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Haruko Watanabe
$80.00 A set of four fans (uchiwa) made of bamboo and washi (Japanese hand-made paper). Each has hand-painted pictures and signs such as three kabuki "kumadori" which is special makeup of the kabuki player and Otahuku. All have the same written seal marks, however the name of the artist is not clear. Two are painted with kakishibu (persimmon tannin) 20th century. In excellent condition. W:30.5cm H:35.5cm
Zentner Collection
SOLD Antique Japanese gilt lacquered kanban, or shop sign. With hand-painted portrait of the shop's owner and the words "Trade Mark" above and kanji below.
Meiji period (1868-1912) Dimensions: 12" W x 2" D x 54" H
Zentner Collection
$1,750.00 Antique Japanese set of 7 imari plates, with cobalt blue underglaze phoenix motif accented in gilt, surrounded by a network of various flowers, red and gilt emblems, butterflies, and cobalt blue geometric design along the inner rim. The underside features designs of mon with leaves and tassels, and six character mark in the center of the foot.
Size: 9.5" W x 1.5" H
Zentner Collection
SOLD Japanese antique transom made of keyaki (elm) wood and carved with a scene of Ushiwaka and Benkei battling on Gojo Bridge in Kyoto. The young samurai, Yoshitsune (also known as Ushiwaka-maru) is depicted in an acrobatic pose, leaping over Benkei, the giant wild-man who was intent on stealing Ushiwaka's sword. Another samurai is carved below them, his much smaller form suggesting he is far below the action...
Zentner Collection
$2,000.00 Japanese antique transom made of keyaki (elm) wood and carved with scenes of samurai warriors. On the left hand side, a general gives orders to his troops (small figures carved in the round) partially behind a camp curtain. On the right hand side, another samurai rides a battle horse and raises his weapon high over his head. All around them are pine branches and swirling mist.
Edo Period (19th century) Dimensions: 17 1/4" high x 45 1/2" long x 5 1/2" deep.
Japanese : Other Prints : Pre 2000
item #1361129
Japanese limited edition aquatint etching by Sarah Brayer (b. 1957) depicting two black cats on a snowy village lane titled "Footprints." The print is pencil-signed, titled, dated ’99, and numbered 80/80 in the bottom margin. Visible paper size: 23 1/2” x 14 1/2" (image: 22 1/2” x 13 3/4”). Original Kanda Gallery frame with non-glare glass measuring 32 3/4” x 22 1/2." The print has not been examined out of the frame, but no condition problems are visible.
The Kura
Sold, thank you! A large futamono (covered dish) in the shape of a Tai-fish by Ninnami Dohachi enclosed in a triple wood box signed and annotated by renowned potter Miura Chikuken (Chikken). The Tai fish (Red Snapper) is a popular motif and commonly served in celebratory occasions because its name (Tai) is a homophone for Medetai (celebration). The stomach section is removable to reveal a compartment where fish might be served. It is 36.5 x 23 x 20 cm and is in excellent condition...
Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1900
item #1361022
(stock #TRC1825)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
Sold, Thank You! This tea bowl crafted by one of the great masters of Japanese pottery depicts Meota Iwa—a famous Japanese landmark in Mie. Symbolizing the union between two divine deities, Izanagi (said to be the larger rock, though there is no consensus on this point) and his wife Izanami, the two are joined by a shimenawa (heavy straw rope used in Japanese Shinto ceremonies). This straw rope is quite massive and must be replaced several times a year in a special ceremony...
Haruko Watanabe
$200.00 A pair of wood candle stand painted with colorful urushi. The plate for candle on the top is made of metal. In excellent condition except for some tiny chips on the rim of the top plate and urushi came off in the bottom of one candle. 20th century.
H:37cm Diameter of the bottom:10cm
Momoyama Gallery
sold Ash blasted and bursting with inclusions, this chawan comes with everything you could want from a perfect Shigaraki bowl. It dates from the late Edo Period (1603-1868). Over a terracotta clay burnt ash gray a smattering of pale flying ash provides the backdrop for molten drips of foggy green and orange shizen yu glaze. The shape conforms beautifully to the palm, showing the master skill of this important chawan...
Momoyama Gallery
sold Here is a real beauty. Perfect in form, shape and design: Ao-Oribe (Green Oribe) Chawan from the early stage of Edo period. Little distorted half cylinder shaped (kutsugata) tea bowl with slightly flaring mouth made of light, unrefined Mino clay. The expertly thrown body was trimmed with a potters knife and covered with the typical green copper oxide glaze inside and outside...
Golden Age Antiques
SOLD This is an amazing small cloisonne vase. It is only 5 inches tall but has as much fine work as a great 12 inch vase. The rims are silver. It is not signed but the enamel colors and wire designs in the flowers appear to be the work Hayashi. Condition is excellent.
Haruko Watanabe
$120.00 Kokeshi made by Takahashi Akinori at Takahashi Hashime Studio in Sendai in Miyagi Pref. The body has beautiful urushi design. In excellent condition. 20century.
H:37cm Diameter of the bottom:7.5cm
Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940
item #1360641
(stock #Hasui301A)
Era Woodblock Prints
SOLD Kawase Hasui
A Yangban (Korean Official) Date: August 1935 (First and only edition) Size: Dai-oban. Approximately 17 x 12 inches. Signed and sealed by the artist. Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Reference: Hotei #357. Medium: Japanese woodblock print. Condition: Excellent.
Lilly Parker Antiques, Inc.
$45.00 Japanese Pipe for smoking, with Brass and Reed, 6" long, 5/8" diameter for tip, in good condition.
Antique Stones Japan
SOLD. Standing Bato (Horse-Head) Kannon Bosatsu with hands forming the Bato-in mudra and horse head perched amid the upswept double-chignon hair-do, sculpted in relief from a fine-grained gray-brown igneous stone. Clearly dated to the seventh year of the Meiwa Era (1770), mid-Edo Period...
Antique Stones Japan
SOLD. Standing Jizo Bosatsu, the right hand holding a shakujo (crozier) and the left a hoju (sacred jewel), sculpted in bold relief from a gray-brown andesitic tuff, an igneous stone composed primarily of volcanic ash. Early- to mid-Edo Period ca. 1675. Excellent condition, with only very minor old loss...
Antique Stones Japan
SOLD. Seated Jizo Bosatsu with hands holding a sacred jewel (Jp. hoju), figurally sculpted from granite. Early- to mid-Edo Period ca. 1700. Very minor old loss. Variegated lichen accumulation.
Height, including plinth: 31 cm A notably charming Jizo with distinctive lichen accumulation. |
