Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities

Place of Origin: Japanese

Keiko Nomura, Deep South Book, 1999

By Keiko Nomura

Located in CA, CA

First edition, published by Little More, 1999. Keiko Nomura's photo book 'Deep South' reflect the artists roots in Okinawa and has attracted critical acc...

Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Keiko Nomura, Deep South Book, 1999

$120

Japanese 19th Century Temple Gong

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese 19th century temple gong. Temple gongs were originally used to beckon the gods. Comes with bronze bell, silk pillow, red lacquer stand and s...

Category

19th Century Antique Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Japanese 19th Century Temple Gong

$3,800

Japanese Smoking Set 'Tabac-Ire'

Located in PARIS, FR

Smoking set (tabako-ire) composed of a pipe (kiseru), a pipe case (kiseruzutsu) and a tabacco pouch (tonkotsu) for women linked to a netsuke. Intended f...

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Japanese Smoking Set 'Tabac-Ire'

$6,004

Kimono as Art The Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota by Dale Carolyn Gluckman, Hollis

Located in North Hollywood, CA

The Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota. Edited by Dale Carolyn Gluckman, Hollis Goodall. 160 pages, Hardcover book. First published November 27, 2008 Larg...

Category

Early 2000s Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Kimono as Art The Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota by Dale Carolyn Gluckman, Hollis

$295

Robert Frank - Flower Is

By Robert Frank

Located in New York, NY

Flower Is… “is one of Frank’s great books (which means it is one of the greatest of photobooks), demonstrating magisterially, as he himself says in the boo...

Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities

Robert Frank - Flower Is

$7,700

Rare 17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Medical Instrument Box

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A rare Japanese export lacquer medical instrument box Edo-period, 1650-1700 L. 19 x W. 6 x H. 8.5 cm This unconventionally shaped lacquer b...

Category

17th Century Edo Antique Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

Rare 17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Medical Instrument Box

$42,034

Japanese Export Nagasaki Lacquer Box with the Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A Japanese export Nagasaki lacquer tobacco box with the portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte Edo-period, circa 1810 The box in black lacquer on copper, ...

Category

19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Copper, Gold

Japanese Export Nagasaki Lacquer Box with the Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte

$11,409

Japanese Painting Depicting Commodore Perry’s Ship with Buddhist Monks Aboard

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A Japanese painting depicting Commodore Matthew Perry’s flagship USS Mississippi bringing the coffin with the remains of US marine private Robert Williams who died while serving on t...

Category

Mid-19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paint, Paper

Japanese Painting Depicting Commodore Perry’s Ship with Buddhist Monks Aboard

$90,073

Japanese Life-Size, Edo Period, Red and Black Lacquered Palanquin or Norimono

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A Japanese red and black lacquered palanquin or norimono Edo period, early 19th century Made of lacquered wood, latticework and bamboo, black velvet and gauze with gilt scroll...

Category

Early 19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Textile, Silk, Rattan, Rope, Wood

Japanese Life-Size, Edo Period, Red and Black Lacquered Palanquin or Norimono

$25,220

Japanese American Cypresswood or Hirohi ‘Walsh, Hall & Co, Yokohama’ Tea Chest

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A Japanese Cypresswood or hirohi ‘Walsh, Hall & Co, Yokohama’ tea chest Yokohama, 1862-1897, with inscription reading: Choicest Natural Leaf Yamashiro Tea, Packed by Walsh, Hall & Co, Yokohama Measures: H. 53.5 x W. 61.5 x D. 41.5 cm Including original wood box The chest gold, silver and red lacquered on a black lacquer ground, the top decorated with an eagle sitting on a branch, looking at a small escaping bird, the front with a pheasant under a chestnut, one side with a cockerel amongst foliage, the back decorated with an argus pheasant...

Category

Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Japanese American Cypresswood or Hirohi ‘Walsh, Hall & Co, Yokohama’ Tea Chest

$38,431 / set

Japanese Sculpture Okimono of a Dutchman, Dutch Colonial, 18th Century

Located in Amsterdam, NL

An extremely rare wood Japanese Okimono of a Dutchman playing with a bat Edo period, 18th-19th century or earlier The Dutchman is standing and h...

Category

Early 18th Century Edo Antique Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Boxwood

Japanese Sculpture Okimono of a Dutchman, Dutch Colonial, 18th Century

$30,024

Medal-Worthy Memorabilia from Epic Past Olympic Games

Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.

Ahoy! You’ve Never Seen a Collection of Sailor Art and Kitsch Quite Like This

French trendsetter and serial collector Daniel Rozensztroch tells us about his obsession with objects related to seafaring men.

Pamela Shamshiri Shares the Secrets behind Her First-Ever Book and Its Effortlessly Cool Interiors

The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.

Moroccan Artworks and Objects Take Center Stage in an Extraordinary Villa in Tangier

Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.

Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure

Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.

Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch

Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.