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$400.00 WOODEN BOX WITH GRAFFITI Of ogre, samurai, dice and etc. as very unique pure art piece dated back to the Edo period, Japan, H 21.5 x 28.3 x 38.7 cm (8.46 x 11.14 x 15.23in). Non-functional lid as it should be with the lack of iron key and innner upper box...
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Sold CAT AND DOGS Old Japanese animal dolls with such lovely faces made of cotton and washi paper, Showa period, early-mid 20th century...
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$400.00 TSUTSUS Unique and scarce aggregate of old conic tubes of Japanese yuzen dyeing tool made of ‘washi’ paper coated in ‘kakishibu’ persimmon tannin called ‘tsutsu’ used for squeezing starch out, and its original wooden molds to make its tsutsu itself. Showa period, early-mid 20th century...
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$250.00 KYOHO-BINA Empress of old Japanese hina doll made during the Kyoho era (1716-35) in Edo period so-called 'Kyoho bina', in such damaged condition due to age but with beautiful face...
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$250.00 LOBSTER Scarce vintage Japanese mingei folk toy made of paper, Showa period, 20th century, 26 x 9 x 9 cm (10.23 x 3.54 x 3.54in) selected by chokkan to telepathy * Please understand that EMS shipping fee is additionally charged, and also confirm our Sales Policy before purchase, since your order will be assumed to have fully acknowledged our Sales Policy under any circumstances. Thank you.
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$350.00 HAND-MADE WORK TABLE FOR JAPANESE HANKO SEAL CUTTER Originally used to be hung the tools on those hammered nails. Unique and warmhearted simple device of a Japanese craftsman back to the mid 20th century...
The Kura
sold, thank you Two dramatic Bunraku Puppet Kashira (heads) from the Awaji puppet carving tradition. The male is Kumagai Naozane, a character from the Heikei Monogatari present at the Battle of Ichinotani made by Ryuun. The female figure is Yaegakehime from the play Honcho Nijushi ko. They are both roughly 20 cm (8 inches) tall from the neck, 40 cm (16 inches) tall as they are seen on their stands respectively and are in excellent condition...
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Sold SUMO Vintage Japanese folk clay doll of Sumo wrestlers, Showa period, 20th century, 23 x 13 x H 14.5 cm (9.05 x 5.11 x 5.70in). selected by hotoke * Please understand that EMS shipping fee is additionally charged, and also confirm our Sales Policy before purchase, since your order will be assumed to have fully acknowledged our Sales Policy under any circumstances. Thank you.
Haruko Watanabe
$180.00 Oshie (raised cloth picture) with samurai, which is displayed with hina-dolls on the Girl's Festival, or Hina-Matsuri, on March 3rd. It is from a collector in Matsumoto city in Nagano prefecture, and this one was made by a craftsperson in the city too. Made of several kinds of silk, gold brocade, silk crepe, black satin, etc. The face is hand-painted. The back side is washi. In excellent condition. Late 19th early 20th century. W:33cm, L:45cm
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Sold KARAHAFU Old miniature wooden architecture of 'karahafu' roof (ref...
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$400.00 FACE OF MONSTER Face part of the wooden monster doll with such eye flipping mechanism actually used for ‘Ningyo Joruri’ (ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunraku) as the traditional Japanese puppet theatre, circa early 20th century, L 20 x W 13 x D 5 cm (7.87 x 5.11 x 1.96in). Aged deterioration as is as seen...
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Sold SHIBUGAMI Huge tanned washi Japanese paper coated in kakishibu persimmon tannin repaired with paper patchwork like an unintentional collage work, used to be laid under tatami mat or pasted on the wall of kura warehouse for humidity control and sunburn prevention. Early 20th century, 296 x 174cm (116.53 x 68.50in)...
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Sold OLD ZORI SANDALS WOVEN WITH OLD WASHI PAPER Made with the paper strings with recycled old paper from used account book or so, 19th - early 20th century, Japan. Stacked state: 25 x 10 x T 9 cm (9.84 x 3.93 x 3.54in). In unused deadstock condition (since must be thrown away as long as once used then inevitably broken as always)...
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$200.00 SET OF JAPANESE COLORING TOY Including coloring books, crayons, origami, etc. as the retro appendix set of the book for children, Showa period, 20th century. Books: 26.5 x 19 cm (10.43 x 7.48in)...
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Japanese musha-ningyo samurai doll of the old warrior, Takenouchi no Sukune and the baby Ōjin. Takenouchi was the vassal of the Empress warrior, Jingū-kōgō.
The wife of the 14th sovereign, Chuai, Jingū ruled as empress-regent after her husband was killed in battle in 200 A.D. Considered the 15th Japanese imperial ruler, she lead an invasion of "the promise" land (believed to be the Korean Peninsula)...
Zentner Collection
$4,500.00 Antique Japanese musha-ningo (samurai doll) of the Empress Jingū-kōgō (Okinagatarashi-hime no Mikoto 170 - 269). The wife of the 14th sovereign, Chuai, Jingū ruled as empress-regent after her husband was killed in battle in 200 A.D. Considered the 15th Japanese imperial ruler, she lead an invasion of "the promise" land (believed to be the Korean Peninsula). After 3 years away, Empress Jingū returned to Japan, surviving a ship wreck...
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$400.00 BOY ON BABY Quite a unique old traditional Japanese Fushimi ningyo clay doll, together with too small boy? or too big baby?, 19th century, 26 x 13.5 x H 20 cm (10.23 x 5.31 x 7.87in), with the engraved sign at the bottom seemed to be the one of 'Ikaruga Kouemon' as the Edo period's master Fushimi doll craftsman, but not sure...
Haruko Watanabe
Sold, Thank you. A pair of wood form for tabi socks. It is written the size "9" which is W:7cm, L:21.7cm, H:4.7cm. In good condition but it has the part of the arch of the left foot cut off. The first half of the 20th century.
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