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Asian Works of Art Gallery
Please ask A Chinese celadon-glazed and incised stoneware jar,
Yuan Dynasty.
Height: 25 cm Width / Diameter: 16 cm
Diameter approximately 17.4 cm. Broken into some parts and have been glued.
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €1,200 A Japanese soft and valuable boxwood netsuke depicting a young naked woman kneeling with towel and bucket in the onsen bath 温泉, the Japanese “thermal baths”.
Finely sculpted with an excellent patina and soft touch.
Himotoshi (holes that allow thread to pass through) large and small on the back.
The Japanese consider “communion in nakedness” important as it is capable of breaking down barriers and introducing new people in the relaxed and familiar atmosphere of the onsen.
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Zentner Collection
Price on Request A beautifully hand painted two panel byobu screen depicting a young samurai being prepared for battle. Signed and sealed by artist 仙挙 Senkyo.
Painting is of a servant kneels before the samurai helping to assemble the many layers of protective clothing an armor. A wise elder sees to small details making sure each layer is properly fitted and correctly worn.
Matsumoto Senkyo, an artist who lived from 1880 to 1932
Senkyo was born in Nakasuji-mura, a village in what is now part of Seiyo ci...
Zentner Collection
$1,700.00 Japanese antique woodblock print by Utamaro (1753-1806) of a young nobleman on horseback holding a hunting falcon. Surrounding his horse are three beautiful female attendants and a young boy holding another falcon. In the background, Mt Fuji rises from the mist.
Utamaro is most famous for his bijin-ga (pictures of beauties). He was taught by Sekien and heavily influence by Kiyonaga. Utamaro is considered one of the great masters of Japanese woodblock printing. Signed: Utama...
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
Sold, Thank You! Signifying strength and resilience, bamboo—together with pine and plum (sho chiku bai)—is an auspicious symbols running through the heart of Japanese art and culture. The young bamboo depicted here—sprouting from a patch of rocks—were composed by one of the most renowned and loved waka poets of the 19th century, Ōtagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875).
Rengetsu was born into a Samurai family but was soon after adopted by the Ōtagaki family. From the age of seven to sixteen s... This is finely carved, Late 19th century, Japanese Netsuke depicting a jovial looking Entertainer who is making music with a Hand Drum that he is holding in his hands, and Fan looking instrument that he is working with his feet. Excellent form and detail on this piece. It is signed Yoshiyuki in a rectangular reserve posted over the man's rear end.
Netsuke measures 1.28 inches (3.3cm) wide, and 2.10 inches (5.3cm) tall.
A reference to Yoshiyuki may be found on page 1248 of George Lazarnick's ...
Zentner Collection
Price on Request An antique Japanese two panel screen painting (byobu) of the battle between the two historical figures Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Benkei.
Minamoto no Yoshitsune (born Ushiwakamaru c.1159) was raised in a monastery near in Kyoto. His incredible skill as a warrior emerged when he was very young. In the scene depicted here, he famously defeats the great warrior-monk, Benkei (Saito Musashibo Benkei). The young Ushiwakamaru easily leaps over the larger warrior. According to legend, Benk...
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900
item #1023587
Zentner Collection
SOLD Japanese woodblock print by Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka (1839-1892) entitled "The Fever of Taira no Kiymori". A triptych print, the scene is of the tyrant Taira no Kiyomori as he writhes in fever just before death. According to legend, the evil Kiyomori burned down a temple and is fetched for retribution by Emma-o the King of Hell, Kiyomori's wife and son kneel and pray for his salvation while demons and the souls of Kiyomori's victims surround him. Print date: 1883. This print is in good conditi...
June Hastings
$450.00 Original Japanese woodblock print by Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) of a Japanese captive insulting the King of Ancient Korea. From the series Kyodo Risshiki (Instructive Biographies) and published by Matsuki Heikichi, it is dated 1885. In excellent condition, it measures 14.75 inches high, 10" across.
Japanese Art Site
SOLD Yoshitoshi Tsukioka's Very Scarce (only about a dozen known copies) Book with Six Full Oban Size Prints, The Flowers of Japan and the Art of Floral Arrangement (First Edition). This is the best known existing copy of this book. Because the prints are in a book, they have been exposed to almost no light, so the colors are more vivid than anything you will ever see. Because there is no color loss, this is a unique opportunity to see what antique Japanese woodblock prints must have looked like when...
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900
item #1406929
(stock #Yoshitosh010)
Era Woodblock Prints
$475.00 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
In the Moonlight Under the Trees a Beautiful Woman Comes (Getsumei Rinka Bijin Majiru) No. 59 from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" Date: 1888 Size: Oban. Approximately 14.5 x 10 inches. Signed and sealed by the artist. Medium: Japanese woodblock print. Publisher: Akiyama Buemon. Carver: Yamamoto. Condition: Some spots and creasing. "The elegantly dressed Chinese woman represents the spirit of the plum ...
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900
item #1355936
(stock #Yoshitosh004)
Era Woodblock Prints
$550.00 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
Takakura Moon No. 36 from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" Date: 1886. Size: Oban. Approximately 14.75 x 10.25 inches. Signed and sealed by the artist. Medium: Japanese woodblock print. Publisher: Akiyama Buemon. Carver: Enkatsu. Condition: Slight creasing. - Hasebe no Nobutsuru looks on as Prince Mochihito and his companion Munenobu flee from the Takakura mansion disguised in women's traveling costumes...
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900
item #1400343
(stock #Yoshitosh006)
Era Woodblock Prints
SOLD Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
Moon and Smoke (Fire) No. 22 from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" Date: 1886 Size: Oan. Approximately 14.75 x 10.25 inches. Signed and sealed by the artist Medium: Japanese woodblock print. Publisher: Akiyama Buemon Carver: Yamamoto Condition: Slight toning and fading. - Rival fire brigade standard-bearers stand on opposite rooftops. "The smoke and flames have been given texture by splattering lime ma...
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900
item #1355274
(stock #Yoshitosh003)
Era Woodblock Prints
$475.00 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
Monkey-Music Moon No. 92 from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" Date: 1892. Size: Oban. Approximately 14.75 x 10.25 inches. Signed and sealed by the artist. Medium: Japanese woodblock print. Publisher: Akiyama Buemon. Carver: Enkatsu. Condition: Spot in bottom margin. - "Sarugaku (literally Monkey-music) involved acrobatics, juggling, and mime, combined with drum dancing." (Reference: AnnotationsÂÂ...
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900
item #1400475
(stock #Yoshitosh005)
Era Woodblock Prints
$825.00 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
Itsukushima Moon No. 21 from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" Date: 1886 Size: Oban. Approximately 14.75 x 10.25 inches. Signed and sealed by the artist. Medium: Japanese woodblock print. Publisher: Akiyama Buemon. Carver: Enkatsu. Condition: Very good. Invisible paper wear can be seen when held to back light. - "A courtesan from the port town of Muro on the Seto Inland Sea drifts past the base of a hu...
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900
item #1454383
(stock #Yoshitosh014)
Era Woodblock Prints
SOLD Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
The Moon on Musashi Plain No. 91 from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" Date: Published April 1892. Size: Oban. Approximately 14.375 x 9.5 inches. Signed and sealed by the artist. Publisher: Akiyama Buemon. Seals in margin. Carver: Yamamoto. Medium: Japanese woodblock print. Condition: Left margin partially trimmed. Backed with paper. Fading. - "The Musashi Plain west of Edo, now Kanto Plain on which To...
Spoils of Time
Sold A 16th century Yoshiro Zogan tsuba. The type is named for a Kaga province artist considered to have advanced the late Onin period brass inlay art to that of hira-zogan - flush with the iron surface. The school also took hold in other provinces, most notably Bizen. The mokko-gata form of this tsuba would appear to be uncommon for Yoshiro Zogan tsuba particularly of katana size. Eight ka-mon are inlaid in open work fashion. The remaining surface decorated with a network of brass inlay depicting al...
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