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$580.00 Chinese pottery standing cow with original pigments remaining.
Age: China, Tang Dynasty, A.D. 618 - 907
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$1,650.00 Khmer pottery Jar.
Age: Cambodia, Pre-Angkor Period, 6th - 7th Century
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €1,250 Boxwood netsuke depicting a Karashishi with his mouth wide open, accompanied by a perforated ball, protected with his front paws, a symbol indicating a male shishi, representative of the Yang principle and male energy. Signed Minkoku.
Period: Edo 19th century
Dimensions: 3.3 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm.
Conservation status: Excellent condition
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €1,500 Ivory netsuke depicting a large open lotus flower with a frog and a crab looking at each other.
The patina is light on the front and more yellowish underneath.
Period: Meiji end of 19th century.
Dimensions: 2.4 x 4.5 x 3.9 cm.
Conservation status: Excellent condition
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €2,200 Boxwood shunga netsuke with skillfully carved natural himotoshi depicting two mushrooms. A touch of genius is found in the depiction of the smallest mushroom, which is placed upside down above the larger one's head. From this small cavity emerges a delicate caterpillar carved from blond horn. Engraved signature Masatomo 正友.
Period: Edo 19th century
Dimensions: 2.4 x 4.2 x 3.6 cm.
State of conservation: Excellent condition - There are natural openings in the wood.
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €700 Tapestry, silk embroidery, depicting four tigers along the banks of a watercourse surrounded by rich vegetation. The four tigers are depicted in various poses and attitudes. The watercourse is represented with delicate embroidery that suggests the movement of the water. The back to protect the silk embroidery is decorated with a delicate floral motif.
Period: Meiji end of 19th century.
Dimensions: 195 x 145 cm.
Conservation status: Excellent condition – There are some slight wears on ...
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €2,200 Byobu 屏風, folding screen, with six wooden panels covered with hand-painted paper with gold leaf and fine silk applications. The main scene shows a pair of black carts with vases and a selection of flowers, such as wisteria, iris, peony and chrysanthemum, with distinct colors in various shades.
Period: Meiji end of 19th century.
Dimensions: 118 x 364 x 2 cm.
State of conservation: Excellent condition - There is slight wear compatible with time.
Haruko Watanabe
$1,500.00 Boro noragi (work wear) made of many cotton fragments, which are hand spun and vegetable indigo dye. It is from Shonai region in Yamagata prefecture in Tohoku district and called Shonai-sashiko. Late 19th to early 20th century. W:89cm, L:81cm
The Kura
$1,000.00 A ghost rises from the darkness pulling on her hair, a wry grin as she looks sideways at the viewer on this antique painting by Moriwaki Unkei. Ink on paper completely cleaned and remounted in vine patterned blue silk with dark wood rollers. There are old age stains on the paper, which appear much stronger in the photos than in life. It is 40 x 200 cm (15-3/4 x 78-3/4 inches) and in excellent condition.
Moriwaki Unkei (1858-1946) was born in Tanakura-cho, Kawaetsu-han (Fukushima prefectur...
The Kura
$950.00 Long verses fall like rain upon the sinister figure of an Oni (type of devil) dressed in the habit of a priest who glares as he walks through the village, banging out a warning to all evil-doers. Around his neck hangs a bell which he clangs loudly with the hammer held high in one hand. The stern figure carries in the other hand a booklet titled Hogacho. A Hogacho is a record of the name and quantity of persons who donated (hoga) for projects such as the construction and repair of temples or shr...
Jizai okimono of an articulated hammered copper praying mantis.
The praying mantis (in Japanese, kamakiri) is considered an auspicious symbol.
Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912)
Height: 3.15 in / 8.5 cm – width: 3.94 in / 10.5 cm – depth: 4.72 in / 12.5 cm
Rectangular kobako box in takamaki-e and kirigane gold lacquer circled with pewter depicting a lake landscape. Inside and back of the box in nashi-ji lacquer.
Japan – Edo period (1612-1868)
Height: 0.8 in (2.6 cm) – width: 2.4 in (6.7 cm )– depth: 3.1 in (8 cm)
Takamaki-e and kirigane lacquer kobako box depicting two samurai entering an enclosure. Four guards block their access. The side is decorated with cherry blossoms in maki-e lacquer on a fundame background. Interior in nashi-ji lacquer.
Japan - Edo period (1612-1868)
Height: 0.4 in / 1.5 cm - Width: 1.97 in / 5.3 cm - Depth: 1.97 in / 5.3 cm
Jizai okimono of an articulated wooden lobster. This one is a Japanese spiny lobster (ise-ebi in Japanese), a lobster species of Pacific Ocean that grows up to around 12 in (30 cm). It is a popular item in high-class Japanese cuisine.
Wooden jizai okimono are quite rare. They are mostly made of metal (iron, copper, silver, shakudô, etc.).
Signature below the tail of Shôroku's lobster (笑緑).
Left antennule missing.
Japan, Shôroku (笑緑) - Meiji ...
Jizai okimono of an articulated crab in bronze with dark brown patina.
Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912)
Height: 2 in / 5 cm – width: 7 in / 18 cm – depth: 3.9 in / 10.5 cm
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €1,200 Ivory netsuke with amber patina depicting a seated child playing with a turtle while a cat climbs onto his shoulder.
Signed Komin 虎眠 within a rectangular reserve under the base.
Period: Meiji end of 19th century.
Dimensions: 3 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm.
Conservation status: Excellent condition
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €700 Oval ivory netsuke manju depicting the profile of Daruma, also known as Bodhidharma, a spiritual figure of great importance in Japanese Zen Buddhism.
Period: Edo 19th century
Dimensions: 4.5 x 3.5 x 1.2 cm.
Conservation status: Excellent condition
Mastromauro Japanese art
EUR €1,900 Ryoshibako document box in black and gold lacquer decorated in takamaki-e and hiramaki-e. In the center of the panel stands an imposing castle, immersed in a natural landscape dominated by Matsu pines.
Nashiji lacquer forms a cloud-like texture adding a touch of depth. The nashiji lacquering also follows on the sides and inside.
The box is complete with its internal tray.
Period: Edo, early 19th century.
Dimensions: 15 x 40 x 30 cm.
State of conservation: Excellent condition – Som...
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