Japanese limited edition copperplate etching titled “Manpukuji Temple” by Tanaka Ryohei (b. 1933). Pencil-signed, dated 2002, and numbered 11/150 in the lower margin. Paper size about 12"V x 10 1/4"H (image: 8"V x 6 1/2"H). Excellent condition.
Chinese late Qing dynasty Guangxu period joss stick holder in the form of a grimacing foo lion dog crouching on a plinth decorated in a finely crackled light brown glaze with green accents that ends in drips at the plinth. A hole on the top of the head is used to hold a stick of incense. 8 3/8” high. Late 19th century. Very good overall condition. From the private collection of a former American expatriate to Guangzhou in 1983-1984.
Pair of matching late Qing Guangxu period joss stick holders in the form of grimacing foo lion dogs standing on a plinth. Each is decorated in ‘egg and spinach’ green glaze with brown and yellow accents. A small hole in the top of the head is used to hold a stick of incense. 9 5/8” high. 19th century. Very good overall condition. From the private collection of a former American expatriate to Guangzhou in 1983-1984.
Traditional Japanese scrolled painting on silk of a nightingale perched on the branch of a blossoming plum tree. Pine branches are in the background. This style of painting, executed in the Japanese taste, typically hangs in a tokonoma during the spring season. Lacquered scroll ends. Showa period (circa 1930s). Very good, clean overall condition. Signed in ink and with the artist's red seal at the lower right. The scroll measures about 80" long by 21 3/4" wide (painting about ...click for details
Large Japanese woodblock print titled "Kiyomizu in Kyoto" by Katsuyuki Nishijima (b. 1945). This is an original, limited edition, pencil-signed and kanji titled edition. Numbered in the bottom margin 425/500. Paper size 17 1/4"V x 12 1/2"H (image: 16"V x 11 1/4"H). Full margins. Excellent condition.
Japanese woodblock print titled "Ono Shop in Fukui Province in Snow" by Katsuyuki Nishijima (b. 1945). This is an original, limited edition, pencil-signed and kanji titled edition. Numbered in the bottom margin 54/500. Paper size 12 1/2"V x 17 1/2"H (image: 10 1/8"V x 14 3/4"H). Full margins. Excellent condition.
Chinese Five Dynasties to Song Dynasty Fujian province Jian kiln bowl with unglazed purplish-brown body coated in the interior with a rich black/brown glaze referred to as "temmoku" by the Japanese. This is an early version of Jian temmoku due to its shape and unglazed exterior. The darker spots on the rim suggest that metal might have originally lined the rim. Circa 10th century. 5" diameter x 2" high. Very good overall condition. From the private collection of a forme ...click for details
Chinese Tang dynasty Changsha kiln stoneware squat form water jar with a short neck and four lug handles at the shoulder covered overall in a tan and olive-green glaze with brown crazing that extends into the jar and onto the flat, slightly concave base. There are firing imperfections, losses to the glaze in the inside and on the base, and a glaze loss or chip to the mouth. The glaze losses on the base reveal the characteristic white slip beneath. Circa 9th century. 4 1/2” diameter x 2 1/2” ...click for details
Chinese Tang dynasty or earlier globular form jar with a short cylindrical neck and small mouth covered overall with a celadon type light brown matt glaze, streaked with tan, which ends at a flat, slightly concave base revealing a buff colored body. The glaze extends slightly into the interior mouth. The mouth rim is unglazed, suggesting the possibility that the mouth was filed down. Estimated to date circa 7th to 9th century. 4” high x about 3 ½” diameter. From the private collection of a ...click for details
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
