A fine Chinese Han dynasty pottery painted pot. Ht. 33cm. Condition: minor chips to mouth rim and base rim, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please ask before ordering.

This is a layer of stencil-dyed cotton and indigo-dyed plain cotton, with hand-stitched stitches all over. The indigo-dyed cotton and stencil-dyed cotton were made in the Kansai region. It is a sashiko nora garment used by tailoring it to noragi in the Hirosaki region of Aomori prefecture and applying sashiko stitching. In Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, it was popular to use sashiko cotton cloth with stencil dyeing, so the sashiko was left with a gorgeous appearance. Sashiko, which...

A hatasashimono is a flag worn by samurai since the Warring States period on their armor to show their existence and affiliation on the battlefield. It was also necessary to instantly distinguish between enemies and allies in battle.There is a stain, but there is no damage. Mori is a Japanese clan who was a samurai and a Chinese clan. His real surname is Mr. Oe. The family crest is three stars per character. During the Edo period, his descendants became the daimyo of the Choshu clan under th...

A small Japanese square bronze table screen with a flying crane in openwork, raised and supported on the backs of two kirins, a mythical beast in Chinese mythology. At the top two holders, maybe for a brush. Condition: a small loss (one ear), one leg restored (see photo No. 11), bottom of sreen maybe with lost part?, patina. Dimension: c. 15.5 cm high, 18.5 cm wide, 8.3 cm deep.

Antique Japanese Red Raku Tea Bowl (Chawan) made by Waraku during Meiji period (1868-1912).
The seal of the potter is stamped at the bottom.

Waraku started producing Raku wares around 1830 in Kyoto and now Motoo Kawasaki is the 8th generation of Waraku.
Raku pottery is traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremony since as early as the 16th century.

Size
Width 12cm
Height 8cm
Weight 470g

Condition
Good, used.
No cr...

MEMENTO MORI

Lidded container for mortuary tablet made of pine tree actually once used at a private house in Andong in east central Korea, early 20th century, approx. 25.5 x 14.5 x H 33.8cm (10.03 x 5.70 x 13.30in). Aged deterioration as is as seen.


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This is a Japanese antiques, a small Porcelain figurine For calligraphy tool suiteki around 1868-1900, a very nice wall clock design . suiteki is used to make ink for calligraphy. suiteki is a container for pouring water into the inkstone. There are two small holes (wind hole and water hole), and a small amount of drips are dropped. You can fine-tune the density of the ink with the water that flows out little by little. Over time, there are very few small stains and scratches, but overall...

11th generation Raku Kichizaemon Keinyu (1817-1902) White Raku Sake Bottle Tokkuri.

The mark of the potter is stamped at the bottom. Keinyu used this mark after his retirement.
The red clay was used which was glazed and fired. It is a rare work that depicts the standing cranes of parents and child. He often used crane decoration in his later years such as Fukurokuju tea bowl exhibited in Kyoto in autumn 2020. (Autumn Special Exhibition. Teabowls by Successive Generations of the ...

A well carved bamboo brush pot with beautiful patina. The main side showing figures in a garden setting, the backside with two animal cartouches and a poem in Chinese characters, as well delicately engraved in French and romanized Chinese. Condition: the base reinforced with leather, some tears and cracks and tiny losses, rim with flee bites. Dimension: height: c. 15.5, diameter: 11.1 cm.

A stunning delicate cup made from a hollowed egg-shell. Inside is matte-black with patches of gold gilding, while outside the silhouettes of pines and a soaring Hototogisu (cuckoo) are deftly brushed with shiny black lacquer. The imagery instantly calls to mind Japanese poetry, which extols the song of the cuckoo, a harbinger of Spring and warmer weather. There is also something melancholy about the cuckoo call, as they are always deep in the forest, out of sight and alone. This is simply a p...

Mori Togaku (b. 1937) Bizen Flask-Vase (Kabura) in the Shape of a Turnip Japanese Studio Pottery

Rare piece from Mori Togaku's first large kiln firing in 1980.
The potter's stamp on front and base of the vessel.

Large round bottle with globular body, narrow neck and wide, flaring rim.
Half of the body is coloured with goma and half is unglazed creating a powerful constrast of textures from carefully manipulated kiln conditions.

Mori Togaku is a Bizen m...

Original work of Yanagisawa Kien (1703-1758) Antique Japanese Painting of Jurojin, the God of Longevity

Yanagisawa Kien was a samurai in the middle of the Edo period and a pioneer of Nanga painting style. He is also known as Chikkei and Gyokkei.

His father was one the important member of the Yanagisawa samurai clan, which rose to prominence under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate.

As a child, he lived in Edo and developed an interest in painting at the age of nin...

Shimacho with more than 545 fragments which are mostly hand-spun cotton and vegetable indigo dye. Some of them are silk or colored yarn are also silk. Shima means stripes in Japanese but also means an island. Cotton textiles were imported from south Asian countries from mid 16th century and the were called "shima momen", cotton textiles from islands. Kasuri or check patterns were also included in shima (stripes). It has kanji characters "安政 4，Ansei 4" 1857, very late Edo period. The book h...

Satoru Omae (b. 1972) Black and White Guinomi (sake cup) in the style of legendary "Fuji San" Bowl

Excellent sake ware version of "Fuji San" bowl, one of the most famous chawan of all times made by Honami Koetsu in Momoyama Period (1568-1600) which is currently located in Sanritsu Hattori Museum.

Oomae Satoru
1972 Born in Osaka
1991 Began making ceramics in Kobe
1994 Began collecting clay and firing in high-fired unglazed Nanban style
1999 First solo e...

A fine Chinese Han dynasty Yue ware ear cup. Lt. 10.5cm. Condition: soil inclusion, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please inquire before ordering. Duration of shipment may take up to a month due to the pandemic.

Excellent painted work of Okuda Mokuhaku (1800–1871) who is known as the reviver of the Akahada ware traditions during the late Edo and the early Meiji periods.

Mokuhaku Okuda, a wealthy merchant, was also a notable tea master of the nearby city of Koriyama, worked in the Akahada kiln in the mid 1800`s. His work involved various utensils and tea ceremony installments.
From creating artistic pieces to decorating utilitarian vessels, he is considered the master of Akahada ware...

Kuro Hirosawa (1772-1840) Shino ware Chawan for tea ceremony with appraisal box. The name "Kuro" is carved near the foot ring.

Kuro Hirosawa was a samurai of Nagoya clan and a potter in the late Edo period. He enjoyed the tea ceremony and made tea utensils of Ko-Seto, Shino, Karatsu style in his free time. His works have a unique appearance and often called Kuro ware.

Shino pottery is produced in today's Gifu prefecture since 16th century and it is distinguished by thick...

Burmese bronze elephant bell with clapper inside with stand.

Age: Burma, 19th Century
Size: Height 12.5 C.M. / Diameter 9 C.M.
Size including stand: Height 23.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). 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.