ROUGH SKETCHES OF JAPANESE SIGNBOARD CRAFTSMAN

Washi Japanese paper, 18 pieces, Taisho period (1912-1926). Very accurate design by amazing skill.

Photo#1: 50 x 53 cm (19.68 x 20.86in) each
Photo#2: 95 x 30 cm (37.40 x 11.81in) each


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Stunning feather pattern on a silver silk lame cracked ice ground. The feathers are embroidered with three shades of metallic gold threads, and orange and red silk threads. Decorated on both sides for the full length, this was made for a very wealthy Japanese woman. Very versatile, it can be used as table or credenza runner, draped over a tall chest, or as a wall hanging. In very good condition commensurate with age, it measures: 12.5ʺ wide × 164ʺ long. Obi hanger not included.

An extremely rare specimen with elegant shaped of melon crackles to whole body long neck bottle vase, covered overall with dark green glazed. Southern Song Dynasty possibly Jiaothanxia Guan official ware. Condition is perfect, no any crack, no any chip and free from any restoration. Height: 22,3 cm.

A very rare 19th century tea bowl by Ohashi Shuji enclosed in the original wooden box signed by both the artist and a tea aficionado named Horinouchi Fusensai. It is 10 cm (4 inches) diameter, 12 cm (just less than 5 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Ohashi Shuji (1795-1857) studied medicine before coming to pottery at the age of 37. A practitioner of the Hisada School of tea, he studied in Kyoto under Ogata Shuhei, and was adept at many styles. ＜ｂｒ＞ Horinouchi Fusens...

A beautifully formed earthen flask made of Karatsu clay. The flask can be used as a Tokkuri bottle to serve sake wine or with a little flower as a wabi arrangement. It was made 200 years ago during the Edo Period (1603 - 1868) and comes with a custom made wooden box.

Karatsu ware embodies the ethos of wabi-sabi, celebrating imperfections and simplicity, resonating with collectors who appreciate the aesthetic of rustic charm and natural authenticity. Its timeless elegance and conn...

A pale glazed deep Tsutsu-gata chawan tea bowl by the first generation Kuze Kyuho decorated with dried lotus leaves by famed painter Hirai Baisen enclosed in the original wooden box signed by both artists. It is 11.5 cm (4-1/2 inches) diameter, 10.5 cm (roughly 4 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Hirai Baisen graduated the Kyoto Municipal School of Fine Arts and was a regular exhibitor with the Bunten from 1907-1931. Having worked in any number of styles, he was a true Jiyu-gakka ...

BANNER TEMPLATE WITH PROTECTING EMBROIDERY AGAINST EVIL

Very rare type with various embroidery of 'jufu' (talismans), early 20th century, Japan. 128 x 14.5 cm (50.39 x 5.70in). *Rod is not attached.


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A fabulous Toyoraku-yaki pottery bowl covered in colorful lacquer dating from the Mieji period enclosed in an old wooden collectors box. Insed Oribe green flows down from the rim to garden scene of iris and ya-giku (wild chrysanthemum) growing along a rived on the white crackled glaze. Outside geometric patterns in alternating gold green and red supported on three black bamboo shaped feet. It is 13.4 cm (5-1/4 inches) diameter, 10 cm (4 inches) tall and in excellent condition but for a very sm...

AT THE FIELD

Early Japanese impressionist oil painting on wooden board, titled ‘At the field’, by Shichitaro Shimizu (1889-1967), Iwate prefecture, February, Taisho 13 (1924), 33 x 23.6 x 0.5 cm (12.99 x 9.29 x 0.19in). Probably a conversation scene with two nurses and a little girl in kimono.


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A footed square plate with sake cup inserted of raw colored porcelain clay by Kusaba Yuji enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Neriage Yakishime Nami-mon Ita-Zara (Mixed Colored Clay Unglazed Wave Pattern Flat Plate). It is 24.7 x 13 x 3.5 cm (10 x 5 x 1-1/2 inches) and in perfect condition, directly from the artist.
Kusaba Yuji was born in Arita, the heartland of Japanese porcelain, in 1955, and graduated the prestigious Nihon Daigaku in 1979. He returned to the family kiln i...

This is an authentic Bi, or ring, dating to the Warring States Period. The piece measures 2" in diameter (5cm) and is meticulously carved in a pale celadon colored stone with brownish areas. Please examine the photos as they show clearly just how carefully and painstakingly this piece was fashioned. Authenticity is guaranteed.

You are considering an authentic, archaic Chinese jade pendant in the form of an animal mask, dating to the late Shang dynasty. The piece has a perforation inside the raised squarish tube-like structure which might indicate that the piece was intended as the finial to a pin, or an inlay. The piece measures 2-3/4" in length and is 2-1/4" at its widest (7cm X 6cm). A powerful and rare example. Authenticity is guaranteed.

Exceptional vase in copper alloy inlaid with gold, silver, shakudo and shibuichi. The decoration represents two pairs of mandarin ducks at the edge of a river under a hundred-year-old pine covered in snow. The cast is excellent and the finishes perfect. The inlays are in solid metals, there is no gilding, only gold which is exceptional, this kind of work in mixed metals are almost always or largely simply gilded. The inlays, chiseling and engravings are of surprising perfection. It is the work o...

(After) Ito Shinsui (1898-1972)
Depiction of Lion Dance
Dated Sunday, 27th February, 1938.
Size: 7.875 x 5.25 inches (20 x 13.4 cm).
A cover of a menu of the N.Y.K. Line passenger ship, Katori Maru.
Publisher: Likely Nippon Mokuhan Co. Tokio (Japan Woodblock Co. Tokyo), who produced another of our ship menu woodblock prints.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print. The traditional means of woodblock print creation was employed for all steps through inking of the carved blo...

Chinese Qing dynasty export porcelain lidded teapot or wine ewer moulded in the form of the character “fu” (good fortune) and decorated in famille verte enamels on the biscuit. The body is densely covered in a pattern of butterflies and flowers on a green stippled ground. A central figural panel features an official and his attendant strolling in a landscape. The panel on the opposite side is decorated with two strolling beauties, one carrying a scroll. The yellow and black handle and spo...

5 low-fired plates in sundown-colors decorated with seasonal images by Nakagawa Wado (1880-1943) from the Jusanken Kiln of Osaka. Each is roughly 14 cm (5-1/2 inches) diameter and in excellent condition.
The Kikko Kiln was established in Osaka in the opening years of the 19th century by Iyo native Toda Jihe, who had learned the ceramic arts in Kyoto under all of the great names of the time, Kiyoizu Rokubei I, Ryonyu the 9th generation head of the Raku family, and Ninnami Dohachi among oth...

A small set of three nesting bowls with pouring lips by Asami Gorosuke of the Kyoto Pottery Tradition dating from the late 19th to early 20th century. The largest is 11.5 x 13.5 x 6 cm, and all are in perfect condition.

A set of five Kosobe-yaki pottery plates decorated with plum blossoms, harbinger of Spring. Each is 12 cm (5 inches) diameter and in excellent condition, dating from the century and stamped Kosobe on the base.
The potter who founded Kosobe ware, Shinpei Igarashi, is said to have trained in Kyoto. He opened a kiln in Kosobe Town, Takatsuki City, during the Kansei era (1779-1801), and the operation continued for about 120 years until the fourth generation, Nobuhira. During this period,...