Important original watercolor by Risaburo Kimura. While his prints are fairly common, his watercolors are not. This piece pre-dates City series started in 1967 that consisted of over 400 different renderings of imaginary city scenes. He grew up close to Yokohama and Tokyo, and later moved to New York City where he was fascinated with elements of the city, including the decay of a city, and how a great city can be rearranged into geometric elements...

My Body III, a rare charcoal created in 1965 by Renowned Korean Artist Don Ahn aka Ahn Dong Kuk (1937 - 2013). Don Ahn was a pioneer of Korean art in America. In the 1950s he was the first to move permanently to the US and receive recognition here, beginning with the 1952 exhibition of his work at the Kilbride Bradley Gallery in Minneapolis, the very first exhibition of Korean contemporary art in America...

This is an exceedingly rare calligraphy on hand-made paper by famous Kyoto artist Tokuriki Tomikichiro. He was best known for his prints, but was originally trained as a painter. It is delicately brushed on Japanese hand made paper (24.2 cm x 21 cm), a bit smaller than shikishi size, and much thinner. Two edges are deckled. It is inscribed “Close Friend” (知音). Signed: Tomi (富), red seal: Tomi (富). Date inscribed on the back in pencil: 94.11.30...

A beautiful hand painted vase with a bamboo motif and a wagasa umbrella by Ikeda Shogo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Tanegashima Kohiki Henko. A thinly applied white slip covers the body and patches of fawn colored spots dot the surface. Bursting with life from the bottom, a bamboo spreads its leaves revealing a bright jewel under the rain. Kohiki ware is based on Yi Dynasty Korean Punch'ng ware preferred by the warriors in the Momoyama and early Edo period...

A beautiful and elegant pure white porcelain sake set by challenging female artist Takahashi Nami enclosed in their original signed wooden boxes titled Hakuji Katakuchi and Hai respectively...

A spectacular Oribe sake set decorated with an ascending dragon by Yamaguchi Makoto enclosed in the original signed wooden boxes and dated to 2020. The dragons also known as ryū are The most popular pieces those days by this artist selling out within hours.
Size,Guinomi D 8.1 cm H 5.1 cm
Size,Tokkuri D 9.9 cm H 12.6 cm
Condition, Excellent
A rising star in the pottery world, Yamaguchi Makoto was born in Seto, Aichi prefecture in 1978...

This glass inside painting snuff bottle is 3 1/2" high, 2 1/2" wide and 1 1/2” thick. The bottle has a dark agate cap. The snuff bottle is dated 1998. The title of the snuff bottle is “One Hundred Butterflies.” The artist’s name is Song Shi. Song Shi began his art career making cloisonné. Later on, he studied under Wang Guan–Yu, a recognized master of creating inside painting snuff bottles. Song Shi is well known for his figures, landscape and historical scenes...