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Modern Japanese Ceramics
sold, thank you A pair of eight sided Shino Yunomi Cups by Suzuki Osamu (Kura) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shino Yunomi. Each is decorated with triangles about the skirt, in red on white and in white on red. A striking combination, they are 7.5 cm (3 inches) tall, roughly the same diameter, and in excellent condition. A major retrospective will be held on the artist in Japan.
Suzuki Osamu was born in Gifu prefecture in 1934, and graduated the Tajimi Technical School ceramics divisi...
Modern Japanese Ceramics
sold, thank you A playful Oribe style basin for Bonsai trees by Sugitani Keizo refecting the shapes of his Silent Shadows Series in the design. It is 19 x 19 x 6.5 cm (just less than 8 inches square) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist. A signed wooden box will be ordered from Keizo upon sale.
Sugitani Keizo was born in Osaka in 1959. In 1982 he graduated the Ceramic Art Institute of the Tekisui Museum of Art. He has selected for a number of group exhibitions including the Internation...
Modern Japanese Ceramics
sold, thank you The cloth textured surface seems to glow warm like the promise of warm days to come, cherries blossoming wide on this sake set by Ito Motohiko enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes. The Guinomi is 7.5cm (3 inches) diameter 3.5cm (1-1/2 inches) tall. The Tokkuri is 9.5cm (just less than 4 inches) diameter, 14.5cm (just less than 6 inches) tall and both are in excellent condition.
Ito Motohiko is a famous Kasama potter, best known for his nunome pattern and exceptional designs. Moto...
Zentner Collection
Price on Request A Chinese scroll painting of a dramatic scholar's rock surrounded by mist by the artist Li Yong (b. 1966). Painted in ink on paper. Large painting with signature and two seals.
Age: Dated 2014
Dimensions: Size of scroll: 72" high x 39" wide (42 1/2" including rollers). Size of art: 37 1/2" high x 37 1/2" wide
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00 Antique Japanese small Satsuma ware tea pot. Decorated with detailed scenes in color and gold. On one side are seven arhats and on the other side are ladies. Minute detailed pattern and flowers. The tea pot is complete with small, square lid. With Satsuma mark on the bottom.
Age: Meiji Period (c.1880) Dimensions: 3 3/4" high x 4 3/8" long x 2" wide
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00 Antique Japanese small Satsuma ware ceramic vase. Crackle glaze decorated with a continuous scene of noble men and women with children. Painted with colors and gold. Incised 2 character mark on the bottom.
Age: Meiji period (circa 1880) Dimensions: 5 3/4" high x 2 1/2"wide Large Chinese Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Camel with Oxford TL Test
This unusually large and impressive pottery model of a Bactrian camel was made during the Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906). It is heavily-potted and made from a fairly high-fired buff-coloured pottery. In places on the surface are firing cracks, likely due to the thickness of the pottery. The surface has been cold-painted in a yellow-ochre coloured pigment on top of which have been painted reddish-brown and black pigments for th...
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940
item #1490110
(stock #Ohara328)
Era Woodblock Prints
SOLD Ohara Shoson (Koson)
Egret on Snow-covered Branch Size: Tanzaku. Approximately 14.875 x 6.75 inches. Date: 1930s. Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Shoson signature and seal lower right. Print features gauffrage embossing on bird (third photo). Medium: Japanese woodblock print. Reference: S14.2 (cat. #156) in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland). Condition: Two pieces of tape at top back. Light toning of image a...
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Sold VASE NAMED SPRING CLOUDINESS Japanese Adachi ware vase from Fukushima, named 'Shunin' (Spring cloudy sky) made by Saito Sadao aka 'Joami' (1934-?), attached with original wooden box noted "Awarded for the Japan contemporary crafts exhibition in 1999" at the lid, red-stamped wrapping cloth, printed personal history, and etc. approx. H 31 x 16 x 11 cm (12.20 x 6.29 x 4.33in). selected by hotoke * Please understand t...
Abhaya Asian Antiques
$250.00
Charming Cizhou style ceramic pillow as a cat, circa late Qing to Republic period in perfect condtion! Great expression- captures the way a cat can gaze so intently at something while appearing calm- as if it is about to pounce on an unsuspecting prey. The Victoria and Albert have one in their TT Tsui Gallery and the Tianjin Porcelain Museum has one on display as well. L: 31cm/12.2in, H: 15.5cm/6.1in and W: 11.5cm/4.5in
Southeast Asian : Hardstones : Pre AD 1000
item #1490093
(stock #7397)
Eclectic collection of 11 ground slate stone “arrowheads” circa 3000 BCE-1900 BCE. The artifacts correspond to the Longshan Culture or a concurrent culture. See enlargements for scale and condition.
Modern Japanese Ceramics
sold, thank you A beautiful vessel by Kitamura Junko exhibiting the best of her handiwork. It is 16 cm (6-1/4 inches) diameter, 13.5 cm (5-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition. There is no box.
Kitamura Junko learned under the tutelage of Suzuki Osamu and Kondo Yutaka of the influential Sodeisha. Like Mashiko artist Shimaoka Tatsuzo, her work is influenced by Jomon pottery, however her approach is very different. After impressing patterns into the clay with bamboo and firing once with a dark sli...
Kodo Arts
$750.00 Rare Ca. 1950 pair of Japanese bronze goldfish each with water spouts. Excellent condition. Lovely blue green patina from years of being outside in a garden. Larger goldfish: 30cm long x 17cm tall x 14cm wide; smaller goldfish: 26cm long x 14cm tall x 12cm tall. Ask for shipping quote.
Dragon's Pearl
$600.00 A fine openwork Bamboo Flower Basket, Hanakago by Suzuki Gengesai (1891–1950) Kanto region ( influenced by Chikuunsai II).
Made with lacquered madake bamboo strips. Original bamboo water container Otoshi, with red lacquer in the inside.
Signed: made by Suzuki Gengesai (zo).
Size: H. 41.8cm W 18.3cm L 19.2cm.
Very good condition.
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1990
item #1490074
(stock #Kasamatsu058)
Era Woodblock Prints
SOLD Kasamatsu Shiro (1898 - 1991)
Shirahone Hot Spring in Shinshu Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches. Date: 1935. This edition post-1989 from the original blocks. Publisher: S. Watanabe. Red seal at left margin along with printer's seal. Watanabe round seal in lower left corner of image. Artist's signature and seal in image. Medium: Japanese woodblock print. Condition: Excellent. Very Rare Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Buddhist Lotus Jar with Sanskrit Inscription
This very rare, possibly unique, pottery jar was made between the 10th and 13th centuries, during the Five Dynasties period (AD 906 - 960), Song Dynasty (AD 960 - 1279) or possibly the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368) and has been excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province. It is one of the most unusual Yunnan jars that we have seen. The design represents either lotus leaves or a lotus blossom. It is... Chinese Northern Qi Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure (AD 550 - 577)
This rare and unusual painted pottery figure was made during the Northern Qi Dynasty (AD 550 - 577). It is made from a relatively highly-fired grey pottery that has been "cold painted" in various coloured pigments, traces of which still remain. Note the details of the clothing, the headgear, both tied with a bow, and the facial features. Where the hands are clasped together under the cloak is a purpose-made hole where original...
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1990
item #1490069
(stock #Kasamatsu057)
Era Woodblock Prints
$475 Kasamatsu Shiro (1898 - 1991)
Spring Night, Ginza Size: Oban. Approximately 15.75 x 10.25 inches. Date: 1934. This edition post-1989 from the original blocks. Publisher: S. Watanabe. Red seal at left margin. Round seal in lower right corner of image. Artist's signature and seal in image. Medium: Japanese woodblock print. Condition: Excellent. |