All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1265837 (stock #2754)
A kakuzara decorated in a combination of underglaze blue with enamels and gilding...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1265840 (stock #2755)
A kakuzara decorated in a combination of underglaze blue with enamels and gilding...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1920 item #1265913
Antique Japanese rootwood hibachi with a lovely textural look and feel. It has a red and black lacquered cloth rim, and a bronze interior with an interesting patina with a layering effect.

Dimensions: 7.5" height, 10.25" width, 8" depth
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900 item #1266008 (stock #11)
19th Century, Finely Hand-Carved Wood Tonkotsu with excellent and colorfull inlays/incrustations depicting a Sea Life Landscape with fish, clamshells, shrimp, crab, snail, jellyfish and algae. Beautiful representation of a marine scenery. The netsuke matches the theme with a depiction of an open clamshell with a village scene made up of a house with balcony and rooftop, as well as people standing or sitting about...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900 item #1266019 (stock #13)
19th Century Japanese Matsu (Korean Pine Wood) Ittobori Netsuke: Daruma Toy, Signed Sukesada 19th Century, Matsu Wood Netsuke skillfully hand-carved in the Ittobori (one Cut) style by Sukesada in the form of a Daruma Toy or “okiagari koboshi”, meaning the little priest that gets up. Sukesada came from the Hida province of Japan...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900 item #1266024 (stock #14)
This is a superbly carved, late 19th Century, wood netsuke depicting a seated cross-legged man, his chin rested on his folded arms, with an anxious look on his face, as he receives the Moxa treatment. The man has a tobacco pouch with coral inlays, a pipe holder, and a kagamibuta coral inlaid netsuke resting on his folded legs. Curiously, the man also sports a black and red coral dot inlays on his left and right shoulders, respectively...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900 item #1266064 (stock #15)
19th Century, finely Hand-Carved Netsuke depicting a Kappa, or Water Kami or deity, sitting while holding a catfish on her left hand. She is busy touching the depression on her head that holds water. In Japanese mythology, the kappa is a flesh-eating water imp who lives in river, lakes and ponds. They smell like fish, and they are normally depicted with the body of a turtle, an ape-like head, scaly limbs, long hair circling the skull, webbed feet and hands, and yellow-green skin...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1837 VR item #1266068 (stock #16)
This is an Early 19th Century finely carved netsuke depicting a Seated Hotei, one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, the God of Contentment and Happiness, with two standing karakos by his side, who are helping the Deity hold a Tama, or Sacred Jewel, which is an Emblem of The Everlasting. Great rounded functional form with a mellow patina. Nicely detailed. Himotoshi shows signs of use, and there is wear associated with use and handling...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900 item #1266075 (stock #18)
19th Century, nicely Hand-Carved stag antler Netsuke depicting a standing Karako who is carrying a large Treasure Sack over his shoulder. He also holding a fan on his left hand. Netsuke has a mellow patina and feels very smooth in the hand. Netsuke has a hollow bottom, characteristic of netsuke made from stag antler This netsuke is unsigned. It measures 0.85 inches (2.2cm) in diameter, and 2.0 inches (2.5cm) tall...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1920 item #1266095 (stock #0174)

Tasteful and very fine Japanese Tea Pot of Kutani Yaki with painted lyrics written on it of the No (aka Noh or Nogaku) theatre.

Although it has already an age of more than 100 years its in great condition with no cracks or repairs. You can get a rare and delicate ceramic of the Meiji Period.

A tasteful gift for passionate lovers of the Japanese Culture - ready to use it for a tea ceremony. Don't miss out...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1920 item #1266644
Antique slab of wood with japanese inscriptions. This kanban board (shop sign) is simple in detail and painted in large characters. Circa 19th Century Dimensions: 75" Long X 13" Tall
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Metalwork : Pre 1920 item #1266791
Antique Japanese bronze vase with a wood-like pattern, large areas of deep red pigment, and a stout mouth with inner ridges. Taisho period (1912-1925) Size: 11.5" height, 9" width
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1920 item #1266816
Thick and natural burl wood stand. Knots and gnarls all over sides with one hole. Natural and light lovely strains of wood. Stand is carved characteristically with part of branch attached. Meiji Period (1868-1912) Dimensions: 15" Long X 12" Wide
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Earthenware : Pre 1900 item #1267179 (stock #0176)

Are you looking for something delicate and special - than feel free to enjoy this unique flower vase with a poem of Japans most famous poet Otagaki Rengetsu written on it.

This is a 120 year old vase made of Tanba ware. It is signed on the bottom by the artist. I was unable to identify his name.

For a Meiji Period piece of art the vase has a distinctive form and a brilliant atmosphere...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1267314 (stock #JHeleBowl)
An unusual large Japanese bowl featuring three light purple elephants in ceremonial attire resting among many flowers. The bowl is excellent condition, except for some wear to the gold around the rim. Measures 11.5 inches in diameter. Dates late Edo, late 1840's.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Metalwork : Pre 1910 item #1267342 (stock #2760)
A small beaker form vase of square section with vertical barbed halberd shaped vertical flanges dating to the Meji period. The decoration rather than cast has been cold chiselled in “Chinese style”. The upper register contains four seasonal vignettes, Spring Ume ni Egisu, Bush warbler and Plum blosson, Summer, Botan ni Kiji, Autumn Maple and Deer, Shika Momiji-zu, and Winter, Pine and Cranes, Matsu ni Tsuru...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Earthenware : Pre 1800 item #1267462 (stock #0178)

We like to present you today an early Edo Period Karatsu Yaki Guinomi (Sake cup) with aesthetic silver repair (kintsugi) made around 1700.

The Guinomi has a hira-gata shape, refering to the Kamakura Period. Fantastic item!

It comes with a tailor made wood box.

Size: 3,8 cm height x 6,1 cm width.

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Earthenware : Pre 1920 item #1267706
A Unique contemporary Japanese pottery vase. Unusual handcrafted design with flowing lines. Branch like pattering that wraps around the piece. Signed on the bottom. Comes with original signed kiri wood box. Perfect Condition. Dimensions: 8" High X 9 1/2" Wide
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1837 VR item #1268086
Japanese Antique dark Indigo dye thick a little cotton& tsutsugaki Indigo dye jyofu(hemp) samurai dotyugi long coat of tha Edo era(1800-1867) rare.It has a few thin stains. and few remains of repair However, The stain does not stand out.It is no damage.They are not disturbing, and as a whole it is in very good condition.It is natural indigo dyed cotton and jyofu(hemp) and made of hand-spun . size:Length 130cm (51.1") sleeve to sleeve 125cm (49.2") Width of the shoulder 62cm (24.4")
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Earthenware : Pre 1700 item #1268236 (stock #0180)

Are you tired of so many unspectacular items on the antique market? Here we present a real spectacular one - only one of a kind, an EARLY Momoyama Bizen hisago vase.

The very heavy body appears to be built from clay coils and then was thrown on a hand wheel, this and the combed decoration point to the Muromachi Period...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1900 item #1268242 (stock #1037)
A finely painted water colour , with gold leaf overlay, depicting a scene from the 11th Century classic "The Tale of Genji" written by noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu. This item was made in Japan in the 19th Century during either the late Edo or the Meiji period (1868-1911). Condition: there are small marks on the paper and some losses to the gold leaf which predate the framing of this picture during the 1920s or 1930s. Frame: 32.5cm (12.75 inches) wide; 29cm (11.4 inch...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Baskets : Pre 1920 item #1268944
Exceptional Japanese antique ikebana flower basket with vase shaped body made of closely woven very finely split bamboo and handle made of bent bamboo branches. The natural shape of the branches are integrated into the shape of the basket and accentuated by intricate knot work. Signed: Shochikusi. Meiji period Size: 19" high x 8 1/4" wide
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1268966
Tall antique Japanese all Bamboo basket skillfully woven and artistic style. Handle of bamboo was specially grown and picked to meet the shape of basket's sides. Wonderful and unique twists and curves of basket, with criss cross design. Beautiful deep color of bamboo.

Bottom is signed by artist

Taisho Period: Circa 1912

Dimensions: 17.5" Tall, 10" Diameter
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Furniture : Pre 1920 item #1269109
Charming antique Japanese writing desk. Made from solid Keyaki hardwood with warm radiant original finish. Unusual small drawer for storing of inks and pens. Detailed symmetrical carved legs.

Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)

Size: 10" High X 43 1/2" Long X 13 1/4" Deep
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Furniture : Pre 1920 item #1269135
A rare Keyaki Sakata ko tansu used to store fine netsuke's organize secure fashion. Intricate compartmentalized make up each drawer in an organized manner. Original finish in excellent condition. Custom fabricated in-house stand made Iron that allows the chest to "float" off the ground.

Meiji Period Dimensions: 19" High (with Stand) 12 3/4" High X 19 3/4" Wide X 15 3/4" Deep
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Baskets : Pre 1920 item #1269151
Antique Japanese Bamboo ikebana basket. Small bamboo strips are woven vertically and horizontally. Square base that flows upward to a circular opening at top. Handle is made of rhizome pieces bended and tied together. Charming look, used for ikebana at traditional Japanese Tea Ceremonies. Signed on bottom by Shokosai Tsukuru Taisho Period: Circa 1912 Dimensions: 15.5" Tall X 9.5" at Largest Point
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Baskets : Pre 1920 item #1269204
Tall gourd shaped Japanese bamboo Ikebana Basket with unique craftsmanship, woven vertically and horizontally. Handle separates into three pieces tied onto base. This unique basket is signed on bottom by Suzuki Gengan Sai. Circa 1930. Dimensions: 24" High X 11" at Widest Point
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Baskets : Pre 1920 item #1269212
Antique Japanese Basket used for Ikebana at traditional tea ceremonies. Baskets such as this were important part of the ceremony, displaying beautiful arrangements. This particular basket is tightly woven with criss cross design and detailed layering. Gorgeously hand crafted. Beautiful, unique piece. Signed by artist, Shockikusai Taisho Period Circa 1910 Dimensions: 18.5" Tall X 9.5" Wide
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1837 VR item #1269453
This is good-quality Noren used in the merchant's family of the Yamagata Shounai district for Edo period. The figure pattern of a wave and the plover means a good combination of attractive harmony. Merchants of Shonai thought about the harmony with local people to the first. And there was the harmony of a merchant and the farmer there. The good-quality hemp was dyed in Tsutsugaki. This does not have a stain and damage. The state is complete. Size 164cmx 178cm (64.5 "x 70"). Six width
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920 item #1269894 (stock #2763)
A rather curious dish decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with an “American Eagle” grasping three arrows in its right claw and framed by a stylised Olive wreath. The reverse decorated with three clumps of stylised grasses and a shop mark within the foot-ring. The dish was probably produced at one of the provincial kilns in South China during the late Qing period, second half of the nineteenth century to the early 20th century. The dish measures 17.5cm in diameter, or 7 inches in diameter, a...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1920 item #1270012
Small Burl Wood Stand. Beautiful grain with flat shiny surface, Gnarls and knots along edges with one strait cut side. Stands on four short wooden pegs. Meiji Period (1868-1912) Dimensions:2.5" High, 11" Across, 7" Wide
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1920 item #1270029
Wonderful condition, Japanese Antique Tetsubin (kettle). Made of iron, kettle has engraved geometric shapes and patterns all over, with stylized flower bulb on top of lid. Lid is signed on bottom by artist. Sturdy handle, and small charming spout. Came from a Private well known Collection. Meiji Period (1868-1912) Dimensions: 8.5" Long X 9.5" Tall
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1920 item #1270210
Charming and medium sized Japanese Antique Tetsubin. Hailstone surface over top half of kettle, with bronze special lacquered finished lid. Topper of lid is a round globe fixture, with flower design. Spout is short and stout. Meiji Period (1868-1912) Dimensions: 8.5" high to top of handle, 7" from Back to Spout
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1920 item #1270241
Japanese Antique Iron Tetsubin with Bronze lid. Tetsubin has a Mount Fuji Shape. Kettle displays a fainted casting of a Japanese Kiri bird and phoenix on one side. A crane and turtle are also displayed along with a 5 character mark and cartouche medallion. Handle is thin, casted with bamboo nodes. Bottom of Tetsubin is in good condition. Meiji Period (1868-1912) Dimensions: 10" High, 8" Long
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Furniture : Pre 1920 item #1270249
Antique Japanese gyosho bako (merchant's box) with a red-orange lacquer (negoro) finish and iron hardware with hirute shaped drawer pulls. It features three drawers on its front, two with iron lock plates, and a hinged door at its very bottom with a sideways facing handle over crossed hardware, with three extra drawers inside. Size: 34.5" height, 11" width, 16" depth
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Furniture : Pre 1920 item #1270469
Japanese antique cha tansu (tea chest), made with beautiful keyaki (elm) wood burl on panels, top 2 sliding panels are made of a lighter color hardwood burl, all panels are trimmed in persimmon wood. One drop in panel with an interesting walnut shaped pull. The chest has a total of 7 drawers of different sizes. Glass sliding panels cover a compartment with stepped shelves for display. Copper slider pulls have little dragons. Meiji Period. Size: 47 1/4" high x 34 1/4" wide x 14 1/4" ...