Japanese 20th century carved and painted wooden rat by KATO TOMOHIKO (1938-). KATO TOMOHIKO is a NITTEN artist. Signed TOMOHIKO. Comes with TOMOBAKO, original wooden artist signed storage box. The rat measures 10" long, 3 1/4" tall and 3" wide.
Japanese mid 20th century wooden carved KOI carp by master carver KAWAHARA KEISHU II. KAWAHARA KEISHU II lived from 1913 to 2001. Signed KEISHU on bottom of carp. Comes with TOMOBAKO, or original artist signed wooden storage box. Carp measures 15" long, 5 1/2" wide and 5 1/4" deep.
Japanese mid 20th century wooden carving of bamboo shoot. Beautifully carved in fine detail. There is leftover of original water color detailing. 14" long by 4 1/2" in diameter at the base.
Japanese Taisho 13(1925) carved wooden crab OKIMONO. The crab is beautifully and realistically carved. Comes with TOMOBAKO, artist signed wooden storage box, however, there is no signature on crab. 12"L by 4"H by 7"W
Japanese set of four wonderful small RANMA panels. The first is of SHISHI and peonies, the second is of KOI and waves, the third is of turtles and the forth is of cranes. Each panel is carved in detailed and high relief with hand painted details. The panels have grooves in the back that were most likely used to position them in place when they were initially used. Each panel measures roughly 7" wide, 11" long and 2" deep.
Japanese mid 20th century natural bamboo flower container. There is a frog that has been carved on the top edge of the container. The inside of the bamboo has been lacquered. The container measure 13" tall and is 4 3/4" in diameter. Signed by artist, SHOSAI.
Japanese 20th century wooden mold for rice cakes. This mold is in a fan shape with plum blossoms and buds. The mold's case measures 6 1/2" wide by 3 3/4" tall by 1 1/2" deep. The mold itself measures 4" wide, 2 5/8" tall and 5/8" deep.
Japanese 20th century wooden mold in the shape of a TAI, sea bream fish, bamboo, a clam and a shrimp, for making Japanese OSHIMONO, glutinous rice-flour cakes. The mold's case measures 9 1/2" long, 6 3/4" wide and 1 1/2" tall. The cake part measures about 7" wide by 5 1/2" tall by 1" thick.
Japanese 20th century wooden mold in the shape of a TAI, sea bream fish, for happiness, for making Japanese OSHIMONO, glutinous rice-flour cakes. The mold's case measures 17 3/4" long, 8" wide and 2" tall. The cake part measures about 12 1/2" wide by 6 1/2" tall by 1 1/2" thick.
