A simple well shaped form by Kato Tsubusa covered in pale blue glaze enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seihakuji Choko. It is roughly 9 cm (3-1/2 inches) diameter, 7.5 cm (3 inches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist this summer.
Kato Tsubusa was born in Tajimi city, the home of Shino, in 1962, graduating the municipal Pottery Design and Technical Center in 1979. From then to 1983 he worked as a decorator at the Otai Kiln moving out on his own in 1984...

Rich pale-blue-green celadon glaze forms thick droplets around the foot of this beautiful tea cup by Kato Tsubusa enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 8 cm (just over 3 inches) diameter, 9.5 cm (just under 4 inches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist this summer.
Kato Tsubusa was born in Tajimi city, the home of Shino, in 1962, graduating the municipal Pottery Design and Technical Center in 1979...

An elegant porcelain bowl in the traditional lobed Rinka Flower form by Kato Tsubusa enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seihakuji Rinka-bachi. It is 16.5 cm (6-1/2 inches) diameter, 6 cm 5-1/2 oinches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist.
Kato Tsubusa was born in Tajimi city, the home of Shino, in 1962, graduating the municipal Pottery Design and Technical Center in 1979...

Antique Japanese extra large Buddhist temple bell (bonsho) with relief details of apsara (celestial beings). The large handle is in the traditional form of dragon heads and upper protrusions called Chi or Nyu improves the resonance of the sound when struck. In large writing is the phrase Namu Amida Butsu (“I take refuge in Amitābha Buddha”) 南无阿弥陀佛...

Really rare antique Raku Yashima Genpei Chawan, made around 1900. The impressed seal of the kiln is beside the foot ring. Yashima Genpei ware was made in the Kagawa prefecture. Only one kiln has existed and was closed before WWII.

This rare Chawan comes with an old wooden box.

The fantastic red and black glaze on the tea bowl symbolizes the colors of the Samurai.

These colors were deeply symbolic, reflecting both their social status and values...

Antique Japanese ikebana flower basket. Made of hand split bamboo and cherry bark interwoven into a basket shape. Woven handle securely attaches to both sides. Great condition, Unsigned.

Kaba cherrybark woodcrafts (called Kaba zaiku in Japanese) are a type of wood bark craft produced in the former town of Kakunodate, Akita prefecture. While the character for kaba means birch, for this context the word refers to the bark of wild cherry trees...

A Noh mask representing a young angel, goddess or enlightened woman called Zouonna of carved wood covered with Gofun and mineral pigments, 20th century. It is 21 x 13.5 cm and in overall fine condition bearing the carvers seal in the back.
A cool reserve seen in the passive expression, flat cheeks, unsmiling lips, and intelligent high forehead lends this mask a stately dignity that contrasts with the open expression of koomote and other standard young women's masks...

A deep inverted cone-shaped guinomi sake cup supported by a tiny ring foot by Fukami Sueharu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seihakuji Guinomi. It is 5.5 cm (just more than 2 inches), 4.5 cm (just less than 2 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Fukami Sueharu is synonymous with seihakuji celadon...

An exquisite inverted cone-shaped celadon sake cup supported by a tiny ring foot by Fukami Sueharu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seihakuji Guinomi. It is 7.5 cm (3 inches), 3.5 cm (1-12 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Fukami Sueharu is synonymous with seihakuji celadon...

A kuwa-formed (hoe-shaped) porcelain plate cut from an elongated slab of sheer white porcelain covered in crackled Icy blue by Kato Tsubusa enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seihakuji Cut Sara. It is 32 x 18.5 x 7 cm (13 x 7-1/2 x 3 inches) and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist this summer.
Kato Tsubusa was born in Tajimi city, the home of Shino, in 1962, graduating the municipal Pottery Design and Technical Center in 1979...

An exquisite inverted cone-shaped celadon sake cup supported by a tiny ring foot by Fukami Sueharu enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seihakuji Guinomi. It is 7 cm (3 inches), 4 cm (1-12 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Fukami Sueharu is synonymous with seihakuji celadon...

Antique Japanese Iron tetsubin Teapot. Hand forged iron with details of a flying crane taking off from a old pine tree. The skin of the teapot has a natural wood grain all the way around. Condition is very good inside and out. Signed

Age: Meiji period (1868 - 1912)

Dimensions: 8" wide 9 1/4" high

Literally Barely Twenty the Hatachi Amari Noh mask represents the resentful ghost of the young fisherman in Fujito who has been murdered by the general to whom he disclosed a secret water passage...

A Noh mask representing the God of Thunder, the God of Heaven, protector of Buddhism, or a ghost known as Ootobide (also Otobide or just Tobide). Carved wood with mineral pigments and gold, it is 21.2 x 16.2 cm and in fine condition, dating from the 20th century.
As befits its august character, the Ootobide is unusually large for a Noh mask and painted in gold. The mask has protruding, metallic gold, circular eyeballs with crossed eyes which create an illusion that the eyes are rolling arou...

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Anonymous vintage Japanese oil painting on canvas, 1970s, 33.5 x 24.5 cm (13.18 x 9.64in)


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Glass, Showa period, 1980s, Japan. H 23 x 14 x 14 cm (9.05 x 5.51 x 5.51in). *This clay doll in photo #6 is not attached.


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A Noh mask representing either the deified spirit of the Sugawara no Michizane and or a god linked to agricultural rituals. Carved wood with mineral pigments and gold, it is 22 x 16 cm and in fine condition, dating from the 20th century.
The mask's unassuming nose, thin-lipped, open mouth exposing upper and lower teeth, and fleshy cheeks are simple and human-like. However, the reddish coloring, the hair around the lips, the eyebrows that sweep upward, and the gold metal eyes that peer downw...

A Noh mask representing a young woman with gracefully curved mouth forming a slight smile and eyebrows placed high on a broad forehead reminiscent of koomote named Magojirou. Carved wood covered with Gofun and mineral pigments, 20th century. It is 21.2 x 13.5 cm and in overall fine condition bearing the carvers seal in the back.
The longish face, somewhat lean cheeks and simple shape of the eyes with heavy lids give the mask an open, yet sad expression, which at times takes on a delicate,...