This interesting small bronze piece was probably made during the Meiji period (1868-1912). It represents a kind of small lobster or a large shrimp. It probably used to have antennae as well...

A splendid vase made during the Meiji period (1868-1912) by a recognized artist named Kano Seiun, born in 1871. Kano Seiun was active from the Meiji period until the beginning of the Showa period (1926-1989). His work was exhibited in Paris in 1900 and is now in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum.

The vase represents a carp swimming under a plant, in low and medium relief. The carp seems to be swimming leisurely towards the furthest branch in a very much alive scene...

This beautiful jar from the Mediterranean island of Cyprus dates from around the 2nd millennium BC. The vessel is fairly well preserved, its polychrome decoration still vibrant, with minimal wear...

Handsome small bronze incense burner (koro) by Makita Shuun, the main body resting on one foot, finely decorated all around with geometrical pattern and other motifs.
Makita Shuun was born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1917, and studied buddhist sculpture with Mochizuki Hideaki in Yokohama. He is best known for his images of Buddhism and Shinto figures. He notably realized the bell tower and the sculptures for a religious community in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1953...