All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1372010
Antique Japanese 2-section isho tansu (chest on chest for clothing). Made with kiri (paulownia) wood. Original finish. Classic motifs include the round iron lock plates and warabite drawer pulls. The bottom corner of the piece holds two of the smallest drawers behind a safe door.

Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 38" L x 17.25" D x 40.75" H
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Stoneware : Pre 1492 item #1111850 (stock #370)
An extremely rare perfectly potted teabowl ( Temmoku ) with a most decorative partridge-feather mottle decoration. The partridge-feather mottles nearly look like oil-spots. Cizhou-type ware, Henan, Northern Song 10th - early 12th century. Diameter : 12,3 cm. H : 5,7 cm. Condition : Perfect
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : India : Pre 1700 item #1126497
Wonderful sculpture of South Indian origin, depicting the god Rama, inlaid with gold and a ruby or similar stone. Excellent wear and patina. H. 11 cm (4,5 inches).
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1700 item #1245489 (stock #0136)

Late Momoyama period cylinder shaped (Hantsutsu - slightly destorted but not a Kutsugata yet) tea bowl made of light, rough Mino clay. The fastly but expertly thrown body in the style of a Narumi-oribe bowl, which is a variation of green Oribe style. The whole body with the exception of the foot and it surrounding area are covered with a thin ash glaze, a low iron content of the body has coloured the the glazed part light brown; the brim is accented with copper oxide glaze...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Furniture : Pre 1900 item #1413557
A Japanese Ko Tansu (personal storage Chest) made of Kiri (Paulownia) and Hinoki (Cypress) woods. Hand made iron fittings and hardened wooden nails were used in the construction of this chest.

Originally used in a Japanese home to store letters, documents, stationary, and small items, its contemporary use as a bedside stand or a side table adds functionality and elegance to any home.

Age: Meiji period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 22 1/2" High x 21 3/4" Wide x 12 1/4" Deep
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1800 item #1291072 (stock #49)
This is a Late 18th Century, most likely Osaka School, excellently carved netsuke of a resting stag, head turned back, eyes inlaid in black horn, with a dapple cloth, and good hair work. Unsigned. It measures 2.05 inches (5.2cm) wide, and 0.83 inches (2.1cm) tall.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Furniture : Pre 1920 item #1425470
A rare antique Japanese Cha Tansu (tea chest) made of Kuwanoki (Mulberry) and Kirinoki (Paulownia) woods. The tansu was made using solid Kuwanoki burl wood in front and solid Kuwanoki wood on the case and back. The sliding doors open to a spacious storage area while the lift-out door opens to a split shelf area for book storage...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Swords and Related : Pre 1700 item #1342321
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A 16th century Yoshiro Zogan tsuba. The type is named for a Kaga province artist considered to have advanced the late Onin period brass inlay art to that of hira-zogan - flush with the iron surface. The school also took hold in other provinces, most notably Bizen. The mokko-gata form of this tsuba would appear to be uncommon for Yoshiro Zogan tsuba particularly of katana size. Eight ka-mon are inlaid in open work fashion...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900 item #1317761 (stock #133)
19th Century Japanese Boxwood Netsuke: Acrobat over a Mitsu-Tomoe Disk Signed (Ono) Ryomin This is a finely carved boxwood netsuke depicting an Acrobat executing an aerial squatting maneuver over a Mitsu-Tomoe Disk...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1920 item #1375332
Long Japanese half section Mizuya or buffet cabinet, constructed with Hinoki and Sugi wood. The piece holds a large upper and lower storage compartment with four sliding door panels.

Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 57 1/2" x 16" x 29" H
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1910 item #1171576
Japanese indigo dyed sakiori hanten (work coat), woven with different hues of indigo blue, neck lined with black woven cotton, circa 1920. Size: 43 1/2" high x 49 1/2" wide
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1331586 (stock #S476)
A Pair of Famille Rose Chargers. Decorated in bright enamels with flowering peony and chrysanthemum sprays tied with ribbon within a rose diaper and peony border. Qianlong C1740/50. Diameter: 12 3/8″ ( 31.5 cm ). Condition: one charger with small chip 0.2 cm to rear of rim. The other with 0.75 cm frit to rim.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1920 item #1355060
Antique Japanese ranma, or transom, carved with two rabbits jumping over waves.

Meiji period (1868-1912)

50" L x 20.25" H
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1920 item #1328689
Antique Japanese Buddhist Pilgrim's coat. Buddhist monks associated with the teachings of Kukai (or Kobo Daishi) would embark on a pilgrimage to visit the 88 temples on the island of Shikoku. Upon arriving to each temple, the monk would bathe before giving offerings and reciting prayers as well as receive a stamp distinctive to each temple. Normally a monk would carry around a special stamp book however it is not unusual to stamp the monk's coat as seen here...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Metalwork : Pre 1920 item #1344929
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
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Furniture : Pre 1900 item #1450865
An antique Japanese Yamagata Tansu made of Kurinoki (Chestnut) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. Original hand forged iron hardware including the Hikute handles and the Urushi lacquer finish. Lock plates feature the family crest of the Paulownia. Four large drawers and one small drawer to the exterior. The hinged security door hides 2 small drawers where valuables were kept...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Sculpture : Pre 1492 item #1415164
Dominican republic, Taino culture, ca 1000-1300 AD. , ca. 1000 to 1300 AD. An elaborately carved ritual figure with a terrific ancient patina and provenance to an old German Collection.

The Three Pointer Zemi stone figure are among the very few items from Taino referenced by Spanish chroniclers of the 15th century...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Furniture : Pre 1900 item #1413642
An antique Japanese alter tansu made of Kiri (Paulownia) and Sugi (Cryptomeria) woods. Sliding doors cover an area used to store religious books featuring decorative side cut-outs for ventilation. Multiple drawer configuration used to store alter fittings and accessories.

Age: Late Edo Period (1800-1868)

Dimensions: 29 3/8" High x 36" Wide x 14 3/4" Deep