All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1900
item #1205700
(stock #ALR4294)
The Kura
1,500.00
1,500.00
A Kanabo (devils club) symbolizes the power of demons who come to punish the wicked in the various levels of hell. He who feels no fear of the kanabo, comfortable in his righteousness, is most at risk. The Single stroke image is performed with ink on paper in a blue cloth border extended with pale paper typical of the subdued atmosphere of Zen painting and features Shunkei-nuri lacquered wood rollers. It measures 12 x 74 inches (30 x 187.5 cm) and is in fine condition...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1910
item #1205699
(stock #ALR4293)
The Kura
1,850.00
1,850.00
Even beyond the grave, the transmission of Zen from master to student continues. Two “hotoke” share conversation, the master seated one leg descending in the style of Buddhist statuary. Ink on paper, it is bordered in crushed paper befitting the humble confines of the Zen Dojo and features wooden rollers. The scroll is 16 x 74 inches (41 x 188 cm) and is in overall fine condition, with minor cupping and two small tears in the edge of the upper border extension...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1980
item #1204764
(stock #ALR4292)
The Kura
$700.00
$700.00
A radical scroll crying the Buddhist chant NamuAmidhaButsu (Praise to the Name Amidha) in bold black characters by Suzuki Hoei, the head priest of Shigisan Chogosanshi-ji Temple, Nara prefecture (also simply known as Shigisan). The brushwork is incredibly radical and expressive, the thick drenched brush moved slowly across the paper, allowing the ink to diffuse into the absorptive surface. Unsigned, it bears two stamps to the left, Shigisan Kancho and Daisojo Hoei...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1920
item #1204476
(stock #ALR4291)
The Kura
$750.00
$750.00
A pair of scrolls by Adachi Choka, founder of the Adachi school of flower arranging depicting bamboo in the wild and flowers in a basket. They are enclosed in a wooden box titled Take-no-zu, Sashihana Ko-zu (painting of bamboo, painting of arranged flowers). They are bordered in unique crushed paper borders with white cloth piping in the Mincho style popular from the Meiji and Taisho eras and feature dark wood rollers...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1930
item #1204421
(stock #ALR4290)
The Kura
2,200.00
2,200.00
A fish caught in the river is brought home on the cut branch of a willow, an unusual ink painting by Fukuda Kodojin enclosed in the original signed wooden box dated 1927. The ink on paper scene is bordered in patterned blue silk extended in beige and features ceramic rollers. The scroll is 11-1/2 x 76 inches (29 x 194 cm) and is in overall fine condition, with minor cupping. We have this same scene on a two panel screen published in a catalog from an exhibition held by Kodojin in 1929...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1930
item #1204420
(stock #ALR4289)
The Kura
$850.00
$850.00
Wispy young bamboo rises in the garden, the branches blown by a cool early summer breeze in this fine ink rendition by Irie Shikai enclosed in the original signed wooden box dated 1930. A verse above speaks of the soft sound of the bamboo leaves whispering in the wind. Bordered in blue silk with an ichimonji of gold climbing vines, it is cool and elegant, terminating in ivory capped rosewood rollers, perfect for the coming months...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1920
item #1204285
(stock #ALR4288)
The Kura
1,300.00
1,300.00
A sheepish Daruma stares down at the stamps on his clothing, a Zen proverb hanging over his head like a koan riddle waiting for deciphering. The inscription is by Sohan Gempo (Shoun) and reads: jikishininshin. Kenshoujoubutsu. According to Bruno Petzhold in The Classification of Buddhism Bukkyo Kyohan, the inscription directly translates: “jiki-shi-nin-shin' (to directly point to man's mind") and 'ken-sho-jo-butsu' ("to realize Buddha-hood by seeing the nature"...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1980
item #1204284
(stock #ALR4287)
The Kura
$530.00
$530.00
Red Bamboo streaks up the paper accompanied by a brief Zen proverb by Zen priest Inaba Shinden. The simple paper canvas is bordered in crushed gray-green paper suitable to the humble confines of the tea room and features wood rollers. The scroll is 13-1/2 x 71 inches (34 x 182 cm). There is some cupping, otherwise is in fine condition, enclosed in a period wood box.
Inaba Shinden (1906-1986) was an important priest of the Rinzai sect of Japanese Buddhism...
Inaba Shinden (1906-1986) was an important priest of the Rinzai sect of Japanese Buddhism...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1980
item #1204283
(stock #ALR4286)
The Kura
1,150.00
1,150.00
A morose Daruma looks upward, his body a simple circle emblazoned with the cry “Harmorny is Supreme” by Inaba Shinden enclosed in the original signed wooden box.
It is 18 x 79 inches (45 x 202 cm) and is in excellent condition, wrapped in a green silk border. A rare opportunity to acquire a masterpiece by this artist.
Inaba Shinden (1906-1986) was an important priest of the Rinzai sect of Japanese Buddhism...
Inaba Shinden (1906-1986) was an important priest of the Rinzai sect of Japanese Buddhism...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Wood : Pre 1920
item #1204254
(stock #MOR4285)
The Kura
1,750.00
1,750.00
A superb root-wood stand dating from the height of Sencha culture in Japan during the late Meiji to early Showa periods. It is 18 inches (46 cm) tall, the top 10-1/2 x 17 inches (26 x 43 cm). Overall in fine condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Metalwork : Pre 1950
item #1204248
(stock #MOR4284)
The Kura
1,150.00
1,150.00
A superb group of life-like mixed metal birds perched on a bronze stone complete with the original black lacquered wooden table dating from the early Showa era enclosed in the original wooden box...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Metalwork : Pre 1900
item #1204083
(stock #MOR4283)
The Kura
$595.00
$595.00
A tiny Java Sparrow (buncho) perches, dwarfed on a butterbur leaf; a bronze and mixed metal okimono enclosed in the original wooden box titled Jun-do Go-mai Fuki ni Buncho. Beneath the tail feathers of the bird can be found the signature reading Kozan. Overall it is 27 x 17 x 15 cm (10-1/2 x 6-1/2 x 6 inches). There is some spotting on the mixed metal of the bird, otherwise is in fine condition. The Javanese Sparrow is one of the most popular domesticated birds in Japan.