Traditional Japanese Fans on a Golden Six-Panel Screen

Delicately painted traditional Japanese fans seem to dance across a golden six-panel screen, their elegant forms embodying refined beauty and graceful motion.

Size:W376x173cm (W148inchx68inch)

Price Range (A) $1000-3000

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A guinomi on a tall pedestal in white by female artist Koike Shoko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shiroi no Katachi (White form). It is 8 cm (3 inches) diameter, 6.8 cm (2-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Born in 1943, Koike Shoko graduated Japan’s top art school (the Tokyo University of Art) in 1969. Eschewing the world of public Exhibition, Shoko has concentrated on private venues and museums. Her list of exhibitions both within Japan and out is extens...

Japanese Bronze Vase. Buddha is seen walking on a path with his walking stick over shoulder supporting his Carrying satchel.

Age: Late Meiji period (1868 - 1912)

Dimensions: 9" wide x 12" high

Japanese pair of byobu (folding screen paintings) with large pine trees. In one screen is the full moon, in the other the red sun floating in a misty background. Painted in sumi-e ink and light colors on paper. Signed by the artist.

Age: Taisho Period (early 20th century)

Dimensions: 65" high x 142" long (each screen)

Japanese 2-panel byobu (screen painting) of a mountain landscape scene with a rocky cliff covered with lush, green trees. A stream runs into a calm reflective pool below the cliff face before it exits the other side on it's way down the mountain.
Painted in mineral colors and ink on paper. Signed by the artist.

Age: Taisho Period (early 20th century)

Dimensions: 67" high x 73" long

A life size Japanese bronze sculpture of a crab with pincers raised into the air. Original patina consistent with age.

Age: Circa 1920's

Dimensions: 11" x 8" x 6" high

Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki)
Cold Winter Wind
Size: Mitsugiri-ban. Approximately 12.5 x 6 inches.
Date: pre-1936 (Mid-1920s).
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. No. 204 in 1936 Watanabe catalog. M-4 in Shotei catalog.
Note: This is a chirimen (creped) version. The creping process was popular in the early 20th century. Creping reduces dimensions and makes prints more durable.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: The back is lightly toned.

A unusually elaborate pottery figure of female Attendant, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD.), dating to late Ming period c. 1550-1650 AD.

The lady wears a challenging dress, baring her shoulders and bosom. She has an imposing hairdress with flowers, and a flirting facial expression. She carries a box for candy(?) in her hand, and is standing on a square plint. She is glazed in lovely dark blue and torqouise.

Nicely painted facial details, careful thick glazing

Size: c. 28 cm. tall...

A large, Museum Quality pottery figure of a male attendant carrying a book under his arm. The figure dates to Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD.

The figure is placed on throne made of Lotus flowers on the top of hexagonal plint, both in fine Sancai colours - a two-colour green and yellow glazed robe.

He wears a high hat. Finely painted facial details. Lotus thrones are very rare for Ming pottery figures.

The head is attachable as often seen on the largest figures from t...

Ivory okimono depicting Shoki standing while holding a large koro with an oni visible inside. The contrast between the worried oni and the pride of Shoki, who displays it as a trophy, emphasizes the triumph of the latter, accentuating the symbolic value of the capture. Period: Meiji, late 19th century. Dimensions: 24.5 x 6 x 4 cm. Condition: Excellent.

Patinated bronze vase, characterized by a refined naturalistic decoration with a lizard sculpted in relief in the center. The lizard is placed on leaves overlapping each other creating a fantastic three-dimensionality. Signature engraved under the base. Period: Meiji late 19th century Dimensions: 38 x 18 cm. Weight: 3 kg. Condition: Excellent. There is slight wear of the patina, and a slight dent visible only with attention. The rim of the vase is slightly deformed.

Elegant Peacocks on a Golden Six-Panel Screen

A majestic pair of peacocks with grand, vibrant plumage stand gracefully among vivid flowers, set against the golden backdrop of a six-panel screen, capturing the essence of elegance and natural beauty.

Size:W349xH174 cm (W137.4inchx68.5inch)
Period:Edo (1603-1868)

Price Range (C) Over $5000

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A Fabulous Bronze Serving Vessel with Rams-head handle lined with silver by Living National Treasure Katori Masahiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hitsuji-mimi Hissen. It is 19.5 x 14 x 7.5 cm (8 x 5-1/2 x 3 inches) and in overall excellent condition, signed on the base Masahiko.
Katori Masahiko (1899-1988) was born into the family of prominent Bronze Artist Katori Hozuma in Chiba. He was internationally awarded at the Paris Exposition in 1925, the year he graduated T...

A fabulously sculpted Ao-Bizen Koro Incense Burner in the shape of a thatch roofed boat dating from the Edo period enclosed in a wooden box titled and annotated by the artist Mashimizu Zoroku titled Bizen Ao-yaki Funa Gata Koro. It is 24 x 8.5 x 9.5 cm (9-1/2 x 3-1/2 x 4 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Mashimizu Zoroku I ((Shimizu Tasaburo, 1822-1877) studied under his uncle Wake Kite and established his independent studio in 1843, taking the name Mashimizu Zoroku. He became indepe...

MOURNING HAT

Hemp. Korea, 19th century. Placed flat: 26.5 x 28 cm (10.43 x 11.02in). Good condition.


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Antique Japanese Cloisonne persimmon bloom vase with silver rim and base. Signed silver. Warm yellow monochrome cream yellow base with gnarled brown old persimmon tree late in season with ripe rich orange persimmons, many of which are are eaten by worms. Lip and base in stamped silver.
Excellent original condition. Comes with original signed box. Shinen

Dimensions: 11" x 11" x 10" high

Persimmons carry a rich cultural significance, often associated with luck a...

An early Meiji period Japanese bronze fudog and ball. The playful fu-dog stands with mouth open in a dynamic pose with back feet on the ground and front paws on the ball. The ball is made of open work bronze with a design of peonies and scrolling vines. Well cast with fine details down to the claws of the fu dog.

They are protective totems for the space, after all. These statues are believed to possess powerful protective energy and are thought to ward off evil spirits, harmful influe...

Japanese, Edo period, carved and painted wood Noh mask. Depicting Otafuku (popularly known as Okame), boldly and adeptly carved with full, deep, expressive features. Painted white all over, blackened teeth as was the custom, red lips, and black hair in distinct, fine brush strokes for affect. The hollowed out verso displaying the tool marks of the unknown artisan. Surfaces moderately distressed and with much patina from use and handling. Length, 8 1/4 inches.