About Mastromauro Japanese Art
Mastromauro Arte Giapponese, based in Milan, specializes in Japanese art, with a particular focus on the Edo and Meiji periods, while remaining open to more contemporary works as well.
Established in 20121stDibs seller since 2023
Featured Pieces
Bronze table incense burner with dark patina depicting two dragons
Located in Milano, IT
Bronze table incense burner with a dark patina and reddish highlights, featuring a three-dimensional relief decoration depicting two dragons of different sizes emerging from the surf...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Patinated bronze sculpture depicting the study of a powerful roaring tiger
Located in Milano, IT
Patinated bronze sculpture depicting a study of a powerful roaring tiger with bent hind legs, curled tail, and head turned slightly to the left.
The characteristic striations of the...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Cloisonné vase depicting an eagle watching chidori in flight
Located in Milano, IT
Vase decorated with polychrome cloisonné enamels on a midnight blue ground, worked in silver wire depicting an eagle perched on a rock observing chidori fleeing over turbulent waters...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Pair of cloisonné vases attributed to Hayashi Kodenji
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of vases decorated with polychrome cloisonné enamels on a midnight blue ground, worked in silver and gold thread attributed to Hayashi Kodenji. The hexagonal body depicts sparro...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Pair of large Satsuma vases with imperial scenes, signed Kinkozan
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of large Satsuma vases signed Kinkozan, decorated with scenes inspired by Japanese imperial tradition, crafted with precision and embossed gold. One side of each vase depicts th...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Cloisonné plaque depicting two Ryu dragons with gaping jaws
Located in Milano, IT
Japanese rectangular cloisonné plaque decorated on a black background with bright polychrome enamels, worked in silver wire depicting two Ryu dragons with gaping jaws.
Work published...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Patinated bronze okimono depicting a tiger and a snake
Located in Milano, IT
Patinated bronze okimono depicting a tiger and snake signed Genryusay Seiya zo. The animals, placed frontally, are depicted with their jaws wide open in a direct confrontation.
Work...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Bronze sculpture depicting two toads with an ikebana vase
Located in Milano, IT
Bronze sculpture depicting a toad with its young, holding an open flower-shaped ikebana vase with its mouth.
Signature engraved under the belly of the toad.
Period: Edo, 19th centu...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Large Satsuma vase featuring representations of nobles and children
Located in Milano, IT
Large Satsuma vase with two reserves, separated by elegant floral and geometric decorations: one depicts scenes of nobility with daimyo and samurai, the other celebrates childhood wi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Views from above of Hasedera Temple and Itsukushima Shrine
Located in Milano, IT
Rare pair of six-panel screens painted on paper, depicting views of Hasedera Temple and Itsukushima Shrine from above.
The first shows Hasedera nestled in a spring landscape with pi...
Category
Antique Early 17th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Pair of Japanese bronze vases depicting a pair of egrets
Located in Milano, IT
A pair of Japanese bronze vases with a cylindrical shape and dark brown patina, depicting a pair of egrets near a stream, their legs dipped in water and surrounded by two flowering i...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair of shishi-shaped kibana
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of kibana, carved wooden ornaments used in Japanese Buddhist temples, carved in the shape of mythical lion-like creatures called shishi.
Period: Meiji late 19th cent.
Dimens...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Fruitwood
