Vintage Japanese woodblock print by moku hanga style artist Fumio Fujita (1933-present). He graduated the Musashino College of Fine Arts in 1955 and began making woodblock prints in 1963. This piece is easily attributed to Fujita as he is well-known for using trees as a focal point. He combines scenic imagery with abstract geometric figures, using bold color combinations...
SET OF JAPANESE COLORING TOY
Including coloring books, crayons, origami, etc. as the retro appendix set of the book for children, Showa period, 20th century. Books: 26.5 x 19 cm (10.43 x 7.48in)...
A beautiful old Chinese ivory beads necklace, in excellent condition. L:79cm Beads size 9-10cm.
Tomioka Eisen (1864-1905)
Honmoku
Size: Approximately 18.2 x 11.6 cm. 7.25 x 4.5 inches
Date: ca. 1910.
Publisher: Matsumoto (No. 391).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Ink dot in sky. Wave in paper where original publisher's tag is attached to the back.
The Matsumoto catalog states, "Honmoku, the old village of the present Yokohama...
A Chinese bronze temple gong, made in the Ming Dynasty style with mark of the Xuande Emperor (15th century)...
Made and used by the tribal indigenous Aborigine people of Australia, this old Mulga wood boomerang was smoothed using a stone adz...no sandpaper in the outback when this was made...
the traditional decorative surface markings were made by pressing a hot poker and wire onto the wood surface forming the running kangaroo and border lines...
A Rare Northern Song Dynasty Dingyao White Glazed Lotus-Shaped Stem-Cup Height: 6 inches (15.2 cm) Diameter: 5 1/8 inches (13 cm)
Medium: Ceramics
Date: Northern Song Dynasty
Condition Report: Good Condition
Provenance: Property of a MA Collection
Chinese dingyao bowl of shallow conical form with lobed rim. The widely flaring sides divided into six lobes, with indentations along the rim corresponding to thin raised lines radiating from the circular inner well.
Age: Song Dynasty (960 - 1279)
Condition: Very good overall condition. Some kiln grit and a firing flaw on one of the lobes.
Size: Approximately 16 cm diameter by 4 cm high
Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995)
Cherry Blossoms by the Gate
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Date: 1951. Pencil-signed first edition.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition. Excellent. Upper left margin corner bend.
Notes: I've included photos of Toshi Yoshida's vintage envelope and the collector's notes of the previous owner, both of which accompanied this group of Yoshida prints. The collector's notes will be included.
Mongolian embroidered and Hand stitched Fabric Wall Hanging, used in the Mongolian Ger, Ca. early 1900's, 28" by 19" wide, the condition is as used old look.
A pair of very high-quality Chinese agate ShiShi Lions on rosewood stands. This pair is carved from the same agate stone boulder having blue/grey color tones with soft hints of tans and an impressive surface polish. The carved details are performed with great skill showing wonderful curling hair along with exacting facial features as well as tail and feet accents. They are both displayed on their original carved and pierced open worked rosewood stands remaining in excellent condition...
A large framed woodblock print by artist Ouchi Makoto (1926-1989). Ukiyo-e style images of fierce warriors and a demon appear in the two front paper blocks, and have kanji that has been cut from the tops. A beautiful maiden appears in the third block, while a large wave appears in the last, a nod to the famous woodblock artist Hokusai. Ouchi has created great depth with his techniques of color gradation, shading, and perspective. The piece is signed at the bottom in pencil, and numbered 5/60...
A Chinese Famille Rose, Republic (1912-1947). Diameter approximately 15.1cm and height approximately 7.3 cm. The bowl has dirt in the center. Good condition.
Republic period, circa 1950, Chinese carved jaded miniature of a carpe fish seating on a lotus leaf with beautiful carved details. It measures 3.5" long, 1.5" wide .75" deep.
Hongshan Tall figural chisel ax blade pendant in Nephrite Jade. The figure probably depicts a female goddess and surface tremolite throughout. The back showing heavy wear from tong term use . The back had biconically drilled holes. Size 4" W just under 1"
Chinese carved hardstone model of a pendants: rectangular in shape depicting dragon-fish. Size; Width of this fine carving is 1 1/2 inches with the height of 2 1/4 inches. Condition Report; Fine carving with no condition concerns.
A round studio ware vase done on a black base glaze with white covering areas of the vase with a bit swirled with black. The vase contains a signature that appears to read: Kotaro. Age: Late 20th century. Size: height 6.5" diameter 7"
Exquisite miniature music instruments in a small doll size, made out of bones (ivory like).
They are more elaborate than shown in the photos. Dimensions of the box are 5 5/8” x 3 7/8” x 1 1/8”. Circa, Taisho to early Show period, 1920 to 1940.