Shakudo Japanese Bamboo Vase by Nakagawa Joeki
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Pre 1940 item# 810678 (stock#MOR2421)
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The Kura
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An exquisite vase of dark purple-tinged shakudo by preeminent Japanese metalworker Nakagawa Joeki enclosed in the original signed wooden box. They say a true artist can be measured in the simplest of forms, and this is perfectly created with a cut twig on one side, the nodules from the base of the bamboo visible below where it curved out from the forest floor. It is 9 inches (23 cm) tall and in excellent condition, signed on the side Nakagawa Joeki Zo. Shakudo is an alloy of gold and copper k ...click for details
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Japanese Carved Wooden Frog Pair, Kaeru
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Pre 1950 item# 791595 (stock#MOR2392)
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A small lumpy frog (ibo-gaeru) rides on the back of its parent, a fine wood carving signed Hiromitsu saku. It is carved from a hard dark wood, only the sharp eyes of the animals painted black, the rest raw. It is nearly 1 foot (30 cm) long, roughly 9 inches (23 cm) tall and in fine condition, with two age cracks on either side of the larger creatures face. The carving technique is reminiscent of Kamakura-bori carving, and likely comes from that region south of Tokyo. The frog (kaeru) has lon ...click for details
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Fine Japanese Ando Cloisonne Vase
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Pre 1960 item# 780243 (stock#MOR2387)
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A soft turquoise vase with wireless and wired design of a single tall flowering tree with silver rims and bearing the Ando Shippo mark on the base. The vase is 12 inches (31 cm) tall, 7 inches (18 cm) diameter and in excellent condition. The Ando Cloisonné studio has been considered one of the top studios in Japan since the Meiji period. On the rim of the bas is the jun-gin stamp (solid silver). This piece likely dates from the early to mid Showa, mid 20th century.
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