Golden eyes gaze at the full moon rising over dried autumn grass and wilted flowers on this fine scroll signed Shuso (Hotta Shuso). Pigment and light color on silk in a patterned silk mounting with bone rollers. The scroll measures 19 x 78 inches (47.5 x 192.5 cm) and is in overall fine condition.
Hotta Shuso (1894-1954) was born in Nagano prefecture and studied under Ikegami Shuho, settling in Tokyo. One of his best students, Shuso later became leader of Shuho's Denshindo atelier...

Matching pair of Japanese Imari porcelain jars of inverted pear form covered with a high domed lid topped with a round chrysanthemum bud form finial. The vertically ribbed body is decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze rust-red enamel and gilt highlights. A large panel on the front features two shishi on opposing sides of a prominent floral pattern while the back holds a smaller cartouche with a bird and flower motif...

Russo-Japanese War triptych illustrating the surprise attack on Russia’s Far Eastern Fleet at Port Arthur that initiated the war. A large torpedo-boat is at the center. Two Russian ships at the upper left have been hit and are sinking. Three Japanese battleships are at the upper right...

Japanese bronze mirror. 19th century. 8.8 x 0.6 cm. 104g.

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...

Offered here an ink landscape on paper by the eccentric and highly sought Japanese artist Fukuda Kodojin (1865-1944) dated 1919. Birds fly over the stubble of harvested rice fields, while odd thatch-roofed huts sprouting from wind beat grass focus our attention on the dark forested left of the scene. The vigorous brushwork and complexity of the scene belie the typical scenes of cold winter death, and seems to intimate a hidden energy busy at the task of Preparing for spring...

Today I have a signed Hector Aguilar Armadillo necklace which is one of his most iconic designs. Anyone collecting fine Mexican silver should put this one on their list. The discs are thick silver with a range from 1.5in. to .75in. The length is 18in. and the weight is 95 grams heavy. The look of the silver gets even better as it shows a warm natural patina. Properly hallmarked as shown and with clean, new velvet which is easy to customize the length you need...

This is Frank Patania's turquoise bead necklace with a solid gold clasp and matching stone on top of the clasp. It is properly signed with the Thunderbird, FP and a 14kt mark. These were believed to be given as a gift to his wife. The vintage beads are not produced / mined today and he chose a stabilized bead with a beautiful color. I have tried to photograph the necklace in different light to show the beads color. It is evident that the colors were blended with an artist's eyes...

Rare outstanding sterling silver and amethyst bracelet designed and signed c.1950's by Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling(1900-67). Measures 1 1/2" wide with a wearable length of 6 1/2" long. Comprised of 6 panels each holding an amethyst cone shaped stone set into the center of a round bezel frame. Slide in pin closure and safety chain work smoothly and securely. Beautiful vintage condition with no chips or cracks to the stones and no dings to the silver. Fully hallmarked as shown...

A rare conical shape Northern Song molded Yaozhou bowl with flower motif, it is very rare to find a perfect condition Song Yaozhou bowl in Indonesia, very well preserve with good and shiny glaze.
Bowl in perfect condition, no chip, no crack, no restoration.
Size: 11.5 cm diameter.

"In parallel with superlative Ru wares from Henan province, and white porcelain in Xing and Ding from Hebei province, was another important ceramics tradition in north China, this was the manufacture ...

The Margot van Voorhies doves design made when married to Antonio Castillo is one of the most endearing and beautiful links she crafted. The length is a long 17in...

A fascinating very old mask from Rajbansi People figuring , the deity monkey Hanuman, Nepal , Terai , India , very great age , H 26 cm More information on request

A bridge and weeping-cherry (shidare sakura) draped over swirling eddies on this silver lidded Meiji period Koro incense burner on its original matching table. On the table a waterwheel is visible downstream from the same scene, tiny silver beads floating on the crests of the ripples. The incense burner has a silver lid and removable liner, with a nashiji gold-flaked bottom. It is 4-1/2 inches (11.5 cm) diameter and in fine condition. The table is 14-1/2 x 7 x 2-1/2 inches (37 x 17.5 x 6 cm)...

Cranes flock to the shore, greeted by their compatriots grazing among dry winter grasses on the wave lapped beach of this anonymous pair of Mid Edo period six panel screens. Performed with Ink and pigment on paper with scattered gold flake in a blue silk border with kuwa (mulberry) wood frame and sturdy blue cloth backing. Fully remounted, each screen is 65 x 142 inches (165 x 361 cm). A quintessential Kano style Edo period scene.

white lines defining this tea bowl defy the superlative rendition of a bird snapping up an insect from a hibiscus by Ogata Gekko within. The bowl is 4-1/2 inches (11.5 cm) diameter, 3 inches (7.5 cm) tall and in fine condition. It comes wrapped in a silk bag and enclosed in a superb kiri-wood box.
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) of Edo (now Tokyo) was born the son of merchant Nakagami Seijiro and was heir to a small fortune. As is often the case with such stories, he was orphaned at a young ag...

Heavy pigment on thickly veined gold creates a powerful collection of scenes from the Taiheiki, the 11th century story of the fall of the courtiers and usurpation of power by two military families, the Taira and the Genji. The screen dates to the 18th century, or middle Edo period. Many old repairs attest to age. We have had it completely remounted, with no painting restoration performed. On the left the famous scene of shooting a fan from horseback from the battle of Yajima. Center two famo...

5184 is an early design for Margot Van Voorhies Carr produced in her Taller Margot de Taxco. The length is approximately 17in. and it comes with an extra 3in. extension shown separately making approximately 20 in. long. The drop breaks down into 2 brooches which was an innovative approach in making your necklace do more for the value. She was known to have the woman in mind with each of her designs. The chain is 11mm. wide and the drop is 3.5in. across and 2in. tall. The repousse is definitely n...

SOLD. Butterfly Collectors! Both early 20th buttons White Porcelain Satsuma lotus shape self unglazed shanks. A)Multi color red yellow blue green purple lotus shape floral 1 3/8" across and
B)Butterfly 1". Both are multi color hand painted with lots of gold. SOLD, no price, no info.