Oversized Japanese limited edition sosaku hanga "kappa-ban" (stencil print) on crumpled hand-made momigami paper titled "The Good Samaritan" by Christian artist Sadao Watanabe (1913-1996) dated 1959. The black ink signature and date are barely visible at the lower right. This very early print by Sadao Watanabe is assumed to be a limited edition impression but I am unable to locate the edition number. Paper size: 26" x 23". The background color has faded and a fade line is evident around the ...

Rare Southern Song dynasty biscuit fire double fish motif washer bowl, good condition with restoration on two small damage at the rim, size 13 cm diameter.

Rare Southern Song dynasty longquan celadon tea bowl, good condition with restoration on the body rim please see picture for detail, size: 11.5 cm diameter.

SCROLL DESIGN MANUAL

Paper manual detailing the dimensions, layout, and materials for Ogasawara-ryū scroll mounting, created by a hyōgushi (traditional mounting artisan) from Rokujō, Kyoto. Japan, Meiji period (late 19th–early 20th century). Approx. 26.5 × 17.5 cm (10.4 × 6.9 in); includes 17 illustrated/text pages. Age-related wear and insect damage present, as shown.


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This is a children's ki-Hachijo silk kimono worn in Kyoto during the Edo period. It is a high-quality item for children, made from very fine, delicately woven silk threads dyed with yellow dye. There is no damage or staining. It is in very good condition. Size: Length: 116cm / Sleeve to sleeve distance: 110cm

The statue is likely Japanese but may be of a Chinese origin. It made of bronze and has developed a dark patina, a natural surface change due to age and environmental exposure. The elegant, standing pose with flowing robes is characteristic of bronze figures made towards the end of the Ming dynasty, a period known for its high-quality bronze craftsmanship. Overall good condition. 10 1/4 ” x 3 1/2 ” 26.5 x 8.5 sm

Set of sake cups in the shape of temple bells or wind chimes, made of fine brown stoneware. Band of impressed circular chrysanthemums, just under the everted lip, covered with brown, gray and white glazes. Inside covered with brown, ochre and gray mottled glazes. Each cup is different in decoration and slightly varying in height and shape.

Unsigned. By Kato Kiyonobu, Japan, 1975 or shortly before.

Each cup H 1.75-2 x diam at lip 2.25 in.

Comes with the original wooden storage b...

Chinese porcelain figure of Guanyin, modeled in a style known as blanc de chine. Guanyin is a highly popular figure often referred to as the Bodhisattva of Compassion. The figure is depicted standing, adorned with ornate jewelry and flowing robes. The hands are positioned in specific mudras (symbolic gestures). Overall good condition, a small chip on a finger. 10 1/4 ” x 3 1/2 ” 26.5 x 8.5 sm

Sizable tea bowl for use in the tea ceremony of almost round shape. Stoneware with small inclusions, ash, goma and sangiri/kumadori (black framing). Foot ring of irregular shape. Bizen ware.

Mark inside foot ring of the Bizen potter Nishikawa Masami.

Japan, Bizen, second half 20th century.

H 3.25 x W 4.75 in.

Comes with wooden storage box.

Thin firing crack (accepted by potter). Excellent condition.

Nishikawa Masami (1938-2004) was born in Nagoya. From the age...

A calligraphic verse by Fukuda Kodojin written in his flowing hand dated the Plum Flower Time of the 14th year of Taisho (early Spring, 1925). Ink on paper in a fine silk border with solid ivory rollers (these will be changed for export) enclosed in a period wooden box. It is 46.5 x 196 cm (18-1/2 x 77 inches) and is in fine condition with minor marks typical of age.
Composing verses at Hanshan Temple:
No monk is even boiling tea.
Light whispers praises like wind through the pi...

An elongated sparse landscape in ink on paper by Fukuda Kodojin a humble abode held gently between steep walls in a valley studded with bamboo and shaded by ancient boughs. The lone scholar is visible through the window, quietly passing time in his retreat, swayed only by the coming and going of the leaves. The paper canvas is mounted in pale green cloth and the scroll features black lacquered wooden rollers. It is 30.5 x 203 cm (12 x 80 inches) and is in overall fine, original condition, with s...

This powerful hanging scroll by Fukuda Kodojin depicts an ancient pine tree, rendered with an intensity and abstraction that typify the painter’s most expressive ink work. Kodojin dissolves the foliage into a dense, radiating mesh of pine needles, built from sharply angled, intersecting strokes. These needle clusters—at moments appearing like bursts of energy or ink “constellations”—convey both the vitality of the living tree and the spontaneous inner movement of the artist’s hand. T...

An expansive bucolic scene by Fukuda Kodojin making unusual use of color enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Ink and light color on paper in a fine mounting of patterned green silk with bone rollers. It is 31-1/2 x 56 inches (79.2 x 142 cm) and in excellent condition.
Fukuda Kodojin (1865-1944) was an eccentric self-taught artist, his status as a poet, calligrapher and literati artist has reached legendary status. Born at a time of great change (4 years before the final fall of t...

In the collection, two hanging scrolls by Fukuda Kodojin, while composed almost identically, reveal dramatically different expressive intentions through brushwork, ink handling, and spatial rhythm. They offer a rare glimpse into Kodojin’s evolving approach to literati painting, and his subtle negotiation between disciplined restraint and spontaneous expression. This second scroll, while depicting the same setting as the previous. bamboo by a thatched hut beneath towering peaks, abandons the ea...

Imagine the rich green froth of maccha inside this haunting kutsu-gata bowl by Tsujimura Yii enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shiro-Shino Chawan. It is almost 13 cm (over 5 inches) diameter at the base, the mouth 14 x 11 cm (5-1/2 x 4-1/2 inches) and is 8.3 cm (3-1/4 inches) tall and in perfect condtion.
Tsujimura Yui was born the first son of the legendary artist Tsujimura Shiro in 1975, and his illustrious fathers emphasis on nature and the clashing of forces within th...

An antique Japanese bronze Hibachi depicting landscapes, wise men, sage women and flowers in relief. Unusual carrying handles with overlapping leaf design. Mounted on a hardwood base protecting damage to a Japanese Tatami floor.

Age: Meiji era (circa 1890-1910)

Dimensions: 14 1/4" Wide by 13 3/8" Deep by 10 1/4" High

Japanese bronze vase with nice form, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Size: Height 19.2 C.M. / Width 4.9 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Japanese bronze vase with nice form, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Size: Height 21.1 C.M. / Width 5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.