Japanese Carved Wood Tea Tray in Form of Buddha’s Hand
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Pre 1920 item# 779332 (stock#11-349)
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$545
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This unique wooden tray was expressively hand carved from a single piece of wood in the form of a fragrant citrus fruit or citron known as “Buddha’s hand.” Meiji period (1868-1912). The front is carved to realistically portray the long curling “fingers” of the fruit, with a budding fruit handing from the leafed stem at the top. The surface has been grooved to represent the gnarled surface of a real citron. The plain back is not carved. Wooden serving trays of this type were important accessories ...click for details
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Keyaki Wood Fish Crosspiece for Jizai, Edo Period
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Pre 1837 VR item# 750686 (stock#11-319)
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$950
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This wonderful adjustable “yokogi” crosspiece was carved from densely-grained Japanese keyaki wood in the shape of a carp and dates to the late 18th/early 19th century. The bold simplicity of the carving is extremely appealing and gives the piece a marvelous sculptural quality. This early carp-shaped pothook-adjuster has a superb dark patina consisting of cooking smoke and soot from centuries of use hanging over a fire. In fact, the wood on the bottom of the fish is actually scorched and burned. ...click for details
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Natural Wood Tree Trunk Tabako-bon Smoker s Hibachi
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Pre 1900 item# 721142 (stock#11-345)
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$375
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This incredible late 19th century natural-shaped wood smoker’s hibachi or tabako-bon was skillfully crafted from the trunk of a tree in a very unusual and imaginative style. Although we do not know the particular type of hardwood that was used, it is extremely heavy and deeply grained with a rich dark patina. The beautiful dense grain and knot formations make this piece visually stunning as well tactilely inviting. There are two cylindrical copper receptacles. The uncovered one would hold burnin ...click for details
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Antique Carved Wood Crosspiece for Jizai, Signed
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Pre 1920 item# 529505 (stock#11-327)
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$1,275
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This extraordinary example of a Japanese adjustable “yokogi” crosspiece was carved in fabulous detail from densely-grained Japanese hardwood in the shape of a swimming carp. Meiji period (1868-1912). There is a three-character signature of the unidentified artist carved into the bottom of the fish, which is most unusual since folk art was usually anonymous. The realism of the carving is incredible. Its bold simplicity is extremely appealing and gives the piece a marvelous sculptural quality. The ...click for details
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Miniature Wood Noh Mask, Mounted and Framed
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Pre 1920 item# 521068 (stock#11-249)
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$295
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This diminutive Japanese mask has been carved from finely grained hardwood, likely keyaki, and represents the face of the comic demon Buaku from a Kyogen play. We believe the mask itself dates to the early 20th century or even earlier; the lucite shadowbox frame in which it is mounted on coarse beige fabric is of a later date. The grim-faced visage has a closed mouth with upper teeth exposed and clenched over the lower lip. The mask is slightly broader across the base than across the top. Buaku’ ...click for details
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Japanese Sumi-Tsubo: Carpenter’s Wooden Chalkline
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Pre 1900 item# 484560 (stock#16-019)
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$345
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The wonderfully carved Japanese “sumi-tsubo” (ink pot) was once used by carpenters to mark long, straight, precise cut-lines on the surface of timber. Hand-crafted from durable and finely grained keyaki wood, it dates from the mid-to late 19th century. The bronze handle is engraved with a Noh mask. Generally the more fancifully carved and decorated sumi-tsubo, such as this example, were the type used by the most skilled carpenters or architects. The partially visible wheel held a line of twisted ...click for details
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Wood and Shibayama Ivory Game Counter
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Pre 1920 item# 357096 (stock#SB-39)
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$250
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This lacquered rosewood game counter or marker has ivory tabs with inlaid with mother-of-pearl insects and birds. Meiji period (1868-1912). The counter comes in its original kiri wood storage box. The wood body of the counter is decorated with a floral design painted in gold makie lacquer, and the pin-hinged game tabs of fine old ivory have Shibayama inlay. The family name Shibayama has become the generic term for a style of decorative inlays of mother-of-pearl in ivory, lacquer or metal. These ...click for details
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Japanese Burl Wood Basket, Meiji Period
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Pre 1900 item# 269792 (stock#11-302)
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$675
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This rare sinuous Japanese shallow form basket or “moribon,” hand carved of curling hardwood burl, has a bold irregular loop handle jogging diagonally across the top. Meiji period, late 19th century. The basket’s swirling edge follows the natural tree shape, creating a wonderfully elegant movement. The inherent natural honey-colored hue of the wood enhances the rich grain in the burl, giving its graphic wavy design a luminous depth and sheen. This type of moribon basket or tray was used for disp ...click for details
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Lacquered Kiri Wood Guest Hibachi, MOP Inlay
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Pre 1920 item# 130322 (stock#15-209)
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$295
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Lovely Japanese oval paulownia (kiri) wood guest hibachi with makie lacquer and inlaid mother-of-pearl decoration. Early 20th century. These wooden holders for a charcoal container and the bamboo cylinder are also called smoker’s hibachi or “tabako-bon.” The front of the thick, densely-grained kiri wood body is decorated with large gold makie lacquer hydrangea blossoms and gold and silvery lacquered leaves, some of which are highlighted with mother-of-pearl inlays. The reverse is simply decorate ...click for details
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