Takahashi Shotei
Red temple in rain; priest over the steps
Date: pre-1936.
Size: 5.625 x 3.5 inches.
Medium: A woodblock-printed postcard.
No artist's seal.
Reference: S-7 in Shotei catalog.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Condition: Excellent.

A rare antique Japanese Chinese lion figure "karashishi", made of Hirado porcelain with underglaze blue details. Condition: few traces of usage. Dimension: c. 19.4 cm high x 16.3 cm long x 11.6 cm wide.

Baluster-shaped, the vase decoration represents a procession, in gold and polychrome enamels, very finely detailed, of guards surrounding palanquins, servants equipped with lanterns, and others with fans, banners and standards. Period: Meiji (1868-1912). Sign under the base with missing characters. Height: 20 cm.

Peaches decorate this exquisite vessel in Kutani colors by Tei Shitsu Gigei-in Ito Tozan. It is 17 cm (6-1/2 inches) diameter, 31 cm (12-1/4 inches) tall and in excellent condition. It comes in an unmarked old kiri-wood box.
Ito Tozan I (1846-1920) began as a painter in the Maruyama school studying under Koizumi Togaku. In 1862 he became a pupil of Kameya Kyokutei, as well as studying under Takahashi Dohachi III nd Kanzan Denshichi (who made the dishes for the imperial table)...

Antique Japanese woodblock print in triptych by the artist Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) depicting a scene from the Kabuki play "Koharu no Mitsugumi Sakazuki". Here, the outlaw murdurer, Shirai Gonpachi (left) is challenged by the famous otokodate (dashing hero), Banzui Chobei (center and with his traditional brown and white plaid fabric).

Kunisada was born to a family that owned a ferry boat service allowing him the time and money to devote to art...

Antique Japanese small two-panel screen painting. A beautifully painted image of a pheasant in mid flight. A quiet body of water is lightly suggested below. On the right side of the composition is a blossoming tree with white flowers and new leaves. Painted in ink and light colors on paper. Mounted with brackets for hanging on the wall.

Age: Late edo to Early Meiji C. 19th Century

Dimensions: 24 1/2" high x 56 1/2" long

Baluster shaped. The decoration is very finely carved with gilded bronze and silver inlays of birds and butterflies in flight among flowering branches. Signed under the base Kyoto... Meiji period.

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Old Japanese hand-drawn illustration of nerve cell for the medical science purpose, Meiji-Taisho period, early 20th century, 80.4 x 112 cm (31.65 x 44.09in). Thick paper with some pin holes as is...

Kawase Hasui
Mitsutoge (Fuji in Mist)
Date: 1945. ("Sendai Japan, Christmas 1945")
Size: 5.625 x 3.625 inches.
Medium: Lithograph.
Condition: Excellent.
Note: An uncatalogued koban-sized woodblock version of this print exists.

An antique Japanese figural water dropper, made of Hirado porcelain with underglaze blue emphasis, the eyes and the base are unglazed. In the shape of Ebisu, one of the seven Japanese lucky gods, here with a sea breem fish. Please visit https://collections.lacma.org/node/202643 for another model of a Hirado lucky god water dropper. Condition: traces of usage. Dimension: c. 9.9 cm high x 10.5 cm long x 4.5 cm wide.

Mint Oni-Hagi masterpiece chawan by star potter Seigan Yamane. This extraordinary tea bowl is covered by wonderful different shades of white, blue, pink and purple glaze. In my opinion it is the one of the most aesthetic chawans that he made. The seal of the artist is stamped on the bottom.

Seigan Yamane was born in 1952, and started making Hagi ware in 1987. And then, he started his own pottery in 1992 and has ever been awarded a lot of prizes for his great work...

An antique Japanese Tansu chest made entirely of Red Pine (Aka Matsu) wood. All original hand forged iron hardware including the Warabite handles. Four drawers of varying sizes allow for efficient and practical storage with minimal space wasted. The chest is quite heavy for its small size.

Age: Meiji Era (1880-1890)

Dimensions: 23 1/2" Wide by 23 1/2" High by 12 1/8" Deep

Oversized Japanese limited edition woodblock print by Seiichiro Konishi (born 1919, active ca. 1930-1983) titled in the lower margin "Saga Teahouse," dating circa 1976. Signed at the lower right corner in black ink with the artist's red seal and his English name in the margin below. The bottom margin is also numbered 104/200 and marked in kanji "self carved self printed." Paper: 16 3/4" x 12 1/2" (image: 15 1/2" x 11 1/8")...

Antique Japanese iron lantern, 6 sides and 3 feet, cast with beautiful ornate open lattice work on all sides. Great outdoor original with nice details.

Early 20th Century

Dimensions: 15 1/2" high to hanging loop by 12" diameter at widest points.

An antique Japanese Tansu chest called Funa Dansu (captain's chest) made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Kiri (Paulownia) woods. All original hand forged iron hardware including the Kakute interior handles and Warabite carrying handle. Made to be sturdy and heavy to withstand the rigors of the sea. Used as a ship safe where valuables and important documents were stored.
Edo Era (1800-1850)

15 1/2" Wide by 17 1/2" High by 18 3/4" Deep