All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1910
item #1196100
(stock #TCR4241)
The Kura
1,000.00
1,000.00
A scholarly landscape unfolds around this proud sometsuke porcelain tea pot by Takahashi Dohachi decorated by important artist Tomioka Tessai. The piece is signed by both artists, Dohachi within the lid, Tessai on the side. It is 8 cm tall, 5 cm diameter and in fine condition...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1900
item #1181547
(stock #ANR4177 )
The Kura
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A huge three legged toad climbs the back of Gama, while Tekkai exhales his spirit on another journey through the timeless classics of Chinese liturgy, two paintings by Hara Zaizen. Mineral pigments on paper mounted on applied gold and bordered in fine silk with a lacquered wood frame. Each panel measures 94 x 170.5 cm (37 x 67 inches) and is in fine condition...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1900
item #1174773
(stock #MOR4158)
The Kura
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An important set of 10 wooden sweet plates with paintings and calligraphy by Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875). Each is entirely unique, with an individual poem.
A wooden beam’s soot, as well as the hearts sullied dross are swept clean at year’s end. (Hotei)
No place at the inn. Humans have a hard lot, but sleeping under blossoms the hazy moon consoles me. (Cherry blossom)
In this world certain forms inspire welcome thoughts. The eggplant calls to mind fortune...
A wooden beam’s soot, as well as the hearts sullied dross are swept clean at year’s end. (Hotei)
No place at the inn. Humans have a hard lot, but sleeping under blossoms the hazy moon consoles me. (Cherry blossom)
In this world certain forms inspire welcome thoughts. The eggplant calls to mind fortune...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1109729
(stock #TCR3046)
The Kura
1,500.00
1,500.00
A set of unique porcelain cups for Sencha green tea by five top names in Kyoto, Seifu Yohei, Takahashi Dohachi, Kiyomizu Rokubei, Mashimizu Zoroku and Miura Chikusen, all carried inside a six sided bamboo carrying case signed and stamped by each artist with each cup described, the case in turn enclosed in a wooden box. The box is titled Kosometsuke (?) Chawan, and signed within (illegible) likely by the collector for whom the set was made followed by one small and one large stamp...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Metalwork : Pre 1920
item #1193245
(stock #MOR4220)
The Kura
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An elegant rendition of the famous Rimpa Crane standing alongside a swirling river of silver created by Shoun for the Shobido Art Studio enclosed in the original wooden box. Extremely well crafted, the creature stands 11 inches (25 cm) tall and is signed Shoun Saku. The black lacquered table is 18 x 13 inches (45 x 33 cm) and is in fine condition.
Shobido has been commissioning works with first rate artists and craftsmen for its own facilities and top Department stores since 1900...
Shobido has been commissioning works with first rate artists and craftsmen for its own facilities and top Department stores since 1900...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1920
item #1182010
(stock #TCR4182)
The Kura
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A large buckwheat glaze vase in the Chinese style by Ito Tozan I enclosed in the original signed wooden box. It is 14-1/2 inches (37 cm) tall, 11-1/2 inches (29 cm) diameter and in excellent condition.
Ito Tozan I (1846-1920) began his artistic career studying painting in the Shijo manner under Koizumi Togaku before moving to the plastic arts under a number of teachers, including Takahashi Dohachi...
Ito Tozan I (1846-1920) began his artistic career studying painting in the Shijo manner under Koizumi Togaku before moving to the plastic arts under a number of teachers, including Takahashi Dohachi...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1194730
(stock #TCR4235)
The Kura
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A pair of stylish late 19th to early 20th century Tokkuri sake flasks covered in a bold design of red and white facets bordered with gold. Unmarked, they are likely from Kyoto, where they were found. Each is 7 inches (18 cm) tall, 3-1/2 inches (9 cm) diameter and in fine condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1920
item #1174675
(stock #ALR4157)
The Kura
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A worker makes his way through the autumn tinged hills, home just a few steps away in this brilliant Nanga work by Hashimoto Kansetsu enclosed in the original signed wooden box which is in turn enclosed in a red lacquered wooden box (Nijubako). Light color on silk mounted in a superb frame of blue silk with patterned with dragon dials and featuring large ivory rollers. The scroll measures 22 x 85-1/2 inches (58 x 217 cm) and is in excellent condition...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1920
item #1174363
(stock #ALR4155)
The Kura
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A beauty in dragonfly printed summer kimono parts the reed curtains, her form lit by the firefly flying over. A beautiful pigment on silk painting signed Suiun-Me (the Me literally means female) enclosed in the original signed wooden box dating from the Taisho period. It is bordered in superb patterned brocades and features porcelain rollers. The scroll measures 31.5 x 198.5 cm (12-1/2 x 78 inches)...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1920
item #1111841
(stock #ALR3053)
The Kura
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A fox and cubs under the crescent moon and falling leaves by Hotta Shuso (b. 1894) in a style representative of the Taisho era. Light color on silk in a pale green silk border with bone rollers. The scroll is 21-1/2 x 86 inches (55 x 219 cm) and in fine condition but for a faint discoloration in border top and bottom.
Hotta Shuso (1894-1954) was born in Nagano prefecture and studied under Ikegami Shuho, settling in Tokyo...
Hotta Shuso (1894-1954) was born in Nagano prefecture and studied under Ikegami Shuho, settling in Tokyo...
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 1920
item #1189586
(stock #MOR4204)
The Kura
$850.00
$850.00
4 stacking boxes in a handled carrying box decorated with Maki-e in a colorful style reflecting the Taisho era. The set measures 18 x 17 x 24.5 cm (7 x 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches) and is in good condition and quite unusual, with only one abrasion on a corner of the lid (see close-up pictures).