Black and white print of Nagasena Ahrat. In the 9th century this portrait of the luohan was painted as well as those of 15 other Ahrats by the painter Guanxiu who was a Buddhist monk. 900 years later, in 1757, Emperor Kienlong during a visit to Shengyin Monastery in the former province of Hang admired the 16 portraits. In order to perpetuate them, he ordered the carving of 16 sculpted stones to produce numerous prints of these works of art, of which here is one of the rare examples. Since then, ...

A rare copper plate etching artist proof by, Mayumi Oda (b.1941). A night scene with a goat in a garden under the moon. Printed in black ink on paper. Signed in pencil and titled "Yvonn's Night Goat".

Dimensions: Paper size: 10 1/4" high x 10 1/4" wide. Size of art including signature: 6" wide

An etching and aquatint print by Hiroto Norikane (b.1949) of a cat. Very detailed etching in round format with multiple colors printed on paper and signed in pencil. Numbered 28 of 300 edition. Titled in Japanese "Glosssy - C". Known to have been printed in 2014.

Dimensions: Paper size: 10 1/4" high x 10 1/4" wide. Size of art including signature: 6" diameter.

A lot of drama in this crispy glazed tsubo deeply scored by the artists fingers, the trailing divets filled with running ash glaze by Murakoshi Takuma, two deep punctures in the side where it sank into the kiln supports, and a large artist performed gold repair where it had adhered to the kiln floor. The gold glimmers from the darkest part of the vessel, where it was charred black from laying in the embers. The fingerlets of flowing ash all circle the body, seeming to point out the flaw, accen...

Pair "Hong Kong" made Hardwood Square shape display Stands, 5 7/8" square, 1 1/2" high, high polished heavy wood surface, few carved wood legs are glued together, almost invisible.

Pair "Hong Kong" made Hardwood Square Display Stands, 5" square, 1" high, supported by small curved feet, the condition is good.

Pair "Hong Kong" made hardwood Display Stand, Square Bottom and Round Top, 4" diameter(inside top rim), 2" high, 5" square(bottom), cut corners around 4 feet, the condition is good.

Pair "Hong Kong" label Hardwood large Lamp Cover, Lamp Top, 5 3/4 - outside measurement, 5 1/4" diameter-inside, 1/2" high maximum, in good condition.

The size of Plate: 7 3/16" Dia x 1 1/4" High. Japanese Antique Porcelain Kutani Plate. Plate has four windows of design. One with two male seating at the table, detail gold works. Other with one female poet and two male poet. Two windows with Chrysanthemum desing with fence. Very fine detail works. Nice gold works which photo relly does not cature the whole details gold works. The condition of plate is Excellent, no chip, no crack and no hairline from outside force. However, there is called Jika...

The size of Plate: 9 3/8" Dia x 1 1/2" High. Very nice Japanese Antique Kutani Porcelain Plate. The plate is made from porcelain. It has brown band around the plate with red (Aka) underneath. The gold work on the band. The center has design of poet at the top of tree trunk with brush and paper on his hand. Poet's Kimono with gold work. The Plum tree is nicely painted. The ground and grass have gold works on them. Sky clouds are done with gold work as well. The back side has red and blue peony de...

The size of Plate: 7 7/16" Dia x 1 1/2" High. Japanese Ko Imari Porcelain Plate. Plate is thinly made. Plate has design of turtle shell(Kiko) design in blue underglaze. There are two Ho-O bird in red and gold. Two Kiri design in red/gold. Two kiri design with green enamel works. There are Mon design around the plate with bamboo leaves design. Outside has Karakusa design by blue under glaze. The condition of plate very good, no chip, no crack and no hairline. There is one spot in the center has g...

The size of Covered Bowl: 4 1/4" Dia x 3 1/2"H top of bowl and Cover. 2 1/16" H top of bowl. This is pretty Japanese Porcelain Covered bowl with the design of bamboo and vase, with flowers and other tree. It is nicely hand painted with thick polychrome as well as gold painted. It is dated from early to mid19c, 1830-1860. Late Edo period. Inside bowl and cover has finely painted design in blue and white. Each bowl and cover has flower design in BW with gold touch. Each cover has marking of flowe...

The size of Doll: 7" H x 3 1/2" W x 2 3/4" deep.
Stand: 4 5/8" W x 3 7/16" x 3/8"
This is pretty Japanese Hakata Doll with Turtle.
Hakata Doll is made by Clay and handpainted color.
Boy holding Turtle with long hair tail which is the symbol of Longevity in Japan.
It came with black wooden stand.The condition of doll excellent except one of turtle's back feet missing at front.
as you see in the photo

A Hakata doll (Hakata ningyo) is a traditional Japanese cla...

A Meiji scene of samurai preparing for battle, a noble women looking on with apprehension as a courier brings word from the battlefield. The lord fixes the knot on his helmet, preparing to rush into the fray. The scene is performed in pigment on silk, and we have had it completely re-mounted with a black frame reflecting the original style with sturdy cloth backing. Likely dating from the last decade of the 19th century, when the genre of Rekishiga was at its peak, it is stamped in the lower ...

One of the best tea bowls I have ever seen. Wonderful Raku Chawan in the style of Donyu (Nonko III) Kichizaemon, made by greatest Raku 12th generation Kônyû Kichizaemon. Holding this masterpiece is like a universe held in the palms of your hands.

Among the various generations of the Kichizaemon family, it has always been customary to devote themselves artistically to at least one of their ancestors and produce a work of art commemorating the great work of their ancestors. And so d...

Rare pre-earthquake "chirimen-e" (creped) Japanese “mitsugiri-ban” format shin hanga woodblock print by Takahashi Shotei, also known as Hiroaki (1871 - 1945) titled “Starlight Night” published by Watanabe circa 1918. Red Shotei seal at the lower right. Paper size: 5 3/8" x 12." (margins included). This image is cataloged as #M-17 on the informative website www.shotei.com. For image comparison, their section on variant print designs illustrates both the pre-earthquake and post-earthquake...

Black and white pair of unusual statues of protecting deity and ancestor. They are made of wood and date from the 18th. century. West Nepal.

They both bare signs of great age and eroded wood.

Incomparable aura.

Size:

White statue: 40 cm height with traces of lime and original plastering. Black statue: 28 cm height with traces of polychromy.

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A spectacular Meiji period Tenmoku Chawan by Eiraku Zengoro decorated in a flamboyant style with precious metals.

A golden pine trunk rises, almost entirely obscured by the mass of silver pine needles built up both within and without the bowl. It is most powerful in comparison to the ordinarily subdued Kyo-yaki ware of the Meiji era. The stamp on the base is undoubtedly that of Wazen.

The bowl is just less than 5 inches (12.5 cm) diameter and in perfect condition.

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