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All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1960 item #1404198 (stock #Jacoulet064)
Era Woodblock Prints
$720.00
Listed Price $800.00
Paul Jacoulet
Le Phare de Mikimoto, Shimoda Izu (Mikimoto Lighthouse, Shimoda Izu)
Date: February 1954.
Fewer than 80 impressions made. This example is stamped "PRESENT" on the verso.
Size: 17.75 x 13 inches.
Signed and sealed with peony seal. Carver: Maeda. Printer: Onodera
Reference: No. 134 in The Prints of Paul Jacoulet by Richard Miles
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Toning on verso. Please see additional photos showing partially trimmed...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1359959 (stock #TRC2305110)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$675.00
Listed Price $750.00
Using local materials and traditional methods, the creator of this work Masahiko Imanishi, has brought a distinctively modern interpretation to the classical form of the tsutsu chawan. At the same time, he somehow manages to maintain the simple rusticity that Tanba-ware is renowned for. Stretching back over 800 years, Tanba is counted as one of Japan’s 6 ancient kiln sites and is known for making large pots with red ferrous clay and natural ash glazes with a distinctive greenish tinge. More re...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Pre 1980 item #1470654 (stock #TRC221203)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$1,125.00
Listed Price $1,250.00


Although reports vary, it is generally thought that Zeze-yaki had its heyday in the late Momoyama to early Edo period under the influence and patronage of legendary artists/ men of tea, Honami Koetsu and Kobori Enshu. It was also counted among the seven best kilns selected by Enshu Kobori (1579-1647), a tea master and military commander of that era. In the mid-1600s the tradition died out for a time after the destruction of the kiln by fire. The kiln was later resurrected on two occa...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Pre 1980 item #1487468 (stock #Fujishiro001)
Era Woodblock Prints
$382.50
Listed Price $425.00
Seiji Fujishiro 藤城清治 (born 1924)
Fairies in a Tree (Playing Instruments) 木の上の妖精たち
Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches (24 x 16 cm)
Frame size: 17.5 x 15.75 inches (44.5 x 39.5 cm)
Not dated.
Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist.
Edition 119/500. With certificate of guarantee on back.
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Jars : Contemporary item #1445582 (stock #TRC230228)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$2,475.00
Listed Price $2,750.00
First born son to Living National Treasure Isezaki Jun, Koichiro (b. 1974) has quickly made a name for himself as an independent artist. Not content to rely solely on family reputation, he has set off on his own path, making innovations in clay and also in the ideas and principles surrounding his craft. With its well-proportioned ridged design, natural ash glaze, and coarse grade of Bizen clay still containing visible stones; the vessel seen here would be a good choice for someone looking for a ...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1930 item #1411839 (stock #Ohara226)
Era Woodblock Prints
$765.00
Listed Price $850.00
Ohara Koson
Two goldfish and lotus plants
Size: O-tanzaku. Approximately 14.75 x 7.5 inches.
Date: Early 20th century.
Reference: AK.21 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Publisher: Daikokuya.
Signed and sealed by the artist.
"Made in Japan" stamped on back.
Condition: Excellent. Marks in top margin. Slight edge indentation as shown.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1950 item #1462707 (stock #YoshidaH063)
Era Woodblock Prints
$1,147.50
Listed Price $1,275.00
Hiroshi Yoshida
Tansui (Danshui, China)
Date: 1941.
Print size: Chuban. 10.625 x 8 inches.
Brush signed and sealed in the image. Titled and signed in pencil in lower margin.
Jizuri seal at upper left margin indicating a first edition self-printed by the artist.
Publisher: Hiroshi Yoshida
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Reference: Abe catalog #244.
Condition: Some toning and fading. Tape at top back margin.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1980 item #1441206 (stock #TRC230907)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$1,080.00
Listed Price $1,200.00
A beautiful example of Ohi inspired Raku-ware; the body of this stylish tea vessel is a mix of a dark black gradating to charcoal grey with undertones of reddish maroon. A hasami-no-ato mark can be seen where the tongs were used to remove this piece from the kiln, and the potters mark can be seen near the foot of the bowl. Simple and refined, perfect for collectors and practitioners of tea alike.

Born into a generational line of tea-ware potters from Kanazawa, Fumiaki Kaihatsu (b. 1...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1930 item #1456454 (stock #YoshidaH053)
Era Woodblock Prints
$1,890.00
Listed Price $2,100.00
Hiroshi Yoshida
Horse Turnback (Umagaeshi)
Series: Ten Views of Mt. Fuji
Date: 1928.
Size: Oban. Approximately 16.25 x 10.5 inches.
Signed and sealed in the image and lower margin.
Jizuri seal at upper left margin indicating self-printing by the artist.
Published by the artist.
Reference: Abe #52.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Margin has light toning and creasing.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1700 item #1489782 (stock #TRC240215)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$2,250.00
Listed Price $2,500.00


Crafted from locally sourced Bizen clay, this mid-Edo period vase embodies simplicity, beauty, and understated elegance. Originally crafted as a tokkuri, or sake flask, it was recovered from the estate of a tea-practitioner who reportedly cherished it as a vase that would hold colorful flowers and various grasses throughout the seasons.

Thanks to the dedication and passion of a researcher by the name of Katsura Matasaburo (1901-1986) we can be assured that this vase is a...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1837 VR item #1478092 (stock #TRC231107)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$1,935.00
Listed Price $2,150.00
In the tranquil pond, a solitary turtle finds repose upon a weathered rock. With its ancient shell glistening under the gentle sunlight, it sits in serene contemplation. The stillness of the water mirrors the turtle's quiet presence, as it basks in the harmony of its surroundings. In this harmonious scene, time seems to slow, and the turtle becomes a symbol of patience and tranquility amidst the ever-changing world.

Deep in the water A serene heart resides Floating above it...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1488394 (stock #BZ155)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$16,250.00
Listed Price $25,000.00
Fabulous Chrysanthemum sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. This set comprises 5 pieces: coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl.

In the celebrated pattern that is an American interpretation of a Japanese motif. To Baroque forms are applied a profusion of climbing, wrapping, and bunching flower heads. Chrysanthemum was introduced in 1880 and this set dates from the first quarter century of its production.

All pieces fully marked including maker’...

All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Contemporary item #1430646 (stock #TRC230329)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$1,080.00
Listed Price $1,200.00
If you are familiar with the work of Hiramatsu Ryoma you know that he creates very unconventional ceramics inspired by forms found in nature. Here we have a sake set he describes as “Ou-tekko” (pyrite) and “Ammonite” (same in English - a kind of sea fossil). Part of a series he has been developing, the ancient Ammonite fossil has been the inspiration behind his latest creations. Pyrite, meanwhile refers to the metallic patterning on the outer surface of the clay body. Truly unique pieces...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1464496 (stock #TRC240117)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$1,800.00
Listed Price $2,000.00
An example of some of the finest porcelain modern Japan has to offer. According to Wakao Kei, the artist who crafted this piece, it took him years of trial and error to perfect these stunning translucent glazes and associated techniques such as getting the right flowing consistency and pooling effect around the base. The unglazed portions at the foot of the bowl seen here in pictures was created by the artist's fingers as he plunged the vessel into the glaze while holding firmly to the porcelain...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1386902 (stock #Katsuhira010)
Era Woodblock Prints
$360.00
Listed Price $400.00
Katsuhira Tokushi (1904-1971)
Five Kinds of Sleigh - Akita Prefecture
Date: 1932.
Image size: Approximately 5.5 x 3.75 inches.
Prints are tipped along top edge to 9.5 x 7.0 card.
Folder included.
1. Hako Sori (Box Sleigh), 2. Naga Sori (Long Sleigh), 3. Uma Sori (Horse Sleigh), 4. Kazu Sori (Kazu Sleigh), 5. Ba Sori (Commuting Sleigh).
The artist has signed the Box Sleigh panel in pen "Katsuhira Tokushi May 17, 1951".
Note: Katsuhira Tokushi was a true fol...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1910 item #1464721 (stock #Hyde009)
Era Woodblock Prints
$585.00
Listed Price $650.00
Helen Hyde
Day Dreams
Date: 1901
Size: 12.125 inches in circumference.
Signed in pencil by the artist.
Edition of 200.
Reference: Mason catalog #37.
Condition: Trimmed margins and laid to board. Some fading.
Note: If desired, we will ship the scuffed circular frame in which the print was found.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1960 item #1457228 (stock #Hasui565)
Era Woodblock Prints
$1,575.00
Listed Price $1,750.00
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Snow at Nezu Gongen Shrine
Date: 1933.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Watanabe 6 mm seal at lower left, indicating a lifetime edition produced between 1946 and 1957.
Reference: Hotei #345.
Condition: Slight toning as seen in margin. Tape residue at top back margin.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1980 item #1361414 (stock #TRC230611)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$1,350.00
Listed Price $1,500.00
This small vessel, similar in a shape to a tokkuri, is a fine example of Oni Shino (carbon trap and natural ash glazing) that Tsukigata is so well-known for. Coining the term in the mid-50’s after countless failed experiments—which ultimately culminated in the discovery of this unique style of pottery—“Oni” translates roughly to demon or ogre. Fired at extreme temperatures for days in an anagama, the iron in the clay and in the glaze fuse, drip, and coalesce—while at the same time bl...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1980 item #1466121 (stock #Hoshi008)
Era Woodblock Prints
$1,530.00
Listed Price $1,700.00
Joichi Hoshi (1911-1979)
Great Tree (Small)
Date: 1975.
Edition: 15/60.
Sheet Size: 9.25 x 6.5 inches.
Image size: 7.25 x 5 inches.
Signed, dated, and numbered by the artist in pencil.
Notes: Yellows, blues and greens in the tree with gold leaf metallics on silvery background. Frequently seen in unlimited edition, here is a rarely encountered numbered example.
Condition: Matte line in margin. Tape residue on back. Foxing in margin and on back.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1837 VR item #1478094 (stock #TRC231121)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$4,050.00
Listed Price $4,500.00


This beautiful painting from late Edo portrays Mount Fuji as a sublime centerpiece, overlooking a serene landscape below. A lush pine forest embraces the foot of the sacred mountain, its deep greens contrasting against the pristine snow-capped peak. A tranquil lake reflects the ethereal beauty of the surroundings, mirroring the image of Fuji and the towering pines. The composition captures the harmonious coexistence of nature's grandeur, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in the ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1900 item #1358470 (stock #TRC220307)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$1,575.00
Listed Price $1,750.00
Stemming from the philosophy of wabi-sabi—often described as the beauty found in the imperfection and transience of the world—cracks and repairs in a work of pottery are often seen as highlighting the history and importance of a ceramic object. Practitioners of tea in particular are fond of reminding us that works repaired with lacquer and gold such as the one featured here become more resilient and beautiful for having been damaged. In this case, the gold repairs undoubtedly enhance the bea...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1348862 (stock #Jacoulet047)
Era Woodblock Prints
$855.00
Listed Price $950.00
Paul Jacoulet
Korean Baby in Ceremonial Costume, Seoul (Bébe Coréen en Costume de Cérémonie, Séoul)
Date: September 12, 1934.
Size: Approximately 18.75 x 14.0 inches.
Jacoulet signature and watermark with fan seal.
Edition: 316/350.
Reference: Print #4 in The Prints of Paul Jacoulet by Richard Miles.
Condition: Some fading. Small, faint spot in upper background.
- Jacoulet's first study of a child.
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Pre 2000 item #1392601 (stock #TRC220607)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$675.00
Listed Price $750.00
Tsutsu-shaped chawan have a unique and especially attractive shape. They are used mainly in the depths of winter to keep in the heat, and prevent the tea from cooling too quickly. Tea disciples of all stripes appreciate this type of bowl for its elegant lines and functional properties.

This tea bowl was fired in the kilns of one of Kyoto’s best known Raku-yaki potters, Sasaki Shoraku III (1944-). The Shoraku line began when the grandfather of the current potter established a kiln...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1700 item #1484215 (stock #TRC231103)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$2,475.00
Listed Price $2,750.00


During Japan's Momoyama period, spanning from the late 16th to the early 17th century, Bizen pottery flourished, producing exquisite pieces such as this symmetrical and elegant flower vase. Crafted from locally sourced Bizen clay, this vase embodies simplicity and understated elegance. Its unassuming form showcases the natural beauty of the clay, enhanced by a delicate ash glaze. The texture and shape evoke a sense of rustic charm, reflecting the profound harmony between human creati...
All Items : Artists : Folk Art : Contemporary item #1489781 (stock #TRC240212)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$315.00
Listed Price $350.00


Japanese bamboo crafting, known as "Takezaiku," is a traditional art form that involves the skilled manipulation of bamboo to create various functional and decorative objects. Craftsmen trained in this art carefully select bamboo of appropriate size and quality, then use specialized tools to cut, shape, and join the bamboo pieces. Techniques such as splitting, bending, weaving, and binding are employed to achieve intricate designs and durable structures. Bamboo crafting encompasses a...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1700 item #1484216 (stock #TRC231020)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$1,507.50
Listed Price $1,675.00


Crafted from locally sourced Bizen clay, this mid-Edo period vase embodies simplicity, beauty, and understated elegance. Its unassuming form showcases the natural beauty of the clay, enhanced by a delicate ash glaze. The texture and shape evoke a sense of rustic charm, reflecting the profound harmony between human creativity and the organic world. Now several centuries old, this piece continues to serves not only as a functional display piece, but also as a symbol of the enduring leg...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1470512 (stock #TRC221202)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$765.00
Listed Price $850.00


This elegant work of Karatsu pottery has an unglazed foot, showing the rich ferrous clay from which it is constructed, and displays splashes of ferrous pigment on a backdrop of ashen glaze with a milky white overglaze. The triangular shape and large proportions make for a very distinctive work of e-Karatsu or “painted” Karatsu.

Like many pottery traditions in Japan, Karatsu takes its name from the city where it originated. As early as the 15th century, Korean potters...
All Items : Artists : Glass : Decorative : Pre 2000 item #1468956 (stock #TRC231025)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$2,385.00
Listed Price $2,650.00


A key figure in the Japanese folk craft movement of the 20th century, Fujita Kyohei is credited with helping to develop a thriving glass-working community within Japan. Best known for his “dream” or “Liuli” boxes—very colorful and skillfully crafted boxes that often incorporated gold and silver leaf into their designs. Here we see a piece that would likely have been crafted earlier in his career but that demonstrates his masterful technique even then. In 1972 Fujita, along ...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Baskets : Pre 1950 item #1478196 (stock #TRC240119)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$2,250.00
Listed Price $2,500.00


Handwoven with delicate precision, this Japanese bamboo ikebana basket showcases the beauty of traditional bamboo weaving and the elegance of classic Chinese design that much of Japanese traditional art is based on. Its sturdy construction and balanced proportions make it perfect for ikebana arrangements, merging floral artistry with cultural aesthetics.

Though little is known about this artisan, I was able to find examples of their work in several high-end Japanese g...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1485442 (stock #TRC231112)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$2,385.00
Listed Price $2,650.00


In Japan, famous for its generational potting families, only a handful have made it all the way through to the 14th generation—the Nakazato line being one of them with over 400 years of history. Handcrafted by the current 14th potter in the renowned Karatsu tradition, this piece displays subtle, earthy tones and organic textures reminiscent of nature. Blending elements seamlessly, a canvas is created that complements the beauty of the floral elements in glossy contrast across the s...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1837 VR item #1473400 (stock #TRC240405)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$4,275.00
Listed Price $4,750.00


Here we have a beautiful scroll with a mounted letter penned by famed Japanese poet Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828) who is known as one of the 4 great haiku poets of Japan along with the likes of Bashō, Buson, and Shiki. As one might expect, Kobayashi’s life was one of turbulence punctuated by several tragedies including the death of his mother at an early age and a lengthy legal battle with his step-mother over the family inheritance after the death of his father. Through it all Kobay...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1920 item #1426193 (stock #TRC240511)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$2,025.00
Listed Price $2,250.00
Seated in meditation with open and compassionate heart, this bodhisattva is on a spiritual journey, postponing his own salvation in order to remain on earth to help others achieve enlightenment. In contrast to some images of the Japanese Bodhisattva (Bosatsu), often depicted as austere and inward looking, here, Kimura depicts the Bodhisattva as playful, carefree, and decidedly ornate. The inverted image of white contrast dye on black silk also makes for a striking composition.

A mas...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1346754 (stock #TRC220807)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$675.00
Listed Price $750.00
This remarkable tea bowl is from the kilns of Yoshida Shuen (1940-1987)—an apprentice of Miwa Kyusetsu (1910-2012) who was awarded the status of Living National Treasure in 1983. It features a warm crackled glazing with a white translucent overcoat that beads in areas.

Hagi-yaki has a tradition stretching back over 400 years and is a high-fired stoneware type of pottery. Hagi-ware is prized for its subdued colors and classical features, especially the glazing, which is often clea...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Contemporary item #1489860 (stock #TRC240308)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$585.00
Listed Price $650.00


Takashi Nakazato is a celebrated Japanese ceramic artist whose family's mastery of pottery now spans 14 generations. Born in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture in 1937, Nakazato inherited a rich legacy of craftsmanship dating back over 400 years. He trained extensively in traditional ceramic techniques under his father, and later pursued further studies at the Kyoto City Arts and Crafts Institute. Nakazato's work is deeply rooted in the aesthetics of Karatsu-ware, known for its earthy tones an...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bowls : Contemporary item #1484715 (stock #TRC231017)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$1,350.00
Listed Price $1,500.00


Simple yet classic styling—this tea bowl is perfect for anyone looking for the quintessential Ido-shaped chawan crafted by one of Japan’s premier Hagi potters.

Born in the famed pottery town of Karatsu in 1942, Zenzo Hatano spent a number of years learning the various styles particular to his region before taking up an apprenticeship under well-known Hagi potter Yoshiga Taibi. Winner of a number of awards including the Japan Crafts Exhibition Award in 1977, Hatano...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1900 item #1484210 (stock #TRC240125)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$3,600.00
Listed Price $4,000.00


The poem accompanying the artwork on this antique scroll reads: Fishing little trout—Precious drops of dew glisten—Flowing with the blossoms—The mountains and rivers of spring ( Rengetsu, age 78 ). A rather later and mature work by Rengetsu, this piece was created right as Edo ended and Meiji began, marking a major turning point in Japanese history and culture.

Ōtagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875) was born into a Samurai family but soon after adopted by the Ōtagaki fam...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Bottles : Contemporary item #1480189 (stock #TRC231030)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$585.00
Listed Price $650.00


With an uncanny ability to emulate features of the natural environment, the creator of this sake vessel,Tsujimura Yui, is one of Japan’s most skilled potters working in the field today. With a breathtaking ash glaze that appears half planned and half left to the dictates of the kiln, we can see a number of textures and colors that one might encounter in a Zen garden or while hiking along a mountain brook. The front of the vessel is adorned with an “enso,” however, unlike the tr...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1960 item #1445960 (stock #TRC230512)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$1,575.00
Listed Price $1,750.00
A student of Itaya Hazan, one of the most sought after potters in the world of Japanese art, the ceramicist who crafted this fine vase displays here a high degree of mastery, both in form and glazing technique. For the collector who has always wanted a Hazan but has never been lucky enough to chance upon one, this may be a worthy acquisition. Although much of Inoue’s work is quite different in style to that of Hazan’s, you can find a number of pieces where the influence is unmistakeable—th...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Pre 2000 item #1439972 (stock #TRC230311)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$3,150.00
Listed Price $3,500.00
Master of a very difficult technique from the Chinese Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) known in Japanese as Neriage, the potter who created this elegant vase uses extreme precision to combine sheets of differing types of clay, culminating in a unique visual effect. While many of his pieces are ringed with swirls of colors, this one is more modern and subdued. With quite a lot of character, this lovely vase will draw attention without being overpowering.

Born in Nagano, Kosei Matsui (1927-20...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Vases : Contemporary item #1431584 (stock #TRC230908)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$765.00
Listed Price $850.00
A beautifully crafted vase from a studio potter in the hills of Iga, a few hours drive east of Kyoto. Iga-ware has quite a long history—by some accounts dating back to the 7th and 8th century—with the major kilns being established some time around the end of the 16th century. Similar in many ways to Shigaraki pottery, the glaze is the result of kiln ash being vitrified and melted on to the surface of the clay body at extremely high temperatures during firing, which can last many days. To add...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1950 item #1426055 (stock #TRC230624)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$2,250.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
Yuzo Kondo is one of the more recognized names in the world of modern Japanese pottery of the 20th century. Though known mainly for his sometsuke creations (blue and white porcelain), he did not settle on this style until well into his potting career that lasted over seven decades. The piece shown here then would be from an earlier period and is evidence of his competency with varied styles and glazes—not just the one he is most well-known for. As any experienced potter will tell you, tenmoku ...
All Items : Artists : Ceramics : Pottery : Jars : Pre 2000 item #1421757 (stock #TRC210923)
Kyoto Ceramics and Fine Art
$4,275.00
Listed Price $4,750.00
A truly unique work of Shino pottery developed among the company of some of Japan’s most respected and influential potters of the last century. Defying conventions of form and genre, this exceptional mizusashi looks like it could have emerged from the ground fully formed, the result of geological processes lasting millennia. The creator of this fine work is none other than Tsuboshima Dohei, a true master of the ceramic arts.

Born in 1929, at the age of 17 Tsuboshima took an appre...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1940 item #1492406 (stock #BZ772)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,575.00
Listed Price $2,250.00
Modern Classical sterling silver box. Made by Ferdinand Richard Wilm in Berlin, ca 1930. Rectangular with wraparound reeded sides; cover flat and hinged with paneled top. Fully marked including maker’s stamp. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 7/8 x W 6 x D 3 7/8 in. Weight: 13 troy ounces. #BZ772

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1950 item #1492399 (stock #BZ783)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,800.00
Listed Price $4,000.00
Pair of Danish Modern sterling silver compotes. Made by Poul Petersen in Canada, ca 1940. Each: Lilypad bowl with lobed rim and upturned back; flying c-scroll handle with split bud mounts and bud and seed terminal. Open support comprising large vertical leaves and turned-down grape bunches; domed foot. Visible hand hammering. A great piece by the legendary Danish-born silversmith who was Georg Jensen’s apprentice and son-in-law. He married the boss’ daughter Inger in 1922. The couple emigrat...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1950 item #1492398 (stock #BZ784)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,275.00
Listed Price $3,250.00
Pair of Danish Modern sterling silver compotes. Made by Poul Petersen in Canada, ca 1940. Each: Lilypad bowl with lobed rim and upturned back; flying c-scroll handle with applied tendril and grape bunch. Open support comprising large vertical leaves and turned-down small leaves; domed foot. Visible hand hammering. A great piece by the legendary Danish-born silversmith who was Georg Jensen’s apprentice and son-in-law. He married the boss’ daughter Inger in 1922. The couple emigrated to Canada...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1960 item #1492396 (stock #BZ773)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,500.00
Listed Price $5,000.00
Danish Modern sterling silver box. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged and raised with flat border. Square corner supports. Fully marked including maker’s (1945-77) and designer’s (Harald Nielsen) stamps, and no. 827. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 7/8 x W 8 1/8 x D 3 1/2 in. Heavy weight: 17.5 troy ounces. #BZ773

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1960 item #1492395 (stock #BZ775)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,275.00
Listed Price $3,250.00
Modern sterling silver box. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. Rectangular; straight sides bisected by wraparound rectilinear band. Corner bracket supports. Cover flat and hinged with stepped rim. Midcentury Danish design by Harald Nielsen. Fully marked including Georg Jensen & Wendel maker’s stamp (ca 1945-51), which was limited to wares sold in Copenhagen, and designer’s stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/2 x W 6 1/4 x D 3 1/4 in. Weight: 15 troy ounces. #BZ775

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1950 item #1492394 (stock #BZ776)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
Modern sterling silver box. Made by Georg Jensen in Denmark. Rectangular with wraparound reeded sides and inset corner bracket supports. Cover flat and hinged with rectangular and gently curved tab. Between-the-Wars Classicism. A made-in-Denmark Swedish design by the Duke of Uppland (that is, Sigvard Bernadotte). Fully marked including maker’s (1933-44) and designer’s stamps, and no. 712. Very good condition.

Overall dimensions: H 7/8 x W 5 1/4 x D 3 1/2 in. Weight: 8.8 troy ounces. #BZ776...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1492393 (stock #BZ676)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$3,150.00
Listed Price $4,500.00
Modern sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1907. Ovoid body, stepped foot, short neck, and helmet mouth; soft bracket handle with trefoil shaped tail mount. A spare full-bodied vessel. Nice heft. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 16974 (first produced in 1907), director’s letter m, and volume (4 pts). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 8 1/4 x W 7 1/2 x D 5 1/8 in. Weight: 28.5 troy ounces. #BZ676

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1980 item #1492391 (stock #BZ723)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,400.00
Listed Price $2,000.00
Modern sterling silver hinged double picture frame. Each: Rectangular window in plain and flat surround. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support. Fully marked including stamp for Web Silver Co., a Philadelphia maker active from the 1950s to 1970s. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Each frame: H 10 1/4 x W 8 1/8 in. Each window: 8 7/8 x W 6 7/8 in. #BZ723

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1980 item #1492390 (stock #BZ695)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,575.00
Listed Price $2,250.00
Set of 12 Modern sterling silver place card holders. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Each: Folded disc with turned down front mounted to round base. Fully marked including retailer’s stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7/8 x W 1 x D 3/8 in. Total weight: 3 troy ounces. #BZ695

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1990 item #1492389 (stock #BZ737)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,750.00
Listed Price $2,500.00
Elizabeth II sterling silver box. Made by Padgett & Braham Ltd in Birmingham in 1980. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged and tabbed; on top stand a horse and jockey in a faint surround suggestive of a cloud (of dust?). Box interior cedar-lined and partitioned. Box underside leather lined. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 2 x L 8 1/8 x D 3 5/8 in. Gross weight: 19 troy ounces. #BZ737

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1920 item #1492388 (stock #BZ554)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$696.50
Listed Price $995.00
Edwardian Georgian sterling silver mug. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1916. Baluster bowl with leaf-capped double-scroll handle and round stepped foot. Large with nice heft and plenty of room for engraving. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and pattern no. 19191 (first produced in 1916). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/4 x W 5 3/4 x D 3 3/4 in. Weight: 12.5 troy ounces. #BZ554

All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Shin-Hanga : Pre 1940 item #1492276 (stock #Unidentif209)
Era Woodblock Prints
$225.00
Listed Price $250.00
Enryakuji Temple, Hiyeizan (Hieizan), Kyoto.
Artist not identified.
Dated August 21st, 1937.
Size: 7.5 x 5375 inches (19 x 13.6 cm).
Medium: Japanese woodblock print as the cover of a dinner menu of the Nippon Yusen Line passenger ship, Chichibu Maru.
Publisher: Likely Nippon Mokuhan Co. Tokio (Japan Woodblock Co. Tokyo), who produced another of our ship menu woodblock prints.
Medium: Japanese shin-hanga woodblock print made from a carved wood block. Mechanization w...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Woodcuts : Pre 1980 item #1492259 (stock #Field001)
Era Woodblock Prints
$900.00
Listed Price $1,000.00
Sabra Field (American, born 1935)
Going Home
Date: ca 1980 (as noted on separate board)
Paper size: 13 x 8.5 inches.
Image size: 9.5 x 5 inches.
Medium: Woodcut print.
Condition: Light scuff on mountain.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Asia Trade : Pre 1910 item #1492209 (stock #BZ691)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$7,150.00
Listed Price $11,000.00
Japanese silver centerpiece bowl, ca 1900. Round and curved. Flat mouth rim with long and low scallops. Raised and spread foot. Applied iris flowers with loose and crisscrossing tendrils and stems in eddying water. Foot has cutout flower heads and engraved wraparound tendrils. Gorgeous period motif on spot-hammered ground. Double-walled. Meiji-era Art Nouveau centerpiece for the cosmopolitan West. Marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 8 3/4 x D 12 3/4 in. Weight: 78 troy ounces. #BZ691 ...

All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1492208 (stock #BZ570)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$2,275.00
Listed Price $3,250.00
American Midcentury Modern sterling silver picture frame. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Rectangular window in wide and flat surround. With glass, paper lining, and wood laminate back for portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) display. Liner has retailer’s stamp. Frame fully marked including retailer’s stamp, no. 53, and phrase “Hand Made”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 12 x W 10 in. Window: H 10 x W 8 in. #BZ570

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1800 item #1492207 (stock #BZ791)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,925.00
Listed Price $2,750.00
Pair of George III sterling silver goblets. Made by Henry Chawner in London in 1793. Ovoid bowl on cylindrical stem flowing into raised foot. Bowl underside and foot rim reeded. Bowl interior gilt. Spare Neoclassical form that works on traditional and Modern tables. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 7/8 x D 3 1/4 in. Total weight: 14 troy ounces. #BZ791

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1492203 (stock #BZ517)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$626.50
Listed Price $895.00
Edwardian Regency sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1909. Oval with straight sides. Cover hinged and tabbed; top overhanging with chased patera; center (vacant) has bead-and-reel border, radiating flutes, and stylized flowerheads. Interior has traces of gilt wash. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 17518 (first produced in 1909), and director’s letter m. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1 3/4 x W 5 1/4 x D 3 3/8 in. Weight: 5.8 troy ounces. #BZ517...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1910 item #1492202 (stock #BZ575)
Nelson & Nelson Antiques
$1,050.00
Listed Price $1,500.00
Edwardian Classical sterling silver picture frame. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1909. Rectangular window with concave border and molded rim. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support for landscape (horizontal) display. Perfect for a special wide-angled shot with room for everyone. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, no. B3936, and date symbol. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Frame: H 8 1/2 x W 11 3/4 in. Window: H 6 3/4 x W 9 7/8 in. #BZ575