Ivory okimono, carved from a single block, depicting a delicate family scene with a mother and her two children. The mother holds her youngest child in her arms, who happily clutches a horse-shaped puppet. Next to them, the eldest daughter approaches gently, offering her mother a basket full of fruit. Signature “Norikazu” engraved under the base. Period: Meiji late 19th century. Dimensions: 13.5 x 8.5 x 5 cm. Condition: Excellent general condition. There is a professional restoration o...

A boxwood okimono depicting two monkeys with blond and black horn eyes, busy mixing miso. Signed Jigaku under the base. Period: Meiji late 19th century. Dimensions: 9 x 10 x 9.5 cm. Condition: Excellent. There is slight wear on the patina and right paw of the smaller monkey, restored.

Slightly distorted Ao-Oribe Chawan with a rounded brim, made of light, coarse, unrefined Mino clay. The expertly thrown body was trimmed with a potter's knife in its lower part around the foot ring.

The foot ring is typical for Oribe bowls produced around 1610 at the Motoyashikiki and other kilns. The kamajirushi '<' kiln mark beside the foot ring underlines this once again. Such old and spectacular Oribe bowls are usually only viewable in museums.

In the style of Ao-Kuro...

What a treasure! Wonderful Tea Ceremony Mizusashi in perfect antique condition, made during the middle of the 19th century in the legendary KAIRAKUEN kiln. The 10th KISHU TOKUGAWA shogunate, Harutomi Tokugawa started the official ware (ONIWA ware) in the official KAIRAKUEN kiln in 1819. It was contined until 1867. The emblem of TOKUGAWA Japan's feudal government in EDO era is molded on the body. The seal of the KAIRAKUEN kiln is also clearly visible on the mizusashi.

Pottery works ...

A SUPERB QING DYNASTY (revival) BRONZE "TANG WAR HORSE" with Black Patina,during 18/19th Century, China. Size: L. 30 cm x H. 27 cm x W. 9 cm. (~ 12" x 10.5" x 3.5"). Weight: 2.37 kg. Very good condition, good weight and an excellent show piece for that special spot!

An inverted cone lined with gleaming silver rises from a base of raw white clay in this sculptural vessel capturing the essence of the artist Ogawa Machiko enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled simply Utsuwa (receptacle). It is 12.5 x 10cm x 17 cm (5 x 4 x 6-3/4 inches) and is in perfect condition.
Ogawa Machiko was born in Sapporo on the Northern Island of Hokkaido in 1946. She studied under future Living National Treasures Fujimoto Yoshimichi, Tamura Koichi and Kato Hajime a...

When visiting Kato Tsubusa recently, we were caught by this small cup sitting on his work bench which had an unusual Tsubusa stamp in the bottom. Inquiring into the stamp Tsubusa said “Yes I used to be very serious, I made that when I was 19, just starting into Hakuji”. Well, we had to have that! It is 9 cm (3-1/2 inches) diameter, 8 cm (3-1/4 inches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist.
Kato Tsubusa was born in Tajimi city, the home of Shino, in 1962, graduating the...

A sculptural pair of exquisite celadon lidded bottles by Yagi Akira enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Seihakuji Mentori Futamono. Each is 31.5 cm (12-1/2 inches) tall and in perfect condition, directly from the artist.
Yagi Akira was born in Kyoto in 1955, son of avant garde Yagi Kazuo (1918-1979) one of the founding members of Sodeisha. Akira was voted one of the 20 most important living artists by Honoho, Japans premier printed ceramic forum. Works by the artist are held ...

A spectacular crispy Tsubo by Hayashi Shotaro enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Manyosai Mimitsuki Hanaike. This is the work that Shotaro may be best known, and is the only one able to acquire these colors. It is 25.5 cm (10 inches) tall, 17 x 14.5 cm (7 x 5-1/2 inches) across the base and in excellent condtion.
Hayashi Shotaro (b. 1947) is one of the biggest names in contemporary Mino ceramics. He first began with a 7 year apprenticeship under his older brother Kotaro, en...

This is a beautiful rare, wire and wireless vase from Ando. Gonda was probably the artist. It's a big vase standing 30 inches tall. Has beautiful enameling with delicate tonal changes that do not show up well in the images. The vase is in very good condition overall, but does have an excellent fill, an bit bigger than a thumbnail on the back side. See last image.

OLD MAN

Prewar Japanese oil painting on canvas by Tokio Fujii (1901-1994), May, Showa 12 (1937), 45.5 x 38 x 2 cm (17.91 x 14.96 x 0.78in), in the style of wabi-ozu-sabi.


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SACRED COW

Worshipper's wooden tablet so-called 'Ema' (lit. ‘Horse picture’) specially praying for safe childbirth once dedicated to Komagata shrine in Iwate prefecture, Japan. Early 20th century. 18.5 x 15 x 0.2 cm (7.28 x 5.90 x 0.078in). Aged deterioration as is.


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SPOONS THAT WERE SPOONS

Originally traditional Korean brass spoons but cut and sharpen to reshape for reuse due to aged deterioration. Slightly different size for hand-made, as approx. 16.5-18 x 2-2.5 cm (6.49-7.08 x 0.78-0.98in). Originally early 20th century. *Compared to a usual spoon as the reference, so that not attached.


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Kiseruzutsu or External Pipe Holder of Snake and Monkey. Snake coiled on tree branch hissing at approaching monkey. Snake with inset ebony eyes. Mounted on iron base. Meiji Period (1868-1912) Size: 7.5”H x 1.5”W, 8.16 Height on stand.

Antique Kiseruzutsu of whimsical fish pipe case in stag antler, signed on body with leather tobacco pouch. Pouch has its draw string held with ‘scales’ in horn. The kiseru pipe to be held externally with holes on body of fish. Whimsically Case mounted on iron base. Provenance: Prominent Washington collection. Age: Meiji Period, (1868-1912) Size: fish 8” Long, pouch 4.5”Wide, stand overall height 8.5”.

Antique Kiseruzutsu or Pipe Case with Cover of Samurai and Snake Antique Kiseruzutsu or Pipe Case with Cover, samurai with pole approaching snake in tree branch, top of village scene. The cord attachment in the form of a vine, its branch functioning as the himotoshi. Case mounted vertically on iron base. Provenance: Prominent Washington collection. Age Meiji Period, (1868-1912) Size: 8.25” High 1.5" Wide, stand overall height 9.5”

An unusual white glazed work of wavering parallel veins by Sugitani Keizo titled Flow.  It is 63 x 41.5 x 17.5 cm and in perfect condition, directly from the artist.
Sugitani Keizo was born in Osaka in 1959. In 1982 he graduated the Ceramic Art Institute of the Tekisui Museum of Art. He has selected for a number of group exhibitions including the International Ceramics Competition Mino and the Asahi Art exhibition, where he has been awarded. He has been exhibited at some of Japns top g...

A ceramic panel in white by Morino Taimei enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled WORK 88-6. It is 25.5 x 4.5cm depth 31.5cm tall (10 x 2 x 12-1/2 inches) including the wooden base and is in excellent condition.
Morino Taimei was born in Kyoto in 1934, and was first accepted into the Nitten National Exhibition at a relatively young age in 1957 (a year before graduating the Kyoto Municipal University of Fine Art!). In 1960 he received the prestigious Hokutosho prize at the same Na...