Yoroi, Suit of armour - Textile, Metal - Samurai, Harukaku crest 花角紋 - All matching gold lacquer suit-of-armour; with a 32-plate suji bachi kabuto with harukaku-crest. - Japan - Second half 18th century - Edo period
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Ivory - Signed Ryūkōsai Shūgyoku 龍光斎 秀玉 - A superb and large ivory okimono depicting a group of blind man fighting - Meiji Period (late 19th century)
Suzuribako 硯箱 (writing box) - Box - Antique suzuribako 硯箱 (writing box) with nashiji lacquer and taka maki-e design - Gold, Wood
Tea bowl (3) - .585 (14 kt) gold, Ceramic
Byōbu folding screen - Gold leaf, Lacquered wood, Silk - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Scenic Landscapes Maki-e Koro 香炉 with Pure Silver Filigree Lid (36g) - Incense burner - Wajima Lacquerware
Extremely rare marine ivory netsuke of Koreijin, the Chinese sage Ju Lingren, on a rock with a tiger - Marine ivory - Japan - Meiji period (late 19th century)
Lantern - Granite
Huge and impressive birds-and-flowers painting, signed - including tomobako - Mori Baikei 森梅渓 (1890-?) - Japan
Buddhistic objects - Butsudan 仏壇 - Gold Lacquer Finish and Carved Details Buddhist Altar with Storage Base - 20th century
Exquisite Beautiful 備前 Bizen Ceramic Vase - Ceramic, Stone (mineral stone), oxidized metal - 市川透 Ichikawa Tōru(1973-) - Japan - Heisei period (1989-2019)
Kimono - Silk - Japan
Tea bowl - A fine lobed Satsuma tea bowl with a rich millefiori decoration - Marked Kōzan 幸山 - Ceramic, Enamel, Gold
General Kan'u 関羽 (Guan Yu) - Att. to Tani Bunchō (1763-1841) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Noh mask - Lacquer, Wood, Very fine waka ko-omote, marked 'Yoshida' 吉多 - including tomobako
Indara Daisho 因達羅大将 Standing Statue - One of the Twelve Heavenly Generals - Wood - Japan - Edo or Meiji period
Byōbu folding screen - Lacquer, Paper, Wood - Japan
Bronze - Pagoda okimono 塔置物 - Mid-/Late-Shôwa period (Mid-/Late-20th century)
Copper, Dragon ball - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Crane and Wave Maki-e Cabriole Leg Tray - Tray - Lacquered wood
A well-shaped and large patinated bronze okimono of a coiled Ryu dragon 龍 on a circular base - Patinated bronze - Japan - Meiji period (late 19th century)
Brazier 火鉢 (hibachi) - Copper, Wood - Japan - Taishō period (1912-1926)
Beautiful antique jubako - Gold-plated - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
A marine ivory netsuke depicting a standing Sennin - Marine ivory - Japan - Meiji period (late 19th century)
Cranes / Turtles - Meiji Period twin scrolls with original wooden storage box - Norinobu 憲信 Ryusen 龍仙 - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Beautiful Arita porcelain vase - Fujii Shumei 藤井朱明 (1936-2017) - Japan - Second half 20th century
Cabinet - Wood - Japan
Basin - Granite - Shôwa period (1926-1989).
A large and soft boxwood netsuke depicting a group of three mushrooms - Wood - Japan - Edo period 19th century)
RARE!! Japanese Art Sculpture - Wooden Noh Mask of YAKAN (野干) - Wood - Japan (No Reserve Price)
Okimono - Ivory - man with cup - Signed Muneyasu 宗安 - Japan - Late 19th century
Vase - Bronze, Stunning vase with dragon relief, signed - Japan
Ishô’dansu 衣装箪笥 (cabinet of drawers) - Wood, Hand-forged iron, Kiri (paulownia) wood, Sugi (cedar) wood - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Fragment of a kosode - Embroidery - 11.5 in
Gilt, Wood - A Japanese unusual wood and lacquer sculpture of a seated Yamabushi Kaishinbō 快心坊 - Late 18th/Early 19th century (Edo period)
Fujisawa Junji (1919-after 1970) - Tray - Stunning modern lacquered tray with western orchid maki-e design, marked - including inscribed - Gold, Lacquer, Mother of pearl, Wood
Edo Japanese blue and white porcelain huge charger plate, 47 cm - Charger plate - Porcelain
Byōbu folding screen - Paper, Lacquer, Wood - Japan
A pair of wooden Kibana 木鼻 depicting Baku 獏 - Wood - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Antique Bizen 備前 Ceramic Vase - Ceramic, Stoneware - Japan - Muromachi period (1333-1573)
Maehata Shunsai - Natsume - Very fine natsume autumn grass under moonlight maki-e design, signed - including inscribed tomobako - Gold, Lacquer, Mother of pearl, Silver, Wood
Ink landscape painting - Kawabata Gyokushō 川端玉章 (1842-1913) - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Noh mask - Lacquer, Wood, A Japanese mask depicting Ao-oni 青鬼 (blue demon), a character from the Noh theater
Kishimojin 鬼子母神 (Hariti) Statue by Asako Shukei 浅子周慶 with Zushi Altar Cabinet and Pedestal - Wood - Japan
Tongue-cut sparrow, fukura suzume - Wood - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
Marine ivory - Signed Gyokushi 玉之 - A powerful ivory okimono depicting Shoki fighting against an Oni - Meiji Period (late 19th century)
Large size 19th century European aristocratic women portrait ink painting - Signed Kashō 華蕉 - Japan - 19th century
Armchair - Lacquer, Wood, Gilt metal - Japan
A fine and rare shunga ivory netsuke depicting a crouching couple with a mouse - Ivory - Japan - Meiji Period (late 19th century)
Noh mask - Wood, Noh Mask by Kasuga Ryūō 春日龍王 - with box
Vase - A Cloisonné ginbari vase decorated with silver thread and translucent enamels - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Vase - Lacquer, Cloisonné - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
Ikebana vase - Bamboo - Japan
Very fine bunko with autumn landscape with pine trees maki-e design - including insribed tomobako - Box - Gold, Lacquer, Wood
Vase - Porcelain, "Large vase named 'Jukai' (Sea of Trees/Forest) by Shumei" - Japan
Mask - Lacquer, Noh theater - A life-size brown patinated metal mask of an Oni with gilded details - Meiji period (late 19th century)
Ishô’dansu 衣装箪笥 (cabinet of drawers) - Wood, Iron, Kiri (paulownia) wood - Japan - Late Meiji period (Around 1900)
Amazing dragons and tigers - Japan - 19th century
Box - Sutra box 経箱 (kyôbako) - Lacquer, Gilt lacquer
Noh mask - Fukai 深井 - Heritage of the Ii Family 井ゝ家
Relief panel of an elephant - Wood - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
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