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Zenga Art Scroll, Skull by Yamaoka Tesshu
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Pre 1900 item# 974828 (stock# ALR2783)
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A skull stairs blankly into the distance, a message to all about the impermanence of life by the famous Swordsman Yamaoka Tesshu. Ink on paper, remounted in olive grey border patterned with vines and featuring wood rollers. The scroll is 15 x 75 inches (37.5 x 190 cm). Some minor staining in the centre below the signature. Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1889) was a student of military arts and famous calligrapher. Born into a samurai family, Tesshu began studying swordsmanship from a very young age. ...click for details
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Daruma by Japanese Zen Priest Sohan Gempo (Shoun)
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Pre 1920 item# 974651 (stock# ALR2781)
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A single stroke Daruma image by Abbot of Daitokuji Temple Shoun (Sohan Gempo, 1848-1922). Ink on paper in crushed paper border with black lacquered rollers, typical of the Daitokuji style. It measures 13-1/2 x 73 inches (34 x 185 cm) and is in fine condition. Sohan Gempo, (1848-1922) was born into a Shinto family, however entered the Buddhist priesthood at the age of 12 at Kogen-ji, Kanazawa. After a brief period at Empukuji in Kyoto, he moved to Yokohama and received inka from Nakahara Nant ...click for details
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Zen Calligraphy Screen Set, I Ro Ha by Shoun (Gempo)
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Pre 1920 item# 974560 (stock# ANR2780)
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A pair of six panel byobu by Abbot of Daitokuji, Priest Sohan Gempo (Murasakino Shoun) dating from the Meiji to Taisho period. The subject is an old song used to teach the basics of literacy as it is a panagram, containing every letter in the Japanese alphabet once; a popular subject for Zen artists for its simplicity and usefulness. The song itself seems to say, Keep it Simple, and the title I Ro Ha is used to mean basic. It can be translated according to Dr. Ryuichi Abe:
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Rare! Antique Japanese Iki Ningyo Head
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Pre 1920 item# 974421 (stock# MOR2779)
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5,800.00
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A very rare Iki-ningyo mannequin head dating from the later Meiji to Taisho period enclosed in a wooden storage box. Glass eyes, translucent skin and genuine hair, over a carved wooden base, this is a true work of art. The head is life size, roughly 14 inches tall from the base and is in overall fine condition, with some out of place hairs, minor handling marks and some faint discoloration over the left eye. We have been looking for a quality Iki-ningyo head like this for 6 years, and are pro ...click for details
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Fine Japanese Hand Painted Gold Crane Screen
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Pre 1920 item# 973953 (stock# ANR2778)
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4,250.00
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Cranes prance and preen on the edge of a cobalt lake glistening on the gilded panels of this full size six fold screen dating from the early 20th century. Plum blossoms dart in and out of sight among the brilliant viridian bamboo, symbolizing the coming of spring. The extravagant scene is bordered in intricately woven silk with a black lacquered wooden frame retaining the original patterned backing paper. It is 68 x 149 inches (173 x 378 cm) and in excellent condition.
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Exquisite Antique Japanese Lacquered Kogo Incense Box
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Pre 1900 item# 971882 (stock# MOR2772)
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To imagine the amount of time that has gone into the making of this gorgeous lacquer incense container is difficult. It is made with no center, simply layer upon layer of lacquer dried, cut, shaped and polished to a brilliant sheen. The green shade is indicative of the Tsugaru region. The colors swirl and mingle, never mixing, the dozens of layers visible on the cut edge. It comes enclosed in a period wooden box and measures 1-3/4 inches (4.5 cm) in diameter and is in excellent condition, da ...click for details
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5 Unique HP Lacquer Dishes by Shunkyo, Kako, Seiho…
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Pre 1920 item# 971123 (stock# MOR2771)
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A set of five Meiji period lacquer dishes, the black surface of each uniquely decorated by the best and brightest students of Kono Bairei. Included are Yamamoto Shunkyo, Tsuji Kako, Takeuchi Seiho, Kikuchi Hobun and Taniguchi Kokyo. A beautifully painted lantern-seed pod shows the delicat touch of Shunkyo. Pine cones by Kako show his penchant for abstraction, and the insect on wide green leaves is unmistakably Seiho. Hobuns green leaves and gourd are more detailed, the spinning vines searchi ...click for details
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Antique Japanese Temple Dragon Carving
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Pre 1900 item# 970780 (stock# MOR2769)
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1,500.00
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Perhaps the best dragon carving we have ever owned, here is a solid Keyaki carving taken from the interior of a temple with glass eyes glaring fiercely out at anyone who threatens the sanctity of Buddhism. Flames leap from the body blown by fierce winds as it rises from the Churning ocean. The carving practically roils out from the wood panel, fully in three dimensions. It is 78 x 26 x 10 cm (31 x 10 x 4 inches). Please notice the yellow arrows in the last photos, as the whisker of the creat ...click for details
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