Japanese Composite Inro, having gilt mon decoration and a double gourd form netsuke, together with a small Japanese bronze mirror.
Length of mirror 5 5/8 inches.
This is a stunningly beautiful Hakata ningyo (doll) made by a Hakata ningyo artist. It is not one of the mass produced Hakata dolls. The softness of the colorings and detail in her kimono (in Kyoto Yuzen dye) did not fully come out in the photos. This doll was modeled after oiran, a courtesan from the Edo period, or we may simply call her Genroku bijin (a beautiful woman from Genroku era in Edo)...
An interesting Japanese cloisonne hexagonal vase decorated with motifs of chrysanthemums. The cloisonne is done in a technique aka-sukashi, ginbari, where the metal base contains a pattern which is showing through the red cloisonne glaze. Above the metal base is the cloisonne work of chrysanthemum flowers with a bird flying in the distance. On the rim of the foot, two marks can be seen...
Height: 3.7 cm (1.4 in)
Width: 1.5 cm (0.6 in)
Japanese netsuke of entwined gourds; probably marine natural material; fine seal carved to the base; signed Shuzan; good condition
Bird and flower painting depicted tit birds in the cotton flower. Painted with ink and pigments on silk. Signed Gyokkei and sealed.
Mochizuki Gyokusei(1900−1951)was a Japanese painter born in Kyoto. He was a pupil of prominent artists Nishiyama Suisho (1879-1958) as well as his father Mochizuki Gyokukei (1874-1938). Gyokusei graduated from and taught at the Kyoto Municipal School of Arts and Crafts and the Kyoto Municipal Special School of Painting for further art education in Kyoto...
Vintage Japanese attributed to Ando or Sato. Wireless Cloisonné Scenic Vase , beautiful and very rare to have a scene instead of just flowers . Nice image of a pagoda on a hilltop above a river with mountains in the back ground and boats . Undamaged condition with silver metal top and base unmarked and sitting on a fine carved huanghuali base included. vase 7.25" diameter 4.5" base 1.5" by 3.5"
A beautiful Japanese studio pottery vase in a mossy green hue with stylized Chrysanthemums scattered about in artistic form. Studio stamped seal at the base.
Age: Mid Century
Dimensions: 12 1/2" High by 15 1/4" Diameter.
This is a full set of quality Karuta game cards, traditionally played on New Year's day in Japan. It consists of 100 famous Waka poems from the Heian Period selected by FUJIWARA no Teike later in the 13th century. These poems are called Ogura Hyakunin (100 people) Isshu (one neck or head)...
Japanese Kutani Porcelain Covered Jar,
Kutani porcelain covered jar with 2 vignettes of landscape against a rust ground with gilt accents together with a Nippon (?) porcelain covered
jar- floral motif on white with green and turquoise borders, good condition. The Kutani jar stands 6 1/4 inches high and second item's height at 7 1/2 inches.
Impressive Mashiko iron glazed jar with impressed design by Sakuma Totaro (Japan, Mashiko, 1900-1976). Circa 1950s. In excellent original condition. 21cm high, 19cm across. Sakuma Totaro was one of the most important potters in Mashiko in the 20th century, as well as Shoji Hamada's friend and "partner in grime" (Robert Yellin).
Small rectangular box and cover. The core of the box made of wood covered in brown textured lacquer on the outside and red lacquer on the inside. The top of the kiri-wood cover is decorated on the outside with the fruit of a hozuki (Chinese lantern plant) in kiji makie technique (applying makie lacquer decoration to natural wood). The fruit is bright red takamakie, while the husk of the fruit is done in gradating red and gold takamakie...
Large peach-shaped bowl decorated on in- and outside with a bold Rinpa design of flowering red, white and blue camellias and leaves. Over a cream-colored coarse stoneware a thin layer of cream-colored slip has been applied, on top of which overglaze blue, black, green, red, white enamels and gold.
On the outside in a white rectangular reserve with black outlines the signature Kenzan. Japan, 1950s.
In the style of Ogata Kenzan or Ogata Kenzan studio.
H 4; w 12 inches...
This is a very elegant and high quality Japanese silk obi from Nishijin, Kyoto. The dimensions of the obi are 12 1/4" wide and 160 3/4" (13'4 3/4") long. About two-thirds of the front (104" long) is woven with gold. There are 2 full designs of an ox-cart with pine branches in the center area – only one of them is shown in the first photo – the other one is on the other side...
Japanese yellow ground vase featuring flowers and a bird. Silver top and bottom rims with a high gloss yellow glass enamel background. In excellent condition, it measures 7 inches high and dates 1940-50s
An impressive pair of large red lacquer boxes beautifully decorated with hydrangea flowers and leaves. Both with "Made in Japan" paper labels and insurance identification/inventory labels. In very good condition with some minor wear, each measures 9 inches high, 12.5" diameter. Dates Showa, mid-century.
Wonderful Japanese wooden makie urushi lacquered single stack box with tray featuring a beautiful lobster on the lid. Overall box and tray size is 8 inches square. Wood outer box is about 10.5 inches.
Japanese Woodblock Print by "Tsuchiya Koitsu" "Hachiman Shrine" with two(2) women in in Kimono in front of the Shrine, dated 1938, 11 1/4" x 17" high-paper size, 10 1/2" x 15 1/2"-image size, some stains and some paste mark remain on the corners in the back, this print was out of mat and frame, and later edition.
This is a beautiful vintage kasuri kimono in new condition. The color is dark Japanese indigo blue (aizome) and white. The fabric is thicker and loosely woven, all hand sewn. Dimensions: 47 3/4" (sleeve to sleeve) x 52" long