A miracle bowl in thick white glaze by Murakoshi Takuma enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shizuku Chawan. Shizuku is a natural, unplanned and unpredictable kiln event when built up ash, usually on the ceiling of the kiln or on a kil shelf, melts and falls onto a piece, creating a droplet or drip. Highly sought, this white bowl was struck perfectly on the rim by a flow of liquid green ash which has pooled in the center, and runs perfectly down both inside and out...

A masterpiece Aka-Raku Koetsu style Chawan by Ohmae Satoru enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Aka-Chawan, Kaga Koetsu. It is 12 x 13.5 x 10 cm (5 x 5-1/2 x 4 inches) and is in perfect condition, directly from the artist this summer.
Ohmae Satoru was born in Osaka in 1972. He began decorating Kenzan style pottery in Kobe in 1991 with his brother. It was in 1994 he began making Nanban style unglazed pottery...

Japanese Edo period woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) depicting the 12th century woman warrior Tomoe Gozen galloping on horseback in the snow. A poem by the Emperor Koko Tenno reads: "It is for your sake that I walk the fields in spring, gathering green herbs, while my garments' hanging sleeves are speckled with falling snow." This image is number 15 from the series "Ogura Imitations of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets" published by Ibaya Senzaburo between 1845-1848...

Japanese Edo period woodblock print by Kunisada, also known as Toyokuni III (1786-1864), depicting the actor Ichikawa Danzo VI in a kabuki performance, published by Kagiya Shobei in 1861. This is one of an untitled series of half-length portraits of actors with poems and still life scenes at the top. Signed at the left "Toyokuni ga" in a red cartouche with yellow snow. Paper: 14 1/8" x 9 5/8" (image: nearly 13 1/2" x over 9 1/8"). Very good color and overall condition with margins evident...

Japanese Meiji period woodblock print by Kono Bairei (1844-1895) titled "Sasanqua (camellias) and Grey Herons" from "Bairei's Album of Birds and Flowers" (Bairei kacho gafu) dated in the left margin Meiji 16 (1883). The series title is along the top edge and the publisher's information is along the bottom edge. Bairei's red seal is in the sky at the upper right side. 14 3/8" x nearly 9 1/2." Very good color and overall condition with only minor soiling evident...

Japanese Meiji period woodblock print by Kono Bairei (1844-1895) titled "Lily and Keu Birds" from "Bairei's Album of Birds and Flowers" (Bairei kacho gafu) dated in the left margin Meiji 16 (1883). The series title is along the top edge and the publisher's information is along the bottom edge. Bairei's red seal is in the sky at the upper left side. 14 3/8" x nearly 9 1/2." Very good color and overall condition with only minor soiling evident...

A beautiful and rare Chawan tea bowl by Morino Taimei enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 12.5 cm (5 inches) diameter, 7.5 cm (3 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Morino Taimei was born in Kyoto in 1934, and was first accepted into the Nitten National Exhibition at a relatively young age in 1957 (a year before graduating the Kyoto Municipal University of Fine Art!). In 1960 he received the prestigious Hokutosho prize at the same National Exhibition...

A voluminous Tea Bowl in the Korean style by Ohmae Satoru enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Onigashima Chossen Karatsu Chawan. It is 12.5 cm (5 inches) diameter, 9 cm (3-1/2 inches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist this summer.
Ohmae Satoru was born in Osaka in 1972. He began decorating Kenzan style pottery in Kobe in 1991 with his brother. It was in 1994 he began making Nanban style unglazed pottery...

A stunning vase by Yamamoto Ichiyo in his signature Platinum glaze enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Jun-purachina-sai Kawasemi no Ikoi (Song of the Kingfisher). It is 19.5 cm (roughly 8 inches) diameter, 21cm (8-1/2 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Yamamoto Ichiyo was born in Nagasaki in 1944. He began his career at an Arita Porcelain ceramic facility in 1969...

1885's Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock Print by Tsukioka Yoshitosh 月岡芳年 "Moon at Mount Inaba" Tsuki Hyakushi 月百姿 稲葉山の月

The overall measurement is 18.5 inches (47 cm) long by 14.37 inches (36.5 cm) wide. The print is 13.9 inches (35.4 cm) long by 9.5 inches (24.2 cm) wide...

Cotton kimono with Kikai Suji-Shibori (Machine-Pleated Stripes) which is vegetable indigo dye. The lining has cotton katazome (stencil-resist dye) carp and fall motif which is also vegetable indigo dye. It has mending stitches, many light stains in the shibori side. Early 20th century. W:126cm, L:124cm

Antique Japanese silver over nickel gunbai 軍配 war fan. A type of signal baton and Japanese war fan. Once held by military leaders (such as daimyō) and priests in the past, it is used in the modern day by umpires in sumo wrestling.
Gunbai, from the Sino-Japanese roots meaning "military-apportioned [fan]", were a specialized form of fan used by samurai officers in Japan to communicate commands to their troops...

Large Japanese Meiji period Imari porcelain charger decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels and gilt highlights with a central kirin surrounded by three ho-o birds in flight...

Hiroshige Ando
A Pair of Poppies and Quails
Size: Approximately 8 x 3.75 inches.
Date: ca 1910.
Publisher: Matsumoto Print Works. No. 364 publisher's tag on back.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Note: We find these Matsumoto-published Hiroshige scenes to be particularly good, but we don't list all of them. Please contact us if you are interested in seeing others.

Hiroshige Ando
Rural View by Moonlight
Size: Approximately 6.625 x 5 inches.
Date: ca 1910.
Seal is read "Hiroshige".
Publisher: Matsumoto Print Works. No. 428 publisher's tag on back.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Note: We find these Matsumoto-published Hiroshige scenes to be particularly good, but we don't list all of them. Please contact us if you are interested in seeing others.

Hiroshige Ando
Sudden Shower Over Shin Ohashi Bridge
Size: Approximately 5.625 x 3.5 inches.
Date: ca 1910.
Publisher: Matsumoto Print Works. No. 417 publisher's tag on back.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Note: We find these Matsumoto-published Hiroshige scenes to be particularly good, but we don't list all of them. Please contact us if you are interested in seeing others.

Antique Japanese Monkeys and Persimmons Parasol Handle. Well carved in the form of two monkeys in a persimmon tree. The large monkey helps the little one up into the branches which are covered with ripe fruit. Carved of bone with expressive details and warm patina. With custom metal stand.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 6" high x 2" wide (6 3/4" high on stand)

Meiji (1868-1912) Japanese Bronze Okimono with Bamboo Forest Creatures Toad, Snake, and Slug

The okimono is 4.25 inches (11 cm) tall, and 11 inches (28 cm) long by 5.9 inches (15 cm) wide. It is 5.8 lb.

It is tarnished and has oxidation, rust, firing crack at the snake, firing hole at the toad, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

Provenance: Bonhams & Butterfield Auction

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