DESCRIPTION: A large, hand coiled Zia Pueblo Olla by noted Zia potter, Elizabeth Medina. This well formed pot has high shoulders tapering to a narrow foot, and is painted in four traditional Zia colors with natural sienna, burnt sienna and black designs on a white ground...
Hand knotted kashkaie rug made of wool. It has a beautiful design of bands with large medallions interspersed with bands of small rectalinear medallions (c1950) It measures 6'2" by 8'7".
A large pair of Chinese ceramic fu dogs with a Sancai ware "three colors"
palette in green, brown, and blue with natural clay white in a transparent crackle glaze.
The large pair of fu dogs stand opposite each other, eyes faced forward, their mouths slightly open in a snarling grin. The front right foot of the male fu dog rests upon a rounded "xi qui" floral ball, representing rule and supremacy over the world...
Shotei Takahashi (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)
Onagi River
Date: Pre-1923.
Size: Mitsugiriban. 15 x 6.625 inches.
Shotei seal at lower right.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Reference: M-118 in Shotei catalog.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Two pieces of tape at back margin. Slight toning.
- The blocks for this rare print depicting a soba noodle stand were destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.
Hiroshi Yoshida
Horse Turnback (Umagaeshi)
Series: Ten Views of Mt. Fuji
Date: 1928.
Size: Oban. Approximately 16.25 x 10.5 inches.
Signed and sealed in the image and lower margin.
Jizuri seal at upper left margin indicating self-printing by the artist.
Published by the artist.
Reference: Abe #52.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Margin has light toning and creasing.
A unique and rare yixing potted table vase from republic era, vase by fu Sen & calligraphy n painting was carved by another pioneer famous carver
Adorable and wonderfully detailed jade carving of a sheep, with finely carved wool patterns, eyes with pupil and lids, and hooves. 20th century contemporary.
Size: 2.25" length, 1.5" height.75" width
Antique Japanese firman's jacket, hakeshibanten, cotton indigo dyed with sashiko stitching and freehand paste resist decoration (tsutsugaki). Middle back of jacket with round mon holding the red colored hiragana character "ha". Even wear overall.
Edo Period, Circa 1850s
Size" 33"H x 41"L
Wonderful Smooth and delicate Chinese Bangle. Light green coloring with hints of white throughout. Most likely 20th century.
Dimensions: 2.75" Outer Diameter, 2.25" Inner Diameter
A large bronze sculpture of a slender young woman undressing rendered in a quote naturalistic manner.
Brown patination. Inscribed and signed storage box and with Japanese Kanji name character on the back side of the base. H 42 cm.
Showa around 1950´s to 60´s. Perfect condition.
Made by Nakagawa Kiyoshi (1897-1977) born in Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture. Graduated from Tokyo Art School (now Tokyo University of the Arts)...
Small Indian Jain bronze of a seated Vishnu. His wife, Lakshmi is seated on his left knee. Vishnu hold his attributes, the conch shell in his upper right hand and Sudarshana Chakra (discus) in his upper left. Patina and traces of vermillion pigment. The faces of both deities are smooth from years of reverent handling.
18th century
2 3/4" high x 1 7/8" wide x 1 1/2" deep.
A collection of 390 individual woodblock prints on paper mounted in a custom made album from the collection of artist Graham Day. Size of album53x40cm
Hand coloured example on cover. Prints from various periods. Can be viewed in central London and shipped Worldwide.
Japanese framed woodblock print by esteemed artist and forerunner to the sosaku-hanga movement Jun/Junichiro Sekino (1914-1988). The subject is a young woman sitting in a red chair, embracing a swan. The forms and colors he uses are pleasing to the eye in the way they compliment each other. Signature in bottom.
Size: (entire frame) 53.25" height, 27.25" width (artwork only) 24" height, 18.5" width
This very nice boxwood statue with a fitted hard wood base is a mid 20th century product. It depicts a legendary Chinese figure called Ji Gong with one hand holding a wine bottle and the other hand petting his pet lion. It is 9 ½” high (with base is 10 7/16” high), 7 ¾” wide and 4” thick. As the story goes, Ji Gong was a Buddhist of the Southern Song; his dates are 1148~1209. His original name was Li Xin-Yuan. He came from Tai-Zhou in modern Zhe Jiang province, Lin-Hai county...
Chinese porcelain vase with reddish-pink peach bloom glaze. Long, slightly flared neck and round body on a short foot. White glaze inside and very pale blue glaze on the bottom.
Mid 20th century
Dimensions: 7 1/2" high
A very special early 20th century version of the Japanese interpretation of
a Western doll, probably inspired by the Friendship Doll Exchange in 1929,
when the United States gifted Japan with several hundred western dolls. This
doll is very rare and a great find for the serious doll collector. She holds a
wonderful stylized dog and makes a charming impression along with her
great detailing. An important period piece...
The Chinese name for this bodhisattva, sitting on a lotus flower which is draped on the back of a lion, is Wenshu (Manjusri). Wenshu was a disciple of the Buddha. Together with the Buddha and fellow disciple Samantabhadra (Chinese name is Puxian who rides on a white elephant) they form the Shakyamuni trinity. Wenshu is associated with wisdom, keen awareness and bravery.
This carved ivory Wenshu is 10” high (with base is 11 ½” high), 4 ¾” wide and 1 ¾” thick...
Japanese framed print by Yoshitoshi Mori (October 31, 1898 - May 29, 1992). Depiction of a beautiful geisha combing her hair with bright pops of color. Number 18/50, signed and dated 1978 in pencil.
Size: (entire frame) 17" Wx 24.5" H (artwork only) 10.5" W x 17.25" H