A definitely rare blue and white bowl with lobed side flower shaped style, decorated with four fishes swimming among lotus and water weeds, inside with a single lotus within double circle. Da Ming Yuan De Nien Zhe six characters mark and possibly of the period. Early Ming Dynasty 15th Century Xuande period. Condition is excellent, no any chip, no any crack and free from any restoration. Diameter: 15 cm

Japanese Showa period Bizen style shallow circular form stoneware basin with low sides and irregular form rim. The flat base is incised "ro" in katakana, the mark of Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959). Rope burn marks decorate the buff body which is accented in shades of grey and russet. 9 3/8" diameter x 2 1/8" high sides (tomobako: 12 1/4" square x 3 1/4" high). Early 20th century. Very good overall condition. The tomobako shows minor wear including a small loss to one edge of the slightly war...

A spectacular Shino Vase in deep Murasaki, and white by Tamaoki Yasuo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shino Henko. It is 19 x 18 x 36 cm (7-1/2 inches Diameter, 14-1/2 inches tall and in excellent condition.
Tamaoki Yasuo was born in Tajimi in 1941, one of the homes of Mino ware. He began his path to professional ceramicist at the Tajimi Industrial High School, and a stint at the Gifu Ceramics Research institute, where he followed the footsteps of a number of modern cera...

A Pair of Canton Blue and White Leaf Dishes. Both decorated with a lakeside landscape within blue washed borders. 19thC, Length; 6 3/4" (17.4 cm). Condition; very few minor glaze frits

Massive Chinese Qing dynasty Guangxu period jardiniere decorated in famille verte enamels with two panels on the front and back, one holding a phoenix bird and one with a paradise-flycatcher, both standing on stylized rockery among peonies and flowering branches. On each side are smaller matching cartouches, one holding a fan-form scene of figures in a landscape and a second with a bird among flowers. The white ground panels are all set against a turquoise background permeated with colorful flow...

A fabulous silver earthen bowl by Kako Katsumi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ginsai Wan. It is 13 x 11.5 x 9 cm (5-1/4 x 4-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches) and is in perfect condition, directly from the artist.
Kako Katsumo was born in Kyoto in 1965, and graduated the ceramics department of Saga Art College in 1986. He was selected for the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition, the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition and the Kyoten held at the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art in 1988, followed in 1989...

An exquisite cup of light by Niisato Akio enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hi-Tsutsu-ki. It is 6.5 cm (2-1/2 inches) diameter, 7.5 cm (3 inches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist.
Niisato Akio was born in Chiba, North of Tokyo in 1977. After leaving the philosophy course of Waseda University (one of Japan’s premier universities), he graduated from the Tajimi City Pottery and Design Center in 2001. He received grand prize at the 3rd Paramita Muse...

A striking pose taken by this Art-deco influenced Shishi Lion by Hasuda Shugoro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shishi-Koro. It is 10 x 7 x 13 cm (4 x 3 x 5 inches) and is in excellent condition, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Hasuda Shugoro was born in Kanazawa City in 1915. After graduating the Ishikawa Prefectural Industrial School, he moved to the Tokyo School of Art. Much lauded his first award was at the 5th Nitten in 1949 and he received the Hokuto-...

An antique blue and white ewer decorated with carved of the heart shaped of Parrot surrounded by painted birds and florals spray. Annamese or Vietnam's 15th-16th Century. Condition is very good, no any crack, no any chip and free from any restoration. Height: 22 cm.

An exquisite blue and white small tea-bowl with thinly potted and decorated with flowers surrounded a fruit medallion of the grape in the center. Condition is very good, no any chip, no any crack and free from any restoration. Early Ming Dynasty Yongle-Xuande period. Diameter: 9,3 cm and Height: 5,2 cm.

An extremely rare Longquan celadon dish with well balance potted, decorated with moulded incised Dragon Medallion in the center, surrounded by carved incised scrolls to the cavetto. Condition is very good, no any chips, no any cracks and free from any restoration. Ming Dynasty 14th-15th Century Longquan Ware. Diameter: 19,8 cm

A wooden okimono depicting two toads, one perched on the other's back. The carefully crafted wood has a smooth surface with slight ripples that recall the typical wrinkled skin of amphibians. The eyes, inlaid in horn, give the toads a lively and attentive expression. Harumitsu signature engraved on the base. Complete with box. Period: Meiji late 19th century. Dimensions: 14 x 15 x 15 cm. Condition: Excellent. There is a small opening on the front of the wood.

Two-panel screen painted on paper, depicting a naturalistic scene with two pintail ducks in flight over a pond. In the foreground, lotus plants and peonies emerge from leaves and stems of grass that bend gently in the wind, while reeds and tufts of susuki grass complete the composition. Signed lower right. Period: Taisho ca. 1920-1930 Dimensions: 183 x 206 cm. Condition: Excellent. There is slight wear between the joints of the two panels and on the wooden frame.

1970's Chinese off white, pale green, and lavender jade carving of a bok choy, two bugs on a leaf, and with the lavender part of the carving being in the form of persimmons. The cabbage with persimmons is a symbol of wishing the recipient this message, "May you have peace in all your endeavors." Measures: Height 6.25 inches, Width 10", Depth 4.25". Weight is about 5 1/2 lbs. More photos available.

Kawase Hasui
The Wedded Rocks of Futami-ga-ura Near the Grand Shrines of Ise (Meoto Iwa)
Date: 1936. From the 1955 edition of Shinto and Its Architecture by Aisaburo Akiyama.
Print size: Koban 7.25 x 4.875 inches. Paper size: 10 x 6.625 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hasui seal at lower left.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge only to original page.
Reference: Hotei Hb-s11.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
Sacred Mt. Fuji
Date: 1936. From the 1955 edition of Shinto and Its Architecture by Aisaburo Akiyama.
Print size: Koban 7.25 x 4.875 inches. Paper size: 10 x 6.625 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hasui seal at lower right.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge only to original page.
Reference: Hotei Hb-s12.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
Wisteria Blossoms at Kameido Shrine, Tokyo
Date: 1936. From the 1955 edition of Shinto and Its Architecture by Aisaburo Akiyama.
Print size: Koban 7.25 x 4.875 inches. Paper size: 10 x 6.625 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hasui seal at lower right.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge only to original page.
Reference: Hotei Hb-s3.
Condition: Excellent.

Kawase Hasui
Meiji Shrine, Tokyo
Date: 1936. From the 1955 edition of Shinto and Its Architecture by Aisaburo Akiyama.
Print size: Koban 7.25 x 4.875 inches. Paper size: 10 x 6.625 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Hasui seal at lower right.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along its top edge only to original page.
Reference: Hotei Hb-s2.
Condition: Excellent.