An ivory okimono of a female warriorBy Shunko (Toshimitsu), Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryProbably Tomoe Gozen, the female wa...

An ivory okimono of a bijin with a Chin dogBy Yukimasa, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryStanding and elegantly dressed in a for...

An ivory miniature zushi (portable shrine)By Dokai, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe exterior finely engraved and carved in ...

An ivory kenbyo (table screen)By Yoho, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe rectangular panels intricately incised and carved in...

A wood and ivory okimono of a dancerMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryPosturing with a tabi-clad foot slightly raised, one hand ...

A wood and ivory okimono of HoteiBy Shoko/Katsumitsu, Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th centuryThe God of Happiness standing...

A wood and ivory okimono of a Sanbaso dancerBy Masatsune, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryPosing with one foot resting on a san...

A Negoro lacquer round stand for religious offeringsMuromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century The graceful form consisting of a top flat surface ...

A Negoro red-and-black lacquer Tajikara-type trayMomoyama (1573-1615) or Edo (1615-1868) period, 17th centuryOf standard rectangular form, the rou...

A Gold-lacquer portable shomotsu dansu (cabinet for books)Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th centuryThe rectangular body with a drop-front door ope...

A gold-lacquer and roiro (black-lacquer) suzuribako (box for writing utensils)Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe rounded recta...

A Black-lacquer suzuribako (box for writing utensils)Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 19th centuryThe polished black roir...

A gold-lacquer two-tiered rectangular lobed boxEdo period (1615-1868), probably mid-19th century The cover and exterior of the detachable tiered b...

A gold-lacquer portable hanagamidai (cosmetic cabinet)By member of the Kanshosai Toyo school, Edo period (1615-1868), early/mid-19th centuryOf rec...

A gold-lacquer miniature shodana (display cabinet)Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centurySupported on a removable, rectangular en-suit...

A gold-lacquer three-tiered stacking set of lobed boxes nestled within a tall four-legged stand-cum-coverMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20...

A gold-lacquer kobako (small box) and cover in the form of a yabumi (arrow letter)Edo period (1615-1868), probably mid-19th century The overlappin...

A matching black-and-gold-lacquer suzuribako (box for writing utensils) and ryoshibako (document box) with en-suite coversEdo period (1615-1868) o...

A Gold-lacquer ryoshibako (document box) with en-suite coverMeiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th centuryDecorated in predominan...

A gold-lacquer rounded square kogo (incense box) with en-suite coverProbably by Inami Kirokusai II (1902-1981), Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-...

A gold-lacquer box and cover in the form of a rat on a daikonTaisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th centuryConstructed in two sep...

Two gold-lacquer large rounded square traysBy Uono Jisei (1883-after 1944), Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th centuryBoth trays de...

An incomplete set of 33 gold-lacquer karuta (playing cards) based on Ise monogatari (The Ise Stories)Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-191...

A Black-lacquer matching candlestick and tray with an oil dishMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe candlestick with a cylindrica...

A gold-lacquer vessel with en-suite cover in the form of a chatsubo (tea jar)Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe removable cove...

A gold-lacquer kobako (small box) with en-suite cover in the form of a drumMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe top lacquered in...

A gold-lacquered rectangular lobed kogo (incense box) with en-suite coverEdo period (1615-1868), late 17th/early 18th century The cover decorated ...

TANABE CHIKUUNSAI I (1877–1937)Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 1920sHonen ('Fruitful Year'): A handled flower basket of kurochiku or ...

TANABE CHIKUUNSAI I (1877–1937)Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 1920sDaiippo ('The First Peak'): a tall handled flower basket of kinme...

Kawano Shoko (Hiroyasu, born 1957)Heisei era (1989-2019), early 21st centurySanno ('Mountain King'): an arched, elongated but compressed oval hand...

A bamboo ikebana ovoid basketBy Issai, probably Kanto region, Showa era (1926-1989), mid-20th centuryWoven chiefly in chrysanthemum plaiting, the ...

A gold-lacquered paulownia-wood hibachi (brazier)Edo period (1615-1868), probably mid-19th century Of conventional form, decorated in gold and sli...

A gold-lacquered rootwood vesselMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryHollowed at the top, the body with natural openings, embellishe...

A large sake bottle in the form of a natural gourdEdo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 19th century The natural gourd fitted ...

A large wood okimono of a toad and youngBy Masanao, Ise, Yamada, Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th centuryThe adult squatting in typical attitude, ...

A wood okimono group of a pyramid of ratsBy Unhodo Masayoshi, Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th centuryComprising a litter of several rats of diffe...

A boxwood okimono of a carpProbably by Kyosui, Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th centuryNaturalistically carved wi...

A Bamboo okimono sculpture of a namazu (earthquake fish)Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-19th/early 20th centuryModelled with ...

A wood okimono sculpture of two owlsBy Jigaku, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryBoth owls standing on a bifurcated tree stump, t...

A wood okimono of a goat and kidBy Furukawa Choen (b. 1826), Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th centuryThe adult resting with its head raised to the...

A large wood mokugyo (Buddhist liturgical gong) in the form of a shishi (Chinese mythological lion dog)Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th...

A wood articulated dragonMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryCarved from lightly stained wood, its scaly body licked by flames, its...

A carved wood sceptreMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centurySculpted with a three-clawed dragon entwined around the top section and ho...

A wood okimono of an Oni (demon)Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryStanding with a kanabo (metal baton) suspended on a rope hung a...

A boxwood figure of TobosakuMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe Sennin typically modelled dressed in long, flowing scholarly ro...

A red-lacquered wood group of two shishi (Chinese mythological lion dogs)By Kogyoku, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe larger...

A large marquetry bureau cabinetMeiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th centuryConstructed in two separate sections, res...

A gilt-bronze figure of a flying tennin (buddhist angel)By Miyao Eisuke of Yokohama, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th centuryThe heavenly attendan...

A bronze figure of a dancerBy Atsuyoshi for the Maruki company, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryStanding with one tabi foot rai...

A bronze okimono of Ryujin (the dragon king of the sea)By Otake Norikuni, Meiji era (1868-1912), 1880sConstructed in three separate sections, Ryuj...

A bronze okimono of an eagleMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryConstructed in two parts, the eagle naturalistically rendered perch...

A miniature bronze and gilt okimono of a bird and cageMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe cage of conventional form, set on fou...

An inlaid bronze pear-shaped vaseTaisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early/mid-20th centuryThe slender body applied with two elongated la...

A bronze pear-shaped vaseBy Isshosai Shonen for the Miyao Company, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The front decorated in high...

A large inlaid-bronze vaseMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th centuryThe body and tall octagonal trumpet neck with dark-brown patination, the front a...

A bronze articulated model of a crabMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe crustacean separately cast and assembled, the legs and ...

A pair of bronze tigersEdo period (1615-1868), mid-19th centuryEach originally a handle for a vessel with an opening on its belly, freely modelled...

A bronze Kogo (incense box) and cover in the form of a turtleBy Shuzan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryNaturalistically modell...

A framed bronze plaqueBy Ota Harukage, Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early/mid-20th centuryDecorated in low relief with three puppi...

An inlaid shibuichi rectangular panel framed within a wood kenbyo (table screen)Attributed to Suzuki Yoshihiko (1884-1969), Taisho (1912-1926) or ...