Exceptional vase in copper alloy inlaid with gold, silver, shakudo and shibuichi. The decoration represents two pairs of mandarin ducks at the edge of a river under a hundred-year-old pine covered in snow. The cast is excellent and the finishes perfect. The inlays are in solid metals, there is no gilding, only gold which is exceptional, this kind of work in mixed metals are almost always or largely simply gilded. The inlays, chiseling and engravings are of surprising perfection...

(After) Ito Shinsui (1898-1972)
Depiction of Lion Dance
Dated Sunday, 27th February, 1938.
Size: 7.875 x 5.25 inches (20 x 13.4 cm).
A cover of a menu of the N.Y.K. Line passenger ship, Katori Maru.
Publisher: Likely Nippon Mokuhan Co. Tokio (Japan Woodblock Co. Tokyo), who produced another of our ship menu woodblock prints.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print...

5 low-fired plates in sundown-colors decorated with seasonal images by Nakagawa Wado (1880-1943) from the Jusanken Kiln of Osaka. Each is roughly 14 cm (5-1/2 inches) diameter and in excellent condition...

A small set of three nesting bowls with pouring lips by Asami Gorosuke of the Kyoto Pottery Tradition dating from the late 19th to early 20th century. The largest is 11.5 x 13.5 x 6 cm, and all are in perfect condition.

A set of five Kosobe-yaki pottery plates decorated with plum blossoms, harbinger of Spring. Each is 12 cm (5 inches) diameter and in excellent condition, dating from the century and stamped Kosobe on the base.
The potter who founded Kosobe ware, Shinpei Igarashi, is said to have trained in Kyoto. He opened a kiln in Kosobe Town, Takatsuki City, during the Kansei era (1779-1801), and the operation continued for about 120 years until the fourth generation, Nobuhira...

A fine early to mid 19th century kettle for serving sake from the Imari region of Kyushu, one of the main porcelain centers in Japan. It is 19 x 15 x 20.5 cm (including the handle) and is in excellent condition.
Imari ware, also known as Arita ware, is a type of Japanese porcelain that originated in the early 17th century in the town of Arita, located in present-day Saga Prefecture...

A meek mouse huddles between erratic designs on the crackled-cream colored surface of this lidded container dating from the later 19th century Awata Kilns of Kyoto. It is 17 cm diameter, 11 cm tall and in excellent condition.
Awata, or Awataguchi, was the end of the Tokaido road connecting Kyoto and the Edo period capital of Tokyo. Potteries began there in the opening years of the Edo period.

A carved wood guardian figure of a Koma-inu looking quite genki with his tongue lolling and wearing a sheepish grin. It is made from a piece of wood which has grown around a stone, visible in the belly of the creature. This type of item, called Ishikui or Ishigami, is a highly prized phenomenon in Japan. The much-weathered figure was likely in the semi-outdoors for several hundred years, becoming rounded and loosing bits here and there...

Japanese shin hanga woodblock print titled "Honmon Temple, Ikegami" by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) dated in the lower left margin Showa 6 (1931). The artist's black ink signature and red seal are at the lower right corner of the image. The 6mm circular seal of the publisher Watanabe (used 1946-1957) is at the lower left corner. Paper: 15 1/8" x 10 3/8" (image: 14 1/4" x 9 7/16"). Good overall condition with full margins. The back is slightly toned across the top and narrowly down the sides...

A set of five covered bowls from the Akashi kilns of the 19th century decorated with cotton flowers on brown sandy clay. Each bowl is roughly 11.5 cm (4-1/2 inches) diameter, 6 cm (2-1/4 inches) deep. There are minor abrasions to the soft clay along the rims, but no cracks, and overall in rare fine used condition. Akashiyaki is a type of ceramic from Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture influenced by Mishima, Ko-Kiyomizu and Ninsei wares which reached its peak in the latter half of the Edo period...

Antique Japanese okimono of a skull. Made of ceramic with a dark brown finish. Realistically sculpted with details of every process and suture. And with a single porcelain tooth. Comes with tomobako.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 5" high x 5 1/2" long

Large and heavy top-quality Bizen Hachi bowl by Living National Treasure Kei Fujiwara. The potter's signature is incised on the base.

Size:
Height: 13.6cm
Width: 38cm
In excellent condition with kiln scratches. Comes with a signed wooden box.

Kei Fujiwara was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, in 1899. He published a poetry collection in 1922 and studied drawing at the Kawabata Yoga Research Institute...

This stunning stoneware bowl by Japanese potter Hamada Shoji showcases his signature simplicity and natural beauty. The bowl has a smooth, glazed upper section that transitions into a textured, rough lower portion. The variations in color and texture are a result of the firing process, reflecting Hamada's embrace of natural imperfections.

Hamada Shoji was a key figure in the Mingei (folk craft) movement, dedicated to reviving traditional Japanese pottery...

Large winter bowl by Hayashi Kotaro (1940-1981), with the artist's mark incised on the base.

Dimensions:
Diameter: 13.5cm
Height: 9.6cm
In excellent condition, includes a matching wooden box and leaflet.

Hayashi Kotaro was a renowned ceramic artist from Toki City, Gifu Prefecture. He studied ceramics starting in 1959 under Kobei Kato at the Gifu Prefectural Ceramics Experimental Institute. He was recognized in exhibitions like the Japan Traditional Crafts Ex...

One of such rare antique Hagi Chawan with wonderful glaze and aesthetically pleasing patina from the mid 19th century (Edo Period 1603 - 1868).

It comes together with its antique wooden box and rare authentication and appraisal of the 5th Kohitsu Ryōchū 古筆了仲 (1820-1891).

Like many of the great Japanese ceramic traditions of western Japan, Hagi originated with Korean potters. Indeed, in the Momoyama era (1573-1603) and in the early years of the Edo period (1603 ...

Ivory netsuke depicting a Tanuki, a figure from Japanese mythology similar to a raccoon, known for its mischievous and shape-shifting nature. He is dressed in an elegant kimono lying on a mokugyo while holding the sacred Buddhist jewel, a symbol of wisdom and enlightenment, in his right paw. The eyes are inlaid with mother-of-pearl, framed by horn, creating a realistic and vivid effect that captures the gaze. The himotoshi are enriched with polychrome ivory rings. Period: Meiji 19th centur...

Netsuke in polychrome ivory depicting an oni characterized by bright colors in shades of red and gold. Signature engraved Tomomasa. Period: Edo 19th century. Dimensions: 3.8 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm. Condition: Excellent.

This is an antique Japanese Gotaiten-shibori indigo dyed cotton kimono. There are a few stains. No damage and in good condition. Size: Length: 136cm (38.5") / Sleeve cuff to sleeve cuff across the back: 126cm (49.6")