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Japanese LNT Bronze Vase by Kanemori Eichi
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Pre 2000 item# 822054 (stock#MBR2460)
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2,400.00
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A dark bronze trumpeting vase decorated with silver beading in a dusty belt designed by Kanamori Eichi (1908-2001) enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The vase is 10 inches (25.5 cm) tall, 6-1/2 inches (16 cm) diameter at the mouth and in excellent condition. Eichi was born in Takaoka, one of Japans most important bronze enclaves in Toyama prefecture at the tail end of the Meiji period. As a child he would have been surrounded with the famous bronze imagery for which Japan is internat ...click for details
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Carved Wood Tray by Iwamoto Yasuo
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Pre 1990 item# 723473 (stock#MOR2305)
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The Kura
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365.00
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A hand carved wooden tray covered in mirror smooth lacquer enclosed in an artist made signed wooden box signed and dated Showa 60 (1985) and retaining the original exhibition tag on the back. The o-bon appears to be cut from Tocchi wood, a hardwood with a grain similar to oak. There is a tiger striped grain on the edge. Despiet the size it is not heavy, a feature of Tocchi wood. The o-bon is 18-1/2 by 10-1/2 by 2-1/2 inches (47 x 27 x 6.5 cm) and in fine condition. Only the base has been te ...click for details
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Carved Japanese Table of Undulating Waves by Yasuo
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Pre 1980 item# 721315 (stock#MOR2304)
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The Kura
tel.81-75-432-6980
800.00
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Ripples run through the mirror smooth lacquer grain of this sculpted wooden table by Iwamoto Yasuo. There is a stunning contrast in grain from tiger stripes on one side to tight, compact lines on the other; wormholes along one edge incorporated as keshiki. It is supported by four curved legs and signed underneath. The table is 26 x 11 x 5 inches (66 x 28 x 13 cm) in perfect condition.
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Set of five Japanese Raku Dishes, Nakamura Donen
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Contemporary item# 631532 (stock#TCR2056)
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365.00
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The keshiki on these five memezara plates by Nakamura Donen of the Yagoto Kiln is spectacular. Dark liquid glaze blankets the rich candy colored ame-yu, highlighting the folds in the clay left from forming on a piece of cloth. On one dish the thicker area of glaze is fractured, causing that area to shine as if glass shards were embedded in the clay. Each dish is 5-1/2 inches (14 cm) diameter and all are in excellent condition. The first Donen (1876-1937) studied under important Kyoto artist ...click for details
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Modern Japanese Bronze Bell Shaped Vase Yamaguchi Kenzo
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Pre 2000 item# 616619 (stock#MBR2004)
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The Kura
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2,700.00
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A bell shaped hand formed (not cast) bronze vase by Yamaguchi Kenzo enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Large lug handles are riveted on top, with brass covers on the edge of the rectangular rim and two circular holes in the side, the shape reminiscent of very early Japanese Bronze age bells. All sides are etched with geometric designs of ancient raw power, creating a vibrant sense of static energy waiting release with a strike. The piece is 15-1/2 inches (39 cm) tall, 10 by 7-1/2 inc ...click for details
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Wild Glass Water Container Mizusashi by Iwata Itoko
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Pre 2000 item# 585853 (stock#MOR1927)
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2,000.00
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A large Amber glass Mizusashi enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Mizu Utsuwa by Japans top-rated female glass artists, Iwata Itoko. It has a black lacquered wooden lid typical of mizusashi, but a tremendous convoluted form in rich amber which defies simple description. Itoko is one of the top rated glass artists in Japan, and heir to the legacy of Iwata Hisatoshi. The piece is roughly 1 foot (39 cm) in diameter. Work by this artist is in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Ar ...click for details
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Spectacular Glass Vase by Iwata Hisatoshi w/Box
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Pre 2000 item# 585056 (stock#MOR1926)
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The Kura
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1,950.00
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An unusual black glass vase by one of Japans leading 20th century glassiers Iwata Hisatoshi (1925-1994) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Ryumon. Ordinarily much brighter, this piece has a brooding presence. Rivers of blue flow over a molten black shadow, textured iron gray dividing the smooth surface. It is Jet black within, with a black base. The vase is 10-3/4 inches (27 cm) tall, roughly 9 inches (22.5 cm) diameter. Hisatoshi was born the son of famous Meiji period glass ...click for details
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