Erotic Meiji Japanese Porcelain Sake Service Set
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Pre 1920 item# 965669 (stock# TCR2759)
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A seven piece sake set consisting of 2 tokkuri and 5 shuhai cups, each uniquely painted depicting lovers in various contortions. The cups are roughly 2 inches (5 cm) across, the tokkuri roughly 5 inches (12.5 cm) tall. Two of the cups have hairline cracks and chips in the rim.
These are from a Meiji period Inn along the old entertainment district of Kamishichiken, one of the most famous pleasure districts in Japan.
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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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Antique Japanese Hand Painted Vase by Domoto Insho
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Pre 1920 item# 952873 (stock# TCR2724)
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A Flask shaped vase decorated with a Shishi (Mythical Lion Creature) in a rugged landscape by multi talented artist Domoto Insho enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The vase is 10 inches (25 cm) tall and in fine condition. Insho (b. 1891) was a Kyoto artist, trained in the traditional Shijo manner, but not one to be bound by its rigidity. He studied at the Kyoto Municipal School of Fine Arts, and under the important artist Nishiyama Suishi. Consistently exhibitied at the large Nation ...click for details
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Unusual Vase by Miyagawa (Makuzu) Kozan
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Pre 1920 item# 952792 (stock# TCR2723)
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A rare colorful vessel by Miyagawa Kozan II decorated with overglaze enamel butterflies flitting among sometsuke blue and Yu-kasai flora, young bamboo bursting toward the rim on one side. The use of overglaze enamels is exceptional, the winged creatures each uniquely decorated with minute attention to detail. The signature lies inside a chattered circle, typical of Kozan II, and the vase comes in the original signed wooden box. The piece is 9-1/2 inches (24 cm) tall, 5-1/2 inches (14 cm) tall ...click for details
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Kanon Goddess Figurine by Suwa Sozan I and Mokurai
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Pre 1920 item# 948176 (stock# TCR2713)
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Porcelain Figure of Kannon covered in smooth green celadon enclosed in the original signed wooden box bearing the Teishitsu Gigei-In stamp, inside the box is endorsed by important Zen artist Takeda Mokurai. Beautiful detail that we would expect from this artist combines with a contrast between the raw skin color of the clay against the crisp celadon. The figure stands 8 inches (20 cm) tall and is in perfect condition. This very image was likely dispayed at the posthumous exhibition held at Ken ...click for details
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Antique Japanese Porcelain Bowl by Miyanaga Tozan
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Pre 1920 item# 947564 (stock# TCR2711)
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A large Sometsuke Porcelain bowl by Miyanaga Tozan enclosed in an antique wooden box titled Yoraku Mon O-Hachi. The bowl s beautifully executed with crisp blue hanging draperies on sheer white, the body thin and elegant showing the mastery of the potter. It is stamped inside the foot-ring. The bowl is 8 inches (21 cm) diameter, 6 inches (15 cm) tall and in perfect condition. Miyanaga Tozan I (1867-1941) is one of the most important names in Kyoto ceramics. He was born in Ishikawa prefecture, ...click for details
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Japanese Chokko Sake Cup Set, YUZO, SOZAN, SEIFU, TOZAN
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Pre 1920 item# 947325 (stock# TCR2708)
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A set of ten uniquely crafted guinomi sake cups by some of Kyotos most famous 20th century artists, enclosed in a wooden box uniquely signed and stamped by each artist with an accompanying description of the piece. There is included in the set (reading the box lid from right to left), Ito Tozan, Daimaru Hokuho (Hoppo), Suwa Sozan, Miura Chikken (Chikusen III), Kiyomizu Rokube, Toko, Suiseki, Mashimizu Zoroku, Takahashi Dohachi and Seifu Yohei. The sake cups are all stamped, and inside the box ...click for details
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Porcelain Temple Tower Okimono by Suwa Sozan I
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Pre 1920 item# 946698 (stock# TCR2706)
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Pierced rails surround this celadon three storied pagoda Okimono by Teishitsu Gigei-in (Member of the Japanese Imperial Art Academy) Suwa Sozan I. Stamped on the base, The tower is 9 inches (24 cm) tall and in perfect condition. There is no box. Sozan (1852-1922) was born in Kutani country, present day Ishikawa prefecture, where he initially studied before moving to Tokyo in 1875. Over the next 25 years he would gravitate between Tokyo and Kanazawa, working at various kilns and research faci ...click for details
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Unusual Jet Iron Glazed Porcelain Vase by Makuzu Kozan
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Pre 1920 item# 942951 (stock# TCR2692)
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Blue and white waves crash in a colorful band surrounding the black body of this unusual vase by Miyagawa Kozan II. Frolicking in the tempest are large carp. Beasts clench ring handles in their jaws at the shoulder. The vase is 9 inches (23 cm) tall, 7 inches (18 cm) diameter and in perfect condition. The name Kozan was granted by Prince Yasui-no-Miya in 1851 in honor of the tea ware produced during the later Edo for the imperial Court by the tenth generation head of the Kyoto pottery family ...click for details
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Spectacular Antique Meiji p. Kutani Vase
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Pre 1920 item# 941568 (stock# TCR2684)
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The work on this superb Meiji p. Kutani vase would easily rival that of the greatest studios of the time (and surpass those of today!). Chrysanthemum and other flowers in overglaze enamels spread their brilliant foliage over the whit pebble textured moriage shoulder, Gold fading to white below the bamboo fence-like belt inlayed with kiri-kane gold and silver diamonds. Dew drops of gold moriage cling to the large leaves while plums blossom below. All of the work is both vibrant and meticulous, ...click for details
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