A small and very delicate bamboo incense container (kogo) for tea ceremony. Decorated on the lid with oysters, snails and coral in high relief gold. Inside with black lacquer. Fitted pouch of purple, crepe silk. Comes with a small kiri box (not original). Japan, Meiji, 19th century. D. 3,5 cm. Condition: Perfect (pouch with 2 minor holes due to age).
A quite rare black lacquer dildo, mashroom shaped and with knobbed bands around the stem to enhance the pleasure. Red lacquer in the inside. H. 15 cm. Meiji period. Good condition.
An unusual and rare type of wood, probably a hard part of plantain or palm tree; it has the same bamboo kind of grain, but it is lighter than bamboo. It is carved in the shape of a branch with large leaves and fruits. Remain of old colour and lacquer. Good patina. 19th cent. L. 20 cm; H. 10 cm; W. 10 cm.
A interesting shunga hand-scroll with 4 scenes in bright colors on silk by a high-class painter. The motives depict persons, a gentleman with western style suit and high hat, a sumo wrestler, a soldier and a factory worker, engaged in various, intimate situations. The painting is from the Meiji period, ca. 1890. Total length: 160 cm. Scenes: H. 16 cm x 25 cm. Scroll ends in glas. CONDITION: The paintings very good and unsoiled. The scroll itself with many creases due to age.
A lobed Imari-style dish in porcelain and under glaze blue decorated with scenes of prunus, chrysanthemum and rocks set in cartouches. Outside with stylized flower scrolls. Japan, early Meiji. H 5 cm, D 19 cm. Condition: Good, but with 2 rim frits to bottom edge
A small but very interesting water dropper (shuiyin) of a natural, hollowed out piece of root wood (yingzimu) for the scholar’s table. The piece has a deep patina and fascinating shape. A small spoon for water in gilt bronze (?) accompanies the piece. China, Qing, 18th cent. H 4,5 cm, L 6 cm. Condition: Perfect. Wonderful wear all-over
A porcelain bowl in Chinese Imari-style decorated with a stylized garden-scene in under glaze blue, iron red and gold. Qianlong period, ca. 1750. H 7 cm, D 14 cm. Condition: Minor rim frits and wear to iron red glaze due to age. No chips or hairline cracks.
A rare and highly attractive miniature rock in fantastic shape made of iron on which are three small crabs, 1 bigger and 2 smaller, of painted bronze. Unsigned. Early Taisho period, ca. 1915. H 5 cm, L 13,5 cm. Condition: good, but with some wear to the crabs.
An attractive and decorative middle size chest made of yak leather decorated with a pair of stylized flowers surrounded by ornamental borders in gold and colors. Fitted top, bottom and sides with heavy brass furnishings including lock and handles on the side. Backside undecorated. Tibet, late 18th to early 19th cent. H 20,5 cm, W 14,5 cm, L 29 cm. Condition: Good to fair with obvious traces of handling due to age.
A very attractive and fine cast iron incense container (kogo) for tea ceremony decorated with a motif from the Ten Ox-herding Pictures of Zen Buddhism. Inside covered in gold. Signed by Suzuki Morihisa (1920–1981), a 14th generation of cast iron-makers from Morioka who later taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tokyo. A frequent exhibitor at the Nitten. With original signed kiri-tomobako. Showa period ca. 1960. H 3 cm, D 7,2. Condition: Perfect.
