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Large Oxcart - Accessory for Hina Dolls Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Dolls: Pre 1940 item# 986006
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Old oxcart for Hina Matsuri, the Japanese girl's festival. Decorated in makie on lacquered wood, this style of the carriage was used by the aristocrats during the Heian period (I794-1185). This can be displayed with the "shittei (shitei)", three servants dolls and/or other small dolls. The carriage is tied to the stand in original condition which needs to be untied after the shipment. The strings have been putting pressure on the two front legs of the ox. The legs can be e ...click for details

Noh Mask, Fiercing Looking Old Man with Bumpy Nose Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Wood: Pre 1900 item# 950421
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Noh Mask (noh-men), Hanakobu Akujyo (Akujou), bumpy nosed fierce old man. Besides the distinctive nose, he has a deep V-shaped crease between his eyebrows and the veins on his temples to his forehead, piercing bulging eyes, teeth painted in gold, with a tan colored horsehair beard and mustache. Not an ordinary face of an old man, he appears to possess something supernatural. This men(mask) is very lightweight. Written on the reverse side is "Hana kobu Aku jyo" in gold. His mask is ...click for details

Colorful Japanese Lacquer Box from Southern Island Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer: Pre 1980 item# 948509
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Miyazaki Shikki (lacquer wares) wood box, 10" x 12 5/8" x 4", new condition, circa late 1900s. The red is actually darker than shown in the pictures. The high humidity and temperature in Miyazaki Prefecture in Kyushu (southern island, Japan) is perfect for drying lacquer wares. During the Pacific War, there was a group of people who migrated from Okinawa to Miyazaki. Among them were the artisans an ...click for details

Old Japanese Lacquer Plates with Chrysanthemums Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer: Pre 1920 item# 946351
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A set of five black lacquer plates, hand carved with chrysanthemums. 5 7/8" square, Taisho period.

Antique Chago, Tea Leaf Measuring Scoop Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1920 item# 836196
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Old Chago, Japanese tea leaf measuring scoop made out of bamboo. Taisho period. 6 1/4" x 2"

Antique Japanese Tobacco Pouch Agiro Lacquer Pipe Case Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900 item# 831039
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A Japanese pipe case (kizeruzutsu) decorated on a deep red lacquer and lacquered agiro ground with Chinese bell flowers (kikyo) on one side and a waterlily on the other side. It is attached to a stylish leather pouch with a clasp of mixed metal beans. Some damages on lacquer. Late Edo/Meiji period. Ajiro is a woven wickerwork made out of strips of bamboo skin, cypress bark or Japanese reed.

Japanese Antique Abumi (Stirrups), Butterfly Crest Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1800 item# 712335
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A pair of Japanese lacquered iron abumi (stirrups) decorated with gold lacquer on a roiro ground. It has butterfly family crests (mon) in the center of a scrolling leaf and flower border, the interior in red lacquer. The butterfly design was a favorite among the aristocrats and was seen in their belongings, ox-carts and attire during the Heian period (794-1192). They were also seen in armor of the Heike (Taira fam ...click for details

Antique Japanese Kanzashi Hairpin, Maple Fete Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer: Pre 1920 item# 657803
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Japanese Kanzashi hairpin, lacquer on hand carved wood. Dadaiko (large drum used in court music) and maku (outside cloth fense) under the maple trees are pictorial subjects based on The Tale of Genji, Chapter 7, entitled ‘Momiji no Ga’, translated as ‘An Autumn Excursion’. There is a famous scene frequently illustrated from this chapter where Genji dances ‘Waves of the Blue Ocean’ (Sei Kai Ha) with a maple branch on his crown. Here, without the presense of Genji, you are inside of the Imper ...click for details

Large Inro, Japanese Sagemono, Ho-O Bird and Phoenix Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer: Pre 1900 item# 657176
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Antique Japanese inro, makie designs of phoenix (ho-o bird) on black lacquer. These large inro are sometimes referred to as sumo wrestler's inro, written "Kahei nuri". The last letter (kao like) is probably "nuri" which means painted or coated with. To roughly quote the Wrangham Index of Inro Artists – according to Soken Kisho, Kahei was a mysterious makie artist that lived in Kyoto during the 18th century. He was prominent enough to have his work called Kahei–nuri ...click for details

Old Japanese Wood Dolls, Imperial Court Guards Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Wood: Pre 1920 item# 636858
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Japanese wood zuishin ningyo (dolls) probably from early 1900s. Zuishin (zuijin) are commonly called Daijin (the Minister of the right and the left) but they are figures of the Toneri, the imperial guardsmen and escorts from the Heian period (794-1185). Later in the Kamakura period, they became the guardians of the Shinto shrines standing at the gate. The bows are new addition. Approx. 12 3/4"H (to tip of hat) x 12"W x 4 1/4"D

Old Mame Ningyo Doll in Antique Japanese Lacquer Box Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Dolls: Pre 1920 item# 628772
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Exceptionally beautiful Japanese lacquer box with a small doll, mame ningyo (pea sized doll) inside. This must have been some girl's (or woman’s) treasure box sometime ago. It may have been a gift from her mother or grandmother. The lacquer box is decorated with auspicious designs of a long tailed turtle (minogame) emerging from a stream, pine, bamboo and rocks on the bank with a crane flying above. These are done in tones of gold on a roiro ground, the rocks in takamakie (raised go ...click for details

Japanese Tsuge Boxwood Comb Set Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Wood: Pre 1960 item# 624454
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A set of Japanese tsuge(boxwood)combs with delicate cuts, ca 1950, never been used. In the old days, women used to have long hair and used oil to style their hair. The combs made out of tsuge wood have been known for their gentleness. They were treasured by the women and men for many centuries. For up-keeping of comb, camellia (tsubaki) oil has been used. The color of combs deepens as they were used from the camellia oil and natural oil from our hair. There are still enough people today wh ...click for details

Antique Bamboo Incense Container Japanese Tea Ceremony Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1900 item# 620357
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Kozutsu (koh-zutsu) is a stick incense container used for Japanese "Sencha" tea ceremony. The pine tree is carved on bamboo with exceptionally artistic quality. The tips (end pieces) of the tube are made from red sandalwood. Signed "Chikusou" with a gourd emblem. It is 10 3/4 inches long. No damages. Circa, Meiji period (1868-1912)

Japanese Wajima Lacquer Wood Stand with Makie, Okimono Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer: Pre 1930 item# 140954
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Beautiful Japanese Wajima lacquer stand with gold maki-e painting in a nashi-ji background. This particular kind of nashiji lacquer is know as PEAR skin. The quality is good though perhaps different from older lacquers in the use of a brownish nashiji and the colors in the decoration. The use of brown rather than bright sparkling nashiji was often done in the Taisho (1912-1926) and the beginning of the Showa eras and was probably intended to invoke a feeling of old lacquer in a quiet ...click for details

Japanese Antique Kanzashi Lacquer Hair Comb and Pin Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Lacquer: Pre 1940 item# 136028
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Japanese hair comb and Kogai hair pin in a Wakasa-nuri Lacquer finish on wood, circa early 1900s. Wakasa-nuri lacquer is a unique urushi lacquer technique that uses stones (coarse to soft) to scrape and reveal different layers of lacquer coatings which are painted on wood using many different colors. The dimensions of the comb are 1 1/4 inches and 3 1/4 inches, pin 5 3/4 inches long.

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