Antique Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerican, Aztec stone dagger with a massive, pointed, cone-shaped blade, 15th-16th century AD.
The blade is extended to a finely carved hilt, which depicts the Mesoamerican deity "Quetzalcoatl" in the form of a feathered serpent seated on a throne.
This dagger was primarily designed for stabbing, and its massive blade makes it a deadly weapon...
Zen calligraphy: 花開萬国春(Hana Hiraku Bankoku no Haru) - A single flower opens and announces the arrival of spring to the world. Painted with ink on paper. Sealed.
The meaning of the word "flower bloom(花開)" in Zen wording is to become free of mind...
Bodhidharma and Zen word - Mujinzo. Painted with ink on paper. Signed and sealed.
Mujinzo - 無尽蔵:
Inexhaustible is a phrase taken from the poem "Inexhaustible in all things" by the Chinese Song Dynasty poet Su Dongba. In Zen, if you let go of attachment, there will be no earthly desires or delusions...
A mokko-shaped porcelain kogo incense burner, which is a square with each corner indented. The corners are so strongly indented that the shape becomes an octagonal. All sides are slightly bulging out and the cover is slightly domed, giving the whole a soft, rounded feel.
From the center of the cover, the surface has been divided into eight ‘cake slices’...
A beautiful necklace was stringed by 23 agate beads.The condition is perfect.
The size of the biggest bead is 2.0cm.
A Beautiful necklace was assembled by 41 amber beads.The condition is perfect.
Date: Early 20th C.
Width:14cm.
Length: 50cm
The size of the biggest bead:1.7cm
Antique Indian tribal Banjara patchwork textile, composed of multi-colored, intricately hand embroidered elements and small mirrors in typical Banjara motifs, Western India Rajasthan or Gujarat.
It is most likely a fragment of a tent covering that was turned into a decorative tapestry in the 20th century.
This is a remarkable piece of antique Indian tribal Banjara patchwork textile crafted with great care and attention...
This is a remarkable antique Indian Hindu silver figure of a horse from the 18th to 19th century. The figure is a true work of art, comprising several soldered-together silver elements, including intricately detailed legs, ears, tail, body, and base. This figure is even more remarkable because it is hollow, indicating the level of craftsmanship that went into its creation...
An amusing okimono for use as an incense-burner, in brown patina bronze of an anthropomorphic frog in seated meditation (zazen) or in the lotus yoga position. In the middle of the lotus is a hole for the incense stick.
Representations of this animal in human posture are not uncommon. In the 19th century, the painter Kawanabe Kyôsai (1831-1889) was already depicting frogs in epic battles or everyday scenes. Even earlier, the Chôjû-jinbutsu-giga (lit...
Pair of bronze rabbits running, their legs forming a round shape.
Made by Hiroharu Hiramatsu (1896 Hyôgo prefecture – 1971, Fukushima,平松宏春). Specialized in metal art, he is a councilor of the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition. He studied with Katsura Mitsuharu (1871-1962), one of the great metallurgists of the modern era...
This is an authentic Qing Qianlong cash coin incense stick holder , use it for burning of Agarwood incense stick in your study or tea room , you can put it on any of your antique plate or stylish saucer , incense censer, bowl and render your collectibles useful straight away. Made using authentic Qianlong Cash coin and wood base Unique and one of its kind , enjoy the 250 years old numismatic piece cast out of mould and now usable piece of work of art. Useful in your daily meditation.
Boating in the serenity. Painted with ink and pigments on silk. Signed and sealed.
Shirakura Kanyu(1896-1974) was a Nanga painter(the Southern school of Chinese painting), born in Niigata Prefecture in Japan. He studied under Hattori Goro(1869-1930), and after moving to Tokyo he studied Western painting under Hakutei Ishii(1882-1958).Afterwards, he returned to Nanga, and after moving to Kyoto, studied under Tajika Chikuson(1864-1922)...
Eggplant. Painted with ink and pigments on silk. Signed and sealed.
Some insignificant light marks and light foxing are present on the painting itself, otherwise the painting is in very good condition. The scroll mounting is in very good condition with the age. It is accompanied by a paulownia wood storage box.
Painting: W6 1/8” x H31 1/4” (W15.5cm x H79.5cm)
Scroll: W10 5/8"x H63” (W27cm x H160cm)
Antique Japanese Maji period handmade miniature marble swirl pattern Tokoname Kyusu - Hana ceramic teapot and cover finely hand enameled in relief with scrolls and flowers.
MEASUREMENTS:
Width including spout: 12.5 cm (4.92 inches).
Height: 6.5 cm (2.56 inches).
CONDITION: In very good condition. No cracks, chips, or repairs.
A pair of scroll painting depicted landscape. Painted with ink and light pigments on silk. Signed and sealed.
Takebe Hakuho(1871-1927)was a Osaka born Japanese painter of shijo school paintings active Meiji(1868-1912) and showa period (1926-1989).
Some insignificant light crease and light marks are present on the painting and scroll mounting, otherwise the piece is in very good antique/vintage condition...
Japanese chestnut. Painted with ink on paper. Signed Tsunenobu and sealed. It is attributed to Kano Tsunenobu...
Winter peonies. Painted with ink and pigments on paper. Signed Bungyo and sealed. The inscribed calligraphy is from a haiku poem by one of the most famous haiku master from the early Edo period, Matsuo Basho(1644-1694), who was a samurai and established a unique haiku style of ethereal serenity expressed in wabi sabi.
冬牡丹 千鳥よ雪の ほととぎす
huyu botan (winter peonies)
chidori yo yukino (even plover in the snow)
hototogisu (singing just like a Japanese...
A box for keeping incense – kogo – decorated with a carriage used by court nobles and members of the Imperial family of the past in dense gold dust sprinkle on a black lacquer background. The sky sprinkled with clouds of nashiji. Insides with dense nashiji. The bottom section decorated with a rock surrounded by bamboo in gold togidashi and kao of tea master Hisada Soya. Silver rims.
Tiny signature in gold lacquer on the bottom: Gaho.
The kogo was made for the tea master Hisada So...
