Japanese Bronze Ascending Rats by Shinya Nakamura
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Pre 1980 item# 981635 (stock# 100177)
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A delightful bronze okimono / sculpture of a pair of rats on a rock by Japanese artist Shinya Nakamura. The two rats appear to ascend the rock until they can go no further. Superb realism in the rodents and the rock, stuck in animation. Nakamura was born in 1926 in Mie Prefecture in Japan. He attended the Tokyo school of Fine Arts. In the 1960's he travelled to Spain to study under the Spanish sculptor Apel les Fenosa. His work is to be found in the Vatican and many other museums throughout Japan. Nakamura is considered to be one of Japan's leading contemporary sculptors of figurative art. This sculpture comes complete with its original signed paulownia storage case. Dimensions:10" x 6" (25cm x 15cm).
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Japanese Tea Ceremony Cast Iron Sweets Dish
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Pre 1960 item# 981625 (stock# 100176)
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All the splendour of a russet cast iron sweets dish in the shape of a hanging gourd. Stylized tendrils in high relief cascade down the rough mottled surface. A single solid silver inlaid paulownia leaf raises the status of this simple organic form to one befitting the refinement of the tea ceremony. The generous hour glass contours of the gourd are repeated in the feet which are miniature versions of the same form. The upper part of the gourd is softly curved and cleverly acts as a handle and allows the host of the tea ceremony to offer sweets to the guests with the imperial paulownia leaf in its correct orientation. Dimensions: 9" x 6" (23cm x 15.5cm) S+H is included in the price.
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Antique Japanese Edo Hiragata Phallus (Hollow sex toy)
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Pre 1900 item# 876248 (stock# 100172)
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A rare Edo period Japanese Hiragata or adult toy. Named after Benten or Otafaku (the Hindu patron saint of nymphs). This one has been hand carved out of either buffalo horn or tortoise shell and is hollow. The artist skillfully doing his best to emulate the 'real thing' with generous ripples and curves. When soaked in warm water, these were supposedly better than the real thing. It is also understood that items such as this were an early form of contraception, hence the hollowed out interior. Examples of these old sex toys are found in several sex museums around Japan. This piece comes with an old paulownia wood box and measures 5 1/2" x 1 1/2".
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Antique Japanese Buddhist Statue Amida Nyorai
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Pre 1900 item# 860653 (stock# 100173)
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A late 19th C. gilded wooden state of Amida Nyorai or Amitabha the Buddha. Standing on a lotus flower and tiered platform with a gilded canopy above him. The statue is finely carved and the gilding has tarnished and received numerous layers of fine soot. There are no breaks to both hands and feet and all digits are present. As per tradition, the canopy and stand were probably replaced but the statue left untouched. Dimensions: 14.5" tall x 5" x 3". There is some insect damage to the top of the canopy while the rest of the piece is just as it was found.
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Antique Japanese Bronze Buddhist Temple Bell
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Pre 1900 item# 856180 (stock# 100171)
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A superb Japanese Buddhist temple bell dating to the early twentieth century. The bell comes from an old Buddhist temple in Kyoto prefecture. The Bronze exhibits an excellent patina throughout. Intricate surface design includes two striking places in the shape of the Buddhist Eight Fold Wheel of Life. There are various lines and four sets of sixteen nipples: sixty-four in all; the number having a religious significance. The top of the bell is decorated with two conjoined dragon's heads with a lotus flower bud at the peak. The word Buddha means to awaken, and so the sound of bells is central to Buddhist practices. In Japan, these bells are rung 108 times on New Year's Eve. It is believed that this number corresponds to the 108 evil thoughts in Buddhism and that the ringing drives them away. This bell has been struck many times and the timbre produced when struck now is still serene. Dimensions: 22" x 12 1/2". Weight 22kg. An excellent addition to any collection of Japanese Buddhist items or garden display.
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Antique Japanese Ivory Manju Netsuke Daruma Signed
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Pre 1900 item# 475008 (stock# 100169)
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A superb antique Japanese ivory manju style netsuke dating to the late Edo period. The piece is signed by an artist called "Itokusai". The front features daruma complete with earring and hairy chest looking out of his cave window. The reverse features a hossu or fly whisk, signature and another window. A manju netsuke such as this would have been attached to a tobacco or other pouch and tucked into an obi. The ivory has yellowed and aged gracefully over the years. A must for the collector of zen art. Dimensions; 4.5cm x 1.5cm.
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