Kaoru Kawano
Two Girls
Date: 1950s-60s
Size: Approximately 16.5 x 11.5 inches.
Sealed by the artist at lower right and on verso.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. We've removed this print from its original folder.
Japanese glass ojime in a form of tombodama bead with white core and two birds on a long branch with leaves and flowers. Tombodama can be translated as “dragonfly ball” and the name is thought to come about because when the molten glass is applied to the core bead it resembles a dragonfly’s eye. Superbly made piece - see the individual petals and leaves, in perfect condition. Height 3/4 inches.
1900's Japanese Yokohama Studio Vase with Cranes Marked "Dai Nihon Takasaka zo"
It is 14.4 inches (37 cm) tall by 9.05 inches (23 cm) wide. It is 11 Lb.
It has skip glazes dark spots, stains, and surface wears and scratches (as seen in the photos).
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A Chinese reticulated revolving vase decorated around the body with four openwork lattice medallions in lime green, set on a dark blue ground with stylized floral scrolls in gilt. The removable center is a theme of boys at play on a white ground. The neck decorated in yellow sgraffito ground, with lotus flowers and elephant head side handles...
Chinese qingbai bowl moulded on the interior with stylized flowers and leaves. Covered overall with a glaze of pale greenish-blue tone. Remnants of the copper rim.
Size: Approximately 7-3/4" diameter by 2-3/4" high
Condition: Good condition
Provenance: Estate of Dr. Hoffman, Connecticut
Chinese qingbai bowl separated into six equal lobes moulded on the interior with stylized flowers and leaves, alternating with boys at play with a center lotus bloom. Covered overall with a glaze of pale greenish-blue tone. Remnants of the copper rim.
Size: Approximately 7-1/2" diameter by 2-3/4" high
Condition: Good condition
Provenance: Estate of Dr. Hoffman, Connecticut
A Chinese "Robins Egg" glazed linghzi waterpot in the form of a ruyi-shaped head of a lingzhi fungus, with a bat at the rim and a large chilong on the opposite rim. Glazed all over with the base rim left unglazed.
Size:
Condition: Good condition, no breaks and/or cracks
Chinese blue and white plate with a central theme of flowers surrounded by a border rim of the same type. This plate is done in the pencil style. The underside of the plate has three evenly space blue branches.
Size: 23 cm diameter
Condition: The plate has a sealed hairline star crack on the base - please refer to pictures
Age: Old, plates like these were made during the Kangxi period
A shallow Chinese Blue Glazed Porcelain Bowl. The inside glazed white, with the outside glazed in a deep blue. The base with a square shop mark surrounded by double blue circles.
Size: 4.8 in diameter by 1.1 in high
Condition: Good condition, no breaks and/or noticeable cracks
Age: Old, pin dishes of this type were made during the Kangxi Period (1662 - 1722)
Chinese pair of porcelain plates made for export with floral decoration and "bianco supra bianco" and famille rose enamels.
Size: 22-1/2 cm diameter
Condition: One has a small hairline and the other one was restored - please refer to pictures
Age: Old, the age of these plates span from the Yongzheng (1723-1735) period to the Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Chinese famille rose porcelain ink rest with a scroll base. Featuring a praying mantis at rest on a lotus branch. Inscription in black ink with the artist's seal in red.
Size: Approximately 5 1/4" long by 2 3/4" wide by 1 1/2" high
Condition: Good condition
Chinese square vase painted on two faces with scholars and their attendants beneath trees, and with texts on the other two faces. Glazed all over on a white ground with the exception of the base rim.
Size: 16-1/4" high by 4-3/4" depth by 6-1/4" width
Condition: Good condition, no breaks and/or noticeable cracks
Chinese low bowl done in famille verte with a reticulated rim done in a dark blue glaze. The plate shows 4 men enjoying outdoor activities by a lake in a mountainside setting. The underside contains a red Lingzhi fungus mark.
Condition: Good condition, no breaks and/or cracks. Some minor wear to the enamels
Size: 8-1/2" diameter by1-3/4" high
Vintage Chinese ink and color on paper painting by Zhang Kuan (1921-2009) of two ducks swimming among cherry blossoms. Signed in black ink at the upper left and with three red artist's seals. Zhang Kuan was an active painter for over 50 years. By the 1960s, he began to specialize in bird and flower paintings. Including the silk mounting, the painting measures 32 1/2” x 21 3/4” (painting: 26 1/2” x 17 7/8”). Very good overall condition. From a Phoenix, Arizona collection.
An antique porcelain Chinese brush rest in the shape of undulating mountains.
Date: 19th C
Dimensions: 3" X 1.25" tall
Cambridge Rosepoint Relish (for corn cob). Produced from 1932-1954. This relish tray is for resting an ear of corn. It measures 9.5"x3.5" and is 1.3" high. These are very hard to find.
Morgantown Golfball Rose Cordial, 4 oz. Made from 1931-1939. About 5" tall. All in mint condition. 3 are available.
Morgantown Golfball Rose Water, 3.5 oz. Made from 1931-1939. About 4" tall. All in mint condition. 5 are available.
Strand of “drum” shaped white glass beads from the Nyishi ethnic group of Aranchal Pradesh, north east India, strung on hand made hemp cord. These are old beads and will date them conservatively pre 1950, please note the two round shaped beads are Chinese “Peking” glass beads 19th century. A few have chips but 90% are in excellent condition. Total length 68cm/27in, please note these are all the same size, individually: D: 8mm- L: 6mm ea
1960s Italian Baroque style printed Tapestry with brocade trim , Hollywood regency kind of decor piece. My grandparents imported this in the 60s for one of their design showrooms in SF. Good condition no damage we can find. Size 45 by 36"
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).
Japanese sosaku hanga woodblock print titled “Shop Girl” by Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997) dated 1960. Signed in black ink at the lower right. Paper size: 15 1/4" x 10 1/2" (image: 15 1/8" x 10 1/4). Very good overall condition and color. Trimmed margins. A color illustration of this print can be found on page 111, plate 338, of the 2003 catalogue produced by the Kiyoshi Saito Museum of Art, Yanaizu.
Red Tole deep Tray for Bread or Fruit, 12 1/4" x 8" wide, 3 5/8" high, Rose branch in the center and floral vines inside under the top rim, the condition is good.
Fine Chinese Archaistic Bronze vase Ming Dynasty with mask ring handles and the body cast with zoomorphic and geometric bands. Beautiful little vase with a nice weight. H 5" 2.5" diameter
A pair of Chinese bronze Gu vase,one with a Xuande mark, cast with zoomorphic and geometric bands, raised fins, Ming period . Beautiful pair the unmarked vase is more on the copper side . Size d. 4.2"h 6"
Chinese carved and lacquered architectural panel depicting figures in a garden. Used wear size just under 14" by 4.5"
Chinese carved and lacquered architectural panel depicting a scholar table with attributes and florals.
Used wear size 13.25 by 5.25
Two very playful Southeast Asian panthers skillfully carved from red palm wood. They can be displayed on any one of 3 sides and look as thought they were designed to be viewed in whatever position you place them. The wood is heavy and dense feeling very much like a hardwood and weighs about 3 lbs. In excellent vintage condition, they measure 9.5 inches long by 5 inches high. Dates early 20th century.
Teapot, milk jug, cup and saucer, a solitaire service made by the Carl Knoll factory in Czech Carlsbad / Karlovy Vary. Cross-striped like the Victorian bathing-suits – just a coincidence or might there be a thought behind this design? Carlsbad was a fashionable 19th century spa, famous for its hot springs. Impressed mark for 1848 – 1868. Height of teapot "4 ½ / 11 cm including handle, diameter of saucer "5 ½ / 14 cm. Condition: a nick to the cup (cf. pics).
Six(6) Japanese Gilded on Copper Hardware fittings, early 1900's, 2" wide, 2 1/4" deep include long nail, loose 3 pieces fit together tight once nailed in place. One of them has old black lacquer finish and most of gilt finish worn off, no missing pieces.
Very nice 2 Japanese Gilded and Lacquered on Brass Fusuma Sliding Door Handles, early 1900's, 3 1/4" diameter, 1/2" deep, impressed vines design on rounded soft brown Lacquered Brass front with gilded Brass rims, 2 nail holes on the sides, the condition is good, probably used in very elegant and important home in Japan.
Two(2) Japanese floral shape darkened Brass Fusuma Sliding Door Handles, early 1900's, 3" diameter, 5/8" to 3/8" deep, 2 nail holes on the sides, some black lacquer on brass are worn, metal part is in good condition.
Two(2) Japanese darkened Copper Fusuma sliding door Handles, early 1900's, 3" high, 2" wide, 1/2" deep, 2 small nail holes on the side on top and bottom, the condition is good.
Japanese "Tokugawa" Shogun Clan Mon polished Brass decoration, early 1900's, 2 1/2" diameter, 3/8" deep, with impressed raised design of 3 Hollyhock Crest, 3 small nail holes at the edge. The condition is good.
FRAGMENTS OF ANATOMICAL MODEL
Old Japanese anatomical model of human body made of cardboard, as a set of a leg and a part from chin to shoulder, Showa period, early 20th century. Such unique abstract forms with refined mature texture.
Leg: approx. L 58cm (22.83in), Chin to shoulder: approx...
Dark blue over camphor Galle cameo miniature vase. This 4 1/4 inch tall vase is just the right size for that little empty space in your vitrine. The blue forest scene is very nicely carved with the high points of the design having a glossy finish. The vase is signed (see view 5 in the photographs) and there is no damage.