Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Rare okimono carved in the thickness of an elephant tusk depicting a life-size pigeon. It stands on a hollow trunk, inside which hides an owl. A small 4mm...

Historical Bell- Immediately Useable First ever to be offered A genuine temple used de-accession 96 inch prayer bell with original wooden handled rope from a shrine in Nakamura Ward, Nagoya, Japan An extraordinary opportunity to acquire, collect, use and display the largest scale 18” temple bell of this kind we have ever seen in private hands- including its original wood and hemp rope pull- a Japanese authentic hand cast copper Shinto Suzu bell. The auspicious temple shrine from which this bell comes, was founded in 1156 to honor Ojintenno, who was the 15th emperor of Japan. It was commissioned in part by Minamoto no Tametomo, who was a famous Samurai, who is known as possibly being the first samurai to commit Seppuku. Its big 18" high and 12" diameter bell including a massive hand carved wooden pull handle measuring 17 inches in length shows patina from great age, dates to the late 19th century, and was formerly rung outside a Nagoya Temple great hall where it was enjoyed by members of Japan's local Shinto communities. This bell was authentically rung at this temple shrine. We will include the original 96 inch rope pull with massive 17 inch long hand carved wooden handle. In total, this is an extraordinary copper bell which includes its rare original wood and hemp rope pull. Important: Please view the actual insitu photograph of this amazing relic before it was deaccessioned. This huge old bell dates to the late 19th century period, displays an impressive patina from age, and sounds impressive. It's lower half portion has been purposely hand-hammered by design to improve its sound- this is not damage. The Suzu Shinto bell...

An unusual and finely made vintage Japanese unglazed pottery figure of a pedlar being stung by a wasp dating from the 20th century. The figure is sea...

This unusual Japanese six-panel Byobu screen with twenty eight (28) authentic and old Hiroshige Tokaido Road series ukiyo-e prints applied on paper, ...

Early 20th century porcelain Maneki Neko, Japan This porcelain Maneki Neko, the good fortune beckoning cat, is a molded seated form with the right raised ...

A blanc de chine porcelain figure of the Buddha, Japanese, Kutani, circa 1900.

Unique Sports Collectible Opportunity- Immediately Frameable "Happi with International Olympic athletes sending off cheering song for 1932 Los Angles...

Japanese Edo period pair of carved stone female Bodhisattva sculptures, hand painted. The pair has incised markings on their backs and was made in circa 1...