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Period: 19th Century
Period: 1760s
Burl Walnut and Walnut Writing Slope on Stand
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Burled walnut and walnut writing slope with brass mounts, made in 1870, on a late 20th century lacquered stand. The burled walnut top with a central brass inlaid presentation plaque ...
Category
1870s English Campaign Antique South Coast
Materials
Brass
19th Century, Solid Walnut, Paneled, Tuscan Buffet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stately, two-over-two, 1850s, hand carved, rounded edge, solid walnut buffet on a raised, stepped base of the same. The whole generously worked with both raised, and recessed panels. The newer, gilt bronze doorknobs...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique South Coast
Materials
Walnut
19th Century European Gypsy Caravan Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful small-scale mid 19th Century European landscape with gypsy figures and caravan by Pal Paul Bohm (Hungarian, 1839-1906), circa 1870. Signed lower right with "Munchen" locati...
Category
1870s Impressionist South Coast
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Late 19th Century, German KPM, Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th century, German KPM, hand painted porcelain plaque.
Category
19th Century German Antique South Coast
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Chalcedony “Peanut and Jujube” Snuff Bottle
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Chalcedony “Peanut and Jujube” Snuff Bottle, Qing Dynasty. The large pear shaped striated stone carving of a caramel colored jujube fruit (Chinese date) and two beige...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique South Coast
Materials
Agate
Bronze Jewelry-Casket with Ornate Etchings and Cameos Inlaid by Tahan of Paris
By Tahan Paris
Located in Soquel, CA
Bronze Jewelry-Casket with Ornate Etchings and Cameos Inlaid by Tahan of Paris
Gorgeously detailed jewelry box by Tahan of Paris. There are four Cameos bezel set on three sides of t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique South Coast
Materials
Bronze
Antique Scottish Armoire
Located in Malibu, CA
This antique armoire is made from beautiful hardwood and burled walnut veneers. Easy to move and assemble, it is constructed from six separate pieces that stack together. There are two tall wardrobes on each side flanking the center sections. The wardrobe sections have dowels for hanging clothes and small drawers at the bottom. The top center section has locking doors which open to a single compartment. It is large enough to hold a small sound system or tv, and there is a small hole cut in the back for wiring. The lower center section consists of five 5 large graduating drawers. The top drawer has 2 dividers to create 3 sections. All drawers are lined with gilded multi-color Florentine paper...
Category
Late 19th Century Scottish Georgian Antique South Coast
Materials
Walnut, Hardwood, Paper
George Jacob Desmalter Empire Gueridon Round center Table Estampille 19th C. LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
George Jacob Desmalter Empire Gueridon Round center Table Estampille 19th C. LA . Rare Exquisite Early 19th century Empire Gueridon with classic...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique South Coast
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique Chinese Peking Red Overlay Snowflake Glass Snuff Bottle
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese Peking Red Overlay Snowflake Glass Snuff Bottle, of flattened ovoid shape with sloping shoulders, round neck, thin and flat mouth rim, raised oval foot and countersun...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique South Coast
Materials
Glass
19th C. Dresser Ormolu Burl Elm Toilette Table Jacob Desmalter JACOB D.R.MESLE
By Jacob-Desmalter
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Dresser Ormolu Burl Elm Toilette Table Jacob Desmalter JACOB D.R.MESLE . Early 19th Century Empire Ormolu Mounted Burl Elm “Table de Toilette”...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique South Coast
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
"Enshoku Sanju-roku Kasen" (Thirty-six Enchanting Flowers) Woodblock on paper
By Toyohara Kunichika
Located in Soquel, CA
"Enshoku Sanju-roku Kasen" (Thirty-six Enchanting Flowers) Woodblock on paper
Elegant woodblock print by Toyohara Kunuchika (Japanese, 1835-1900). Three women are in talking with each other inside, while a man waits outside holding a bag of some kind. The colors in this piece are rich and saturated, primarily blues, greens, and purple.
Mat size: 16"H x 20"W
Paper size: 14.75"H x 9.88"W
Born in 1835, Toyohara Kunichika grew up in the Kyobashi district of Edo in the midst of merchants and artisans. In 1848, at age 13, he was accepted as an apprentice into the studio of Utagawa Kunisada I...
Category
1880s Edo South Coast
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
Antique Louis XV Style Bombe Commode
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continental antique Louis XV style parquetry inlaid bombe marble top commode, 19th century.
Category
19th Century European Louis XV Antique South Coast
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage Asian Wooden Toy Horse, red, orange
Located in San Diego, CA
Asian vintage wood horse, with chain and opening in center. This piece shows signs of the years gone by and we feel the time worn feel adds more character. Period is an estimate, not...
Category
19th Century Folk Art South Coast
Materials
Metal
Antique Thai Silver Buddha
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Thai Silver Buddha, rendered in incised and hammered sheet silver over wood & clay core. The Lord Buddha seated in padmasana with the soles of the...
Category
Late 19th Century Thai Other Antique South Coast
Materials
Silver
James Abbott McNeill Whistler: Firelight: Joseph Pennell, No.1
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of the Artist Joseph Pennell a lithograph by James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834 - 1903). This portrait, one of 3 Whistler did of Joseph Pennell, was done in 1896 ...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist South Coast
Materials
Vellum, Lithograph
Queen Anne Style English Oak Lowboy
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Queen Anne style English oak lowboy, 19th century. With a rectangular top with carved front and sides, two carved and crossbanded frieze drawers, resting on cabriole legs ending in p...
Category
19th Century English Queen Anne Antique South Coast
Materials
Brass
Japanese Imari Dinner Plates, Set of 10
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good set of 10 Japanese Imari hand painted dinner plates that date to the Meiji period. All 10 plates are in very good original condition, showing only hints of use. T...
Category
1890s Japanese Japonisme Antique South Coast
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A good pair of period 19th century fauteuil with new velvet upholstery, circa 1810-1820, mahogany with carved accents to the arms. They display all the classical elements of the last...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique South Coast
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Antique Japanese Wood Miniature Mask Netsuke
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Wood Miniature Mask Netsuke, an unsigned work depicting Hannya, the female horned demon popular in Noh performance plays, a solid hardwood piece carved in high relie...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique South Coast
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French gilt bronze clock. Clock is in working condition.
Category
19th Century French Antique South Coast
Materials
Bronze
Antique Burmese Karen Frog Drum
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Burmese Karen Frog Drum, a fine smaller bronze tribute drum (Heger Type III), Pazi (Burmese), pam klo’ (Karen) also known as “The Magical Bronze P...
Category
Mid-19th Century Burmese Tribal Antique South Coast
Materials
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box with the Stand
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese lacquer sewing table with hand painted scenes and beautiful legs. Gilt export black lacquer all-over the tabl...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique South Coast
Materials
Lacquer
Hand Carved Round White Marble Shower Tub Basin Antique Water Center Fountain CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Round White Marble Shower Tub Basin Antique Water Center Fountain CA . Large 19th Century Charming hand sculpted White Marble water fountain Basin, Full of character with simple hand finished lines , reminding us of living in the simplicity and authenticity of everyday life.
Very Artistic and Creative, add to that a good Diameter and Depth to turn it into a standing bathroom Shower basin such as the example “THE SHOWER” in the Royal Suite, of the most photographed shower in the world in the heart of Salento in Puglia, a 19th-century Palazzo Daniele.
Imposing Piece of History for a unique home that needs a touch of Magic and Charm. You could have it installed outdoor by a pool for a quick shower or in an interior with a drop down ceiling ShowerHeaven such as the one designed by Philippe Starck mimic the rain showers.
or you could install it with a bronze spout in the center bubbling , or a spout statue...
Category
19th Century French Antique South Coast
Materials
Stone, Marble
Large Antique Thai Bencharong Stem Plate
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Antique Thai Bencharong Stem Plate. A stoneware tazza having a domed pedestal base under a foliate rim dish. Traditionally enameled in a green an...
Category
19th Century Thai Qing Antique South Coast
Materials
Ceramic
c. 1800 Venetian Buffet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant, serpentine, solid hand-carved walnut buffet with a serpentine body. The two, bow-front paneled doors bordered by clipped corner faux pilasters. The whole on a stepped bas...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique South Coast
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Porcelaine De Paris Dish
Located in Pasadena, CA
Add a touch of timeless French elegance to your collection with this exquisite Late 19th Century Porcelaine De Paris dish. Finely crafted from delicate porcelain, this scalloped-edge...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique South Coast
Materials
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Hand Painted & Gilt Italian Regency Armchairs in Silk; a Pair
Located in Malibu, CA
Early 19th Regency upholstered armchairs with exquisitely carved decoration featuring ebony & gilt finish over hand carved details.
The ba...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique South Coast
Materials
Hardwood, Giltwood, Silk
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century Tribal mask, West Nepal
A large mask from West Nepal with a small grin and bared teeth surrounded with pink powder, faint traces of which can also be se...
Category
Late 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Antique South Coast
Materials
Wood
Pair Antique Chinese Iron Pagoda Garden Candle Lanterns
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of antique Chinese heavy cast iron pagoda garden lanterns with original patina, having a handle for hanging, hinged cage door and openwork screen sides, adorned with traditional Asian motif detailing. Single tea candle holder...
Category
1890s Chinese Antique South Coast
Materials
Ironstone
Antique Burmese Shan Wood, Lacquer and Gold Leafed Buddha, 19th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Burmese Shan Wood, Lacquer and Gold Leafed Buddha, 19th Century. The image sits on a waisted lotus base with raised lacquer details, seated in padmasana, the lotus position ...
Category
19th Century Burmese Other Antique South Coast
Materials
Gold Leaf
John Ridge, A Cherokee Indian & Interpreter Lithograph with Applied Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
1838 John Ridge A Cherokee Indian and Interpreter Lithograph with Applied Watercolor
The lithograph depicts John Ridge, a Cherokee interpreter, by Charles Bird King (American, 1785 - 1862), published 1838. Compared to other indian portraits in tribal regalia, King's rendering of John Ridge appears to be different. King portrayed John Ridge in Anglo-American clothing, sitting at a desk with a document and pen in hand—hinting at Ridge’s education and career as tribal leader and politician. King was known for his realistic and sensitive renderings of his sitters, and his ability to capture their physical features and attire with dignity and attention to detail.
Condition: Good; tonal aging due to age; previous mat tonal aging marks
Presented in new conservation mat
Paper size: 19.75"H X 14"W
Image size: 15"H x 10"W
Mat size:24"H x 16"W
John Ridge received his education at Foreign Mission School in Cornwall, Connecticut and served as clerk of the Cherokee National Council. When King painted...
Category
1840s Hudson River School South Coast
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Lithograph
Antique Circa-1880 Charcoal Floral French Savonnerie Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique, circa 1880, French Savonnerie rug features a charcoal-black field with a central panel surrounded by a bold shaded pink scrolling acanthus leaf vine forming cartouches ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique South Coast
Materials
Wool
19th Century Chinese Lacquered and Giltwood Frame Fan
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese lacquered and giltwood frame fan with chinoiserie decoration double leaf depicting Chinese daily scenes, animals and flowers with origi...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique South Coast
Materials
Lacquer
Large "Mignon" Bronze Sculpture by Eugène Aizelin, 1880
By Eugene-Antoine Aizelin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large bronze sculpture titled "Mignon" by Eugène Antoine Aizelin depicting a seated peasant woman resting with her small guitar.
The title is marked in the front of the piece "Mignon...
Category
1880s French Antique South Coast
Materials
Bronze
Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Vinaigrette or Vesta by Thomas Shaw
By Thomas Shaw
Located in San Diego, CA
A fine quality late Georgian sterling silver vinaigrette of rectangular form with richly engraved top and bottom. The gold gilt interior with finely pierced foliate scroll grille. By Thomas Shaw...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique South Coast
Materials
Sterling Silver
"Candy Seller" Japanese Woodblock on Rice Paper
By Utagawa Yoshiiku
Located in Soquel, CA
"Candy Seller" (飴売りうずまつ 市村羽左衛門) Japanese Woodblock on Rice Paper
This piece depicts Ichimura Uzaemon as the Candy Peddler Uzumatsu. He is playing a stringed instrument (the shamisen...
Category
1860s Edo South Coast
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
English Regency Caned Open Arm Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very decorative early 19th century English Regency open arm chair that retains its original painted surface. The seat caning has an ol...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique South Coast
Materials
Cane, Wood, Paint
19th Century French Painted Paper Fan with Box
Located in Brea, CA
This ornate, antique paper hand fan was crafted in France, circa 1850. the one side showing a candlelit interior where Gallant scene on the reverse with a box but no glass of box. Se...
Category
1850s French French Provincial Antique South Coast
Materials
Paper
1860s Drawing L'Amazon Figurative
By Constantin Ernest Adolphe Hyacinthe Guys
Located in Soquel, CA
Antique pencil and faded watercolor wash portrait titled "L'Amazon" (French, translates "horsewoman") by Constantin Guys (French, 1802-1892), circa 1860...
Category
1860s Victorian South Coast
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil
Antique Japanese Seto Abura-Zara (oil plate)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Abura-zara (oil plate), Seto ceramic plate used to catch oil drippings from lanterns, simple flat, round dish with slightly raised edge, one half...
Category
1850s Japanese Edo Antique South Coast
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 19th Century French Urns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of green marble and bronze urns, 19th century, French.
Category
19th Century French Antique South Coast
Materials
Metal
Antique Queen Anne Style Cherrywood Drop
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique American Queen Anne style cherry wood drop leaf table, early 19th century. Rectangular top with two drop leaves, scalloped apron s...
Category
Early 19th Century North American Queen Anne Antique South Coast
Materials
Cherry
Courtesans at Yoshiwara Edomachi - Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print on Paper
By Utagawa Yoshiiku
Located in Soquel, CA
Courtesan at Yoshiwara Edomachi - Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print on Paper
Full color woodcut print of two women in elaborate gowns by Utagawa Yoshiiku (Ochiai Yoshiiku) (Japanese, 1833-1904). Two women are dressed in colorful robes with crossed arms. They are underneath a plum blossom tree in bloom, at night. In the background there is a building with many rooms. Valuable polychrome woodblock print of vertical large oban (大判) format made by Utagawa Yoshiiku (歌川芳幾), the famous artist also known as Ochiai Yoshiiku (落合芳幾), and depicting the courtesan Shizuka (しづか), of the house of pleasure Matsumotoro (松本楼), together with her young kamuro (禿) assistant. The couple is escorted by a kanabohiki (金棒引き) watchman holding a lantern and a metal rod with rings to make noise and alert the crowd.
The work, produced in August 1869 by the publisher Tsunajima Kamekichi (綱島亀吉), is taken from the “Twelve Months of Yoshiwara” (よし原十二ヶ月のうち), an elegant series of prints dedicated to the famous red light district of Edo (江戸), and is paired with the “month of leaves” Hazuki (葉月), that is August.
Ochiai Yoshiiku (Japanese, 1833-1904) was an ukiyo-e artist from the end of the Edo Period to the Meiji Period. He has created works which are essential to the history of ukiyo-e, such as“Twenty-eight Famous Murders with Verse”, a series of chimidoro-e (bloody paintings) which Yoshiiku and Tsukioka Yoshitoshi collaborated together, and “Shimbun (newspaper) Nishiki-e” that illustrated Meiji news articles with ukiyo-e.
Born the son of teahouse proprietor Asakusa Tamichi in 1833, Yoshiiku became a student of ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi toward the end of the 1840s. His earliest known work dates to 1852 when he provided the backgrounds to some actor prints by his master.
Yoshiiku's earliest works were portraits of actors (yakusha-e), beauties (bijin-ga), and warriors (musha-e). He later followed Kuniyoshi into making satirical and humorous pieces, and became the leading name in the field after Kuniyosh's death in 1861. He illustrated the Tokyo Nichi Nichi...
Category
1860s Impressionist South Coast
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
Religious Polychrome Santos Wood Carving
Located in San Diego, CA
An early polychrome religious santos carving, circa 1800s. The piece is hand carved in a soft wood with original paint and polychrome finish on a wood...
Category
19th Century Spanish Primitive Antique South Coast
Materials
Softwood
Antique Thai Buddhist Temple Pediment
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Thai Buddhist Temple Pediment.
An architectural remnant of an assembled teak triangular gable carved with elaborate and symmetrical “kanok” veget...
Category
19th Century Thai Folk Art Antique South Coast
Materials
Teak
Pair of Antique Chinese Carved Rosewood Flower Stands Marble-Top Insert
Located in Brea, CA
A pair of antique Chinese hardwood stands 6 sides marble top insert, 2 pieces, the inset marble top over carved rosewood apron with dogw...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique South Coast
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Austrian Royal Vienna Porcelain Encrusted Floral Vases
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Soquel, CA
Pair of exquisite 19th century Royal Vienna porcelain vases. A fine example of the Neo-Classical Austrian style, these vases are decorated with an ornate garden floral motif. Encrusted with sculptural bunches of pink and yellow roses, and painted with tiny bees, butterflies, and gold accents.
The Royal Vienna mark (Bindenschild, or shield) appears on the base of each vase in blue.
Each vase measures 7"H x 4"W x 4"D.
History of The Royal Vienna Porcelain Factory:
The Royal Vienna Porcelain factory was founded in 1717 by Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier...
Category
19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique South Coast
Materials
Porcelain
Cattle By Pond At Dusk, Mid-19th Century Tonalist Landscape by William Keith
By William Keith
Located in Soquel, CA
Cattle By Pond At Dusk, Mid-19th Century Tonalist Landscape by William Keith
Gorgeous mid-19th century landscape painting by William Keith (American, 1838-1911), circa 1860. This impressive Tonalist landscape, titled "In the Woods", depicts cattle beside a pond in the forest at dusk. Keith uses loose, blended brush strokes and a muted earthy palette to create an atmospheric mood that Tonalism is known for.
Signed "W. Keith" lower left.
Museum label on verso from Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Presented in an antique giltwood frame.
Image size: 9"H x 13"W. With frame measures: 16"H x 20"W x 3"D.
Provenance:
Mrs. Eugene Patterson; Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Authenticity guaranteed and certificate include.
Condition:
Very good. Cleaning and restoration required signature to be re-touched, original images pre-restoration available.
About the Artist:
Brought to New York City in 1850, William Keith was apprenticed to a wood engraver in 1856 working for "Harper's" magazine. In 1858 (or 1859) he visited California for "Harper's" and then after a trip to Great Britain, settled in California as an engraver in 1862. He began exhibiting paintings in 1864 in San Francisco where he opened his studio, after having been taught painting by his wife.
The Northern Pacific Railroad...
Category
1890s Pre-Raphaelite South Coast
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
Blue Star Sapphire Diamond Antique Ring
Located in Berkeley, CA
This stunning blue star sapphire ( aprox. 1 1/4 ct) ring is surrounded by a halo of old mine cut diamonds ( total weight aprox. 0.60 ct.) The Late V...
Category
1890s American Victorian Antique South Coast
Materials
Diamond, Star Sapphire, 14k Gold
Kabuki Actor in Water Lily Robe with Samurai Sword - Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Toyokuni
Located in Soquel, CA
Kabuki Actor in Water Lily Robe with Samurai Sword- Japanese Woodblock Print
Finely detailed woodblock by Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769-1825). A kabuki actor ("Master Haranyuki Sawamura") is standing on stage with mountainous backdrop, wearing a robe in a water lily pattern. He is wearing a samurai sword.
Presented in a gold colored frame with a silk mat.
Frame size: 20"H x 14.25"W
Image size: 14"H x 9"W
Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769-1825) was born in Edo, the son of Kurahashi Gorobei, a carver of dolls and puppets...
Category
Early 19th Century Edo South Coast
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
19th C. Pair Faience of Rouen Summer & Winter Garniture Bust Sculpture Statue LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Pair Faience of Rouen Summer & Winter Garniture Bust Sculpture Statue LA ,The two sculptures were commissioned in the mid to late 19th century, Nicely proportioned and vibran...
Category
19th Century French Antique South Coast
Materials
Faience, Paint
French Napolean Style Ebony Jewelry Chest /Seven Drawers
Located in Malibu, CA
Ebonized Napolean III period Mahogany petite dressing table for jewels & other small valuables. Six small drawers with decorative pulls and lined...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique South Coast
Materials
Bronze
Oversized Ebonized Renaissance Revival Mirror by Herter Brothers, U.S.A. c. 1890
By Herter Brothers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary oversized antique mirror by Herter Brothers, one of the most esteemed American furniture makers of the 19th century. Crafted circa 1890, this monumental piece showca...
Category
1890s American Antique South Coast
Materials
Wood
The Four Seasons: Spring Japanese Woodblock Triptych ink on Paper Tales of Genji
Located in Soquel, CA
The Four Seasons: Spring - Japanese Woodblock Triptych in Ink on Paper
Colorful kabuki scene by Utagawa Kuniteru (Japanese, active 1818-18...
Category
Early 19th Century Edo South Coast
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
19th Century Oak Cabinet
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English blonde oak cabinet of superb quality with intricate brass grills over espresso oak panels. Likely designed and manufactured by Gillow, this charming oak cabinet features scro...
Category
1830s English Antique South Coast
Materials
Oak
Pair Chinese Antique Red Benches Finely Carved
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of rare, antique Chinese benches, that are red lacquered and carved on both sides.
The stunning benches have beautiful red lacquer and finely carved features. The carvings a...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique South Coast
Materials
Wood
David Webb Black Enamel Ruby Emerald Sapphire Diamond Ring 18K Yellow Gold
By David Webb
Located in beverly hills, CA
This exquisite David Webb ring is meticulously crafted from a combination of 18K gold and platinum. It boasts stunning adornments, including black enamel, a cabochon ruby, emerald, s...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique South Coast
Materials
Emerald, Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Rare 19th Century Watercolor and Platinotype -- Coming Home
By Edward Lamson Henry
Located in Soquel, CA
Rare 19th Century Watercolor and Platinotype -- Coming Home
Wonderful and rare 19th Century watercolor and platinotype (Watercolor over Platinum photograph) attributed to Edward Lamson Henry...
Category
Late 19th Century Hudson River School South Coast
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Platinum
19th Century French Carousel Pig
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic 19th century carousel pig. Super whimsical carnival piece from a bygone era. Carved wood with cast iron curly tail and handle. Original layers o...
Category
Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique South Coast
Materials
Iron
"Various Himochi" Wagashi Festival Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Toyokuni
Located in Soquel, CA
"Various Himochi" Wagashi Festival Japanese Woodblock Print by Utagawa Toyokuni
Rare oversized early 19th century 5-tiered woodblock by Utagawa Ichiyosai Toyokuni, (Japan, 1769-1825), a Japanese lord and wife oversee a sekku festival of food, music, and dolls or toys. '"oshi" is the first day of “Mi (Snake)” in the third month of the lunar calendar. This day, known in modern Japan as the Girls' Festival, originated in China as a form of purification ceremony in which water and drinking peach blossom wine were used to drive away evil. Many kinds of hishi-mochi appear in this picture of hina ningyo (dolls associated with Hinamatsuri, or the Girl’s Day) from Omochae.
The custom of eating special dishes at events throughout the year and at milestones in people's lives has existed since ancient times. This paragraph specifically focuses on the annual event called sekku, and life events that involve eating sweets. Joshi is the first day of “Mi (Snake)” in the third month of the lunar calendar. This day, known in modern Japan as the Girls' Festival, originated in China as a form of purification ceremony in which water and drinking peach blossom wine were used to drive away evil. According to the Keiso saijiki, in ancient China, on the third day of the third lunar month, people ate “ryuzetsuhan,” which is the juice of gogyo (Jersey cudweed) mixed with rice flour and nectar. In Japan, there is a record in the Heian period history book Nihon Montoku tenno jitsuroku [839-5] that it was an annual event to make kusamochi using gogyo on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, which may have been influenced by Chinese customs.
The tradition of eating kusamochi on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar continued after that. By the Edo period, however, hishimochi had come to be used as a sweet to serve on the third day of the third month. A picture of a hishimochi is included in the Morisada manko , which we mentioned in Part 1. According to it, hishimochi in the Edo period were often three layers of green-white-green instead of the now common red-white-green. However, it is possible to see from our collection that not all hishimochi were made in this way. Omochae published in 1857, is a good example. Omochae is a type of ukiyoe print...
Category
1820s Edo South Coast
Materials
Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut
