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Very large pair of cloisonné vases, Japan 19th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare and very large pair ( 0,92m high) of cloisonné vases , Japan, 19th c.
The "shippô-yaki" technique was introduced to Japan, via China, around the 17th c. It was jealously guarded...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Japanese bronze okimono toad (sculpture)
Located in PARIS, FR
Okimono bronze sculpture of a toad.
The toad or the frog (kaeru) is associated with good luck and wealth. Kaeru means both “toad” or “frog” and “to return home” in Japanese. This me...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Paris - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese bronze house on stilts incense burner
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze incense burner depicting a house on stilts. The house is slightly stretched so that it case be seen from one side. The roof can be separated from the foundation to insert cand...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Paris - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japan medallions tsuba Tanaka school Edo period
Located in PARIS, FR
Ovoid-shaped (nagamarugata) iron tsuba hammered and chased with medallions. On one side, medallions of a dragon with gold highlights and a komainu (or shishi – lion dog guarding the ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork
Materials
Gold, Iron
Japan mice treasure bag Meiji
Located in PARIS, FR
Japanese bronze representing two mice, one of them pulling a treasure bag.
The mouse or the rat (both called nezumi in Japanese), one of the zodiac signs, is a symbol of fortune. T...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Paris - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japan chrysanthemum tsuba
Located in PARIS, FR
Iron tsuba in the shape of a chrysanthemum (kikugata), openworked in negative with foliage and geometric patterns.
Chrysanthemum shaped tsuba were quite popular in the Edo period as...
Category
Mid-18th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork
Materials
Gold, Iron
Large Japanese Cloisonné Box and Cover, Japan, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare Japanese bark tree large cloisonné box on metal from the Meiji period. Usually bark tree cloisonné was on porcelain (totai Shippo)
A very attracti...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork
Materials
Metal
Japanese Bronze Hawk Ikebana
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze intended for hanging (? dô kakenanaike, « hanging bronze ») depicting a hawk, placed on a branch. The inside is hollow so a bouquet a flowers can be put inside and thus, serve...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Bronze Kappa
Located in PARIS, FR
Dark brown patina bronze figure of a standing kappa with its right leg leaning on a cucumber. The figure is put on four-legged rattan-like bronze stand.
The kappa (??) is a aquati...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japan, Very Large Cloisonne Charger, Meiji Period 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Japan, very large cloisonne charger, 19th century.
A very large charger, decorated in various coloured enamels with a crane amongst various ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Pair of Japanese Abumi Stirrups
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of stamped brass stirrups decorated with Hashizuka, Ito and Manabe Mons.
Japan - Edo (1615-1868), 18th century.
Height: 10.24 in. (26 cm), length: 12.6 in. (32 cm), width 4.72 in. (12 cm)
As in Western culture, the culture Japanese stirrups were part of traditional accessories...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Japan, Large Cloisonné Enamel Charger, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Extra Large cloisonné enamel charger with a decor of butterflies among flowers on a light pink ground which is a very uncommon color.
Japan, Meiji pe...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Japanese Bronze Group of Mice, Pumpkin and Pomegranate
Located in PARIS, FR
Polychrome bronze of a group of mice around a pumpkin and a pomegranate. The five mice have a dark brown patina, while the hollowed-out gourd is dark brown and the split pomegranate ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Japan, Eagle and Snake, Bronze, Meiji Period
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular large bronze with dark brown patina representing an eagle with outstretched wings and a snake.
52x40x40cm
Japan, Meiji period.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Japanese Bronze Grasshopper Vases
Located in PARIS, FR
Insects (mushi) occupy an important place in Japanese culture. Hunting for insects is a popular pastime, especially among children. Using plastic nets and cages, they catch cicadas and beetles to observe them.
Between 1830 and 1832, Hokusai composed an untitled series of ten large horizontal prints...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Large Indo-Persian Tray in Embossed Brass, India 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb large Indo-Persian tray in embossed brass with magnificently intricate arabesque decorations of foliage, animals and divinities. Representation of ...
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Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Paris - Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Owl on a Tree Stump
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze sculpture representing an owl on a tree stump covered with ivy. The owl, detachable from its base, has shakudo eyes. It is certainly an Ryûkyû scops ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Reliquary Urn in Brass
Located in Paris, FR
Urn reliquary in polished brass. In two parts, base
and lid.
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21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Paris - Metalwork
Materials
Brass
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