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Antique Japanese Fukusa Gift Cover, Mt Horai on Turtle Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 567444
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This antique fukusa (Japanese gift cover) carries a message wishing the receiver of the gift a long healthy life. The Mino-game, a long tailed turtle, is said to live 1000 years and is shown here with an imaginary island of Mt. Horai on his back. To the Chinese, Mt. Horai was where all the immortals had lived. The land where no one gets sick or dies. This Chinese theme is treated here again in a Japanese style by including Japanese aspicious motif of Sho-chiku-bai, the combination of pine, b ...click for details

Antique Japanese Clay Doll, Emperor and Empress Dolls Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Dolls: Pre 1920 item# 566009
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Unique Japanese antique clay doll, Mingei folk art of Japan, Emperor and Empress hina dolls (Dairi bina). Clay dolls were made all over Japan by the late Edo period (1603-1868) by off-season farmers which would often involve the entire family for extra income. These dolls were for the regular people (over 90 percent of the population were farmers then) who could not afford pretty hina dolls made out of cloth. While the early clay dolls in the Edo period still carried religious mean ...click for details

Large Antique Japanese Hina Dolls, The Imperial Dolls Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Dolls: Pre 1920 item# 561415
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Beautiful Meiji(1868-1912) Japanese hina ningyo (dolls), 20 inch empress doll and 17 inch emperor doll. The Hina Festival in Japan takes place every March 3rd. It is a day of celebration for the well being of every girl in the family. In earlier days, people were more susceptible to natural disasters or diseases, and in order to keep evil spirits away, this day was spent giving offerings to God. This custom was originally adopted from the 7th century, Chinese ceremony that took place on the ...click for details

Chinese Textile Embroidery Art, Dragon and Phoenix Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 561032
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There are many fukusas made with Chinese themes from the late Edo period (1603-1868) to the mid Meiji period (1868-1912). This Chinese antique cloth was probably made into a fukusa, a gift cover, in Japan using Chinese embroidered cloth or used as a decorative purpose. The front fabric is wool and the liner is silk. The wool was a rare commodity in Japan during the time (Edo to early Meiji period) after every attempt to raise sheep all failed. A dragon and phoenix together symbolize ...click for details

Antique Japanese Fukusa with Old Folk Tale Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1920 item# 560385
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This is an antique fukusa (Japanese gift cover) that the design came from the old folk tale called Urashima Taro. It is the story of a man who rescued a turtle from a group of cruel children. The turtle, who happened to be a princess of a dragon palace in disguise, returns later to thank him. The turtle invited him to tour the undersea world to her palace. He spends many days wined (with sake, I suppose) and dined, forgetting the time. As he finally realizes the time and is ready to return, ...click for details

Antique Fukusa, Seven Sages of The Bamboo Grove Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 559904
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Japanese fukusa, a silk satin gift cover depicting the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. The development of the Japanese fukusa is closely associated with their custom of gift giving. Japan has been a farming country until recently and crops were directly affected by nature (draft, floods, etc). The rituals were held within their own communities and fresh crops were offered to god. To irrigate and lay the roads, they needed the better their work relationship. The custom of eating and drink ...click for details

Antique Fukusa Japanese Gift Cover, Noh Okina Mask Box Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 559604
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Old Japanese gift cover, fukusa with a black mask and a mask box, bells, hat and fan used in the Noh(No) play, Okina (the sacred old man). The Dance of Okina start with a comtemporary prayer for 'a peaceful reign over the land' Okina wearing a white mask. The black mask is worn by the Kyogen actor in the third dance, "Sanbaso". Embroidered on satin, lined with red crepe silk. Dimensions: 28" X 29"

Old Fukusa, Japanese Gift Cover, a Pair of Cranes Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 559006
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Antique Fukusa, a Japanese gift cover with a pair of cranes and pine Tree. This type of silk fukusa was used as a gift cover at the time of a gift-giving ceremony held prior to a wedding. This was one of the rare occasions that the recipients were expected to keep the fukusa as a gift since any return associated with a wedding was considered a bad omen. The crane and pine trees are both regarded as the symbol o ...click for details

Old Fukusa, Japanese Gift Cover, Pine, Bamboo and Plum Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Textiles: Pre 1900 item# 557450
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Fukusa, Japanese Gift Cover, Pine, Bamboo and Plums on Fans: This type of fukusa is a covering placed over a gift at the time of a gift-giving ceremony such as "Yui-noh" which is held prior to a wedding. This is an elegant old satin silk Fukusa in excellent condition. It is not as shiny as it looks in photos. The lining is an old, red (light red color, not orange as it appears in some photos) crepe silk with padding on the rims. Exceptionally beautiful work of embroidery and s ...click for details

Antique Japanese Doll, Old Ningyo Dancer Noh Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Dolls: Pre 1900 item# 552726
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This is an exceptionally beautiful antique Japanese doll. The face of the doll is small but delicate. It has the look of a Noh mask with painted skinny eyes and a nose that is extra high. This indicates that the doll was intended to be a beautiful woman. The color on her lips is almost all faded leaving a green dot on her lower lip. The green lip color (mixture of red and black) that I first thought as a sign of a spooky Obake creature was actually a fashion trend during the Genroku era ...click for details

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