Antique Japanese gunbai, war fan belonging to a high ranking samurai officer. Made of lacquered wood with shell inlay and with 2 large cut outs. This fan would have been used to shade from the sun and to signal troops. Though this shape of fan was not used as a weapon, it could have come in very handy in battle and there are legends of samurai heroes fighting with nothing but their war fans. The art of fighting with a war fan is called tessenjutsu...

Mounted antique Japanese 16th century carved hardwood temple fragment from Japans old growth forests. Depicting a pair of herons, king fishers, sparrows, fish, and front sitting amounts the blooming lotus flowers at waters edge. Mounted and ready to be enjoyed. Excellent original condition with patina consistent of age.
The herons symbolizes long life and is considered a sacred animal...

Kawase Hasui
Kiso River (catalog title: Mt. Fuji with Sailboat)
Date: 1930s.
Size: Koban. Approximately 7.75 x 5.125 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Artist's oval seal at lower left.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Reference: Hotei #Hp-1.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Wooden netsuke of a standing Dutchman figure with his mouth open, leaning forward. He is wearing a long curly wig, a ruff and a long coat tied at the waist...

Ivory netsuke of a man wearing a wakizashi (short sword) on his left side and an inrô with his netsuke on his right side. His hairstyle is a chonmage and he is wearing a kimono with the lucky kanji kichi (吉) on the back.

In the feudal system that prevailed until the Edo period, the buke (武家) class corresponded to the warrior nobility. The man shown here belongs to this class and has the privilege of wearing the wakizashi, a highly regulated item...

A shallow bowl in the Mishima style from Izumo named Meigetsu (Bright Moon) by the famous priest Takeda Mokurai dating from the mid to later Edo period enclosed in a fine kiri-wood collectors box titled Izumo Mishima Chawan...

A collapsed water jar covered in iron glaze and enclosed in an ancient wooden box heavily annotated inside the lid and named Ho-gyoku by the Head priest of Bukkoji Temple in Kyoto. There is a red lacquered Ka-o signature used by the elite on the side of the vessel. It is 32 x 23 x 27.5 cm (11-1/2 x 9 x 11 inches) and is in fine condition. The box lid claims it was the property of or named by the head of Bukkoji Temple in downtown Kyoto...

An antique Japanese large Choba Tansu (merchant chest) made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Hinoki (Cypress) woods. Four large drawers for merchant textile storage on the left and seven utility drawers with 2 sliding doors and a hinged door hiding 2 small drawers on the right side. All original hand forged iron hardware including the Hikute style handles...

Hiroshige Utagawa (Ando)
Title: View of Shibanoura
Date: 1851-53.
Size: Horizontal aiban. Woodblock-printed fan portion is 12 x 9.375 inches.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Line at edge. Slight stains and spotting.
Reference notes: We could find no other example of this design.

THE KOKESHIS

Six different size of old Japanese folk wooden ‘kokeshi’ dolls (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokeshi), Showa period, 20th century, Tallest 23.5 cm (9.25in), Shortest 11.5 cm (4.52in). Only the second tallest one's head is unfixed...

ABSTRACTION MADE OF WOOD AND JAPANESE PAPER

Something like a lid of box as originally, with unintentionally aesthetic both sides as it is. Wall-hangable. Showa period, 20th century, Japan...

This is a Shigaraki ware ash-glazed flower vase. The vase has a unique and rustic appearance, characteristic of Shigaraki pottery.
The surface features natural kiln effects, with a textured glaze that varies in color from earthy browns to reddish tones. The uneven distribution of glaze and the rough, gritty texture give the vase an organic, almost weathered look.
The shape of the vase is slightly irregular, tapering towards the top with a small, narrow opening...

Shinsaku's hand-drawn lines create a strong iron glaze effect, showcasing his mastery.

Size
Height: 9 cm
Width: 13 cm

Condition
Unused
Comes with a signed wooden box

Born in 1929 as the second son of Hamada Shoji, Shinsaku Hamada continued the Mashiko pottery tradition. In 1978, he took over the famous kiln in Mashiko.

Shinsaku's pottery is internationally recognized and featured in many prestigious museums...

This is a child's han-jyuban from the Meiji period. The sleeves are silk yuzen dyed and shibori, and have some damage due to age. The body is cotton itajime katazome and katazome. There are some light stains. Size:length　71㎝　/　Sleeve to Sleeve　93㎝

A pair of rare Michel Ducaroy's three seat sofa in original Violet Alcantara. Both are in very good condition with little ware. These are easy to clean and stain resistant...

Kyoto Kinkakuji
Artist not known.
Date: 1930s-40s
Print size: 5.625 x 3.625 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo. Seal at lower right.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

Very large ash-glazed Mizusashi by 3rd generation Iga ceramist Takashi Tanimoto. The artist's mark is incised on the base.

Size:

Height: 24 cm
Width: 23.5 cm

In unused condition. The kiln crack on the base is repaired with kintsugi by the artist.

Tanimoto Takashi:
Born in 1978 in Iga city, Mie Prefecture. Graduated in 2003 from Kyoto Prefectural Ceramists’ Technical Institute. Studied under Tadashi Mori. Studied in Italy in 2004. Began...

Old Bizen 4-sided vase in the style of Chinese Bagua Cong, with the Kimura Sotoku kiln mark on the base. Kimura Sotoku is part of the Kimura family, one of the "six families of Bizen."

In the Early Edo period, Mitsumasa Ikeda (1609–1682) supported Bizen ware by providing resources and recognizing top potters.
The shogunate combined individual kilns into community kilns run by six Bizen families: Kimura, Mori, Tongu, Terami, Oae, and Kaneshige.

Height: 22 cm