Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
In the Snow, Hida, Nakayama-Shichiri Road
Series: Souvenir of Travels, Third Series
Date: 1924.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Edition: First. Tabi no Miyage Dai Sanshu seal Left margin...

An inside painted Chinese glass snuff bottle, early 20th century, to one side a pagoda in a mountainous landscape, to the other cherry blossom and a red jay bird. Jade stopper and bone spoon. Height "3¼/ 8,3 cm. Condition: fine.

A beautiful old Chinese silver with enamel bracelet, in excellent condition. L:15.5cm $95 Pending

Raised designs in slip decorate the yellow glaze of this deep bowl by Kawai Kanjiro enclosed in a kiriwood box titled O-yu Tsutsugaki-mon Wan annotated by Kawai Toshitaka, current head of the Kawai Kanjiro Museum. This piece dates from later in the artists illustrious career, 1950s-1960s. It is 4 inches (10 cm) diameter, 3-1/4 inches (5 cm) tall and in excellent condition...

This small textile features 25 small mirrors ("shisha") and measures 8.2 x 17.8 cm. There are supposed to be 26 mirrors but one of them is missing, either intentionally or not. Silk and metallic thread on cotton, densely embroidered throughout, with very fine button hole stitching and Romanian couching technique in the center. Mid to late 20th century. Condition is excellent.

A pair of Blanc de Chine prunis trees. One has two birds resting on it's branches surrounded by prunis blossoms. Each set in a rectangular planter with a center hole.

Age: 18th century and earlier

Size: One is 8-3/4" high by 4" wide by 3-1/8" depth. One is 7-3/8" high by 4" wide by 3-1/8" depth.

Condition: Good overall condition for their age. The branches on these are quite delicate and there has been some breakage...

A lovely Shino tea bowl fashioned from coarse Mino clay and covered in a crackled feldspar glazing. The front and sides of the bowl are decorated with paintings of abstract foliage resembling Iris leaves and the base of the bowl is unglazed, displaying rough clay...

From our African Collection: A Burkino Faso Flying Wing Shield, circa 1940. 24 x 72" Many of the ancient artistic traditions for which Africa is so well known have been preserved in Burkina Faso because so many people continue to honor the ancestral spirits, and the spirits of nature. In great part they honor the spirits through the use of masks and carved figures. The history of Burkina Faso is dominated by its largest ethnic group, the Mossi peoples...

Silk Meisen unlined kimono with geometric pattern. Double kasuri (wefts and warps) is dyed with stencil-resist-dye (Heiyo-kasuri). Mid 20th century. In excellent condition. 126cm x 148cm

A fine Japanese ranma or transom with an image of a bush warbler perched on a flowering plum tree. Often bush warblers are a symbol of the coming of spring. Age: 20th century. Size: Length 73.25" Height 14.8"

Tsuchiya Koitsu
Ginza in Rain, 1933.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Doi Hangaten. Doi watermark.
Carver: Harada. Printer: Yokoi. This seal combination indicates an early post-war edition.
Reference: Koitsu catalogue no. TK-DH-9.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Fading in yellows and greens.
Note: This print is rare in any edition. Old cars are seldom seen in shin hanga.

1930's Republic Era Chinese pale celadon hand polished jade plaque depicting a bird amongst scrolling tendrils. Excellent condition, it measures 2 inches high x 1 3/8".

Beautiful six sets of Chinese silver wine cups with hand carved flower and bird motif，in excellent condition。Wide 8cm ,weight:405g , Sold to China

A heavily potted Ash-glaze vase by Seto potter Kato Shinya enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The geometric patterns collide and dance off each other, gray on white, a piece well representing the artistic endeavors of the era in which it was created. The vase is quite large, 13 inches tall, 8-1/4 inches diameter and in excellent condition...

A pair of beautiful old Chinese jadeite earrings with 14k gold backing, but it has some repairs (please see photo 3) otherwise in good condition. Marked 14k .L:3cm

A beautiful old Chinese jadeite jade ring with 14k gold and white enamel inlaid,very good quality jadeite, in excellent condition. Marked. Size6-1/4.

Sambaso dancer with the typical high hat (striped eboshi) with a sun disc (round circle) on each side. In his left hand he holds suzu jingle bells; his right hand, on his back, holds a fan. Single block carving (ichiboku); keyaki (zelkova) wood, carved in a faceted way, resembling ittobori, and stained dark brown.

Japan, Taisho era, 1910s-1920s.
H ca...

Chinese Black Ink Painting of 3 Crayfish on Rice Paper in black lacquer wooden frame, from Xian China, 32" high, 20" wide, 1" deep, in good condition. Buyers have the choice to buy the painting in frame or just painting, the shipping charge will be very different, please inquire.