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 click to enlarge | Item #: 6792 Japanese Satsuma Kinkozan Ceramic Vase 1895 A fine Japanese Satsuma Kinkozan school cabinet vase, millefleur (primarily chrysanthemum) decoration; raised enamelling. Brocade design on neck and base. Meiji Period. Measures 5 inches high x 3 inche wide x 9.5 inches deep. $2200 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 6789 Museum quality Japanese porcelain satsuma vase A museum quality Japanese satsuma vase with raised floral enamel decoration and brocade design neck and base, from the Meiji Period. Signed. 6.25 inches high x 5.25 inches deep. $6875 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 4053 Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita Japanese Watercolor Woman and Cat "Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita" This "Japanese Watercolor" over pencil on paper measures 24 and three eighths inches wide by 21 and one eighth inches tall outside the frame and the image measures 15 inches wide by 11 and three quarter inches tall. circa 1937. aka Fujita Tsuguji. 1886 to 1968. Graduated Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1910. By 1910 he had received several medals and prizes; the Japanese Emperor even purchased one of his paintings. On a trip to Korea in 1911, he was asked to paint the king. Foujita seemed destined for a career in the Orient until he traveled to London in 1912 and then, in 1913, went to live in Paris. He discovered European contemporary art, much as the French, in the nineteenth-century, had discovered Japanese prints. Foujita had his first exhibition in Paris in 1917 and by 1924 he was one of the most important exhibitors at the Salon d' Automne. He returned to Paris at the outbreak of World War II and remained there until 1941 after which he spent nine years in Tokyo" (This information was obtained at http://www.3d-dali.com/Artist-Biographies/Tsuguharu_Foujita.html) $22500 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 6804 Japanese Lacquer Sage Dansu box Meiji Period Lacquer Sage-Dansu, Meiji Period, of rectangular form, with two hinged doors opening to two columns of three drawers, the whole above a larger deep drawer, decorated in gold takamakie, kiramakie, togidashi, and kirigane, with recessed panels of birds among flowers, the interior similarly decorated on a mura nashiji ground, bronzed copper mounts, bronze drawer handles. Measures 16 inches wide by 10 inches deep and 16 and one half inches high. $4500 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 2346 Set of 4 Vintage Japanese Prints circa 1920 Japanese Prints, Set of Japanese Prints, Asian Art. Each of these "Set of 4 Vintage Japanese Prints circa 1920" measures 11 and three quarter inches wide by 10 and one quarter inches high. Bamboo style frames, this set of 4 Japanese prints would make a wonderful addition to any Asian or Japanese collection. $395 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 2758 Antique Japanese Woodblock Print Kuni Yoshi c1870 Antique Japanese Woodblock Print, this Antique Japanese Woodblock Print we believe was done by artist Kuni Yoshi c1870. This "Kuni Yoshi" image is in good condition with strong colors,some small wholes and fading in the top and lower right. It is framed and matted so it hard to tell if it has be cropped in any way. the image measures 9 and one half inches by 14 inches,the frame measures 15 and one half by 21 inches. $450 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 3004 Antique Japanese Ship in a bottle circa 1860 to 1870 This unusual 19th century Japanese "ship in a bottle" is of British origin and crafted around 1860 to 1870. This ship in a bottle measures 12 an one half inches from base to top and the base is 5 and one quarter inches in diameter. There is a crack on the base which can be seen in one of the photographs. $1500 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 6801 Japanese Kutani Porcelain Sleeping Cat c1890 A very charming Japanese Kutani Porcelain sleeping cat of the Meiji to Taisho period, having a red collar decorated with green and blue design and a gold bell. Made between 1868 and 1912. Measures 3 inches high x 6 and one half inches wide x 4 and one half inches deep. $1600 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 7009 Japanese Ando cloisonne tall vase with royal chrysanthemum Japanese Ando cloisonne tall vase with royal chrysanthemum decoration, unmarked, 20th century Showa Period, 5.50 in. W x 12 in. H. $1895 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 7197 A dictionary of Japanese Artists Lawrence P Roberts A dictionary of Japanese Artists Lawrence P Roberts 1986. $50 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 7489 Japanese Edo black lacquered writing document box c1865 Japanese Edo period black lacquered writing, document box with cover, overall gold leaf foliate decoration with clover leaf crests, the interior and undercover surface a gold dust finish, original brass pulls. Edo Period, Note a museum quality restoration to under rim of cover is shown in one of the pictures provided. It is very dificult to notice from the outside. Dimensions: 4" H x 10 1/2" W x 8 1/2" D $2600 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 6457 Japanese 19thc wood block print 19th century Japanese wood block print of a Samurai. His kimono is printed with swallows and parasols. The frame measures 15 by 20 and one half inches. Strong color, no tears, bamboo matted. $400 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 6793 6 Anglo Japanesque Aesthetic Period Ebonized Side Chairs A set of 6 matching Aesthetic Period ebonized side dining chairs in the English taste with curved backs, featuring gilt crest rail mons in the Japanese taste; on 4 turned, fluted legs with turned, detailed stretchers. Seats and backs newly upholstered in watery-blue raw silk. School of E. W. Godwin. Each measures 32 and one half inches high x 17 inches wide x 18 inches deep. $12000 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 7537 Enamelled Japanese Satsuma scalloped edge bowl Meiji c1900 A finely executed, heavily enamelled Japanese Satsuma scalloped edge bowl, the center medallion decorated with women and children at play, surrounded by a brocade band, the inner edge decorated with abstract floral motifs and the outer edge with a floral and stars design. Signed, verso. Meiji Period, c. 1900. Measures 2" H x 5 3/4" dia. $1500 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 4964 Japanese red lacquer wedding dish with cranes Japanese red lacquer wedding dish with cranes. This Japanese wedding bowl is in very good original condition and measures 8 inches wide and 3 inches high. c1880. $400 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 5184 Japanese Arita Ware blue and white covered sugar c1900 Japanese Arita Ware blue and white covered sugar c1900. This Arita porcelain covered sugar is in excellent condition with just one slight tiny inside rim flake which we show in the photographs provided. Measures 3 inches high by 5 inches across. $125 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 3835 Antique Japanese Woodblock Print Refined Beauty Antique Japanese Woodblock Print Refined Beauty. By Artist: Sadahide Gyokuransai. This antique Japanese wood block print measures 17 and one eighth inches high and is 12 and five eighths inches wide. The image measures 11 and three quarter inches high by 7 and one half inches high. $475 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 3884 Antique Japanese Wood Block Print Antique Japanese Wood Block Print "Japanese antiques" The frame of this antique Japanese wood block print measures 18 and one half inches wide and is 22 and three quarter inches tall, the image measures 8 and one half inches wide and is 13 inches tall. $550 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 5615 A Japanese Hirado Mukozuke Scroll shape Meiji A fine footed Mukozuke with an underglaze design of a lakeside landscape with hills in the background and two small boats in the lake. The border is done in the brocade patterns known as nishidike. The raised foot has classic Nabeshima style vertical lines and the underside of the scroll has small designs of foothills. Four character mark on the base reads Hirado Kasho Good Omen. See page 146, plate 12 in the standard Hirado reference book by Louis Lawrence Hirado, Prince of Porcelains Encyclopedia of Art Series, 1997. Mid Meiji. Measures 6 and three eighth inches wide at top, 5 and seven eighths inches wide at bottom and is 1 one half inches high at its highest. Mukozuke bowls, used to serve food during a formal tea ceremony. $875 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 5677 Japanese burl wood root vessel Meiji dated 1902 Japanese burl wood root vessel marked Meiji 35th (1902), June 12th and signed with owners name Shinichiro Muto. This root vessel measures 10 inches high by 10 inches wide and deep. Excellent condition with original interior liner and shaped wood base. Great for Ikebana, flower arrangement. $2600 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 7040 18th c French Regence console table with marble top 18th c.French Regence console table with marble top. The marble's natural veining resembles a Japanese red maple tree. Measures 41 inches wide by 29 inches high, 20 and one half inches deep at center and 18 and one half inches deep at the sides. Wooden pin construction with hand carved shell design on the front. An old Sotheby's label is on the reverse. $12500 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 6931 Carved wood model of two Japanese puppies with ball c1900 Carved wood model of two Japanese puppies with ball c1900 signed on bottom. Excellent condition and carving detail. Measures 8 and one half inches long. $1575 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 4273 Japanese wood wall cabinet c1890 Rare Japanese hardwood wall cabinet c1890. This fine Japanese wall cabinet features a moon motif set into screen partitions of open stick patterns reminicient of Imari porcelain. Extraordinary craftsmanship. Each screen joint is overlapped. Weighs 24 pounds. The cabinet measures 37 inches high by 27 inches wide and 7 inches deep. The double doors open to a single shelf. $2250 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 5619 Japanese Boxwood Covered carved Crane box Edo Meiji This is an important example of the finest in late Edo to early Meiji wood carving. The piece is a covered box carved in the shape of a nesting Japanese Crane. Incredible detail to the feathers and head. Fine old patina indicates a dating from 1840 to 1870. The box measures 6 and seven eighths inches long by 3 inches wide by 3 inches high. The interior has been accented with either a light wash of gold lacquer or gold paint. Of particular note is the interior base which has been skillfully carved to make it look as if it were made of strips of interwoven wood or bamboo. The box is signed on the base. The signature translates to Dosen Z ( made by Dosen). The very tip of the tail on the upper lid has had a chipped end which has been very finely restored, we owned the piece for several years and did not even notice the repair until taking the photos for this listing. For the Japanese, the crane or tsuru is considered a national treasure, appearing in art, literature, and folklore. The Japanese regard the crane as a symbol of good fortune and longevity because of its fabled life span of a thousand years. $2200 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 7211 13 Volume set of reference books on Japanese screens c1981 Limited edition 13 Volume set of reference books on Japanese screens with illustrations in original box. Published Nippon Byobu E Shyusei"(Japanese Byobu Painting Collection) Kodansha 1981. Original box. Only one volume of the thirteen has ever been opened (we show a picture of it). Each volume measures 13 and one half by 18 and one half inches. Purchased in Japan in 1981. $3750 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 6911 Japanese Aesthetic Period black lacquered box c1880 Japanese Aesthetic Period black lacquered, hinged writing or document box with removable, fitted compartment, the covered top displaying multi specimen inlaid woods in geometric design & gilt foliate painted decoration, the interior lid featuring a gilt abstract landscape with birds. Japan, c. 1880. 13 5/8 in. W x 9.25 in. D x 5 5/8 in. H $1650 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 6799 Pair Aesthetic Movement Staffordshire Vases c1870 A Pair of Aesthetic Movement Staffordshire Potteries (marked) porcelain footed vases in the Japanese taste. Ovid shape, over triple hoofed feet, on triangular plinth, perfect condition.1870. Measures 7 and three eighths inches high x 3 and three eighths inches wide. $2200 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 7515 Japanese Meiji period woven bronze basket Japanese woven bronze basket with domed cover, two moveable bamboo motif carry handles, the top depicting in high relief a nocturnal scene with a full moon. Meiji Period (1868--1912), Basket dimensions: 4" H x 4 1/2" dia. Overall dimensions: 7" H x 6 1/2" dia. Japan, c. 1910 A good size basket, in excellent condition $1875 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 6130 Chare Japanese style abstract landscape Chare abstract landscape. Signed on face. Measures 40 by 30 inches. This is a wonderful image. It has a Japanese feel and look to it. $350 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 1661 Circa 1860 Antique Korean Pottery table lamp Antique Korean pottery storage jar lamp. This1860 Korean Pottery storage jar stands sixteen and a half inches at maximum height with base and lid. This a truly beautiful piece with wonderful colors and fine glaze. Excellent condition. The height with the shade is 27 and one half inches. The shade can be raised and lowered. $875 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 7002 Japanese imari octagonal shape bowl c1860 Japanese imari octagonal shape bowl, nicely polychrome decorated inside and out, the interior with 3 multi-design and colored mons, c. 1860. 4 in. H x 10 in. dia. $1575 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 3859 Antique Chinese Porcelain hand painted Vase Antique Chinese Porcelain Vase. This Chinese porcelain vase measures 5 inches high and the top is 2 and one quarter inches in diameter, at the opening. The vase measures approx. 5 inches wide overall. $245 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 6250 19th century Japanese samurai wood block print 19th century Japanese samurai wood block print. The frame measures 15 by 20 and one half inches. Strong color, no tears, bamboo mats, a few small binding holes on left side $400 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 6861 Japanese 19th c. papier mache letter box Japanese 19th c. papier mache letter box with domed top, hand painted scene of courtesans at work & play, with Samurai warriors; opening to a divided interior with a brass pull, c. 1870. 8 in. H x 8 in. W x 3.25 in. D. $1575 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 7011 Four Piranesi Incisione All Acquaforte of fireplace mantels Roma 1769 Four Piranesi Incisione All'Acquaforte of fireplace mantels Roma 1769, No 31, 33, 34, 51 in Catalogo J. Wilton-Ely. Custom conservation framing in reed shaped 22k gold leaf frame with corner block ornamentatin, float hinged with Japanese paper. Each frame measures 20 by 25 and one half inches. $16750 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 5731 Antique 19th century Japanese bronze planter Antique 19th century Japanese bronze planter. Measures 8 and three quarter inches high by 8 inches square. $875 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 6884 Japanese Ginbari cloissone tall vase c1910 Japanese Ginbari cloissone tall vase, or carved stand, depicting a large parrot figure on a floral bough, silver and sky blue foil background, including presentation box, early 20th c. 9.50 in H x 12 in. dia. (overall). $2260 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 6976 Royal Satsuma porcelain vase Royal Satsuma porcelain vase measures 8 inches high and 6 inches wide. Excellent condition. $250 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 2635 Vintage Japanese Porcelain Cream and Sugar Dishes Vintage Japanese Porcelain, China from Japan, Vintage Japanese Cream and Sugar. "Vintage Japanese Porcelain Cream and Sugar Dishes" The cream dish measures 5 and one quarter inches widest and is 4 inches deep and measures 3 and three quarter inches tallest at the handle. The sugar dish measures 6 inches from handle to handle, is 4 and one quarter inches deep and measures 3 and three quarter inches highest at the handles. Gold leaf, hand painted Japanese porcelain. $150 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 6660 Japanese Cloisonne vase with birds and flowers 1880 Japanese Cloisonne vase with birds and flowers 1860. This cloisonne vase is very high quality depicting birds, flowers, branches and leaves. There are gold flakes through out the entire top rim. Measures 15 inches high with a 5 and one half inch opening in the top.There is one tiny flake on the front and some blue enamel loss inside the to rim which we show in one of the pictures provided. $1600 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 5378 Japanese Arita ware porcelain blue and white box Japanese Arita ware porcelain blue and white covered footed box. This Japanese ceramic box dates from the early to mid 19th century. Lovely hand painted decoration under glaze. Measures 5 inches square by 4 and one half inches to the top of its lid. $385 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 6458 19th century Japanese wood block print of a Samurai 19th century Japanese wood block print of a Samurai. His kimono is printed with peonies and fences. The frame measures 15 by 20 and one half inches. Strong color, no tears, bamboo matted. $400 |
 click to enlarge | Item #: 5613 A Japanese Bronze Box with Mice Dressed as Men A delightful example of the finely honed use of humor in Japanese Art as described so well in the book Playfulness in Japanese Art by Nobuo Tsuji, Spencer Museum of Art, 1986. This small bronze box is molded in a woven basket look with low relief figures of mice in human clothing on the top lid. Two smaller mice on the left are seen approaching two much larger mice on the right side of the lid the details in each is quite remarkable. The box measures 3 and one third inches long by 1 and one half inches wide and is three eighths inches deep. Excellent condition and patina. We date this one to the late Meiji period, circa 1885 to 1910 $550 |