Fine Japanese Art

TAKANO RYOICHI: A FINE BRONZE VASE WITH A FROG AND BAMBOOBy Takano Ryoichi (born 1907), signed ShizanJapan, Takaoka, Toyama prefecture, first half...

NOGAWA: A METAL VASE DEPICTING A COCKERELBy the Nogawa company, signed Yushi and with the Nogawa company markJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The sl...

NOGAWA: A FINE PATINATED BRONZE GU-FORM VASEBy the Nogawa company, signed Yushi koku and with the Nogawa company markJapan, late 19th century, Mei...

A SUPERB KAKUHA STUDIO INLAID GILT-BRONZE VASE WITH FLYING SPARROWSBy Tenmaru Isshi for the Kakuha studio, signed Tenmaru Isshi zo and Kakuha seiJ...

AN EXCEPTIONAL MIXED METAL ‘SHOKI AND ONI’ VASEJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The bulbous bronze vase with a slender neck and everted lip finely w...

MIYAO EISUKE: A MASSIVE, RARE AND VERY FINE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE TRIPOD KORO AND FIGURAL COVERBy Miyao Eisuke of Yokohama, signed Miyao with seal Ei...

GOTO EIJO: A MASTERFUL INLAID SUAKA (REFINED COPPER) LOBED KORO WITH MYTHICAL BEASTSSigned Goto Eijo with kakihan Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)S...

AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE INLAID IRON MINIATURE KODANSU (CABINET) WITH TURTLES AND CRANESJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Superbly decorated in gold and...

MUSASHIYA: A FINE AND RARE SILVERED OKIMONO OF A PAIR OF CRANESBy the Ozeki workshop for the Musashiya company, signed MusashiyaJapan, c. 1900, Me...

A FINE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A HERONJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The naturalistically modelled bronze depicting a heron with characteristically long...

OSHIMOTO SEIJI: AN EXTREMELY FINE AND LARGE PARCEL-GILT AND SILVERED BRONZE OKIMONO OF A GOOSE STEPPING ON A FROGBy Oshimoto Seiji, signed Seiji/K...

A MASSIVE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A SEA EAGLEJapan, c. 1900, Meiji period (1868-1912)Massively cast as a large sea eagle perched on a rocky outcrop engu...

MASAMITSU: AN IMPRESSIVE SILVERED BRONZE OKIMONO OF AN EAGLEBy Masamitsu (Shoko), signed MasamitsuJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The majestic eagl...

A FINE SILVERED BRONZE OKIMONO OF A FULLY ARTICULATED CRABJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The naturalistically modelled and fully articulated crust...

MYOCHIN MUNEKAZU: A SUPERB IRON ARTICULATED MODEL OF A SNAKEBy Myochin Munekazu, signed MunekazuJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)...

A ‘TENGU AND DRAGON’ BRONZE SPHERE, WAFTING ON A MONUMENTAL WAVEJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)This is an exceptional bronze en...

A RARE TEMPLE LAMP OF BRONZE SHISHI SUPPORTING A BROCADE BALLJapan, 19th centuryWell cast and patinated bronze with neatly incised and chiseled de...

AN IMPRESSIVE BRONZE JAR AND COVER INLAID WITH MANY FINE MENUKIJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of globular form, the domed cover...

FOUR METAL KANZASHI (HAIRPINS)Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Comprising an iron hairpin flat-inlaid with gold showing a butterfly and flowers as w...

A FINE KOMAI STYLE INLAID PENJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely inlaid in komai style with rich gold, depicting dragons, mon crests and floral ...

A RARE SHAKUDO CROSS PENDANTJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The cross intended for the European market, made of shakudo with gilt rims and inlaid w...

AN INLAID IRON TSUBA WITH CHINNAN SENNINJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of mokko-gata form, the two hitsu plugged with gilt copper, the...

AN INLAID IRON TSUBA WITH POETSJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of mokko-gata form with two hitsu, finely inlaid in shakudo, shibuichi, ...

HAMANO NAOYUKI: AN INLAID SHAKUDO TSUBA DEPICTING KAN’U ON HORSEBACKBy Hamano Naoyuki (1745-1819), signed Hamano Naoyuki with kakihanJapan, Musash...

MASAHIRO: A FINE ISHIGURO SCHOOL SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH HERONS AMONGST REEDSBy Masahiro, signed Chihakuken (Ikeshiro-shen) Masahiro and kakihanJapan...

NOMURA YUKI: A SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH BIRD AND PERSIMMONSBy Nomura Yuki (died 1722), signed Nomura YukiJapan, early 18th century, Edo period (1615-1...

TSUCHIYA TAKACHIKA: A SMALL SHAKUDO AND GOLD-INLAID SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH A LEAPING CARPBy Tsuchiya Takachika, signed Tsuchiya Takachika with kakih...

MASATATSU: A FINE INLAID IRON TSUBA WITH AMARYU DRAGONBy Masatatsu, signed Wada Daishi Masatatsu with kakihanJapan, 18th to 19th century, Edo peri...

A SENTOKU TSUBA DEPICTING AN EAGLE AND PINE TREEJapan, 19th centuryOf tate-maru-gata form, finely executed in sukashibori (openwork), depicting a ...

A NARA SCHOOL COPPER AND SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH A WRITHING SNAKEJapan, 19th centuryOf tate-maru-gata form, with one hitsu, one side finely chiseled ...

HAMANO HIROYUKI: A SENTOKU TSUBABy Hamano Hiroyuki, signed HiroyukiJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The maru-gata sentoku tsuba with one...

YASUCHIKA: A NARA SCHOOL SENTOKU TSUBABy Yasuchika, signed YasuchikaJapan, 18th to 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The sentoku of kaku-gata sh...

MASAYOSHI: A FINE COPPER TSUBA WITH SPARROWS AND THATCHED HUTBy Masayoshi, signed MasayoshiJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of rounded t...

A COPPER AND SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH OWL IN TREEJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The copper tsuba of kaku-gata shape, with one hitsu and a ...

TAIZAN MOTOZANE: A SUPERB MITO SCHOOL INLAID SHINCHU (BRASS) TSUBA WITH SHOKI AND ONI KINGSigned Taizan Motozane with kakihanJapan, late 19th cent...

A SILVERED TSUBA WITH A RECUMBENT DEERJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of kaku-maru-gata form with a raised rim and one hitsu, fi...

OMORI TERUMITSU: AN INLAID SILVER KOZUKA WITH A FLYING CRANE AND RISING SUNBy Omori Terumitsu (1785-c.1847), signed Omori TerumitsuJapan, 19th cen...

A SILVER AND SHAKUDO-INLAID COPPER KOZUKA WITH A WASPJapan, late 18th to 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Inlaid in shakudo with a wasp in high...

HAMANO NAOYUKI: A GOLD-INLAID SHIBUICHI KOZUKA WITH TWO SUMO WRESTLERSBy Hamano Naoyuki (1745-1819), signed Naoyuki with kakihanJapan, Musashi pro...

HAMANO TERUCHIKA: A FINE INLAID SHIBUICHI KOZUKA DEPICTING ONNA SAN NO MIYA (THE THIRD PRINCESS)By Hamano Teruchika (active c. 1800), signed Haman...

HAMANO NAOYUKI: A RARE SILVER AND GOLD-INLAID SHIBUICHI KOZUKA WITH WILLOW TREE GHOSTBy Hamano Naoyuki (1745-1819), signed Hamano Naoyuki with kak...

A SHIBUICHI AND GOLD KOZUKA DEPICTING JUROJINJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The God of Longevity finely carved in relief with katakiri...

A SHIBUICHI AND PARCEL-GILT COPPER KOZUKA DEPICTING MUKADEJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The shibuichi kozuka in the form of a bridge ...

A GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID GOTO SCHOOL SHAKUDO KOZUKA WITH RAIKO AND HIS MEN IN DISGUISE WITH SHUTEN DOJI AND ATTENDANT OGRESJapan, Goto School, 19t...

AN INLAID SHIBUICHI KOZUKA WITH SHELLS FOR KAI-AWASE (SHELL-MATCHING GAME)Japan, late 18th to 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The kozuka inlai...

A RARE SET OF A KOZUKA AND MATCHING GOLD MENUKI PAIR DEPICTING QUAILS AND MILLETAttributed to Araki Tomei (1817-1870)Japan, 19th century, Edo peri...

A SHIBUICHI KOZUKA WITH SHOBU FLOWER AND CRESCENT MOONJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The iris (shobu) flower in silver, gold, and shak...

TWO MIXED METAL MENUKIJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Each of shakudo with gold, silver and copper. One depicting the story of Shiba On...

A SUPERB KASHIRA IN THE SHAPE OF A CROUCHING TIGERJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of shibuichi, superbly crafted as a crouching tiger, ...

A FINE FUCHI AND KASHIRAJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Both bearing a fine shakudo-nanako and very finely inlaid with shakudo and gold...

TWO FUCHI AND KASHIRA WITH AOI LEAVESJapan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Each bearing a shakudo-nanako ground and with gilt takazogan ...

AN IMPORTANT KO-BOSHI KABUTO (HELMET WITH STANDING RIVETS) WITH IMPRESSIVE KEN MAEDATE (FRONT CREST)Attributed to Norikuni (active 1532-1554)Japan...

A LACQUERED JINGASA (WAR HAT)Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The black lacquer shingen style jingasa with a copper brim and tehen no ka...

A RARE MINIATURE LADIES INDOOR ARCHERY SETJapan, Edo period (1615-1868)This miniature archery set, designed for indoor use, comprising a three-par...

A CEREMONIAL KEN IN MOUNTS WITH TOKUGAWA MONSJapan, Edo period (1615-1868)The two-edged blade with ken-zukuri, the hamon is suguha, the hada is ma...

SA: A TACHI IN KOSHIRAEBy Sa, signed SaJapan, mid-17th century, early Edo period (1615-1868)The blade:The slender, finely curved blade with shinog...

MASANORI: A WAKIZASHI IN SHIRASAYABy Masanori, signed MasanoriJapan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The robust blade with shinogi-zukuri...

A WAKIZASHI IN SHIRASAYAJapan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The blade with kata-kiriha-zukuri, with one side being kiriha-zukuri and t...

A WAKIZASHI IN KOSHIRAE, THE BLADE ATTRIBUTED TO SAN’AMI KANETAKA, WITH NBTHK CERTIFICATEBy San’ami Kanetaka, unsigned Japan, 17th century, early ...

MASAIE: A WAKIZASHI IN SHIRASAYA WITH CERTIFICATEBy Kai Masaie, signed Bishu Mihara-ju Kai MasaieJapan, Mihara, Bishu Province, 18th century, Edo ...