Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base with gilded gold.

Age: Burma, Shan Period, 18th Century
Size: Height 41.6 C.M. / Width 18.3 C.M. / Depth 10.4 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
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LITTLE GIRL FACE

Anonymous pottery relief attached with wooden plate. Showa period, 20th century, Japan. 17 x 17 cm (6.69 x 6.69in).


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This is a Japanese antique silk yuzan dye child kimono Meiji (1868-1912).This design is of Kinkakuji Temple in Kyoto. The figured satin has a very auspicious design of cherry blossoms and cranes, and is shiny and beautiful. There is a slight stain on the collar, but it is not noticeable. There is no damage. size: Length :120cm (47.2inch) / sleeve to sleeve:111cm (43.7inch)

Bashofu kimono hand-woven of ito-basho, which is a family of banana tree. Both wefts and warps are hand-plied. The brown warp kasuri yarns are dyed with extract liquid from tree or root of "sharinbai", which is a family of rose, and the very dark blue weft and warp kasuri yarns are dyed with Ryuku-ai, vegetable indigo in Okinawa. Bashofu has been woven in many Islands in Okinawa and this kimono is woven possibly in Kijoka Island. 20th century. It has some stains in the top part of both sleeves, ...

This is a Japanese antique indigo dye cotton Boro thick noragi of large noragi with sashiko stitching . Meiji (1868-1912). This noragi can enjoy both sides. size: Length :98cm (38.5inch) sleeve to sleeve:131cm (51.5inch) / Back width:65cm (25.5inch)

A Laai Narmthong Bencharong ware porcelain cosmetic powder/accessory box with gold and iron red enameled pattern. The intricate design was most likely painted by a court sanctioned artist. Limited edition of the Prasart Museum Collection.

Age: circa 1980's

Dimensions: 2" high x 3 3/4" wide

Rare soy brown glazed stoneware vessel made in the shape of a grain silo. This basic style are well documented in Qingbai wares but this is the first I have seen in a brown glaze, also it has a fence going around the base which is quite unusual. It is in excellent condition with no repairs, cracks or fritting of the glaze and it is unusually large. H: 24cm/9.5in and D: 18cm/7in. It reminds me a lot of a Jizhou glaze but this seems heavier and more stable.

Mother of pearl inlay forms a continental scene of sages wandering among pavilions before steep mountains on this writing box by Tei-shitsu Gigei-in (Imperial Artist) Suwa Sozan I complete with artist made celadon ink grinding stone, water dropper, brushes and a paper knife enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Inside the lid mandarin ducks swap glances under a blossoming plum tree, while cranes soar among clouds below. It is signed in red lacquer beneath. The piece is 23.5 x 27 x 5 cm (...

FENG SHUI LAYOUT OF HOUSE

Hand-drawn physiognomic floor plan of a certain traditional Japanese house based on 'Feng shui' (ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_shui), Showa period, 20th century, 154 x 80 cm (60.62 x 31.49in). Aged deterioration as is as seen.


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If you are familiar with the work of Hiramatsu Ryoma you know that he creates very unconventional ceramics inspired by forms found in nature. Here we have a set of sake cups inspired by “Ou-tekko” (pyrite) and “Ammonite” (same in English - a kind of sea fossil). Part of a series he has been developing for several years now, the ancient Ammonite fossil has been the inspiration behind his latest creations. Pyrite, meanwhile refers to the metallic patterning on the outer surface...

Tokkuri, or sake bottle, made of stoneware with almost straight sides, its neck slightly ex-centric. The hip show some hidasuki, oxidation from rice straw, the sides are rough from ashes settling onto the lip and shoulders during firing.

Artist mark on bottom (Croix de Lorraine). Museum inventory number on bottom L75.30.3

Kato Kiyonobu, Japan, 1975 or shortly before.

H 4.5 x W ca. 3.25 in.

Excellent condition

Comes with the original wooden storage box inscribed on t...

Boro futonji with many mending patches which are mainly vegetable indigo dye cotton. Late 19th to early 20th century. Some rips and stains. W:110cm, L:192cm

Futonji (bedding) made of sakiori cloth, handwoven of cotton strips for wefts, which are recycled from vegetable indigo dye old cloth. Warps are cotton mokushi (grandrelle yarn). Lining is hand woven of hemp yarn for wefts and cotton yarn for warps and dyed with vegetable indigo. It has sashiko letter "客”which means "guest", so it is special one, not for everyday use. In excellent condition. The first half of the 20th century. W:103cm, L:192cm

Spectacular large bronze Japanese bronze garden spout used for the entrance to a shrine or temple to rinse and purify hands and mouth before entering. total length 29". Great condition. Ask for shipping quote.

A pair of Zen temple Ca. 1935 brass flower vases. Mythical 'baku' elephant handles, detachable. Great condition. H:8" x W:5". Ask for shipping quote.

Dry lacquer mask of the Gigaku traditional theater, finely made and lacquered in black and red colour, representing the character of an old man, with a long aquiline nose, open mouth showing teeth, large smile, very long ears, deep wrinkles all over the face. Inside the mask, a paper label with description of the mask and signature of the artist. Japan, early 20th century. Height: 25.2 cm. Very good condition.

A large 21'' (55cm) high Japanese bronze Okina statue from the late 19th century. It is in good overall condition, with minor age-related marks, including surface wear and patina, which enhance its antique appeal. The fan and mask are included as accessories, while the tea whisk seen in the photos is for scale reference only and is not part of the item.

Japanese Okina statues represent figures related to the character Okina (翁, “old man”), a revered and symbolic figure in tra...

A Shodai-yaki plate from early in the production of that ware, some several hundred years old now. It comes with a label and old monochrome photograph of the piece both stamped with the Kumamoto Museum (Hakubutsugkan) stamp. The plate is a kiln flaw, with a split in the rim in two places which ocured during the firing process, The plate is 27 cm (10-3/4 inches) diameter and is in overall fine condition, enclosed in a red ^-lacquered old Edo period wooden box.
Shodai ware is a type of po...