All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1920
item #1200892
(stock #TCR4266)
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Autumn flowers in overglaze enamel decorate this Hakeme Brush-stroke bowl by Ito Tozan enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The flowers are depicted in red and blue with green and gold grasses, and unusually, the Hakeme brush stroke is in a dark color, hinting at evening. The bowl is 7 inches (18.5 cm) diameter, 3 inches (8 cm) tall and in excellent condition...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1920
item #1200676
(stock #TCR4263)
The Kura
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white lines defining this tea bowl defy the superlative rendition of a bird snapping up an insect from a hibiscus by Ogata Gekko within. The bowl is 4-1/2 inches (11.5 cm) diameter, 3 inches (7.5 cm) tall and in fine condition. It comes wrapped in a silk bag and enclosed in a superb kiri-wood box.
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) of Edo (now Tokyo) was born the son of merchant Nakagami Seijiro and was heir to a small fortune...
Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) of Edo (now Tokyo) was born the son of merchant Nakagami Seijiro and was heir to a small fortune...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1900
item #1199348
(stock #TCR4257)
The Kura
$550.00
$550.00
Here is a lovely earthen Sake cup engraved with poetry describing a butterfly by the Nun Otagaki Rengetsu. The grass-script lines flow hither and yon on the surface, fluttering like the flight of the creature described. Ukarekita KayanoTsuyuni…Fluttering merrily and sleeping in the dew in a field of flowers; In whose dream is this butterfly? It is 2-1/2 inches (6.5 cm) diameter enclosed in a modern kiri-wood box. There are hairline cracks as visible in the photo...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1900
item #1198463
(stock #TCR4256)
The Kura
$400.00
$400.00
A Nishimachi Buddhist Altar vase covered in earthy glaze with a draping of Agano green dating from the later Edo period. It is 8-1/4 x 7-1/4 inches (22 x 18.5 cm). There is a small repair to the rim visible in the close-up photo
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1920
item #1198462
(stock #TCR4041)
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A deep men-tori Tsutsu Chawan of pale millet glaze tinged with lustrous silver dating from the Meiji period (19th century) and enclosed in a much worn kiri-wood box signed Rakuzan. It is haunting, like a ghost passing through the shadows of the tea room. There is an impressed seal beside the foot and the box is titled Koetsu-utsushi chawan and signed Rakuzan-zo with a gourd shaped stamp reading Rakuzan...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1700
item #1197945
(stock #TCR4253)
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What a pleasure it would be to drink from this haunting 17th century (Momoyama to early Edo) Karatsu Guinomi Sake cup with gold lacquer repairs. It is 2-1/2 inches (6.5 cm) dimeter, 1-3/4 inches (4.5 cm) tall. There are 2 tiny gold repairs gleaming softly on the rim like a yellow moon peering through clouds on a dark night. .
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1900
item #1197943
(stock #TCR4252)
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The bowl is 5 inches (13 cm) diameter2-1/2 inches (6 cm) tall and in fine condition. Oku yama no, Hana no Shirayuki, Nagare-kite, Haru no sue kumu, Kawazura no Sato (From Deep in the mountains, fallen petals white as snow, Flow past the village, like the last vestige of Spring).
Much has been written about the life and work of poet/artist Otagaki Rengetsu...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1920
item #1194619
(stock #TCR4234)
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A set of Nesting Shino Sake Cups with Dice. They are stamped on the base, and come in three sizes, the accompanying dice imprinted with the various sizes on each side, so a roll of the dice decides your fate in the drinking game. Very unusual and in excellent condition, they are (stacked) 2 x 2 x 1-1/4 inches (5 x 5 x 3 cm).
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1900
item #1193855
(stock #TCR4223)
The Kura
$450.00
$450.00
A Bairin Yaki Suiteki water dropper in the shape of a chestnut covered in that quintessential Bairin aubergine glaze with a soft textured orange leaf over the water bowl covering the port. It is 3-1/2 x 2-1/4 x 2 inches (9 x 6 x 5 cm) and is in fine condition.
Bairin Yaki was a resurrection of the ancient Omi style of ceramic called Zeze favored by Kobori Enshu and Honami Koetsu...
Bairin Yaki was a resurrection of the ancient Omi style of ceramic called Zeze favored by Kobori Enshu and Honami Koetsu...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1900
item #1192338
(stock #TCR4217)
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A beautiful antique Kiyomizu-yaki sake cup decorated with 6 butterflies among summer grasses stamped Rokubei and enclosed in a period wooden box titled Rokkasen (the six poets). The box is dated Koka 5 (1848). The cup measures 6.5 cm (2-1/2 inches) diameter, 3.7 cm (1-1/2 inches) tall and is in fine condition.
The Rokubei lineage began in the mid Edo period with Kiyomizu Rokubei I (1738-1799) and continues to this day with the 8th generation...
The Rokubei lineage began in the mid Edo period with Kiyomizu Rokubei I (1738-1799) and continues to this day with the 8th generation...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1900
item #1192322
(stock #TCR4216)
The Kura
$395.00
$395.00
An exquisite pair of 19th century Hakeme Tokkuri Sake flasks covered in age darkened crackled gray glaze with wide bold strokes of white. Color has infused the glaze with age and flavor. There are silver repairs to the rims, enhancing the antique feel and showing the value placed on the pieces by their former owner. Each is roughly 15.5 cm (6 inches) tall.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Stoneware : Pre 1920
item #1182010
(stock #TCR4182)
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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...