Japanese Meiji Era bronze incense burner with playful shishi dog scenes in high relief depicted on each side. Handles have a twisted rope design. On the lid sits a Buddhist lion or shishi dog. Remains of incense on inside lid. Featuring a beautiful chocolate red patina on outside, this koro is in excellent condition and measures 10.5 Inches high. Seal mark on bottom.
Meiji (1868-1912) Japanese Mixed Metal Iron Plate with Garden Scene
Each is 0.59 inch (1.5 cm) tall by 4.7 inches (12 cm) wide. Total weight is 0.6 Lb.
They are tarnished and have rust, stains, rubbing of gilt, oxidation, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Small silver vase with flared and hemmed neck. A finely chiseled snake is wrapped around the neck and an enameled chrysanthemum.
The lower body is enamelled in polychromy by silver wire partitions.
Under a round base there is a signature in a golden cartouche of Mitsu Shige.
Period: Meiji. Height: 10cm (4")
1900's Japanese Iron Mixed Metal Vase with Grape
It is 9.5 inches (24.2 cm) long by 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) wide. It is 3.6 Lb.
It has loss of gold, oxidation, missing mixed metal inlays, rust, tarnished metals, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Japanese Sterling Silver CHRYSANTHEMUM Tea Set Marked
Description & Size
Teapot: 19.05 x 19.68 x 10.16 cm (7.5" x 7.75" x 4") height & wide with & without spout & handle
Sugar Pot: 9.52 x 15.87 x 10.79 cm (3.75" x 6.25" x 4.25") height & wide with & without handles
Creamer: 5.71 x 14.60 x 9.52 cm (2.25" x 5.75" x 3.75") height & wide with & without mouth & handle
Weight: 795 gram (28.04 oz)
Age: Meiji Period c19th Century, P...
Japanese Bronze Shrine or Temple Bell with attached long rope, 19th century, 5" high, 4 1/2" wide for Bell only, pellet is inside and ring nicely, in original old condition.
Antique Japanese Buddhist Temple lantern made of gilt copper with a wooden interior armature and iron handle. This six sided lantern is decorated all over with ornate pierced karakusa, scrolling arabesque filigree. Both top and bottom of the lantern have six trapezoidal friezes, each with a three dimensional medallion in it's center depicting alternating crests of blossoms and Buddhist symbols. The interior is lined with it's original paper...
Exceptional bronze lantern with nengo dating on the bottom from Meiji Period 4 (C.1872). With the crest for gold `kin` on the panels and beautiful diaper vine patterns, this is a stunning piece of workmanship from the early Meiji period. Excellent condition. Ask for shipping quote.
1900's Japanese Mixed Metal Damascene Compact Box By Arthur & Bond Yokohama
It is 2.7 inches (6.8 cm) long by 3.7 inches (9.5 cm) wide. It is 259 gram.
It has tarnished metal, minor rubbing of gold, missing a pen and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Pair of 19th century Japanese bronze vases of a kind used on top of an altar for holding incense sticks. Elegant shape with broad shoulders and splayed mouth and foot. Pleasantly heavy, wonderful patina on the metal, beautiful devotional objects. Height 4 3/4 inches.
An exceptional fine antique Japanese silver vase with a dragon coiled around it's tall neck. The round body of the vase has a large dragon and churning waves in high relief. The foliate rim and foot are incised with details of chrysanthemum blossoms. There is a 3 character signature on the bottom.
The first two characters are the artist's name 政成 which could read Masanari in Japanese or Sino-Japanese Seisei...
A pair of antique Japanese vases finely cast with raised images on both highlighted with gold & shakudo. The images of a temple scene, hillside landscape with trees and monks are on one vase. The other vase has a scene of a bridge with people and a distant village. the clouds on each extend to the upper body.
Date: Meiji (1868-1912)
Dimensions:10.25"high X 5"wide X 3.25"top diameter
Antique Japanese pair of koro (censers) made of bronze. The round, facetted body of each koro stands on 3 small legs in the shape of leaves. The lids are similar to fans with the openings between the ribs made in an open fashion to allow for the escape of incense smoke. Each with a deep black patination.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 5" high x 4" wide each
Large Japanese antique bronze vase with mixed metal overlay of resting geese, with incised etchings of reeds and rippling water. Beautifully rendered in silver, copper and gold. Signed with cartouche.
Meiji period-19th century
Size: 18" tall, 8.5" wide
Japanese Silver Tea Set w Tray Irises Reliefs Signed
Description & Size
Lg Teapot: 22.86 x 18.41 x 12.7 cm (9" x 7.25" x 5")
Sm Teapot: 18.41 x 12.7 x 15.24 x 12.7 cm (7.25" x 5" x 6" x 5")
Sugar Pot: 10.16 x 13.97 x 10.79 cm (4" x 5.5" x 4.25")
Creamer: 8.25 x 12.7 x 8.89 cm (3.25" x 5" x 3.5")
Tray: 36.19 x 27.30 x 3.17 cm (14.25" x 10.75" x 1.25")
Weight: 2505 gram (88.36 oz)
Age: 19th Century M...
1900's Japanese Mixed Metal Komai Style Box with Dragon & Eagle
It is 1.4 inches (3.5 cm) tall by 3.5 inches (9 cm) wide by 2.75 inches ( 7 cm) long . It is 0.8 Lb.
It is tarnished and has oxidation, loose at inner cover and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Japanese bronze mirror. Late Muromachi Period 16th century. 6.5 x 0.4 cm. 74g.
Good condition.
Rare and exceptional Meiji Period C.1900 bronze 'usubata' flower vase with a dragon stand. The bronze cup sits in the dragon' s open mouth. The fine relief work on the dragon is superb. The dragon 's are glass. Excellent ondition. height 14"; diameter 10". Ask for shipping quote.