Japanese Bizen ware Chaire or tea caddy with a ivory lid by "Mori Touraku-an" .

Date: Meiji era, early 20th century.

"Katatsuki" has pronounced shoulders near the neck.
"Chaire" is a tea caddy, usually ceramic, used to hold strong tea at a tea ceremony.

Mori Touraku-an is one of the most famous pottery producer in Bizen(Okayama prefecture), and one of the "Kamamoto Roku Sei".
There are six great major pottery producer at Bizen ware.
Signed "Touraku-an" on the ...

The Negoro Lacquer is the lacquer ware of red lacquered produced in Japan medieval times.

Black Japanese lacquer is undercoating to a ground and two coats of red lacquer is given on it...

Dating from Meiji.
The 4th generation Kiyomizu Rokubei(1848-1920)work.

The kyo-yaki earthenware bowl is called "mukouzuke" which is a side dish(not rice or soup) at a Japanese style banquet.

Kiyomizu Rokubei is one of the head families of Kyoto ceramic ware.
The first generation Kiyomizu Rokubei is started to Kyoto Gojo-zaka in the second half of Edo.
A style is left to each family heads' creativity...

Dating from Meiji period, the latter period of 19th century.

Unsigned wire cloisonne vase with slender neck and gorgeously design.
It has a butterfly, Mt.Fuji view and variously beautiful flowers pattern.

The condition is in excellent, no chip and no crack.
There are fine patina and texture by over time.

Measurements about : 4.3cm(1.69")Mouth Diameter, 15cm(5.90")Body Diameter.

This Tsugaru Syamisen is an article of the best quality in the Tsugaru Syamisen.
The full length 104cm(40.9").

The inner part of the body is decorated in the technique of "Ayasugi".
It is the technique which deletes the inner side of a trunk by a flea and improves a tone.
Ayasugi is the technique always used for the body of the highest-class samisen.

The plectrum(Bachi) is three kinds of mixes of tortoiseshell and ivory, ivory, and tortoiseshell...

This Tsugaru Syamisen is an article of the best quality in the Tsugaru Syamisen.
The full length 104cm(40.9").

The inner part of the body is decorated in the technique of "Ayasugi".
It is the technique which deletes the inner side of a trunk by a flea and improves a tone.
Ayasugi is the technique always used for the body of the highest-class samisen.

The plectrum(Bachi) is three kinds of mixes of tortoiseshell and ivory, ivory, and tortoiseshell...

This Tsugaru Syamisen is an article of the best quality in the Tsugaru Syamisen.
The full length 104cm(40.9").

The inner part of the body is decorated in the technique of "Ayasugi".
It is the technique which deletes the inner side of a trunk by a flea and improves a tone.
Ayasugi is the technique always used for the body of the highest-class samisen.

The plectrum(Bachi) is three kinds of mixes of tortoiseshell and ivory, ivory, and tortoiseshell...

Lovely size and design rug in Tibet.
Dating from about 100 years ago, the beginning of 20th century.

The yarn of the rug is fine wool.
It is smooth to the touch.

Its works is handmade.
It has fine patina.

The design is a geometrical pattern with navy blue and pale blue.

The condition is in excellent, no fray, no spot and no stain.
Finishing of the cleaning only for a carpet.

Measurements about : 86cm(33.8") X 151cm(59.4") X 0.5cm(0.19")Thick...

Just as it opens the door of this small shrine, you will certainly raise the voice of admiration.
And the good scent of an old tree which the Buddhas emit from the back of a door floats.

Wonderful the wooden Buddha and small shrine in old time of Japan.
The work in the middle of the Edo period.

Probably, the believer of the Lotus Sutra and the Nichiren sect makes this piece.
The principal image is Shaka Nyorai...

Just as it opens the door of this small shrine, you will certainly raise the voice of admiration.
And the good scent of an old tree which the Buddhas emit from the back of a door floats.

Wonderful the wooden Buddha and small shrine in old time of Japan.
The work in the middle of the Edo period.

Probably, the believer of the Lotus Sutra and the Nichiren sect makes this piece.
The principal image is Shaka Nyorai...

Japanese Noh performance mask which "Buaku".
This mask is a one of a comic interlude(performed as supplementary entertainment during a Noh program).

It face is painted red.
Although this Noh mask makes a demon's face consider, upper teeth are made into one character and touch humorous by the swollen eyelid and big drooping eyes and fainthearted is also shown.
It is used for a demon,Yama(Enma), etc...

Japanese Noh performance mask which "Shi Shi Guchi".
This mask is a one of the god-demon group of noh mask.
It is painted gold, and just a king of 100 beasts, a lion.
The lion dance handed down by China carried out probability as a lion of a Noh play.
The mask which was full of forcibleness and force...