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Antique Japanese Brass Sencha Tea Scoop,
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Pre 1900 item# 963807 (stock# MOR2747)
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425.00
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A brass tea scoop dating from the later Edo period etched on the outer surface with flowers, and originaly lined with applied gold. The gold has largely worn away, leaving a shadow of color on the edges and center. Gold was originally used on tea utensils as it was believed that if it came in contact with poison the gold would change color, thus saving the participants from danger. This scoop is roughly 6-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches (16 x 6 cm) and is in fine condition. This is from a collection of s ...click for details
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Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Stand, Tigers
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Pre 1900 item# 957929 (stock# TCR2740)
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Four grinning tigers support the flat body of this porcelain stand covered in white with lapping blue chevrons circling the sides. The tigers stand in the style of the Manjirushi, symbol of eternity. I have never seen another piece like it. The stand is roughly 8-1/2 inches (21.5 cm) square, 4 inches (10 cm) tall, dating from the 19th century. Two of the beasts have lost an ear, and there is a crack in the neck of a third. Considering the intricacy and age I woud say that it is in remarkabl ...click for details
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Archaic Chinese Stone Spear Head
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Pre AD 1000 item# 957923 (stock# MOR2739)
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850.00
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A Chinese stone-age spear head measuring 8 inches (20 cm) long enclosed in a wooden box titled Archaic Chinese Spear Head. There is a fine repair where the blade was broken at an angle. This is from a collection of scholar items we are currently offering from the estate of a Kyoto family involved in literati and art movements from the later Edo period on. This is from a collection of scholar items we are currently offering from the estate of a Kyoto family involved in literati and art movemen ...click for details
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Archaic Japanese Stone Age Knife
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Pre 1920 item# 957922 (stock# MOR2738)
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1,250.00
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The broken blade of a stone age knife excavated in Japan is contained in this antique custom silk lined wooden box dated 1922. The three shards total 9-1/2 inches (14.5 cm) in length, from the base of the haft to near the tip. The box is titled Stone Age Japanese Knife, and contains a long inscription within. This is from a collection of scholar items we are currently offering from the estate of a Kyoto family involved in literati and art movements from the later Edo period on. Unearthed in J ...click for details
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Antique Edo p. Ryukyu Pottery Shrine
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Pre 1900 item# 957910 (stock# MOR2737)
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795.00
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A very rare mustard yellow pottery shrine from the southern Japanese Island Kingdom of Okinawa (Ryukyu) dating from the Edo era. The piece is 6 by 7 by 9 inches (15 x 18 x 23 cm). There is a chip in the finial, and chips to four of the roof suppots. This is from a collection of scholar items we are currently offering from the estate of a Kyoto family involved in literati and art movements from the later Edo period on.
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Antique Japanese Kyogen Mask
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Pre 1900 item# 957760 (stock# MOR2735)
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1,800.00
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A fierce, Middle-Edo Period Kyogen Mask with brass ringed eyes enclosed in an antique black lacquered wooden box. The front is covered in burnished white gofun, with painted beard and moustache. The back is raw, age blackened wood. It is roughly 8-1/2 inches (21.5 cm) tall. There are some stable cracks in the gofun not at all surprising for the age, otherwise in fine condition..
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Lacquer Sample Set for Sword Scabbards
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Pre 1900 item# 957758 (stock# MOR2734)
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A variety of saya lacquer-style samples enclosed in a set of stacking boxes titled Nuri-Hon. Thirty samples covering inlays, various techniques such as nejiri, powdered shell, byakudan, wakasa, and tsugaru techniques. Each sample is roughly 3-1/2 inches (9 cm) lng, the boxes 7-1/2 x 4 x 1 inches (19 x 10 x 2 cm). Very rare and overall in fine condition, dating from the later Edo. This is from a collection of scholar items we are currently offering from the estate of a Kyoto family involved in ...click for details
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Ancient Japanese Bizen Pottery Bowl
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Pre 1800 item# 957757 (stock# TCR2733)
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A smattering of goma ash surrounds but is almost worn from the top of this ancient Bizen footed bowl. A pale gray is visible below the surface, as if looking through the outer red. The bowl is heavily worn outside from much handling, and was likely used on a daily basis. Certainly 17th century, very likely Momoyama, before styles and shapes became fixed under the rigid Edo structure, I have not seen another like it. Judging by the shape it is possibly a priests begging bowl, although unusual ...click for details
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Antique Chinese Stone Scholar Seal Carving, Stamp
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Pre 1900 item# 957468 (stock# MCR2731)
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1,600.00
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A stone frog, so realistic he looks wet, stands cagey on the edge of this antique Chinese stamp enclosed in a fine custom made Kiri-wood box from a Japanese collection of scholar items. The stamp is roughly 2-1/2 inches (6.5 cm) square, and in fine condition but for one small chip in the corner. Not our usual forte but the mug looking creature just called to me when I saw him. Truly a pleasure to hold. The stone is Juzan-seki (jap), Shoushan stone, and comes from Fujian province in China. I ...click for details
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