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 | Antique Tibetan painted wood image of Green Tara Bodhisattva |
 | Fine quality Ohi Ware Macha bowl by Yoshio Iwamura |
 | Rare LARGE Chinese Qin Dynasty Military Listening Cocoon Jar + TL Test |
 | Large Chinese Late Ming Brown Black Glaze Guan Jar Moulded Decoration |
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 | A Large Bizen Vase from Mid-Edo with Researcher Certification |
 | Chinese Soapstone Carving of Fulushuo |
Zentner Collection
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Antique chinese jade snuff bottle with a beautiful engraving of a water bird standing amid lotus. There are bats carved on each side. The opposite face of the bottle has an inscription derived from the noted Tang Dynasty poet, Cao Song. The poem is from the Quan Tang Si collection of Chinese poetry and the poetry is five character four line verse which ends midway. The poem in approximation reads: The color of the water still reflecting, the mist gradually letting light shine in...
Zentner Collection
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An antique Japanese small Choba Tansu (merchant chest) made of Keyaki (Zelkova), Hinoki (Cypress) and Kirinoki (Paulownia) woods. Original bronze and hand forged iron hardware. 6 Drawers for spacious storage and 2 sliding doors behind which a large compartment where merchant books and records were stored. Constructed using straight dovetail joinery and hardened wood nails...
Zentner Collection
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Antique Japanese isho tansu (chest on chest for clothing), made all of kiri (paulownia) wood. The top section has two large drawers while the bottom section has two large drawers with two small drawers in the lower right hand corner. The drawers, which are made entirely of kiri wood, have two hand holds cut into the interior sides for carrying. Hardware is made of blackened iron with round lock plates, corner and side bracing...
Zentner Collection
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Antique Japanese ikebana basket for flower arranging. Made of light color split bamboo woven into a rounded form. Contrasting dark and twisting wisteria vines make up the handle and pierce the undulating form of the basket.
Age: Meiji period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 15" high x 12" wide x 11" deep
Age: Meiji period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 15" high x 12" wide x 11" deep
Zentner Collection
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An antique Japanese Kasane Tansu (stacked chest on chest) made entirely of Kirinoki (Paulownia) wood. Constructed using straight dovetail joinery and hardened wood nails. Alll original hand made iron hardware. Sho Chiku Bai (Pine, Bamboo, Plum) motif on the handle backplates. Interior of drawers feature side handles for ease of carrying...
KANGXI YIXING TEAPOT (QYX111603)
Date: c. 1700-20s, early 18th century | Kangxi period, Qing dynasty
Materials: Red stoneware; Yixing zisha clay
Length (from end to end): 17.4 cm
Height: 10 cm
Provenance: From a Dutch Netherlands private collection
A classic Kangxi period yixing zisha teapot, slab-casted in a hexagonal shape with ribbed, bulging sides. Even the spout is matched with six facets...
Date: c. 1700-20s, early 18th century | Kangxi period, Qing dynasty
Materials: Red stoneware; Yixing zisha clay
Length (from end to end): 17.4 cm
Height: 10 cm
Provenance: From a Dutch Netherlands private collection
A classic Kangxi period yixing zisha teapot, slab-casted in a hexagonal shape with ribbed, bulging sides. Even the spout is matched with six facets...
Zentner Collection
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An antique Japanese Kansai Choba Tansu (merchant chest) made of Hinoki (Cypress) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. All original hand forged iron hardware including the Hikute style handles. Two sliding doors behind which the merchant stored business books and records. 9 drawers of varying sizes for business storage and organizing...
Senufo staff with anthropomorphic figure of a seated female. Made of hardwood.
H. 61 cm. One hand and part of the left foot missing. Excellent age wear and patina.
Provenance:
Roger Bediat, Abidjan. Part of his collection was sold at Drouot in Paris in 1966.
More info on this dealer/collector: Van Rijn wh-0000342-001
Zentner Collection
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An antique Japanese Kotansu (personal storage chest) made of Kirinoki (Paulownia) wood. Hand forged iron hardware with Warabite style handles and corner drawer front reinforcements. 5 drawers for storage and organization with 2 side handles for carrying this chest from room to room. Constructed using straight dovetail joinery and hardened wooden nails. Perfect side chest or bedside night stand.
Age: Meiji Period (1880-1890)
Dimensions: 22 1/2" Wide by 22 1/2" High by 12" Deep
Age: Meiji Period (1880-1890)
Dimensions: 22 1/2" Wide by 22 1/2" High by 12" Deep
Zentner Collection
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An antique Japanese 2 section tall Isho Tansu (Kimono Chest) made from Kiri (Paulownia) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods. Handmade iron fittings and sliding door handles that feature embossed Paulownia and Chrysanthemums. Side handles were used for transporting this chest.
The 2 sections allows this piece to be used as a stacked set or separated for use in different rooms of the home.
Age: Meiji period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 63 1/8" High x 35 1/4" Wide x 15 1/8" Deep
The 2 sections allows this piece to be used as a stacked set or separated for use in different rooms of the home.
Age: Meiji period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 63 1/8" High x 35 1/4" Wide x 15 1/8" Deep
Zentner Collection
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An antique Japanese Kannon Biraki Tansu (wedding Kimono chest) made of Kiri (Paulownia) wood. All original hand forged iron hardware. Upper section features two hinged doors that secure two large and two small drawers. Behind the bottom small drawer is a secret hidden box where important valuables were kept. Bottom section has two full width drawers for additional storage...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre 1492
item #731862
(stock #S-F0023)
CARLA SUE GATSKE
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This is a 30" Cizhou stoneware urn painted in iron brown over a white slip with exposed lugs to the shoulder. Circa 1000AD
Zentner Collection
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Japanese 2 section Mizuya (kitchen chest of drawers) made with Hinoki (cypress) wood frame and Sugi (cedar) panels, with natural hardwood burl front drawers panels. The top section is configured with two small and three very small drawers below a large interior compartment. The sliding panels are decorated with carved wood accents and copper pulls with floral medallions. The bottom section holds the largest interior compartment behind sliding panels...
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Japanese two section tansu made with Kiri (paulownia) wood. The chest's four front drawers feature large, round Kiri wood mon (family crest) motif lock plates , while the Warabite style drawer pulls have small pierced plates below them in the style of a crane mon. The bottom section holds a small corner safe door with two small drawers inside.
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 40 1/2" x 17 1/4" x 42" H
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 40 1/2" x 17 1/4" x 42" H
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1700
item #1453798
(stock #0513)
Momoyama Gallery
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Magnificent Nezumi-Shino Chawan with a true wabi sabi aesthetic form and a thick feldsparic glaze on a classic background of Nezumi-Shino — an art form dating back to the Momoyama period of Japan that was revived in the mid-1900s by legendary potter Arakawa Toyozo and others...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Baskets : Pre 1920
item #1450513
(stock #pc24)
Kodo Arts
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Distinctly art deco, this C.1920 late Taisho Period exemplifies the burgeoning japanese basket makers shift to bold weaves and incorporating new mediums. The use of fuji (wisteria vines) intertwined with bamboo creates an entirely new ascetic. 16" tall and 9" wide. Ask for shipping quote.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1700
item #1487964
(stock #0622)
Momoyama Gallery
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A beautifully crafted and remarkable example of an early Edo period (1603-1868) Raku Chawan. This bowl is strongly reminiscent of the Chōjirō tea bowls, the first head of the Raku family.
This exceptionally well-crafted tea bowl has a very meditative presence and reveals its highlights of a typically Momoyama Period classic black glaze. It comes with an old Japanese wooden box...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1700
item #1385285
(stock #0437)
Momoyama Gallery
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A cultural treasure - our oldest and most important mizusashi: wonderful Chosen Karatsu Tataki Mizusashi from the Momoyama Period (1573 - 1603). It was perfectly thrown first into a cylinder shape and then squeezed and paddled into a distorted pear. Iron oxide glaze has been poured inside and out.
On the rim a blueish rice straw ash glaze has been applied in the typical Chosen Karatsu fashion. The mizusashi is supplied with a tailor made lacquer lid of a somewhat later date. The lid...
