Japanese Mounted Objects

Rare Large Lacquer Iron Sculpture of a Young Woman by Saegusa Soutaro. This rare large lacquered iron sculpture of a young woman is a stunning example of the work of the renowned Ja...

Japanese hand carved Jizai Kagi hearth hook in keyaki wood (Japanese Zelkova). The hook is presented on a custom forged metal stand.  Japan, Meiji Period, ...

Rare elephant with its palanquin representing a pagoda, made in several parts. Probably designed to serve as a table centerpiece, it is provided with a rod that can be electrically c...

Antique wooden Japanese pulley from the 19th century. These were often used in wells to retrieve pails of water. This shows lots of authentic heavy wear from likely decades of use. T...

Gold lacquered wood. 17 x 10 in. / 43 x 25.5 cm Height on custom display stand: 26.5 in / 67.25 cm Meiji Period, 1868 – 1912 Custom Mounted on Bases with a Vertical Backdrop and Antique Bronzed Patinated Steel These two wall sconces were used to decorate Buddhist altars...

Large lacquer tray, Japan A beautiful low wood tray finished with orange and black lacquer. There are some fine surface scratches, and one small ...

A rare large Meiji Period (1868-1912) comb used for threshing rice straw, with 21 hand forged iron tines mounted on hard wood. Displays beautifully on a custom metal base. 12.25" (31 cm) high by 24" (61 cm) wide by 3.25" (8 cm) deep. Ex collection Cathryn Cootner, former textile curator at the M.H. de Young Museum, San Francisco The caption of the last photo: Winnowing rice in Japan, using the large double fan worked by a pair of bamboo handles. A metal comb...

This elegant pipe of brass and bamboo dates to early 20th century Japan and was used for smoking finely shredded tobacco (kizami-tabako). Known as a rao-kiseru, these short smoking p...

Edo Period Arrowheads on custom bases, Japan These arrowheads are called yashiri or yanone and were used for various purposes, such as presentations and gifts, or for battle and h...

A stunning set of twenty-one 19th-century Japanese paint brushes, each with a wooden handle, natural fibers bristles wrapped in woven fiber or c...

A bold and graphic 19th century Japanese Meiji period Jizai-Kagi, a hook used to raise and lower a water kettle over an open fire, carved of Keyaki (Japanese Elm) wood, and with a gr...

Japanese artisans have long held mastery in the creation of miniature treasures, or netsuke. Carved from bone, this leaf with a central chrysanthemum medallion would have been a wais...