Chinese Yuan dynasty squat baluster form guan stoneware jar with rounded shoulders and a short wide neck covered overall with an olive green Longquan celadon glaze. Only the narrow mouth rim, foot rim, and interior center are left unglazed revealing a thin cinnamon burnt firing edge where the thick glaze ends. This heavily potted jar measures 4 ¼” diameter x 2 ¾” high. Circa 13th to 14th century. Very good overall condition. This piece is from the collection of an American diplomat to Asia ...click for details
Chinese Song dynasty chrysanthemum form bowl with moulded radial grooves emanating from a circular center. The bowl is covered overall with an unusual glaze (possibly qingbai or celadon with significant burial adhesions) that stops well above the unglazed knife cut low foot. 4” diameter x 1 ½” high. Very good overall condition. The tiny areas at the rim where the glaze does not cover the body could be from the original production. This piece is from the collection of an American diplomat to ...click for details
Japanese cast iron sake kettle (choshi) with the characteristic flattened spout decorated in low relief on one side with prunus blossoms and on the other side with bamboo. The wooden lid is covered with stippled lacquer. These iron kettles were used to heat sake during the cold winter months. Flower form finial. Meiji period (19th century). Measures about 7 3/4" to the top of the handle and about 9 1/2" across to the tip of the spout. The kettle is in very good overall condition. ...click for details
Japanese cast iron tetsubin decorated on the front with a bird perched on a flowering prunus limb. The back is decorated with a single flowering branch. Flower form finial. Dates circa the late Meiji period to early 20th century. Measures about 9 1/2" to the top of the handle and about 7 3/4" across to the tip of the spout. Very good overall condition. There is a little rust on the underside of the lid and there is a gooey residue in the interior.
Japanese cast iron tetsubin decorated overall with a dense relief millefleur pattern. Flower form finial. A two-character maker's mark is in relief next to the spout. Dates circa early 20th century. Measures about 9" to the top of the handle and about 8 1/4" across to the tip of the spout. Very good overall condition. There is rust in the interior.
Chinese early Republic period porcelain lidded ginger jar delicately decorated in qianjiang enamels with four young ladies playing GO and enjoying leisure activities in a garden setting. On the reverse are four vertical lines of calligraphy reading Óñ ÈË À¼ ·¿ Êá ×± ºó ͬ Çé »¨ Ï ¶· Χ Æå and including a Chinese cycle year date of ¸ý Éê corresponding to 1920. The calligraphy refers to the beautiful ladies playing GO beneath the flowers. The lid is marked ¼ª Ïé Èç Òâ (wishes for good luck) ...click for details
Chinese late Qing dynasty Guangxu period porcelain lidded ginger jar decorated in famille rose enamels with two archaistic bronze censers on opposing sides separated by rows of Chinese calligraphy. Above the rectangular form ding censer is the script 吉 祥 如 意 (wishes for good luck). Above the tripod wine vessel are the characters 仿 古 (antique). The calligraphy between the vessels on one side is 维 王 五 十 年 盖 ...click for details
Japanese Edo period woodblock print by Toyokuni III (also known as Kunisada), depicting a heavily tattoed actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII in the role of Omatsuri Sashichi in a scene from kabuki theater. The cartouche at the upper right holds the series and image title "Mitate Tsuki Zukushi: Musashi no Tsuki" (Collection of the Full Moon Parodied: The Moon over Musashi). The lower left corner of the image holds the seal of the publisher Heirindo, the censor/date seals for 1856, and the sign ...click for details
Japanese Edo period woodblock print by Toyokuni III (also known as Kunisada), depicting two tatoo covered actors portraying a fighting scene from the kabuki theater. The title cartouche at the upper right identifies the series as "Five Elements" (Gogyo no uchi). The upper left corner of the image holds the seal of the publisher Maruya Tokuzo, the date seal for 1860, and the signature "Toyokuni ga" within a red cartouche with yellow snow. The paper size is 14 1/8" x 9 3/ ...click for details
Edo Period Japanese woodblock print diptych by Toyokuni II (1777-1835), also known as Toyoshige, depicting actors portraying a scene from the kabuki theater. Each panel bears a kiwame seal (used prior to 1842), the seal of the publisher Tama (active 1825-1835), the signature "Toyokuni ga," and the name of the actor. Each panel measures 14 1/8" - 14 1/4"V x 9 3/4" - 9 7/8H." This early 19th century print is an excellent impression with wood grain evident in the back ...click for details
