Hanging scroll painting - Silk - 'Tessen' 鉄僊 - Tiger - With signature and seal 'Tessen' 鉄僊 - Japan - ca 1920-30 (Taisho/Showa)
Rare very detailed Edo period Buddhist butsudan or home altar with Kannon Bosatsu 観音 / Guānyin 観音 - Gilt wooden shrine - Japan - Edo period, ca. 1850
Large and fine sculpture of an elephant - Spelter - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Hanging scroll - Silk, Wood - After Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 (1725-1770) - Three shunga 春画 (pictures of spring) - Japan - Early 20th century
Rare! Tokaido: Hiroshige Ga Gojusantsugi Genj Oshashin Taisho (the fifty-three stages) - Paper - Akioshi, Zentaro et Hiroshige - "The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido with Pictures by Hiroshige" (with early photographs) - Japan - 1918 (Taisho period)
Kōgō 香合 (incense containers) clam shells painted with scenes from Genji monogatari - Clam - Clams with Japanese style pattern - Japan - Early 20th century
Bronze Vase - Stamped by the artist 'Masaharu' 正晴 - Bronze - Japan - Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Basket - Bamboo, Cast iron - With signature "竹阿弥造" - A Japanese weaving bamboo flower ikebana basket - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Obi - Silk - Luxury Nishijin tateya musubi - Japan - Mid 20th century
Book - Paper - Albert Brockhaus - Netsuke - Japan - 2005
Arita dish (1) - Porcelain - Crane - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Bronze vase - Bronze - Stamped by the artist 'Masaharu' 正晴 - Japan - Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Netsuke - Boxwood - Sennin - A patinated boxwood 'katabori netsuke' shaped as a 'sennin' - Japan - ca 1900 (Meiji Period)
Choshi (sake decanter) - Copper - 佐藤清光Satou Kiyomitsu - with Bamboo pattern replacement cover - Japan - Mid 20th century
Cup and saucer (2) - Imari - Porcelain - to plant flowers - Meiji-periode, Imari porselein - Imari Meiji-periode - Japan - 19th century
Hanging scroll - Paper, Silk - 小林立堂(Kobayashi Ritsudo) - 月下狸図(Moon Geometric Tanuki) - Japan - Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Copper Vase by Takenaka Doki - Copper - Takaoka copperware - Japan - Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Tea caddy - Alloy, Antinomy - Dragon - Japan - ca 1900-10 (Late Meiji/Early Taisho)
Satsuma vase - Earthenware - Japan - First half 20th century
Kimono - Satin, Silk - Gradation attached Komon - Japan - Mid 20th century
Noh mask - Natural solid wood - Okina 翁 (Old man) - Japan - ca 1930-40s (Early Showa period)
Hanging scroll painting - Silk - 'Tsunenobu' 常信 - Crane under bamboo tree - With signature and seal 'Tsunenobu' 常信 - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Two fine bottle vases - Porcelain - Japan - Circa 1930
Chawan 茶碗 (tea bowl) - Tomo-bako - Pottery - Kenzan (?-?) - Tea bowl ame (amber) glaze - Japan - Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Two trays Kamakura-bori red lacquer (2) - Wood - Japan - Early 20th century
Kimono - Silk - Furisode kimono with Flower pattern - Japan - Early 20th century
Book (3) - Paper - Buddhist Art of Japan and The Far East - Karl With and William Cohn - Buddhistische Plastik in Japan + 2 others - Germany - Early 20th century
Hanging scroll painting - Silk - The sun and the waves - Rising Sun over Waves - With artist's seals - Japan - Taishō period (1912-1926)
Vases (2) - Satsuma - Pottery - Japan - Half 20Th Century
Kimono - Silk - Furisode kimono with Flying crane and flower pattern - Japan - Late 20th century
A fine Satsuma cylindrical pot with lid and a koro - Ceramic - Japan - Taishō period (1912-1926)
Vase (4) - Brass, Bronze - Japan - Early 20th century
Heavy censer or planter - Bronze - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Kimono - Silk - Japan - Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Incense burner - Copper - Japan - Early 20th century
Okimono - Copper - 灯篭一対(Toro Ittui) - Japan - Showa period (1950)
Chawan 茶碗 (tea bowl) - Tomo-bako - Pottery - Hira Chawan(flat tea bowl) - Yamato Yasuo (b 1933) - Hagi ware hira chawan 平茶碗 (flat tea bowl) - Japan - Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Hanging scroll painting - Silk - 'Kozawashin' 鼓澤真 - Mandarin ducks under Ume tree - With signature and seal 'Kozawashin' 鼓澤真 - Japan - ca 1920 (Taisho 9)
Cloisonne plate (1) - Copper and cloisonne - Paradise bird - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Okimono (2) - Natural solid wood and lacquer gold - Kōbō Daishi 弘法大師 (Kūkai 空海) - Japan - Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Red Bronze Vase - Bronze - Japan - Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Sketchbook - Paper - Sourinsensei Shukuchou, Antiek schetsboek met vele spectaculaire afbeeldingen - Japan - 19th century
Hanging scroll painting - Silk - 'Kodo' 香堂 - Sparrows and Ume tree - With signature and seal 'Kodo' 香堂 - Japan - ca 1956 (Showa 31)
Ikebana vase - Patinated bronze - A marked high-quality bluish and gold 'murashi-do' patinated bronze 'ikebana' vase by Takaoka-douki - Japan - Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Hanging scroll painting - Silk - 'Unpo' 雲鳳 - Tiger - With signature and seal ' - Japan - ca 1909 (Meiji)
Noh mask - Wood - Hannya - Japan - Mid 20th century
A very fine symmetric pair of vases marked Hakusan 白山 - Ceramic - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Fine cloisonné ewer - Cloisonne enamel - Dragon - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Okimono - Bronze - A Japanese metalworking "Lion" - Japan - early 20th century late Meiji period / early Taisho period
Miso soup bowl - Imari - Porcelain - Flowers - A marked 'ko'-Imari-'yaki' lidded miso soup bowl, ca 1850 - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Okimono - Pottery - Genmai - Daruma 達磨 (Bodhidharma) - Signed '玄米(Genmai) - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Censer - Patinated bronze - Dragon, Lingzhi, Phoenix - A patinated bronze relief decorated globular 'koro' - Japan - Taishō period (1912-1926)
A small and very finely painted vase marked 隆山 Ryuzan. - Satsuma - Ceramic - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
A copper okimono of God of Good Fortune Daikoku on rice bales - Copper - Japan - Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Obi (5) - Silk, brocade - 5 Kimono belts (obi) executed in 5 different stylish designs - Japan - Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Netsuke (1) - Bone - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Obi - Satin, Silk - 六通柄 - 楼閣 刺繍花文 - Japan - Mid 20th century
Hanging scroll painting - Silk - 'Mokuso' 木巣 - Iris and mosquito - With signature and seal 'Mokuso' 木巣 - Japan - ca 1930-40s (Early Showa)
chawan (3) - Ceramic - Japan - Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Hanging scroll calligraphy - Ink, Paper - Calligraphy - Hosoi Kotaku (1658-1736) - "Poems by Li Bai, Yang Gui" - Japan - Mid Edo period
Tanto - Bone - Man, Monk - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Tetsubin (cast iron kettle) - Pure iron sand - Shokodo - Beautiful sand iron kettle with cherry blossom design and seal 'Shokodo' 照光堂 - Japan - ca 1960-70s (Late Showa)
Hanging scroll painting - Silk - After Kano Tohaku Chikanobu 狩野洞白愛信 (1772-1821) - Crane - With signature and seal 'Dōhaku Chikanobu hitsu' 洞白愛信筆 - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Kimono - Silk, polyester - Japan - Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Photographs (48) - Cardboard - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Antique Japanese Doll Figure - Mixed materials - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Kuro Raku Chawan signed Nishimura Hozen (Eiraku Zengoro XI) (1795-1854) - Ceramic - 黒楽茶碗(Kurorakutyawan) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Bronze okimono of a lion - Bronze - With seal 'Jōun' 常雲 - Japan - Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Original hand-painted album of watercolors - Paper - Bird, Flowers, insect / Mount Fuji - "Bunchō gajō" 文晁画帖 (Album of Paintings by Bunchō) vol 'chi' 地 (earth) - Japan - 1921 (Taisho 10)
Tetsubin (1) - Cast iron - Sakura blossom - Nanbutetsubin Shokodo - 巨大桜紋鉄瓶(Kyodaisakuramon Tetsubin)with signed Nanbutetsubin Shokodo“南部鉄瓶照光堂” - Japan - Taishō period (1912-1926)
Obi - Satin, Silk - 全通柄 - 京の四季 (Kyoto's four seasons) - Japan - Second half 20th century
A rare bronze vase for Ikebana signed Tsuda Eijyu (1) - Bronze - Tsuda Eijyu - Japan - Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Box - Elephant ivory - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Usubata (1) - Bronze - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Kimono (2) - Silk - Japan - Early 20th century
Hanging scroll painting - Silk - 'Nanyo' 南楊 - 蓬莱山 Mt.Horai - With signature and seal 'Nan'yo' 南楊 - Japan - ca 1920-30 (Taisho/Showa)
Tetsubin (1) - Iron and bronze covers - Gyokusendo - 玉川堂銅瓶(Gyokusendo Dobin) - Japan - Showa 37(1962)
Tanto - Bone - Samurai - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Okimono - Bronze - Seiko - signed 牛置物(Ushi Okimono) - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Box - Elephant ivory - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Okimono - Bronze - Gasho - 猿置物(Saru Okimono)with signed Gasho“雅章” - Japan - Early Showa period (1930)
Tetsubin (1) - Cast iron - Nanbu Seiko - 紅葉紋鉄瓶(Momijimon Tetsubin)with signed Nanbu Seiko “南部盛光” - Japan - Early Showa period (1930)
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