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17 Japanese Crystal Hanko Seal, Inzai
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Pre 1920 item# 843207 (stock# MOR2508)
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900.00
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17 genuine antique crystal stamps, three capped by mythical creatures, another is engraved with a dragon on the side. One quite large has the crystalline planes visible within, and one is shaped from a needle filled crystal. Four have been intricately carved with characters, two of those are masterpieces, the other 13 have never been used. 11 seals are in perfect condition. Six seals (on the left side in the first photo) have some damage; three of those have very small nicks which could be ...click for details
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Suzuri Token Ink Stone, Aoki Mokube, Kodojin
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Pre 1900 item# 843189 (stock# MOR2507)
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Two ceramic ink grinding stones by Aoki Mokube, one of which features a rosewood lid, the other enclosed in a wooden box annotated by one of Japans most unusual scholar-artists Fukuda Kodojin. The first stone is covered in white glaze decorated with waves and frets in dark oxide. The other is covered in deeply crackled glassy green glaze. Each stone is stamped beneath Mokube and measures roughly 5 x 3-1/2 x 1 inches (12 x 9 x 2 cm). The rosewood lid of the light colored suzuri is cracked and ...click for details
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Antique Japanese Suzuri Ink Stone Collection
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Pre 1920 item# 843186 (stock# MOR2506)
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700.00
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Here is a group of five Suzuri ink grinding stones of various styles and one Ryubun-Do bronze water-dropper. From top right is A Chinese ceramic grinding stone decorated with children in cobalt on white. A hollow on top allows for the ink to be ground and a slight wall separates it from the water which can be added to dilute or removed to darken the ink. Next a simple dark stone with a fine karaki (rosewood) lid carved tofit specifically this stone. Underneath is carved Amahata. Third is a ...click for details
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2 Antique Japanese Carved Bamboo Sago Tea Scoop
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Pre 1920 item# 843185 (stock# MOR2505)
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Two antique bamboo sago, one dark piece decorated with a crow and a goose, the other honey-colored decorated with a camellia. They are 7-1/2 by 2 inches (19 x 5 cm) and 6-1/4 by 2 inches (16.5 x 5 cm) respectively, in fine condition. Sago are used for scooping tea in the Sencha tea tradition. Sencha was the most popular form of tea from the early 19th century to the ea‚’‚Ś‚™ 20th century. It is based on the use of Chinese green and Ulong teas.
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Antique Japanese Carved Bamboo Sago Tea Scoop
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Pre 1920 item# 843182 (stock# MOR2504 )
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A rat hangs its rear end out of a basket, possibly stealing a mochi rice cake on this rich honey colored Sago tea scoop signed TetsuSanjin To. The rat is a symbol of good fortune in Asia as it only comes to houses which have something to spare. The bamboo is perfectly polished with a low arch and intricately carved with the basketry. It is 6-1/2 inches (16.5 cm) long, 2 inches (5 cm) wide and in fine condition. Sago are used for scooping tea in the Sencha tea tradition. Sencha was the most ...click for details
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Antique Japanese Carved Bamboo Sago Tea Scoop
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Pre 1920 item# 843172 (stock# MOR2503)
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Butterflies tumble about on the opulent caramel surface of this Sago tea scoop Signed Akira. The two creatures are deeply carved into the rich body surmounted by a brief poem. A fine carving, the bamboo is 6 inches (15 cm) long, 2 inches (4.5 cm) wide and in fine condition. Sago are used for scooping tea in the Sencha tea tradition. Sencha was the most popular form of tea from the early 19th century to the ea‚’‚Ś‚™ 20th century. It is based on the use of Chinese green and Ulong teas.
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Antique Japanese Carved Bamboo Sago Tea Scoop
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Pre 1920 item# 843171 (stock# MOR2502)
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A minutely carved image of a bat cirling over a planted pine-bonsai in the light of the moon just showing through the dark clouded sky. The piece is cut from a round of susu-take, bamboo taken from a roof which is stained a rich amber from a century or more of smoke. The light color on top forming the clouds is a natural rope mark where the smoke did not penetrate to the wood (the bamboo would have been secured to the beams with a rope). A fine carving, the bamboo is 7 inches (18 cm) long, 2 ...click for details
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Antique Japanese Carved Bamboo Hitto Brush Pot, Shojo
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Pre 1920 item# 842870 (stock# MOR2501)
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A mischevious shojo sprite pads forward with a long dipping scoop over his shoulder, a huge pot behind (likely filled with rice wine as the shojo is very fond of drink). Opposite a long inscription fills the open area. The pottery vessel is deeply carved into the bamboo with the Shojo in relief before it. The piece is 5-1/2 inches (14 cm) tall, roughly -3/4 inches (7 cm) diameter at the base and dated 1901. The bamboo is a rich amber red, lighter in the carved section, with a fixed wooden ba ...click for details
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Antique Japanese Carved Bamboo Hitto Brush Pot
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Pre 1920 item# 842846 (stock# MOR2500)
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A pine tree frames the full moon shining through a gap in the cloudy night sky, a verse in 7 characters on the back, all deeply carved into this bamboo root brush-pot. The inscription reads, Two Dragons Vie for the Pearl, Moon between Clouds; followed by two carved seals. Take from the base of the bamboo, the root nodules shaved off to form a rough landscape for the ragged pine roots. The piece is 5 inches (13 cm) tall, roughly 3-1/2 inches (9 cm) diameter at the base. It likely dates to the ...click for details
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Momoyama period Japanese Sansui Kano Screen A
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Pre 1700 item# 842209 (stock# ANR2495)
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A typical Muromachi style Sansui screen showing scholarly travelers in a ragged landscape of precipitous hills and temples dusted with clouds of gold flake likely dating from the late 16th century. It is bordered in fine antique patterned brocade with a black lacquered frame. The gold mist engulfs the scene, giving life to the unusually large figures, a Muromachi-Momoyama trait. In the area about the travelers’ path, gold has been rubbed into the paper, giving it a soft sheen. The screen mea ...click for details
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