Japanese Studio Pottery Imai Masayuki

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1960: item #11697

7.5" x 4.5": no damage. Impressed mark on bottom associated with the potter. Marvelous studio piece likely the work of Imai Masayuki, winner of the Nihon Toji Kyokai Sho (Japan Ceramic Society Award) in 1965. Rich iron glazing, simple and quaint design of a dragonfly in center; an unusual example by a nationally recognized potter.

Japanese Lacquer Folk Plate Sun Design

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1900: item #11488

8” diameter, excellent condition with normal enamel loss around rim, marked / carved on reverse. Dating likely Late Edo period (1600-1868), before 1860s. This simple and marvelous plate is a folk art type generally only seen in the West in museum folk art collections. The elegant and simple design of the sun is done in either lacquer or an oil paint method known s “mitsuda-e”. This method, popular during the Edo Era for folk lacquers, used oil paints similar to those in the West, but the tec... Click for details

Japanese Tsutsumi Folk Pottery Jar

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1920: item #11485

10” x 5.3”, excellent condition, dating likely to the late 19c. It is popularly believed that pottery at Tsutsumi in Miyagi Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Northern was first made in the Genroku Era (1688-1703) when the Tsunamura Date asked a potter to come to Sendai from Tokyo. While production almost stopped in the Meiji Era, it was revived and survived into the 20th century. Tsutsumi is best known for producing massive utilitarian jars for water storage, one of which is in the collecti... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Print Rare Hasui 1st Edition Temple

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1940: item #11442

"Gateway to Zuisen Temple, Narumi" by Hasui Kawase (1883-1947) from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" dated the 6th month of Showa 7 (1932). This first edition vertical oban "shin hanga" print bears the design "C" cartouche of the publisher Watanabe (used 1929-1942). Rare image with a small known edition size of 100. Illustrated in the "Toledo Museum of Art 1936 Special Exhibition of Modern Japanese Prints," catalogue #65. Also illustrated in color in volume two, plate 225, page... Click for details

Japanese Edo Woodblock Print Kuniyoshi Suikoden Heroes

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1900: item #10849

A traveling medicine vendor, Byotaichu Setsuei, half-naked and fully tatooed, in a furious bare-fisted struggle with a village leader, Shosharan Bokushun, from the series "108 Heroes of the Suikoden" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). The enlargements feature the dragon and landscape tatoos which cover Setsuei's entire body. This print was published by Kagaya Kichibei and dates between 1827 - 1830. A full description and color illustration can be found on pages 88-89 ( plate 20) in "Of Brigand... Click for details

Japanese Woodblock Print 1927 Hasui 1st Ed. Akita Night

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1930: item #10845

Rare first edition early Shin Hanga night landscape by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) titled "Lake Hachirogata in Akita Prefecture at Night" from the series "Souveniers of Travel, Third Series" dated Showa 2 (1927). The design "A" cartouche (used by the publisher Watanabe between 1924-1930) appears at the lower right margin (see enlargement). Known edition size of 200 impressions. A barely readable 1 7/8" square Japanese stamp on the back of the print at the lower left may contain the number of the... Click for details

Japanese Calligraphy Woodblock Print - Toshi Yoshida

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1980: item #10339

Oversized abstract calligraphic figure titled "System" by Toshi Yoshida (1911-1998) dated 1962. Pencil-signed, titled and with limited edition #28/50 at the lower margin (see close-up images). Toshi Yoshida's abstract prints are well described in "Yoshida Toshi: Nature, Art and Peace" by Eugene Skibbe, page 61-65. Full margins. Paper size: 16"V x 21 3/8"H (image measures 14 1/2"V x 19 7/8"H). Excellent condition.

Japanese Sosaku Hanga Woodblock Print Tadashi Nakayama

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1960: item #10315

"Girl Holding a Sunflower" by Tadashi Nakayama (b. 1927) dated 1957. Pencil-signed in the lower margin. 1/2" square red seal on the back. Oversized woodblock print measuring 26 7/8"V x 19"H (image alone measures 23 7/8"V x 15"H). Excellent condition with extensive metallic highlights. Full margins.

Japanese Red Lacquer 7 Piece Wedding Sake Set - Crane

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1940: item #10241

Extraordinarily large and complete set of seven concentric stacking Japanese lacquered wood sake cups for the marriage ceremony stored in the original presentation box dated "Showa 5" (1930). Each sake cup is finely decorated with a gold flying crane and auspicious symbols set against a red background. This exceptional set of sake cups ranges in size from a massive 9 1/4" diameter x 3 1/4"H to a petite 3 3/8" diameter x 1 1/8"H. The wood box is 8 3/4"H x 10 1/4"W x 10 1/2"D. The set was purc... Click for details

Two Edo Japanese Lacquer Wood Plates - Pawlonia & Mon

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese Pre 1900: item #10235

Two early 19th century finely executed Japanese lacquered wood plates, each decorated with a gold "mon" (family crest), pawlonia, and scrolling foliage set against a black ground. Each measures just under 8" diameter. Excellent overall condition with only minor imperfections. The wood grain is clearly visible. Included with purchase is a copy of the original certification of authenticity dated May 5, 1967 and provided by Z. Izuoka, Shinmonzen Street, Kyoto, Japan which states "We certify tha... Click for details