This painting is part of the “Nostalgia of the Plains” oil on masonite by Texas Panhandle artist D.R. Parker. It depicts a windy sky as light breaks over the plains. Parker uses at least 13 coats of transparent glaze in and over his paintings to achieve the surreal look. Some of his paintings are also viewed as mystical because of the soft subtle finish. This painting comes with a custom frame and matting.
Marks: Signed in bottom left corner
Date: Undated, late 20th century.
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Japanese Kutani sugar jar and cream pitcher, decorated with men and women in garden scenes on one side and finely plumed birds on the other. This set is finely painted in typical kutani red colors with gilt highlights. The handles are bamboo style and shape. There is no top to the sugar jar.
Signed: Each piece has the Kutani signature mark on bottom.
Date: Early 1900’s.
Size/Weight: Sugar jar, 3-3/4”H x 5-1/2” (handle to handle); Creamer 4-3/4”H x 4-1/2” (spout to handle); 1.2 lb.
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Matched Pair of Japanese Kutani covered tea cups in two sizes - His & Hers. The cups have a gilt/gold ground, decorated with flying white cranes (thousand crane design), on the tops and sides.
Marks: Both cups are signed on the bottom with an ironstone red Kutani mark.
Date: Early 1900’s.
Size/Weight: 4-1/2”H x 3”Diameter & 4”H x 2-7/8”Diameter; 1 lb. (together)
Condition: Excellent condition with no breaks or cracks.
Japanese Kutani covered tea cups in two sizes – his & hers. The cups have an orange red ground, accented with a gold topped fan design featuring a lake, trees, and mountains. The cups are also decorated with white cranes and hand painted Japanese character marks.
Signed: Each cup is signed on the bottom with a red Kutani mark, in addition to the characters on the tops and sides.
Date: Early 1900’s.
Size/Weight: 4-1/2”H x 2-3/4”Diameter (lg) 4”H x 2-1/2”Diameter (sm); 1 lb.
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Japanese Imari scalloped plate with an chrysanthemum design with cobalt, light blue and gilt edge with three reserves of ironstone red and gilt ground and cobalt circle with gilt design. The center has a village scene. The primary colors are ironstone red, green cobalt, white, aubergine, and orange. The backside has ironstone red and cobalt floral and scrolling leaf design. There are no marks.
Date: Early 1900’s.
Size/Weight: 8-1/2”Diameter; 1 lb.
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Japanese Imari scalloped plate with two alternating designs (1) brocade design with ironstone red feathers around pomegranates (2) cobalt with ironstone red crane with gilt and green lozenge. The center has a cobalt flower. The backside has scroll designs.
Date: Early 1900’s.
Size/Weight: 9-1/2”Diameter; 1.5 lbs.
Condition: Excellent.
Japanese Imari shallow bowl/plate with two alternating designs of (1) circle with crane and jui-I surrounded by cobalt ground with gilt design; (2) flowering tree and pine tree in a fan design with a ironstone red/gold fan. Center has an under glaze blue design. The back of the plate is light blue with a 2-character Japanese mark.
Date: From 1900.
Size/Weight: 8-1/4”Diameter; 1.2 lbs.
Condition: Excellent condition with no breaks or cracks.
Japanese Imari rice bowl covered with chrysanthemum flowers and archaic sword tips of cobalt, ironstone red and gilt. The center of the top has a 4-character signature. The bottom has the same design ending with a lighter blue under glaze petal design with flowers.
Date: From1900.
Size/Weight: 3-7/8”H x 5-1/2”W; 1.2 lbs.
Condition: Excellent with no breaks or cracks.
Japanese Imari covered rice bowl. The two pieces have two alternating designs of (1) fan design with flowers and half of an ironstone red flowers (2) cobalt ground with gilt and whole ironstone red flower. This design is duplicated on the base. There is a two-character mark in the center of the top. The bottom has an under glaze blue design.
Date: From 1900.
Size/Weight: 3-7/8”H x 5”Diameter; 14 oz.
Condition: Excellent condition with no breaks or cracks.
A finely carved gilt wood sculpture of a Chinese female general, mounted on a prancing Tang-style horse. She is shown glancing back over her shoulder while grasping the reins in her right hand and holding a large bow in her raised left hand. The figures are going down a rocky path amid pine trees, and there are stylized waves from a river beneath them. The elegantly clad General holds a bow in one hand as her cape blows behind her in the wind. At her side is a large quiver of arrows. This i ...click for details
