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As many may know we at The Kura have been heavily involved in the relief effort in Tohoku following the 2011, March 11 Earthquake and Tsunami which killed at least 26,000 people, and left hundreds of thousands homeless. During this last year we have neglected the website, and inconvenienced many with delays in service. Please know it was not without good reason, and your patience and understanding through this difficult time for Japan has been very much appreciated. For more on our efforts please see http://www.idrojapan.org After this first year anniversary we are now looking forward to getting back to the business of collection building, and look forward to working with you again in 2012 Sincerely: Robert Mangold Owner, The Kura Director, International Disaster Relief Organization

Robert Mangold has been working with Japanese antiques since 1995 with an emphasis on ceramics, Paintings, Armour and Buddhist furniture.

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Antique Celadon Lotus Plates, Miyagawa (Makuzu) Kozan Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1920   item# 1075772 (stock# TCR2944)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  A pair of plates by Makuzu Kozan in the shape of lotus leaves with flowering pods. Each measures 6 x 5 x 1-1/2 inches (15 x 13 x 4 cm) and bears the artists stamp on the base. There is no box. These are part of a large collection of works by Kozan we have recently acquired. 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 ...click for details Ivory Celadon Porcelain Vase by Kato Keizan I Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1960   item# 1075265 (stock# TCR2943)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  A fine ivory colored celadon by the first generation Kato Keizan enclosed in the original signed wooden box and containing the original exhibition pamphlet in which the vase is featured from the 1956 Takashimaya Department Store Exhibition marking his 50th year of working with clay. This vase was chosen by the artist for his exhibition pamphlet, making it, at least in the eyes of the artist, one of the more important pieces he had made at that time. The large vase is 12 inches (31 cm) tall, 7 ...click for details Antique Japanese Lacquer Box, Suzuri Bako Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1900   item# 1073782 (stock# MOR2938)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  A stunning box covered entirely in mother of pearl upon which is the crescent moon in lead under maki-e gold florals. Inside Rimpa style dear rest in lead and gold maki-e on a ground of red-tinted Nashiji. The box is in excellent condition, likely dating from the mid 19th century. It measures 22 x 24.5 x 5 cm (8-1/2 x 9-1/2 x 2 inches). Antique Japanese Cherry Blossom Screen, Pheasant Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1940   item# 1069831 (stock# ANR2935)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  A finely brushed image of a pheasant in the blossoming boughs of a cherry tree bearing a circular Rimpa School seal in the lower right. Pigment on paper with bokashi daubing of water on the tree trunk. Shadows dragged through the back appear to intimate bamboo. It is bordered in beige silk with a black lacquered wooden frame. The screen measures 71.5 x 68.5 inches (181 x 174 cm) and is in fine condition, dating from the early 20th century. Meiji period Bronze Image of a Sage Fishing, Signed Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1920   item# 1069140 (stock# MBR2933)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  A saintly recluse dozes restfully, his pole dipping to the waves below the rocky outcrop upon which he sits; a fine bronze figure dating to the Meiji period and signed on the reverse. The figure with the rock is 32 x 22 x 30.5 cm (11 x 9 x 12 inches) and is in fine condition. Antique Japanese Gilded Lotus Bowl, Buddhist Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1900   item# 1068794 (stock# MBR2932)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  A beautiful Meiji period basin of light weight metal gilded with genuine gold leaf with each individual petal rising to form the fluted rim. Much worn from handling, the bowl measures 25 cm (10 inches) diameter and is 12 cm (5 inches) tall. Antique Japanese Ceramic Bowl by Seifu Yohei Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1920   item# 1068568 (stock# TCR2931)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  A bowl by Seifu Yohei decorated with Kiku (chrysanthemum) in iron over white glaze stamped inside the base Seifu and enclosed in a signed wooden box. The bowl is 18 cm (7 inches) diameter, 8 cm (3-1/4 inches) tall and is in fine condition. The bowl bears the stamp of Seifu Yohei III. The box is from the Tokyo Branch of the Manshu-Do and is signed Seifu-zo (I believe by Seifu IV) and stamped Tokyo Ten, Kaizan or Seizan. ...click for details Antique Japanese Silver Folding Screen, Stone Lantern Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1920   item# 1066997 (stock# ANR2925)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  Heavy pigment forms a spectral scene of a dark stone lantern viewed through the spring laden branches of maples, a dove taking flight in the fore. Anyone who has visited Japan will know the haunting sense these monoliths produce. The painting is performed in thick pigment on applied silver-leaf, signed Taisho (Okada Taisho, b. 1888). The screen is signed in the lower right corner, and measures150 x 151 cm (59 inches by 5 feet). It is in fine condition, with only minor abrasions from handling ...click for details 17th c. Japanese Momoyama Gold Screen Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1700   item# 1065560 (stock# ANR2919)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, thank you!  An unusual 17th to early 18th century Screen featuring a koto harp and candle stand behind a screen under blossoming prunus, a spry group of pine in front and rushing water beyond. Incredible veining in the gold. Like much of Japanese art, the viewer is asked to interpret the scene as they see fit. Perhaps the remnants of a night of poetry and music under the plum blossoms. Perhaps the lonely Michizane playing to the moon, alone in exile with thoughts longing for Kyoto. All performed with h ...click for details Antique Japanese Armor, signed Myochin Munechika Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1900   item# 1065558 (stock# SAR2917)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  An Edo period iron Go-Mai-Do Armor in black lacquer signed in a gold tablet Myochin Munechika under the right arm. It features a 24 plate Suji Kabuto in Sabiji-nuri wih black lacquered Shikoro threaded with blue and orange with white piping (matching that on the Nodokake, Sode and Kusazuri). On the lowermost ring of the Shikoro are found dragonflies (Katsumushi, the insect of victory) in gold maki-e. It has a me-no-shita Ho with removable nose piece, and chu-sode. The Do is of five hinged pl ...click for details Return To Top View Next 10 Items PAGE: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  10  20  30  40  50  67