1960s Antiquities

A Japanese Porcelain gilt and enamel pitcher Signed Measures: 8 by 8 in. (20.32 x 20.32 cm.).  

18th century Japanese Imari Gold porcelain small lobbed cups and saucers Early 18th century imari gold lobbed Japanese cups and saucers Small cups and saucers...

Beautiful round porcelain dish or circular box with a cover in blue and white. This circular chinoiserie box with a cover is finely decorated with a crisp blue and white hue. This di...

This is an old Japanese ceramic dog. It is a figurine from the mid-Showa period (1940s-1960s). Although unnamed, it has a cute expression and goo...

I bought a very nice vase with white porcelain and blue dye. This is a sake bottle called Imari ware in Japan. Imari ware is a kiln with a long history that began in the 17th cen...

This is an old Japanese horse figurine. It was made in the early Showa period (1920s-1940s). It is mainly made of paper. (Various materials are used). It is a very elaborate creati...

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...

A rare and exquisite Japanese Fukai Noh Mask that is sure to captivate collectors and those with a discerning taste in interior décor. This particular mask is a stunning representati...

Since ancient times, people have created and inherited necessary tools from familiar materials to survive in the severe struggle against nature, and have nurtured a lifestyle culture...

If you are looking for something special, we recommend buying items selected by BROOD. We sell a carefully selected range of old Japanese items. We have seen tens of thousands of ite...

"Je Suis Le Cahier" The Sketchbooks of Picasso hardcover book 1st Edition 1986 The Sketchbooks of Picasso "Je Suis Le Cahier". Pablo Picasso, "Picasso considered all of his works to be entries in his diary; he excluded nothing. The sketchbooks are generic chapters inextricable from his oeuvre. In Picasso's paintings the spontaneity of gesture is deceptive since the manner is which he leaves his tracks visible superficially suggests minimal preparation. Although most of Picasso's solutions appear to be immediately worked out on the canvas, this was far from the fact. Many paintings sprang fully formed as the fulfillment of preconscious models, but very often others were the product of the process of trial solution and discovery through drawing. There are eight sketchbooks for Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, five for the saltimbanques, four for the Luncheon on the Grass series, and two for The rape of the Sabines. In sketchbook No. 171, Picasso inscribed...

First printing of the first revised & enlarged hardcover edition of The Americans by Robert Frank with writings by Jack Kerouac published by Aperture /Grossman 1969. The landmark ...