Drop-shaped bronze vase, with peonies in relief, decorated to simulate a delicate and light fabric that ends with a bow near the top of the neck. Using mixed metals to create visual contrasts adds depth and beauty. Signed Gyokkō 玉光 on the side of the vase and with 'Yuasa sei' 湯浅製 seal within an oval silver reserve under the base. Origin: Japan Period: Meiji end of 19th century. Dimensions: 21 x 10 cm. State of conservation: Very good

This is an exquisite decorated iron Koro signed Nihonkoku Kyoto ni sumu Komai sei. The condition is excellent and actually better than the images show. A glue/cloth residue was left on the underside and side of the base.This is easy to remove.The piece stands 4 1/8 inches tall and is 3 1/8 inches wide. The delicate lid appears to be silver.

A large bronze sculpture in the form of a censer decorated with auspicious motifs, cranes, and scrolling clouds. The lid has a small sculpture of Shoki, the demon queller standing on top of a rock with crashing waves. The side of the censer are two dragons staring at the central figure. The bottom of the censer is held up by four spirits known as shojo, known for drinking large amounts of sake and often seen in Kabuki and noh plays...

Antique Japanese iron tomiodai candleholder. Includes full five tiered with twenty five iron prickets, used in traditional buddhist or Shinto rituals. Forged iron with age consistent to usage.

Meiji Period 19th Century

Size: 27.5" L x 14.5" W x 26.25" H

A gorgeous TAISHO JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE DRAGON-FISH. Excellent Condition. Size: 8.5 " Height (ca. 22 cm.). Rare Collector's Piece! More detailed photographs available upon request. Superb workmanship and details.

Antique Japanese silver baluster form vase decorated with a scene of a pair of doves among branches and wild flowers. Finely chiseled and with mixed metal details in copper. Signed by Miyamoto Kinsei and with stamp on the bottom.

Age: Meiji/Taisho Period (early 20th century)

Dimensions: 12 1/4" high x 5 1/2" wide

Pair of beautiful gold hanging Shinto Shrine lamps. Made of copper Ca. 1930. Excellent condition. Height of each lamp: 13"; diameter: 10". Ask for shipping quote.

A fine and interesting bronze sculpture of a lady selling fish. The figure is holding a basket of fish with a humorous looking octopus wanting to jump out of the basket. Often during the Meiji period, figures from daily life such as sellers of various produce and products were created for the Euro-American market where the charm and simplicity appealed to collectors. The base contains a cartouche seal of the artist, Seikoku. Age: Late Meiji- Taisho Period Size: length 9" width 8" height 19.5"

Unique antique Japanese bronze dragon candle stick holder. Detailed flowing bronze dragon dancing while holding up the candle stand. Great flowing shape that catches the eye. Late Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) Dimensions: 22" long X 13 1/4" High X 7 1/2" Deep

Unique Japanese Bronze Usubata (used for Ikebana flower display). Gently sloped open bowl of the large water drop ready to receive a flower arrangement. droplet drops down and bursts out in a well modeled droplet base. Sturdy with original patina consistent with age.

Aft Deco Circa 1930's

Dimensions 12" Wide x 12" High

Japanese Silver Tea Set Bamboo Shaped Signed

Description & Size

Teapot: 15.24 x 20.95 x 12.06 cm (6" x 8.25" x 4.75")

Sugar Pot: 8.89 x 14.73 x 9.39 cm (3.5" x 5.8" x 3.7")

Creamer: 6.98 x 11.43 x 6.98 cm (2.75" x 4.5" x 2.75")

Weight: 826 gram (29.14 oz)

Age: 19th Century

Production: Handcrafted & Hand Hammered

This is a beautiful & old Japanese silver tea set handcrafted & hand hammered in a bambo...

A pair of Japanese old bronze Hibachi brazier pots.

Hibachi is a traditional Japanese heating device.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Size: Height 26.4 C.M. / Diameter 27.7 C.M. / Width 32 C.M. (handle to handle)
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to their age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Japanese Early 20th century bronze vase. The vase is of bulbous form with wide neck and rim. The vase has a small geometric design on the front and back done in relief. Made by KATORI HOZUMA (1874-1954). Comes with original artist box. Signature of artist, HOZUMA on base. 9" tall by 7" wide at its widest. (kanesu)

Length: 9.3 cm (3.8 in)
Width: 5.9 cm (2.4 in)
Depth: 1.8 cm (0.7 in)

Quality Japanese Komai style cigarette box with a built-in vesta case; fine inlaid silver and gold work throughout; minimal wear

Japanese silver teapot with a jade ring lid. Description & size: 10.5 cm height x 9 cm wide (4.2 in x 3.6 in) Weight: 154 gram Circa: Meiji Period, early 20th Century Production: Handcrafted & forged in a personal silver teapot with a jade ring lid finial. Signed

Early 1800s

This large and heavy bronze vase has thick walls and prominent relief decoration overall, including crests on the central portion of the body. The form is in the archaistic Chinese style with motifs adapted to Japanese taste. It retains its old yellowish-brown patina which darkens on the interior. The overall condition is good, having some wear to the foot and some light verdigris. The interior has patches of lighter colored incrustations...

Cornet-shaped, in bronze with a brown patina, it rests on 3 feet scalloped in foaming waves rising towards a base decorated with other waves. The body is also decorated in its center with an openwork knot of vine branches and bunches of grapes. The neck is widely flared into a floral corolla. Signed Toto Hidemitsu Kansei under the base. Height: 39.5 cm.

A Japanese impressive brown patinated bronze incense burner with shades, depicting a Shishi standing in a garden of flowers with its mouth open, holding a sphere (koro) with its paws. Rectangular base with engraved band supported by four wavy feet. Made up of three pieces: the base, the Shishi and the sphere. Komainu 狛犬 or Shi Shi dogs are more commonly found as pairs of guardians at the entrance to Buddhist temples and shrines in Japan, usually one with its mouth open and the other...

A 21" Meiji period patinated bronze koro with bamboo shaped handles, six panels depicting small birds, and with a kirin resting atop the lid.

Okimono sculpture in bronze of a crow perched on a tree stump in varnished wood. Its eyes are in shakudo.
In Japan, the crow (karasu) is a symbol of gratitude and family love. It is also considered as the divine messenger of good omen. The Kojiki (713) relates that the crow Yatagarasu guided the mythical founder of Japan, Emperor Jinmu (660-585 BC), on a military campaign to Yamato.

Signed under the crow within an oval cartouche 義光, Yoshimitsu...

Antique Japanese low bronze suiban, or shallow tray to be filled with suiseki or viewing stones, sand and bonsai. It has an interesting shape with sides decorated by waves and sea shells. The feet are also sea shells. Size: 2" height, 14.25" length

Antique Edo Period Japanese bronze standing red crown crane incensor with swirling dragon and tengu (mythical animal that lives in lakes) at its base. Original hand worn bronze patina consistent with age. The incense smoke would rise up an out from the openings in within the feathers of the crane on its back.
The red-crowned crane is a large East Asian crane among the rarest cranes in the world...

Antique Japanese large bronze sculpture of a hawk perched on a gnarled pine branch with wings extended. Beautiful and dramatic with lovely attention to detail. In two sections.

Age: Taisho Period (1912-1925)

Dimensions: 25 1/2" high x 22" wide x 12" deep.

Japanese bronze vase with nice form, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Size: Height 17 C.M. / Width 5.6 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

Magnificent 19th C. Japanese bronze tiger, Meiji period. A dramatically rendered piece with the solid form and fierce bearing. Excellent musculature and dynamic, expressive face. Highly detailed with striped back, incised paws. It's one of the bookends. In excellent condition. Signed!!! H: 7-1/2". W:6"

Width: 9 cm (3.6 in)
Height: 4 cm (1.6 in)
Depth: 6.8 cm (2.8 in)
Weight: 300 gm

Japanese Komai box; an iron box inlaid with gold and silver to depict a dragon moving through clouds over Mt Fuji; the sides show various detailed insects; internal gilt decoration shows phoenix and florals; Komai Otojiro dragonfly mark to base; minor wear to lid; good condition

Meiji (1868-1912) Japanese Mixed Metal Iron Plate with Garden Scene

Each is 0.59 inch (1.5 cm) tall by 4.7 inches (12 cm) wide. Total weight is 0.6 Lb.

They are tarnished and have rust, stains, rubbing of gilt, oxidation, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Cloisonné potiche with a hexagonal shape, embellished with delicate floral decorations on reserves held by silver threads with geometric motifs. The lid features a spherical socket. Origin: Japan Period: Meiji end of 19th century. Dimensions: 13 x 9.5 cm. State of conservation: Very good

Antique Japanese bronze vase, of wide, round, and shortened form, its edges sculpted with dragons flying through clouds. Beautiful original aged patina.

Early Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)

Size: 12" W x 7.5" H

1900's Japanese Iron Mixed Metal Vase with Grape

It is 9.5 inches (24.2 cm) long by 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) wide. It is 3.6 Lb.

It has loss of gold, oxidation, missing mixed metal inlays, rust, tarnished metals, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Pair of Japanese sliding door handles. They are made of a copper alloy finely chiseled with scrolls and stylized flowers on a nanako background, alternately there are shakudo plates (an alloy of copper and gold, shibuichi or silvered sentoku. They are excessively heavy and of the best quality. The size is much larger than for a normal door handle (double in size) which implies very high and wide doors. It is not a usual rich house that can accommodate doors of this size...

Patinated bronze vase decorated with a flying phœnix and paulownia leaves. It comes with its tomobako marked with the date Shôwa 5 (1930).

Japan, Shôwa period (1926-1989), 1930

Height : 8,27” (21 cm) -Width : 9,05” (23 cm) - Diameter of the neck : 4,5” (11,5 cm)

Antique Japanese copper and bronze tsuri-doro, Buddhist temple hanging lantern. Six sided lantern with doors decorated with pierced designs of kiri blossoms and scrolling leaves. The base stands on feet which have a repouse design of lotus leaves. The top finial and handle is in the shape of a budding chrysanthemum flower. The double door is latched with a flying crane...

Meiji (1868-1912) Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Gourd Shaped Vase with Birds and Morning Glory

It is 9.6 inches (24.4 cm) tall by 5 inches (12.7 cm) wide. It is 3.8 Lb.

It is tarnished and has been repaired at the bottom. It also has missing some flowers, oxidation, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Marked "Pure Silver" 3 Tiers Jewelry Box with Wood Inside, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

The box is 3.25 inches (8 cm) tall, and 4.5 inches (12 cm) by 3.25 inches (8 cm) wide.

It is in good condition with no dents, repairs, chips, or cracks.

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Rare Japanese Edo Period Silver and Gilt Hair Ornament. Sterling and 999 pure Silver and Gilt hair ornament of magnificent quality made for an Oria, the highest class of geisha, featuring a crane in flight with flowers and branches and tassels. Presented on a museum presentation stand. 14 long x 6 wide x 10.5 inches high with base, 35.5 x 15.25 x 26.5 cm.