Antique Japanese cotton yogi, sleeping kimono for a woman. Thickly padded and decorated with a paste resist and red family crest. More paste resist characters on the front collar. Lined with a dark indigo-dyed cotton.
Age: early 20th century
Dimensions: 50" high x 50" wide
An antique Japanese 2 section Nihon Matsu Kasane (stacking) Tansu made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. Original natural Urushi lacquer finish. Hand forged iron hardware with lock plates that feature a quarter moon with a butterfly and Chrysanthemum knobs, Warabite handles with upper Pine tree and lower Plum Blossom Atari, and side handles on both sections. Constructed using Japanese straight dovetail joinery and hardened wooden nails...
Antique Japanese cast iron sake kettle (choshi) with brass lid, its sides decorated with scenes of nature, standing on three very short legs.
Size: 7.5" height, 8.5" length
Japanese Blue & White Sometsuke Box
Description & Size: 8.25 x 20.32 cm (3.25" x 8") height & wide; Color: Blue & White
Age: Meiji Period 1900'; Material: Porcelain; Production: Handcrafted
This Japanese blue & white sometsuke has a beautiful design with a compressed globular box form. It has a very intricate design of geometric layers of expanding flowers in a leafy box expanding from a center crossed crest on the top lid to the bottom base...
This is a Japanese antique handspun & natural indigo dye cotton tsutsugaki and katazome child hanten of Horse and ema ,shogi pattern of the Meiji era.
The design of the shogi piece from hyoutan is an auspicious proverb that jokes really come true.
There are stains and discoloration.It has no damage.
Size:Length:61cm / 24inch
Cuff to cuff, across the back: 66cm / 25.9inch
Antique Japanese Ikebana bamboo flower basket. Wonderful natural flowing design. Overall in wonderful condition. Great original deep glowing finish.
Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)
Dimensions: 15 1/2" High X 15" Long X 9" Deep
19th century small ojime (slide bead for tightening the cord going from netsuke to inro) carved in the round with a pierced design of a butterly by a blooming peony. Wonderful carving, excellent detailing, pleasant patina, in great condition. Height 3/8 inches.
19th century wooden netsuke representing Daruma (founder of Zen Buddhism) enveloped in his monastic robe and holding a hossu (fly whisk). This image represents Daruma during his 9 years of continuous meditation. The netsuke is skillfully carved in ittobori (one cut) style characteristic of Hida Province. Perfectly captured facial expressions, wonderful wear, great feel of age to the piece...
Japanese silver pipe with brown bamboo body, the mouthpiece with design of engraved bamboo. Length: 7 1/2" Circa 1900, Meiji period.
Antique Japanese woodblock print of samurai marching over Tamaye Bridge from the series "100 Scenes of Naniwa" by the artist Kunihito.
Dimensions: Size of paper: 9 5/8" high x 7" wide
Late Meiji/Taisho (1890s-1910s) Japanese wooden nyoi - a Buddhist scepter made out of a branch with a natural knobby formation at its head. Nyoi, or Ruyi scepter is a traditional symbol of scholarship and transmission of knowledge. Wonderfully simple piece in Japanese taste, on a short side (usually nyoi are 12 inches or slightly longer), beautiful wear and patina...
Antique Japanese single section isho tansu with locking bar. The upper portion has a full width drawer with a large iron money bag shaped lock plate. Below this are two drawers held in place with a locking bar (with key). The bottom portion has two smaller drawers and a safe box in the lower right hand corner with two small interior drawers. Beautiful and extensive iron work also includes raised corner handware on the drawers and square shaped drawer pulls. Original deep red lacquer finish...
Antique Japanese small, round, lidded box. Made with metal body covered with lacquer and decorated with a gold lacquer scene of a bridge and a weeping willow tree. Intricate raised machi-e details of waves and willow leaves. Delicate nashiji on the ground around the tree.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 3 1/4" wide x 7/8" high
Japanese bronze sheep.
Age: Japan, Showa Period, 20th Century
Size: Height 10.4 C.M. / Width 8.5 C.M. / Length 11.2 C.M. (size excluding stand)
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.
Masterpiece large bronze kannon bodhisattva buddhist deity. Standing 27" tall by 9" wide.
This Ca.1925 bronze deity has a wonderful tranquil, calming expression. Holding the heart sutra scroll. Great condition. Ask for shipping quote rom CA warehouse.
Beautiful tansu with a natural kiri wood front and gorgeous lacquer sugi frame, with iron hardware and black Iron handles on each of its drawers. Small locking door with a kan (ring shape) pull on its front. Its left and right sides have two iron handles and one large locking handle.
Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)
Size: 33.5" height, 29.75" width, 15.25" depth
Exceptional Japanese incense cabinet kodansu in wood covered with a profusion of mother-of-pearl flowers and bone leaves, engraved and inlaid with the shibayama technique. Bottom in nashi-ji lacquer.
Handles, finishes and feet in silver...
An antique Japanese Kotansu (personal storage chest) made of Kiri (Paulownia) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods. 2 sliding doors with vertical slats opens to a shelf with 3 small drawers. 3 drawers below the doors for additional storage. All original hand forged iron hardware. Urushi lacquer frame and front outline with natural wood drawers and door panels. Originally used as a storage chest for books and small items...