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Zenga Art Scroll, Skull by Yamaoka Tesshu
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Pre 1900 item# 974828 (stock# ALR2783)
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A skull stairs blankly into the distance, a message to all about the impermanence of life by the famous Swordsman Yamaoka Tesshu. Ink on paper, remounted in olive grey border patterned with vines and featuring wood rollers. The scroll is 15 x 75 inches (37.5 x 190 cm). Some minor staining in the centre below the signature. Yamaoka Tesshu (1836-1889) was a student of military arts and famous calligrapher. Born into a samurai family, Tesshu began studying swordsmanship from a very young age. ...click for details
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Zen Calligraphy Screen Set, I Ro Ha by Shoun (Gempo)
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Pre 1920 item# 974560 (stock# ANR2780)
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A pair of six panel byobu by Abbot of Daitokuji, Priest Sohan Gempo (Murasakino Shoun) dating from the Meiji to Taisho period. The subject is an old song used to teach the basics of literacy as it is a panagram, containing every letter in the Japanese alphabet once; a popular subject for Zen artists for its simplicity and usefulness. The song itself seems to say, Keep it Simple, and the title I Ro Ha is used to mean basic. It can be translated according to Dr. Ryuichi Abe:
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Rare! Antique Japanese Iki Ningyo Head
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Pre 1920 item# 974421 (stock# MOR2779)
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A very rare Iki-ningyo mannequin head dating from the later Meiji to Taisho period enclosed in a wooden storage box. Glass eyes, translucent skin and genuine hair, over a carved wooden base, this is a true work of art. The head is life size, roughly 14 inches tall from the base and is in overall fine condition, with some out of place hairs, minor handling marks and some faint discoloration over the left eye. We have been looking for a quality Iki-ningyo head like this for 6 years, and are pro ...click for details
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Fine Japanese Hand Painted Gold Crane Screen
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Pre 1920 item# 973953 (stock# ANR2778)
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4,250.00
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Cranes prance and preen on the edge of a cobalt lake glistening on the gilded panels of this full size six fold screen dating from the early 20th century. Plum blossoms dart in and out of sight among the brilliant viridian bamboo, symbolizing the coming of spring. The extravagant scene is bordered in intricately woven silk with a black lacquered wooden frame retaining the original patterned backing paper. It is 68 x 149 inches (173 x 378 cm) and in excellent condition.
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Unprecedented Hand Woven Japanese Silk Kimono Obi
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Pre 1980 item# 973923 (stock# MOR2777)
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3,000.00
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A fantastic Hand woven Kimono Obi with a non repeating pattern, made in Japan and enclosed in an old kiri-wood box. It is the most amazing work of woven textile we have ever owned, and would certainly have been tens of thousands of dollars new. Not once does the pattern repeat itself. From one end a courtesan seen from behind looks out from her palace shaded with cherry blossoms to a boat in the bay. Above her another dainty figure stairs towards the iris growing along the river bank, her lo ...click for details
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Exquisite Antique Japanese Lacquered Kogo Incense Box
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Pre 1900 item# 971882 (stock# MOR2772)
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To imagine the amount of time that has gone into the making of this gorgeous lacquer incense container is difficult. It is made with no center, simply layer upon layer of lacquer dried, cut, shaped and polished to a brilliant sheen. The green shade is indicative of the Tsugaru region. The colors swirl and mingle, never mixing, the dozens of layers visible on the cut edge. It comes enclosed in a period wooden box and measures 1-3/4 inches (4.5 cm) in diameter and is in excellent condition, da ...click for details
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