Three rare quartzite beads, carved in the shape of elephants. These were acquired in Burma about 40 years ago by Bucklee Bell contributor to the Peter Francis Bead Project dating circa 900CE or earlier. Please note scale is metric in last enlargement. Free shipping.

A carved wood Noh-men Mask of a female demonic figure named Hannya. Carved wood covered with Gofun, gold and mineral pigments, 20th century. It is 26 x 19.2 cm and in overall fine condition bearing the carvers seal in the back. The hannya is a mask that represents a female onryō (vengeful spirit). In Noh plays, the type of Hannya mask changes according to the degree of jealousy, resentment, and anger of the female characters.
Noh theater, often referred to as Nohgaku, is a traditional Ja...

A carved wood Noh-men Mask of an elderly woman called Uba. Carved wood covered with Gofun and mineral pigments, 20th century. It is 21.2 x 13.5 cm and in overall fine condition bearing the carvers seal in the back.
Noh theater, often referred to as Nohgaku, is a traditional Japanese performing art with a rich history dating back centuries. It is a highly stylized form of theater that combines elements of dance, music, poetry, and drama. Central to Noh performances are the intricate masks ...

A carved wood Noh-men Mask of a female figure. Carved wood covered with Gofun and mineral pigments, 20th century. It is 21.3 x 13.3 cm and in overall fine condition bearing the carvers seal in the back.
Noh theater, often referred to as Nohgaku, is a traditional Japanese performing art with a rich history dating back centuries. It is a highly stylized form of theater that combines elements of dance, music, poetry, and drama. Central to Noh performances are the intricate masks worn by the ...

A carved wood Noh-men Mask of an aged male figure called Okina. Carved wood covered with Gofun and mineral pigments with horse-hair and chord, 20th century. It is 18.5 x 15.2 cm and in overall fine condition bearing the carvers seal in the back.
Noh theater, often referred to as Nohgaku, is a traditional Japanese performing art with a rich history dating back centuries. It is a highly stylized form of theater that combines elements of dance, music, poetry, and drama. Central to Noh perfor...

A carved wood Noh-men Mask of a male figure named Chigusa Ayakashi. Carved wood covered with Gofun and mineral pigments, 20th century. It is 21 x 14.7 cm and in overall fine condition bearing the carvers seal in the back. Ayakashi is a vengeful male ghost, often a warlord, bearing a grudge.
Noh theater, often referred to as Nohgaku, is a traditional Japanese performing art with a rich history dating back centuries. It is a highly stylized form of theater that combines elements of dance,...

An incredible O-buri (large) Tea bowl by Shino legend Hayashi Shotaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manyosai Chawan. The pinks in this bowl are unbelievable, divided by flowing olive colors. It is definitely top shelf, a museum quality piece. It is 13.5 cm (5-1/2 inches) diameter, 9 cm (3-1/2 inches tall and in perfect condition.
Hayashi Shotaro (b. 1947) is one of the biggest names in contemporary Mino ceramics. Although initially entering regular employment upon gr...

A long slab dish with a slot for a knife by Kato Tsubusa enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Pochon Chozara. This dish was exhibited at his first solo exhibition in the early 1980s. It is 46 x 2 x 5.5 cm (18 x 8 x 2 inches) and is in perfect condition, directly from the artist this summer.
Kato Tsubusa was born in Tajimi city, the home of Shino, in 1962, graduating the municipal Pottery Design and Technical Center in 1979. From then to 1983 he worked as a decorator at the Ot...

Su-ana pinholes dot the surface of this large Mizusashi fresh water Jar covered in red and quite glaze by Hayashi Shotaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shino Mizusashi. This is a perfect example of the style which propelled this artist to stardom. The heavy form is a classical representative of the aesthetic, and retains the original ceramic lid. It is 22.5 cm (9 inches) diameter, 18 cm (7 inches) tall and in excellent condition.
Hayashi Shotaro (b. 1947) is one of t...

A rough architectural form like some faltering old concrete structure falling to degradation by Fujimoto Hide enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Shigaraki Ko-ro Hanaike (Two Storied Structural Vase). It is 12.5 cm (5 inches) square, 22.5 cm (9 inches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist.
Fujimoto Hide was born in the heart of Shigaraki in 1954, and was fascinated with the medium from a very young age. He worked in several potteries and industrial positi...

Maekake (apron) remade from sakiori cloth, whose warps are hemp and wefts are cotton strips of vegetable indigo dye cotton. The frame cloth is also vegetable indigo dye cotton. 20th century. W:79cm, L:58cm, Cords:80cm

Cotton fragments with shima (stripes) mounted on washi, which are mostly hand-spun and vegetable dye. It is made by "Tango Kodai Orifu Gijutsu Hozonkai", Tango Association for the Preservation of the Ancient Textile Weaving Techniques. Each sheet has 18 fragments, which are woven in the first half of the 20th century or earlier. W:18.5cm, L:25.5cm

A pair of daisho iron tsuba of yatsu-mokko-gata (eight lobed) form. Sukashi motif of fans and gingko leaves (an interesting combination of similar shapes). Some chiseled texturing of the surfaces of the gingko leaves. Edo period, circa 1700. Good, serviceable condition with a few interrupted fan ribs on the larger. It is about 3 1/8 inches diameter. The smaller is about 2 7/8 inches diameter.

Chinese late Ming dynasty porcelain bowl with a slightly flared rim decorated around the exterior in underglaze blue with six Sanskrit characters, each above a flower, set against a blue-gray tinted white porcelain ground. Several blue rings encircle both the rim and foot. A circular panel in the well holds another Sanskrit character above a flower. Likely 17th century. 5 3/4” diameter x about 2 1/2" high. Good overall condition. There are losses to the foot ring, perhaps caused by removal...