Phur-bu showing Three ancestors faces with long noose , the triangular blade shows animist designs such as Sun and moon H 18 cm, presented on metal stand More information on request

Chinese soapstone chop seal with three carved foo dogs standing on a pedestal. The carve work is beautiful and immaculate. The soapstone has a nice muted grey-green color with soft red and gold tone accents. The carved seal on the bottom has remnants of red pigment. Repulic period 20th century. Size: 5.5" height, 2" width, 2" depth

Fantastic tea bowl by Kingyoku Nakata, the best specialist of Chibu art, made 40 years ago.

This bowl is designed with a granular white painting called 'Shiro (white)-Chibu, which is very rare in Kutani. (Ao (blue)-Chibu was made more often. Please take a look on an Ao-Chibu Tea Bowl - our item # 0188)

Beside the Shiro-Chibu there is a golden arabesque design, which is called Kin-Karakusa.

The Tea Bowl is offered together with its original wood box...

Kawase Hasui
Shirozaki, Tajima, 1924.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Bears the Watanabe C (sausage) seal indicating printing between 1929-1942.
Signed in purple and sealed in red by the artist.
Condition: Excellent.

Japanese woodblock print by Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997) of a winter scene, with dark figures walking through a quiet village with a snow-capped mountain looming in the far background. Signed in pencil with artist's stamp. Size:11.25" height, 15.75" width

Chinese scroll painting depicting figures in boats in mountainous landscape with bridge and retreats. A note attached by old paperclip (the note very dry and brittle with age) indicates "Chien Chien-chiu, member of the legislative Yuan and chief, Women's Activities Section, KMT"...

Katsuhira Tokushi
Kamado (Cooking Stove)
Customs of Akita series.
Date: 1939.
Self-published by the artist.
Size: Oban. Approximately 16.0 x 11.5 inches.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Very good. Outstanding color. Toning at margins, back and upper right corner. Tape at back top margin.

A Chinese woven silk woven tapestry of children at play with inscription and seal marks. The tapestry was mounted on a paper scroll and bordered with silk brocade. Scroll bars are missing. You may want to to consider framing or remounting the tapestry. The tapestry is in excellent condition, detailing is also excellent. Tapestry only measures 22" x 11". Dates 1930's.

Two beautiful old Chinese rattan bangles with silver in excellent condition. D:6.2cm,D:6.3cm

Monkey mask , yellowish painting, H 29 cm , wide 22 cm, depth 16 cm ,

This is a contemporary, excellently carved polychrome netsuke depicting a standing Goddess Benzaiten, also know as Benten, the only female member of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, who is known as the Water Goddess, and Patroness of Music, Poetry and Learning. She is holding a Chrysanthemum flower on her right hand. Intricate detail and vivid colors characterize this wonderful miniature sculpture carved by Akihiro Zusuki, a netsuke artist currently living in Hokkaido, Japan...

Japanese contemporary ceramic dish with blue and gray flecking designs on one side, and a large red glazed area on the other. Interesting gradient orange/tan crackle glaze inside, and engraved signature on the foot. Size: 6" height, 14" length

Length approximately 19 cm. Height approximately 10.5 cm. Few soft chips at the rim. In good condition.

A superb monkey mask , from Himachal Pradesh Hard red wood , H 22 cm More information on Request

Antique Japanese sword display stand with pierced carvings of leaves and gilt paintings of blossom petals blowing in the wind. The stand folds together for storage. Size: 13" height, 33" length

This is a vintage Japanese pottery tea bowl of Hagi ware, which was made by the great potter, the 14th Shinbei Sakakura (1917-1975) about 60 years ago. The glaze has a variaton of light red and grayish colors, intermitted by golden lines of the kintsugi.

He was one of the greatest potters of Hagi ware, who was identified as an important human cultural treasure of Yamaguchi prefecutre, Japan in 1972.

The seal of the potter is stamped on the bottom...

The design of the bamboo grass this snow lies thick is a famous costume of kabuki. This silk kimono is making yuzen dyeing and embroidery with a hand.That's bold and the striking design. There are discoloration and a little stain for that. But there is no damage and it's a valuable silk kimono by the very good condition. size:Length 154cm (60.6") sleeve to sleeve 124cm (48.8")

Painting of Scholar Under Moonlit Plum Blossoms by Park No Soo aka Nam Jeong (1927-2013). Just the first page of a google search reveals both the renown that Park No Soo enjoyed internationally, and the adoration he received locally in Korea. His minimal style and palette is instantly recognizable, and this beautiful, contemplative painting is a fine example of his inimitable, expressive brushwork, from the silvery-blue sliver of a moon, to the unique rendering of orchids and rocks...

Mint and elegant tea bowl by one of the greatest potters, Rokubei Kiyomizu VI.

This Kyoto-yaki item was made 70 years ago. It has a tasteful painting of pine on it. On the bottom you find Kiyomizu's seal. The tea bowl will be delivered with its original signed wood box.

The Kiyomizu family potters managed one of the most productive workshops in Kyoto’s Gojozaka district throughout the second half of the Edo period...

A beautiful antique Chinese silver rattan bangle with goldfish motif in excellent condition. D:6.5cm

A beautiful early 20th C. Chinese silver/rattan bangle with twin dragons chase fire ball motif in excellent condition. D:6.5cm

Vintage Japanese Ash Glazed Celedon Vase, from the Iga Ueno area in Japan.The jar has green and brown colors, ringed around vase top to bottom. Beautiful crackle detail in glaze. Pleasant and sturdy. In good condition. Comes with signed Box. Circa 1970's Dimension: 8" Tall, 6" Diameter.

Large Japanese woodblock print by renowned artist Hideo Hagiwara (1913-2007). Studied at the Tokyo school of Fine Arts, where he graduated at the Oil Painting Section in 1938. While still there he attended Un'ichi Hiratsuka's extracurricular woodblock printing course, and in the same year he became quality controller at the Takamizawa Woodblock Print Company. He was conscripted into the army in 1943. In 1945 he had lost his house, his atelier and nearly all his early works...

Antique Chinese necklace with silver plated lock with repousse decoration, silver plated chain, and many decorative beads, including large oblong red sponge coral beads held in very dense silver filigree caps, turquoise disk shaped beads, dzi beads, white hardstone beads, coral color glass beads, and bone beads with turquoise and coral inlay. 30 inches wearable length. The lock is 1 1/2 inches long and 2 1/16 inches wide...

Vintage Chinese red lacquered trunk with gilt lacquer designs of lotuses, reeds, and cranes. It has two metal handles on its sides, a front lock, and comes with a sheet of glass to lay over the top of the chest so objects can be placed over it without damaging the lacquer. Size: 12" height, 23.75" width, 13.75" depth

Matching pair of oxblood porcelain monochrome vases. Vases have gorgeous red tone with vertical streaks of varying blue, and green white dripping glaze. Inside of vases are white, with residual color dripping into mouths. Beautiful condition, pear shape in form, shorter necks with fluted rims. Lips have a white ring. Circa 1950 Dimensions: 17" Tall, 9" Diameter

Mid-20th Century Melanesian New Hebrides Islands (Vanuatu) Shield, with woven rattan attachments. 67 x 10 inches, 170 x 25.5 cm.

Asmat Tribe War Shield and Spirit Protecting Shield, made on the Dutch (Indonesian) side of New Guinea (Irian Jaya) by the Asmat people. It shows carving done by stone or shell tools, rather than more recent metal-carved examples. 74 x 20 inches, 188 x 51 cm.

Oversized limited-edition Japanese sosaku hanga woodblock print by Okiie Hashimoto (1899-1993) titled "Evening Garden No. 16." The bottom margin is pencil-signed, titled in kanji, dated 1960, and numbered 16/60. The artist's red seal is at the lower left corner of the image. The lower right margin holds a black 5-character self-published mark. Paper: 22 3/4" x 18 1/4" (image: 21 1/4" x 16 3/4"). Very good overall condition. The margin corners are creased. From a Scottsdale, AZ estate.

A fantastic two-panel painted Japanese screen with a colorful floral design all on silver leaf mounted on wood with wood frame. 50w x 48h inches, 127w x 122h cm.

Beautiful black ink painting of thin bamboo branches with dark painted and light wistful bamboo leaves. Well carved frame with small detail. Circa 1940 Dimensions: Frame 13.5" Tall, 17" Wide Painting:11" Wide, 9.5" Tall

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...

This is a samurai armor set (yoroi and helmet) for Boy’s Day in Japan. By displaying a set like this, the parents hope to inspire boys in their manliness, bravery, discipline and the honor codes that come with it.

Here on the lids, it is written the name of the owner and the occasion. It is to celebrate his first Sekku in the fourteenth year of Showa period (1939). On the reverse side of the lids, there are labels of Tanimoto Yousuke, the doll maker...

Vintage Japanese woodblock print by moku hanga style artist Fumio Fujita (1933-present)...

Vintage Japanese woodblock print by moku hanga style artist Fumio Fujita (1933-present). He graduated the Musashino College of Fine Arts in 1955 and began making woodblock prints in 1963. This is an abstract piece he created early in his career with a goldenrod yellow and grey background and bold, black criss-crossing lines with solid black circles, capturing motion and fluidity. It is set in a black and gold frame. Signed by artist and dated 1965. Size: (print only) 15.25" height, 11" width ...

Fashionable Vintage Black Jade Bangle. Thick 1/4 inch band. Color appears black at first glance, but is a deep emerald green with natural specks and coloration. Dimensions: Inner Diameter 2.25", Outer Diameter 3"