An incredible hand painted Taisho period bijin scroll signed Hakuho; so lifelike it looks to be a photograph. An angelic, Kimono clad beauty pauses to gaze out the garden window. One arm resting on the sill, she tranquilly stares past the hanging lantern and bamboo close at hand, her beautiful almond eyes fixed on the distance, she appears to be looking not at the garden, but at her own world. A colorful comb decorates her full hair while a pendant dangles from a kanzashi above her ear...
The black dye changed its color to a dark gray which is nice in its own way. It is a formal wear with 5 mon (family crest). Top half of the lining is done with a white silk and the bottom half is done with the same black silk from the front. The design from the front goes throughout the inside lining! The bottom is lightly padded which makes this kimono into a great decoration piece. Beautifully hand sewn, again it is the work of art itself...
This is an interesting collection of 54
Japanese hair ornaments dating back to the Meiji period (1868 to 1912), in lacquer,
ivory, bone, tortoiseshell (bekko), coral, jade, crystal, celluloid and metal; all displayed in a glazed frame. Additional free Kanzashis are added to this collection (see the last enlargement picture). Dimension: 21 3/4" x 25 3/4"
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An awesome mid 19th century scroll depicting 2 highly detailed dragons battling in the clouds. The scene, signed Koun Teruhiro, is depicted in watercolor on 21 sheets of paper joined to form the canvas. Beside the signature is the words Hobun Utsushi, which means written in the style of Hobun...
An ancient Japanese scroll featuring a blue eyed neko-tora (cat-tiger) prowling over a boulder peering out through sheets of pouring rain. This is a very unusual subject; I have never before seen a tiger depicted with blue eyes. Due to 250 years of isolation the Edo period Japanese artists had never seen real tigers and were forced to conjure up these feline images from their own imaginations...
A Stunning combination of works by mother and son Koyama Kiyoko (1936-present) and Koyama Kenichi (1961-1992), both in the original signed wooden boxes. The Tokkuri, by Kiyoko, is of bulbous form decorated with slips of green glaze used sparingly around the neck. The terracotta body is fired to a deep amber on one side, the bright orange clay indicative of Shigaraki showing through on the other...
A gorgeous female Bunraku doll with mobile head and hands in the original wooden box. She is 30 inches long from hemline to hair ornament. She has a very adult looking face and extremely ornate hair dress. The kimono is of silk with a shibori obi. This doll likely dates to the 1960s or early 1970s. A rare find for the collector of Bunraku items and Japanese dolls.
This fabric came from an old kimono, beautiful old thick cotton with light brown stripes in dark blue dye. Some color fading but no visible damages or stains.
The measurements:
2 pieces of 13 1/3" x 8'5", with 4" cut in the middle.
2 pieces of 13 1/3" x 46"
Total length: 23'5" x 13 1/3"
These 26 assortments of Japanese kasuri patchwork cloths came from old kimonos (some are new), thin to thick cotton. Some have tiny holes, fadings or repairs. One is lined with an ai dye blue fabric.
The largest one is 13 3/4" x 25 1/2"; the smallest 6" x 6 1/4".
The total length together: 13 3/4" x approx. 23'(276 inches)
This is an antique Chinese blue and white snuff bottle having a silver cover and decorated with The Eight Immortals, bearing a Qianlong mark. Most likely this is a spurious mark and the bottle is 19th c. It is in excellent condition and measures approx 2 1/8 in H
This is a blue and white Chinese Export miniature "Long Eliza" trumpet-lipped vase comprising molded lobed panels having ladies and foliage in the Kang Hsi style, bearing a jade mark on the underside, It is in excellent condition and measures 4 1/2 in. approx.
Enameled brilliant red kimono with lotus flowers in yellow and white, the
shaped leaves in tones of turquoise and green. Obi is larkspur blue, black,
turquoise and pink; folded fan has green flowers and gold clouds. Inner
kimono collar is also gold.
The lady is 10 1/2" high, probably dates from the Taisho period (1912-1926)
Four calligraphy works dating from the Edo period mounted on an antique two-panel Kama-byobu tearoom screen; the backing paper covered with minute gold flake. The centerpiece of the screen is a scene of Mt. Fuji next to the character Ryu (for Dragon). This piece is signed Ryukoubi (Soro Ryu 1714-1792) a well documented artist known for calligraphy and poetry who seemed to change names and addresses as often as humanly possible...
Ming Dynasty (1368-1643) Chinese blue and white porcelain baluster form vase with wide trumpet mouth decorated with a blue prunus motif. 9 1/2"H. Excellent condition. The irregular edge of the base is the typical result of the removal of the vase from the kiln. It is not a condition problem.
Chinese Tang Dynasty (618-906) Changsha ware pale yellow glazed ewer decorated with light brown-splashed glaze over relief molded leaf-form foliage designs on opposing sides beneath each of two loops. 9 1/4"H. This particular shape first appeared in China in the 8th century and was used for hot water. Very good overall condition. A few small glaze losses to one handle and a few small, fairly unnoticeable repairs to the body...
A colorful and impressive scroll featuring a bushy tailed neko-tora, or cat tiger from the late Edo period. The neko-tora is a by-product of the Japanese closed border policy, rigorously enforced during the Edo period, which eliminated outside trade and influence. Therefore, Japanese artists were forced to come up with their own ideas of what a fearsome tiger looked like based upon older paintings and skins...
A very fine early 20th century screen hand-painted simply and exquisitely with the mixing branches of a blossoming cherry and both fresh green and red maple. The painstaking detail in each individual leaf and flower is breathtaking. The awesome scene is triple bordered inside a frame of green brocade, red and black silk and gold. We have had the screen re-backed with original style forest green paper and replaced the black wooden frame. It measures 31-1/2 by 66-1/2 inches (80 by 169 cm).
Large 17 1/2"H lidded jar finely painted in the Kangxi style in sapphire blue on a white porcelain ground. The decoration features a pheasant on a rocky outcropping surrounded by flowering plants which extend around the circumference of the vase and up to the neck, where a second bird perches on a flowering branch. A blue foo lion finial tops the domed cover. The base is encircled by a band of crested waves...
Tall (17 1/4"H) Chinese transitional period wucai gu beaker vase decorated around the circumference in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome pigments and black outlined highlights with figures, phoenix birds and a crane in a garden setting. Three continuous vignettes are interspersed with flowers, rockery and clouds. The top rim features a "cracked ice" motif in underglaze blue within a decorative band. Excellent condition. A similar pair sold at auction in New York through the William Do...
Chinese yellow crackle-glazed pear-form porcelain vase with an everted rim and an underglaze blue double-ring at the base. Dates from the 18th century. 9 1/4"H. There are small scattered green glaze spots and interesting irregularities of the glaze application at the neck. Fine quality restorations have been made to the neck which are not visible to the eye. The vase was acquired from a Southern Arizona estate.
Kangxi Period (1662-1722) Chinese blue and white porcelain export covered jar decorated on one side with the "one hundred antiques" motif and on the opposite side with figures in a landscape. Auspicious symbols decorate the lid. The 4-character hallmark on the base appears to translate "record of beauty, benevolence and profit." 8 1/2"H and diameter. Finial replaced. Numerous old chips to the cover and base.
Chinese Qing Dynasty solidly potted baluster-form vase decorated on the body with patterns of rosettes and vines incised into a thick, white glaze (with a faint ivory to grayish tint, depending upon the lighting). The neck features geometric and leaf patterns created with a combination of incised and relief techniques. Two finely detailed, moulded lion's mask handles are at each side of the shoulder. 12 1/2"H. 18th to early 19th century. What resembles a crack in the interior neck is actual...
WEARABLE ART: When this coat was tailored out of an old Japanese kimono, it was made to stress the lightness of the coat without the lining. Light coconut shell buttons were chosen for the same reason. Freshly made using the fabric from early 1900 to 1940. Black color with a slight green tint and silver thread stripes, medium size.
16th Century Chinese Bronze Quan Yin Buddha Ride Beast
It is 9.5 inches tall by 5.5 inches wide. It weighs 4.6 lb.
It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, nor cracks.
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Meiji (1868-1912) Japanese Satsuma Maple Leaves Plate Signed Yabu Meizen
The plate is 1 inch tall by 7.25 inches in diameter.
It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, nor crack, except faint stain at the back (as seen in the photos).
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SOLD. SIZE: 31mm (1 3/16") diameter. Cond: very good for age. NOTE: signed below self-shank. SOLD. NO PRICE, NO INFO
Old Japanese theater mask of "tengu" in a fierce grimace sporting a prominent proboscis. The "tengu" were mythical creatures, half-bird and half-man, who were tricksters living in pine trees in the forests. I am uncertain of the dating of this mask but estimate it was crafted in the early to mid-20th century. It may be older. It has signs of age and use. There are scattered chips on the underside of the chin and nose and at the edge of the mask and eyes. The chips reveal plaster or gesso b...
Large Chinese Jin Dynasty (1125-1234 AD) Honan brown glazed truncated meiping vase decorated with cut glaze concentric circular designs on the shoulders. Two strap handles flank both sides of the short neck. 11"H x 11 1/2" diameter. Very good overall condition. There are a few scattered small pit holes, which are original production imperfections (see enlargement 3). Some scratches in the glaze are evident as is typical for a piece of this age.
Large Chinese Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) high-fired gray-black pottery bottle-form vase with geometric incised designs of unusually fine form. 11 1/2"H. Very good overall condition with minor wear. One thin old chip to the foot.
A set of two gilded and lacquered wooden Imperial memorial tablets dating from the Taisho period (1911-1925) on elaborate 3 piece stands; one etched with the name of the Meiji Emperor, the other noting the current emperor (at that time). The mirror, one of the three Imperial signs, is represented floating in a sea of stylized clouds on the cornice cap, separated from the ornately carved plaque by a red and black lacquered slab. The scrolled center section is adorned with Imperial chrysanthemum...
A rare yari-no-saya of course bristles blossoming tuft-like from a 7 inch black lacquered wooden sheath bound with strips of bamboo resting on a four legged hardwood stand. The Edo period piece is in excellent condition, with only minor damage to the wooden ring about the bottom of the tuft. It is made to take a spear head over 8 inches long.
19th Century Japanese Gilt Bronze Flying Angel Goddess Plaque
The plaque is 7 inches by 8 inches wide.
It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, nor cracks, except holes drilled at the back (as seen in the photos).
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19th Century Chinese Bamboo Carved Toad Frog
It is 2.5 inches tall by 4.25 inches wide.
It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, nor cracks.
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Late Meiji (1868-1912) Japanese Bronze Okimono Kangaroo Carrying Baby
It is 8.75 inches tall and 14 inches by 3 inches wide.
It is in good condition with no repairs, nor chips, except a crack at its ear (as seen in the photo).
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19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Box Flower Shape
The box is 3 inches tall, and 8 inches wide.
It has been repaired (bright red part) at the edges, cracks, chips, and peeling at the inside and base (as seen in the photos).
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Old Japanese Banko Ware Marble Pattern Tiger
The tiger is 4.5 inches tall, and 5 inches wide.
It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, nor cracks.
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Old Japanese Children Motif Kakiemon Signed Charger
The charger is 2 inches tall, and 10.75 inches in diameter.
It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, nor cracks.
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Old Japanese Studio Shofu Vase in Scroll Painting Style
The vase is 7 inches tall, and 5 inches wide.
It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, nor cracks.
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18th Century Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha
The buddha is 8.5 inches tall, and 5.5 inches wide. It weighs 5 pounds.
It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, nor cracks, except missing crown accessory and lose gilding (as seen in the photo).
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This is a Song Dynasty Chinese celedon glazed Vase, pyriform and carved with allover floral motifs between a scalloped bordered base and geometric border at the neck, foot ring and bottom are partially glazed, in very good condition, cracks on the foot ring, measuring 6 3/8 in H.
This is a Chinese celedon glazed bowl with marked interior, in the style of Song Dynasty, in a dark olive glaze with deeply rounded sides, the center of the interior incised with four character mark, in very good condition, glaze has worn away on the bottom where there is a visable crack.
Measurements: 7 7/8 in. H, 3 1/4 in H
This is a Chinese celedon glazed vase with animal angular head form handles, Song Dynasty, of flattened ovoid form and carved with pairs of dragons on a foliate ground, in excellent condition, Measuring 11 1/4 in. H
This is a small Chinese celedon rimmed bowl Song Dynasty, with a lightly crackled pale olive glaze, having a flat everted rim and an unglazed footring, unmarked, in excellent condition, no chips, measuring Diameter 5 in, height 1 1/2 in
This is a pair of Japanese Imari Porcelain double gourd Bottles, Meiji Period, painted with floral motifs in the typical Imari palette. Excellent condition.
Measurements: 13 in H approx.
This is a lovely famille verte emanel on biscuit stand having a Mongolian leading a horse through a sparse landscape; the contoured edge is finished with a floral border in excellent condition.
Measurements: 8" x 8".
This is a a Chinese earthenware model of a frog, seated upright on a rockwork base decorated in a richly mottled aubergine colored flambe glaze, 18th-19th Century. Excellent condition
Measurements: Height: 9 in.
