Antique Japanese cast iron pair of lanterns in the form of a owls. Each with wide eyed expression and great feathered "horns". These lanterns are made to hold candles, the light escaping through the eyes and many round cast windows in the owls' bodies.

Age: Taisho Period (early 20th century)

Dimensions: 11 1/2" high x 7" wide each

Antique Japanese flower container for ikebana. Made of a large piece of burled wood with dramatic gnarled form. Inset with a shallow container for water.

Age: Taisho Period (early 20th century)

Dimensions: 13" high x 11" wide

Antique Japanese Shō, mouth organ (flute) used in Gagaku (classical performances traditionally for the imperial court). A musician blows through the silver lined protruding mouthpiece. The air travels through the bamboo tubes creating notes (said to sound like the Ho bird or phoenix). Skillful musicians are able to blow air in and out of the mouth pieces creating sustained, uninterrupted notes. The arrangement of bamboo tubes are said to resemble the folded wings of the phoenix...

A pair of cloisonné silver vases, covered with polychrome enamels on a refined dark blue background. The vases are adorned with intricate floral motifs, which vividly represent colored irises. Every detail of the polychrome decoration is expertly outlined by a thin silver thread, which gives a touch of precision and refinement to each element. Period: Meiji end of 19th century. Dimensions: 12 x 4.5 cm. Conservation status: Excellent condition.

Japanese byobu screen, painted on paper with natural pigments and inks with accurate details, depicting the theme of life slipping away quickly. Under the shade of the pine tree, an elderly couple approaches a pair of turtles. The elderly couple and the thousand-year-old turtles represent a link between the past and the present, underlining the value of contemplation in Japanese culture. Period: Edo 19th century Dimensions: 166 x 351 cm. Conservation status: Good condition...

Okimono study of a pheasant (Kiji – 雉), national bird of Japan, in bronze with brown patina and gold details. The feathers are carefully sculpted, showing a texture that looks almost real. The gold details, present in the eyes, beak and legs of the pheasant, introduce a brilliant contrast compared to the burnished body. Period: Meiji end of 19th century. Dimensions: 37 x 18 x 10 cm. Conservation status: Excellent condition. There is slight wear on the patina consistent with age.

HANGING BUDDHA

Japanese bronze ‘Kakebotoke’ (lit. ‘Hanging Buddha’ / Ref...

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Anonymous Japanese oil painting on canvas, after 2003, 53 x 45.5 x 2 cm (20.86 x 17.91 x 0.78in), as Tokyo Story of today with a metropolitan scenery with skyscrapers behind Mori Garden (ref...

A stylish basket of woven bamboo laced with old arrows by Tanabe Chikuunsai II made for the preeminent Shiobido Gallery in Osaka enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 16 cm diameter, 37 cm tall and in perfect condition.
Tanabe Chikuunsai II (1910-2000) was born in Osaka the son of Tanabe Chikuunsai I and trained under his father...

A striking vision of black blasted with ocjer glaze wrapping in rivulets around to a single beaded drop by Oiwa Tomoyuki enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled unpretentiously Chawan. It is 13.5 x 12 x 10 cm (roughly 5 x 5-1/2 x 4 inches) and in excellent condition.
Oiwa Tomoyuki was born in Hyogo prefecture in 1977, and graduated the Bizen Ceramic Center in 2004...

Japanese netsuke of a Kappa. A whimsical  folklore creature that looks like a  turtle with a face suppose to be around lakes and streams. Made of boxwood sitting on a lotus pad, delightfully carved. Signed on back. Dates from the Showa age c 1950.

Length: 15.2 cm (6.1 in)
Width: 3 cm (1.2 in)
Depth: 1.9 cm (0.6 in)

Exquisite Japanese Sashi netsuke modelled from deer antler; carved with fine realism, showing four birds amongst Pinus branches; natural himatoshi; old label at the base with Japanese script, I presume, a signature; good condition; email for more pictures

FOX

Originally a white wooden fox covered with white pigment, but now with almost completely exposed original surface, because been enshrined at outside hall of shrine for the long time. Early 20th century, Japan...

PEARS

Vintage anonymous Japanese oil painting on canvas, Showa period, 20th century, 27.5 x 41 x 2 cm (10.82 x 16.14 x 0.78in). Aged deterioration as is.


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Antique Japanese six-panel screen painting (byobu) with a design of fans on silver leaf ground. Each fan is an intricate scene of sections carefully salvaged from even older paintings. Fans with battle scenes, peonies, maples, pines, bamboo, waves and more. Painted in mineral colors and gold leaf on paper. The silver leaf of the screen has beautifully oxidized over time.

Age: Edo Period (1603-1867)

Dimensions: 66" high x 148" long

Antique Japanese unusual Buddhist shrine pagoda. Made of lacquered wood with gilt copper hardware. The shrine has six sides and an elegant sloping roof. Carved details of waves and mist. A tall multi-storied finial on top.

Age: Edo Period (c.1850's)

Dimensions: 26" high x 16" wide

An antique 2 panel Japanese screen titled Scholar in Summer Landscape. Painted in sumi on paper, mounted on a wooden core frame with paper hinges, textile border and lacquered molding. Signature & seal: JUZAN (Nagamura Senzan, 1820-1862) who was a Nanga painter.

Age: Edo Period mid 19th century

Dimensions: 67 3/4" high by 74 1/2" wide.

Pair of Japanese shokudai candlesticks made of copper with chrysanthemum shaped base and crown. Original warm patinas finish consistent of its age. Each is quite sturdy and ready to be used once again to light a sacred space.

Age: Meiji period (1868 - 1912)

Dimensions: 27" high x 7" wide (base)