Antique Japanese set of folding Buddhist shrine doors. Made of wood and lacquered black with accents in gold lacquer and green mineral pigment. Extensive gilt copper hardware incised with scrolling vines. The doors are in four sections: two sets that are hinged together and close with a single latch in the center.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 48" high x 68" wide

This is definitely the best work by modern avangarde artist Hiramatsu Ryoma and it demonstrates his creative imagination and challenges the traditional boundaries of what defines a tea bowl.

He surely needs no introduction. Ryoma is one of those once in 500 years' type of artists. He is a potter who goes beyond that usual appellation. He has developed his own way of expressing himself through ceramics...

A six-panel screen on paper depicting a scene of everyday life, with men sitting in a hilly setting while drinking tea. The men are sitting on tatami mats, engaged in a simple refreshment break and are dressed in traditional kimonos. The panels are surrounded by two silk borders, a thicker blue one with a geometric pattern and a thin one. A black lacquered wooden frame completes and protects this screen...

A spectacular Meiji to Taisho period Golden box decorated with a spray of flowers under an imperial Chrysanthemum. The interior and bottom are elegant Nashiji, and the border between box and lid is protected by a solid silver rim. Kirigane cut gold flakes decorate the raised leaves. It comes enclosed in a custom made kiri-wood storage box. The gilded receptacle is 30 x 24.5 x 14 cm (12 x 9-3/4 x 5-1/2 inches) and it is in excellent condition.

An incense burner of colored and mixed raw porcelain by Kusabe Yuji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Neriage Kuro-Nami-mon Koro (Black Wave Pattern Censer). It is 9 cm (3-1/2 inches) diameter, 11 cm (just over 4 inches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist.
Kusaba Yuji was born in Arita, the heartland of Japanese porcelain, in 1955, and graduated the prestigious Nihon Daigaku in 1979...

An antique Japanese Tansu chest from the Tohoku region of Japan used for merchant organizing and storage. Made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods and finished using a wiped lacquer technique. 14 drawers total with the bottom two having lock plates where valuables were kept away from prying hands.

Kakute style handle pulls with Tohoku lock plates designating its origins...

An antique Japanese Tansu chest from the Matsumoto region of Japan made of Hinoki (Cypress) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods. Original Urushi lacquer finish and hand forged iron hardware. Lock plates feature an incised Kiri (Paulownia) leaf Mon (family crest) and drawer pulls fashioned in the Mokko design with elaborate back plates...

Ohara Koson
Two Common Snipes Near Waterfront
Size: Ko-tanzaku. Approximately 8.0 x 3.75 inches.
Date: ca. 1910.
Koson signature and seal at upper right.
Publisher: Matsumoto (no. 108).
Reference: AK.13 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Compare with Daikokuya K24.5.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. A couple of small dash marks in sky.

An interesting and unusual large Japanese Arita crackle-glazed bottle, heavily potted, with silvery bronze rim mount and attractive kintsugi gold lacquer repairs to the foot. Circa 1630, Height 31cms. Provenance: The Robert Kime Collection. From his house in La Gonette, France.

A set of Five Sencha Tea Cups made like blossoms of pastel colored clay on gray buy Kusaba Yuji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Neriage Sai-ka-mon Senchawan zen. Each is roughly 9.3 cm (just less than 4 inches) diameter, 4.8 cm (2 inches ) tall and all are in excellent condition, directly from the artist.
Kusaba Yuji was born in Arita, the heartland of Japanese porcelain, in 1955, and graduated the prestigious Nihon Daigaku in 1979...

Yoshimoto Gesso
Figure at Temple
Date: 1930s.
Print size: Tanzaku. Approximately 13.25 x 3.125 inches.
Publisher: Nishinomiya Yosaku (Stamp on verso)
Artist's seal at lower right.
Reference: No. 1591.
Woodblock print is attached along its top edge only to original card.
Original kento registration mark at upper right edge.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.

BUDDHA FROM GOMA

Well-sooted Japanese wood carving buddhist statue enshrined at Goma-do hall (the place for *Goma holy firing ceremony) of a certain buddhist temple in Fukushima for long years, circa late 19th – very early 20th century. Total height with pedestal : 22.9 cm (9.01in). Still strongly remains that smoky smell, so please refrain from ordering it if you care.

*Goma – ref...

GIANT MARIKO

Massive artwork of Japanese wood sculpting method created by carving with a single knife called 'Ittobori', by Yone Takahashi (1930-2007), 1982, H 48 x 24 x 25 cm (18.89 x 9.44 x 9.84in)


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A pair of Japanese bronze toads.

Age: Japan, Contemporary
Size: Height 10.5 C.M. / Width 16.5 C.M. / Length 20.3 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

A special piece by one of our all time favorite artists Miyake Yoji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Kinsai Budomon Tsubo. Bold grape vines spread their oversized leaves over the earthy gray glazed vessel, large grape3s burgeoning fat over splashes of gold. It is 38.5 cm (15 inches) diameter and in excellent condition.
Born in Shimane in 1950, He studied from 1974 under Ito Kosho, establishing himself as an independent artist three years later in Mashiko...

A stylish table lamp made by Kinoshita Yuri and Craig Yamamoto consisting of a shade of woven Kozo paper on iron frame with walnut stand and brass fittings signed by both artists titled Haguregumo. It comes with a built in dimmer switch. The shade is 84 cm long, 40 cm diameter. The lamp stands 53 cm, tall and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist...

A free standing lamp of iron mounted on a solid Keyaki wood base with Bamboo Fiber Paper woven shade by Kinoshita Yuri titled Amakudari. It is lit with 3 100 W (15 w) LED Lights fitted with a black flat cord and foot switch complete with Remote Control. It is 195 cm ((76-1/2 inches) tall, the shade 30 cm (12 inches) diameter. In perfect condition, built in our gallery studio and completed just this month...

An amazing Nebula of pale raw kozo paper impregnated with iron wire by Kinoshita Yuri titled Uchu (Universe) made in our gallery studio and completed just this month. The centerpiece of the show, it is made to hang from the ceiling, and comes with a Remote Control. It is roughly 130 x 110 x 85 cm (51 x 43 x 33-1/2 inches and is in excellent condition, directly from the artist...