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Antique Japanese Stencil, CHERRY BLOSSOMS/WOOD GRAIN Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1910 item# 506549
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This antique Japanese paper stencil has a wonderful design of stylized cherry blossoms and square tiles--each filled with either wood grain or a water motif. More cherry blossoms float in the background, adding lots of dimension to the design as a whole. It is made of several layers of laminated handmade kozo (mulberry) paper (very strong!), then treated with persimmon paste, and finally smoked to render it waterproof and tough. Then the intricate design is cut into the paper by a master cutter ...click for details

Japanese Wooden Doll 2, Kokeshi Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Folk Art: Pre 1980 item# 468096
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This is a vintage Japanese kokeshi doll. The body is made of a solid piece of keyaki (paulownia) wood. The head, also keyaki, is attached w/a dowel. Has a very sweet face. Signed. In excellent-good condition. Slight wear to varnish surface. Painted design intact throughout. Measurements: Height: 10 in. (25.4 cm); Width: 5.5 in. (14 cm); Weig ...click for details

Japanese Okinawan Lacquered Dish, Wood, Red/Black Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer: Pre 1950 item# 462427
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This is a Japanese lacquered dish made of wood. The design on the surface--allover arabesque motif--was intricately and skillfully handpainted with red lacquer over a black lacquer ground. Such red-over-black motifs are common in Okinawan lacquer. Comes in a wooden box marked "kashibachi" (dish for sweets), indicating that this dish was meant for serving traditional Japanese sweets--kashi--with tea; at tea ceremony, etc. Very special dish! ...click for details

Japanese Lacquer, Rare Set of Yoshino Dishes (5) Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer: Pre 1900 item# 455922
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This is a set of five very special Yoshino lacquerware dishes dating from the late Edo to the early Meiji periods (100-150 years old). Yoshino lacquerware (yoshino nuri), from the town of Yoshino (located in today's Ishikawa Prefecture), began to be made in Japan in the 1500s. It rose in prominence after the famous tea master, Sen no Rikyu, commissioned several Yoshino artisans (in 1587) to produce items for the shogun's upcoming cherry blossom viewing party. These dishes here show the s ...click for details

Wooden Plaques (2), Japanese Wind/Thunder Gods Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Folk Art: Pre 1980 item# 446726
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Being offered here is an unusual pair of carved plaques. One shows "Raijin" (thunder god) and the other "Fujin" (wind god), two Buddhist deities derived from ancient Indian Hinduism. Wonderfully depicted with lots of animation, they are done on zelkova (keyaki), a heavy, super-hard wood. Carving such detail into this wood could not have been done by anyone other than a highly skilled artisan. As well, the artisan had to be familiar with Buddhist iconography for these two dei ...click for details

Charming Antique Japanese Shop Sign (Kanban) Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Folk Art: Pre 1920 item# 446719
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This is a large, antique wooden shop sign from Japan, dating from the late 19th-early 20th century (approx. 80-100 years old). It once hung outside a shop (has holes for hooks along top surface). The name of the shop/product/company is carved and painted on both sides; the inscriptions are identical. Inscriptions read: Top/horizontal text, r ...click for details

Rare Japanese Horned Sake Flask (tsuno-dare) Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Folk Art: Pre 1920 item# 439070
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This traditional, large wooden sake flask received its name--"tsuno-dare," horned sake flask-- because the vertical protrusions reminded some of horns. It is made of zelkova wood, constructed like a barrel; the coopered pieces of wood fit snugly together. All is held together with thick strips of plied bamboo. It has a large, wooden plug. It is lacquered red and black. Sake flasks such as this one were prepa ...click for details

Japanese Wooden Manju Bun Container for Group Gathering Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Folk Art: Pre 1920 item# 438668
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This container, in the shape of a Japanese sweet bun filled with bean jam (manju), is named after the sweets it was made to hold. It is called a "manju-bitsu" (literally, bean-sweets chest). In Kyoto, from where this container came, bean jam sweets used to be (in eras past) presented to guests at large gatherings in a container such as this one. It is made of a solid carved-out piece of keyaki wood (zelkova) and lacquered red over black on the inside, and black on the outside. Lid fits ...click for details

Japanese Lacquer Tray, Cinnabar Red Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1970 item# 431373
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This is a very nice Japanese footed tray, made of wood and covered with a brilliant cinnabar red lacquer. Great as a tray for tea pot/cups or for storing things on the desk, etc. Very useful item with lots of charm. Approx. 30-60 years old. Measurements: 3.5 in. (8.8 cm) high; 8.75 in. (22.3 cm) wide Weight (in box w/packing material; for sh ...click for details

Large Japanese Lacquer Tray, Signed Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Wood: Pre 1980 item# 424802
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This is a lovely large lacquered tray made in Japan. It was made using the "coopering" technique, in which strips of wood are cut at an angle and assembled into a circle (like a barrel). This tray is lacquered, then wrapped with twisted strips of bamboo, which are also lacquered. The stickers on the bottom indicate that it was made by a master craftsman in a high-quality workshop (as designated by the Japanes ...click for details

Rare Japanese Art Book, Ryukyu (Okinawa) Lacquer Craft Catalogue: Traditional Collectibles: Books: Pre 1980 item# 422617
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This book, dating from 1977, is a major publication on Ryukyuan lacquer. The title in Japanese is: "Ryukyu Urushi Kogyo" (The Lacquer Craft of Ryukyu). It has essays by several scholars (Tokugawa Yoshinobu, ARakawa Hirokazu, etc.) in both English (translated by Louise Allison Cort) and Japanese. In excellent condition. Comes with dust cover. ...click for details

Japanese Lacquer, Cinnabar Red Vanity (Kyodai) Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1920 item# 418626
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This lovely vanity, from the early 20th century, has inlaid mother-of-pearl on a cinnabar red lacquer surface. Classic 1910s Taisho-style oval mirror. In excellent condition. There is a cross-bar (under mirror) missing (see pic). Height: 28 in. (71.1 cm); Width: 18 in. (45.7 cm).

Rare Fish Gong from Temple, Japan (Wood) Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Folk Art: Pre 1920 item# 416347
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This large gong, roughly carved as a fish, is the type used in Buddhist temples in Kyoto to call the monks to meal. It would have hung outside the kitchen. It is made of a solid piece of zelkova (keyaki in Japanese). The striker is also made of zelkova. It makes a wonderful sound when struck. Measurements Length: 21 in. (53.2 cm) ...click for details

Adorable Japanese Doll, Miniature Rabbit Pin Catalogue: Gifts & Home Decor: Jewelry and Accessories: New item# 414613
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This is an absolutely adorable miniature Japanese rabbit doll, made into a pin. It is made of antique/vintage kimono fabric (silk, cotton, etc.) by a professional dollmaker in Japan. I acquired this doll in Japan this year as "new" (never used). Size: approximately 2 in. long (high?). I am selling 8 dolls total, and each one is diff ...click for details

Japanese Wooden Sculpture of Ebisu Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Okimono: Pre 1980 item# 414407
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This is an unusual, large sculpture of Ebisu. It is made of a solid piece of zelkova wood (keyaki in Japanese). Ebisu is one of Japan's "Seven Lucky Gods" and considered the patron saint of fishermen in Japan. He is the only indigenous Japanese deity among these seven gods. He typically holds a big sea bream ("tai"), a symbol of felicity and prosperity. Here, a very jolly Ebisu struggles to hold onto the fish, which is as big as he is. ...click for details

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