Japanese Antique Bronze Fenix Shaped Insence Burnar, Taisho Period

This piece made in Taisho period is imitation of Longquan ware celadon from the Yuan dynasty in China. The technique of skipping celadon is used. Ski...

An excellent work of metalwork inlay in the Meiji era. It's shaped in a traditional Japanese drum. The grape motif is expressed by "takaniku-zougan...

This maki-e stand expressed by a graceful curve was made in Meiji period. This type of stand is displayed as a central table in the most important part of Japanese alcove. It fe...

Incense burner with three-dimensional molding of Hirado ware(Origin in Hirado, Nagasaki prefecture) of the Edo period. Hirado ware is very famous for it...

Monochrome porcelain fired in Kyoto The shape is modeled after an ancient Chinese incense burner. It has a simple shape with eight strings and...

This porcelain was baked in Jingdezhen in the Qing dynasty, and since the very beautiful green color of the porcelain similar to early spring's beans, this coloring is called "blue bean glaze". Using the embossing technique, it expresses a beautiful and three-dimensional design. With the sign of "??????" (made in the era of Qianlong emperor...

This is a Japanese Haori jacket for men made in 1920s (Taisho era) and made with silk. It is reversible. Inside of this haori, the design is with mount Fuji, the boat and the bridge....

Japanese Taisho period bronze sculpture of an eagle with spread wings atop a rock formation. The piece was made during the early 20th century. In great...

An elegant pair of Japanese cast and lacquered bronze pagoda lanterns, Taisho Period, circa 1920, Japan. The lanterns a true pair, with mirrored decorations and lantern doors opening in opposite directions. The lanterns of traditional toro form, cast in bronze, and lacquered. Each lantern comprised of three parts - the "roof", the "fire box", and the pedestal. This type of pedestal lantern is called a dai-doro, as opposed to the hanging lantern type, tsuri-doro. The hexagonal roof of the lantern, reminiscent of temples or pagodas, features a wonderful, dense cloud pattern with three heart-shaped cutouts, known as inome, or boar's eye. The roof topped by a hoju, the Buddhist flaming Jewel of Wisdom. Each of the six corners feature a fantastic shachihoko, mythical beasts with the face of a tiger and body of a fish. Bells are suspended from the shachihoko. The globular body of the lantern features four pierced panels with the three leaf hollyhock mon of the Tokugawa clan surrounded by a karakusa pattern of scrolling vines. One panel serving as a hinged door with a lock stylized as the Three Jewels...

Large and exceptional Japanese hanging scroll with a realistically painted depiction of a nesting crane by Yoshifuji Yoshio, Taisho/Showa perio...

An elegant Japanese cast bronze okimono of a swimming carp, Taisho Period (1912 - 1926), early 20th century, Japan. The graceful fish portrayed realistically in motion, as if swimmi...

A Japanese statue of a Shinto god from the Momoyama period. Hand carved from wood with a layer of gesso and hand painted flowing robes with delicately wroug...