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 | Antique Tibetan painted wood image of Green Tara Bodhisattva |
 | Fine quality Ohi Ware Macha bowl by Yoshio Iwamura |
 | Chinese jade vase in finger citron shape |
 | TIBETAN MANDALA THANG-KA C. 1900 |
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 | An Exceptional Black Tea Bowl by Raku X (Tannyû) (1795-1854) |
 | A Red Raku Tea Bowl by Famed Potter Ichigen (1662 - 1722) |
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900
item #1402252
Dmitry Levit Asian Art
$850.00
$850.00
19th century netsuke of a fresh tangerine on top of a dried persimmon containing a minute landscape with houses and trees. Superbly carved elegant piece in Japanese taste, wonderful mellow patina and beautiful wear consistent with age. Great depiction of skin textures. Signed MASAYOSHI on the bottom - Sato Masayoshi was a brilliant artist, listed on p. 742 of NETSUKE & INRO ARTISTS AND HOW TO READ THEIR SIGNATURES by George Lazarnick. Elegant old piece in excellent condition...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Earthenware : Pre 1900
item #818868
(stock #R225)
Japanese Art Site
$2,800.00
$2,800.00
A beautiful Satsuma vase by Kinkozan, the foremost artist of the 'Golden Age' of Satsuma during the Meiji Period.
In ovoid form with gorgeous relief butterfly and flower designs and a central band with floral rosettes on black. Kinkozan mark on base. Height: 12.5 inches, 31.5 cm; Circumference: 25 inches, 63.5 cm.
Height approximately 31.5 cm. in good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Wood : Pre 1900
item #1345124
(stock #PP-D7SI )
Bhadrakalpa
Price on Request
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Very rare huangyangmu (rosewood) pipe ornament of an acrobat riding a guardian lion ; also the only one with such a character I ever saw.
The lion holds a mobile ball in its mouth; wonderful patina and beautiful colour, tiny chip at the lion’s mouth ; 5c
The lion holds a mobile ball in its mouth; wonderful patina and beautiful colour, tiny chip at the lion’s mouth ; 5c
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900
item #1479132
Dmitry Levit Asian Art
$395.00
$395.00
19th century boxwood netsuke of Sennin Tobosaku showing off the Peach of Immortality which he stole from a tree in the garden of Seiobo, the Chinese Queen of the Fairies, where it ripens only once it 3 thousand years. Excellent carving, great face, wonderful flow to the lines of his robe, small old loss to the peach...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1900
item #1205647
(stock #3526)
Bamboo Grove
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This is an 18th or 19th century Chinese brown glazed and carved porcelain brush holder (Bitong) signed by “Wang Bing Rong” who is considered one of the best porcelain carvers of that period. His dates are somewhat confusing. Some records say he was born in 1736 and died in 1795. Other records have him living from 1862 to 1908. Perhaps the most appropriate approach was taken by Christie’s. In their auction catalog of Fine Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1995, they state, Mr...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900
item #1486506
Dmitry Levit Asian Art
$1,260.00
$1,260.00
19th century tall netsuke carved as a dancing fox standing on its hind legs with its front paws raised to one side and its tail erect. This particular model seems to represent the Inari fox - the benevolent and well disposed creature, being the messenger of the God of rice and harvest, as opposed to the other foxes, which are generally believed to be evil creatures...
Petrie-Rogers Gallery
$100.00
$100.00
First edition Japanese Meiji Period woodblock print titled "Otsu Inari" from the series "The Calendar of Events in Edo Theater" by Adachi Ginko (1874-1897). Three editions of this series are known. This print is from the first edition and contains the publisher's information and date of Meiji 30 (1897) 7th month 10th day in the left margin and the artist's red seal at the lower right...
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item #1458785
Dmitry Levit Asian Art
$125.00
$125.00
19th century Japanese bronze mae-kanagu (tobacco pouch clasp fitting) depicting chidori (plovers) in flight above and among cresting waves. Elegant design, great crisp detailing, differently colored patinas, comes with original backing. Length 1 5/8 inches.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Wood : Pre 1900
item #1221392
(stock #zttlbox)
ESL Collection
$800.00
$800.00
A Chinese scholar's book box with zitan wood on the top and bottom, and tieli wood as the walls of the box. Qing Dynasty. Condition: age cracks; most of the hardware is missing; repair at the bottom of one end. Please refer to enlargements for condition details. Dimensions: 14-1/4"L X 7-1/2"W X 6"H.
japanes antique textile saiyuu2
$360.00
$360.00
This is beni-itajime katazome silk jyuban kimono textile of the Meiji era(1868-1912). The motif is dyed in a dyer's saffron with a cherry tree. Other parts are rinzu silk. It has pole a few stains. However, I do not stand out. It does not have damage and is very beautiful.
size:146cm x 123cm (57.5" x 48.4")
DAY FINE ARTS
$415.00
$415.00
Hiroshige print, please contact fpr details
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Glass : Pre 1900
item #1452805
(stock #gy6468)
2ezr
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1900's Chinese Peking Glass Carved Jar with Bird & Flowers
It is 6.7 inches (17 cm) tall by 7.3 inches (18.5 cm) wide. It is 2.6 lb.
It has flea bite chips, surface wears and scratches, bubble bursts, and stains (as seen in the photos).
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900
item #1458787
Dmitry Levit Asian Art
$150.00
$150.00
19th century Japanese bronze mae-kanagu (tobacco pouch clasp fitting) in a form of a running boar. Wonderful dynamic design, great crisp detailing, gilded eye. Comes with original backing with design of a stone on it. Length with backing 1 9/16 inches.
SwisSiam-Arts-Antiques-Gems
USD $21,500.00
USD $21,500.00
A superb and very rare Mandalay gilt Palace Lion Throne Woodcarving, ca. 1858, Burma. Intricate and detailed workmanship with high quality gilding. Disassembles into several pieces. Needs large space/wall for high impact display! Size: H.114" x W. 71" (290 cm. x 180 cm.). Photo shown is with inserted tinted mirror (optional). UNIQUE PIECE!
DAY FINE ARTS
$500.00
$500.00
Eisen print , please contact for details
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Metalwork : Pre 1900
item #1470479
(stock #353)
Conservatoire Sakura
$4,500.00
$4,500.00
The body of the ewer seems in embossed rather than cast bronze because the walls are very thin, however the neck and the handle are in cast bronze and very thick. The decor is incised with a character fighting a snake, details are inlaid in gold. 3 fantastic animals are arranged on the sides on either side of the ewer, they are treated in high relief and seem to be in solid bronze and to be one with the body of ewer because we do not see any welding or rivets...
SwisSiam-Arts-Antiques-Gems
USD $295.00
USD $295.00
Very attractive hand carved wooden roof bracket with Naga, 19th Century Thailand, red patina with traces of gilding. Massive single piece of teak carved throughout on both sides. Condition: very good, size: H. 63cm x W. 5cm x D. 19cm. Rare find!
Petrie-Rogers Gallery
$175.00
$175.00
Authentic 19th century Edo period Japanese woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) titled “View of the Precincts of Zojo-ji in Shiba” from the series of “Famous Places in the Eastern Capital” (Toto Meisho) published by Sanoki in the mid-1830s. Signed and with the artist's red seal at the upper right. The series and image titles are within the red cartouche at the upper right...
Zentner Collection
$2,250.00
$2,250.00
Antique Japanese woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige titled: Oki, Takuhi no Yashiro from the series: Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces of Japan. The large bow of a boat on rolling waves. Small figures on the deck. A wonderful example of Hiroshige's influential compositional style.
Date: 1854
Dimensions: 13 3/8" high x 8 3/4" wide
Date: 1854
Dimensions: 13 3/8" high x 8 3/4" wide
Petrie-Rogers Gallery
$200.00
$200.00
Japanese Meiji period woodblock print by Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) from the series "Pride of Tokyo - Famous Things" featuring famous places, products, and people of Tokyo. The top section features preserved foods, a kimono fabric sample is at the lower left, and a beauty reading a newspaper within a bamboo frame is at the lower right...
Dmitry Levit Asian Art
$250.00
$250.00
Late 19th century Chinese seal carved out of lapis lazuli . Beautifully designed in a shape of a mountain, deep blue on one side with white streaks on the other, golden flecks on the sides. The bottom is carved with raised characters, traces of red seal paste in the grooves. Very beautiful piece appropriate for scholar’s table, pleasant matte surface. Height 1 1/2 inches, length 1 5/8 inches.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900
item #419845
(stock #BB-015)
The Moon Through a Crumbling Window.
(Hasou no Tsuki).
Printed: 1st day. 2nd month. 1886.
Engraver: Yamamoto.
Signature: Yoshitoshi.
Seal: Yoshitoshi no in.
Publisher: Akiyama Buemon...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Earthenware : Pre 1900
item #1466766
(stock #304)
Conservatoire Sakura
$9,000.00
$9,000.00
Satsuma fine earthenware vase, Kinkozan kilns. Decor of absolute rarity. Two panels with a cracked cream-white background are decorated on one side with a palace scene representing the Empress and her dancer and musical courtesans and on the other side the Mikado fighter. Indeed, above the central figure floats a flag bearing the imperial emblem of Japan, the 32 petalled chrysanthemum. The bottom of the vase is atypical, it is decorated with a multitude of flowers in high silver relief, generall...
japanes antique textile saiyuu2
$230.00
$230.00
This is a long textile with attractive Japanese antique boro indigo fading cotton.
In the old days, it was a baby carrier.No damage.
Size:Length:302cm / 118.89inch Width:: 33cm / 12.9inch
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1900
item #1135637
(stock #Kogo-1)
tomoe art
$450.00
$450.00
An antique okinawan incense container decorated with a lacquer and inlayed mother of pearl depicting a dragon appearing from clouds. Circa 19th Century. Mother-of-pearl inlay, which is known Raden in Japan was first introduced to Japan during Nara period (710-784). The technique was popularly used with lacquer for artworks such as instruments. It is in good condition with tiny loss of inlayed mother of pearl. The piece accompanied a poulownia wood store box.
L 3 3/8” x D 7/8” (8.5cm ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900
item #1254787
(stock #JHToyoWct)
June Hastings
$225.00
$225.00
Original Japanese kabuki actor color woodblock print by artist Toyohara Kunichika, 1835 – 1900. Beautifully framed and matted measuring 17" x 22", the print site size is 9.75" x 13.5". Any streaking is reflection from the glass. Print does not appear to have any condition issues.
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
Antique Japanese woodblock print by the artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi. This print from his famous Suikoden Series depicts one of "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Suikoden". Based on the Chinese semi-historical novel, the Suikoken prints depict the adventures of the 108 rebels who sought refuge in the area of Liangshan Marsh. These rebel heroes, also brigands and bandits, were compelled to protect the poor and downtrodden.
This print depicts Kaoshô Rochishin (formerly call...
This print depicts Kaoshô Rochishin (formerly call...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900
item #1405977
Dmitry Levit Asian Art
$850.00
$850.00
19th century netsuke carved as a fox sitting on a base with 4-character seal bottom and scenes with lobsters and shells on the sides. This particular fox represents Inari - the benevolent and well disposed creature, being the messenger of the God of rice and harvest, as opposed to the other foxes, which in Japan are generally believed to be evil creatures. Enlargement 1 shows the seal flipped left to right presenting what the imprint of the seal will look like. Nice design, excellent carving of ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900
item #1477133
(stock #2013)
t a t a m i
$500.00
$500.00
IMAGE OF BIRD
Woodblock print of a Japanese‐style painter, Kono Bairei (1844-1895 / ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dno_Bairei). Paper: approx. 15 x 21cm (5.90 x 8.26in), Frame: approx. 27 x 33cm (10.62 x 12.99in). Highlight of such Bairei's true worth expression for the both of recognizing the subject correctly and feeling of vitality by catching the instant of movement at the same time. Removed its acrylic board for antireflection when shooting the ...
Coins and Antiques Gallery
$350.00
$350.00
Description: Fine antique Persian Brass bowl, late Quajar period, well designed and decorated with engraved floral design. Craftsmanship
is fine. Measurements: 2.75 inches high and 8 inches in diameter,
in good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1900
item #1389025
(stock #AMBN-009)
JJ Oriental
$395.00
$395.00
A gentle-faced natural amber figure of Quanyin (the Goddess of Mercy) seated holding an ambrosia bottle (kalasa)in her right hand. There is a hole on one side for stringing.
Size: H. 4.2cm. W. 2.5cm. Condition: No repairs.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900
item #1425300
Dmitry Levit Asian Art
$700.00
$700.00
19th century kagamibuta (mirror lid) netsuke with Shibayama inlay depicting 3 utensils for tea ceremony: haboki (feather brush for ashes), sumitori (charcoal basket) and hibashi (fire tongues). Clever design, beautiful detailed inlay work - see the texture of silver tongues). The bowl is ebony, the top is boxwood, materials used for inlay are mother of pearl, silver, gold, walnut skin and 2 types of dark wood. Plain back, old silk cord, two parts fit nicely, beautiful mellow patina. Top diameter...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1900
item #1269057
(stock #SCH278)
Ancient East
$195.00
$195.00
DESCRIPTION: A large wooden scholar’s brush used to paint large calligraphy. Thick black bristles are gathered into a bulbous wood ferrule, turned from the same wood as the handle. The tip of the handle is pierced for hanging. A very nice old brush, good for display in large brush pots; 19th C., normal wear as would be expected. DIMENSIONS: 16” long (41 cm).
Diameter approximately 20 cm. In good condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900
item #1465043
Dmitry Levit Asian Art
$150.00
$150.00
Late 19th century boxwood netsuke of Daikoku standing on 3 rice bales, a mallet in one hand, a bag slung over his shoulder. Daikoku is one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, that of Wealth, rice bales being the representation of it. Nice piece, wonderful smiling face, good detailing, pleasant patina. The part of the bag protruding from his left hand is reattached. Height 1 9/16 inches.
Dmitry Levit Asian Art
$275.00
$275.00
19th century Chinese scholar’s rock / brush rest in a form of a piece of malachite perfectly resembling a range of hills covered with green vegetation. Also resembles a snail or a traveling caterpillar, can be viewed from two sides. Shape and colors may suggest a characteristic Guilin landscape of limestone peaks. Excellent natural stone with pleasant patina, fixed in carved fitted rosewood stand. Wonderful object for contemplation on scholar’s desk. Height with stand 2 7/8 inches.
Petrie-Rogers Gallery
$275.00
$275.00
Japanese woodblock print of a beauty and child from a series depicting powerful individuals by Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) published by Hayashiya in 7/1852. The image is signed at the right side "Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga" (used circa 1850) within a gourd shaped cartouche. The red Yoshi Kiri seal is beneath the signature. Vertical oban size measuring 14 1/2"V x 9 5/4"H. Fair impression quality. Very good overall condition with minor soiling. The print is not backed and the image and baren m...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Earthenware : Pre 1900
item #1458319
(stock #gy6520)
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1900's Japanese Sumida Gawa Pottery Vase By Inoue Ryosai with Monkey
It is 11.6 inches (29.5 cm) tall by 10 inches (25.4 cm) wide. It is 4.7 Lb.
It has chips at the monkey's hand and rocks, skip glazes, rubbing of paint, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
A similar vase can be seen in the book "Sumida According To Us" by Herbert Karp & Gardner Pond, page 187.
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Petrie-Rogers Gallery
$200.00
$200.00
The actor Ichikawa Danjuro IX in a scene from kabuki theater from the series "100 Roles of Ichikawa Danjuro IX" by Toyohara Kunichika 1835-1900) dated in the left margin "5th month of Meiji 31" (1898). Deluxe edition with extensive gauffrage accents to the yellow background, cartouches, margin and hair. There are mica highlights in the background. The blue robe is decorated with a keyfret motif pattern produced through the use of pale silver pigment. Paper: 14 1/8" x 9 1/4" (image: 13" x 8 1/4)....
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900
item #1489247
Dmitry Levit Asian Art
$395.00
$395.00
19th century netsuke of a bronze fly on a boxwood pumpkin. Elegant clever design in Japanese taste, wonderfully rendered texture of the pumpkin skin, himotoshi (cord opening) is formed by the stem, great patina. Diameter 1.31 inches.
Dmitry Levit Asian Art
$80.00
$80.00
19th century Chinese soapstone seal of classic square section. First catalogue photo includes the image of the printing surface flipped left to right to show what the imprint of the seal will look like. Very nice cream and brown stone, the bottom is carved with two characters, old dried red seal paste in the grooves. Overall in excellent condition, very nice scholar’s object. Height 2 1/4 inches.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1900
item #950339
(stock #Q09110200077)
EL-GALLERY
USD $950.00
USD $950.00
This is a thinly potted bowl depicting the Buddhist's eight auspicious signs which is found on the sole of Buddha's feet. They are the mystic knot, fish, wheel of the law, lotus, canopy, unbrella, conch shell and the jar. The bowl stand on a short recessed foot-rim and into a U-shaped body. At the base of foot-rim, it has the honorific four character seal mark of Qianglong reign. Cir. second half 19th century, possibly from Tongzhi period.
The bowl is in good condition. No repair, ch...
The bowl is in good condition. No repair, ch...
Dmitry Levit Asian Art
$180.00
$180.00
Late 19th century Chinese scholar jadeite seal of oval section with narrower finial with a hole for hanging. The impression of the seal is shown on the first photo (image is flipped left to right to present the image as it will actually print on paper). Natural untreated jadeite of very light green. The bottom is carved with raised characters, traces of red seal paste in the grooves. Wonderful piece appropriate for a scholar’s desk, excellent finish to the stone. Height 1 1/2 inches, length 5/...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Central Asian : Metalwork : Pre 1900
item #1458062
(stock #C445)
Hundred and One Antiques
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
Antique copper alloy Sino-Tibetan Buddhist ritual bell Ghanta and Vajra, 16th -17th century, Ming Dynasty, Tibet.
The ghanta is cast in two parts: a silvery metal bell decorated with a band of vajra symbols and the shoulder adorned with sacred syllables in a written lantsa script.
The bronze handle is formed by the Bodhisattva's head, crowned by nine-pronged dorje below the thumb ring.
The clapper's interior is decorated with a six petals lotus flower head.
The accompanying nine-...
Zentner Collection
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
Antique Chinese porcelain plate with blue and white glaze design of a water dragon. Surrounded by clouds, the dragon holds a large pearl. The rim of the plate is decorated with waves. The back of the plate has a four character Chenhua mark 1464-1487. Old repairs.
Dimensions: 10 3/4" wide x 2" high
Dimensions: 10 3/4" wide x 2" high
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1900
item #1477247
(stock #0589)
Momoyama Gallery
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
One of a kind: Edo Period Ichimonji Utsushi Raku Chawan on high flared and cut (warikodai) foot by the 11th Zengoro Eiraku (Eiraku Hozen), made in the mid 19th century. A horizontal line is molded on the body, it's the Japanese character "ichi" - one!. (Please see last picture to see an antique Ichimonji Chawan in Korean style from the Ulrich Vollmer Collection Berlin). This is one of the rare tea bowls of Eiraku Hozen fired with a lower temperature in the style of Raku ceramics. Beside th...
Dmitry Levit Asian Art
$375.00
$375.00
Good size late 19th century Chinese glass seal made in a shape of 3/4 sphere with flat top and faceted sides, the facets producing multiple reflections of the characters of the bottom within the volume of the seal. The impression of the seal is shown on the first photo (image is flipped left to right to present the image as it will actually print on paper). The bottom is crisply carved with four raised characters that can be translated as MADE FOR THE LUMINOUS REMOTE HALL, traces of red seal pas...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Folk Art : Pre 1900
item #1481738
(stock #1883)
Harubang Antiques
$1,300.00
$1,300.00
A Very Fine Korean Paulownia Wood Wall Letter Rack--考備-19th C.: $1,300. (LETTER DOCUMENT FILE HOLDER ORGANIZER).
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century.
A long beautiful paulownia carved three medallion open work wood letter or
Documents rack (holder). with stylized word pattern, with black patina.
It’s in good condition, measures 65.6cm h. x 16.5cm w.
*** Items that are hung on the wall and put letters, etc.: those that preserve the texture of pine or paulownia wood boards, those th...
Dmitry Levit Asian Art
$225.00
$225.00
19th century Chinese miniature scholar’s rock in a shape of a dramatic mountain massif with foothills, several peaks and snow fields. The piece gives a very strong feeling of weathered rock shaped by water and time, and overpowering energy of the mountain range. Variegated gray with a hint of olive green Qilian limestone with natural fissures and white veins, very beautiful patina, well fitted hardwood stand. Excellent object for contemplation on scholar’s desk. Length with stand 4 3/4 inche...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1900
item #1377861
(stock #P-242)
Palmrose Asian Antiques
$125.00
$125.00
A Chinese porcelain, scalloped edge, leaf shaped dish that was part of Canton pattern dinner set, exported from China to America, during the late 19th Century. The Canton pattern can be easily recognized as it shows a bridge with no man, and has a cloud border. The dish measures about 8" long x 6" wide, and 1 1/4" tall. The condition is very good with a couple very small frets and a chip on the foot rim. The asking price includes shipping within the USA.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Wood : Pre 1900
item #1197579
(stock #gy5409)
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19th Century Chinese Aloeswood Carved God of Longevity
It is 1.8 inches (4.5 cm) tall by 0.7 inch (1.8 cm) wide. It weighs 4.5 gram.
It has cracks, chips, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Zentner Collection
$2,400.00
$2,400.00
Antique Japanese fireman's hood. Made of layers of indigo cotton sashiko and decorated on the inside with a scene of a tiger and lightening storm.
Fires were common in Japanese urban areas due to the dense population as well as construction material (primarily wood and paper). Fire brigades were made up of samurai class (buke hikeshi) as well as common class (machi hikeshi). Their primary goal in containing a fire was to tear down the surrounding buildings so the fire had no more fuel. S...
Fires were common in Japanese urban areas due to the dense population as well as construction material (primarily wood and paper). Fire brigades were made up of samurai class (buke hikeshi) as well as common class (machi hikeshi). Their primary goal in containing a fire was to tear down the surrounding buildings so the fire had no more fuel. S...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Earthenware : Pre 1900
item #1408773
(stock #gy5941)
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Meiji (1868-1912) Japanese Satsuma Vase Phoenix Marked "Ito Tozan"
It is 4.1 inches (10.5 cm) tall by 4.9 inches (12.5 cm) wide. It is 0.9 Lb.
It has minor loss of gold and paint and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1900
item #419800
(stock #BB-003)
Utagawa Kunisada [Toyokuni III] (1786-1864).
Subject: Yakusha-e, Kabuki actor print; Kawarazaki Gonjurou (stage name of Ichikawa Danjurou IX [1838-1903] from 9/1852 to 2/1869).Signature: “ki-o Toyokuni ga” in red toshidama cartouche.
Engraver Seal: Yokogawa.
Censor Seal: “aratame” (examined), year of the cock (1861) 9th month.
Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Toubei.
Date: 1861.
Format: oban tate-e, H.13.75 x W.9".
Comments: “kirazuri” mica powder giving sheen to dark blue background o...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1900
item #1459053
(stock #13565)
Haruko Watanabe
$220.00
$220.00
Cotton cloth with tsutsugaki flower motifs which is hand-spun and vegetable indigo dye. Originally it might have been used as 'yutan' (cover for drawers or a chest) with crests, however this one is used for futon cover as it has cotton dusts in the back. In excellent condition except for a minor beige stain in the white part. The second half of the 19th century. 160cm x 65cm
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Metalwork : Pre 1900
item #1470009
(stock #ES1137)
Hundred and One Antiques
$800.00
$800.00
Antique 19th century Indo Persian, Islamic, Shia Muslim ceremonial all-steel sword in the form of a straight, double-edged medieval Islamic sword.
The entire broad blade is superbly etched on both sides with Arabic calligraphy, possibly verses from the Qur'an, a serpent, and the figure of the mythological demon "Div" (دیو).
The hilt has an elaborate pommel with an integral cross guard, down curving quillons shaped like stylized mythical dragon heads, and a pair of langets with silv...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900
item #1457834
Dmitry Levit Asian Art
$450.00
$450.00
19th century netsuke depicting Ashinaga seated next to a basket, his absurdly long legs raising higher than his head, wearing a skirt, a short European jacket and tiger skin pants. In Japanese legends he is often accompanied by Tenaga (long arms) whom he puts on his back and goes fishing. Very nice work, wonderful smiling face, buttons are inlaid with horn, pleasant wear and patina. Height 1 3/8 inches.
Petrie-Rogers Gallery
$750.00
$750.00
Japanese Edo period woodblock print kakemono (vertical diptych) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) depicting a full figure Heian beauty, Lady Shizuka-gozen, dressed in shirabyoshi (court dancer) costume appearing under a rolled screen, preparing to dance before Yoritomo. Published by Izumiya Ichibei circa 1840. Signed Kochoro Kuniyoshi ga. The publisher's seal is at the bottom of the image. The assembled size is about 28” x 9 3/4" (top sheet: 13 7/8" x 9 3/4"; bottom sheet: x 14 1/4" x 9 3/4....
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900
item #1476025
Dmitry Levit Asian Art
$475.00
$475.00
Very unusual 19th century lacquered wood netsuke of eagle talons clutching a tama (Precious Gem). Beautifully carved out of dark dense wood (probably kurogaki - black persimmon), gold lacquer highlights to the folds of the talons, tama is lacquered in Negoro style - red lacquer over black, so as it wears the black and later wood start showing. Beautiful wear and patina. Length 1.7 inches.
