A fragment of a yutan (furniture cover), the brocade with orange brown ground showing the design in rows of five-clawed dragons alternating with clouds. Woven in polychrome silk and silvered strips of paper. With applied Japanese family crest roundels of triple hollyhock, worked in silk with couched gold threads. With undyed linen lining. Condition: one crest with missing applications (there some glue residue), three small holes, partially little wear and fading. Dimension: 90 cm x 46 cm. Ref: & ...click for details
A Buddhist priest stola made of brocaded satin in silks and silvered paper strips, decorated with the rare design of Buddhist wheels. Each end of this ohi with two patches of different brocades. Later brown cotton lining. Condition: area with losses, partially worn, some loose threads and strips. Dimension: 130.5 cm x 27.5 cm.
The leather tobacco pouch decorated with a carp, the clasp made of colored metal, the kiseruzutsu worked in lacquered woven bamboo and a negoro lacquer ojime. The simple pipe made of bamboo and metal. Condition: few traces of usage. Dimension: pouch: 12.9 cm x 7.2 cm, case and pipe: 21.9 cm long.
Rare , massively worked, 19th century Japanese cloisonne enamel bowl with cover and saucer. All three pieces decorated with Buddhistic lions playing with brocade balls. With blue contre-email. Condition: few traces of usage. Dimension: diameter bowl: 17.2 cm, saucer: 21.8 cm, total height: 13.3 cm, weight: 1725 g.
An original Japanese color woodblock print in the oban yoko-e size by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797 - 1858). The print "Sunset at Nojima Island" from the very rare (as stated by Basil Stewart) series "Eight views of Kanazawa", published 1835-6 by Koshimura Heisuke. Condition: good impression. All margins trimmed, also the right one with the former publisher's seal. Reverse with tape residue. Faded, especially the red color, one small thin area in the upper margin. Some worm h ...click for details
An original Japanese color woodblock print in the oban yoko-e size by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797 - 1858). The print "Clearing weather at Suzaki" from the very rare (as stated by Basil Stewart) series "Eight views of Kanazawa", published 1835-6 by Koshimura Heisuke. Condition: good impression. All margins trimmed, also the right one with the former publisher's seal. Reverse with tape residue. Faded, especially the red color, stained. Few worm holes and quite invisible mid f ...click for details
Former in the collection of Hayashi Tadamasa, a Japanese art dealer who introduced traditional Japanese art such as ukiyo-e to Europe. An original Japanese color woodblock print with blind-printing by Katsukawa Shunko I (1743 - 1812), a pupil of Shunsho. Yakusha-e in hosoban size depicting the actor Iwai Hanjiro IV (1753 - 1800). Signed Shunko ga and red collector's seal of Hayashi Tadamasa, on reverse collector's no. Date: c. 1780. Condition: fine impression. Trimmed, faded, borders sli ...click for details
A set of six silver spoons with diversely worked figural handles. All pieces marked "jungin". Condition: one spoon broken. Dimension: approx. 14.3 cm long, weight: 100 g.
Two paintings on velvet, the fabric partially cut and painted with ink and colors. One with the depiction of the floating torii at Itsukushima shrine, the second one with a village at the foot of Mount Fuji. Condition: slightly faded, stained, few areas with wear, four small splits, one with two tiny holes. Dimension with border: 58 cm x 56 cm.
A pair of Satsuma earthenware vases with wooden stands and its original Japanese storage box with silk lining. Between a gilt dragon in relief, painted with panels depicting geisha and different patterns in gold. Base marked Satsuma. Condition: minor gilt rubbing, box with some wear. Dimension: vases: 9.3 cm high, weight: 508 g.
