Hanging scroll with portrait of the samurai Kusunoki Masashige (1294-1366), sitting cross-legged in full armor on a mat made of deer skin. In front of him his bow and a banner with his family crest of a chrysanthemum on water. Signed at lower left: Hogen Eishin hitsu and red seal. Attributed to Kano Eishin. Black ink, mineral colors, gofun and gold on silk. Japan, Edo period, 18th century.
Comes with woorden storage box, inscribed: Kusunoki Masashige, Eishin hitsu. Painted area 15” x 10”; total height: 46.25” (ca. 38 x 25.5 cm; 117.5 cm).
Browned, some of the gofun rubbed, but in good and stable condition. New mounting.

Kano Eishin (1717-1763).

Kusunoki Masashige was a samurai who fought for Emperor Go-Daigo (14th century) in his attempt to overthrow the Kamakura rulers. He became the symbol of samurai loyalty.

Painting, hanging scroll with the images of a man and a woman having intercourse, being surrounded by a multitude of other women. Ukiyo-e style. Black ink, gold and color on silk. Unsigned. Japan, Meiji period. Painted area: 12 ¾” x 18 ¼”; total height: 47 ¾” (32.4 x 46.3; 121.3 cm). Typical mounting from the Meiji period, probably original to the painting.
Some foxing , otherwise very good condition.

Forged iron tsuba in nanban style with undercutting. Design of a rain dragon on the bottom of each, their tails intertwining with the karakusa, interspersed with lotus flowers and leaves. Unsigned. Japan, Edo period, probably late 18th century.
Height: 3 inches ; width: 2 7/8 inches (7.5 x 7.3 cm).
Few light rust spots in deeper areas.

Ex private collection Netherlands.

Ivory netsuke of a pregnant woman who is sticks a kogai into her hair, while a midwife a feeling her bulging belly. Signed at bottom: Kikugawa and kao. Ivory, probably marine ivory. Japan, late Meiji period, perhaps Taisho period.
Height: 1.5”; width: 1.75”; depth: 1.25” (3.8 x 4.4 x 3.1 cm).
Excellent condition.

No sale outside the USA possible.

Small early painting mounted on an album sheet. Three bridled horses galloping from right to left, one with a saddle. Black ink with a tinge of red pigment (on the saddle) on paper. On the left inscribed: dated 1st month of the 1st year of Zhenghe (1111) copy of a painting of three horses by Li Lung Mien and seal. Several more seals at upper middle and at right margin. In the style of and by follower slightly later. China, Song / Yuan dynasty.
Painting 10 1/8 x 13 1/8 inches (25.7 x 33.3 cm).
Wormholes, vertical crease and filled in areas in lower right and upper left corners, backed. Framed.

Decorative chair with ornate carving in low relief with different dragons. The back is shaped in a dragon fish jumping up, the seat shows a dragon curling around a 8-petaled flower, and the legs are shaped in dragons surrounded by clouds. Carved wood with black lacquer. One eye inlaid in bone. Japan, Meiji period, export.
Height of seat 16.5, width 18, depth 17.5, total height 45.5 inches(41.9; 45.75; 115.5 cm).
Extensive traces of usage.

Large porcelain charger decorated in underglaze blue with a map of Japan, as drawn in the Edo period. The map (Gyoji type) shows the main islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu, divided into the 63 provinces. The names of the provinces are written in kanji. Here and there a name of a city (i.e. Edo) is added. The main islands of Japan are surrounded by several islands (names written partly or entirely in katakana) and real and imaginary countries, such as Choseon, the Ryukyus, the country of the small people and the country where women rule. The sea is indicated by stylized waves. Around the islands are stylized clouds and on top and bottom fly crane-like birds. The bottom, reverse, with 6-mark seal: Honcho Tenpo nensei. Rim decorated with meandering flowering vines. Five spur marks. Japan, Hizen, Arita kiln, 1830s-1840s or slightly later (but still Edo period).
Diameter 16 inches, H 2.25 inches (Diam. 40.6 cm, H 5.7 cm).
Condition excellent.

Very similar piece in the Kyushu Ceramic Museum.

Hanging scroll with the image of a oni mask underneath a large and square character fuku (good fortune), from which small white tama or petals are falling. Signed in lower right corner ... Shodo and with red seal Shodo no in. Black ink and color on paper. Nice bold plait design mounting. Japan, Meiji period.
Painted area: 49.5 x 12.5 inches, total length 83.25 inches.
Slightly yellowed, few horizontal creases, mainly good condition.

Highly unusual shrine with the image of the death of the historical Buddha (Shaka), or nehan-zu, and his entrance into the state or perfect peace, called nirvana or nehan. The Buddha lays stretched out on a rectangular lotus base, his head resting on his right arm. In painting, but also in sculpture, around the bed there are 52 kinds of beings, human and animals who mourn him. In this case, there are none represented. A kind of transom is hanging from the ceiling of the case as a baldachin. Carved wood, gilded and polychromed, with extremely finely painted details in the face. Japan, Edo period, 18/19th century.
Measurements: H ca. 8.5 in.; W ca. 9.5 in.; D ca. 5 in. (ca. 21.6 x 24.1 x 12.7 cm.).
Case: some dents on roof, flaking lacquer at bottom, corrosion on hardware, consistent with age and a humid storage in a temple. Figure: right arm restored, baldachin with many missing part (partly still extant) and very fragile.

Small figure of the elephant deities Shoten and the female Kangiten embracing on a lotus base. They signify matrimonial peace and lots of offspring. Shoten is derived from Ganesha and is regarded as a wild one. Kangiten is a female incarnation of the 11headed Kannon. She appeases him and converts him to Buddhism. Wood with traces of pigments. Japan, Edo period.
Height: ca. 5.75 inches (19 cm)
Some traces of usage, few thin age cracks in wood.

Hanging scroll with painting in black ink and color on silk. The six immortal poets sitting in a line: the monk Kisen, Ariwara no Narihira, Otomo no Kuronushi, Ono no Komachi, Sojo Henjo and Funya no Yasuhide. Signed at lower right side: Zen Hokusai Taito hitsu. Red seal: Katsushika. Japan, 19th century.
Size, including mounting: approx. height 76 inches, width 19 inches.
Slightly yellowed, few stains along edges, all in all good condition.

Small shrine with the standing figure of the 11-headed Kannon on a lotus, holding a flask in his left hand, standing before a full size mandorla. Painted on the doors are Jizo bosatsu to his right and Kokuzo bosatsu to his left. Red lacquered shrine, inside gilded with polychrome painting over the gold. Figure and base carved wood with gold painting. Japan, Edo period, 18th century.
Case: ca. 5.1 x 2.3 x 1.75 inches (13 x 6 x 4.5 cm).
Case with minimal wear consistent with age and use. Kannon covered in soot and gilding repainted over the soot by a professional Buddhist carver/painter, probably in the late 19th century. Some jewelry missing. Excellent condition, very well cared for.