This is a beautiful item that was used for decades before being collected in the field in the 1980's. Note the wear on the handle and the fine encrusted patina. Fine incised carving over the entire piece, and the handle looks like an animal gripping the pail. About 11" tall, I assume used to milk the yak herd. I wish I could take better pictures, it is much nicer in person.

This is a very fine example of kodogu. Beautifully and finely rendered sweet fish swimming in a stream. Shibuichi or possibly copper with gold highlights. Near mint condition. There is a 3 kanji inscription on the back that seems to refer to evening calm. It is signed Seizui possibly for Hamano Seizui 1695 to 1769, the period and the school look correct to me. Any further information would be welcome. 17.5 x 1.1 x .3 cm. Much nicer than the pictures with excellent detail.

A very nicely made fuchi made from shakudo depicting a chrysanthemum and a buddhist drum mugyoku. There is an inscription on the drum that looks like it may read shinzan ken. Drum is copper with gold and silver highlights, very nice detail ( not silver fangs on dragons ). 3.4cm x 2.2 cm x 1.1cm shitodome are in place. excellent condition with only minor wear. Looks to be mid edo.

Nice older ( about 100 years old ) bamboo basket with a fine dark patina. Somewhat dirty, I will leave cleaning to the buyer, also somewhat misshapen, otherwise very good condition, no breaks or missing pieces. See pictures. Comes with tin cup ( has plastic cup inside -- note holes in tin cup ). About 9 1/2" tall by about 6 1/2" wide. For Japanese flower arrangements, nice wabi sabi feel, would work well for informal tea ceremony.

Very fine carving and typical of this artists work see image 5 from the international Netsuke Journal with photo of the work of Jugyoku Ryukosai. He worked in the mid-1800's, this netsuke has been verified as authentic verbally by 2 well known netsuke dealers ( I will reveal these to the buyer ). Boxwood, about 1 5/8" long by 1 1/8" tall, excellent condition, some wear to high points and himotoshi. Old label on bottom " 526" ex. Bushell collection...

A beautifully simple and rare pair of Chinese Longquan porcelain pottery with celadon glaze octagonal tea cup pair. These are of the light color porcelain ceramic body variety with a fenqing powdery blue-green type thick glaze, no crackle. The octagonal shape is quite rare and highly desirable, excellent condition, no chips or cracks. About 8 cm wide by 5 cm tall. Circa 1200 AD.

Beautiful and very nicely detailed work. Shibuichi base with silver, copper, gold and shakudo highlights. The frog is copper with double inlaid eyes and inlaid spots, the lotus pod is complete with tiny seeds. Minor wear, excellent condition. 4 13/16" long, 9/16" wide and 3/8" tall. A true masterpiece.

This is a nice bun style chaire, probably Seto, the artist is Shigeo, and the chaire tea caddy has his mark and the box is signed by the artist. Zoge lid, about 2 1/8" tall by 2 3/4" wide. Includes shifuku. Excellent condition -- like new, box is oxidized, not sure of age.

I bought this piece over 20 years ago when I lived in Minneapolis, I took it to the Museum at the Minneapolis Institute of Art when they used to have their Sunday afternoon appraisals. The head curator of Asian art Dr, Jacobsen really liked this piece, and mentioned that they are hard to come by, he dated it to the 1890's. This type of bowl is apparently used for ceremonial offerings at buddhist temples and shrines...

This beautiful coat dates from the 1950's and is fairly large for a Hmong item( fits my wife perfectly and she is about 5'6" tall and medium build ). These are made by saturating fabric with indigo until the dye forms a sort of shiny iridescent coating that is also water resistant. Then traditional patterns are sewn into the coat using various thread. These items take many hours to make, and are rarely made anymore. Excellent condition.

I purchased this from Wyndham Street Ltd. a local Asian and English antique store here in Omaha a few years ago, paid $250. The trunk is in good shape and about 21" long by about 10" by 10". Dimensions are approximate, has hand made iron latch and hinges. The age was determined by the shop, not me.