Tsuchiya Koitsu
Asakusa Kinryusan, 1938
Size: Oban. Approximately 16.75 x 11.25 inches.
Publisher: Doi Hangaten. Doi watermark.
Carver: Harada. Printer: Yokoi.
This seal combination indicates an early post-war edition.
Reference: Koitsu catalog TK-DH-51.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Left margin has two tears that do not impinge on image.
Chinese antique red crystalline peking glass snuff bottle with children playing outdoors. Beautiful detailed scene, top of container with blue peking glass cap. Good condition.
circa 1930s, Republic Period
size: 2 3/8" H 1 1/2" W
Antique Chinese ruby red peking glass flattened round snuff bottle. Top with green peking glass top. Good condition.
Provenance: Jade Collector, LA
Republic Period, circa 1930s
Size: 2 3/4" H x 2" W x 3/4" D
Setof three Thai benjarong enameled dishes, the larger lobbed dish decorated with lotus flowers on a green ground, together with a pair of small footed dishes decorated with similar motif.
circa 1920s
Largest 4" H x 10 1/4" W
Smaller 2" H x 4 3/4" W
Rare Meiji metal Okimono of a Monkey Samurai or Sage unsigned , great sculpt nice detail in the fur . There are a few splits to the base and this figure has been clear coated long ago but its bubbling off and could be totally removed with little effort. We are not cleaning him and leaving that to the new owner. Size 13.5" by 7"
Pilgrim's hanten made of thin white cotton with many stamps of the sacred sites that are called "Shodo-shima Hachiju-Hachi-kasho Reijo (Shodo Island 88 holy places) located in Kagawa prefecture in Shikoku. The pilgrimage route was opened in late 17th century. The head band has stamps from Omine-san (Mt.Omine) in Nara prefecture. No sign of a place in the belly band. In good condition but has a few stains. The first half of the 20th century...
1930's Chinese Silver Enamel Lock Necklace with Coral & Turquoise Carved Bead Marked
It is 38.1 inches (97 cm) in circumference by 17.1 inches (43.5 cm) long. The pendant is 3 inches (7.7 cm) long by 4 inches (10.2 cm) wide.The smallest coral bead is 7.8 mm-8.4 mm. The largest coral bead 16 mm. The turquoise bead is 8.4mm-17mm. The total weight is 123.4 gram.
It has surface wears and scratches, loss of enamels, oxidation, tarnished silver...
Antique Indian bronze Ganesha standing on mouse, with nimbus surrounding his figure. Holding axe, golubjub his sweetmeat, on base with sanskrit writing.
Age late 19th century
Size: 5" H x 3" W x 1 1/2" D
Chinese antique white porcelain teapot with design of court ladies enjoying garden. Overglaze in pinks, orange, green and blue with black outlining. Gold floral design on spout. Some wear to gilt glaze.
Republic period, circa 1908
China export mark on bottom
Size 6 1/2"H x 7 1/4" W overall, body circumference 4 1/2"
Chinese antique pair of charming blue flame vases with side handles. Hexagonally shaped with flared lip. Showing kiln's firing glaze dripping flow and brown on edges.
Age: 19th century
Size: 10 1/2" H x 4 1/2" W x 3 3/4" D
China old wooden toggle immortal xx
China old toggle Frog in a lotus leaf xx
China old horn standing man xx
Complete set of five Shan esoteric Buddhist images. These consist of a Buddha, three monks and a chedi. These are covered with traditional gold and back lacquer and the bodies are made from compressed powdered herbs or temple incense ash. They have a quirky abstract quality to them, their facelessness represents that the individual is inconsequential but has the potential for becoming a Buddha, on the bottom are the eight Burmese zodiac symbols based on the days of the week...
Kawase Hasui
The Torii at Miyajima at Night
Date: 1930s.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Size: Koban. Approximately 6.25 x 4.25 inches.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Reference: Hotei Hp-52.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent.
Beautiful and robust ghurra with a beautiful patina of use, the top figure a house, the center part shows 4 pillars connected by ropes that surmount rows of milk jugs, the rotation hole shows important signs of use. H 24 cm, maximum thickness 6 cm
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A fine and old ghurra, the top figures a house , whereas the middle is figures an interlace of rope, the rotating hole shows important signs of use; H 22 cm
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A robust old ghurra richly carved with geometrical motives suroundedbu a carved rope (neti) . H25 cmthickness 4.5 cm
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