This is a wonderful slender pear shaped bronze vase
from the Meiji era (1868-1912. It is highly detailed and decorated with three raised relief elephants. One of the images was deliberately overexposed to show off the fine detail. It has the original patina and is in excellent condition. Stands 12 3/4 inches tall and is signed underneath by Genryusai Seiya. Buyers should be careful because there are poor copies or fakes of this elephant vase showing up in auctions.
This is a Japanese antique Boro noragi Farmer's jacket of natural indigo dye thick katazome hemp.Fading of indigo dye is charming.
Size:Length:79cm / 31.1inch
Cuff to cuff, across the back: 135cm / 53.1inch
Antique Japanese suzuribako (calligraphy writing box) for a merchant. Made of keyaki (elm) wood burl with iron hardware. Two drawers: one for writing implements and one drawer with a lock for keeping money, seals, and important documents safe. A top compartment with a hinged lid would have kept an ink stone.
Age: Meiji Period 1868-1912)
Dimensions: 8 3/4" high x 8 1/2" wide x 12 7/8" deep
Antique Japanese small, round, lidded box. Made with metal body covered with lacquer and decorated with a gold lacquer scene of a bridge and a weeping willow tree. Intricate raised machi-e details of waves and willow leaves. Delicate nashiji on the ground around the tree.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 3 1/4" wide x 7/8" high
Antique Japanese okimono carving of a little skeleton on top of a larger skull. Made of boxwood with a beautiful patina. Intricately carved to show every bone of the small skeleton and the teeth of the skull. The artist's humor is displayed in both style and subject matter.
Age: Edo Period (17th century)
Dimensions: 1 1/2" high
Height: 3.4 cm (1.3 in)
Width: 4.2 cm (1.6 in)
Depth: 3 cm (1.2 in)
Japanese wooden netsuke of Daruma; very minor wear; good condition
A Pair of Imari Beakers.
Decorated in the typical palette on either side with a large vase of flowers.
Japanese C1700-20.
Height; 3 1/4" (8.3 cm).
Condition; excellent, one beaker with shallow flake in the unglazed foot
This is a children's hakama from the Edo period (1800-1867). Designed with thick katazome stencil dyeing. It is a very beautiful and soft cotton.
It is a very good design with good omen of coral and waves. Textiles are hand spun. There is a little stain. No damage. Recommended for collection. Size: 77cm(30.1")
A rare antique Sendai Tansu in 2 sections made of quartered sawn Keyaki (Zelkova) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods. Original hand forged iron hardware and natural Urushi lacquer finish. Lock plates feature a rare dragon motif with upper and lower drawer showing the dragon protecting a sacred Hoju. Warabite handles have incised scrolling detail. Hinged and keyed security door protects two small drawers. Beautiful original condition, ready to be enjoyed...
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 24 C.M. / Width 14 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.
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 31.5 C.M. / Width 9 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.
Early 19th century marine (walrus tusk) netsuke of a standing oni, its foot on rockery, leaning on a huge war club and eating a rice cake, and a puppy at his feet looking wiistfully at the same cake. Wonderful strong early carving, wonderful face, excellent depiction of its muscular arms and legs. Grainy texture of walrus tusk core can be seen at the bottom and on the back of the carving. himotoshi is formed by natural openings in the carving. Height 2.47 inches.
This is a Meiji (1868-1912) hemp horse cover Tsutsugaki indigo dyed fabric. Very warm with a hand-spun touch. There are light stains and damage. It is a very beautiful indigo color attractive horse cover. I recommend it for you.
Size::Length:115 cm ( 45.3inch) / wide:68 cm(26.8inch)
This is Japanese Antique Indigo dye shirushi Hanten coat Maiji. It is thick indigo dye cotton. The lining is very good katazome.It is a hand-spun cotton that is very soft to the touch. It is indigo of nature. It is an impressive motif. There is a little stain. However, there is no damage. The family crest on the back is patchwork.It is very good. Please enjoy putting on the shirushi hanten coat. size:length 88cm (34.6inch) / Cuff to cuff, across the back: 117cm ( 46.1inch)
This is a tsutsugaki yuzen dye silk children's kimono from the Edo period.(1800-1867)
The design of beautiful cherry blossom trees and herds of horses is gorgeous, elegant and lively.
It can be seen that the influence of samurai culture remains strong.
There is a light stain, but it is not noticeable. No damage.
It is an item that can be recommended for collection.
Size Length 103cm
Cuff to cuff, across the back: 87cm
Antique Japanese gold lacquer inro with a scene of a waterfall on one side and a sage on the other. The water crashes around rocks where chrysanthemums blossom. On the reverse, a sage sits among the flowers at the base of the falls. The inro case has 4 compartments with interiors covered in a dense nashiji lacquer. The ojime is made of red lacquer and is carved with a dragon. The netsuke is made of boxwood and carved in the shape of a seed pod...
Late Meiji period (1890s 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with carved and gold lacquered decoration of flowers with shoots and leaves with fine tiny green mother-of pears pieces, design continuing on both sides. Signed GYOKUZAN on the front. Superbly made, crisp carving, excellent lacquering, wonderful work in Japanese taste, in great condition (tiny bit of insect damage on the teeth as seen on Enlargement 6). Length 3.3 inches...
Late Meiji period (1890s 1912) Japanese buffalo horn kushi (hair comb) with lacquer decoration of a butterfly by a blooming peony, design continuing on both sides. Signed KOICHI on the front. Very well made, wonderful work in Japanese taste, in great condition without any losses. Length 3.5 inches. Part of East Coast collection of Japanese hair items.