A stone formed bowl covered entirely in platinum by Inayoshi Osamu enclosed in the original signed wooden box accompanied by the shiori and Shifuku. The bowl is carved and torn from a block of clay, then textured with natural stones specially selected for their surface patterns, splashed with glaze and then covered in platinum, creating dry matte regions punctuated by glistening liquid spatters...

NEW KOKESHI

Contemporary Japanese folk wooden 'kokeshi' doll (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokeshi) hand-made by Mr. Sano in Shiga prefecture just for his own pure enjoyment of himself. H 10 x D 6 cm (3.93 x 2.36in). He is a parking lot sweeper and picking up wood scraps for the materials to make such his own unique art works...

NEW KOKESHI

Contemporary Japanese folk wooden 'kokeshi' doll (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokeshi) hand-made by Mr. Sano in Shiga prefecture just for his own pure enjoyment of himself. H 18 x D 5 cm (7.08 x 1.96in). He is a parking lot sweeper and picking up wood scraps for the materials to make such his own unique art works...

NEW KOKESHI

Contemporary Japanese folk wooden 'kokeshi' doll (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokeshi) hand-made by Mr. Sano in Shiga prefecture just for his own pure enjoyment of himself. H 18 x D 6 cm (7.08 x 2.36in). He is a parking lot sweeper and picking up wood scraps for the materials to make such his own unique art works...

The size of Collection Book: 10 1/2" W x 14 3/4" H x 1/2" Thick. Book weighs 2 Lbs,
This is really Rare Japanese Meiji Master Art Works collection book.
Contents written in Japanese.
The Collection Book came with slip case. Book has Japanese Woodblock
Print with water wave design in soft blue and black design done in Japanese
Washi paper outside as well as inside and back side cover. It is signed by Usho...

Additional Photos #1 for Japanese Meiji Master Art Collection Book w/woodblock prints

Additional Photos #2 for Japanese Meiji Master Art Collection Book with woodblock prints

A fine pair of White Porcelain vases with raised designs by Miura Chikken (Chikuken) dating from the early 20th century each enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The are roughly 17.5 cm (7 inches) diameter, 28.5 cm (over 11 inches) tall and in excellent condition. Although the same diameter, one is slightly shorter than the other. Miura Chikken (Chikuken, 1900-1990) was born the third son of Miura Chikusen I...

Kawase Hasui
Clearing After a Snowfall on Mt. Fuji (Tagonoura). (Fuji no Yukibare, Tagonoura)
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.25 x 10.5 inches.
Date: 1932. This edition 1950-62.
Publisher: Doi Hangaten. Carver: Harada. Printer: Yokoi.
Doi watermark in upper left margin corner.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Reference: Hotei #266.
Condition: Slight fading.

Something wild remains in the expression of this quiet little creature hiding away from human eyes. It is Bizen pottery, dating from the 19th to early 20th century, when Saikumono sculptural works were at their peak of production. It is 10.5 x 17.5 x 10.5 cm (4 x 7-1/2 x 4 inches) and is in excellent condition.
The Bizen pottery tradition in Japan dates back over a thousand years, tracing its roots to the Heian period (794-1185)...

A set of five sake cups, each engraved with a unique poem by the artist/nun Otagaki Rengetsu dating from her 83rd year enclosed in an antique Sarasa cloth pouch with silk pads between enclosed in an old wooden box. They are each 5 cm (2 inches) diameter and all are in excellent condition...

YELLOW DRESS

Vintage Japanese oil painting on canvas, by Saburo Miyamoto, 1961. *Frame is just for the reference image and not attached...

Small flask or vase in the shape of a double gourd. Thin and fine, whitish stoneware covered in translucent glaze, decorated in overglaze, colored enamels and gold with a cord and tassels and maple leaves floating on a sinewy stream.

Unsigned/unmarked. Kyoto (Kiyomizu) ware.

Meiji era, late 19th century, Japan

H 6 in.

Excellent condition

A cluster of Blue and White Edo period Imari bowls which melted together in the inferno and fused, three becoming one in a fortuitous accident. The Japanese have long held these flaws in high esteem, accentuating the ideas of Wabi-sabi and the ephemeral which permeate Japanese culture. Roughly 24 x 16 x 8 cm (9-1/2 x 6 x 3 inches), a very interesting addition to the table.

Cotton girl's kimono with auspicious motifs, such as plum blooms, bamboos, pine trees, which are kata Yuzenzome (stencil-resist dye and colored by hand), and hand painted turtles and waves. The ground cloth is benibana (safflower) dye which is very precious. Safflower has been grown in Yamagata prefecture in Tohoku district...

Golden Maple leaves and five petaled plum blossoms float on the golden pond pooling on this early Edo period Karatsu Chawan decorated with a single Zen circle. Superb quality repairs gleam about the rim, one large repair decorated over top of the gold with fine amages of leaves and blossoms. The base is small and shallow, indicative of the early era. It is 12 cm (just less than 5 inches) diameter, 7.5cm (3 inches) tall and comes enclosed in an old wooden box...

A set of 4 exquisite lacquered wooden boxes with trays decorated with Tsuba (sword guards) in gold on a jet black mirror surface dating from the early 20th century enclosed in a four tier black lacquered wooden box. Inside is silver Nashiji with scattered cherry blossoms. The trays feature solid silver rims and are signed Ryoshin. Each box is 13.5 x 10.5 x 5.7 cm (5-1/4 x 4 x 2 inches) and each tray is 17.6 x 14.6 x 1.7 cm and all are in overall fine condition.

An inviting poem for the 8th month is engraved among the leaves and grapes clinging to the vines forming the handle on this tall ewer covered in pale white glaze by Otagaki Rengetsu dating from the 19th century...