Iwai-Bandori which is a backpack pad for carrying household items on wedding, made in Shonai region in Yamagata prefecture in Tohoku. It is made of cotton rags. In good condition. The first half of the 20th century. L:110cm, W:28cm
Rain at Shinobazu Pond
Sealed "S". Artist unidentified.
Date: ca. 1940s.
Print size: 3.75 x 2.75 inches.
Publisher: Unsodo. From a group included in an Unsodo client sample book.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print attached along top edge only to original holiday card.
Condition: Tiny dot in sky.
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese famille rose porcelain longevity buddha, in excellent condition. Marked. H:10"
1940's Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Immortal Figure Toad Marked "Wei Hong Tai Zo" 魏洪泰造
It is 9.1 inches (23.2 cm) tall by 10.8 inches (27.5 cm) wide measured with stand and 7.65 inches (19.5 cm) tall by 9.7 inches (24.7 cm) wide measured without stand. It is 3.9 Lb.
It has skip glazes, dark spots, firing cracks, a small chip at the bottom, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos)
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Ink wash landscape. Painted with ink on silk. Signed and sealed.
Some insignificant light marks are present on the painting and mounting, otherwise the piece is in very good condition. It is accompanied by a paulownia wood storage box.
Painting: 10 1/4” x 42 1/2” (26cm x 108cm)
Scroll: 15”x 71 1/4” (38cm x 181cm)
A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese silver malachite bangle in excellent condition. D:5.5cm $275
Chinese Gilt Bronze Jadeite Carved Belt Buckle, Circa 1930's
The overall measurement is 3.6 inches (9.2 cm) long by 1.2 inches (3 cm) wide. The jadeite is 1.6 inches (4.1cm) long by 0.78 inch (2 cm) wide. It is 92.9 gram.
It has rubbing of gilt and surface wears and scratches. The jadeite has inclusions and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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Unique Japanese Uchikake (wedding gown), embroidered in thick light blue silk, the liner is red silk without padding except at the bottom hem. The embroidery and gold couching (some silver) work are all done by hand. The pattern is from ancient Chinese "Shokko nishiki". The colors of silk looks different on different parts of the gown. We laid the gown under the sun light when we took extra photos. The light changed everything...
Japanese framed woodblock print by artist Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950), from the Sailing Boats series, titled Sailing Boats - Night, signed and dated, with publisher's marking in left margin, red artist's chop.
Size: (entire frame) 19.5" L x 25.5" H (print only) 15.5" L x 21" H
18-19thc Hindu marble temple statue of Brahma, with a wonderful patina and surface erosion . Size H 11.7" by 6.2"
A fine Japanese men's black satin silk jacket with a handwoven scene in shades of golds and taupe featuring a female snow monkey and her infant. In excellent condition. Dates pre-1940
Koizumi Kishio
Lingering Snow at Five-storied Pagoda
No. 7 from the series, Views of Nikko National Park
Date: 1936.
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10 x 7.75 inches (25.6 x 19.6 cm).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Possibly faintly signed at lower right.
Condition: Excellent.
Paul Jacoulet
Une Belle De Palaos (A Beauty of Palao)
Date: November 4, 1935.
Edition: No. 291/350. Fewer than 275 impressions made.
Size: 18.5 x 14 inches.
Mandarin duck seal. Carver: Maeda. Printer: Honda.
Reference: No. 30 in The Prints of Paul Jacoulet by Richard Miles.
Condition: Excellent.
Note: Miles writes, "This was conceived and printed as a pair with No...
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Kozu, Osaka
Souvenirs of Travels, Third Series.
Date: 1924.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.50 x 10.25 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Watanabe C seal at right margin, indicating printing between 1929 and 1942.
Reference: Hotei #118.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Condition: Lovely mauve horizon...
This is an Unusual CHINESE DRAGON VASE with 2 Dragons entwined. Size is 20" tall. Sold As Is As Found ca. 1950
Very old face mask, of oval form, with minimalist cubistic features typical of this area. Strongly eroded wood, age patina. Indonesia, Timor island. Height: 31 cm. Mounted on a custom stand. Provenance: acquired in situ early 20th century, ex old Dutch collection.
Chinese porcelain circular table screen mounted in a carved wooden frame, decorated in polychrome landscape with waterfall and village scene. The piece is signed with the signature of Wang Yeting. This piece was made in China in the first quarter of the 20th century and was possibly destined for the export market considering the troubled times that this was produced in...
Sadao Watanabe
Look at the Birds of the Air
From the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:26)
Stencil on momigami paper.
Date: 1968.
Edition: 40/50.
Signed and dated by the artist.
Image size: 21 x 17.75 inches. Paper size: 26 x 23 inches.
Condition: Paper edges wrapped to thin backing. Margin outer edges toned from previous framing.