Old Japanese Wooden Box Lid / Early Showa Period 1912-1950 / like a Painting

It is a small drawer from the Taisho era to the early Showa period (1912-1950) in Japan. The outer material is made of chestnut. The inside is cedar wood. It's very cute. Also,...

This is an old decayed wooden humanoid figurine made in Japan. It is rotting and the detailed age is unknown. The background is unknown, but it is a very beautiful being. One wonder...

This is an old Japanese octagonal pedestal. The Material is zelkova wood. It is believed to have been made between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century...

This is a picture of a cat drawn by a person named "Toshizumi Nitta" from the end of the Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji period. She is a very simple and cute cat. He is a vassal of the Tokugawa Shogunate, born in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture (southern part of Gunma Prefecture). He was related to the Tokugawa family and lived in a large mansion in the Ota clan in Gunma prefecture. However, the Nitta family's territory was very small, and they were by no means a wealthy vassal. He seems to have lived quite poorly. So he painted cats and sold them to people. The Nitta family continued to draw pictures of this cat for four generations. "Nitta toshizumi" is equivalent to the fourth generation. During the Edo period, sericulture was thriving in the Kanto region. Cats were said to be the gods of silkworms, as they drive away mice, the natural enemies of silkworms. It was the Nitta family who drew such a cat on paper, pasted it in the silkworm chamber, and sold it as a mouse repellent. There were also other monks who painted pictures of cats, but the Nitta family in particular was related to the Tokugawa family, so people believed that paintings of cats had special powers. , a lot of paintings...

This is a small stand made of old Japanese concrete. This shape is called "Makidai" and it got its name from the fact that its legs curl inward. "Maki" = roll "Dai" = stand This des...

This is a stool that was made from the Taisho period to the mid-Showa period (1910 to 1960) in Japan. They are often used in factories and craftsmen's workshops, but they were also f...

Fascinating and important oriental coloured drawing Japanese Gheisha. Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Sabrina Egidi...

A four-panel Japanese Byobu folding screen depicting a floral scene with birds. Japan, C.1950 Showa Period An attractive example, beautifully h...

Colorful Japanese ink and color on silk Showa painting of a pair of peacocks. Vivid colors and beautiful details with a signature and seal on right side bottom. Framed in a midcentur...

Japanese Showa period four panel folding screen finely painted with a theme of cranes in four elegant positions. The piece is signed and was made in circa 1950 in Japan. In great vi...

An elegant six panel screen, produced in Japan within the early 20th century period, circa late Meiji to the early Showa period, which comes set within a black lacquer frame, depicti...

This six panel Japanese screen, produced early 20th century, amidst the late Meiji to early Showa period, comes set within a black lacquer frame, with paintings of various foliage, f...