All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Metalwork : Pre 1920
item #1197886
(stock #MOR4251)
The Kura
$250.00
$250.00
A group of antique molds for the manufacture of Bronze Temple Bells (these are the dragons on top of the bells from which it is hung). They vary in size from 2-1/2 inches to 8-1/2 inches (6.5 to 21.5 cm) in width and height and date from the traditional manufacturing techniques lost long before the 2nd world war. They make for a veryu decorative group.
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An image of Mt. Fuji performed with ink on silk dating from the first half of the Edo period (1603-1867) signed Tanyusai-hitsu followed by a gourd shaped stamp reading Morinobu enclosed in an ancient wooden box. The scroll is 27-1/2 x 49 inches (70 x 125 cm), bordered in Edo period patterned blue cloth extended in pale silk and features bone rollers. There are marks in the bottom center of the painting, wrinkles and stains in the border consistent with age...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1900
item #1196733
(stock #ALR4248)
The Kura
$900.00
$900.00
A superb rendition of Rokusonn-O Minomoto Tsunemoto by Kyoto artist Ono Gyokurei dated the first of summer 1852 enclosed in the original signed and stamped wooden box. It is performed with pigment and gold on silk, enclosed in the original Silk border. There are a few wrinkles, as one might expect after a century and a half, however is in overall quite good condition...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1196570
(stock #TCR4246)
The Kura
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A vase by Seifu Yohei III enclosed in the original signed wooden box bearing the Teishitsu Gigei-in stamp. It is 7 inches (18 cm) tall, 4 inches (10 cm) diameter and in excellent condition.
Seifu Yohei III (1851-1914) was the adopted son of Yohei II. Sent at the age of twelve to study painting under then the top Nanga artist Tanomura Chokunyu, he returned in 1865 due to illness. The next year he entered as an apprentice the Seifu studio, then under the control of the second generation...
Seifu Yohei III (1851-1914) was the adopted son of Yohei II. Sent at the age of twelve to study painting under then the top Nanga artist Tanomura Chokunyu, he returned in 1865 due to illness. The next year he entered as an apprentice the Seifu studio, then under the control of the second generation...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1196569
(stock #TCR4245)
The Kura
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An unusual Tenmoku-yu vase by Seifu Yohei III enclosed in the original signed wooden box bearing the Teishitsu Gigei-in stamp. It is 8-1/2 inches (21.5 cm) tall, and in excellent condition.
Seifu Yohei III (1851-1914) was the adopted son of Yohei II. Sent at the age of twelve to study painting under then the top Nanga artist Tanomura Chokunyu, he returned in 1865 due to illness. The next year he entered as an apprentice the Seifu studio, then under the control of the second generation...
Seifu Yohei III (1851-1914) was the adopted son of Yohei II. Sent at the age of twelve to study painting under then the top Nanga artist Tanomura Chokunyu, he returned in 1865 due to illness. The next year he entered as an apprentice the Seifu studio, then under the control of the second generation...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1196471
(stock #TCR4244)
The Kura
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A Chatsubo Tea Leaf Storage jar by Seifu Yohei III with incised signature on the base enclosed in an annotated wooden box by Seifu IV and wrapped in a stamped cloth. It is 4-1/2 inches (12 cm) tall and in excellent condition.
Seifu Yohei III (1851-1914) was the adopted son of Yohei II. Sent at the age of twelve to study painting under then the top Nanga artist Tanomura Chokunyu, he returned in 1865 due to illness...
Seifu Yohei III (1851-1914) was the adopted son of Yohei II. Sent at the age of twelve to study painting under then the top Nanga artist Tanomura Chokunyu, he returned in 1865 due to illness...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Porcelain : Pre 1920
item #1196244
(stock #TCR4242)
The Kura
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A sometsuke Tea Pot by Seifu Yohei III enclosed in the original signed wooden box wrapped in the original stamped cloth. It is 4 inches (10 cm) diameter and in fine condition.
Seifu Yohei III (1851-1914) was the adopted son of Yohei II. Sent at the age of twelve to study painting under then the top Nanga artist Tanomura Chokunyu, he returned in 1865 due to illness. The next year he entered as an apprentice the Seifu studio, then under the control of the second generation...
Seifu Yohei III (1851-1914) was the adopted son of Yohei II. Sent at the age of twelve to study painting under then the top Nanga artist Tanomura Chokunyu, he returned in 1865 due to illness. The next year he entered as an apprentice the Seifu studio, then under the control of the second generation...
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 : Porcelain : Pre 1900
item #1195797
(stock #TCR4238)
The Kura
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A Rare Edo period Chakin-tsutsu by Takahashi Dohachi (also known as Ninnami Dohachi) enclosed in the original signed wooden box. A chakin-tsutsu is a container for the cloth napkin used in both Sencha and Maccha (Chinese Leaf Tea dn Japanese Tea Ceremony). It is 4 cm square, 7.3 cm tall and in excellent condition.b Finding a piece by Dohachi from this era in a signed box is a true rarity...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1920
item #1195632
(stock #MOR4237)
The Kura
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Tasteful Gold design under Shunkei Nuri with black lacquer rim defines for us the meiji aesthetic of superb quality and elegance with an emphasis on nature. 31.5 cm (12-1/2 inches) diameter, 24.5 cm (10 inches) tall, there are minor chips in rim. Austere and subtle indicative of later Meiji work. It will be shipped without ash.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Tea Articles : Pre 1900
item #1195565
(stock #MOR4236)
The Kura
$750.00
$750.00
A lotus leaf shaped tray by Kido Konroku from the Roka Sensui-So estate of world renowned artist Yamamoto Shunkyo. Although the same as MOR4235 listed previously, this piece has no box. It measures 12 x 12 x 1 inches (30 x 30 x 2.5 cm) and is in fine condition.
Kido Konroku (1812-1882) was a Sencha practitioner and carving artist of the Later Edo and Meiji eras...
Kido Konroku (1812-1882) was a Sencha practitioner and carving artist of the Later Edo and Meiji eras...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1900
item #1195543
(stock #MOR4235)
The Kura
1,100.00
1,100.00
A tiny crab crawls from beneath the fold in the lotus leaf shaped tray by Kido Konroku enclosed in a box from the Roka Sensui-So estate of world renowned artist Yamamoto Shunkyo...