Diameter approximately 14.5 cm. In good condition.

MONEY

“We lend money!” — A fragment of hemp shop curtain (noren) reading “Money”, used at a pawnshop in the Taisho period, Japan. Approx. 58 × 36 cm (22.8 × 14.2 in). Condition as pictured.


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A rare Edo period eboshi kabuto, masterfully forged in iron, featuring high-relief repoussé designs of prowling tigresses along the tall, tapering crown. The eboshi style, inspired by the soft cloth court caps of earlier centuries, was adapted by armorers into hardened forms for battlefield use, combining noble silhouette with protective strength.

This helmet’s surface displays a deep, aged patina, with the tigers carefully chiseled and chased into the metal to create lifelike musc...

Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858)
Asakusa Ricefields and Torinomachi Festival
Series: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Size: Chuban. 10.25 x 7.5 inches.
Date: 1857. This re-carved edition is late twentieth century.
Publisher: Uchida.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
Jade Rabbit - Sun Wukong
No. 73 from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon"
Date: 1886. This re-carved edition from late twentieth century.
Size: Oban. Approximately 14.25 x 10 inches.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Publisher: Uchida.
Condition: Excellent.
- Sun Wukong is the Monkey King from "Journey to the West", a Chinese epic novel. He dances with the Jade Rabbit, who is said to live in the moon. (Reference: Ann...

Crafted from locally sourced Bizen clay, this Edo period vase features an engraving of the jolly gift-giver, Hotei. Said to be based on a historical Chinese Zen monk (Budai) who lived around the 10th century, Hotei is one of the 7 lucky gods of Japanese folklore. Known for symbolizing generosity, abundance, and good fortune; the placing of his image on a work such as this implies that sharing sake with this flask will bring those who imbibe good fortune and camaraderie.

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From a collection formed in the 1990's, a rare and authentic Nephrite cloud-shaped pendant, dating to ca. 4700-2500BCE. The stone is carved from a deep green nephrite, with areas of calcification, as shown in the photographs. It measures 4.5" in length (11.5cm) and is in exceptional condition. If you collect Ancient Chinese Jade, then you know just how difficult it can be to be certain that what you are acquiring is the genuine article and not a later copy. There are, of course, a few “telltal...

Burmese alabaster Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on double lotus base.

Age: Burma, Shan Period, 18th Century
Size excluding stand: Height 36 C.M. / Width 21.5 C.M. / Depth 13.2 C.M.
Height including stand: 41.3 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us...

Impressive Monumental Hand-Hammered Copper Vase with Verdigris

A striking and monumental example of Tsuiki copperware, a centuries-old Japanese metalworking tradition. Formed from a single sheet of copper, this large-scale vessel showcases the mastery of the tsuiki technique—its name derived from the Japanese words for “hammer” and “raise.”
Rather than stretching the metal, the artisan gradually contracts it through thousands of precise hammer strikes, using a range ...

Exceptional Monumental Hand-Hammered Tsuiki Copper Vase – Signed

An outstanding example of Tsuiki copperware, a revered traditional Japanese metalworking craft in which a single sheet of copper is painstakingly shaped by hand. The term Tsuiki comes from the words “to hammer” and “to raise,” describing the process in which the metal is gradually contracted and formed through repeated hammering.
Using a variety of specialized tools, including numerous forms of toriguchi...

Rare Song dynasty longquan celadon flower shape rim plate, good condition with restoration at the rim, please see picture for detail, size: 12 cm diameter.

Song dynasty longquan celadon lotus plate with carved lotus leaf at the exterior, good condition with small restoration at the rim good bluish green color glaze, please see picture for detail size: 15 cm diameter

Chinese scroll painting of two bears drinking from a rocky mountain stream in the style of Long Shih Ning (1698-1768). Painted in light colors and ink on paper.
Long Shih Ning, also known as Giuseppe Castiglione, was an Italian Jesuit missionary who became a prominent painter at the Chinese imperial court. He served as a court painter for three Qing emperors, Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong. Castiglione, using the Chinese name Lang Shining, blended Western painting techniques with traditio...

A Chinese painting of a scholar kneeling and holding small blossoming branch of chrysanthemums by Zhang Da-Qian (Chang Dai-chien) the famous 20th century artist (1899-1983). Painted in light colors and ink on paper. This painting is published in the book, "Collections of Works of Famous Chinese Painters".
One of the best-known and most prodigious Chinese artists of the twentieth century. Originally known as a traditionalist painter, by the 1960s he was also renowned as a modern impressio...

This rare Edo period kabuto takes the form of a monkey, a highly unusual and striking design, crafted in lacquer over iron with real monkey fur applied to the head and ears for lifelike realism. Armorers of the time built the base of the helmet from expertly hammered iron plates, shaped to create a rounded, protective bowl. Multiple coats of urushi lacquer were then applied, both to strengthen the iron and to resist weathering in battle. The monkey form required additional sculpting and modeling...

A Japanese 6 fold screen. Each panel shows 2 monumental hand painted ink characters on paper. Mounted on gold leaf background with blue patterned silk surround. Edged with black lacquered wood. Reverse plain blue paper. Excellent condition. Height 1.7 m. Each panel 60 cm. Undated, estimated to be late 19th/early 20th century. Can be viewed in central London by arrangement.

Antique, Japanese, A set of 5 rare Dutch glass cups imported to Japan in the Edo period and formerly owned by the Confucian scholar Nakai Riken (1732-1817). They are enclosed in a custom made double sided wooden box with drop in doors titled on the side Yoi-O-Gozui (Five fortuitous ways to be drunken) with a long verse carved into each door. Of course, the meaning of the title goes much deeper, and the Gozui is also a Confucian concept. The emperor of China distributed five jade treasures to ...

A turquoise gem clings tremulously between shell impressions in the oxidized ash which has solidified in rivulets of ocher and pale green on this finger scored maccha tea bowl by Furutani Kazuya enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Chawan. The bowl is spectacular, the azurite bead a very unusual affect. It is 12.5 x 12 x 9.5 cm (roughly 5 inches diameter, 4 inches tall) and in perfect condition, directly from the artist this year.
Furutani Kazuya was born the son of...