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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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Gorgeous 19th c. Japanese Lacquer Box, Tokaido Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1900   item# 1065438 (stock# MLR2912)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  A stunning Suzuri bako covered in gold lacquer and minutely detailed with scenes of the 53 stations of the Tokaido. Mountains and ocean views, famous temples and castles are all populated by travelers in various shades and degrees of gold. It is decorated inside entirely with fronds over gold nashiji. A superb work of art that would have taken months or perhaps even years to complete. The box measures 33 x 25 x 14 cm (13 x 10 x 6 inches) and is in overall fine condition. There is a small rep ...click for details Incredible Carved Bamboo Senko Tsutsu Incense Container Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1920   item# 1065412 (stock# MOR2916)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  A long bamboo incense case with dark wood lid carved exquisitely with blossoming lotus and calligraphy. The deteriorating leaves rise from the bottom, blossoms spreading their petals to the sun. Above three lines of calligraphy descend to meet like the squirreling rays of late summer light. The piece is 20-1/2 inches (51.5 cm) long and in perfect condition, enclosed in a cloth sack and kiri-wood box. It is signed (Japanese reading) Fusui(lotus water)Sanjin Koku (carved by Fusui, man of the m ...click for details Suwa Sozan Token Porcelain Ink Stone Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1980   item# 1064848 (stock# TCR2915)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  A superb celadon suzuri by Seiji Master Suwa Sozan II enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The white clay stands out raw in the center, creating both a rough surface for grinding ink and a pool for the ink so as not to spill. The outer edges are covered in green celadon glaze for ease of cleaning. The piece is 15.5 cm diameter, 6 cm tall and in excellent, never used condition. Sozan I (1852-1922) was born ...click for details Published Porcelain Okimono by Suwa Sozan Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1940   item# 1064842 (stock# TCR2914)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  Bright colors decorate this life-like set of Porcelain Okimono in the style of Chinese fruit by Suwa Sozan (no box). This set dates to 1931 and is published in the book Suwa Sozan Sakuhin Shu (1971), p. 85. A bursting pomegranate, Persimmon, Bunch of Grapes and Buddhas Hand, with a fifth piece, a fig, missing from the set. Please note there are a few chips in the edges of the leaves of the fruit (circled in the photos). Each piece is roughly life-size the Buddhas hand is 15 cm (6 inches) long ...click for details Very Rare Meiji p. Japanese Cloisonne Vase, Gods Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1920   item# 1064583 (stock# TCR2911)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  A rare Meiji period Cloisonne hanging vase in unusual lavender color upon which reside the god and goddess Izanagi and Izanami, and a wagtail bird, all of the Japanese creation myth, dipping the hallowed spear into the brine to form Oyashima-kuni (the Great Island Nation of Japan). From the copper insert rim can be seen dangling in copper wire the magatama like jewels of a necklace, one of the symbols of Imperial power and holy descent. About the bottom are clouds and waves, showing that the ...click for details Celadon Chawan Tea bowl, Incised Dragon by Suwa Sozan I Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1920   item# 1064567 (stock# TCR2909)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  A dragon circles the body of this fine celadon bowl by important artist Suwa Sozan I enclosed in an antique wooden box. The bowl is 13 cm (5 inches) diameter, 6.5 cm (2-1/2 inches) tall and in excellent condition. These current listings of Sozan bowls are all from the same collection, and each box bears a collection label identifying the piece within. Sozan I (1852-1922) was born in Kutani country, present day Is ...click for details Antique Japanese Chawan, Zen Priest Rozan Eko Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1920   item# 1064212 (stock# TCR2905)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  A rare Hakeme (brush stroke) tea bowl with calligraphy by former head of Myoshinji Temple, Rozan Eiko (1865-1944), wrapped in a silk pouch and enclosed in a fine Kiri-wood box. A stout bowl, it has a great deal of presence without being heavy, and fits a man’s hands well. The bowl is 5 inches (13 cm) diameter, 3-1/2 inches (9 cm) tall and in fine condition but for one hairline fracture (see close-up photos). Rozan was born in Nagoya, and entered the priesthood at the age of 11. He was succ ...click for details Large Antique Japanese Silk Painting, Ueda Manshu Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1920   item# 1062658 (stock# ALR2902)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  A colorful work by Ueda Manshu (1869-1952) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Nangokufushu (Taste of a Southern Wind). A boy rides the back of an Ox through a marsh, he happy and dry and the beast happy in the cool water. One can also be reminded of the Zen tales of the Ox-herd, and connotations of enlightenment. Very much in the Taisho style with equal effort on the background as on the fore. The pigment on silk work has been remounted in a gold threaded pale brocade with bei ...click for details Kogo Incense box by Kamisaka Sekka Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1920   item# 1062069 (stock# MOR2897)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  A turned kiri-wood kogo incense case decorated with painting of plums and camellia with a silver rim. Inside wide leaves in god outline underlie the artist’s signature and stamp. The piece is 4-1/2 inches (11.5 cm) diameter. Sekka (1866-1942) is known as the last great Rimpa Master, an artist of many talents who worked in painting, wood and lacquer. Taken from Wikipedia (they say it so much better than I) In 191 ...click for details Huge Ando Shippo Cloisonne Vase, Phoenix Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1950   item# 1060545 (stock# MOR2892)  click for details The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!  Flames of red flash form the bird resurrected on the side of this large Cloisonne vase by the Ando company of Nagoya; Japan’s premier cloisonne studio. The color is hard to describe, seeming to be lit from within. A combination of wire and wireless design using gold wire with silver rim. Ando mark on base, the vase measures 37 cm (14-1/2 inches) tall, 32 cm (12-1/2 inches) diameter and is in excellent condition. It comes enclosed in a fine, custom made kiri-wood box. Return To Top View Next 10 Items PAGE: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  10  20  30  40  50  67