Japanese Samurai Doll, Meiji Period

A charming Japanese porcelain tobacco jar with lid in the Imari style, alternating panels showing still-life scenes and floral designs. Meiji period. The base shows the maker’s chara...

A fine pair of Japanese porcelain vases in the Kutani manner, hand-painted with figural panels depicting women engaged in various occu...

An early Satsuma vase depicting a Japanese nobleman and woman on two panels front and back, with gilt decoration and painted details overall. Now mounted as a lamp.

An interesting and finely detailed hand-made model of Pathfinder, an early 20th century pilot ship. Ships such as these were (and still are) invaluable in maneuvering larger ships in...

An important collection of 11 various catalogs from the 1925 Partis Decorative Arts Exposition, including a large edition of iron works, the “Pavillion of Excellence” the Polish, Cze...

A French Louis XVI Period Fauteuil in stained beechwood, with silk upholstery, circa 1790.

Japanese Meiji period Komai inlaid-iron pagoda model Japanese, Late 19th Century Temple: Height 33cm, width 15cm, depth 15cm Base: Height 2 cm, width 13....

Includign original cabinet Great Ningyo doll. With label Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Period: Meiji Periode (1867-1912), Taisho Periode (1912-1926) Origina...

A fine lacquer decorated carved boxwood netsuke of a Noh dancer in a Hannya role, unsigned, Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan. The boxwood netsuke finely carved as a kneeling Noh dancer dressed in striking geometric patterned robes. The actor holds an opened war fan behind their back in one hand, a Shinto wand slung over the shoulder in the other. The war fan, tessen, decorated in red lacquer with a golden rising sun at the center. Tessen were sturdy fans used by samurai as protective devices, and sometimes as weapons. The wand, called an onusa, is a traditional Shinto ritual implement comprised of folded paper streamers, shide, attached to a wooden wand, often used in purification rituals. Here, the shide are crafted from silver maki-e, with the handle of the natural boxwood. The actor wears a fierce and unearthly hannya mask...

Antique Japanese Samurai Manga book Edo period, circa 1840 Woodblack print book Book dimensions: 224mm x 156 mm There are damages becau...

Kobe Toys are very mysterious and not much is known about them. They were created and hand made during the Meiji period in Japan, which covered the years 1868...

Probably more than likely from a Japanese home altar, this is a folk art rendition of Hachiman Yahata no Kani, Japanese God of War, Archery, Culture and Pro...