two barely visible rubbed seals are at the lower left. Signed "Kikugawa Eizan ga" at the lower right. Tipped at the top to a backing bearing the authentication seal of S. M. Shiba of Miyanoshita. The red ...