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Antique Japanese Funa Tansu (merchant's ship safe), made of Keyaki (Zelkova) wood, heavy iron hardware including raised Chrysanthemum buds in corners and on hinges, large iron Chrysanthemum locks, sliding panel opens to 2 interior drawers, hinged door opens to 3 interior drawers, comes with 2 keys.
Mid Edo Period
Dimensions: 19" high x 21 1/4" wide x 17" deep.
Mid Edo Period
Dimensions: 19" high x 21 1/4" wide x 17" deep.
Zentner Collection
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Incredible highly detailed hand carved Japanese temple ranma (transom carving). Carved of a solid thick slab of hinoki (Japanese cypress) wood. Depicting a pair of beautiful musical apsaras (celestial beings), floating in a elaborate swirling clouds. Each figure is adorned with a head dress and whimsical flowing dress. The celestial beings are shown holding a drum and the other a flute. The transom is carved in high relief with great detail. The sculptural and dimensional elements are unusua...
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Beautiful Japanese mizuya (kitchen tansu), all keyaki front with very dramatic grain and original red-orange tranlslucent lacquer finish, 2 sections with an unusually tall top section including 4 separate compartments covered by sliders and a series of 5 small drawers; bottom section has a large compartment with 4 sliding panels and a row of 9 drawers.
Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)
Size: 68 1/2" high x 65 1/2" wide x 17" deep
Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)
Size: 68 1/2" high x 65 1/2" wide x 17" deep
Zentner Collection
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Japanese antique kuruma from the Noto Peninsula area, very unusual configuration: large drawer on top with chrysanthemum lock, 4 drawers with ring pulls and locking bar on left side of chest, to the right is an open compartment with sliders with vertical slats, below that is a medium size drawer, on the bottom left is another open compartment covered by sliders with horizontal slats, on the bottom right is a safe box with small interior drawers, comes with 2 keys, has a removable carved w...
Zentner Collection
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Beautiful and unusual Japanese antique kuruma tansu (storage chest on wheels), made all of heavy keyaki (elm) wood with iron hardware, front has sliding panels with horizontal slats, sides and back all have wooden bracing, interior left side has 4 drawers of different sizes with iron hardware, right side interior has hidden compartment that opens to reveal 2 secret boxes.
Late Edo Period
Size: 36 1/4" high x 38" wide x 23" deep.
Late Edo Period
Size: 36 1/4" high x 38" wide x 23" deep.
Zentner Collection
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An incredibly painted antique Japanese 6 panel screen painting depicting a scene of 3 red-crowned cranes flying low getting ready to land over the cresting waves crashing up against mountainside. Gold leaf layer down with hand painted mineral pigments on paper. A touch of young pine come through on the hill side. Beautifully painted and in excellent original condition.
Late Edo Period (circa early to mid 1800's)
Size: 68" high x 146" long
Late Edo Period (circa early to mid 1800's)
Size: 68" high x 146" long
Zentner Collection
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Chinese Antique Crane and Peaches Scroll, colorfully and vibrantly painted with dancing red-crested crane next to stream and ripe peach-laden tree, pigment beautifully applied, late 19th century, two seals and signed artist name Zhao Ahi Qian (1829-1884), picture size: 54.5"H 27.75"W, overall size: 86.5"H 36.25"W, some wear in center of painting.
Zentner Collection
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A beautifully carved and polychromed alabaster figure of a standing female divinity, wearing a dark green sari scattered with a gilt floral pattern, both hands held out towards the front, youthful face with large eyes and simple gilt diadem encircling her black-painted hair, Indian, 19th century.
Size: 31" high x 13 1/2" wide x 7 1/2" deep.
Zentner Collection
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Wonderful large Japanese carved wooden figure of Diakuku, one of the Lucky Gods, he stands on two bales of rice and he holds a large sack on his back, lacquered wood, sweet expression, lacquered wood, this piece is 17th century.
Size: 36" high x 21" wide x 19" deep.
Zentner Collection
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An incredible Japanese antique Kanazawa kaidan staircase, with hand quartered sawn keyaki drawer fronts and black sliding door framework. Mixture of sliding compartments and pullout drawers. Attached original hand rail that is very unusual. Stunning original lacquered reddish orange coloration. Overall the chest is in excellent original condition with everything working just as it should.
Early Meiji Period (1868-1912), circa 1880s.
Size: 88" High 69" Wide 27" ...
Early Meiji Period (1868-1912), circa 1880s.
Size: 88" High 69" Wide 27" ...
Zentner Collection
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Beautiful antique Japanese temple scroll from the Edo period (1615 -1867). The Buddha has left his physical being and attained enlightenment. After one of his close followers prepares a bed under the sal trees for him, the buddha dies. All the beings of the earth, good, evil, divine, and animal mourn his departure. The buddha is painted in gold leaf. Sumie ink and mineral colors. Provenance: from a Montclair, California estate. It measures 46" wide by 94" long.
Zentner Collection
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Beautiful pair of Chinese blue cloisonne mystical animals, possible Qilins, from the 19th century. The animals are beautifully rendered in bronze with whimsical cloisonne details. They measure 11 1/2" tall. Overall excellent condition. From the Collection of Joe and Selma Ferron. Published in the book "Cloisonne Extraordinaire" by W.F. Alexander and Donald K. Gerber, page 47.
Zentner Collection
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Beautifully embroidered "Goa" priest vestment from india. Goa was a Portuguese colony off the coast of India. It is embroidered with shades of blue, red, pink, yellow, orange, and green. There is a floral scrolling pattern on front and back with smaller flowers.
18th Century
Size: 48" long by 26" wide.
18th Century
Size: 48" long by 26" wide.
Zentner Collection
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Very large and dramatic antique Burmese temple shrine and stand (buddha pictured sold separately), 4 pieces, carved out of wood and elaborately decorated all over with figures, birds, beasts and flowers, lacquered with red and gold with details of colored glass everywhere, opening cabinet doors to red lacquered interior, 10 drawers, 17th/18th century.
Size: 66 1/2" high x 76 1/2" wide x 52 3/4" deep.
Zentner Collection
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Japanese gilt lacquer three-case inro, Edo period, 19th century, the flattened body decorated overall with fluttering butterflies, finely rendered in gold, silver and iro-e hiramakie, takamakie and togidashi on a kinji ground with gold foil, aogai and raden inlaid accents, signed Yoyusai followed by a kakihan, the interiors fundame and nashiji (silver oxidized), 3.5''l; together with a copper ojime with bat and floral design in gold, silver and shakudo overlay.
Provenance: Property...
Provenance: Property...
Zentner Collection
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Chinese white jade boulder beautifully carved with mountain scene, on one side are monks in a mountain pavilion with twisting pines, roof tops and stairways peep through swirling mist and rocky crags, on the reverse is a rural scene of a man riding a buffalo through more rocks and pines, from one tree hangs a string of coins. Republic Period.
Size: 4 3/4" high x 5 1/4" wide x 2 1/4" deep
Zentner Collection
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Japanese pair of mirror image cloisonne vases with amazing details of phoenixes, dragons, birds, and other mythical animals in jeweled lappets and ruyi-heads and flower bands. Green cloisonne contains gilt-like effects. Mottled purple ground, Base has flower mark, gilt bronze end bands. Wonderful condition.
Size: Width: 5.5" Height:12".
Meiji Period, late 19th century.
Size: Width: 5.5" Height:12".
Meiji Period, late 19th century.
Zentner Collection
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Rare and unusually large antique Chinese large ceramic tomb figure of a tall male attendant, beautiful dripping Sanchai glaze, slip painted face.
Tang Dyansty, with TL (thermal luminescence) test
Size: 28 3/4" high.
Tang Dyansty, with TL (thermal luminescence) test
Size: 28 3/4" high.