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Place of Origin: East Asian
A cloisonné vase depicting three Manchurian cranes on a turquoise ground
Located in Milano, IT
A hexagonal cloisonné vase with an elongated neck, depicting three Manchurian cranes with plumage rendered in polychrome enamels on a turquoise ground.
The enamels are defined by fi...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
A lobed cloisonné enamel dish depicting a Ryu dragon
Located in Milano, IT
A Japanese cloisonné enamel dish with a lobed rim, decorated with the figure of a Ryu dragon rendered in shaded enamels in shades of green, light blue, pink, and yellow, outlined by ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
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
Late 19th Century Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
$9,546 Sale Price
20% Off
Yellow Bronze Lamp with Inlay Red Bronze and Silver, Japanese Meiji Period 1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
A solid yellow bronze with inlaid red bronze and silver vase converted to a lamp. The body of the vase would have originally had a dark green p...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Bronze vase by renown Kasai Taizo (Nitten artist), 20th century
By Kasai Taizo
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Beautiful Bronze vase by renown metal artist Kasai Taizo( 1921-2007)
Kasai Taizo was born in Takaoka in Toyama .
In1950 first time accepted into the Nitten Exhibition .
In 1952...
Category
20th Century Showa East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Tiny bronze frog
Located in PARIS, FR
Adorable tiny bronze frog in cast bronze with a splendid brownish patina, almost
orange, lying on its rear legs, ready to jump. The casting of this bronze was very well
conducted, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Large Patinated Bronze Japanese Koro Incense Burner
Located in London, GB
Large patinated bronze Japanese koro incense burner
Japanese, late 19th Century
Dimensions: Height 221cm, width 97cm, depth 57cm
This monumental koro...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
An Extremely Fine 19th C. Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Cylinder Vase
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The diminutive & finely proportioned cylinder-shaped body illustrating a naturalistic motif of a silvered lily blossom issuing from a leafy stem, decorated with both Shibuichi & Shak...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper
Chinese Qing Dynasty Silver Tea Strainer, Late 19th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderful Chinese silver tea strainer, Qing Dynasty, possibly Tong Zhi period (1861 to 1875), late 19th century, China.
The silver tea strainer elegantl...
Category
1870s Qing Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Silver
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
19th Century Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$2,693 Sale Price
20% Off
A Very Fine Miniature Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Bottle Vase, Meiji Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The finely proportioned ovoid shaped body rising to an elongated slender neck with a flaring rim, decorated with motifs of waterfowl standing in a grassy marsh with silvered bodies, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper
Chinese Export Silver Sugar Tongs by Luen Wo, Early 20th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderful pair of Chinese export silver small sugar tongs in a bamboo pattern by Luen Wo, late 19th or early 20th century, Shanghai, China.
The small silver tongs wonderfully cr...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Pair of Rare Edo-Meiji Period Bronze Hibachi with Lion Handles
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This exceptional pair of bronze hibachi (traditional Japanese braziers) dates back to the Edo period and features exquisite craftsmanship with intrica...
Category
18th Century Edo Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Japanese Bronze Vase with Metal Inlays by Mitsufune
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of elegant vases of solid oiled bronze from the Meiji era, Japan (1868-1912). In a Classic Meiping shape, the pair has a mirrored inlay with gold, silver and red enamel that d...
Category
Late 19th Century Japonisme Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Export Silver Dragon Serving Tray
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elaborately decorated silver serving dish or butler's tray, likely dated to the turn of the 20th century, made in China for the export market. The round tray has a solid center in...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Rare Chinese Tonkin Ware Shakudo Sawasa Erotic Tobacco Box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A ruyi-shaped Shakudo-style erotic tobacco or snuff box, relief-decorated with silvered applied figures
Possibly Jakarta (Batavia), first half 18th century
Measures: H. 2.2 x L. 12.1 x W. 8 cm
This box is very much in the Dutch taste, for the illustration is after a print with a legend reading “L’oiseau sans cage. Prenez, belle, mon oiseau. C’est le plus doux présent que je puisse vous faire. Pour les autres oiseaux, la cage d’ordinaire est une espèce de tombeau. Mais le mien semble prendre une nouvelle vie, Lorsqu’il sera dans la cage de mon aimable Silvie.” The erotic message is as clear as can be.
In Dutch culture the verb ‘vogelen’ (catching a bird) is another word for having sex and a bird escaping from his cage indicates loss of chastity. The lady with the bare breasts, while making the sign of sealed lips to the lady behind her, who is pointing towards heaven, seems to be caressing the bird held in the sleeping man’s groin. 17th century Dutch pictures...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Export Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Gold, Silver, Bronze
Pair 19th Century Chinese Lead Vases Inlayed with Bronze Lamps
Located in Hudson, NY
This pair of vases are from China. Made as part of a 19th century alter garniture set the pair are now lamps. Cast in lead which has been inlayed with bronze decorative elements incl...
Category
1880s Archaistic Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Lead
Large Rare Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large rare antique, Meiji era, Japanese enamel over copper plate or charger. The interior of the plate is made in a symmetrical design, adorned with polychrome enamel medallions fe...
Category
Late 18th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Enamel
A Fine Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase and Cover. Meiji Period
Located in London, GB
A Exquisite Cloisonne Enamel Vase and cover
Meiji period -Late 19th C
Exquisite and refined four sided cloisonne vase and cover made in gold and silver wire with dragons and phoen...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Japanese urns. 19th c. Meiji period. Signed.
Located in Stockholm, SE
These pair of Japanese bronze urns from the Meiji period have decorations of birds and flowers. The inlays are made of silver, gilt bronze and shakudo. Both urns are signed at the bo...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
A Japanese Meiji Period Patinated Bronze Centerpiece/Bowl w/ Dragon in Relief
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic and large Japanese Meiji Period Patinated Bronze Centerpiece/Bowl/jar denier with Dragon in Relief. This captivating and exquisite, hand-crafted, patinated bronze centerpiece serves as a remarkable focal point, adorned with marvelously hand-chassed and hand-chiseled dragons in relief, gracefully emerging and disappearing behind artfully stylized scrolling etched clouds. The centerpiece boasts a substantial and graceful curved base, complemented by a striking peaked and square-edged lip atop the vessel.
The significance behind the depiction of the three-clawed dragons stems from the Japanese belief that Eastern dragons originated within their native land. According to their folklore, as these majestic creatures ventured away from Japan, they acquired additional toes. The Japanese Sky dragon...
Category
1890s Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Early 20th Century Japanese Temple Urns
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of bronze temple urns. Called Jyôka, this set is usually placed on or next to an altar in Buddhist temples.
Category
20th Century East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$8,164 / set
Japanese Three Drawer Copper Lined Hibachi. Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
KYOTO STYLE NAGA HIBACHI (FIREBOX BRAZIER GRILL), Japanese, Meiji Period, The rectangular hibachi is of Keyaki (Zelkova) wood construction with the original copper liner, and a colum...
Category
1870s Antique East Asian Metalwork
Chinese Bronze Vessel with Tripod Feet, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
This 18th century bronze vessel with tripod feet was crafted by hand in a traditional Chinese shape known as "ding," that dates back to 1600 BC. Tripod bowls were originally used for making religious offerings to ancestral gods. This ding is mounted on a finely carved hardwood...
Category
Mid-18th Century Qing Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Hexagonal Goldstone Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Japanese enamel over copper vase. The vase has a hexagonal shaped body with a long narrow neck. The vase is enameled with polychrome geometrical, floral, foliage and foliate scroll...
Category
19th Century Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Large Meiji Period Cloisonne Enamel Koro
Located in London, GB
Large Meiji Period Cloisonne Enamel Koro
Japanese, late 19th Century
Height 88cm, width 76cm, depth 53cm
This superb cloisonne enamel koro was made during...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Censer
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique 19th century Meiji period Japanese bronze censer. Top lid decorated with finely sculpted reclining anthropomorphic figure / bonsai tree / acorn and cut out hearts. Overall be...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Chinese Floral Cast Iron Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage cast iron mortar from China's Shanxi province is patterned in low relief with a simple floral design. Originally used in a traditional ap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Rustic East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Meiji Period Bronze of a Boy Carrying Twigs
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Meiji period bronze of a boy carrying twigs, they are strapped onto his back on a carrying frame and he carries a gourd water bottle in his right hand, signed in a seal. Japanese, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Large Matching Pair of Chinese Bronze Cloisonné Enameled Vases
Located in Norton, MA
Quality work, large & heavy matching pair of chinese bronze cloisonné enameled vases. Of squared four-panel form, each panel with raised scenes of birds and florals on a blue ground ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Export Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Meiji Period Japanese Bronze Vase with Grasses and Quail Design
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji Japanese bronze vase with grasses and Quail design, Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze vase with elaborate raised design of wild grasses,...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair Korean Iron Box with Silver Inlays Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine pair of Korean iron box with intricate silver inlays dated to the late Joseon Dynasty circa 19th century. The matching circular boxes was most likely used to store tobacco lea...
Category
19th Century Other Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Iron, Bronze
Rare Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Red Enamel Green and White Dragon Jar
Located in Long Island City, NY
A rare antique Japanese late Meiji Era tripod and covered enamel copper censer koro. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The sphere form censer koro is enameled with poly...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Japanese bronze cover censer, 19th c .
Located in New York, NY
decorated with birds and flowers in relief; 4in(D) x 7.5in(W) x 12in(H) are the overall dimensions of the cover censer with the wooden base
Category
Late 19th Century Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Elegant Bronze Single-Flower Vase by Asano Norio – Nihon Kogeikai Member
Located in Fukuoka, JP
An exquisite Japanese bronze single-flower vase (Ichirin-ike) by renowned artisan Asano Norio (浅野紀夫), a full member of the Nihon Kogeikai (Japan Traditional Crafts Association). This...
Category
Mid-20th Century Showa East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Bronze Rabbits
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Bronze Okimono grouping of 2 figural long eared rabbits, consisting of a mother rabbit up on her hind legs and her child on all fours. They c...
Category
1920s Showa Vintage East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$2,200 / set
A Japanese patinated bronze vase depicting a cricket
Located in Milano, IT
A slender shape patinated bronze vase depicting a naturalistic scene of a cricket sitting on iris leaves.
Signed Joun in relief within an oval reserve.
Origin: Japan
Period: Meiji ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japonisme Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
$3,308 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Pink And Purple Plate With Children
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese plate adorned with a polychrome cloisonne enamel design. The central scene features several children. The background is a v...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Shinto Ema Wishing Wooden Plaque with Iron Sickle and Sword
Located in Chiba, JP
Old wishing wooden plaque with iron sickle and sword as ‘Ema’ handmade by Japanese blacksmith and dedicated to Shinto shrine to ward off evil spirit and conflagration. approx. 23.7 x...
Category
Early 20th Century East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Iron
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antiques Suga Geshin Wax Casting Rain Dragon Pattern Vase/Flower Vase
Located in Niiza, JP
Suga Tsukishin Wax Casting Rain Dragon Pattern Vase/Flower Vase
φ120× 240(H) [mm]
Box size: φ140×290mm 2kg
A work by the third generation of Tsukishin, a master caster from Takaoka,...
Category
20th Century East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Antique Chinese Bronze 5 Claws Royal Dragons Sculpted Vase - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Chinese Bronze 5 Claws Royal Dragons Sculpted Vase - Pair
This pair of 19th century rare bronze vases are decorated with sculpted Imperial royal five claw dragons. The drago...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Bronze sculpture of two cicadas on a bamboo, used by calligraphs to hold paper
Located in PARIS, FR
Two cicadas in bronze facing each other on a bamboo segment
One is an adult while the other is at the nymph phase. Three foundry stamps, one underneath and one alongside each insect...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Meiji Period Signed Bronze and Mixed Metal Bonsai Planter or Brush Pot
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Meiji period (1868-1912) signed bronze and mixed metal bonsai planter or brush pot, polygon shaped (six sided) decorated with different scenes on each p...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Japanese bronze sculpture of a ginseng root, ganodermas mushrooms growing on it
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze sculpture representing a group of genoderma mushrooms developing on the long stem of a Ginseng root that is standing on two kakis. Logically this root would be Panax ginseng, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Ground Crane Frenzy Plate Attributed to Hayashi
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese, Meiji era, enamel over copper plate or charger attributed to Hayashi Kodenji, Japanese, 1831 to 1915. Circa 1890.
The plate has an octagonal form.
The interior of the plate is enameled with a polychrome image of cranes on the turquoise ground made in the Cloisonne technique.
The backside is decorated with a foliate scroll ornament on the turquoise ground made in the same technique.
Hayashi Kodenji was a pivotal figure in the history of Cloisonne enamel manufacturer.
He was instrumental in the formation and leadership of the Shippo cho enamellers guild, and it is probable that he worked for the Nagoya-based Shippo Kaisha.
He exhibited and won prizes at many international exhibitions: Nuremberg 1885 Silver, Paris 1889 Silver...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Chinese Antique Iron Bath
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Interesting 19th C Chinese antique iron bath. 1860.
Dimensions
41 inches (104 cms) Wide
25.5 inches (65 cms) Deep
18 inches (46 cms) High.
Category
19th Century Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Japan mice treasure bag Meiji
Located in PARIS, FR
Japanese bronzewith brown patina representing two mice. One is pulling pulling a treasure bag. crouching down with its head turned to the left. While the other mouse is standing on i...
Category
Late 20th Century Japonisme East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Priests of Pallas Festival Kansas City Chinese Cloisonné Card Tray, 1906
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and scarce Chinese attributed Art Nouveau cloisonné card tray made for the Priests of Pallas Festival in Kansas City in 1906. The Festival wa...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Metal
Chinese Export Silver Tea or Coffee Service by ZeeSung
By Zee Sung
Located in Atlanta, GA
A three-piece set of Chinese export sterling silver tea or coffee service circa early 20th century. The service consists of a lidded tea or coffee pot, a creamer and a sugar bowl. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th-Century Tibetan Copper and Brass Ritual Vessel with Applied Ornamentation
Located in Middleburg, VA
A richly detailed 19th-century Tibetan ritual vessel, hand-forged from copper and embellished with applied repousse and engraved brass medallions, geometric plaques, and symbolic mounts. Raised on three splayed feet, this bulbous, high-necked vessel features a domed body adorned with a dense array of ritual and decorative appliques, including stylized floral medallions, abstract symbols, and keyhole-like forms that reference tantric iconography.
The vessel's expressive form is punctuated by three protruding spouts and retains its original arched swing handle with pierced brass finials. Meticulously decorated in traditional metalworking techniques, the surface patina reveals a rich, warm interplay between the copper ground and the golden brass overlay. An aesthetic that speaks to both spiritual function and ornamental sophistication.
Likely used in ceremonial or domestic rituals, this vessel stands as a worthy testament to Tibetan artisanship and Buddhist ritual culture. A compelling piece for collectors of Himalayan antiques...
Category
19th Century Tibetan Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Japanese Bronze Vessel with Dragon Handles and Falcon Lid
Located in Greenwich, CT
Japanese bronze vessel with pair of dragon handles, falcon lid, birds in landscape and elephant heads base.
Category
1890s Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Bronzed Seated Buddha with Boys
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine Chinese bronzed copper seated Buddha with five small boys believed to date from the early 20th century. The hollow cast figure is well detailed and portrays the seated smiling...
Category
Early 20th Century East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Japanese Antiques iron paulownia design crest lantern lamp Toro
Located in Niiza, JP
φ170× 400(H) [mm] 2kg
Antique iron lantern with a beautiful antique feel. Two sides are carefully decorated with paulownia leaf designs.
Kitaoji Rosanjin (a very famous designer an...
Category
19th Century Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Chinese Export Silver Mug
By Leeching
Located in London, GB
A Chinese export silver mug with flowers and foliage engraved within decorative panels; and a dragon handle. Marked with LC, for Leeching, 利升 (...
Category
1870s Chinese Export Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Bronze Cloisonne Enamel Censer Insence Burner 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A good, large, antique Chinese Qing dynasty bronze and cloisonne censer, circa 1900.
The lidded censer having a Chinese lion (Shi) to the lid, the...
Category
Early 1900s Qing Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Ceramic Tea Set Of 7 Pcs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Japanese enamel on ceramic tea set. A total of 7 items. The set comprises a pair of cups and saucers, a teapot, a sugar bowl, and a creamer. Each ware is adorned with polychrome en...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Pair Chinese Cloisonne Phoenix Zun Vases, Late Qing Dynasty, c. 1900, China
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive pair of Chinese cloisonne phoenix form zun vases, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The attractive and fantastic pair of red ground cloisonne vases in the form of ...
Category
Early 1900s Qing Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Deer
Located in New York, NY
decorated with stylized scrolls on blue ground
Category
Mid-20th Century East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$12,000 / set
19th Century Chinese Round Polychrome Cloisonné Charger
Located in Milford, NH
A striking round polychrome cloisonné charger with running deer, scrollwork, various characters, and a geometric border , all on a teal blue ground, ...
Category
19th Century Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Large Antique 18 inch Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger with Fans
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel over gilt copper plate. The interior of the plate is adorned with polychrome enamel figural medallions depicting fans with birds, blossomi...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique East Asian Metalwork
Materials
Enamel, Copper
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