Kawase Hasui
Mt. Fuji from Tago
Date: 1930s.
Image Size: 6.125 x 4.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: Hotei Hp-12.
Hasui seal at lower right.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Condition: Excellent condition.

Pair of large Chinese Republic period baluster form vases decorated with mirror image famille rose enamelled bird and flower motifs. Black inscription to the back includes Tianjin and the date in cycle years of 1932. There is a prominent luting line in the neck and a barely visible luting line at the mid-section. 17 1/8” and 17 1/4" high. Very good overall condition. They were previously drilled for lamps and the holes in the bottom have been professionally restored. The restoration is not v...

Chinese Blanc De Chine Dehua Zhenwu 真武大帝,18th Century

It is 6.2 inches (15.8 cm) in inner diameter by 3.2 inches (8.2 cm) wide. It is 0.8Lb.

It has chips at the ribbon, hair and toes, glaze cracks, surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A wonderful Chinese Song dynasty Jian ware hare's fur Temmoku tea bow. Dia. 13.2 Ht. 4.8. Condition: minor chip to foot 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.

A beaytiful Chinese Song dynasty Jian ware hare's fur Temmoku tea bow with silver mouth rim. Dia. 13.2 Ht. 4.8. Condition: mouth rim covered wuth silver, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please ask before ordering.

Famous the Jianyao bowl was produced to aim real black one, however various types was born because of the change of kiln condition, for example higher temperature or air inflow etc. These small cups were used for the sake of examination of water at the tea ceremony called "Tocha/Japanese, Gedou cha/Chinese". This type is called 禾目天目"Nogime Tenmoku"in Japan and called 兎毫盞 ”Hare'fur"in China. CERTIFICATION : by the famous antique researcher in Japan Noriki Shimazu Size D...

A fine modeled six lobed tea bowl with well balance potted, covered overall with nice olive green glazed, even with ice crackled to the interior center of the bowl. Very nice Southern Song Longquan ware tea-bowl. Condition with a chip missing visible with gilt replacement painted. Diameter: 10 cm and Height: 5,6 cm.

Massive 18” high Japanese Meiji period “cong” form Satsuma earthenware vase finely decorated on the four rectangular sides in polychrome enamel and gilt highlights with vertical scenes of figures in landscapes featuring the four seasons. The base holds a square four-character “respectfully made by Ryuzan” mark. Circa 1900. 18” high, 7 1/2" square; weight: 17 lbs. Very good overall condition with some typical wear to the overglaze pigments and gilt, particularly at the rim. There ar...

A water dropper of figurine in the form of a kneeling man supporting on his right hand with a fan and his left shoulder a hollow vessel. Modelled and incised with decoration in iron-brown wash. Grey stoneware body. Base flat and unglazed. Sawankhalok ware 15th-16th century. Condition is very good with no any chip, no crack and free from restoration. Height: 10,9 cm.

A rare and very fine black glazed tea-bowl, decorated with a pair of Dragons to interior, the exterior with Tortoise shell pattern. Foot unglazed showing grayish white clay. Southern Song Dynasty or Later Jizhou ware. Condition is very good, no any chip, no any crack and free from any restoration. Diameter: 11 cm and Height: 5,5 cm.

A stone formed bowl covered entirely in platinum by Inayoshi Osamu enclosed in the original signed wooden box accompanied by the shiori and Shifuku. The bowl is carved and torn from a block of clay, then textured with natural stones specially selected for their surface patterns, splashed with glaze and then covered in platinum, creating dry. Matte regions punctuated by glistening liqid spatters. It is 10 cm (4 inches) diameter, 7.5 cm (3 inches) tall and in excellent condition from the artist ...

Massive Chinese late Qing to Republic period hardwood scroll pot of naturally irregular tree trunk form carved from a single piece of wood with five nearly hidden bats along the sides. Hollow interior and flat bottom with separate plug. Late 19th to early 20th century. 19 3/8" high x about 9 3/4” diameter; 16 lbs. Very good overall condition with typical wear from age and use. From the collection of former American expatriates to Hong Kong in the 1970s and 1980s.

Antique Chinese figure of a standing bodhisattva, most likely Avalokiteshvara since he holds a gold lotus in one hand and a gold water jar in the other. Standing on a double lotus base and on a carved hardwood stand. Flowing drapery and high chignon with gold detail. Made of silver repoussé. Provenance Estate of WM Bogdanowicz, Wisconsin.

Age: 18th/19th century

Dimensions: 13 1/2" high (including stand)

Antique pair of Japanese menuki. These small but detailed elements of a traditional samurai sword were originally made to hide the pins (mekugi) that hold the back end of the blade (tang) to the hilt (tsuka). Made in pairs, they were positioned on either side of the handle. These menuki are especially fine and depict two men, likely sages by their long hair. Probably they are the friends, Kanzan (the Zen poet) and Jittoku (a servant at a monastery). They are made of bronze and mixed meta...

4 Japanese Oribe Ceramic Tea Dishes, Plates, 6 1/2" diameter, 1 1/4" high, maples leaves and other plants over the running stream. The condition is good.

Japanese Oribe Ceramic Pottery Deep Dish for Tea Ceremony Serving dish with Wave pattern, 6 1/2" square, 1 3/4" high, incised marking with Japanese Kanji on the bottom. The condition is good.

Antique Japanese ikebana basket for flower arranging. Made of light color split bamboo woven into a rounded form. Contrasting dark and twisting wisteria vines make up the handle and pierce the undulating form of the basket.

Age: Meiji period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 15" high x 12" wide x 11" deep

Antique Japanese wedding kimono Tansu made entirely of Kirinoki (Paulownia) wood. All original hand made heavy gauge iron fittings and thick wood construction for strength and durability including straight dovetail Japanese joinery and hardened wooden nails. Specially commissioned chest for use as part of a bride's dowry to store her formal wedding kimono, her formal after wedding kimono and her informal wedding celebration kimono. The two small bottom drawers were used to store her wedding a...