An old Arita Porcelain Oil Bottle, 17th ~ 19th C.

A charming old bottle decorated with the Sho~Chiku~Bai, Pine Bamboo and Plum, the “Three Friends of Winter”. Leans. Wabi Sabi or what?

Approximately 16.5 cm high. Some large lightly stained crackle, a fleabite chip to the neck and finally, the foot-rim has had some chipping from use over the years.

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Tiny Arita Porcelain Dish, 19thC.

Perhaps for pickles. I don’t have a name for this design tho I hope the painter felt better the next day. The back with an apocryphal Chenghua mark and karakusa scroll.

Approximately 8.3 cm long. Perfect condition.

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A Japanese porcelain figure of a young man, 19th Century.

Perfect condition

Approximately 14 cm high.

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Japanese antique wide-mouthed pottery jar from the Shigaraki area. This stoneware kame (wide mouthed bowl) was made using the local sandy clay from the bed of Lake Biwa. Shigaraki ware is identified by the embedded granules of feldspar. Mineral and ash glaze is dribbled and spattered over the surface leaving long, uneven drips. Depending on how the vessel is positioned during the firing process, if it falls over or if it is leaning on another piece, fragments of nearby pottery can stick, addi...

Japanese antique bashōfu robe. Made all of woven banana fiber, this type of kimono was traditional to the area of Okinawa (Ryusou) Ryukyu Island during the early 1900s. The material has a pleasing structure and is woven with vertical and horizontal stripes in a dark brown color.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

A Rare Chinese ‘Chicken-Blood’ Seal Stone, Unused.

The stone has a lustrous patina and has a very dramatic ‘splash’ of red on all sides. It has never been carved with a designation and the base has now a shallow flake as a result of an impact on the edge, with a little powdery material showing. Further along there is a tiny bruise to the edge. These could be taken out by reducing the length by 0.4cm. Personally the chip does not worry me. In this example the red is really very str...

A Chinese jade toggle carved as a crouching shi-shi, the stone of a pale whitish grey-green colour. Nice lustrous polish. 18th / 19th century.

Approximately 4.5cm long. Fine condition

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A Beautiful Korean Iron Glazed Flask Formed Jar-19th C. Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The unusual, flattened disk form, molded with cylindrical neck and flared oval foot, applied with a thick flambee’ glaze converted to purple and reddish brown and brown tone glaze on some areas, the base dark brown glaze. It is in very good condition, it measures 21cm h. x 14cm w. x 6.5cm d.

A silk tapestry with raised polychrome embroidery, depicting two mythological creatures: a ryū dragon and a kirin facing each other amid stylized clouds. The scene is framed by a decorative border featuring phoenixes among clouds on a green-blue background. Embroidered seal in the lower left corner. Period: Edo, 19th century Dimensions: 200 x 144 cm Condition: Excellent condition

An ivory manju-type netsuke, crafted using the Shibayama technique with inlays of horn, mother-of-pearl, coral, and tortoiseshell. The subject depicts a falcon perched on a blossoming cherry branch, while the reverse side features two swallows in flight. Signed on a rectangular mother-of-pearl plaque. Period: Meiji, late 19th century Dimensions: 5 x 2.4 cm Condition: Excellent condition

A fine quality namasu or small serving bowl with a barbed rim composed of six lotus form leaves decorated entirely in blue and white. The bowl would have been used to servea side dish such as pickled daikon. The centre of the dish decorated with a wreath or ring composed of the three friends of winter. The Shochikubai, the pine, plum blossom and bamoo. This particular form appears to be quite rare. Which is framed by a continuous ring of waves painted in senbeki style. The remainder of the bo...

Ki-Seto Chawan — Late Edo Period (c. mid-19th century)

A luminous example of late Edo Period Ki-Seto ware, this tea bowl presents itself with quiet splendor and a softly irregular form that breathes with the rhythm of handcraft. The gentle inward curve of the rim leads the eye toward an interior bathed in golden light—a landscape of translucent yellow glaze, alive with inflections of soft olive, moss, and celadon green, that seem to shift under varying light, as if stirred by w...

A fine quality namasu or small serving bowl with a barbed rim composed of six lotus form leaves decorated entirely in blue and white. The bowl would have been used to servea side dish such as pickled daikon. The centre of the dish decorated with a wreath or ring composed of the three friends of winter. The Shochikubai, the pine, plum blossom and bamoo. This particular form appears to be quite rare. Which is framed by a continuous ring of waves painted in senbeki style. The remainder of the bo...

This Buddhist Lion is made of Arita hard-paste porcelain. Its paw rests on a sphere, indicating that it is a male; females have either their young or nothing under their paw. Furthermore, males have their mouths open because they pronounce the first letter of the Buddhist alphabet, while females, pronouncing the last letter, have their mouths almost closed. This work was created by modeling. We can date it with certainty to the second half of the 17th century. The statue was almost entirely left...

One of a series of three famous proclamations issued in Keio 4 (1868) by the newly established Meiji government, this one reenforcing the ban on Christianity. The wooden signboard is 68.5 x 42.5 x 4cm (27 x 17 x 1-1/2 inches) and is in overall fine condition. It reads:
定
一　切支丹宗門之儀ハ是迄御制禁之通固く可相守事
一　邪宗門之儀ハ固く禁止候事
慶応四年三月
堺縣
Regulations:
With regard to the Kirishita...

An Arita model of an emaciated Rakan, 17th century.

The seated figure resting his torso on one knee, his fallen robe showing his emaciated frame. The Rakan mostly unglazed, his robe with a celadon glaze. The exposed flesh with a thin pinkish brown colouring. This figure is quite a rare object and is even more so in that it is undamaged. I’ve had two of these in my long career, both sold to the same collection, and both had damage to the extremities.

A pair of very similar fi...

A Chinese soapstone seal, unused, decorated with gilded engraved running script calligraphy. 19Th ~ 20th century.

Approximately 7.5 cm high. Nice old patina and signs of handling. Perfect condition.

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An antique Ko Tansu (small chest), traditionally used personal secures storage. Made from Kiri (paulownia) wood and is reinforced with hand-forged iron hardware, including elaborate corner bracing, stylized lock plates, and classic warabite-style drawer pulls.
Front of the chest features a pair of hinged doors with diamond-form lock hardware that opens to reveal an interior with four smaller drawers, ideal for storing documents or valuables. Below, there are two deep drawers for addition...