The Buddha is depicted in a standing posture with both hands raised, palms facing outwards, which is a common representation in Southeast Asian art. This specific hand gesture, known as a mudra, can symbolize the Buddha repelling a flood or stopping relatives from fighting. The style is possibly from the Ayutthaya period, reflecting a sense of majesty and inner fortitude. The statue is made of bronze and features fine details and eyes inlayed with mother of pearl. 12.5 ” x 3.25” 32 x 8 sm...

19th C Tibetan thangka depicting Green Tara, a Buddhist deity associated with compassion and enlightened activity, (Sanskrit: Tārā; Tibetan: Dölma), known as the "Mother of Liberation". She is one of the most popular deities in Tibetan Buddhism. Traditional Tibetan Buddhist paintings on cotton mounted on a textile backing. The central figure, Green Tara, is seated on a lotus pedestal and is surrounded by twenty smaller images of Tara. Green Tara is regarded as a Bodhisattva or Buddha of com...

Small serving plate made of very fine, brown stoneware. It is covered with slip, in which lines forming a kind of sunburst were created by a brush. Covered with a satin mat, dark brown glaze and yellowish amber glaze with red-brown speckles. Five very small spur marks.

Unsigned. Mingei (folk art).

Koishiwara or Onta ware, Japan, 1970s-1980s

H 1.1 x diam. 6 in.

Excellent condition

Both Koishiware and Onta are in Kyushu. In either village the production is focused on ...

Small cup in the shape of an open lotus flower (seen from above) made of very thin, fine stoneware. The outside covered with translucent, finely crackled glaze, decorated in underglaze blue, blue and green enamels and gold with pine branches and flowering plum branches. Inside just covered with clear, crackled glaze.

Mark in bottom: Mizoro.

Mizoro ware is a variant of Kyo-ware.

Japan, Kyoto, late 18th/early 19th century.

H 2.5 x Diam 3 in.

Gold on outside slightly ...

A ceramic box by Yamamoto Noriyuki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kinsai To Kaku Bako (Square Ceramic Box in Gold Glaze) dated 2003. It is 10.5 cm (4 inches) square, 18.5 cm (7-1/4 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Yamamoto Noriyuki was born in Tottori in 1948, and at the age of 16 met the head of the Toyama Mingei Museum Yoshida Shoya. Two years later he was lucky enough to meet Bernard Leach on one of his frequent trips to Japan, and from that fateful moment set...

Streamline fish mingle on the surface of this earthy vessel by Shigemori Yoko enclosed in a signed wooden box titled simply Guinomi. It is 8 cm (3 inches) diameter, 4.5 cm (just less than 2 inches) tall and in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Shigemori Yoko (1953-2021) was born in Kagoshima. Yoko came to Kyoto where she initially studied painting at the Kyoto Tankidai Art College, then moved to ceramics at the Kyoto Municipal Art University where she studied traditional potte...

A sparse landscape of country retreats peaking up through the mist of forested valleys by Shirakura Niho in light color and ink on silk dating from the late Taisho to early Showa eras. It is bordered in pale patterned silk and features wood rollers. It is 56.5 x 130 cm (22 x 51 inches) and is in overall fine condition, with some dirtiness along the roller bar and comes in a period wooden box.
Shirakura Kinichiro (Niho or Jiho, Kanyu, 1896-1974) was born in Niigata, and initially was induc...

A set of stacking dishes in the shape of a Tea Brazier Set (Furogama) dating from the late 19th to early 20th century enclosed in a red lacquered wooden display box. It is performed in the dry lacquer technique covered in Sabiji-nuri (lacquer made to look like rust). Consisting of four tiers, a lid and an inner ring used for holding a sake cup, assembled it is 15. x 17.5 x 21.5 cm (roughly 6 x 7 x 8-1/2 inches). There are some ships to the edges, typical of age and use, but is in overall fine co...

1930's Japanese Kutani Daruma with Ram Figure Okimono

It is 12 inches (30.48 cm) tall by 5.5 inches (13.97 cm) and 5 inches (12.7 cm) wide. It is 3.8 Lb.

It has glaze crazing, glaze cracks, stains, rubbing of gold and paint, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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This is a children's silk kimono, Beniitajime shibori-benibanasome(natural Safflower dyei ), worn in Kyoto during the Edo period. This Edo-period(1800-1867) beniitajime shibori-benibanasome (natural Safflower dyei )features white silk fabric dyed twice with light pink and dark safflower dye using the Beniitajime shibori-benibanasome dyeing technique. Upon closer inspection, you can see overlapping patterns. The red bars between the patterns represent the thickness of the boards used. Therefore...

Japanese studio pottery crafted in the Ogata Kenzan style. The piece appears to be made in the raku style, a soft-bodied, hand-modeled ceramic. It features carved texture on the brown upper portion and painted elements in yellow, orange, and gray on the lower band, consistent with the use of vivid colors and emphasis on design associated with Kenzan wares. Singed at the bottom, in perfect condition. 10 1/4 ” x 3 1/2 ” 26.5 x 9.5 sm

The style, with rich overglaze enamels (iro-e) in vibrant colors like emerald green, cobalt blue, yellow, and red, is characteristic of Japanese Kutani ware porcelain. In Japanese folklore and feng shui traditions, the pheasant (kiji) is considered a symbol of protection, loyalty, and prosperity. The pieces are often made in the "Ninsei style," named after the master potter Nonomura Ninsei, who popularized this type of elegant, painted pottery in Kyoto during the Edo period, many examples of whi...

19th Century Chinese Gilt Bronze Hand Warmer Signed張鳴岐 Zhang Ming Qi

It is 7 inches (17.78 cm) tall measured with handle up and 5.5 inches (19.97 cm) measured with handle down by 8 inches (20.32 cm) in length and 6.25 inches (15.87 cm) wide. It is 1718 gram or 3.8 lb.

It has rubbing of gilt and patina, stains, oxidation, small dents at one corner, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Oil plate, used for catching oil dripping from a lantern inside the house, aburazara in Japanese. Fine stoneware covered in a whitish opaque glaze with fine crackle on top of which a spatter design, using stencils, has been applied, representing the first dream of the New Year: Mount Fuji, falcon (and eggplant (eggplants not present)). The falcon is imaged by a (family) crest comprising two tail feathers. The brown pigment turned orange in the spots where it fell onto unglazed spots.

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OMIKUJI

Japanese wooden “Omikuji” box once used for fortune-telling at Shinto shrines or Buddhist temples, containing numbered sticks with written oracles and is shaken and flipped upside down to dispense a fortune stick. Shōwa period, 20th century. Approx. 21.5 × 9 × 8 cm (8.5 × 3.5 × 3.1 in). No chips or losses; condition as shown.


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SKULL TOTEMS

Set of three anonymous hand-carved wooden skull totem sculptures. Japan, Shōwa period, 20th century. Slender, minimal forms carved from single pieces of wood. Approx. max: 36 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm (14.2 × 0.6 × 0.6 in). No chips or losses; condition as shown.


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DOLL PARTS

Set of parts for an unfinished Ichimatsu doll, Japan, Shōwa period, mid–20th century.

– Torso: approx. 22 × 10 × 5 cm (8.7 × 3.9 × 2 in)
– Head: approx. 9 × 8 × 9 cm (3.5 × 3.1 × 3.5 in)
– Head: approx. 8 × 7 × 8 cm (3.1 × 2.8 × 3.1 in)
– Hip: approx. 5 × 7 × 8 cm (2 × 2.8 × 3.1 in)

These unassembled components can be combined in different ways to create a curious, sculptural object of your o...

Very rare Song dynasty Qingbai Hutian lotus tea bowl, good condition with restoration part of rim body please see picture for detail, very good for museum collection or private collectors Size: 9 cm diameter.

excavated from 10 - 12th century Srivijaya kingdom sites in south Sumatra.