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A beautifully composed Japanese woodblock print by American born artist Joshua Rome titled "Tsukiyo" or Moonlit Night. The limited edition print is hand signed in pencil, sealed i...

This exceptional and stunning, limited edition woodblock print is considered by many experts to be one of Sekino's masterpiece works (along with "Eiza and Matsuomaru"). The print of bunraku puppeteer master Kiritake Monjûrô is sealed, signed in pencil and numbered (76/100) by the artist and is also matted and framed. The print is circa 1953. A scarce and rare print. Junichiro Sekino was largely considered, along with Kiyoshi Saito, to be one of Japan's paramount 20th century master print artists. Both were prominent leaders of the Sosaku Hanga movement. Sekino's works can be found in many museums including: The Museum of Modern Art, N. Y., the Art Institute Chicago...

Tall hand carved wooden standing Buddha on display stand. Likely Thai. Beautifully carved and detailed. Great addition to any collection or ...

A fantastic, quite engaging Anagama art sculpture by American master potter/artist Peter Voulkos who is universally known for his abstract expressionist ceramic pottery pieces and sculptures. Voulkos often referred to these few, rare creations as his "dolls". They were typically constructed from scraps of clay cut from larger sculptures and combined into abstract expressionist figures loosely based on Japanese Haniwa figures...

A wonderful Mingei woodblock print titled "Hirosaki Castle (sometimes just "Castle")" by famed Japanese master Showa era printmaker/ artist Shiko Munakata (棟方志功 ) who was widely considered to have been the Pablo Picasso of Japan. Munakata was associated with the Sosaku-hanga movement and the mingei (folk art) movement. His awards and recognitions include the "Prize of Excellence" at the Second International Print Exhibition in Lugano, Switzerland in 1952, the first prize at the São Paulo Bienal Exhibition in Brazil in 1955, and the Grand Prix at the Venice Biennale in 1956. In 1959 he spent a year touring and exhibiting in the United States. Upon his return, the Horinji Temple in Kyoto bestowed him with the honorary rank of “Hokkyo”. In 1962, he received the rank of “Hogan” from Nisseki Temple in Toyama prefecture. other awards include the Medal of Honor in 1963 and the Asahi Shimbun Culture Prize in 1965. In 1970, Munakata received the Order of Culture, the highest honor in the arts by the Japanese government. Munakata's work can be found in numerous international collections and museums including: The Britsih Museum, UK The Chicago Art Institute Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), NY The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), NY The Philadelphia Museum of Art The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), Washington DC Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis The Munakata Shiko...

A wonderful, absolute gem of a piece by famed American California studio ceramist Beatrice Wood featuring her highly desired gorgeous iridescent luster volcanic (crater) lava glaze. ...

A wonderfully colored and glazed, rather unique piece by renowned American Pacific Northwest Coast potter Anne Hirondelle who in 1993 was a recipient of a National Endowment for the ...

A wonderful and unique work by famed American ceramic master Don Reitz who was known for his salt-fired works and the distinctive colors and forms he achiev...

Another wonderfully glazed and delicately designed work by famed pottery masters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This round-shaped, eggshell thin-walled footed bowl was hand thrown and formed by Gertrud and glazed by Otto with a beautiful dark blue or green glaze. The bowl radiates in the light. This work is sure to give aesthetic pleasure for years to come and would be an amazing addition to any Natzler or modern ceramic collection...

A beautiful and quite engaging wonderfully glazed closed-form sculpture with rattle by renowned Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu, famed for her use of color,...

An exquisite, beautifully crafted, sumptuously glazed vase by Japanese Mingei Mashiko pottery master Shoji Hamada, which features a fine example of his highly coveted rich Kaki/persi...

A fantastic original woodblock print by famed French artist Paul Jacoulet titled "Marionettes Chinoises Chinois. (Chinese Puppets. Chinese)" Jacoulet was famed for his techniques inv...