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AUCTIONS (3)
 | Elegant Bamboo Ikebana Basket, Hanakago by Suzuki Gengesai |
 | Chinese Album Leaf Scholar Painting, Dated 1860 |
 | A Meiji Period Maki-e Gold Painted Five-tiered Jubako Set |
 | Signed Japanese Cloisonne Tray |
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 | Shotei Japanese Woodblock Print - Itako - Pre-Earthquake RARE |
 | Hiroshige Ando Woodblock Print - Asakusa, Okuyama - Only Known Example |
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Metalwork : Pre 1492
item #1387619
(stock #EW3088)
EastWest Gallery
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A rare Japanese bronze mirror in Tang style dating to the late Heian period decorated with Karahana, Tang flowers, and a pair of Mandarin ducks, symbols of marital fidelity. A distinguishing feature of Japanese mirrors was that each individual design was carefully carved into the sand mould using a spatula and similar tools, so that no mirror was identical, rather than using a mould as did the Koreans and the Chinese...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1492
item #1353407
(stock #0362)
Momoyama Gallery
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Japanese Tokoname Yama Chawan (literally 'Mountain Tea Bowl'), biscuit firing ware with impressive natural glaze and slightly distorted form. It dates back to the Kamakura Period (1185 - 1333).
Size: 4 cm height x 15,6 cm (max) in diameter.
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000
item #760716
(stock #0156)
Japanese Art Site
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Very Rare Japanese Jomon Period (13,000-300BC) Terracotta torso (broken off at waist) in the form of a female figure with a bird head. Overall incised decoration. Accompanied by a small terracotta disc found in the same grave lot. Figure: 4.5 x 4 inches, 11.5 x 10 cm; Disc: 2.25 x 1.5 inches, 5.75 x 4 cm. Very Good Condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000
item #760658
(stock #0152)
Japanese Art Site
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Fine example of a Jomon Period (13,000-300BC) Dogu, the earliest known Japanese figure. This figure was purchased at a Parke Bernet auction by a renowned author on and collector of Asian art. The Dogu acted as effigies of people. They manifested some kind of sympathetic magic. For example, it may have been believed that illnesses could be transferred into the Dogu, then destroyed, clearing the illness, or any other misfortune. Because of the ritual destruction of Dogu, they are quite rare...
Senatus Consulto
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Interesting and rare lifesize Japanese Demon stone mask of granite, Azuchi-Momoyama to early Edo period c. 16th.-17th. century AD.
The mask made in a heavy granite type of stone, finely sculptured as a Demons face, probably to ward off evil spirits in a temple or as a part of a funeral chamber. Far to heavy to carry for a human, but still hollowed at the back.
Finely made with facial details and painted in red, white and gold. Old 19th...
The mask made in a heavy granite type of stone, finely sculptured as a Demons face, probably to ward off evil spirits in a temple or as a part of a funeral chamber. Far to heavy to carry for a human, but still hollowed at the back.
Finely made with facial details and painted in red, white and gold. Old 19th...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000
item #1310463
(stock #0674)
Japanese Art Site
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Rare Japanese 7th Century Asuka Period
Buddha of Paloma Wood. Beautiful patina and wood grain. The Asuka Period is known for its significant artistic, social, and
political transformations, having their origins in the late Kofun period but
largely affected by the arrival of Buddhism from China. The introduction of
Buddhism marked a change in Japanese society. The Asuka period is also
distinguished by the change in the name of the country from Wa to Nihon...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000
item #760670
(stock #0153)
Japanese Art Site
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Fine example of a Jomon Period (13,000-300BC) Dogu, the earliest known Japanese figure. This figure was purchased at a Parke Bernet auction by a renowned author on and collector of Asian art. The Dogu acted as effigies of people. They manifested some kind of sympathetic magic. For example, it may have been believed that illnesses could be transferred into the Dogu, then destroyed, clearing the illness, or any other misfortune. Because of the ritual destruction of Dogu, they are quite rare...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000
item #760673
(stock #0154)
Japanese Art Site
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Fine example of a Jomon Period (13,000-300BC) Dogu Head, the earliest known Japanese figure. This figure was purchased in Japan in 1962 by a renowned author on and collector of Asian art. The Dogu acted as effigies of people. They manifested some kind of sympathetic magic. For example, it may have been believed that illnesses could be transferred into the Dogu, then destroyed, clearing the illness, or any other misfortune. Because of the ritual destruction of Dogu, they are quite rare...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000
item #697306
(stock #R188)
Japanese Art Site
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Fine example of a Jomon Period Dogu, the earliest known Japanese figure. This figure was purchased in Japan and belonged to the renowned Japanese art historian, Shirley Day. The Dogu acted as effigies of people. They manifested some kind of sympathetic magic. For example, it may have been believed that illnesses could be transferred into the Dogu, then destroyed, clearing the illness, or any other misfortune. Because of the ritual destruction of Dogu, they are quite rare...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre AD 1000
item #1383308
(stock #0431)
Momoyama Gallery
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A historic-cultural highlight: we proudly present a more than 1000 year old Yama Chawan with a strong kai-yu glaze. Once in a while you can find a traditional unglazed yama chawan on the antique market, but a Yama Chawan with a strong and vivid kai-yu glaze is very very rare...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000
item #1172019
(stock #R635)
Japanese Art Site
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Very fine and extremely rare Japanese Haniwa sculpture of a farmer with a charming expression, pointed hat, large hoop ear jewelry below a butterfly hairstyle, arms held to the front, 3rd Century AD (Kofun Period) created for a rice farmer to represent wealth. Rice farmers were among the most prosperous of Japanese society in the Kofun period. Provenance: Property formerly owned by the Honolulu Academy of Art. Collection Number is on the bottom of the piece. A similar example, a National Treasu...
Zentner Collection
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Beautiful and unusual Jomon Era vessel from the Shiizuka Kaizuka archaelogical site in present day Ibaraki prefecture. The Jomon Period (14,000 B.C.~ 300 B.C.) is considered to be the most intriguing period in Japanese Art history. The odd geometric and abstract shapes in vessels or figurine forms are often found various archaeological sites throughout Japan. Age: Jomon Era Size: height 9.75" diameter 7.25"
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000
item #760701
(stock #0155)
Japanese Art Site
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A very rare and fine example of a Jomon Period (13,000-300BC) Terracotta Plaque of a Dogu, the earliest known Japanese figure. This figure was purchased from the H. Taneguchi Gallery of Kyoto in 1985 by a renowned author on and collector of Asian art. The Dogu acted as effigies of people. They manifested some kind of sympathetic magic. For example, it may have been believed that illnesses could be transferred into the Dogu, then destroyed, clearing the illness, or any other misfortune. Because o...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000
item #1132142
(stock #R608)
Japanese Art Site
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An exceedingly rare ancient Japanese Heian (794-1185) or Nara Period (710-794) Engraved Bronze Tortoise. The entire shell, front and back, has
engraved artistic images of the people and symbols of the era. The tortoise is a
symbol of wisdom, and is able to defend itself on its own. It personifies
Water, Moon, Mother Earth, Time, Immortality, and Fertility. Creation is
associated with the tortoise and it is also believed that the tortoise bears
the burden of the whole world. This was quite ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000
item #1001175
(stock #R4)
Japanese Art Site
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Fine early example of a Jomon Period Dogu Clay Figure, the earliest known Japanese
figures. The Dogu acted as effigies of people. They manifested some kind of
sympathetic magic. For example, it may have been believed that illnesses
could be transferred into the Dogu, and then destroyed, clearing the
illness, or any other misfortune. Because of the ritual destruction of Dogu,
they are quite rare. This primitive abstract fertility figure has a
futuristic look. There are fun theories that st...
