The Choraku line of potters began when a student of Kichizaemon XI (Keinyu) and Kichizaemon XII (Konyu) opened an independent kiln in Kyoto in 1904. The line was officially given the name Choraku in 1906 by Choyuken, the head of a very influential tea ceremony association. Red Raku chawan are a favorite of tea enthusiasts and seem to have a face for every mood. In the right light they may appear like an amber sunset on the horizon. In another light, like lanterns moving through a misty field...

A vibrant image of a paradisaical island over which soar white cranes by Shirakura Kanyu (Niho) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Horai Senkyo-zu. This scroll is signed Kanyu, placing it in or after 1940 , when he changed his art name. It is performed with pigment on silk in a fine silk border with solid ivory rollers (these will be changed if exporting). It is 145 x 65.5㎝ (57 x 26 inches) and is in excellent original condition...

Ancient Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta tomb Brick, the front having a raised image of a chariot with a horse and driver. The brick shows the unique way that the bricks would inter link with the male and female ends. Condition is good no major losses , size L 12.5" W 4.5" H 23/4"

Kobayashi Kiyochika
Rainy Day at Kudan from the Hasegawa Night Scenes series.
Size: Chuban. Approximately 11 x 8 inches.
Date: 1938-60.
Publisher: Nishinomiya Yosaku. Unusual "Nishinomiya Art" stamp on verso.
Sealed by artist.
Reference: Hasegawa catalog No. 1242.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Paper residue at back left. Very light crease at lower left corner.

Primitive mask showing a glossy black face with white mineral pigment face teeth, superb dark brown patin shown inside indicating important signs of use and age , likely from 19th to very eraly 20th, H 26 cm , wide 14.5 cm

Large pair of Chinese export porcelain figures of cranes, done in black and white, each naturalistically modelled perched on a tree trunk base.

Age: Early 20th century - Republic Period or earlier

Condition: Very good condition, no breaks or cracks

Size: Approximately 16" high by 8-3/4" wide by 5" depth

Rhymes and Life Scenes of Japan. Calendar for 1903 (28 pp. inc. covers)
Date: Published in 1902.
Publisher: T Hasegawa Publisher & Art-printer,Tokyo.
Size: 6.0 x 4.0 inches.
Medium: Japanese woodblock prints.
Condition: Back cover has bent corner, stains, and indentations (which carry through to a few of the pages)...

55" tall by 30" in diameter. Dated Showa 25 ( 1950) . From Muneatsuji Temple in Gifu Prefecture. This Temple is connected to the Rinzai temple of Myoshinji in Kyoto. (Full translation of what is written on the bell is available). Made by Fujiwara Sadaatsu. Inscription says it was made for world peace.

Pair of antique Chinese flower ball dishes with various balls spaced over a white ground. These dishes have scalloped rims edged in gilt. The underside of each dish carries three bats in iron red. The glazed white base holds a shop mark in iron red enclosed in a single iron red border.

Age: Qing Dynasty

Size: Each dish is approximately 4" diameter

Condition: Good, no breaks or cracks. Some of the gilt around the edges has worn off

Japanese framed woodblock print by artist Hasui Kawase (1883-1957), titled "Rain at Shinagawa", from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido", depicting several persons under umbrellas as they travel through town during a rainy afternoon. Markings include Hasui's red chop and signature, Watanabe publisher seal in left margin (dated 1931-1941), titled in right margin.

Size: (entire frame) 16" W x 21" H (print only) 11.5" L x 16.5" H

1930's Chinese Silver Enamel Lock Necklace with Coral & Turquoise Carved Bead Marked

It is 38.1 inches (97 cm) in circumference by 17.1 inches (43.5 cm) long. The pendant is 3 inches (7.7 cm) long by 4 inches (10.2 cm) wide.The smallest coral bead is 7.8 mm-8.4 mm. The largest coral bead 16 mm. The turquoise bead is 8.4mm-17mm. The total weight is 123.4 gram.

It has surface wears and scratches, loss of enamels, oxidation, tarnished silver...

Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956)
Lama Priest, Peking
Date: 1922.
Signed in red pencil by the artist. Monogrammed and dated.
Size: Oban. 15.25 x 10.25 inches.
Condition: Very good. Pencil notes on back with tape pieces at back top corners.

A set of 7pcs of old Chinese export sterling silver card holders. Very unusual it's collectors sought after items. In excellent condition. Marked. Weights:105g H:6cm $1150

A serene mask from the first half of the 20th century. H. 23 cm, L. 26 cm. Light traces of pigment. Ex coll. Ursula Voorhuis (1932-2021), The Netherlands. Guy van Rijn archive: ao-0110538-001.

王雲為王翬（清）所製 蟠龍鈕雞血紅石套印 印文：松風、竹影、盒底刻：石谷所有。 Two Chiken-Blood Red-Stone Seals in a Dragon Box Made by Wang Yun (1652-1735) for Wang Hui (1632-1717) Qing Dynasty The seal set was made for Wang Hui (1632-1717), the leading master of "Four Wangs of Early Qing" and "Painting Sage of Early Qing". Since Wang Hui's courtesy name is Shi Gu, the seal box bears a carved mark of Shi Gu SuoYou, meaning Property of Shi Gu...

DESCRIPTION: An appealing green nephrite disk or bi, carved with two chilong dragons whose heads and bodies ring the edges with their limbs draping down on either side. From a mid-west collection, the design, color and form are quite pleasing and could be used as a toggle or an eye-catching pendant when incorporated into a necklace. DIMENSIONS: 2 5/8” diameter (6 cm), 2.25 oz. (64g) weight.

Chinese Han Dynasty seated terracotta figure of a male musician or game player, you can see traces of red and white colored paint. Both hands now missing and and a firing crack in the lower back but stable . Size H 7 1/4" w 4 1/4" d 3"

Kutchi Banjara gypsy Heavy home spun Cotton tapestry panel with Silk embroidery. The panel has cotton taps at the top for hanging. This is a rare early Gypsy wall hanging with 2 skirted females in the center trimmed with mirrors. Very good condition no holes . Size loop top to bottom is 9" length 87"

Hiroshi Yoshida
Kamogawa in Kyoto (The Kamo River)
Date: 1933.
Size: Oban. Approximately 16.0 x 10.75 inches.
Signed and sealed in the image. Titled and signed in pencil.
Jizuri seal at upper left margin indicating a first edition self-printed by the artist.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Reference: Abe catalog #186.
Condition: Light toning and fading. Top margin corners are thin...

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Japanese folk wooden constraction tool to pat and even out the traditional thatched roof, 1960s, Kyoto, approx. 21 x 16 x 7cm (8.26 x 6.29 x 2.75in)


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Chinese Shiwan (Shekwan) pottery model of a Daoist Immortal, holding a fan and seated on a large gourd. The figure resembles Li Tieguai, who ordinarily is depicted with his staff and often carrying a gourd which was believed to contain medicine powerful enough to revive the dead. The figure holds a fan, the main attribute of the immortal Zhongli Quan (Han Zhongli). The fan is believed to have the power to revive the dead. Perhaps the figure is an amalgam of the two immortals...

Japanese framed print by Masami Teraoka (b. 1936), titled "31 Flavors Invading Japan: Today's Special - Ready to Lick". Pencil signed and numbered 235/500 on lower back of print.

Circa 1985

Dimensions: 25 1/4" L x 21 1/4" H (entire frame), 16 1/2" L x 11" H (artwork only)

Height: 6.4 cm (2.6 in)
Width: 3.4 cm (1.3 in)
Depth: 2.3 cm (0.9 in)

Chinese lapis lazuli snuff bottle; swallow amongst peach blossom; bone spoon; good condition

Chinese antique "Henan" stoneware vase of meiping form with ribbing, with a short collared neck over broad shoulders tapering to a narrow foot. Iron painted deep brown to black glaze. The glaze stopping short of the unglazed rim and base.

Age: Song to Jin Dynasty (960 - 1234)

Condition: Very good, no breaks or cracks

Size: Approximately 8-3/4" high by 4-1/2" diameter

China old wooden toggle immortal - Tie Guai Li xx

china old root stool xx

A blue and white stembowl,thinly potted with deep flaring sides painted on the exterior with flowering branches of chrysanthemum, pomegranate, peony and camillia. The interior with a ribbon-tied lotus bouquet. A four-character Xuande mark below the rim on the exterior...

H 22 cm More information on request

Massive Korean rectangular form scholar’s inkstone with removable cover carved in high relief with a stylized dragon. The base has a central sloped rectangular inkwell bordered with two opposing dragons chasing a flaming pearl. The flat bottom is carved with low arches at the center of the four sides to form wide feet at the corners. 11 3/4" long x 8 1/4" wide x 3 7/8" high. Probably dates from the mid-20th century. From an old Tucson, Arizona collection.

African, probably Ethiopian teaching board. Extra large 89x39 cm. Heavy wood with black ink Arabic script on both sides. Ex private collection. Can be viewed and collected in central London as excess weight would make shipping expensive.

Antique Orissa village lost wax cast ball shaped oil lamp, mid 19th c , good condition Size H 3" by 3"

Chinese Song Dynasty style Hare - JunYao Glazed Bottle vase, the body with a cross hatched design with a wonderful blueish brown glaze. Good condition size H 10.5" W 5"

This impressive han-tsutsu Shino chawan was made by the late 13th generation Mino potter Kato Seizo (1930-1979, Kagekiyo). Kato’s works are well-regarded throughout Japan and he has won a number of honors and awards over the course of his career as an artist. Not surprisingly, he is equally appreciated abroad and by foreign experts of Japanese pottery...

Cambodian temple wall hanging painted with a guardian figure in swirling drapery, beautiful colors on cotton, circa 1930's. Size: 57" high x 18 1/2" wide

A pair silver goblets with floral decoration, in its original silk box with glass front and handle. Foot marked with Chinese characters. Condition: silk faded, maybe top of the box's front missing, back of box with scribbling. Dimension goblet: c. 9.3 cm high, weight together: 73 g, box: c. 15.3 x 13.3 x 5.3 cm.

This pair of masks show a couple (man and woman). More information and pictures on request Sizes: for the male H 30.5x 27 cm, female 30 x 23 cm,