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Massive Japanese Bronze Buddhist Image
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Pre 1950 item# 848401 (stock# MOR2514)
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A slightly larger than life Japanese Bronze figure of Amiddha Nyorai seated in a gesture of mercy. The figure stares unperturbed past the rankles in the world about, calling to us for a moment of tranquility. Although possibly older, I feel it is likely an immediate post-war replacement for one melted down during the Second World War, likely from a cast of the original. The face is certainly equal to any Edo sculpture, far superior to the mundane works commonly seen today. With base the imag ...click for details
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Antique Gacho Book of Scholar Rock Paintings, Kokasai
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Pre 1900 item# 845973 (stock# MOR2510)
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Convoluted forms fill the age grayed pages of this book of scholarly imagery titled Ko-KaSai Book of Clouds and Roots (Ko-Kasai, Unkon Cho); 10 paintings of contemplation stones surrounded by descriptions and observations in running cursive script. Each page is a masterpiece and invites us into a very personal realm of impression. Every verse is punctuated with one or more of the artists signatures (Unryu, Kasai, Gyokuman, Kasai-Gyokuman, Gyokuman-Unryu) and a combination of stamps reading Gyo ...click for details
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Antique Japanese Gajo Book of Paintings, Kodojin
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Pre 1920 item# 843660 (stock# MOR2509)
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The Kura
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3,000.00
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Alternating pages of paintings and calligraphy show the mastery of brush for which Kodojin is known. Elegant running cursive lines and strict crisp characters extol virtues between seasonal imagery. The scene of medaka fish is particularly compelling in its freshness and sense of life while the stark ancient pine is unmistakably Kodojin. The snail in soft color is quite an unusual scene signed with his poetic name Haritsu. The book is covered in sea blue satin with a signed dark blue sleeve ...click for details
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17 Japanese Crystal Hanko Seal, Inzai
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Pre 1920 item# 843207 (stock# MOR2508)
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The Kura
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900.00
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17 genuine antique crystal stamps, three capped by mythical creatures, another is engraved with a dragon on the side. One quite large has the crystalline planes visible within, and one is shaped from a needle filled crystal. Four have been intricately carved with characters, two of those are masterpieces, the other 13 have never been used. 11 seals are in perfect condition. Six seals (on the left side in the first photo) have some damage; three of those have very small nicks which could be ...click for details
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Suzuri Token Ink Stone, Aoki Mokubei, Kodojin
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Pre 1900 item# 843189 (stock# MOR2507)
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2,700.00
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Two ceramic ink grinding stones by Aoki Mokubei (also Mokube or Mokube-e), one of which features a rosewood lid, the other enclosed in a wooden box annotated by one of Japans most unusual scholar-artists Fukuda Kodojin. The first stone is covered in white glaze decorated with waves and frets in dark oxide. The other is covered in deeply crackled glassy green glaze. Each stone is stamped beneath Mokube and measures roughly 5 x 3-1/2 x 1 inches (12 x 9 x 2 cm). The rosewood lid of the light co ...click for details
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Antique Japanese Suzuri Ink Stone Collection
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Pre 1920 item# 843186 (stock# MOR2506)
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The Kura
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Here is a group of five Suzuri ink grinding stones of various styles and one Ryubun-Do bronze water-dropper. From top right is A Chinese ceramic grinding stone decorated with children in cobalt on white. A hollow on top allows for the ink to be ground and a slight wall separates it from the water which can be added to dilute or removed to darken the ink. Next a simple dark stone with a fine karaki (rosewood) lid carved tofit specifically this stone. Underneath is carved Amahata. Third is a ...click for details
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2 Antique Japanese Carved Bamboo Sago Tea Scoop
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Pre 1920 item# 843185 (stock# MOR2505)
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200.00
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Two antique bamboo sago, one dark piece decorated with a crow and a goose, the other honey-colored decorated with a camellia. They are 7-1/2 by 2 inches (19 x 5 cm) and 6-1/4 by 2 inches (16.5 x 5 cm) respectively, in fine condition. Sago are used for scooping tea in the Sencha tea tradition. Sencha was the most popular form of tea from the early 19th century to the ea‚’‚Œ‚™ 20th century. It is based on the use of Chinese green and Ulong teas.
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