A massive blue and white porcelain basin with silver glaze by Leg3endary Kyoto artist Kondo Takahiro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Sometsuke Ginsai Hachi. It is 42.5 cm (16-3/4 inches) diameter, 13 cm (just over 5 inches) tall and in perfect condition.
Kondo Takahiro (b. 1958) was born the grandson of Living National Treasure Kondo Yuzo. However, he graduated Hosei University not with a degree in sculpture or crafts, but in Literature...

A striking receptacle in rippling sandy clay by Sakiyama Takayuki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hamon (Ripples). It is 23.5 cm (9 inches) diameter, 20.5 cm (8 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Sakiyama Takayuki (b. 1958) graduated the Osaka Art University in 1981. In 1984 he exhibited for the first time at the Nitten National Exhibition...

A playful Shishi Okimono by Miyagwa (Makuzu ) Kozan in celadon green with a raised seal reading Makuzu on the belly. It is 8.5 x 13.5 x 10 cm (3-1/2 x 5-1/2 x 4 inches) and is in excellent condition.
The name Kozan was granted by Prince Yasui-no-Miya in 1851 in honor of the tea ware produced during the later Edo for the imperial Court by the tenth-generation head of the Kyoto pottery family Miyagawa Chozo...

A serene bronze figurine of a scholarly figure pondering the distance signed Koichi and dating from the early half of the 20th century. It is 40 cm (16 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Li Bai (also known as Li Po among other names) was a Chinese poet acclaimed as one of the greatest and most important of the Tang Dynasty if not in Chinese history as a whole. He is believed to have been born in central Asia and grew up in Sichuan Province...

Playful designs in vibrant color decorate this sake cup by ground-breaking female artist Matsuda Yuriko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Hai. It is 6 cm (2-1/4 inches) diameter, 6 cm tall and in perfect condition.
Matsuda Yuriko was born in Ashiya, Hyōgō Prefecture in 1943nd lives and works in Oshino, Yamanashi Prefecture. Yuriko is an avid exhibitor; it is a wonder she has time to do any work at all...

A guinomi on a tall pedestal in white by female artist Koike Shoko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shiroi no Katachi (White form). It is 8 cm (3 inches) diameter, 6.8 cm (2-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Born in 1943, Koike Shoko graduated Japan’s top art school (the Tokyo University of Art) in 1969. Eschewing the world of public Exhibition, Shoko has concentrated on private venues and museums...

Japanese Bronze Vase. Buddha is seen walking on a path with his walking stick over shoulder supporting his Carrying satchel.

Age: Late Meiji period (1868 - 1912)

Dimensions: 9" wide x 12" high

Japanese pair of byobu (folding screen paintings) with large pine trees. In one screen is the full moon, in the other the red sun floating in a misty background. Painted in sumi-e ink and light colors on paper. Signed by the artist.

Age: Taisho Period (early 20th century)

Dimensions: 65" high x 142" long

Japanese 2-panel byobu (screen painting) of a mountain landscape scene with a rocky cliff covered with lush, green trees. A stream runs into a calm reflective pool below the cliff face before it exits the other side on it's way down the mountain.
Painted in mineral colors and ink on paper. Signed by the artist.

Age: Taisho Period (early 20th century)

Dimensions: 67" high x 73" long

A life size Japanese bronze sculpture of a crab with pincers raised into the air. Original patina consistent with age.

Age: Circa 1920's

Dimensions: 11" x 8" x 6" high

Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki)
Cold Winter Wind
Size: Mitsugiri-ban. Approximately 12.5 x 6 inches.
Date: pre-1936 (Mid-1920s).
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. No. 204 in 1936 Watanabe catalog. M-4 in Shotei catalog.
Note: This is a chirimen (creped) version. The creping process was popular in the early 20th century. Creping reduces dimensions and makes prints more durable.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: The back is lightly toned.

Satsuma ceramic lantern vase signed Matsumoto Hozan, decorated in polychrome enamels and gold within three rectangular reserves. The first reserve shows a peacock; the second shows figures outdoors under a pine tree, with Mount Fuji looming on the horizon; the third depicts a hilly landscape, crossed by a river that meanders between the hills. Under the base is the signature "Dai Nihon Kyoto Matsumoto Hozan" with Shimazu Mon and Yasuda mark. Period: Meiji late 19th century. Dimensions:...

Ivory okimono depicting Shoki standing while holding a large koro with an oni visible inside. The contrast between the worried oni and the pride of Shoki, who displays it as a trophy, emphasizes the triumph of the latter, accentuating the symbolic value of the capture. Period: Meiji, late 19th century. Dimensions: 24.5 x 6 x 4 cm. Condition: Excellent.

Satsuma ceramic vase of globular shape, depicting the Nikko Shrine in Tochigi Prefecture with gold and silver enamels on a brown glazed ground. On the back there is the signature "Kinkozan zo" painted inside a fan-shaped reserve. Period: Meiji late 19th century. Dimensions: 14.5 x 12.5 cm. Condition: Excellent

Vanitas, finely carved in blond patina wood, with a snake emerging from the skull's eye socket. The snake, a symbol of rebirth and the life cycle, is masterfully crafted and features horn eyes, which add a touch of realism. The contrast between the materials not only enhances the technical beauty of the work, but also underlines the philosophical theme of vanitas, a memento mori that invites us to reflect on the fleeting nature of life and the inevitability of death. Period: Meiji, late...

Majestic and rare lacquered wooden screen with an elegant peacock in the center that stands out among golden and silver clouds. The peacock is depicted on a gnarled cherry blossom trunk, whose branch extends harmoniously into the background...

Patinated bronze vase, characterized by a refined naturalistic decoration with a lizard sculpted in relief in the center. The lizard is placed on leaves overlapping each other creating a fantastic three-dimensionality. Signature engraved under the base. Period: Meiji late 19th century Dimensions: 38 x 18 cm. Weight: 3 kg. Condition: Excellent. There is slight wear of the patina, and a slight dent visible only with attention. The rim of the vase is slightly deformed.

A Fabulous Bronze Serving Vessel with Rams-head handle lined with silver by Living National Treasure Katori Masahiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Hitsuji-mimi Hissen. It is 19.5 x 14 x 7.5 cm (8 x 5-1/2 x 3 inches) and in overall excellent condition, signed on the base Masahiko.
Katori Masahiko (1899-1988) was born into the family of prominent Bronze Artist Katori Hozuma in Chiba...