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Bronze Noh Dancer
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Pre 1920 item# 429457 (stock# KA22)
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This decorative piece will actually throw dancing shadows with a candle flame placed in front of it. Made of Iwate Bronze, this style of metalwork is early 1910s. Unsigned. (9½ "x 9") (24cm x 23cm). Heavy item. EMS Shipping/Insurance to USA or Western Europe $90.
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Four Rare Taisho Period Negoro Lacquer Trays
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Pre 1920 item# 428976 (stock# KA156 )
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Negoro is a special lacquering technique created by the monks at Negoro-ji temple in Wakayama Prefecture south of Kyoto. The undercoat of black is worn through the red lacquer overcoat through burnishing and polishing to create the signature negoro pattern. Slight nicks and worn spots but they add rather than detract from the mingei look. Taisho Period (1912-1926). (14" x 14" x 1½") (35cm x 35cm x 4cm). EMS Shipping/Insurance to USA or Western Europe $80.
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Rare Phoenix Tea Ceremony 'Chagama'
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Pre 1920 item# 423025 (stock# KA139)
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This Iron 'Chagama' was used in the Urasenke School of Tea. It has a wonderful conical shape for the actual tea pot which has a bronze lid. The base is intricately decorated with a mythical phoenix bird symbolizing wisdom. Stands on beautiful Oribe ceramic hotplate base. c.1920. Very heavy item. (22" x 16") (55cm x40cm). EMS Shipping/Insurance to USA or Western Europe $170.
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Tranquil Zen Buddhist Temple Lantern
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Pre 1920 item# 421563 (stock# KA136)
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From early Taisho Period (1912-1926) this zen buddhist temple lantern is from a temple in Nara the ancient capitol of Japan. It has a imperial crest on the door. Used for candles it can be converted to electricity easily. The original mesh on the interior has a few holes which is to be expected. Bronze. (15" x 7") (38cm x 18cm). EMS Shipping/Insurance to USA or Western Europe $85.
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Stunning Shigaraki Tea Leaf Storage Vessel
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Pre 1900 item# 419582 (stock# KA132)
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Shigaraki was Japan's most famous center for tea ceremony ceramics. After Sen No Rikyu, the founder of the Japanese tea ceremony, recommended Shigaraki-ware as the favored aesthetic for the sought after simple elegance of tea, Shigaraki boomed in Edo and Meiji Periods with a distinctive earthware and green glaze. This tea storage vessel embodies all the Shigaraki qualities. c.1880. (16" x 12") (40cm x 30 cm).
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