Sculpture of Shomen Kongo, standing with 6 arms, holding ghanta and sword, bow and arrow, halberd and chakra. Shomen Kongo protects against demons and diseases. Wood stained black, with metal parts. Japan, Edo period, shortly after 1800.
H ca. 11 inches.
Sword missing, few traces of usage. All in all very good condition.

Small shrine holding the image of the Buddha Dainichi Nyorai, sitting on a lotus base, before a circular mandorla. Doors decorated on the inside with an exquisitely painted motif of star-shaped flowers. Wood decorated in mineral colors and gold. Very high quality. Thin metal for mandorla and crown. Japan, Edo period, 18th century.
H of case ca. 5 inches.
Most of the crown missing, some traces of usage but all in all in excellent condition.

Hanging scroll. Benzaiten mandala. The eight-armed deity, bearing arms and a coiled snake (the deity Ugajin) on her head, sits on a lotus-leaf-seat, flanked by Daikoku and Bishamonten. Before her are the 15 disciples, or jugo doji, above her the sun and the moon.
Ink, mineral colors and gold on silk. Japan, Muromachi period, around 1500.
Painted area: H 38 3/8 in...

Small shrine containing the figure of the sitting 11 headed Kannon, holding a flask in his left hand, his head crowned with the 10 heads of the different Buddhist deities, including Amida. He is sitting on a lotus throne that holds inside the figure of a reclining lion. The back of the zushi has a small moveable segment (now glued shut) that is supposed to reveal something in the base of the Kannon...

Spectacular 19th Century Japanese Bamboo Ikebana Basket. A real masterpiece. 39.5 inches (100cm) tall, 11 inches (28cm) wide.

Each saki cup of this set of 6 has hand painted flower or foliage in the inside. The set is Japanese lacquerware from Meiji period.

Small shrine with a wooden sculpture of Jizo, standing with a jewel in one hand (which are missing), his staff (which is missing) in the other. Here he is represented as Danda Jizo, assisting those who are suffering in hell and saving small children from the wheel of rebirth. The paintings on the doors show naked children chased by demons in hell. Polychromed wood with delicate details. Metal madorla. Japan, late Edo period, around 1800.
Height zushi: ca...

Japanese Satsuma MORIAGE Dragon Teapot

Description & Size: 20.32 x 17.78 x 12.7 cm (8" x 7" x 5") height wide with & without spout & handle

Weight: 736 gram (25.96 oz)

Age: Meiji Period c19th

Production: Handcrafted & Painted Enamel

This is a rare Japanese Satsuma moriage dragon teapot made during the Meiji Period c19th Century. The Satsuma teapot is elaborately painted with moriage enamel paint through the lid & body...

JAPANESE SATSUMA TEA POT w FESTIVAL Signed

Description & Size

13.97 x 6.35 cm (5.5" x 2.5") height with & without handle

16.51 x 15.24 cm (6.5" x 6") wide with & without spout

Weight: 388 gram (13.68 oz)

Age: Meiji Period 19th, Production: Handcrafted

This a beautifully crafted Japanese Satsuma teapot design with a tripod legs & meticulously painted with a festival celebration...

Japanese Sterling Silver CHRYSANTHEMUM Tea Set Marked

Description & Size

Teapot: 19.05 x 19.68 x 10.16 cm (7.5" x 7.75" x 4") height & wide with & without spout & handle

Sugar Pot: 9.52 x 15.87 x 10.79 cm (3.75" x 6.25" x 4.25") height & wide with & without handles

Creamer: 5.71 x 14.60 x 9.52 cm (2.25" x 5.75" x 3.75") height & wide with & without mouth & handle

Weight: 795 gram (28.04 oz)

Age: Meiji Period c19th Century, P...

JAPANESE SILVER CHOSI SAKE POT ENGRAVED w CHRYSANTHEMUM SEAL

Description & Size: 15.87 x 8.25 x 19.68 x 15.24 cm (6.25" x 3.25" x 7.75" x 6")

Weight: 849 gram (29.94 oz)

Age: Edo (Tokugawa) Period

Production: Handcrafted & Engraved

This is a rare & beautifully handcrafted Japanese silver chosi sake pot with rich engraved works during the late Edo Period to Early Meiji period. The silver chosi pot is designed with thick silver guage...

This very well carved and colored Japanese polychrome ivory carving of a Chinese style lady is a mid or late 19th century product. It depicts a lady who wears a simple but elegant elaborate silk robe. She holds a peony blossom in her left hand and a fan in her right hand. It is 8 ½” high and 2” wide from the round base. It has very nice patina. Aside from two slight crack lines on her face and upper left arm, it is in very good condition...

Exceptional large keyaki wood mask covered in negoro lacquer, C.1890. Aged and worn which adds to the character and allure. Tengu is a legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion as a supernatural being. It is a Shinto kami or god spirit of the forests and mountains; a vigilent protector of forests. Associated with the mountain buddhist and shinto ascetic practices of Shugendo. 19" and 13" wide. Ask for shipping quote. Original carving.

Japanese Cloisonne Vase w Flowers & Bulb Shaped

Description & Size: 9.14 x 9.14 cm (3.6" x 3.6") height & wide

Age: Meiji Period, Production: Handcrafted

This is an earlier Japanese cloisonné vase done in the early Meiji Period. It's beautifully designed with multiple flowers & large petals with black enamel background filled with intricate fine silver patterns...

Antique Japanese delicately carved horn guardian figure with bell in his mouth and holding a large object, 19th Century period. Size; Length and height of carving is 1 1/2 inches, fair condition with age cracks.

Antique carved and deeply stained bone netsuke: Gamma Sennin standing and holding an object, 19th Century era. Size; Height of carving is 2 3/8 inches, fair condition.

Japanese silver wire cloisonne vase. Green, aubergine, coral, violet, white, yellow, dark blue and black enamel decoration of bird and flowers all on a light blue enamel background. Two faint, tight hairlines (in the blue enamel background) issue each about a half inch from different petals of the topmost peony blossom decoration, otherwise good. Height 7 1/4 inches (18.42 cm)

This adorable antique Japanese Sumida Gawa vase has turned iron-red body, neck covered with a glaze of various shades of grey, green and black dripping down the shoulder and into the mouth. With children carrying a Buddhist drum and seated on the side of the vase. This piece is signed on a glazed plaque on side.

Condition: The vase is in good overall condition. As the photos show there is minor old damage; one of child's hand is missing and there is a crack on the body...