All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1700
item #1145305
(stock #TCR2736)
The Kura
1,100.00
1,100.00
A smattering of goma ash surrounds but is almost worn from the top of this ancient Bizen footed bowl which had been used as a Kensui spent water jar for the Japanese Tea ceremony. A pale gray is visible below the surface, as if looking through the outer red. The bowl is heavily worn outside from much handling, and was likely used on a daily basis. Likely Momoyama period, I have not seen another like it. Judging by the shape it is possibly a priests begging bowl, although unusual with a foot...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1920
item #1144409
(stock #TCR4039)
The Kura
$350.00
$350.00
A haunting crackled glaze of pale yellow and cream with clouds of gray covers the faceted sides of this exquisite antique Mentori Chawan of light soft clay. Inside it is filled with color from years of use. The bowl glows in the dim candle light of the tea room, like the spirit of some past tea master kneeling beside the kama. A stamp beneath appears to read Mukashi (Long Past), but is partly obscured by glaze which makes it difficult to be sure...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Textiles : Pre 1900
item #1143165
(stock #MOR4032)
The Kura
$500.00
$500.00
Sumptuous red interspersed with gold geometric lattice to which cling purple and green chrysanthemum, a fine priest robe dating from the late 19th century. The Kesa is backed with unusual pink silk. It is 81 x 35-1/2 inches (155 x 90 cm), and would be a fabulous wall hanging in overall good condition...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1920
item #1142029
(stock #ALR4027)
The Kura
$650.00
$650.00
Horns and a tail are added to a swift enso circle creating the silhouette of an ox on this fine Zenga scroll by Takeda Mokurai enclosed in the original signed wooden box. Ink on paper with brass colored silk border and porcelain rollers, it is in overall fine condtion. The scroll measures 43.5 x 196 cm (17 x 77 inches).
Takeda Mokurai (1854-1930) began his journey down the Buddhist path at the age of 7 under the priest Ryodo...
Takeda Mokurai (1854-1930) began his journey down the Buddhist path at the age of 7 under the priest Ryodo...
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 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 : Folk Art : Pre 1920
item #1141069
(stock #MOR4021)
The Kura
1,800.00
1,800.00
An ancient and worn iron bound wooden Tsurube well bucket turned into a vase and engraved with the calligraphy of Tomioka Tessai (1837-1924) enclosed in a period stamped wooden box. Originally a wooden bar would have run through the upper center for the rope to tie to, the hole where it was is now plugged with old wood, and a copper liner inserted with a triad of chains joined in the center from which it could be hung...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1900
item #1140918
(stock #ALR4020)
The Kura
Price on Request
Price on Request
Scholars, sages and hermits enjoy the simple pleasures of life lost among the clear waters and deep foliage of the willow forest in this spectacular literati paradise by Ki (no) Baitei (Kyuro, 1734-1810). One of the most interesting and important scrolls in our collection, and also one of the most difficult to photograph. Ink and light color on paper in the original Edo p. Border and enclosed in an antique wood box...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1900
item #1140915
(stock #ALR4020)
The Kura
Price on Request
Price on Request
Scholars, sages and hermits enjoy the simple pleasures of life lost among the clear waters and deep foliage of the willow forest in this spectacular literati paradise by Ki (no) Baitei (Kyuro, 1734-1810). One of the most interesting and important scrolls in our collection, and also one of the most difficult to photograph. Ink and light color on paper in the original Edo p. Border and enclosed in an antique wood box...
The Kura
$270.00
$270.00
A collection of 19 black and white photographic postcards from the early 20th century (likely Taisho era, 1911-1925) depicting Geisha and Maiko courtesans from that era. Each measures 14 x 9 cm Carte Postale size. A few are used or stamped, most are unused.
The Kura
$160.00
$160.00
A collection of 12 hand tinted color photographic postcards of “Taisho Bijin”, Beauties of the Taisho Era (1911-1925) in a simple collector case. Each measures 14 x 9 cm Carte Postale size. A few are used or stamped, most are unused.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Netsuke and Related : Pre 1900
item #1119872
(stock #MOR3070)
The Kura
$395.00
$395.00
A tiny mingei image of the god of fortune Hotei carved from what appears to my untrained eye to be bone, possibly Stag-horn. He squats, grinning up at the sky, his ubiquitous sack voluminous behind. Through the back and down through the bottom is bored a hole for the string. The figure is 1-1/2 inches (4 cm) tall and likely dates from the 19th century (Late Edo to Meiji). These are not modern reproductions, but genuine antique Japanese Netsuke coming from Kyoto.
Hotei (Ch...
Hotei (Ch...