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RARE! KAGA PROVINCE, YOSHIRO STYLE JAPANESE TSUBA WITH BRASS INLAY, CA.1620 |
Origin: Kaga Province, Japan
Period: ca.1620
Price: P.O.R.
Stock Number: 3050
Description: RARE KAGA PROVINCE, YOSHIRO STYLE JAPANESE TSUBA WITH BRASS INLAY, CA.1620 (MOMOYAMA ERA) A stunning tsuba of heavy hammered iron of Kaga province, Yoshiro style in a slightly oval shape. Weight: 113.2g. Dimensions: 72mm tall (2.83"), 70mm wide (2.76"). This fine tsuba, made to fit on a katana, (samurai long sword), is elaborately etched and inlaid with ginko leaves and vines in ... |
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RARE ORIGINAL KEISAI EISEN WOODBLOCK PRINT, CA.1825 |
Origin: JAPAN
Period: CA.1825
Price: $795 + shipping/handling
Stock Number: 6080
Description: RARE ORIGINAL KEISAI EISEN 'BIJINGA' WOODBLOCK PRINT, CA.1825. PUBLISHED BY: KAWAGUCHIYA UHEI. SIGNED KEISAI EISEN. Dimensions: approx. 14.5" tall by 9.25" wide. Print Description This beautiful original Eisen print depicts a courtesan in her toilette. The surimono (private) print depiction is sensual and quite racy, (notice her open kimono), for the time period printed. Eisen works ... |
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NICE JAPANESE YEN, MEIJI YR.19 (1886), ALMOST UNCIRCULATED COND. |
Origin: JAPAN
Period: 1886 (MEIJI YR. 19)
Price: $295 + shipping/handling
Stock Number: 6020
Description: JAPANESE YEN, MEIJI YR.19 (1886), ALMOST UNCIRCULATED CONDITION. Composition: Silver .900 fine Weight: 26.9 grams Dimensions: 38.6 mm A fine Mid-Meiji Japanese Yen with full mint-luster, lightly frosted devices and proof-like surfaces. Proof-like surfaces ares the mirror-like finishes that appear on both sides of this coin. Along with the frosted devices, a nice contrast is created ... |
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SIGNED HIRADO (HIRADO-YAKI) PORCELAIN NETSUKE, BY MASAKAZU, CA.1800 |
Origin: JAPAN
Period: CA.1800
Price: $695 + shipping/handling
Stock Number: 5090
Description: A rare and fine early Hirado (Hirado-yaki) porcelain netsuke by Masazaku, ca.1800. Dimensions: 60mm tall. This rare netsuke depicts a Taoist sennin (hermit). The paste of this netsuke is of the classic soft beige paste classic of Hirado netsuke of this period with a translucent beige/tan glaze. It is also finely balanced and stands easily (as all finer netsuke should be able to do) on any flat ... |
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Fine Large, Original Vintage Japanese Shunga Painting, Native Color on Silk, ca. 1930's |
Origin: Japan
Period: ca.1930's
Price: $325 + shipping/handling
Stock Number: 4060
Description: A fine large and original Japanese Shunga Painting on Silk, ca.1930's. Dimension: (between matting) 21-1/2" wide, 12-3/4" tall. Shunga is sexually explicit 'private' or 'bedroom' art. Most commonly seen in print form. This shunga is an original Japanese watercolor painting on fine silk. As with most shunga paintings and works being for 'private' viewing, the piece is unsigned. This painting ... |
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Beautiful "Mirrored" Pair of Peking Glass Bowls, Blue Overlay White, ca. 1910 |
Origin: Japan
Period: ca.1910
Price: $895 + shipping/handling
Stock Number: 4030
Description: A beautiful 'mirrored' pair of Japanese 'Peking Glass' Style Bowls, ca. 1910. These bowls were acquired from the estate of the United States first woman doctor. Dimensions are 6-7/8" diameter, 3" tall (without base), 5" tall (with custom hardwood base). The term mirrored means that each bowl's design was carved to be mirrored images of one another similar to looking at you reflection in a mirror. ... |
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Stunning Japanese Imari (Arita) Porcelain Hexagonal Plate, ca.1850 |
Origin: Japan
Period: ca.1850
Price: $795 + shipping/handling
Stock Number: 4020
Description: A beautiful Japanese Imari (Arita) hexagonal dish, ca. 1850. Dimensions are 9-3/$" from point to point and 1-3/8" deep. The dish has a recessed center and a broad flared lip/rim. This rim is decorated with brocade design in over-glaze enamels and gold gilding. The center is minimally decorated in over-glaze enamels and gold gilding with a design of a flying kirin descending into a courtyard. The ... |
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Exquisite (Pair) Satsuma Plates, by Ryokuzan, ca.1900 |
Origin: Japan
Period: ca.1900
Price: $1,295 + shipping/handling
Stock Number: 4010
Description: An exquisite pair of matched Satsuma plates by Ryokuzan, ca.1900. Dimensions are 7-1/4" diameter (each). Each plate is masterfully painted in rich enamels and gold gilding. The scenes depicts a family elegantly dressed in finely detailed kimonos, (the bijin in the background may be of another household), sitting by a lake on a warm autumn day. The rim is decorated with an elaborate gilded ... |
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Large Japanese Bronze Mirror (Kagame), Late Edo / Early Meiji Period, ca.1850-80 |
Origin: Japan
Period: ca.1850-80
Price: $295 + shipping/handling
Stock Number: 2220
Description: A large Japanese bronze mirror (kagame), late Edo to early Meiji Period, ca.1850-80. Diameter is 9.25" diameter. Before mirrored glass was widely available, highly polished metals, (in this case bronze), was used to create hand mirrors. Often the mirrors would be decorated with beautiful designs in raised relief. Mirrors were customarily given as wedding gifts. This is a very large and ... |
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Fine Edo Period Japanese Bronze Mirror (Kageme), ca.1850 |
Origin: Japan
Period: ca.1850
Price: $195 + shipping/handling
Stock Number: 2210_1
Description: A fine Japanese bronze mirror, Edo Period, ca.1850. Dimensions are 7-1/8" long, by 4" wide. Before mirrored glass was widely available, highly polished metals, (in this case bronze), was used to create hand mirrors. Often the mirrors would be decorated with beautiful designs in raised relief. Mirrors were customarily given as wedding gifts. This bronze mirror is decorated on the reverse side with ... |
