Quite exceptional murashi-do bronze hibachi in the original box signed and dated Taisho Period 11 April (c.1922). Heavy red bronze was used and when the bronze is red hot it  More »

Quite exceptional murashi-do bronze hibachi in the original box signed and dated Taisho Period 11 April (c.1922). Heavy red bronze was used and when the bronze is red hot it is dipped in hot oil to achieve the mottled colorations of the metal. The piece is then smoked with rice straw for setting and more coloring. Would be stunning as a dinner table center piece with flowers. Excellent condition. Ask for shipping quote. H:29cm x diameter: 27cm   « Less

Brilliant example of late Meiji Period c.1900 Shigaraki pottery craftmanship. Wood fired in climbing kilns in the famed Shigaraki pottery center outside of Kyoto, the organic  More »

Brilliant example of late Meiji Period c.1900 Shigaraki pottery craftmanship. Wood fired in climbing kilns in the famed Shigaraki pottery center outside of Kyoto, the organic process produces natural glaze patterns of unrivaled beauty and aesthetics. A very wabi sabi mingei piece. Ask for shipping quote. H:32cm x W:22cm   « Less

A masterpiece Kato Usuke antique Japanese oribe vase, c.1930. Employing a `seidoyu` dark green glaze, it is a type of oribe pottery produced in Gifu Prefecture only, (north  More »

A masterpiece Kato Usuke antique Japanese oribe vase, c.1930. Employing a `seidoyu` dark green glaze, it is a type of oribe pottery produced in Gifu Prefecture only, (north of Kyoto) since the early 17th century. The signed original box reads, "Usuke", "Seidoyu" and "Kabin" flower vase. Stunning. c.1930. (10" x 7½") (25cm x 19cm). EMS Shipping/Insurance.   « Less

Sensational eye-catching set of 5 small blue and white plates using the 'inban' transfer printing process to put this exceptional design on porcelain plates. This design is a  More »

Sensational eye-catching set of 5 small blue and white plates using the 'inban' transfer printing process to put this exceptional design on porcelain plates. This design is a first; tsubo vases on a cloud diaper background. Very art deco feel and were made in c. 1925. The design is etched on a copper plate, then cobalt ink is applied and rice paper catches the design and it is transfered to the porcelain plates and fired. Ask for shipping quote. diameter: 13cm   « Less

Wood with gold lacquer on stand, holding glass prayer beads. This antique Japanese buddha is the monk, Kobo Daishi, the founder of Shingon Buddhism located on the sacred  More »

Wood with gold lacquer on stand, holding glass prayer beads. This antique Japanese buddha is the monk, Kobo Daishi, the founder of Shingon Buddhism located on the sacred mountain of Mt. Koya near Nara in central Japan. One of the most revered saints in Japan's long history of Buddhism. c.1925. Wonderful serene facial expression. (8" x 4") (20cm x 10cm). EMS Shipping/Insurance. Ask for quote.   « Less

This exceptionally elegant antique Japanese 'rankauhari' white lacquered vanity box employs a rare white lacquer made form crushed quaill egg shells. Copies of this  More »

This exceptionally elegant antique Japanese 'rankauhari' white lacquered vanity box employs a rare white lacquer made form crushed quaill egg shells. Copies of this lacquering technique not using crushed egg shells will fade over time. This piece made in early Taisho Period c.1910 as a geisha's vanity box, still has the lovely original color and 'kagamakie' a sought after makie technique of raised gold pictures encased in fans and and circles on all sides in black and gold. All the auspicious symbols for good fortune and longevity: swallows and plum, cranes and pines, butterflies and rivers, peonies in raised gold. Some peeling and wear but for its age in very good condition. (9" x 9" x 7½") (23cm x 23cm x 19cm). EMS Shipping/Insurance. As for shipping quote.   « Less

Lovely Taisho Period c.1915 bronze incense burner. The excellent craftsmanship is typical of the era. The main body has peonies in raised relief and the stand on 4 legs  More »

Lovely Taisho Period c.1915 bronze incense burner. The excellent craftsmanship is typical of the era. The main body has peonies in raised relief and the stand on 4 legs shaped as birds. the handles are mythical dragons and the lid has a mythical shishi lion. The piece was lost wax cast. Comes in the original paulownia wood box. Ask for shipping quote. H:30cm x W:18cm   « Less

In the original box, this beautiful maroon lacquered antique Japanese sweets box is signed on the bottom: 'Ansei 7' or 1860. Also written is 'saru nigatsu' meaning the year  More »

In the original box, this beautiful maroon lacquered antique Japanese sweets box is signed on the bottom: 'Ansei 7' or 1860. Also written is 'saru nigatsu' meaning the year of the monkey, february. Also, 'hatsu zeku' meaning the first Boy's Day celebration. It was obviously made to order to celebrate this occassion. Geometrical designs adorn in gold lacquer. The box it comes in is also signed by the maker, Motoyama Genuemon. A slight nick on the top but hardly noticable. c.1860. (8" x 8" x 5") (20cm x 20cm x 13cm). Ask for shiiping quote.   « Less

Exceptional Taisho Period c.1925 bronze flower vase with a koi (carp) swimming up a waterfall symbolizing courage and determination. On the opposite side are the Japanese  More »

Exceptional Taisho Period c.1925 bronze flower vase with a koi (carp) swimming up a waterfall symbolizing courage and determination. On the opposite side are the Japanese characters, 'Ken & To' in raised relief, meaning to persist and challenge. The vase is signed by Minobe and was most likely commissioned as a gift for someone facing a challenging journey or task. The upper kanji 'Ken' has a tiny light scratch in the upper left stroke as well as the area above it, but imperceptable to the camera and basically the eye. Ask for shipping quote. H:36cm ; Diameter:12cm   « Less

This is a fantastic antique Japanese Edo Period c.1780 educational encyclopedia for women with explicit pictures and text detailing all the things an Edo Period woman would  More »

This is a fantastic antique Japanese Edo Period c.1780 educational encyclopedia for women with explicit pictures and text detailing all the things an Edo Period woman would need to know to be successful and a good housewife. Everything from the 'Hyakunin Isshu' or hundred poems that every well bred woman would be expected to know to sections on tea ceremony, the right incense, how to make kimonos, 'ohaguro' the art of blackening one's teeth and shaving eyebrows after marriage to lessons on high and low tides. Every page is calligraphy or pictures carved into woodblocks and then woodblock printed, a mind boggling venture. Someone carved every character and picture in backwards in order to print it on rice paper. Dated c.1780. (10" x 7" ) (25cm x 18cm). EMS Shipping. Ask for quote.   « Less