Japanese single section isho tansu (clothing chest) from the Iwayado area. It is made with keyaki (elm) wood on the front and has a beautiful all original translucent lacquer finish. This chest consists of four drawers of different sizes. Elaborate iron hardware includes a very large phoenix shaped lock plate on the top drawer and two peony shaped lock plates on two of the other drawers. Drawer pulls are warabite shaped...

Seated Kannon Bosatsu with hands holding a long-stemmed lotus bud and placed within a recessed rectangular alcove beneath an overarching pediment-style mandorla, sculpted in relief from a gray-hued igneous stone. Momoyama~early-Edo Period ca. 1600. Minor old loss and softening of the lines and contours overall.

Height: 41.5 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Depth: 13 cm
Packaged weight: 20 kg

Ohara Koson
Two little egrets on a branch, full moon
Size: O-tanzaku. Approximately 14.5 x 7.5 inches.
Date: ca. 1900s-23.
Bears Koson seal.
Publisher: Daikokuya (53).
Reference: K14.12 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Condition: Excellent. Pencil number on back.
Provenance: The Bedford, NY estate of Eleanor Jay and Arthur Iselin. Eleanor Jay was a descendant of United States founding father, John Jay...

Gorinto (5-tiered stupa) sculpted in one piece from a gray-brown igneous stone. Early-Edo Period ca. 1650. Very minor old loss. Variegated lichen accumulation.

Height: 38 cm
Width: 13 cm
Depth: 12.5 cm

The gorinto is a uniquely Japanese style of stupa comprising five geometric forms, which correspond (from bottom) to earth, water, fire, wind, and ethereal space...

This is an item used in a village headman for Edo period. As for this, cotton is spun by hand and is dyed with an indigo plant. This is that the theme of the pattern is happy. A pattern is round, and this is drawn. It is simple, and this is good-quality Tsutsugaki. This does not have a stain and damage. Size 180cm x 94cm (70.8 "x 37")

Original example of a Japanese antique isho tansu from the Matsumoto area. Made all of kiri (paulownia) wood with original patina (frame, top, sides, and drawers). Iron hardware includes money bag shaped lock plates specific to Matsumoto tansu, moko shaped drawer pulls and elaborately cut handle back plates and drawer corner bracing. The tansu has 5 large drawers and the lower right hand side has a safe box with 2 small interior drawers.

Late Edo to Early Meiji Period...

Set of Eight(8) Japanese different shades of Gold Maki lacquered covered bowls, Ca. late Meiji early 1900, 3 1/4" high include top or cover, 4 1/2" diameter top rim. Raised low relief design of Gold Maki Lacquered Ferns and other flowering plants behind rock garden in early spring on dark chocolate color of lacquer on wood. The beautiful and detailed fine Lacquer work was done two different shades of gold in different relief design continues to the cover, bottom and side...

Oversized limited edition etching and relief print by Ouchi Makoto (1926-1989) titled “Yuki” (“Snow”). It is undated, but likely dates from the 1970s. The image is pencil-signed, numbered 13/35, and titled in kanji in the lower section. The paper size is: 37”V x 25”H. Very good overall condition. There is a small abrasion in the paper just under the penciled kanji title and the paper in the upper left corner is slightly wrinkled...

Oversized limited edition etching and relief print by Ouchi Makoto (1926-1989) titled “Firebird” dated 1971. The print is pencil-signed, numbered 30/60, and titled in kanji in the lower section beside the artist’s red seal. Paper size: 35 7/8”V x 23 1/2"H. Very good overall condition. The right paper edge cut is slightly irregular. This image is illustrated as plate 19 in the reference book “Aramusha: Ouchi Makoto The Artist Warrior” by Mary and Norman Tolman...

Special offer: very old Shigaraki Chawan, hand shaped around the early 19th century (Edo Period). It has a great wabi sabi aura without chips, cracks or repairs.

A wood box is available for 50 $, a shifuku (silk pouch) for 30 $, box and shifuku together for 60 USD.

Size: 7,5 cm height x 12,6 cm in diameter.

Shipping included

An antique Signed "ZEN-MYO GA" for the artist who drew the pictures, and "E-OKI" for the artist who made this Inro (see photograph 4) Japanese Gold Lacquer 6-Case INRO, ca. 1775-1850, depicting low relief scenes of 4 Ducks on one side and 3 Ducks on the other side in a Landscape with foliage, rocks and a river (on both sides). Interior is copper-gold color. Artist: ZEN-MYO GA (drawings); Artisan: E-OKI (made the inro)...

Oversized limited edition "sosaku hanga" woodblock print by Clifton Karhu (1927-2007) titled Kiyomizu II dated 1969...

Oversized limited edition Japanese "kappa-ban" (stencil print) by Sadao Watanabe (1913-1996) titled “The Triumphal Entry to Jerusalem.” The print is signed, dated 1968, and numbered 25/50 in white ink at the bottom. The image depicts Christ, at the center, calmly riding down the Road of Flowers toward Jerusalem. A crowd of curious and admiring people surround him. The print is executed primarily in black and white against a bold red background on the crumpled, hand-made momogami paper cha...

This lovely plum patterned chawan (umebachi) is done in a classic style known as e-Gorai (“e” meaning picture and “Gorai” meaning Korean). This classification is somewhat of a misnomer as the style is said to have first developed at China’s Cizhou kilns in early Ming—only later being widely copied and popularized in Korea. e-Goriai wares first made an appearance in Japan by way of Korea at the end of the 16th century and have been highly appreciated among tea enthusiasts to this day....

Like many pottery traditions in Japan, Karatsu takes its name from the city where it originated. As early as the 15th century, Korean potters heavily influenced the development of this form—helping to endow it with the earthy, simple, and natural qualities it is so appreciated for. With crackled glazing and a beautiful gold repair along the top rim, this tokkuri is quite attractive and a pleasure to use.

Housed in its own fine kiri wood box, this piece is 4.3 inches in diameter at...

A late winter scene picturing a majestic white hawk alighting on a plum branch in full bloom. Hawks—which were used for hunting during the Momoyama and Edo periods (takagari)—are considered symbols of nobility, strength, and are thought to embody the samurai spirit. This piece is signed Kano Tanshin, though it is unclear exactly which Tanshin as there were several Kano painters who went by this name during this period.

Color on silk, this scroll is 71.5 inches tall (18...

Large Japanese limited edition lithograph with hand-applied paint and red sumi-e brush stroke by Toko Shinoda (b. 1913) titled “Through the Ages.” This early undated image is pencil-signed, titled, and numbered 32/35 at the lower left. Paper: 35 5/8”V x 24 7/8”H (image: 22 x 32 ¾). Excellent condition (never framed). This print is from a Phoenix, Arizona estate.

Antique Japanese choba tansu (merchant's chest) made of keyaki (elm) wood with beautiful original finish and patina. The chest has two sets of sliding door panels and a total of 8 exterior drawers. On the right side is a vertical compartment with two small shelves most likely originally for ledger books. This is covered by a drop in panel. On the lower right is a small safe door with two visible interior drawers and one secret drawer. The tansu has wonderful wooden side bracing and iron han...