This model of Samantabhadra or Fugen seated on an elephant dates to c. 1900-1930. It was mounted on an elaborate gilded wood lotus lamp base, available if the buyer wants it. The figure has a finely crackled clear glaze and is undamaged. It was mounted through a hole in the base original to the piece. It measures 33.3cm high X 30cm wide, or 13 inches X 12 inches.
A Japanese silver frame with lightly dimpled surface, engraved Topaz, presumably the name of the horse illustrated in the photograph. It dates to circa 1935 and is marked sterling 950. It measures 28.6cm high X 23.5cm wide, or 11.25 inches X 9.25 inches, coming from a Pacific Northwest collection, purchased new in Japan at that time.
This Japanese silver frame has a lightly dimpled surface and dates to circa 1935. It is marked sterling and has a rising sun mark. It measures 23cm X 16.2cm, or 9 inches X 6.4 inches. There is light wear overall. It comes from a Pacific Northwest collection, purchased when new in Japan.
This small signed frame is engraved and inlaid with a cherry tree, bamboo, a poem card and double gourd. It measures 9.5m X 7cm, or 3.75 inches X 2.75 inches. It dates to circa 1930 and comes from a Pacific Northwest collection.
A Japanese silver box on 4 stepped feet engraved with fine diamond patterns, circa 1935. This box has a rosewood liner strongly resembling zitan, a solid silver hinged lid, and is marked Silver and with a star mark. It measures 4.5cm H X 17.5cm W X 12cm D. It comes from a private Pacific Northwest collection, collected in Japan when new.
A Japanese silver box with black lacquer liner and a finely inlaid iron lid, circa 1930. The two colors of gold and silver inlay depict the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto. The base is marked ginsei (silver made), indicating that the silver content is higher than sterling. It measures 5.2cm H X 14cm L X 10.1cm W or 2" X 5.5" X 4". There is a tiny dent to the rim, as shown, and tiny areas of rust along the lower right corner.
