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Vintage Japanese Buddhist Wood Sculpture Ebisu Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects: Pre 1950   item# 924280 (stock# E273)  click for details Armas Imports, Inc. 213.814.8677 $95  Vintage carved wood statue of Ebisu, one of the Shichifukujin, the Seven Lucky Gods of Japan. Early Showa-Period (c.1950); very good condition. Approximately 7 1/2 inches tall by 4 1/2 inches wide by 3 inches deep. Ebisu is considered the God of Fishermen and Good Fortune, among many other mystical attributes, and is still very popular throughout Japan. Shipping within the continental United States via FedEx Home ...click for details Very Small Antique Japanese Zushi Buddhist Shrine Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects: Pre 1920   item# 918210 (stock# E272)  click for details Armas Imports, Inc. 213.814.8677 $95  Japanese antique zushi, a miniature Buddhist shrine. Likely designed for the traveler, this very small shrine measures only three inches tall, two inches wide, and one inch deep. It is hand made of wood, with dark brown lacquer on the outside and gold leaf on the inside. It features two hinged doors, which are in excellent working condition. Inside of the shrine is a miniature wooden Buddhist statue in seated position. The zushi dates to the Taisho-Period (c.1920), and is in very good overa ...click for details Vintage Japanese Keyaki Zushi Miniature Buddhist Shrine Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects: Pre 1920   item# 918082 (stock# E253)  click for details Armas Imports, Inc. 213.814.8677 $195  Unusual style vintage Japanese Zushi, a miniature shrine designed to house small Buddhist statues or worship scrolls. Crafted primarily from keyaki, an exotic hardwood indigenous to Japan. Curved roof panels of sugi, or Japanese cedar. Early Showa-Period (c. 1930), very good condition. Small piece missing from left facing eave (see photos). The carved ridge board is removable, and will be packed separately for safe shipping. ...click for details Antique Japanese Bronze Hibachi Converted Temple Bell Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Folk Art: Pre 1900   item# 901196 (stock# E228)  click for details Armas Imports, Inc. 213.814.8677 $395  Antique Japanese hibachi, a traditional room or hand warmer. This unusual item has been fashioned from a large antique bronze Buddhist temple bell, known as rin or orin. The bell appears to have cracked (see enlargement 12), destroying its ring tone. Rather the discard the bell, it was mounted onto a keyaki wood base, equipped with handles, and resurrected as a functional coal brazier. This item is very old, likely fashioned into its present incarnation in the mid Meiji-Period (c. 1890). Howev ...click for details Antique Japanese Buddhist Wood Statue Nichiren Shonin Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects: Pre 1900   item# 901195 (stock# E226)  click for details Armas Imports, Inc. 213.814.8677 $395  Antique Japanese carved wooden statue, depicting a seated Buddhist figure, Nichiren Shonin, the founder of the Nichiren school of Japanese Buddhism. The statue measures approximately 9 inches tall, and 11 inches wide by 5 inches deep at the base, and is in fair to good condition for its considerable vintage. The original paint can be seen, especially the vivid red of the kimono. The eyes are made of glass, and appear to be in nearly perfect condition (enlargements 9 and 10). There is a piece mis ...click for details Vintage Japanese Kamidana Small Shinto Home Shrine Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects: Pre 1970   item# 849049 (stock# E155)  click for details Armas Imports, Inc. 213.814.8677 $295  Vintage Japanese Shinto shrine, known as a Kamidana. This item is constructed of fine Sugi (Japanese Cedar), and is in good condition. It dates to the mid Showa-Period (c.1970), and comes complete with the traditional curtain in the cubby space, and a small stand. Kamidana are miniature shrines displayed in many Japanese offices, dojos, temples and homes. Worship at the Kamidana includes prayer and various offerings of rice, water and flowers. It is important before the ritual of worship at the ...click for details Antique Japanese Bizen Yaki Statue Hotei Fukurokuju Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Earthenware: Pre 1900   item# 819415 (stock# B201)  click for details Armas Imports, Inc. 213.814.8677 $995  Unusual antique ceramic statue depicting the Hotei and Fukurokuju, two of the Seven Lucky Gods, or Hichifukujin, of Japan. This rare item, from the Bizen kilns, dates to the Meiji-period (1868-1912). Bizen pottery, along with the pottery of the Seto, Tokoname, Tanba, Echizen and Shigaraki regions, is one of the six potteries of the Middle Ages. It is one of the oldest schools of pottery in Japan, tracing its roots back to the "Sueki" found in ancient burial mounds. During the Edo era, ...click for details pages:  1