Important Meiji Scroll, “Reijin” by Kikuchi Keigetsu
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Pre 1920 item# 1101879 (stock# ALR3010 )
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A stately Bijin stands in aristocratic Nara-era costume before faintly brushed trees in this quiet scene by Kikuchi Keigetsu (1879-1955) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Reijin in-turn enclosed in a red lacquered Nijubako box. Pigment and light color on silk framed in olive patterned silk with pale piping in the Mincho style popular during the Meiji, and featuring unusually fine black lacquered wooden rollers. The scroll measures 22-1/2 x 73 inches (65 x 185 cm) and is in fine ...click for details
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Meiji p. Scroll, Monkey in Cedar by Okutani Shuseki
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Pre 1920 item# 1101855 (stock# ALR3009)
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A monkey snarls from the lower branch of a massive cedar in this museum quality ink and light color on silk painting dated 1902 by important Meiji artist Okutani Shuseki. The scene is dominated by the power of the tree, so large it does not fir on the wide canvas. Tucked safely into the branches the Macaque glares down, the snarling face and graduated color of the fur meticulously painted. It is bordered in purple silk and comes enclosed in a signed wooden box. The scroll measures 41 x 93 in ...click for details
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Taisho Lacquer Suzuri Bako Writing Box, Tonami Sosai I
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Pre 1920 item# 1101493 (stock# MOR3008)
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A lacquer box dating circa 1920 by Tonami Sosai enclosed in the original wooden box titled Kuranosuke Maki-e Suzuribako and signed Tonami Sosai-zo. On the elegant black surface is a simple image of the blindfolded Oishi Kuranosuke at play in the pleasure quarters of Kyoto. Performed in low-raised Maki-e,a silver paper ribbon binds his hair and gold blindsfolds him, he is clothed in a black robe with gold and silver under garments. A beautiful example of the chic simplicity and elegance of the ...click for details
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Antique Pottery Plate by Eiraku Zengoro
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Pre 1900 item# 1101337 (stock# TCR3007)
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A fine pale ceramic dish, the center of the plate swelling like the Autumn moon, by Eiraku Zengoro XII decorated with a poem over autumn grasses signed on the reverse Baido (Asani Baido) enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The dish is 8-3/4 (22.3 cm) diameter and is in perfect condition, stamped on the base Zengoro. The box is titled Kenzan Kashi-zara and signed within Zengoro-zo bearing two stamps, Eiraku (in black) and a second in red made illegible by the overlapping signature.
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Antique Japanese Tea-ceremony Mizusashi by Imao Keinen
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Pre 1920 item# 1099705 (stock# TCR3001)
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A dragon gallivants about the white crackled surface of this bun-shaped Mizusashi hand painted by important Meiji period artist Imao Keinen enclosed in a signed wooden box. Like a wisp of smoke, the mythic beast floats in the air, whiskers flowing behind in the wind, his body a soft, semitransparent single stroke of gray ink. Color permeates the white crackled rim, adding to the affect and it comes with a black lacquered wooden lid. The vessel is 8-1/2 inches (21.5 cm) diameter. Aside from s ...click for details
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Antique (Edo) Seto Japanese Lotus Leaf Plate
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Pre 1900 item# 1087412 (stock# TCR2974)
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Goma speckles and ash cover the top of this beautiful rolled lotus leaf dish dating from the later Edo (19th c.) enclosed in an old wooden box. The veins of the leaf stand out prominently on the back and underside. The bottom also shows charring and heat scorching in sharp contrast to the thick deposit of ash glaze on the top. The dish is 30 x 19.5 x 6 cm (12 x 8 x 2-1/2 inches). There are 2 old repairs to the edges, otherwise is in fine condition.
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