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Koitsu Woodblock Print: Nagoya Castle Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Pre 1980 item# 76259 (stock# 7A-075A4)
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Japanese woodblock print by Koitsu Tsuchiya (1870-1949) entitled “Nagoya Castle.” Originally published in 1937; margin is dated “Showa 12.” Later Hama impression posthumously printed from Koitsu’s original blocks. These later editions are identical to the earlier editions except for the publisher’s seal. With their intense realism, Koitsu’s woodblock prints have immortalized his country’s scenic beauty. Subtle effects of light and shadow endow his scenic renderings with an aura of captivating be ...click for details

Japanese Bamboo Flower Basket Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Baskets: Pre 1940 item# 143929 (stock# 11C-035A2)
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This lovely Japanese split bamboo ikebana basket or “hanakago” was crafted in round form and dates to the early Showa period. Strips of different widths and different shades of brown bamboo are inserted diagonally into the body structure to produce a powerful appeal. The handle is made from twisted bamboo cordage entwined around two strips of bamboo. Since the sixteenth century, woven baskets for flowers have been favorites for use in the tea ceremony. Designed to contain fresh-cut flowers, flow ...click for details

Ivory Netsuke of Boy Playing with Daruma Doll Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1950 item# 108505 (stock# GK-1429)
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A polychrome ivory netsuke of a young boy kneeling down to play with a tiny Daruma doll. Carved and signed by Japanese artist Komin, 20th century. When Westerners began to take an interest in netsuke, particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, netsuke carvers turned to the world around them for netsuke subjects. Activities of ordinary people, such as this child at play, helped create a picture of Japan during the period in which the pieces were carved. Daruma, the monk who brought Z ...click for details

Hasui Woodblock Print: May Rain at Arakawa River Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Pre 1980 item# 95113 (stock# 7A-072)
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Japanese woodblock print by Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) entitled “May Rain at Arakawa River,” originally published in 1932. This print is a later impression printed posthumously from Hasui’s original blocks. These later editions are identical to the earlier editions except for the publisher’s seal. Hasui is regarded as the foremost landscape print artist of the 20th century. He was renown for his scenes of everyday life, which he executed in a sophisticated yet simple manner. His work is disting ...click for details

Large Japanese Gosho Ningyo Doll with Hobby Horse Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Pre 1940 item# 1097022 (stock# 4A-081)
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This large vintage costumed gosho doll stands with one foot raised while he rides a poled hobby horse. Taisho/early Showa period, ca. 1920/1930. His right foot is affixed to a black lacquer base and which fits into a lacquer and glass vitrine with hinged door and mirrored back. His shoulder length hair is tied with a classic top knot. The doll’s body is finished in white gofun (crushed oyster shell), and the expressive facial features are well modeled and delicately hand painted in wonderful det ...click for details

Japanese Mingei Koishiwara Folk Ceramics Lidded Jar Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware: Pre 1970 item# 1103201 (stock# 2A-817)
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This handsome small lidded stoneware jar, typical of Koishiwara ware (“koishiwara-yaki”) pottery, is an excellent example of Japanese ceramic folk art. Dating from the mid-to-late 20th century, this jar was made by “Kumao Ota,” a famous potter in Japan. The gray clay body of the pot was first covered with a coat of white clay slip and then decorated with “chatter-marking” before being coated with clear glaze and random splashes of green and brown glaze. The cover is decorated in the same fashion ...click for details

Large Wakasa-Nuri Lacquer Footed Display Stand Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer: Pre 1950 item# 979985 (stock# 11E-148)
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This fine vintage Japanese wakasa-nuri stand with rolled legs has a mosaic-like surface that shimmers with gold foil and tiny inlaid pieces of iridescent mother-of-pearl. Early to mid-20th century. The base of the lacquer is wood which was finished with brown, black and red colors, and the layers of these colors are revealed by polishing the lacquer finish to create this unique and complex pattern. Small pieces of mother of pearl are mixed into the finish creating a lovely overall effect. The b ...click for details

Small Arita Porcelain Barrel Form Sake Cask Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Porcelain: Pre 1930 item# 1066280 (stock# 2C-202A7)
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This Japanese Imari porcelain sake cask in barrel form is decorated in big underglaze blue kanji characters with the name of the brewer or sake brand set against an ochre colored double gourd sake bottle and a blue wave design on a white glazed ground. Early 20th century. The reverse is simply decorated with underglaze blue kanji characters and the numbers 13 and 98 in Arabic numerals. There is a hole at the base of the cask which once held a plug, and a metal carrying handle wrapped in bamboo h ...click for details

Kimekomi Ningyo with Signed Wooden Box Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Dolls: Pre 1940 item# 401472 (stock# 4-248)
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This simply enchanting little Japanese doll in kimekomi style stands on a black lacquer base alongside his black and white puppy. Early Showa period, 1930-1940. The child is holding a black and gold lacquer fan and a strung paper kite. He is dressed in a blue silk kimono which has been dyed and painted to scale. Face and hands are covered with gofun (crushed oyster shell), and the hair is finished in black lacquer. The doll comes in its original wooden tomobako storage box, which is signed on th ...click for details

Vintage Japanese Wood Kamidana Shinto Home Shrine Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects: Pre 1960 item# 1136730 (stock# 11-370)
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Featuring expert craftsmanship and classic Japanese styling, this miniature wooden shrine is skillfully handcrafted of cedar or cypress and contains many of the detailed architectural elements found on larger Shinto shrines in Japan. It dates to the mid-20th century. These miniature architectural features include a large sloped overhanging roof with deep eves atop thick, closely spaced wooden beams; a large transverse roof ridge beam shaped like the top of a torii gate; thick round vertical colu ...click for details

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