VOTIVE PHALLUS

Quite a simple and rustic Japanese wood carving phallus in the form of ultimate, once offered for pregnancy and smooth delivery, 19th - early 20th century, L 20.1 x 3.6 x 3.6 cm (7.91 x 1.41 x 1.41in)...

This is a wonderful pair of early cloisonne vases. The rich enamels and designs used appear to be that of early Namikawa Sosuke. Each vase features a different roosters and a hens. The vases stand 13 inches tall. Condition overall is excellent. Upon close inspection a 1 inch line can bee seen along with two over sized pits.The owner would consider splitting up this pair.

Antique Japanese cast iron tetsubin (kettle for heating water for tea). Made with a tall handle and bell-shaped body. Raised shells adorn one side with a raised abalone shell on the other. The intentional casting of rough edges adds a natural beach-like appearance. The lid is also made of cast iron.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 11" high (including handle) x 7" wide x 6 1/2" wide

An Arita dish decorated entirely with a dense arabesque of trailing bush clover vine and leaf with flowers, lotuses. This design belongs to a class of designs called hosoge which ultimately derive from Chinese patterns of the Tang period. This particular form, popular from the seventeenth century, features Bush Clover, Hagi one of the auspicious akikusa-de, and is known as Hagi Karakusa, where karakusa means Chinese (literally Tang) grasses...

Inrô with four compartments in fundame lacquer decorated with a pavilion near a river in a mountain landscape in hira maki-e, taka maki-e lacquer and kirigane.
The inside in nashi-ji gold lacquer.
INRO MANJU NON INCLUDED (SOLD)

Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)

Inrô : height 7,5 cm -3 in

A good sized Imari porcelain bowl. Blue underglaze cobalt and Red, green, aubergine and gold overglaze enamel decoration. Good decorative impact. A "crows foot" crack inside the foot is stable and barely at all visible inside the bowl. Minor enamel losses. Diameter, 10 1/8 in. Height 3 3/4 in.

Japanese lacquered gold and silver hira maki-e biwa shape box (kobako).

Japan, Edo period

Length 7,67 in – Width 3,14 in – Heigth 0,7 in

The biwa is a japanese short-necked fretted luth, often used in narrative storrytelling. The biwa is chosen instrument of Benten, goddess of music, eloquence and poetry.

Large Makuzu Kozan Studio Vase with Relief Fans, Rings, & Garden Scenes, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

It is 15 inches (38 cm) tall, and 7.5 inches (19 cm) wide.

It is in good condition with no cracks, except manufacture defect of firing cracks that has been repaired by the manufacture, missing the small rings, and chips at the fan holder (as seen in the photos).

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This is a Japanese antique silk Shiny striped weave from Edo to Meiji period child kimono. Hand embroidered luxurious and beautiful semamori (amulet) is attached. It is an antique kimono which was kept carefully. I recommend you to your collection. It has the no stain damage. It is a very Excellent condition. size: Length:93cm / 36.6inch Cuff to cuff:85cm /33.4inch

This is hemp Umakake used in Iwate for Edo period. As for this, hemp is spun by hand and is thick. This item is a state of the most common damage about hemp Umakake. When Umakake is used many times, damage increases. And the hemp added to a good texture when use and washing were repeated many times. The good-quality natural indigo plant becomes the color such as this item...

A pair of Japanese bronze standing birds on the stand with artist sign.

Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Size of birds only: Height 10.7 - 13.1 C.M. / Width 5.2 - 6 C.M. / Length 13.4 - 14.3 C.M.
Size of stand: Length 35.8 C.M. / Width 22.4 C.M. / Thickness 3.4 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost...

Patinated bronze vase decorated with a flying phœnix and paulownia leaves. It comes with its tomobako marked with the date Shôwa 5 (1930).

Japan, Shôwa period (1926-1989), 1930

Height : 8,27” (21 cm) -Width : 9,05” (23 cm) - Diameter of the neck : 4,5” (11,5 cm)

A cloisonne plate decorated with motif of butterflies with a black with speckled gold base. The plate is thought to be done by the Honda school, one of the several artists that are part of the Owari Cloisonne (Owari Shippo) group. Age: Meiji period. Size: Height: 1' Diameter: 6.1"

Bucket used to collect the sap of the Rhus Vernicifluum tree, first step in the process of lacquer elaboration. Nice traces of use and time. Meiji period. Birch bark. High : 24 cm, diam. : 16 cm.

Japanese antique pair of zenko, good spirit kitsune (foxes) specifically associated with the goddess, Inari. These figures are carved of wood and painted with gofun, a white paste made from oyster shells. Details are painted using black and red pigments. Gold lacquered hoshi no tama, resembling flames and symbolizing magical jewels that hold part of the kitsune's power, are held by each fox on the tip of it's tail...

An antique Japanese Ikebana bamboo basket in a cylindrical form mimicking a Gourd. It was woven in a vertical stitch pattern juxtapose a visually lesser diagonal weave. The artist used the thin and medium bamboo strips to contrast and undulate texture and movement within the basket. The base forms a hexagonal circle with a six point star pattern at the bottom.

Age: Meiji Era (1900-1910)Dimensions: 6 1/4 Diameter by 19 1/4" High

This early 19th century lacquered wood depicts a boy performing a Shi Shi dance. It is 2 inches tall. It is signed ¡°Nisai.¡± Some color is worn off; but it is in good condition.

Late 19th century boxwood netsuke of a seated puppy. Very nicely carved, great depiction of its chubby body and pensive facial expression. Very pleasant wear and patina, old stable shrinkage lines as seen on photos. Length 1.45 inches.