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Style: Showa
Japanese Porcelain Hibachi of the Showa Period or Slightly Earlier.
Located in Hudson, NY
This porcelain Japanese hibachi or “Fire Bowl” was made in Japan circa 1900 to 1925. This is a traditional Japanese heating device and consists of a fireproof cylinder or box that ca...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Old Wood Carving Monkey 1950s-1970s / Figurine Sculpture Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese monkey wood carving.
This wood carving is estimated to have been made between 1950 and 1970.
The artist's name and other d...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Kimono 'Uchikake' for Wedding, 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a kimono called Uchikake which Japanese women wear for wedding ceremony.
It is said that the women wear the white uchikake for the reason of 'they can dyed in any color' and...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Japanese Cotton Shirushi Hanten Bishamonten, 1940s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a jacket with cotton which was made in Japan.
These kind of jackets are called Hanten in Japanese.
Hanten is a short jacket similar to a haori, but without a gusset. It is...
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1940s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Large Collotype Print by Ryunosuke Fukui 'from "Maiko" Series'
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A large print created by Ryunosuke Fukui, a highly acclaimed modernist artist from Japan who lived between 1923 and 1986. Fukui's art has been exhibited in many prestigious museums and galleries, and his works are included in the permanent collection of the Tokyo National Modern Art museum and other renowned institutions. This particular print is part of a limited edition series called "Maiko", which includes 200 sets featuring 10 collotype prints each. The print available is from the 100th edition, and it dates back to 1975. It measures 49.5 by 38.5 centimeters.
Ryonosuke Fukui...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
20th Century Kanshitsu Oke Lacquerware Bowl
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Welcome to our antique lacquerware collection. We are excited to present this stunning Kanshitsu Oke mixing bowl, which dates back to the Showa period of the 20th century. Kanshitsu ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Mashiko Ware Vase
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A beautiful Mashiko Ware Vase with a deep brown, rust and black design.
The clay in the Mashiko region is a pure from of clay in silicon acid and iron which produces the wonderful deep color combined with a fabulous glaze.
Mashiko Pottery...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Clay
Hodaka Yoshida Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print "Cause, Blue"
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully realized, deeply colored abstract work titled "Cause, Blue" by renowned Japanese modern artist Hodaka Yoshida who was the second son of one of Japan's most celebrated a...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Old or Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Ginbari Vase with Floral Decoration
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Japanese enamel vase.
With wired cloisonne flowers against a red ginbari ground.
The ginbari technique (similar to guilloc...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Rare Pair Old World Globe Lighting Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions
Japan, this handsome quality pair (2) of large swiveling "Globe" lanterns is a special find and authentic old works of art.
Their rare d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Imari ‘Black Ship’ Charger, Attributed to Fukagawa
By Fukagawa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Japanese Imari ‘Black Ship’ charger, attributed to Fukagawa.
Showa Period (1926-1989)
A later example of one of the rarest patterns in Japanese Imar...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Old "Cape Hattaras" Lighthouse Sculpture in Vibrant Original Colors
Located in South Burlington, VT
A hard to find tall 21 inch Nautical delight with original hand painted colors that authentically reproduces the actual colors and handsome physical architecture of today's Cape Hattaras light house (See Third Photo).
First we've seen in this massive size, quality, and condition.
Original hand painted colors of red, black, green, and white
Heavily hand cast by expert artisans of that day, it is cast upon a well detailed base as shown and in a convenient highly displayable, portable size. It still retains original attractive vibrant hand painted colors and patina.
Dimensions: Height 21 inches
Width 8 3/4 inches
Depth 4 1/2 inches
Good garden candidate- an ideal accent size for your indoor gallery display or favorite outdoor garden space.
Many of our customers display these sentimental favorites as romantic and enjoyable decorative accents for entertaining friends and family. They are a perfect choice for your indoor or outdoor garden space.
Provenance: Old American/ Japanese garden
Lifetime guarantee of authenticity. We are members of NAJGA North American Japanese Garden Association.
History of Cape Hattaras Light House:
Built in 1870, the iconic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse stands watch over the Graveyard of the Atlantic's east coast.
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse protects one of the most perilous sea sections off the Atlantic Coast. At Cape Hattaras, the Gulf Stream...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Tsuchiya Koitsu Japanese Woodblock Print Sunset at Tomonotsu, Inland Sea, 1940
Located in Studio City, CA
A very beautiful, serene and relatively rare woodblock print by famed Japanese artist Tsuchiya Koitsu titled "Sunset at Tomonotsu, Inland Sea" was made...
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Tadashi Nakayama Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Two Horses 1963
Located in Studio City, CA
This wonderfully designed, abstract work by esteemed Japanese printmaker Tadashi Nakayama. The print is pencil signed, numbered (13/80), dated 1963, stamped on the verso by the artist, and embellished with metallic pigments. It is an uncommon and hard to find work.
Nakayama has exhibited internationally in cities such as Rome, Tokyo, Krakow, Milan, and his works can be found in museums around the world including:
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia.
Cincinnati Museum of Art, Ohio, USA.
fine Arts Museum of San Francisco - Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, USA.
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Honolulu Academy of Arts, Hawaii, USA.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., USA.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, USA.
Western Australian Art Museum, Perth...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Big Pair Hand Painted Squirrel Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
First pair we've seen
A great pair (2) of squirrel lighting lanterns- first pair we've seen this style.
These handsome Japanese hand painted quality "Squirrel" lantern are a speci...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Yukio Katsuda Signed Limited Ed. Japanese Serigraph Print No. 154 Saga Toriimoto
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly beautiful and engaging work by Japanese Kyoto printmaker artist Yukio Katsuda (1941-) titled "No. 154 Saga Toriimoto"
The serigraph print is h...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Shinjiro Nozaki Signed Limited Edition Modern Japanese Silkscreen Flower Print
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful abstract floral silkscreen print by Japanese artist Shinjiro Nozaki.
The print is pencil signed, dated ('70) and titled (in Japanese) a...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Deer child 1900s-1920s / Animal figurines Object Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese deer figurine.
It is from the early Showa period (1900s-1920s).
It is elaborately made of paper.
The eyes seem to be made of ...
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Spectacular Tall Bronze Vase by Ikeda Masuo One of the Top Metal Artists of 20 C
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This spectacular bronze vase is a rare and exquisite creation by one of the most renowned metal artists of the 20th century, Masuo Ikeda.The value of Ikeda's works is widely recognized, as his pieces often fetch high prices...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Old Vintage Jumping Speckled Trout Fish Lighting Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Jumping Trout on all four sides- a fishing friends delight
This unusual Jumping Speckled Trout fish themed hand painted iron garden lantern is an angler'...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Kaoru Kawano Japanese Woodblock Print Girl with Candle Light Flame
By Kaoru Kawano
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful work by famed Japanese artist Kaoru Kawano who was known for his whimsical portrayals of women, children, and animals. Stylistically, he was one of the first Japanese art...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Iron Stool Used in an Old Japanese Elementary School/Made in 1965
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a stool used at Minoya Elementary School in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
The back of the seat has the name of the school and the fact that it was built in 1965.
A simple stool with an oak top and iron legs.
Two plastic parts on the toe are missing, but there is no problem in use.
Old school...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Blossoming Prunus Tree
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Serene Japanese Showa period two-panel folding byobu screen depicting a large spring blossoming prunus tree or plum tree. Beautifully painted with ink and natural color pigments on m...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Daitoku-Ji Kyoto D
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed woodblock print by famed Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito. Many consider Saito to be one of the most important, if not the most important, contemporary Japanese printmakers of the 20th century. This print, which is titled "Daitoku-ji Kyoto (D)" is from a series of Kyoto temple images that Saito created. The woodblock print features strong, contrasting colors, beautiful wood grain, and a complex design - the cross-shaped walkway pattern which is highlighted by the small precisely placed stones is repeated on the temple wall. The wood grain in the yard, temple walls and sky add another layer of compositional depth.
The print is signed in black ink and stamped/sealed in red within the image It is likely titled, dated (1960), and numbered (from a limited edition of 150) in pencil by the artist in the lower margin but hidden below the mat. Saito's "self-carved, self printed Kiyoshi Saito" personal label with his red chop seal...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Lovely Pair of Japanese circa 1900-1915 Scroll Paintings Japan Tomobako
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Great decorated pieces
Condition
Some stains width 41.1 cm × length188.7 cm. Painting width 29.8 cm × length 126.0 cm
Period
circa 1900.
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Japanese Kutani Porcelain Figure of a Geisha or Bijin, Showa Era, 1930's, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Kutani porcelain model of a beautiful woman, bijin, or perhaps a geisha, Showa era, circa 1930's, Japan.
A charming and delightful Japanese Kutani enameled porcelain figure of a bijin or geisha, early Showa Era, circa 1930's, Japan.
The elegant figure of a beautiful woman, called a bijin, or perhaps a geisha, is portrayed dressed in full kimono and holding a closed folding fan in one hand. Her kimono of a rich and deep blue hue, with images of plump pomegranates in gilt. Her wide obi of a striking red color, and patterned with branches of pink blossoms. One foot, clad in a white tabi...
Category
1930s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Ryohei Tanaka Signed Limited Edition Japanese Etching #190 Barge Pool No.1
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful image of moored Japanese wooden barges along the banks of the ocean (one of Tanaka's more popular and favorite images) by famed Japanese artist Ryohei Tanaka who was known primarily for his black and white etchings of rural Japan.
The print is hand pencil signed, dated (1977), and numbered (94/100) by the artist along the lower margin.
Tanaka's work can be found in numerous prominent collections and museums including:
Achenbach Foundation, San Francisco
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Hirschorn Museum, Washington, DC
President Ronald Reagan
Honolulu Academy of Art
Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge
Morikami Museum, Florida
Museum of fine Arts, Boston
Springfield Museum
David Rockefeller...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Pair Vintage Gilt Pheasant Bird Sculptures, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Beautiful pair (2) old Japanese vintage gilt pheasant bird sculptures.
Marked Japan on bottoms.
From our recent Japanese acquisitions in original condition with original attractive gilding present.
Japan, an attractive and iconic pair (2) pheasant sculptures with original gilt patina. One is poised with vertical tail and thehy other in a seated horizontal position.
The pheasant is considered Japan's national bird.
This creative simple adaption makes a compelling contemporary pair of sculptures.
Fine original used condition with original gold gilt patina appropriate to their age.
Original gilt patina from age.
Dimensions: 7 inches tall and 6.5 inches wide
Photographed in natural day light.
Quality: Excellent quality and fine craftsmanship by Japanese specialized artisans
Provenance: authentic Japanese examples (see labels).
Lifetime guarantee of authenticity. All of our Asian works of art come with our lifetime authenticity guarantee.
About Japan's Green Pheasant
In Japanese culture, the green pheasant is unofficially considered the national bird of the country owing to its references in ancient folk tales of Japan. The green pheasant was said to be a messenger of the Sun Goddess...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Pair Old Rooster And Hen Lighting Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
Hand painted pair (2) rooster and hen lighting lanterns bursting with night light
Stunning beams of night light during special evening soirees.
From our recent Japanese American garden acquisitions and with their surfaces this attractive and heavily hand cast pair (2) old vintage lanterns...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Signed Waka-Onna or Ko-Omote Wood Carved Noh Theater Mask, Showa 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, wonderfully crafted, alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theater.
This mask is handcrafted and hand-carved from natural wood and signed/sealed by the maker on the underside.
This mask is the mask of Waka-Onna - or young beautiful woman. It may be that of Ko-omote. Ko-omote translates as "little mask" or sometimes "small face...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Japanese Rare Old Five Continents Globe Lighting Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions
Japan, this handsome quality big swiveling "Globe" lantern is a special find and an authentic old work of art.
Its rare design is unique...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Yukio Katsuda Signed Limited Ed. Japanese Serigraph Print No. 152 Thatched Roof
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly beautiful and engaging work by Japanese Kyoto printmaker artist Yukio Katsuda (1941-) titled "Thatched Roof No. 152"
The serigraph print is ha...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Katsura Kyoto G
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed woodblock print by famed Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito. Many consider Saito to be one of the most important, if not the most important, contemporary Japanese printmakers of the 20th century. This print, titled "Katsura Kyoto...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Showa Two Panel Screen Tagasode, 'Whose Sleeves?'
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Brilliant Japanese Showa period two-panel screen depicting a women's kimono draped over a parcel-gilt lacquered garment rack. Japanese Tagasode or "whose sleeves" is a provocative poetry theme inviting viewers to speculate as to the robes...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Kaoru Kawano Signed Large Japanese Woodblock Print Dancing Geisha Figure Eshima
By Kaoru Kawano
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful work by famed Japanese artist Kaoru Kawano who was known for his whimsical portrayals of women, children, and animals. Stylistically, he was one of the first Japanese artists to combine Western-style elements with the traditional methods of woodblock printmaking. This work is known as "Dancing Figure (Eshima)"
The print is signed (in white ink within the image) and sealed (in red) by Kawano.
This work is a quite rare self-printed lifetime double dai Oban large-size print. The quality and colors are striking. It is likely from a limited edition and perhaps numbered on the lower margin (we can not verify as it was previously framed but we are confident that this is the case).
A very beautiful and rich image. Would make for a great addition to any Japanese art and print collection or Stand-out accent work in about any setting.
Frame dimensions: 30.5" high, 20.5" wide, .5" deep
Viewable art...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Okinawa Ceramic Showa Period Awamori Sake Pottery Dachibin Hip Flask
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful hand painted and decorated traditional Okinawan ceramic awamori/sake flask, also known as a dachibin. These handcrafted pieces were originally designed to be carried and worn against the hip, hence the curved shape.
This piece is from a collector of fine Japanese and Asian ceramics and pottery works - a collection like no other we have seen. We believe this flask is from the early to mid-1900s.
Would be a great addition to any Japanese ceramics...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Nara, circa 1962
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed woodblock print by famed Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito. Many consider Saito to be one of the most important, if not the most important, contemporary Japane...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Kagura Dance Mask of Sarutahiko by Kiyomi Yokota, Late 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A bold and powerful kagura mask of the Shinto deity Sarutahiko Okami by Kiyomi Yokota, Showa or Heisei Era, late 20th century, Japan.
The mask depicts t...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Goat Hair, Wood, Lacquer
Japan Large Pretty Bronze Flower Petal Vase, Signed Box
Located in South Burlington, VT
Here's another beautiful and unique way to accent your indoor space with this fine artisan treasure from Japan.
A stunning dark walnut colored bronze vase with a pretty undulatin...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Old Wood Carving Bear 1930s-1950s/Vintage Figurine Sculpture Folk Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a wooden folk craft in the shape of a bear.
Mainly manufactured in Hokkaido.
It is a wood carving made from 1930 to 1950.
The eyes are made of glass.
This type is rare in Japa...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Pair Old White Hand Cast Garden Cranes
Located in South Burlington, VT
Pair Garden Cranes
Fine white pair garden cranes offer convenient portability for your special indoor display or your favorite outdoor space.
Japan, a fine set of two hand caste bronze detailed cranes in an attractive white color
Handmade. Hand cast.
Hand cast detail with detailed feathers...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
circa 1930 Japanese Silver Screens by Isoi Joshin, Flowers of the Four Seasons
Located in Kyoto, JP
Flowers of the four seasons
Isoi Joshin (1883-1964)
Pair of six-panel Japanese screens
Ink, pigment, lacquer and silver leaf on pa...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver Leaf
Shiko Shikou Munakata Rare Signed Japanese Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl Signed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
An exceptionally rare, wonderfully designed Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese master woodblock printmaker/ artist Shiko Munakata (1903-1975) who is widely considered to be the most important Japanese visual artist of the 20th century and the Pablo Picasso of Japan. This hand-painted work clearly illustrates Munakata's whimsical side as it is of a Koma - a child's spinning top toy. Very few examples of Munakata's work in ceramics exist still today.
The work is signed by Munakata on the base as well as the original wood protective storage box (his seal can also be seen faintly in the lower-left corner).
The bowl has a small kintsugi or "golden joinery" repair - the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold - on the inside. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise.
Munakata who is often compared to Picasso was primarily associated with and a principal figure in both the Sosaku-Hanga (which stressed the artist as the sole creator ) and the Mingei (folk art) movements. His many accolades and awards include the "Prize of Excellence" at the Second International Print Exhibition in Lugano, Switzerland in 1952, and first prize at the São Paulo Bienal Exhibition in Brazil in 1955, followed by the Grand Prix Award at the Venice Biennale in 1956, and the Order of Cultural Merit, the highest honor in the arts by the Japanese government in 1970. In 1960 after returning from a year abroad exhibiting his work in the United States, the Horinji Temple in Kyoto bestowed upon him the honorary rank of “Hokkyo”. In 1962, he received the rank of “Hogan” from Nisseki Temple in Toyama prefecture. He also received a Medal of Honor in 1963 and the Asahi Shimbun culture prize in 1965.
Munakata's work can be found in numerous international collections and museums including:
The Britsih Museum, UK
The Chicago Art Institute
Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), NY
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), NY
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), Washington DC
Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis
And his own museum The Munakata Shiko...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Giant Old Garden Frog and Family
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions- a Big friend with Family.
Japan, this handsome quality giant old Frog with children on its back is a cheerful sculpture, good garden find and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Old Tray Made of Japanese Pine Wood / 1930-1960 / Showa Period
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This tray is made of pine wood with beautiful grain.
In Japan, many round and square wooden trays have been made since ancient times.
They come in various sizes and materials.
Amo...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pine
Japanese Tall Pair Old Vintage White Architectural Lighting Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
First we have seen
This unusual architectural pair (2) of old vintage church form lighting lanterns are remarkable examples cast long ago likely in a very limited original number....
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Rakusai Takahashi III Signed Japanese Shigaraki Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl with Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A stunning Shigaraki ware pottery chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese master potter the 3rd Rakusai Takahashi. The bowl features a beautiful, unique natural organic ash glaze with wonderful shifts in colour and texture.
Rakusai Takahashi III (1898-1976) is universally considered one of the most important Japanese potters of the 20th century. In 1964 he was named a human cultural treasure and bestowed a Shiga Prefectural Intangible Cultural Property. His work can be found in numerous collections and international museums including the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, and the Brooklyn Museum to name a couple.
Shigaraki Ware pottery comes from Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The kiln there is one of six ancient kilns in Japan (along with Echizen ware, Seto ware, Bizen ware, Tamba ware...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Hiroyuki Tajima Signed Limited Edition Abstract Zen Japanese Woodblock Print
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, luminous, and sumptuously colored woodblock print by Japanese artist Hiroyuki Tajima titled "Small Garden, B" Tajima is famed for his use of dark, rich colors and striking abstract compositions and was heavily influenced and guided by his Zen Buddhist beliefs.
The print is pencil signed, titled, dated (1967), and apparently numbered (6/50).
Would be a great addition to any Japanese or Asian print collection or eye-catching stand-alone work in about any setting.
His work can be found in various collections and museums including:
The British Musem, London UK
The Japanese Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Harvard Art Museum
Portland Art...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Asian Signed Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Ceramic Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous Japanese studio pottery chawan tea bowl that features a wonderful reddish-orange glaze with various shifts in colour and texture.
This particular piece encompasses the...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Wood Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful string of Japanese hand-crafted Buddhist Juzu mala beads made of natural wood. These rosary-type prayer bead necklaces were used by Buddhist mon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rakusai Takahashi III Signed Japanese Shigaraki Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl with Box
Located in Studio City, CA
A stunning Shigaraki ware pottery chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese master potter the 3rd Rakusai Takahashi. The bowl features a beautiful, unique natural organic ash glaze with wond...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Japanese Showa Six Panel Screen Manchurian Crane Bamboo Grove
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Enchanting Japanese Showa period six-panel byobu screen titled "Bamboo Forest-Immortal Together". The large screen depicts six manchurian cranes in a ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare and Beautiful Japanese Chirimen Silk Fabric Sampler '3rd of 4'
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A rare and beautiful Japanese Chirimen silk fabric sampler.
There are 30 exquisite designs in a 222 inch (18' 5") continuous roll.
The samples would be used by the maker for a clien...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Silk
Kaoru Kawano Signed Framed Japanese Woodblock Print Two Girls
By Kaoru Kawano
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and charming work by famed Japanese artist Kaoru Kawano who was known for his whimsical portrayals of women, children, and animals. Stylistically, he was one of the first...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Kiyoshi Saito Signed Limited Edition Japanese Woodblock Print Hokkaido 'B' 1961
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed woodblock print by famed Japanese Sosaku Hanga printmaker Kiyoshi Saito. Many consider Saito to be one of the most important, if not the most important, contem...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Masami Teraoka Signed Los Angeles Sushi Ghost Tales Fish Woman Exhibition Poster
Located in Studio City, CA
A very large and wonderful exhibition poster from Masami Teraoka's work "Los Angeles Sushi Ghost Tales / Fish Woman and Artist II, 1979". The poster is from the 1980 exhibit at the Newport Harbor Art Museum which featured works by this Japanese-American artist.
It is hand-signed in pencil by Teraoka in the lower right margin.
Printed on thick poster paper. Will look fantastic once framed.
Masami Teraoka has had over 70 solo exhibitions and he has twice been honoured by the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York and he has also received two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. His works can be found in collections and museums around the world including:
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco; the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D. C.; the Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawaii; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the National Portrait Gallery, Washington D. C.; Tate Modern, London, England; the Queensland Art Gallery/GOMA, Brisbane, Australia; the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, Scotland and the Singapore Art...
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1980s American Vintage Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Japanese Pair Old Vintage Jumping Fish Lighting Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
Fishing friends delight
This unusual pair (2) of Jumping Trout or Bass fish themed hand painted iron garden lanterns is the first pair of this design we h...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Showa Painted Panels on Silk Horses & Deer by Carlota T. Ige
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dreamy Japanese Showa period Nihonga school influence set of four painted panels depicting a lovely serene landscape. Natural ink and color pigments are painted on silk. Highly detai...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal
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