Byōbu folding screen - Gold leaf, Lacquered wood, Silk - Tosa School - Japan - Late Edo period (First half 19th century)
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Marine ivory - A lovely ivory okimono depicting two careers carrying a heavy drum with two children - Meiji period (late 19th century)
Bronze - Tiger - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Tiger - Signed 'Nanmei at the age of 82' and with seal 'Mokuryū Shiryū' 木龍子龍 - 1877 - Haruki Nanmei (1795-1878) - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Box - Stunning jubako with various chrysanthemum flowers maki-e design - including inscribed tomobako - Gold, Lacquer, Wood
Buddhistic objects - Antique hand carved wooden statue of Fudō myōō ryūzō 不動明王立像 (1) - Wood - 1700-1750, 1750-1800 Edo Period (1600-1868)
Very fine painting "Yellow birds", signed - including inscribed tomobako - Yamamoto Baiitsu (1783–1856) - Japan - Late Edo period
Kimono clothing rack 衣桁 (ikô) - Lacquer, Gilt metal - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
An unusual boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake around itself - Boxwood - Japan - Edo period (19th century)
Byōbu 屏風 (folding screen) - Paper, Wood - Signed 'Kano Hōkkyō Toshinobu' 狩野法橋俊信 - Taka 鷹 (hawks) - Japan - 18th/19th century (Edo period)
Bowl - Very fine blue-and-white ko-imari dish with dragon design - Porcelain
Bronze - Inscribed 'Miyao' 宮尾 - Falconer - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Broken Ink Landscape (Haboku Sansui) Winter Snow Mountain and River - Asakura Togetsu 朝倉等月 / Sesshu Togetsu 雪舟等月 (1700-1760) - Japan - Mid Edo period
A fine and unusual ivory netsuke depicting a corn cob and a little mouse - Ivory - Japan - Meiji period (late 19th century)
Cha'dansu 茶箪笥 (tea cabinet) - Keyaki' wood (Zelkova - Japanese oak), Sugi (Cedar) wood, Glass - Japan - Taishō period (1912-1926)
Boat-Shaped Suzuribako (Inkstone Box) with Man Figurine - Box - Lacquered wood
Large and very fine tripod censer with dragon design, signed - with inscribed tomobako - Nomura Ryū'un 野村隆雲 - Censer - Bronze
A nice ivory netsuke depicting the Ukai 鵜飼 the traditional fishing method with cormorants - Ivory - Signed Ryūsai 立斎 - Japan - Meiji period (19th century)
Japanese Wooden Noh Mask 能面 of Semimaru 蝉丸 - Wood - Japan
Majestic Large-Scale (45cm Diameter) Arita Porcelain Plate by Fujii Shumei 藤井朱明 – An Exemplar of - Porcelain - Fujii Shumei 藤井朱明 (1936-2017) - Japan - Showa period - Heisei period
RARE - Signed Japan Wooden Noh Mask 能面 of Fudō 不動 - Wood - Japan
Bird by the reeds - Watanabe Seitei 渡辺省亭 (1852-1918) - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
A rare boxwood netsuke-okimono of Shojo holding two bowls full of sake with two turtles - Boxwood - Signed Gyokusen 玉仙 - Japan - Edo period (19th century)
Ryukyu-yaki 琉球焼 Relief Dragon Sailboat Decorative Plate with Custom Box - Plate - Pottery
Lacquer display table, known as a ‘kanmuri’shoku’ 冠卓 (crown display table) - Lacquer - Japan - Taishō period (1912-1926)
Signed Japan Wooden Noh Mask 能面 of SHUNKAN 俊寬 - Wood - Japan
Moonlit Night - Two Raccoon Dogs - Hanging Scroll - With signature Nangaku 南岳 & seals Iwao 巌 & Iseki 維石 - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Plate - Large and very fine nanban plate with dutch scene - Porcelain
A boxwood netsuke depicting a monkey on a peach - Boxwood - Japan - Edo period (19th century)
Traveling on Horse Snow Landscape Sansui 雪渓騎行 (Sekkei Kiko) - Ito Kanjo 伊藤寛城 (b 1885) - Japan
Dish - A circular and lobed-shaped cloisonné plate worked in silver wire and enamels - Enamel, Silver thread
Incense burner (1) - Kôro 香炉 (censer) - Patinated bronze
Vase - Ceramic - Satsuma moon flask vase finely decorated with hunting scenes - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Mask - Wood
Ivory - Signed Shūgyoku 秀玉 - An ivory okimono depicting a fruit seller holding a basket of grapes with a child - Meiji period (late 19th century)
Buffalo - Japan - nineteenth century
Samurai flag bearer - Kono Bairei (1844-1895) - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Patinated bronze - Okimono 置物 featuring two playing temple lions - Taishō period (1912-1926)
Plate - Porcelain
Tobacco box - A wooden tonkotsu (tobacco box) of Daruma doll and a snail - Bronze, Wood, Gilt bronze - Horn
lake landscape - Patinated bronze - Marked 'Kyōto Okuda zō' 京都奥田造 - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Kanzan and Jittoku - Matsumura Goshun (1752-1811) - Netherlands
Shimaoka Tatsuzo 島岡達三 - Plate - Red inlay flower - Pottery
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