All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1900
item #1194407
(stock #ALR4229)
The Kura
4,800.00
4,800.00
Enlightenment through contemplation of a Stone; a powerful work by literati genius Tomioka Tessai, dating circa 1880 when the artist was in his 40s, enclosed in the original Signed wooden box. It is performed with ink and light color on paper bordered in fine silk. It measures 63 x 213 cm (25 x 84 inches) and is in fine condition. The stamps are visible in the monumental book Tessai, as well as on a painting from a similar era page 39 of the book Tomioka Tessai Ten (1986)...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Swords and Related : Pre 1700
item #1191682
(stock #MOR4214)
The Kura
4,750.00
4,750.00
A single plate hand formed helmet dated Kanbun 2 (1662) and signed Myochin Etchu Daijo Fujiwara Munemichi. This is a very rare piece, the entire bowl hand formed from a single piece of hand forged iron (Ichimai Kabuto). On the left front and both sides are bullet scars from when the helmet was tested for durability. Inside in front can be found the date “on an auspicious day in the second month of Kanbun 2”...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1920
item #1109109
(stock #ANR3045)
The Kura
4,400.00
4,400.00
Four ink on paper paintings of scholarly green tea items by Murata Kokoku mounted on age darkened silver opposite sheer white paper clouded with gold flake. Antique Handles on both sides, the sliver side of dark orbs containing a crescent moon in gold...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Sculpture : Pre 1920
item #1202124
(stock #MOR4270)
The Kura
3,800.00
3,800.00
First we hear the clang of the hammer striking the bell, then the steadily approaching clop of his wooden shoes before the horrifying creature dressed in the robes of an itinerant priest appears; a ledger in one hand noting our sins. Hanging from a chord around his shoulders is an umbrella, testifying to his constant state of movement. A spectacular carving of an Oni-no-Nenbutsu praying Demon taken from burled cedar...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1920
item #1194406
(stock #ANR4228)
The Kura
3,750.00
3,750.00
An egret stands alone and tranquil among the fresh green rush, resting lightly on one leg, a fine painting dating from the Taisho era signed Toko-me (By the female artist Toko). Performed with pigment on silk, it is in overall fine condition, with only minor toning/marks to the silk typical of age and is bordered in green silk with a black lacquer frame typical of the era. It retains the original backing paper and comes enclosed in the original wooden storage box (if desired)...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1900
item #1176745
(stock #MOR4166)
The Kura
3,500.00
3,500.00
Temples and lush hills of gold decorate the black lacquered sides of this 19th century go-board. Each scene is unique, a lakeside garden, the shore dotted with pines, the stilted legs of a mountain temple rising out of the mist, a river rushing past the long gate, the temple roof visible over the hill, The legs are sculpted and decorated with maple leaves washing away in swirling water, and beneath can be found the crest of the Ii clan, Daimyo (warlords) of Hikone...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1900
item #1141324
(stock #ANR4022)
The Kura
3,000.00
3,000.00
Autumn grasses, vines and a spray of flora decorate this anonymous mid Edo period (18th-19th century) Rimpa Floral Screen. After two centuries the white gofun has worn, leaving only a ghostly trace which accentuates the screens age and beauty. It is performed with light color and pigment on paper with applied gold flake and has been completely remounted, bordered in colorful Edo period cloth in a black lacquered frame. Each panel is 34-1/2 x 61-1/2 inches (88 x 156 cm).
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1920
item #1107696
(stock #ANR3029)
The Kura
3,000.00
3,000.00
A hermitage lost in the early blossoms of the plum forest, ink and light color inside a wide gold border typical of the Taisho era by Akashi Shoun (b. 1867). The scene wants to draw one into its environs, the warm colored table loaded with brushes inviting the viewer to share tea and brush a verse. Outside the promise of Spring speaks of warm days to come, and a reawakening of the dream world envisaged. The screen measures 68 x 149 inches (172.5 x 378 cm) and is in fine condition...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1920
item #1141327
(stock #ANR4024)
The Kura
2,750.00
2,750.00
The moon rises slowly into the evening sky, draped in the robes of an ancient pine, a fine early 20th century screen by Tatewaki Taizan, performed with ink on silk with a dash of pale gofun. It has been fully Remounted with a simple black lacquered frame accentuating the stately manner of the subject, with sturdy blue cloth backing. At that time some splits in the silk were repaired. Each panel measures 6 feet by 34 inches (182.5 x 86.5 cm)...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1700
item #1172178
(stock #ALR4141)
The Kura
2,700.00
2,700.00
An egret stands stone-like on a rock among dried autumn grasses on this Yusho-school ink painting dating from the Momoyama to early Edo period with an inscription by important Zen priest Seikan Bunei. The scene is performed with ink on paper and contained in and Edo period green border extended in raw silk with solid bone rollers. The scroll measures 23 x 72 1/2 inches (58.5 x 197 cm). There has been extensive restoration to the paper performed when the scroll was mounted...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Enamel : Pre 1900
item #1200401
(stock #MOR4261)
The Kura
2,650.00
2,650.00
An Edo era Kara-mono cloisonné tray enclosed in an antique wooden box. This was made in China for the Japanese market, and is of the Kara-mono style of cloisonné. On top it bears a Japanese family crest inset into a field of various colors. Only a very powerful family would have had the connections to procure such an object (likely a Samurai feudal Lord called Daimyo). The piece is 12 inches (29.5 cm) square, 2 inches (4.5 cm) tall and in overall fine condition...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1920
item #1119481
(stock #TCR3063)
The Kura
2,600.00
2,600.00
A large and unusual Raku hand warmer (Shuro) in the shape of a monkey Charm (sarubobo) by representative Kyoto artist Kiyomizu Rokube IV (Rokuko, 1847-1920) dating circa 1920 enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The Sarubobo is a Mingei Monkey Charm from the Gifu area, here recreated in the low-fired Raku pottery tradition of Kyoto and seated on the original silk pillow...