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AntiqueTica.com
$850.00 Antique Samurai drinking vessel with red lacquer and wooden stopper in excellent condition. The hand made cord tassels complete the set.
Dark old patina due to its age enhances its historical beauty. The sake gourd was a common attribute of the Samurai, it was traditionally attached to the waist by a cord. In Japan, gourd or "hyotan" is a symbol of good luck or success. Symbolic belief of gourd in Japan has existed for a long time...
Kodo Arts
$850.00 Striking Japanese sweets shop sign with the kanji 'ame' sweets and the name of the store ' Koko Ame Ya' written on the bottom in stylized kanji.
Koko means 'with the intention of doing good for all'. 16" tall by 13" wide. great condition. Ask for shipping quote.
Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled "A Glimpse of Ueno Park" by Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) dated Showa 12 (1937). First edition impression with "jizure" (self-printed) seal in the upper left margin. The artist's black ink brush signature and red seal is at the lower right with the pencil-signature in the margin below it. Illustrated in "The Complete Woodblock Prints of Yoshida Hiroshi," Abe Publications, color plate #218. Paper measures 16 1/8" x 11" (image size: 14 3/4" x 9 3/4")...
Japanese : Tea Articles : Contemporary
item #1485412
(stock #TRC231117)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$637.50 With a masterfully applied black Raku glaze and a noticeable aesthetic of austerity and stillness, this piece is what is refereed to in Japanese as an “utsushi” or what we might call in English a “tribute piece.” Such pieces are typically made by all Raku potters, regardless of the kiln and tradition, and seek to emulate famous works from the early masters over 400 years ago—in this case, a tea bowl created by the brother of the second Kichizaemon, Tanaka Somi, born sometim...
tomoe art
$850.00 Plum Tree. Painted with ink on paper. Signed and sealed.
The piece has been restored and remounted, so some traces of restoration are present, otherwise it is in excellent condition. It is accompanied by a paulownia wood storage box, which is slightly damaged. Painting: W8 5/8” x H37 3/8” (W22cm x H95cm)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
Sold, Thank You! Written on the box in Japanese script are the words “Awai Sakura Yu” translating to English as “Pale Cherry Blossom Glaze”—amply describing the appearance of this unique and frankly stunning work of Kutani pottery by artist Nakata Kazuo. Reminiscent of pieces by well-known artist Ōno Hakuko, there are striated lines of silver leaf running vertical below the surface of the glaze, interrupted in places, allowing the eye to wander across the entire surface...
Dragon's Pearl
$850.00 A finely crafted lobed basin, supported on three feet in the shape prunus branches extending up the sides. For use in Ikebana flower arrangement. Signed in the bottom: Keishu ( Inami Keishu) . Original kiri-box fully signed. Showa, Mid 20th century. H 5.5 cm, D 29 cm. Condition: Excellent.
Dragon's Pearl
$850.00 An interesting, octagonal water jar with lid (mizusashi) for the tea ceremony by Kawai Buichi.* Decorated in a deep iron-red glaze in combination with black and greenish spots. Original, signed box w. artist’s name and seal. Showa, ca. 1980. H 14 cm, D 18 cm.
The mizusashi is one of the utensil of Japanese tea ceremony; it is used for fresh water used to prepare the tea and to wash the tea-bowl and the bamboo tools.
******Biography: KAWAI Buichi (f. 1908–1989)...
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1970
item #1486796
(stock #Hasui652)
Era Woodblock Prints
SOLD Kawase Hasui
Rain in Maekawa, Soshu Series: Selection of Views of the Tokaido Date: 1932. Size: Oban. Approximately 15.125 x 10.25 inches. Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. This design often has in either lower corner a black 6mm Watanabe publisher's seal nearly invisibly on a black background, which would indicate a lifetime edition...
Zentner Collection
$850.00 An antique Japanese Ko Tansu made of Kuwa (Mulberry) and Kuri (Chestnut) woods. All original bronze Warabite drawer pulls and fittings on the doors. 6 drawers of varying sizes with sliding upper doors and lift out side door. Gilded door panels.
Age: Meiji Period (1890-1910) Dimensions: 22 1/2" Wide by 23 3/4" High by 10 1/4" Deep
Kodo Arts
$850.00 Written on the inside of the original box is the artists' testimonial to this piece. Carved by famed carver Terada Keitaro (artist name : Kei'in) when he was 71 and his retirement piece. Carved in Showa 29 (1954) he went into Ryozen-zan mountain in Shiga Prefecture and found the perfect wild mulberry wood for his final masterpiece. He states he put his whole spirit and soul into this piece. Signed and in excellent condition. Ask for shipping quote.
tomoe art
$850.00 Bijin-ga Ukiyoe Painted with ink and pigments on paper. Signed and sealed. Circa early 19th c., or older.
It depicts a beautiful woman wearing a gorgeous kimono with patterns of musical instruments such as drums and shibori drawn on it...
Kodo Arts
$850.00 Fabulous Early Showa Period Ca. 1930 'Rutsubo" ceramic crucible for melting bronzes. Repeated firings at extremely high temperatures to melt bronze alloys has produced the most remakable art deco glazes on the outside. Great condition. 33cm tall x 27cm in diameter. Ask for shipping quote.
AntiqueTica.com
$850.00 Japanese bronze vase with nice form, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony.
Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Kodo Arts
$850.00 Rare paulownia wood Meiji Period Ca. 1890 herbal apothecary chest, 'kusuri dansu'. Each drawer is labeled with various healing herbal names. Size is smaller than normal, 23" tall x 15"wide x 9' deep. Great condition. Ask for shipping quote.
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1970
item #1489932
(stock #Koitsu767)
Era Woodblock Prints
$850 Tsuchiya Koitsu
Lake Yamanaka Date: 1939. Size: Oban. 15.5 x 10.5 inches. Publisher: Doi Hangaten. Doi watermark upper right corner. Carver: Harada. Printer: Yokoi. This seal combination indicates a 1950-62 edition. Koitsu catalog no. TK-DH-54. Condition: Slight fading. Very light creasing.
The Kura
$850.00 A 19th century Bronze incense burner int eh shape of a burning Buddhist jewel supported on five legs of curling smoke tendrils, alternating with five looping handles. It is 20 cm (8 inches) tall to the finial, and in excellent condition.
Zentner Collection
$850.00 Antique Japanese root wood basket. Made of a single piece of carved burl. Beautiful grain.
Age: Taisho Period Dimensions: 5 1/4" high x 12" long x 7 3/4" wide |