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Antique Chinese Porcelain Phoenix Pair Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Porcelain: Pre 1950 item# 1206198
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Lovely pair of antique Chinese porcelain phoenix. The bird stands on one foot with the other raised close to it's body atop a flowers. Beautifully painted with red, pink, yells, blues, green and black. The porcelain body is beautifully modeled, with excellent detail and feathers individually modeled and a delicate tongue with red tinting. Spattered pink glaze on chest and under wing. Slight dimpling on the cockscomb. Square impressed stamp. Age: Republic period (c. 1950) Size: 14" tall ...click for details

Small Ebisu and Daikoku Shrine from Izumo Taisho Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Folk Art: Pre 1970 item# 1205799
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A pair of Japanese carved wooden statues of the deities, Ebisu and Daikoku. The small shrine comes from Izumo Taisha, one of the few major shrines in Japan. The central deity of Izumo is Okuni Nushi no Mikoto and the name Okuninushi is also read Daikoku, hence the association with the fortune god. The shrine contains a stamp on the door with the name of the shrine. Age: 1960s. Size: height 3.25" width 2" length 3.5"

Japanese Bronze Futaoki with Tachizuru Motif Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1970 item# 1205672
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A fine Japanese lid rest or futaoki as it is known in the tea ceremony. The lid rest is done in a technique known as karakane or bronze and has been hammered. The tachizuru or motif of standing cranes is often seen in various tea accessories representing the rise of auspiciousness. The lid rest comes with a tomobako with the name of the lid rest and the artist, Seishu. Age: Late Showa Period Size: diameter 2.1" height 2.1"

Japanese Persimmon Shaped Incense Container Kogo Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1970 item# 1205659
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Splendid Japanese incense container, also known as kogo, used for tea ceremony. The persimmon has a small lady bug sitting near the head of the persimmon. The incense container contains an inscription reading: Rakushisha, which is a small hut in the Sagano district of Kyoto. The hut was the summer home of Matsuo Basho's disciple, Mukai Kyorai. The hut was given the name when a hurricane blew all the persimmons off the trees planted in the estate. Ceramic incense containers are used during th ...click for details

Japanese Cedar Geta Bako Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Furniture: Pre 1960 item# 1204748
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Two level cedar geta bako, or a shoe chest, often seen in the entrances of a traditional Japanese home. The inside of the tansu is separated into three sections. The bottom left has a shelved compartment for shoes, the top left has single shelf, and the right area for canes and other accessories. Age: 20th century. Size: height 40.25" width 15.5" length 35.5"

Japanese 3-Section Kiri Isho Tansu (Clothing Chest) Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Furniture: Pre 1940 item# 1204734
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Japanese three section isho tansu (personal chest for clothing), made entirely of beautiful kiri (paulownia) wood with nice light natural color, top section has compartment with sliding panels and an interior shelf on the left hand side, below this is a horizontal row of three small drawers; the middle section has three full width drawers; the bottom section has two deeper full width drawers. Hardware handles on the sides also hold the sections together when stacked. Taisho Perod. Size: ...click for details

Japanese Small Cha Tansu with Silk Panels Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Furniture: Pre 1940 item# 1204722
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Antique Japanese charming cha tansu (storage and display chest for tea items). The top portion of the chest has sliding panels decorated with silk under glass scenes of figures on a bridge and engaged other leisurely outdoor activities; a display compartment on the left hand side has hinged glass doors frosted on the bottom, inside the display compartment is a staggered shelf of chestnut wood against a background of gold flecked paper; to the right is another compartment with curved wooden d ...click for details

Japanese Sobriquet Seal Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1960 item# 1203895
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Simple yet elegant sobriquet seal utilizing a Chinese stone similar to chicken blood stone. The seal contains an inscription which translates as: The seal was carved on an auspicious day in December of 1958 (for) Fujiwara Gyokuun. The carved bottom of the seal contains a three character text reading: Kingensen, or The well where gold can be found. Size: height 1.75" width 0.5" length 1.25"

Chinese Fencai Vase Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Porcelain: Pre 1960 item# 1203874
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Blue Chinese fencai vase with a french blue background with four various landscape views painted within the circular medallion sections of the vase. The vase contains a maker's mark on the bottom which reads: Guangzhen Gongxi xingzao. Age: 20th century. Size: height 14.5" diameter 5.25"

Chinese Chicken Heart Pendant Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Hardstones: Pre 1970 item# 1203802
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A chicken heart pendant carved using motifs inspired from Shang dynasty bronzes. The top of the pendant has a mythical bird carved and the remaining section contains geometric patterns and the face of an animal on the bottom. Age: 20th century. Size: height 2.5" width 0.3" length 2.6"

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