All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1950 item #1331906 (stock #TRC1611)
A wonderful translucent blue celadon vase decorated with a low-relief vine and grape motif. This piece was made by one of the few great female Japanese potters of the 20th century—Suwa Sozan II, daughter of Meiji Imperial Court Artist Sozan I.

Suwa Sozan I (1852—1922) was born in an area of what is known today as Ishikawa prefecture. After a short stint in the military he took up pottery design and painting under Touda Tokuji in 1873...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Pre 1900 item #1147522 (stock #1186)
A Hand Painted Limoges Porcelain Fish Set by Theodore Haviland, Consisting of a Extra Large Platter (23.5" x 10" and 8 plates (9" in diameter). Signed by the artist, "L. Martin". Circa 1900 and in excellent condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1436462 (stock #YoshidaH047)
Hiroshi Yoshida
Temple in the Wood
Date: 1940.
Size: Oban. Approximately 16.0 x 10.75 inches.
Signed and sealed in the image. Titled and signed in pencil.
Jizuri seal at upper left margin indicating self-printing by the artist.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Toned paper. Corner margins have heavy creases.
Dedicated in top margin: "Captain and Mrs Tibbitts, Wishing a Merry X'mas and a Happy New Year - Gozo and Shiori"
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1970 item #1375615 (stock #Koitsu420)
Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870 - 1949)
Kameido Tenmangu Shrine.
Date: 1933.
Size: Oban. Approximately 16.75 x 11.25 inches.
Publisher: Doi Hangaten. Also has Doi watermark.
Carver: Harada. Printer: Yokoi.
This seal combination indicates an early post-war edition.
Reference: TK-DH-4.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Excellent. We've removed the print from its original folder.
There is also a version of this print in which the shrine is red...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1960 item #1393295 (stock #Hasui409)
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Evening at Soemon-cho, Osaka
Selection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition.
Date: 1933.
Size: Oban. Approximately 15.5 x 10.5 inches.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo.
Watanabe red 6mm seal at lower right corner, indicating a lifetime edition printed between 1946 and 1957.
Signed and sealed by the artist.
Reference: Hotei #318.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Pristine. Removed from original folder.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1940 item #1199444 (stock #Koitsu 160)
Tsuchiya Koitsu
Port Tomo, May 1939
Size: Chuban. Approximately 10.0 x 7.5 inches.
Publisher: Takemura Hideo
Koitsu catalogue no.: TK-TM-54
Condition: Tipped at top to original cardstock. Very light foxing.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Wood : Pre 1950 item #1185898
Beautiful rustic large wooden bowl from Philippines. The wood has beautiful tones. Age: 20th Century. Size: 22" top diameter x 16" bottom diameter x 7.5" height x 1" thick.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1930 item #1104381 (stock #1330)
An Art Deco Hawkes Crystal Cocktail (Martini) Pitcher made for Tiffany and with a Tiffany Marked Sterling Lip. Hawkes trefoil mark on base (hard to photograph, but within black marker circle). Dimensions; 9" to lip, 9.75" total, 4.5" diameter. Monogram "KCD" on top. From the 1920's and in excellent condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Lacquer : Pre 1950 item #1491962
Antique Korean pair of shell inlaid butterflies. These butterflies symbolize joy and prosperity and were likely part of a wedding cabinet or trunk. Korean artisans are famous for their intricate inlay work. With beautiful details and mounted on custom metal stands.

Age: mid 20th century

Dimensions: on stand: 9 7/8" high x 9" wide x 2 1/2" deep (not including stand, each butterfly is 7" high)
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Ivory : Pre 1930 item #1474511 (stock #JHrooster)
Circa 1920's hand carved Japanese ivory okimono of a long tailed rooster on a wood perch. Excellent antique condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1960 item #1265603 (stock #5)
This is a wonderful Netsuke Set depicting Kiyohime, the Dragon Witch, holding the Dojoji Bell, right next to her beloved Anchin. According to Japanese legend, Kiyohime the daughter of an innkeeper, fell in love with the pilgrim Anchin, but was rejected by him. The enraged Kiyohime turned herself into a dragon witch who went to the Dojoji temple to look for Anchin who had hidden under a huge bell. In this set, Anchin can be inserted into the bell, where he fits exactly, Photo number 3...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Woodblock Prints : Pre 1930 item #1412282 (stock #Ohara227)
Ohara Koson
Wading Egret
Size: O-tanzaku. Approximately 14.5 x 7.5 inches.
Date: Early 20th century.
Reference: K14.14 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Publisher: Daikokuya
Signed and sealed by the artist.
"Made in Japan" stamped on back.
Condition: Excellent.
Embossing on face, tail, and body.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Brass : Pre 1960 item #272974 (stock #gn0113)
carol lane
Sale Pending
Famous, large and very heavy brass and tile hand wrought footed box showing HENS by Salvador Teran, Mexico, c.1952. Design shows 5 hens heads on top set in black tiles all around the box. The hinged inside is brass as is the bottom. The inside has a black patina which shows it has interacted with another material(see photo) but doesn't affect the integrity of the piece and could be removed. Box measures 8 1/4" long by 6" wide by 2" high...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Folk Art : Pre 1940 item #1479249 (stock #pc148)
Kodo Arts
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One of a kind art deco Ca. 1935 wood stand for incense burner or object. Thick wood and old Negoro lacquer indicates even an older time period. Condition good with some age wear. see pictures. 12" high by 12" wide with a depth of 7". Very rare. Ask for shipping quote.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1930 item #1343619 (stock #154)
Tea bowl, thinly potted with apricots on leafy branches surrounding the cup on a white ground. The inside left bare. The top rim done in gilt. The bottom rim decorated with an additional gilt circle bordered in iron red. The base with Guangxu six character mark in iron red.

Purchased as an Imperial Mark and Period

Condition: Very good condition, no breaks or cracks...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1930 item #1388404 (stock #344)
Chinese stoneware teadust glazed censer resting on three rounded feet, each having a vent hole and decorated with an upper and lower row of bosses all around. Glazed all overall in a rich green teadust glaze. The base with an engraved 4 character mark.

Size: 5" diameter by 3-1/4" high

Condition: No breaks or cracks - some discoloration on the inside from use

Age: Qing Dynasty
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1950 item #867042 (stock #6088)
Square Sterling Bowl with folded corners crafted at the Randahl Shop in Chicago. Circa 1940. Size: 8.25" L x 8" W x 2" H
All Items : Vintage Arts : Decorative Art : Metals : Silver : Sterling : Pre 1970 item #1332896
An elegant sterling silver wine bottle coaster by Tiffany & Co. The sides are beautifully worked in repousse decoration of roses and chrysanthemums with a leaf border at the bottom and a twig border at the top. The coaster is inset with a carved mahogany base centered by a sterling silver disc perfect for monogramming. The coaster is large enough to accommodate a magnum or champagne bottle. The rim is marked “Tiffany & Co./Sterling Silver 925”.

Origin: America, ca. 1965...