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Japanese Mixed Metal Treasure Ship w/Glass Box

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1970   item# 604532 (stock# MXSXL0321)

Japanese Mixed Metal Treasure Ship w/Glass Box
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KouYou, Inc.
505-249-3949


SOLD 

This detailed mixed metal rendition of a Takara-bune or Treasure Ship is done in silver, gold, brass and copper and is considered in Japanese culture to bring good fortune to a trading business. Amongst the ships cargo are eleven specific items; Hat of invisibility (Kakure-gasa); the wearing of this hat will protect one by making a person undetectable by a demon or evil spirit. Lucky raincoat (Kakure-mino); wearing this raincoat acts as a safeguard from attack by an evil spirit. Sacred Key; to o ...click for details


Japanese Metalwork Komai Plate w/ Damascene Work

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1900   item# 602972 (stock# CSBD1058)

Japanese Metalwork Komai Plate w/ Damascene Work
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KouYou, Inc.
505-249-3949


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This elegant dish is a great example of Komai damascene work with a wonderful signature. The gold inlay on iron is beautifully executed with an outermost border of grape leaves, a signature design for the Komai workshop. A lovely scene of pagodas, torii (gate entrance to a Shinto shrine), and thatch huts along a winding river is in the center, with a view of Mt. Fuji in the background. This scene is encircled by a variety of butterflies of many sizes and patterns in flight with an elaborate ...click for details


Japanese Metalwork Sake & Hot Water Pot Combination

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1900   item# 602884 (stock# CSBM1057)

Japanese Metalwork Sake & Hot Water Pot Combination
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KouYou, Inc.
505-249-3949


$400.00 

This is an unusual and fascinating combination sake and hot water pot crafted so that it could be brought to the table on a cold winter night. It has its own hibachi which allowed for boiling water for tea and/or warming sake. It works on a similar principal to a double boiler which allows you to heat the sake and keep it hot without boiling it. The set consists of six separate bronze pieces. Glowing coals would be placed in the little tray, which was then inserted into the base of the large re ...click for details


Large Signed Japanese Metalwork Bronze Vase w/Tiger

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1900   item# 592210 (stock# CSBV1041)

Large Signed Japanese Metalwork Bronze Vase w/Tiger
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KouYou, Inc.
505-249-3949


$5760.00 

A handsome and striking bronze vase depicting a growling tiger emerging from behind an outcropping of craggy rocks with bamboo. The casting is extremely crisp and well defined. The tiger's fur is finely engraved, and his eye is inlaid with a gold iris and Shakudo pupil. The base bears a seal in archaistic script. The condition of this remarkable piece is Excellent with only an area beneath the side signature that is scratched and very slightly dipped. There is also an area under the top r ...click for details


Japanese Metalwork Bronze Tripod Koro Silver Inlay

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1900   item# 592196 (stock# CSBM1060)

Japanese Metalwork Bronze Tripod Koro Silver Inlay
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KouYou, Inc.
505-249-3949


$2200.00  

This is a fine tripod bronze koro with silver inlay. There is a wide border of interlocking stylized water dragons that are inlayed and engraved, with the theme echoed on the pierced lid. The feet, which rest on the original wood stand, are also in a dragon-head shape. The silver finial is a shishi, seated in a noble posture. The base of the koro is engraved in cursive script. Height with stand: 7.3" The condition of this piece is excellent with some slight discoloration to the patina. ...click for details


Large Japanese Pure Silver Box w/ Dragon Relief

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1900   item# 590233 (stock# CSSLM1023)

Large Japanese Pure Silver Box w/ Dragon Relief
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KouYou, Inc.
505-249-3949


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This beautiful “Pure Silver” dragon box has two repousse dragons expertly fashioned in very high relief. The box has an interior of highly polished silver and a hinged lid. The condition of the piece is very good with no repairs but several small dings scattered about. The base is impressed with jungin (pure silver) mark. Ht: 2.4", Length: 6.1", Width: 3.9", c. 1900


Japanese Metalwork Silver Cast Rooster Figurine

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1920   item# 590208 (stock# CSSLM1016)

Japanese Metalwork Silver Cast Rooster Figurine
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KouYou, Inc.
505-249-3949


$2970.00  

This delightful Japanese cast rooster is made of silver and weighs 53.54 troy ounces. The artist captured quite realistically a proud rooster surveying his domain. From the stoic face and wonderfully detailed feathers to the texturing of the crown and waddle this piece exhibits the attention to detail that marks the higher end artists of early 20th century Japan. The condition of the silver roster is mint. The wooden stand is original and has been expertly repaired and refinished with a natural, ...click for details


Japanese Metalwork Pure Silver Repousse Vase

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1910   item# 580110 (stock# CSSLV1042)

Japanese Metalwork Pure Silver Repousse Vase
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KouYou, Inc.
505-249-3949


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This exceptional, pure silver chrysanthemum, flower vase, is worked in Repousse (uchidashi) to show a profusion of Fuji chrysanthemums. The lip and base are both worked in a stylized 8-petal chrysanthemum form. The vase stands 6.1 in. tall and is in excellent condition. The underside of the vase bears the jungin stamp. c.1910. A beautiful piece of craftsmanship from the later Meiji era. On all our pieces we offer a full refund if not completely satisfied and in many cases pay for return posta ...click for details


Japanese Metalwork Iron Tetsubin Edo Teapot

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1900   item# 574757 (stock# CSBM1010)

Japanese Metalwork Iron Tetsubin Edo Teapot
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KouYou, Inc.
505-249-3949


$1170.00 

An elegant and classic tetsubin (iron teapot for the tea ceremony).The iron body imparts a wonderful wabi feel with its rustic quality. The lid is bronze (the traditional material for tetsubin lids), with an elaborate engraved signature on the inside, and topped with a stylized plum blossom-form knop. This plum theme is beautifully continued on the handle, with silver inlay forming stylized scattered plum blossoms. Edo era, Mid-19th century. Height w/ handle 8.3”, width 7.7”.


Japanese Bronze Well Bucket Meiji

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1920   item# 574754 (stock# CSBM1014)

Japanese Bronze Well Bucket Meiji
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KouYou, Inc.
505-249-3949


$975.00 

A fantastic bronze object in the form of a well-bucket, masterfully simulating the wood in an homage to this fondly-considered rustic form. The casting has meticulously and artfully recreated the wood grain, with the organic patterns and knots finely conceived. The nails as well have been incorporated. This is a great transformation from a common object of daily 19th century life into and object of contemplation. Meiji period. Height 7.3”, width 4.9”


Japanese Bronze metalwork Inlayed Dish w/ Koi Meji

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1900   item# 569762 (stock# CSBP1012)

Japanese Bronze metalwork Inlayed Dish w/ Koi Meji
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KouYou, Inc.
505-249-3949


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This spectacular inlaid bronze dish features a pair of koi in a Buddhist temple pond, done with precise casting and wonderful engraving. The depth imparting recession of the lower koi into the pond is done very artfully, and the lifelike and dynamic quality of the koi leaping from the water is wonderful. The eyes are inlaid with gold irises and shakudo pupils, and the inlaid gold wasp on the rim is a delightful feature. Parts of the plant leaves are inlaid in akagane (red copper), lending an ...click for details


Japanese Metalwork Copper Wedding Sake Server

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1900   item# 569632 (stock# CSBM1011)

Japanese Metalwork Copper Wedding Sake Server
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KouYou, Inc.
505-249-3949


$2080.00 

A rare ceremonial sake server formed of engraved copper. Most sake servers of this size were created for wedding ceremonies, also indicated here by the theme. The elaborate and large pouring vessel features the time-honored theme of the “3 Friends of Winter”: sho-chiku-bai, or “pine, bamboo, and plum”. These are the 3 plants that show promise of new life at the height of winter, symbolic of fortitude in the face of adversity or new beginnings, appropriate for newlyweds. They are beautifully ...click for details


Japanese Bronze Mizusashi Tea Ceremony Water Container

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1910   item# 568701 (stock# CSBM1009)

Japanese Bronze Mizusashi Tea Ceremony Water Container
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KouYou, Inc.
505-249-3949


$2880.00 

A marvelous bronze mizusashi (water container for the tea ceremony) with ring-handles. The vessel incorporates elements of classic bronze design, such as the dragon-head handles, the shield panels with a stylized butterfly design, and the turbulent wave patterns on the lower body and lid. The pierced knob on the lid adds to a wonderful silhouette for the mizusashi. Excellent condition. Meiji period. Height 10.3”, width 10.6”.

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