Very rare poetic Setsu-getsu-ka Shino Chawan, formed and engraved by hand by Katō Sōsetsu ( 1834-unclear ). A potter born in what is known as the Edo period. Subject bowl is hand shaped, made without use of the potter’s wheel. A ceramic technique called kurinuki in Japan.

Setsu-getsu-ka (Setsugekka 雪月花, lit. 'Snow, Moon and Flowers') is written on the tea bowl (the other characters are hard to identify)...

A set of Gohon glazed dishes decorated with Akebi mountain fruits by Komatsu Kin (Hitoshi) fired at the Fuki Kiln enclosed in the original signed and compartmentalized wooden box also decorated inside the lid with the same hanging fruit. Each dish is roughly 16 cm (6 inches) diameter and all are in perfect condition.
Komatsu Kin (Hitoshi, 1902-1989) was born as the son of Buddhist priest Komatsu Baiyu, Head of Enmeiji Temple in Yamagata prefecture...

Hiroshi Yoshida
The Acropolis at Night (Moon Light in Acropolis).
Date: 1928. First and only edition.
Image size: 5 x 3.25 inches (12.8 x 8.2 cm).
Paper size: 10.125 x 7.125 inches (25.8 x 18.3 cm). Pencil signed in margin. Signed "Yoshida" in the image along with red "Hiroshi". This design was never issued with a jizuri seal.
Reference: Abe catalog #116.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Paper is faintly foxed.

Title: Mountain Temple and Snow
Artist: Not known.
Print size: Approximately 5.75 x 3.5 inches.
Date: 1950s-60s
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Print is tipped along its top edge to original blank card.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

JUNKIE'S CALENDAR

A cover and its 12 pieces of calendar as the belongings after her/his death. 1992, Japan. 38 x 52 cm (14.96 x 20.47in) each. Some damages as rips, stain, bend, etc. as is. Roll it up and ship...

This is a Japanese antique tsutsugaki textile cotton Fireman Sashiko hanten coat made in the Edo period. It has been stored almost unused. The subject of the painting is a scene of Yoshitune Minamoto, one of Japan's most famous samurai fighters, confronting a Karasutengu monster on Mount Kurama outside Kyoto as a child. This motif is often depicted in Edo woodblock prints. The condition is very good. There is no fading or damage...

A very unusual sake cup by Kusaba Eight enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Neriage Yakishime Guinomi. In this case there is no glaze over the raw porcelain clay, allowing it to feel soft and textured to the touch. It is 7.5 cm (3 inches) diameter, 4.5 cm (just less than 2 inches) tall and in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Kusaba Eight was born in Arita in 1982, son of the prodigal Kusaba Yuji, who bagan working the family kiln the year Eight turned 3...

A very unusual sake cup by Kusaba Eight enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Neriage Yakishime Guinomi. In this case there is no glaze over the raw porcelain clay, allowing it to feel soft and textured to the touch. It is 7.5 cm (3 inches) diameter, 5 cm (2 inches) tall and in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Kusaba Eight was born in Arita in 1982, son of the prodigal Kusaba Yuji, who bagan working the family kiln the year Eight turned 3...

A very unusual digital camouflage tea cup by Kusaba Eight enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Saiji Neriage Kappu. It is 8 cm (just more than 3 inches) diameter,7.6 cm (3 inches) tall and in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Kusaba Eight was born in Arita in 1982, son of the prodigal Kusaba Yuji, who bagan working the family kiln the year Eight turned 3. Eight as a personality is quite intense, and quick to smile. He quit school to join the Japanese Air Force...

A museum quality work by eclectic artist Kawamoto Goro, enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sometsuke Utagaki-mon Kabin. This eight-sided vessel is decorated with key frets framing the maw under which people frolic about a stream of crashing waves. From his mature period, it is 8 3/4 inches (22 cm) tall roughly the same diameter and in excellent condition.
Kawamoto Goro (1919-1986) was born in Seto to a family of potters...

An ultra-modern hanging vase in ivory white porcelain by Matsumura Jun enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 34 cm (13-1/2 inches) long and in perfect condition, directly from the artist.
Matsumura Jun was born in Chiba Prefecture on the outskirts of Tokyo in 1986. He graduated from the University of South Alabama in 2010, and graduated the Tajimi Municipal Ceramics Research Facility in 2015, then went on to the Utatsuyama Research Facility in Kanazawa, leaving there in 2018...

Artist's black signature not read
Lake Biwa
Date: 1930s.
Size: 5.5 x 3.625 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Seal lower right.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Mashiko vase by Hamada Shoji, featuring his well-known iron-glazed sugar cane motif. The vase has a slender, cylindrical shape that narrows slightly at the neck before flaring out at the rim. The light, earthy glaze is typical of Hamada's work, giving it a warm, natural look.

The sugar cane motif, created with iron glaze, uses bold, flowing strokes to represent the leaves and stalks of the plant. The dark iron glaze contrasts sharply with the lighter background, making the design sta...

This antique Raku tea bowl has a beautiful, natural look typical of traditional Raku ware. Its surface features a rich mix of earthy reds, oranges, and soft greenish-gray hues, giving it a warm and inviting feel.
The glaze has a distinct crackle pattern that adds to the bowl's rustic charm. The bowl's shape is slightly irregular, reflecting the wabi-sabi philosophy of finding beauty in imperfection. The interior matches the exterior with similar colors and textures, creating a cohesive desig...

VAGINA STONE

Devotional supernatural stone as a vagina type of 'In-yo-seki' (Yin and Yang stone) based on Japanese phallic worship, stuck with a smoothened small stone at center which been touched and rubbed for long years. 4.5 x 4.5 x 8.8 cm (1.77 x 1.77 x 3.46in). Only attached with an wooden box (in the first two photos).


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Playable Antique Japanese Buddhist temple hanging lacquered drum. Gold and black lacquer with deer skin hide. Base is secure with four indepenent feet. A round gold gilt flaming archway ascends above the trum. Black lacquer over wood. With hand forged iron nails neatly holding down the tight skin.

Age: Meiji Period 19th Century

Dimensions: 55" high x 26" wide

(After) Hiroshige Ando
Fireworks at Ryogoku on the Sumida River
Date: Monday, May 9, 1938.
Size: 7.5 x 5.25 inches (19 x 13.5 cm).
Note: Menu for the passenger ship Katori Maru on the N.Y.K. Line.
Publisher: Likey Nippon Mokuhan Co. Tokio (Japan Woodblock Co. Tokyo).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print. The traditional means of woodblock print creation was employed for all steps through inking of the carved blocks. Then, the block was used in a mechanical printing proc...

Top quality piece by Hamada Shinsaku with a rich persimmon (Kaki) glaze.

Dimensions:
Height: 8.3cm
Width: 13.5cm

Condition:
Unused, with a signed wooden box.

Born in 1929 as the second son of Hamada Shoji, Hamada Shinsaku continued the Mashiko pottery tradition. He worked closely with his father and took over the family kiln in Mashiko in 1978.

Shinsaku Hamada's pottery is internationally recognized and featured in many top museums. His...