An antique Japanese low Mizuya Tansu made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. Original iron handles on upper sliding doors. A pair of large sliding doors allows for spacious storage. Originally used in Japan as a kitchen chest for the storage of dry goods and cooking/serving ware, it would function well as a buffet or sideboard chest.
Age: Meiji/Taisho Era (1910-1920).
Dimensions: 47 3/4" Wide by 31" High by 14 5/8" Deep
An antique Japanese 2 section store glass display Tansu made of Kurinoki (Chestnut frame) Kirinoki (Paulownia drawer fronts) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria for the balance of the chest) woods. Most glass panes are original showing their wavy characteristic when viewed at an angle. Original hand forged iron Hikute handles. Constructed using double and single through mortise and tenon Japanese joinery...
An antique Japanese Kyushu Kotansu (small personal chest) made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. Original wiped Urushi lacquer housing with a contrasting natural wood front and hand forged iron hardware including the Gunbai handles. The hinged door serves a dual purpose of hiding two drawers behind as well as locking the secret trick vertical drawer separator from turning...
An antique Japanese Kyoto Mizuya Tansu (kitchen chest) made of Keyaki (Zelkova), Hinoki (Cypress) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. Original bronze Warabite style handles. Traditional design for elegant storage use in any room decor.
Age: Meiji Era (1890-1900)
Dimensions: 72" Wide by 67 3/4" High by 19 3/4" Deep
It is a Japanese antique uchishiki of silk (chirimen) of the hand yuzen dye tsutsugaki of the highest class in Edo period. The bold composition of the paulownia is impressive with the Chinese phoenix. Yuzen kimono is also very polite. There are two small repair marks. There are no stains and the condition is very good overall. It is a very valuable gem. Edo period (1597/1868) Size::length170cm ( 66.9inch) / Width146cm (57.4inch)
It is a Japanese antique child kimono of hemp ground handspun & natural safflower dyed and shibori dye "Fan face & Hinomaru" pattern of Meiji period.There is a slight slight stain, but it is not noticeable. There is no damage and it is in very good condition.size::Length:89cm (35inchi) Cuff to cuff, across the back:83cm (32.6inch)
Antique Japanese Seto Ware stoneware ishizara (food plate). Covered with a cream colored slip and painted with a pair of crayfish in gosu blue glaze. Produced in or around the city of Seto in Aichi Prefecture. Seto is considered one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan.
Age: Tokugawa Shogunate, Edo Period (late 18th/early 19th century).
Dimensions: 8 3/4" wide x 1 3/4" high
This is a japanese antique Edo period tsutsugaki Natural Indigo Multicolor Pigment Hemp Wall The design is a very rare design with a very auspicious pattern of sacred shimenawa and pine, bamboo and plum.It has discoloration and repair marks, but is in good condition for the remnants.You can easily decorate it on the wall. Recommended for your antique collection...
An antique Japanese Niigata Kasane (chest on chest) Tansu made of all Kirinoki (Paulownia) wood. Original hand forged iron hardware with a hand applied red lacquer finish. Kakute stye handles. Four large drawers with a small hinged door that hides 2 small drawers. Constructed using straight dovetail Japanese joinery and hardened wooden nails. Each section has two sets of carrying handles for ease of transport and placement...
Antique Japanese drum with handle. Lacquered black on sides and wooden handle. Decorated with Tachibana mon (Mandarin-orange flower) in red lacquer on one side and black lacquer on the other. Red characters on one side.
Edo Period (early 19th century)
Dimensions: 16" long x 8 1/2" wide diameter x 2 1/2" deep
Guan Yin in cast bronze. She is holding a stylized flower in her hand which serves as an incense holder. Her long-sleeved dress is reminiscent of the Tang style. Details are incised on the dress, the hair. The old patina is very beautiful corresponding to an object several hundred years old. Must be from the Ming period or earlier.
A part of the ribbon is missing (visible on picture)Normal wear for an earlier period
Height: 13,5cm
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An antique Japanese Kanazawa Mizuya Tansu in two sections made of Keyaki (Zelkova) and Hinoki (Cypress) woods. Original Bengara Urushi lacquer finish and hand made bronze hardware including the stylized Mokko handles. Sliding doors all open to spacious storage areas with removable shelves as well as five organizing drawers.. A trick lift-up and out door hides an area for additional storage...
A beautiful set of 9 Japanese Meiji period koimari foliated plate. Dia. 21.5cm. Condition: sign of use, minor chips to rim, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please ask before ordering. Available individually at $180 each by request.
A fine Chinese Qing dynasty Qianlong mark and period famille rose dish with landscape decoration. Dia. 15.3cm. Condition: restored mouth rim and 2 lines, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please ask before ordering.
A good Chinese Song dynasty black glaze pot, Zibo kiln, Shandong province. Ht. 15cm. Condition: no chip, no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please ask before ordering.
A rare museum piece of Chinese Han dynasty pottery grinder workshop with 2 workers and bear legs. Lt. 42cm. Condition: no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please ask before ordering.
A Very Fine Korean Inlaid Chrysanthemum Celadon Cup-12th C.:
Korea, Koryo dynasty, 12th century.
The elegant small blue and white slip inlaid celadon cup, deep hemispherical
bowl set on short foot with inlaid 3 chrysanthemums on the exterior,
all beneath a rich celadon glaze.
It’s in very good condition, it measures 4.8cm h. x 7.8cm d.
Kato Shuntai (1802-1877) Japanese Antique Seto Ware bowl. The seal of the potter is stamped on the bottom.
Kato Shuntai is a notable potter from Seto area, Aichi prefecture who lived in the late Edo period...
Very nice example of Edo Period (1603-1868) Nezumi Shino Chawan for Tea Ceremony.
Shino pottery is produced in today's Gifu prefecture since 16th century and it is distinguished by thick white glazes, red marks and the surface of small holes.
Size
Diameter 12cm
Height 7.5cm
Weight 600g
Condition
Overall good. No chips, no cracks.
Supplied with box
Large and heavy Mid-Edo Period (1603-1868) Seto Ware Blue and White Dish.
Seto pottery, dated as early as the 13th century, produced around Seto city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
It is also considered as one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan.
Size
Diameter 31cm
Height 5.5cm
Weight 1570g
Condition
Good, no repairs.
Please see the pictures for details.
An antique Japanese Mingei folding ladder made of Hinoki (Cypress) wood. Used by a landscaper or gardener for pruning Bonsai trees, large shrubs, or fruit trees. All through mortise and tenon Japanese joinery for strength and durability. Folds flat for easy storage. Timeless architectural design reminiscent of Kyomizu Temple in Kyoto.
Age: Late Meiji/Taisho Era (1910-1920)
Dimensions (Opened): 21 1/2" Wide by 34 5/8" High by 24 1/2" Deep
This is a layer of stencil-dyed cotton and indigo-dyed plain cotton, with hand-stitched stitches all over...
Chinese Yixing red clay teapot with enamel. Good condition. 9 cm wide. 6 cm diameter. 6 cm high.
17th century Karatsu ware Tea Bowl (Chawan) made in Kihara kiln in Kyushu region
Kihara kiln of Kyushu region was operating during the transition times between the decline of Karatsu tea ceremonial ware and the raise of Shoki-Imari ware (approx. 1624-1671)...
Antique Japanese Ishidoro - stone temple garden lantern hand carved out of granite in 6 sections. The lotus base is carved so that it is still connected to the hexagonal stone. The lantern section is similar in style to a hanging lantern with its curling warabite corner roof and pointed finial over a hollow hexagonal light box. This style of Ishidoro originates from the Kasuga Shinto shrine which give it the nickname Kasuga-doro...
It is a slightly larger size.
Two layers of indigo-dyed cotton cloth are layered and he is sashiko-stitched with a soft feel noragi.
In Akita prefecture, there are many soft sashiko compared to neighboring prefectures.
This tendency is especially noticeable in mountainous areas. The sashiko method is also stabbed as if scooping a cloth slightly...
A rare large pottery figure of Thot as a Baboon Late-Ptolemaic period, 5th.-1st. century BC.
A mold-made votive figure of the god Thot, depicted here seated as a Baboon holding a round object and very detailed with remnants of pigments.
Interesting, large figures like this are usuaully only encountered in faiance or stone so a scarce late representation in terracotta.
Size: 9 cm. tall and 5,3 cm...
Large and unusual Japanese antique fish plate. Made to look as if one fish overlaps the other with raised details such as fins and eyes. The large white fish is further decorated with blossoming branches, butterflies and a small bird with gold details. The bottom fish is orange with blue fins and intricate scales painted in gold. Scrolling vines and peony flowers decorate the rim of the underside of the plate.
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 17 3/8" long x 9 3/...
Exquisite Antique Yellow Glaze Ki-Seto Incense Burner 耳付香炉 Mimi-Tsuki Kōro with two ears from Mid-Edo period (18 century).
The hole for the smoke is located under one of the decorative ear.
Seto pottery, dated as early as the 13th century, produced around Seto city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
It is also considered as one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan.
Size
5.265in. (13.5cm.) high;
4.875in. (12.5cm.) diameter;
910g weight.
Con...
Very rare Momoyama - Early Edo Korean Buncheong (Ko-Mishima) bowl from the Hakbong-ri kiln located at Gyeryongsan mountain in Chungcheongnam-do, Korea.
Very similar example is in Nezu museum called 上田暦手 (Ueda Koyomide):
https://turuta.jp/story/archives/19101
Another Ko-Mishima bowl was in possession of Sen no Rikyu himself:
https://turuta.jp/story/archives/19135
Such bowls were exported to Japan where they were used for tea ceremony giving the bir...
Antique Japanese lacquer tebako (accessories box), made of lacquered wood with dense gold nishiji and a gold maki-e lacquer design of flowers, possibly clematis, on a vine. The rim is made of pewter and the interior is lacquered with a spars nishiji on a black lacquer ground. Comes with kiri wood tomobako.
Age: Tokogawa Era, early 18th century
Dimensions: 2" high x 2 7/8" wide x 2 7/8" wide
Chinese Ming dynasty blue and white Kraak porcelain dish, Wanli period. Good Conditions. 35,3 cm diameter
A supreme set of Chinese Tang dynasty sancai and cobalt blue glaze tray with seven cups. Dia. of the tray: 21cm. Condition: no restore, in good condition as shown. Shipping from Taipei, Taiwan via EMS at actual cost. Item selling at various platforms, please ask before ordering.
Chinese Tang dynasty Sancai bowl Changsha from Belitung wreck. Glaze degradations. 14,8 cm diameter. (please see on the pictures).
An antique Japanese bamboo Ikebana basket in a free-form cocoon style with a twisted bamboo rope foot. Flat split bamboo slats of smoked chestnut color in a vertical weave with a multi-node bamboo handle intertwined with a twisted bamboo rope. Artist signed at the base, Chiku Shusai.
Age: Meiji Era (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 12" Wide by 23" High by 10 1/2" Deep
An antique Japanese Kimono tansu made of Suginoki (Cryptomeria) wood. Original natural Urushi lacquer finish in a 6 drawer configuration. Hand forged iron hardware with deep Warabite handles and full moon lock plates. Constructed using straight dovetail joinery and hardened wood nails. 2 sets of side handles; one set swivels up allowing through a pole to carry from location to location and another set of handle pairs used for tansu placement.
Age: Meiji period (1880-1890)
Dimen...