A pointed tower in burnt gray clay by Mihara Ken enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seki Kaki. Three slabs curvaceously rise to an unconventional horn, slotted on one side to accept a flower. A single camellia blossom in rich red, a few green leaves pitted against the gray body in the dark corner of a Tea Room would be incredible...

Antique Kiseruzutsu Pipe Case of Warrior Monk carved with stag antler. Mystical warrior conjuring with scroll gripped in mouth. Skin of stag antler on side, visible. Lovely light creme coloration to Stag antler. The cord attachment in the form of a vine, its branch functioning as the himotoshi. Case mounted vertically on iron base. Provenance: Prominent Washington collection. Age Meiji Period, c1868-1912) Size: 7.5” High 1.25" Wide, stand overall height 8.5”

Antique Kiseruzutsu of a Cockfight with Case and Cover tube. Lovely light creme coloration to Stag antler. Beautifully carved scene of Man holding a game fan above two fighting cockerels. The cord attachment in the form of clouds, its inset functioning as the himotoshi. Case mounted vertically on iron base. Provenance: Prominent Washington collection. Age Meiji Period, c1868-1912) Size: 9.16" High 1.25" Wide, stand overall height 9"

Antique Kiseruzutsu or Pipe Case of peony and fu dogs finely carved of stag antler, good darkened patination, Case slightly curved with design of a pair of fu dogs cavorting amoungst pine and waterfall scene. The cord attachment in the form of a vine, its branch functioning as the himotoshi. Case mounted vertically on iron base. Provenance: Prominent Washington collection. Age Meiji Period, c1868-1912) Size: 8.25" High 1.25" Wide, stand overall height 9"

Japanese Silver Gold Samurai Helmet Imperial Presentation Bonbonniere Box Signed Miyamoto Shoko

It is 1.96 inches (5 cm) tall by 2.55 inches (6.5 cm) wide. It is 103.6 gram.

It is tarnished and has missing bead and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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19th Century Japanese or Chinese Makie Maki-e Wood Carved Lacquer Stack Box

It is 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) tall by 5.8 inches (14.7 cm) long and wide. It is 1.3 lb.

It has small chips, stains, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Japanese Antique Deer Antler Parasol Handle of Bat and Frog charmingly carved as a dome top. Bat wings covering resting on the top of tree trunk with a climbing frog below. Provenance: Washington collection. Age: Meiji Period, c1868-1912, Size: 7" High 1.25" Wide, stand overall height 7.75"

1900's Japanese Arita Kakiemon style Censer with Silver Lid

It is 2.8 inches (7.1 cm) tall by 2.83 inches (7.2 cm) wide. It is 151.3 gram.

It has dark spots, skip glaze, tarnished silver and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Antique Kiseruzutsu of Pipe Case of charming study of three children cavorting to music, drum, horn and cymbals at top, nice patination and attractive textured surface of deer antler on back. The cord attachment in the form of a horn, its neck functioning as the himotoshi. Case mounted vertically on iron base. Provenance: Washington collection. Age Meiji Period, c1868-1912) Size: 8" High 1.5" Wide, stand overall height 8.75"

Torn paper is layered to form the canvas for this unusual ink painting by master of the genre Nomura Seiroku titled Mori Kara (From the forest) published in the Museum catalog Nomura Seiroku by the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art (2000, Figure 21 page 115). According to the Museum it was painted in 1971...

A masterpiece of simplicity and abstraction by Nomura Seiroku featuring various shades of black representing snowflakes slowly accumulating at the bottom of the long paper canvas enclosed in a period brushed metal frame with silver fabric mat. The frame is 96 x 31 x 6 cm (37-3/4 x 12 x 2 inches), the image itself is 71 x 14.5 cm (28 x 6 inches) and is in fine condition.
Nomura Seiroku was born in 1916 as the fourth son of a farming family in Yamanashi Prefecture...

A framed Tanzaku Poem card dominated by a red camelia by Nomura Seiroku mounted in a period metal frame. Mineral pigment on paper mounted centered in a silver panel with cool color fabric. It is signed and titled on the back.
The imgage itself is 35.5×5 cm (14 x 2 inches), the frame size; 51.5 × 26.5 × 5,cm (20 x 10-1/2 x 2 inches) and is in overall excellent condition. : Nomura Seiroku was born in 1916 as the fourth son of a farming family in Yamanashi Prefecture...

There is something very intimate about this image of a small fish in a simple wash of ink by Nomura Seiroku enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kajika. Ink on psprt mounted in beige cloth, the scroll is 118 × 25.5 (10 x 46-1/2 inches) and is in overall excellent condition.
The Japanese fluvial sculpin is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish. It is endemic to Japan, where it inhabits mountain streams in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu...

A frantic image of Higanbana flowers scratched onto a blue background by Nomura Seiroku Mineral pigment on paper mounted in a gilded frame signed the titled on the back. It is 60.5 x 45.5 cm (24 x 18 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Nomura Seiroku was born in 1916 as the fourth son of a farming family in Yamanashi Prefecture. During his childhood, he was entrusted to relatives and spent his time drawing late into the night while working at a cotton mill...

A Dragon rises up in a brisk stoke past the character Noboru (ascending) on the dark mulberry paper of this scroll mounted work by Nomura Seiroku. The scroll is 48 x 210 cm (19 x 82-1/2 inches) and is in excellent condition. It has been cleaned and completely remounted in antique green cloth emblazoned with white crests, and features antique Japanese Sarasa dyed cotton.
Nomura Seiroku was born in 1916 as the fourth son of a farming family in Yamanashi Prefecture...

A frantic image of sunlight breaking through the trees, rushing toward a crescent moon hanging low in the sky by Nomura Seiroku mounted in the original wooden frame signed and titled on the reverse. The frame is 74.x 59 x 4.5 cm (29 x 23-1/4 x 1-1/2 inches). The image size is 46.5 x 62 cm (18-1/4 x 24-1/2 inches).
Nomura Seiroku was born in 1916 as the fourth son of a farming family in Yamanashi Prefecture...

A colorful Work by Nomura Seiroku mounted rarely for this style as a scroll enclosed in the original signed wooden box with a protective Futomaki roller titled Akiyama no Iro (Autumn Mountain Colors)...

A frantic image in stark color of a cat mounted in a metal frame with dark mat by Nomura Seiroku dating circa 1970. Mineral pigment on paper, the image is 29 x 41 cm (11-1/2 x 16 inches), the frame is 48.5 x 60.5 x 4 cm (19 x 24 x 1-1/2 inches) and is in overall excellent condition. A similar image of a white cat was awarded top prize at the First French/Japanese Art exposition held in 1975.
Nomura Seiroku was born in 1916 as the fourth son of a farming family in Yamanashi Prefecture. Dur...