Japanese Samurai Yoroi Kabuto Doll Suit of Armour Figure & Lacquer Box 22"

Vintage doll / figurine portraying Jinmu Tenno – Japan’s legendary first emperor. The doll is crafted with un-glazed porcelain / bisque head and hands, painted features and a lovely white silk robe...

Vintage Japanese doll pair depicting a Noh theater / play, "The Old Couple from Takasago" from the Taisho period (1912-26). The man's name is Jo and...

Finely decorated wood carving of a seated baby with all kind of ornaments in pink and turquoise lacquer, Thailand. Measure: 19”.   

An impressive red lacquer Rajasthani Jharokha (India) wall shelf or altar window. Hand carved from a very dense wood with high and low relief detail. Features figures, elephants, mus...

Monumental antique Japanese imperial hunt / war / battle watercolor painting of Minamoto on Horseback. The Samurai warrior Minamoto is shown with his...

In Chinese culture, the horse is the embodiment of strength, elegance, and perseverance. This imperial palace horse sculpture depicts a noble steed standing with its head raised. Thi...

A bespoken Japanese historical hat known as Jinggasa (militant hat) that was worn by samurai in Edo period (1603-1868) circa 18-19th century. There were several subtypes of Jingasa a...

A striking all-matching Japanese gold lacquer ô’yoroi (great suit-of-armour) with vibrant orange cords, a multicoloured and light orange hem (kin’urushinuri hi’ito hi’suso tôsei gusoku ô’yoroi). - 28-plate black lacquer koboshi'bachi kabuto (helmet with small seated rivets) with decorative plates between with a reticulated chrysanthemum (kiku) design. Large short and broad kuwagata-antlers placed in u-shaped hardware with an elaborate reticulated chrysanthemum design surmounted by an en-suite circular maedate. Wide 5-tiered chrysanthemum-shaped tehen’no’kanamono (decorative apex fitting), 3-tiered gold lacquer ‘kiritsuke kozane’-plate shikoro (neck guards) transcending into large back-bending fukikaeshi (face guards) covered with light decorative ‘smoked leather’ and fitted with circular appliques with a chrysanthemum flower head design. - Black lacquer ‘angry man’-facial mask (resseibô) with a ruffled brown moustache and goatee, separate nose-piece, and 4-tiered gold lacquered ‘kiritsuke kozane’-plate gorget (yodarekake). - Sode (shoulder guards), ô-type, rectangular of shape constructed with 6 rows of ‘kiritsuke kozane’-plates. Equipped with long light orange silk cords with decorative tassels. - Kote (bracer), shino-type, gold lacquer metal pieces connected by Japanese mail (kaushi-gusari), placed over purple silk with orange and pink chrysanthemum (kiku) design. The hand guards (tekko) are decorated with various flower-emblems in relief. - Dô (cuirass), ‘môgami’-type, gold lacquered ‘kiritsuke kozane’-plates laced with orange silk cords. In front two, and in the back one kiku-shaped cord ring, the latter with a large age’maki (decorative silk tassel). 7-parts of 5-piece ‘kiritsuke kozane’-plate kusazuri (tassets). - Haidate (thigh armour) of 5-rows of 12 gold lacquered ‘iyo’-plates, matching silk and decorative ‘smoked leather’ borders. - Suneate (shin guards), tsubo-type, gold lacquer form-fitting metal plates continuing in a wing-shaped top, fastened by matching silk tateage. - Pair of kegutsu (fur shoes...

Great Ningyo doll. With label Condition Overall condition very good. Size 265cm Period Meiji Periode (1867-1912) Taisho Periode (1912-1926).

A wonderful, handcrafted work of a regal Japanese samurai/warrior doll shadow puppet. Oshie, which translates as pressed pictures, is a traditional Ja...

Kokeshi or Kokashi doll handmade by Japanese artisans from wood. The dolls have a simple trunk as a body and an enlarged head. One characteristic of Kokeshi dolls is their lack of arms and legs. signed underneath as follow. Kokashi Doll Kegon Waterfall Japan 1987. Kokeshi (???, ???), are simple wooden Japanese dolls with no arms or legs that have been crafted for more than 150 years as a toy for...

Japanese large bronze sculpture in two parts depicting an attendant standing atop a rocky base and holding a chamara fly-whisk or -swish used to sweep ignorance and fan deities, the ...