This is an fine Japanese Cloisonne Koro in nearly mint condition. It has been used and some of the smoke residue can be seen on the underside of the lid. There are no damages and virtually wear to the gold. The koro stands 4 1/4 inches tall and is 3 1/2 inches wide.

A beautiful Meiji period basin of light weight metal gilded with genuine gold leaf with each individual petal rising to form the fluted rim. Much worn from handling, the bowl measures 25 cm (10 inches) diameter and is 12 cm (5 inches) tall.

Japanese Limited edition etching with aquatint of a traditional Japanese farmhouse covered in snow titled “Tamba” by Brian Williams (b. 1950). The print is pencil-signed, titled, numbered 170/180, and dated ‘93 along the bottom margin. Paper size: 10 1/4"V x 14"H (image about 5”V x 8 ¼”H). Excellent condition. There are two pieces of archival tape at the top edge verso. Born in Peru, Brian Williams has been living and working in Japan since 1972...

Seated monkey with pentagonal placquard on which are carved three characters reading San-No-To (lit. Mountain King stupa), the entirety sculpted from a single piece of green-blue schist. Edo Period ca. 1800. Minor old loss.

Height: 23.8 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Depth: 16.8 cm

Japanese limited edition sosaku hanga woodblock print by Tadashi Nakayama (b. 1927) titled “Rainbow Butterflies” featuring Nakayama’s daughter’s face in profile with butterflies in flight around her. This image is pencil-signed “T. Nakayama,” numbered 34/95, and dated 1983 in the bottom margin. The bottom margin edge also contains the. The red Nakayama seal is verso. A color illustration of this image can be found on plate 205 of “T. Nakayama” published in 1989...

Japanese limited edition sosaku hanga “kappa-ban” (stencil print) by Yoshitoshi Mori (1898-1992) titled “Hasami” (variously translated as “Scissors” or “Nail Clipper”). The print is pencil-signed “Y. Mori” at the lower left, dated ’79, and numbered 24/50. The artist’s red seal is above the signature. The lower edge of the paper verso also contains the title and the original purchase price of 120,000 yen. The paper measures 17”V x 22 1/2”H...

Standing Jizo Bosatsu, a short-stemmed lotus blossom held in both hands, figurally sculpted from a relatively lightweight sedimentary stone composed largely of volcanic ash. Mid-Edo Period ca. 1750. Minor old loss. Excellent lichen accumulation.

Height: 37 cm
Packaged weight: 11 kg.

A Jizo of gentle mien, with good age.

Standing Jizo Bosatsu with hands in the gassho adoration mudra, figurally sculpted from a medium-density sedimentary stone composed largely of volcanic ash. Mid-Edo Period ca. 1750. Minor old loss. Excellent lichen accumulation.

Height: 37 cm
Packaged weight: 15 kg.

A stoutly charming example of Japanese folk sculpture, with good age.

Gorinto (lit. 5-tiered stupa) sculpted in four parts from an igneous stone. Muromachi Period ca. 1500. Minor old loss. Good lichen accumulation.

Height: 51.5 cm
Packaged weight: 21 kg.

The gorinto is a uniquely Japanese style of stupa comprising five geometric forms, which correspond (from bottom) to earth, water, fire, wind, and ethereal space...

Standing Bato (Horse-Head) Kannon Bosatsu sculpted in relief from a coarse-grained igneous stone, two small horse-heads perched atop the figure's head and the hands forming the bato-in mudra, which resembles the gassho adoration mudra. Dated to the 23rd year of the Meiji Era (1890). Very minor old loss, with overall softening of the lines and contours...

Standing Senju (Thousand-Armed) Kannon Bosatsu, sculpted in relief from a dense sedimentary stone. Mid- to late-Edo Period ca. 1775. Very minor old loss, with overall softening of the lines and contours. Good lichen accumulation.

Height: 38.9 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Depth: 12.1 cm

A notably charming Senju Kannon, stone depictions of which are uncommon.

Historically important Japanese woodblock print triptych depicting the landing of foreigners of the “Five Treaty Nations” in Yokohama by Utagawa Yoshikazu (flourished 1850-1870). The print features soldiers and civilians from America, England, France, Russia, and The Netherlands grouped together with their respective flag and label. Two Chinese compradores, who facilitated trade, are in the foreground and western ships line the harbor in the background...

Seated Yakushi Nyorai (Healing Buddha) in granite, a medicine jar held in both hands placed centrally on the lap. Late-Edo Period ca. 1825. Very minor old loss.

Height: 42.0 cm
Width of base: 16.5 cm
Depth of base: 13.1 cm.

Images of a small group of bosatsu (bodhisattva), namely, Jizo Bosatsu, the various manifestations of Kannon Bosatsu, and Seishi Bosatsu, dominate the field of Japanese stone sculpture throughout the Edo Period (1603–1868) and into the modern era...

Japanese "zelkova" (keyaki) wood Yonezawa style two-section tansu with round iron lock plates engraved in a butterfly motif and rimmed with a thin band of silvery "hakudo" (nickel alloy). "Mokko" (melon style) drawer pulls and four side carrying handles. Circa 1880. 38"H x 38 3/4"W x 17 1/2"D. The tansu is in very good sturdy condition and has the original lacquered finish...

Heavy pigment forms a spectral scene of a dark stone lantern viewed through the spring laden branches of maples, a dove taking flight in the fore. Anyone who has visited Japan will know the haunting sense these monoliths produce. The painting is performed in thick pigment on applied silver-leaf, signed Taisho (Okada Taisho, b. 1888). The screen is signed in the lower right corner, and measures150 x 151 cm (59 inches by 5 feet). It is in fine condition, with only minor abrasions from handling...

Japanese Meiji period Yokohama woodblock print depicting Okiyo, the daughter of a gardener in Mukojima, meeting with a foreigner who desired her to be his concubine. This print is illustration no. 661 from the newspaper series “Yubin Hochi Shimbun” (Postal News) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) published by Kinshôdô (Kumagai) the 4th month of 1875. 14 1/2"V x 9 3/4"H. Excellent color and very good overall condition with margins evident. The print has been stored away from sunlight and...

19th century Japanese Yokohama woodblock print depicting the famous Italian painter and printmaker Titian showing a bust portrait to a patron. This image is from a series of anonymous educational prints published in the early Meiji period that related to important Westerners. The print is unsigned and undated. 13 1/2"V x 9 7/8"H. Very good overall condition with margins evident. The print is not backed and has been stored away from sunlight. As the picture of the back shows, this image is ...

Rare Japanese Meiji period woodblock print triptych of the Tokyo-Ueno/Yamashita Train and Ueno Station from the series “Famous Places in Tokyo” by Utagawa Kunitoshi (flourished 1847-1899) dated 1st month of Meiji 22 (1889). The triptych is bound in the original folder and has not been exposed to sunlight. "Enlightenment" prints of the 1880's - 1890's promoted modernization and illustrated the westernization of Japan. The Japanese built their first railroad in 1872. It became a symbol of ...