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Item Ships From: Amsterdam
Lovely 19c Antique Meiji Period Japanese Ginbari Bronze Cloisonne Vase
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
Lovely and beautifully made piece. With a stunning scene of a crane
Cloisonné is an enamelling technique in which the pattern is formed by wires soldered to the surfa...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Porcelain
Lovely Edo Period Scroll Paintings Japan Artist Saeki Kishi Ganku Dragon Clouds
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Saeki Kishi Ganku "NoboriRyuzu" silk painting hanging scroll with box
Size Axis ... vertical 163.5cm horizontal 43cm
picture ... vertical 96cm horizont...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Silk
Chiyoda Castle 19th-20th Century Scroll Painting Japan Artist Taikan Yokoyama
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
It is a high-class craftwork of the work drawn by Taikan Yokoyama as you can see.
The horseback person who peeks a little through the trees is also well reflected, and
the majestic...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Silk
Hiroshige Utagawa "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Kameido" Woodblock Ukiyo-e
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Hiroshige Utagawa "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Kameido"
Condition
vertical width /114.5cm width /30.3Cm (actual paper) vertica...
Category
20th Century Japanese Edo Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Bronze
Lovely 20th Horii Ko Scroll Painting Japan Artist Flowers Painted
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Horii Ko?
1897 to 1990
Kyoto people
real name: Kiyotaro Horii
issue: Ko?
nurses: Kikuchi Chigiritsuki
Kyoto School of Arts & Crafts, Kyoto painting...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Silk
Japanese black lacquered sword stand 刀掛け (katana’kake) with raden inlay
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Charming black lacquered wooden sword stand (katana’kake), designed for 3 swords, encrusted with beautiful shiny blue/purple mother-of-pearl (raden).
Presenting a stylized depiction...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Japanese Kantô kannon’biraki ishô’dansu 衣装箪笥 (chest of drawers with doors)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Remarkable wooden Kantô kannon’biraki ishô’dansu (cabinet of drawers with hinged doors) in two sections equipped with striking iron hardware. Fully restored, cleaned and waxed.
The drawer fronts are made from indigenous kiri (paulownia) wood, and the frame from Japanese hinoki...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Iron
19th / 20th c Bronze Netsuke Squirrel with a nut Japanese Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
19th / 20th c Bronze Netsuke Squirrel with a nut Japanese Japan Signed
Condition
Period
20th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912)
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique 19th c Chinese Dream Stone Scholar Literati Poem Inscribed Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese Landscape Dream Stone. Inscribed with a poem in the 19th century. The stone reminiscent of the Yuan landscapes in the style of Ni Zan. These rock were treasured by Chinese ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 19th c Chinese Dream Stone Scholar Literati Poem Inscribed Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese Landscape Dream Stone. Inscribed with a poem in the 19th century. The stone reminiscent of the Yuan landscapes in the style of Ni Zan. These rock were treasured by Chinese ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Porcelain
Samurai Warriors Statue Japan Meiji era (1868-1912) Gyokko studio
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
BRONZE top level Japanese statues. Samurai with flute and sword.
Both with weapons intentional. Gyokko studio
Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century
Condition
Statues some wear, but cl...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique 19th c Chinese Dream Stone Scholar Literati Poem Inscribed Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese Landscape Dream Stone. Inscribed with a poem in the 19th century. The stone reminiscent of the Yuan landscapes in the style of Ni Zan. These rock were treasured by Chinese ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 19th c Chinese Dream Stone Scholar Literati Poem Inscribed Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese Landscape Dream Stone. Inscribed with a poem in the 19th century. The stone reminiscent of the Yuan landscapes in the style of Ni Zan. These rock were treasured by Chinese ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Porcelain
Large Seiji Saku Bronze Archer Figure Statue Japan Meiji era (1868-1912)
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
BRONZE ARCHER FIGURE Japan, Meiji Bronze period. H. ca. 38cm. The figure is kneeling, dressed in a haramaki and robes decorated with kamon and wheels, with a bow in his hands, signed...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique Japanese Bronze / copper Statue Incense Burner Quaill
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
a very nice statue of a fisherman on a fish
Condition
Good condition, the mouth seems to have been filled. 12cm
Period
19th century
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique Chinese Bronze Statue Candle Holder China Zhong Kui and Child 19C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
BRONZE top level Chinese statue/candle holder. Depicting Zhongkui and Child.
Besides being a vanquisher of evil, Zhong Kui has the power to bring good fortune. He is associated wi...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique Japanese Bronze / copper Statue Incense Burner Fisherman on a fish
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
a very nice statue of a fisherman on a fish
Condition
40 x 35 cm. Good condition with sign of ware.
Period
19th century
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Huge Antique Meiji Japanese Bronze Shou Lao - Jurojin and Deer Incense Burner
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very large and top quality Meiji period Incense burner of Jurojin - Shou Lao and a deer
God of longevity associated with the Canopus star of the South Pole. Usually represented as...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Large Takachika" & "Kakuha sei" Bronze Elephant Herd Statue Japan Meiji era
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice statue of a Elephant Herd. 66cm with double mark "Takachika" & "Kakuha sei"
Kakuha Kanzaemon IX (角羽勘左衛門), real name Kakuha Zenjirô (角羽善次郎), was a member of a lineage of ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique Seiya-sei for Genryusai Seiya Bronze Man and Monkey Statue Japan Meij
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
BRONZE Seiya-sei for Genryusai Seiya Man and Monkey figure. Marked on base
Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century
Condition
Condition is Perfect: Size 33.5 cm high
Period
19th century ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Metal, Bronze
An Indian part-gilt silver-clad ceremonial sceptre or mace with a tiger’s head
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Northern India or Deccan, late 19th century
L. approx. 82 cm (excl. stand)
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom
This remarkable gilt-silver soonta (ceremonial sceptre) also known as choba (ceremonial mace) with a tiger's head stands out as an unparalleled example. It has a wooden base, clad with thick sheet part-gilt silver and has fine details such as teeth and a curling tongue. Especially with the inlaid glass eyes, in combination with the grand sculptural design, it would have been integral to an Indian maharaja’s attire, known as lawajama in North India and biruthus in South India, as referenced by Jackson & Jaffer. They would symbolise authority, power, and sometimes an attribute of various deities, particularly those associated with strength or combat. For instance, the Hindu god Hanuman, known for his immense strength, is often depicted holding a mace (*chob* or gada in Sanskrit). Similarly, the god Vishnu and his avatar Krishna are also frequently depicted with a mace among their other attributes.
Courtiers would raise these sceptres wrapped in rich brocades, with the head visible, during processions, signalling their association with the monarch. Alongside fly-whisks and standards, they were indispensable in ceremonial parades, underscoring the ruler's prestige. Terlinden notes that a soonta berdar was tasked with carrying the sceptre. These individuals, proficient in courtly manners, played key roles during audiences, from managing entrances to introducing guests. Their esteemed position often earned them generous rewards, including land grants. See for a depiction of sceptres in use the top right of a painting in the collection of the V&A, titled Processional scene with Amar Singh, ruler of Thanjavur (Tanjore), and Sarabhoji, from circa 1797.
For a very comparable piece, but with an elephant’s head, see the collection of the Indian Museum, Kolkata. For other less similar examples, see the V&A Museum London.
Sources:
A. Jackson & A. Jaffer, Maharaja: The Splendour of India’s Royal Courts, London, V&A Publishing, 1999
Christiane Terlinden Serra, Mughal Silver...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Silver
Heavy, Japanese bronze temple bell 梵鐘 (bonshô) of traditional shape
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Heavy bronze temple bell (bonshô) of traditional shape with an appealing echoing sound when struck. Its surface is a rich brown, complemented by a hint of light green aged patina.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Japanese Cloissoné Copper Vessel Shippo Vase 5 by Yochiya Studio
By Yochiya
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Yochiya explore the untapped possibilities of cloisonné by combining improvisational and serendipitous modern techniques such as welding and hydraulic pressure, rather than relying s...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Copper
Contemporary Japanese Cloissoné Copper Vessel Shippo Vase 4 by Yochiya Studio
By Yochiya
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Yochiya explore the untapped possibilities of cloisonné by combining improvisational and serendipitous modern techniques such as welding and hydraulic pressure, rather than relying s...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Copper
Contemporary Japanese Cloissoné Copper Vessel Shippo Vase 3 by Yochiya Studio
By Yochiya
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Yochiya explore the untapped possibilities of cloisonné by combining improvisational and serendipitous modern techniques such as welding and hydraulic pressure, rather than relying s...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Copper
Japanese Edo-period gosho’ningyô 御所人形 (palace doll) of plump, seated child
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A charming gosho’ningyô (palace doll) of plump, seated child with a brilliant white skin and a small delicately elegant face, reminiscent of a young noble. The doll is playfully rais...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Paste, Silk, Paint
Very large Japanese bronze 4-tiered trumpet vase with intricate wave design
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Remarkable and very large bronze 4-tiered trumpet vase intricately designed with a motif of tumultuous waves.
It’s crafted to give the impression that the trumpet-shaped chalice, is ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Bronze
Japanese lacquered 5-tiered jûbako 重箱 (picnic box) with banana leaf design
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Elegant lacquered tiered jûbako (picnic box) comprising five stackable tiers, two covers, and a raised tray. Each bearing an attractive deep chestnut brown ground and lacquered in ta...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
A rare Japanese Namban export lacquer coffer with Mon emblems
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Late Momoyama period, late 16th century
The coffer is decorated in black lacquer, urushi, on cedar wood, decorated with gold dust and silver, maki-e, and nashiji, mother-of-pearl, r...
Category
16th Century Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Silver, Copper
A Dutch colonial ebony box with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Batavia (Jakarta), or Sri Lanka, circa 1680-1720
The document or money box is densely carved with fine scrolling vines and lotus flowers. It has a charming heart- shapes silver lock...
Category
Late 17th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Silver
A small Dutch colonial Indonesian tortoiseshell betel box with gold mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Jakarta (Batavia), 18th century, apparently unmarked
L. 14 x W. 9.5 x H. 4.7 cm
Before settling down to business in the former Dutch East Indies, sirih had to be offered in the mos...
Category
Late 18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Gold
An extremely rare, possibly unique, Sri Lankan ebony child's armchair
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Probably Sri Lanka, 2nd half 17th century
H. 55 x W. 40.5 x D. 40.5 cm
Seat height 27.5 cm
The chair is overall densely carved with a scrolling flower motif on four connected turne...
Category
Late 17th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Ebony
A large Dutch colonial ebony cabinet with brass mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Dutch colonial ebony cabinet with brass mounts on contemporary black steel frame
Batavia (Jakarta), 2nd half 17th century
The cabinet has two ...
Category
Mid-17th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Brass
18th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Bureau Desk for the Dutch Market
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extremely rare, possibly unique, Chinese export lacquer bureau for the Dutch market
Canton, circa 1737
H. 118 x W. 102.5 x D. 63 cm
Provenance:
- Private collection, The Netherlands
- J.K. Driessen Antiques, Arnhem (Art Fair Breda, 1989)
- Noble collection, Belgium
Literature:
- C.J.A. Jörg, ’De handel van de V.O.C. in Oosters lakwerk in de 18de eeuw’ in: Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek , Jr. 31 (1980), pp. 355-363 (ill.)
- Annigje Hofstede, Nederlandse meubelen van Barok tot Biedermeier, 1700-1830, Waanders, Zwolle 2004, pp. 35-37 (ill.)
This lacquer bureau is one of the four writing desks purchased in Canton in 1737, and as far as is known, this is the only remaining bureau of its type from the period. As the VOC believed that large pieces of import took up too much valuable space in their trading ships...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Wood, Cypress, Lacquer
Rare Antique Kangxi 1662–1722 Chinese Porcelain Plate Galloping Horses
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and rare thinly potted antique Chinese porcelain plate, fully decorated. 5 galloping horses, 1 in the centre, 4 in the border. The border also has 4 endless waves.
Handcraf...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain 19th Century Chine De Commande Dish Eagle History
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Dish
China
c.1850 or later
Height 22 mm, diameter of rim 141 mm.
Dish on footring, straight rim. Decorated in underglaze blue with a large displayed eagle clasping in his right talons two arrows and in his left two leafy vines, above his head a indecipherable motto inscribed upside down. The reverse, washed in a pale celadon, is undecorated. Marked on the base with a square shop mark in underglaze blue.
This Chinese export porcelain saucer...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Porcelain
Low Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with genre painting
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A nice, low, very decorative 6-panel byôbu (folding screen) features a continuous genre painting capturing various facets of daily life during the Edo period. It includes scenes such...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
#6 Antique Chinese Porcelain 18th Century Yongzheng/Qianlong Period Blue White
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated set of 6 plates. Dating to circa 1720-1740
A scene of peony
Peony
Peony - Mu-Dan - Queen of Flowers, the peony is a emblem of wealth and distinction....
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Porcelain
Large pair of Japanese ‘Jyôka’ 常花, sets of gilded lotus flowers and -leaves.
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A spectacular pair of black glass vases each adorned with 13 large handmade gilded wooden lotus flowers and -leaves with refined details.
Such a set is known as ‘Jyôka’, and are typically positioned on or beside an altar in a Buddhist temple.
The lotus flowers are at different stages of their life (unfurled lotus leaves, buds and blooms) and symbolize the journey towards Buddhist enlightenment.
What sets this pair apart is its size; it is considerably larger than many similar sets, making it a rare find. As well as that it has such an extensive array of gilded flowers.
The flowers, which are detachable, allow for customizable arrangements within the vases.
Period: Japan – lotuses...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Lacquer
Capital Chinese bronze figure of a standing bodhisattva Guanyin
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Impressive, capital Chinese bronze figure of a standing bodhisattva Guanyin, revered as the Goddess of Mercy, also recognized as Avalokiteshvara or...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Bronze
A Chinese export reverse-glass painting after an English print in original frame
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Canton, late 18th century
In original hardwood frame with ruyi-shaped metal mount for suspension.
H. 38.7 x W. 44.3 cm (incl. frame)
H. 31.8 x W. 37.5 cm (image)
Chinese reverse glass paintings for export are known since mid 18th century. By the 1780's the copying of European, mainly English, engravings came into vogue in Chinese paintings on glass...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Rare, Japanese Kyûshû 九州 ishô’dansu 衣装箪笥 (chest of drawers)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Rare and richly adorned wooden Kyûshû ishô'dansu (cabinet of drawers) in a single section, on a plinth.
Fully restored, cleaned and waxed.
The drawer faces are made of indigenous k...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Iron
Lovely Antique Satsuma Lamp Vase Set with Cranes and Turtles, Japan 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice quality with superb decoration of cranes and turtles. With elephant handles. Both lamps are working!
The additions are bronze
Condition:...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of large dark brown patinated bronze Japanese lanterns 灯籠 (tôrô)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of amazing, large dark brown patinated bronze Japanese electrified lanterns (tôrô). The pagoda-shaped top crowned by a hôju (sacred jewel...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Contemporary Japanese Cloissoné Copper Vessel Shippo Vase 2 by Yochiya Studio
By Yochiya
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Yochiya explore the untapped possibilities of cloisonné by combining improvisational and serendipitous modern techniques such as welding and hydraulic pressure, rather than relying solely on traditional techniques. Sculpting as if drawing, and embracing the accidental moments that arise, led to many fascinating discoveries.
Cloisonné ware is a craft in which a glassy glaze is applied to silver or copper and enclosed into the small sections separated by a wire. Japanese cloisonné enamel reached a technical peak, producing items more advanced than any that had existed before. In Japan cloisonné enamels are known as shippō-yaki
Using this craft Yochiya present the Shippo vases...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Copper
Contemporary Japanese Cloissoné Copper Vessel Shippo Vase by Yochiya Studio
By Yochiya
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Yochiya explore the untapped possibilities of cloisonné by combining improvisational and serendipitous modern techniques such as welding and hydraulic pressure, rather than relying solely on traditional techniques. Sculpting as if drawing, and embracing the accidental moments that arise, led to many fascinating discoveries.
Cloisonné ware is a craft in which a glassy glaze is applied to silver or copper and enclosed into the small sections separated by a wire. Japanese cloisonné enamel reached a technical peak, producing items more advanced than any that had existed before. In Japan cloisonné enamels are known as shippō-yaki
Using this craft Yochiya present the Shippo vases...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Copper
A 17th century Dutch-colonial ebony two-door VOC cabinet with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Dutch-colonial ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts
Coromandel Coast, probably Masulipatnam, circa 1650-1680, the silver later
H. 64.5 x W. 75 x D. 46 cm
The present cabinet...
Category
17th Century Indian Dutch Colonial Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Silver
A Chinese huanghuali, wumu and mother-of-pearl watch holder
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Canton, 2nd half 19th century
H. 22.5 x W. 30 x D. 12.5 cm
The pocket watch, an antique Swiss triple calendar Moon phace pocket watch in gunmetal case, dating from around 1860-1900...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Wood
A Japanese Nagasaki-e print depicting the arrival of Dutch ships in Nagasaki
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Published by Bunkindõ han, circa 1801
Colour woodblock print, H. 32.5 x W. 48 cm
Under this view of Nagasaki Bay, the text states that the first Dutch ships arrived in Nagasaki in ...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Paper
A Japanese export lacquer box with depiction of the Grand Hotel, Yokohama
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Meiji period, circa 1873-1887
The black lacquered box decorated in maki-e and hiramaki-e gold, with on the lid a European style building complex and several Japanese and European figures walking along a street in the foreground. The sides are finely decorated with several insects and the inside with several compartments and nashiji decoration.
H. 7.4 x W. 29 x D. 25.7 cm
After the Americans forced Japan to open their harbours to the outside world and take part in international treaty and trade around the mid 19th century, the formerly feudal society rapidly changed. Japan was now focussing on an industrial future. One of the major international ports was Yokohama with its foreign embassies and warehouses - which attracted a great number of visitors of all sorts. For the higher society visiting Japan for the first time a new and ‘Western’ hotel had to be realised; hence the construction of The Grand Hotel on Kaigandori.
The hotel was opened on August 16, 1873 (Meiji 6) and was soon considered the height of Western culture and elegance in Japan. The building probably depicted on this box, designed by American architect Richard P. Bridgens (リチャード・ブリジェンス, 1819 -1891), is the original hotel...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Gold
Antique ca 1900 Japanese Satsuma Vase Richly Decorated Marked Miniature
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
A Japanese Satsuma teapot and cover marked base, miniature
Condition
Overall condition restoration to rim. Size 60mm high
Period
19...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese lacquer tea caddy 棗 (natsume) showcasing a pine tree forest
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Pretty lacquer tea caddy (natsume) with refined hiramaki-e (low-relief lacquer design) showcasing a pine tree forest (matsu) at the base of a mountain.
Executed in shades of gold lac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Lacquer
Japanese round wooden cha'dansu 茶箪笥 (tea cabinet)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Unique and beautiful round wooden chadansu 茶箪笥 (tea cabinet) made of a hollow tree trunk. Placed on a lovely organically formed three root.
The exterior of the display cabinet has a...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Wood
Large Japanese 6-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with chrysanthemum garden
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A very colourful and captivating large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a refined continuous painting of a luscious flower garden filled with many different types of chrysanthemums (kiku), next to a winding river.
This multi-coloured painting is set on a shiny gold-leaf background, and the chrysanthemum flowers are painted by using shell paste (gofun) in low relief.
Several clutches with a great variety of chrysanthemum flowers are in full bloom and they each show their unique form and colour. Varying from white, red, yellow and pink. The flowers bloom all around and on different kinds of bamboo fences and trellises.
In Japan chrysanthemums are believed to represent happiness, love, longevity and joy.
The panels are surrounded by two silk borders, a thin black one, and a wide brown one. The screen is protected by a black and red negoro’nuri...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese glazed stoneware 'gu'-shaped vase by Minegishi Seikô 峯岸勢晃 (1952-2023)
By Minegishi Seikô 峯岸勢晃
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Exquisite stoneware vase of ‘gu’-like shape by the honoured artist Minegishi Seikô (1952-2023) with an undulating calyx-shaped mouth and covered by his trademark celadon glaze of grey-greenish colour. This high quality ‘kan’nyû’-type craquelé glaze looks like many stacked crystalized flakes surrounded by a faint reddish line. Creating a beautiful depth.
The upper and lower rims, and the lower lying parts of the low relief lobed neck accentuated by smoky grey lines. The smooth foot decorated with two subtle rows of dots in the same shade.
The bottom with an unglazed cartouche sealed by the artist.
Minegishi Seikô was born in 1952 in Misato City, Saitama Prefecture. He specialised in craquelure celadon glaze, which was infamously difficult to achieve. His thickly applied glazes ranged from the classical range of celadon colours from pale green to grey to beige and were characterised by kan’nyū, or deep crackling that served to emphasise his elegant shapes.
Minegishi's early work was in kohiki vessels (an iron-rich body coated in thin white slip glazes) inspired by early Korean pun'chong wares, rather than celadon glazes. After seeing a Chinese celadon bowl...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Celadon, Stoneware
A large stoneware Chinese Cizhou-type Martaban storage jar
Located in Amsterdam, NL
China, Hebei province, Ming dynasty, dated 1596
H. 68 x Diam. 42 cm
The vase decorated with foliate motif and characters around the shoulder that are supposed to indicate the plac...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Stoneware
Set of 3 Antique Bamboo Pencil Beaker Chinese Late Qing Mirroring, ca 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
An interesting an nicely made pair. Lovely decoration.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Pencil Beaker
Region of Origin: China
Period: 19th century, ca 190...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Porcelain
An Indian colonial tortoiseshell veneered teak portable two-door cabinet
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Mughal India, Gujarat, 2nd half 17th century
H. 22.4 x W. 30.3 x D. 26.8 cm
This small cabinet has six drawers behind two doors. Originally ordered by the Portuguese, and made afte...
Category
17th Century Indian Antique Asian Art and Furniture in Amsterdam
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Teak
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