£475.00
Approximately 5.7 cm high. Perfect condition.
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Approximately 6.6 cm high. Fine condition. The coral stopper is not original.
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Approximately 8 cm long. Fine condition though the silver has tarnished with age. This can be cleaned easily.
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Approximately 21.2cm diameter. P...
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The attractive dish with a misty village and waterfall scene within a moulded celadon border. The back celadon glazed to the foot-rim which contains a six-character Chenghua mark and five neat spur marks.
Approximately 29.3 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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Approximately 10.5 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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Approximately 23.5 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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£75.00
Approximately 24 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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£275.00
Shoki is the Japanese styling of the Chinese spirit Chung Kui who protects households from malevolent demons. In this example the gifted carver shows Shoki studying closely, an off stage, mischievous oni whilst carefully hiding his Chinese sword close to his body.
Approximately 4.8cm high. Stag horn is mostly hollow and so the carver plugs each end in order to complete the ...
£65.00
A good impression with some gauffrage on the kimono collar. The mount is inscribed in pencil “Mafsanobu”.
Approximately 20.3 x 14.4 cm. The print is laid by the edges to thin card. It is foxed at the edges.
£245.00
A fine and substantial Arita Imari rinka bowl. Six panels, inside and out, are alternatively decorated with ho-o birds and flowers.
The centre of the bowl depicts the shochikubai, the three friends of winter. A suggestion of breaking waves can also be observed to the left of the screens.
Approximately 24.5 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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Approximately 19 cm diameter. Some light wear from use, otherwise perfect.
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£375.00
Approximately 13.8cm diameter. There is one very shallow chip on the rim, noted in the photographs, otherwise perfect.
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A bottle of the same design from perhaps the same workshop was sold at Christie’s “The Art of China: Online Winter Sale” Dec. 2017. Lot 36. The colour comb...
£85.00
Approximately 10.8 cm. Diameter. Perfect condition.
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Approximately 10.8 cm. Diameter. Perfect condition.
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£110.00
Approximately 14 cm diameter. Perfect condition. A little kiln dross in the cloud.
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£245.00
For a similar dish see pp 282-3 No 157 of the complete catalogue of the Kurita Museum where it is des...
£245.00
For a similar dish see pp 282-3 No 157 of the complete catalogue of the Kurita Museum where it is des...
£75.00
Approximately 7.2 cm high. Flea bite to one point, otherwise perfect.
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Approximately 16.7cm long. Perfect condition with only a little wear to the enamels from use.
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£395.00
The flower vase is heavily moulded with a leaping Chinese Lion or karashishi in a landscape of rocks and Tree Peonies, a classic subject in Japanese art known as “Botan-ni-Shishi”, an auspicious subject.
This old kakehana was manufactured in Arita in the mid Edo period, probably for the home market.
Approximately 16.7 cm high. A tiny glaze chip on the mouth-rim,...
£180.00
There is the remains of a collectors mark on the back
Approximately 20 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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£180.00
There is the remains of a collectors mark on the back
Approximately 20 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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A substantial dish with deep brown iron glaze leaves on a jade green copper glaze. The back of the dish is undecorated and covered in a transparent ash glaze. Most pieces by Totaro, like those by Hamada Shoji, are unsigned.
The original wood storage box (tomobako) is signed in ink with "medium dish (chu-zara) with flower on green glaze...
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The original wood storage box (tomobako) lid is inscribed in ink "Mashiko decorative dish with plum in iron oxide", the signature of the potter with his red seal.
First son of Sakuma Fukujiro, a mingei potter in Mashiko, Totaro studied ceramics with his father. The potter met Ham...
£325.00
The original wood storage box (tomobako) lid is inscribed in ink with a title and the signature of the potter with his red seal.
First son of Sakuma Fukujiro, a mingei potter in Mashiko, Totaro studied ceramics with his father. The potter met Hamada Shoji who visited M...
£330.00
Just a tad under 41 cm diameter. No cracks, chips or restoration. Some light wear from use.
Stand not included.
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£275.00
Approximately 19.8 cm...
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Approximately 11.5 cm maximum diameter, 8.5 cm tall. Perfect condition.
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£265.00
A ash-glazed stoneware box and cover with an intaglio design of grasses filled with white slip. Shimaoka’s seal within the foot-rim.
Approximately 11.5 cm high, 10.3 diameter.
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Approximately 21 cm high. The weight is just over 1.9 kg.
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£400.00
For a similar but smaller plate see item 12 in the Impey Collection. ‘Ko-Imari Porcelain from the Collection of Oliver Impey’, Barry Davies Oriental Art, 1997.
Approximately 28.2cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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Arita, 1750 - 1780.
Approximately 21.5cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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Arita, circa 1790.
Approximately 29 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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Arita, circa 1750 ~ 1780.
Approximately 22.5cm diameter.
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£195.00
Arita porcelain, circa 1750 ~ 1780.
Approximately 18.7 cm diameter. Fine condition with only slight wear to the gold.
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£195.00
Arita porcelain, circa 1750 ~ 1780.
Approximately 18.7 cm diameter. Fine condition with only slight wear to the gold.
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£245.00
Approximately 14.5 cm high. Fine condition with only a chip on the hat and the nose noted.
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£110.00
A 20th century production but hand carved.
Approximately 12.5 cm high. In fine condition
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£165.00
Approximately 7.8 cm high. Perfect condition.
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The body of the pourer has probably been raised from one sheet of copper. It is quite thick-walled and notabley the section grows thicker at the edges, as does the ha...
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The box is formed from heavy gauge copper, the lid decorated with tsuiki-jippo enamels in relief on a raised design of a Shinto shrine in a wooded setting, a Torii and lantern also present. The interior has been applied with a coarse cloth lacquered with both clear and red lacquer in an abstract design and contains a hardwood tray with fitted inkstone and tsuiki-jippo water-dropper. The base ext...
£165.00
Constructed from steel in one piece it is a very strong weapon. The deeply fullered blade widens in depth towards the tip to strengthen it when used against chain mail or armour.
Just over 40cm length, the blade is 24cm (and sharp!) Good condition. It has an old armourer’s brazed repair to one arm. This might have be...
£195.00
Constructed from steel it is a very strong weapon. The chiseled blade widens in thickness towards the tip to strengthen it when used against chain mail or armour.
This example has a chiseled decoration of fighting elephants on the blade and scrolling foliage on the arm protectors.
Just under 40cm length, the bl...
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Approximately 18.6 square. Perfect condition.
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A spoon tray of this design was included in a Christie’s auction in 2009.
Approximately 13.2 cm long.
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Approximately 21 cm diameter. Perfect condition with only a tiny piece of kiln dus...
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Approximately 19 cm high. In perfect condition.
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Shiwan (Shekwan) ceramics are from southern China, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.
Approximately 21.7cm high. Weight is 935 gm. Ro...
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A similar tea bowl is shown in Sekai Toji Zhenshu, Ceramic Art of the World, Vol 8. Edo Period III, no:240, described as Nakano Kiln, Hirado, mid 18th century.
Approximately 11 cm diameter. Fine condition.
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Overall the dimensions are 170cm x 36cm. The picture size is 91cm x 25cm. The scroll ends are rosewood. Good condition overall with just minor horizontal creases noted.
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Approximately 40 cm high. In fine undamaged condition. I have shown some very shallow flakes on the inside of the neck, this appears to have occurred before the firing.
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The bottle is decorated in late Ming style with the enjoyment of nature. These bottles are not uncommon but are seldom encountered with such fine painting.
The Catalogue of the Shibata Collection exhibits two similar bottles.
Approximately 20.4 cm high. The bottle is in perfect condition with only a couple of small areas of glaze evacuation on the neck, noted in the photographs. ...
£550.00
This unusual plate was made in Arita between 1720 and 1760. It shows a hall crammed with boys, an elevated youthful figure surrounded by attendants, two of which are carrying fans. To me it looks like the interior of a temple with children depicting the abbot and gathering of monks. Above the Abbot can be found a sign, Hyakushindo, “The Hall of 100 Children.” ( Baizitang in Chinese ).
This design is copied from a Chi...
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Provenance: R&G McPherson Antiques, London W8.
Approximately 18.7 cm diameter. A tiny piece of kiln dross on the front, otherwise perfect.
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The border pattern shows a striking similarity to that used for V.O.C. orders produced at the Hikeoba and Sarugawa kilns. Circa 1680.
Approximately 21.3 cm diameter. Perfect condition.
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