Asian art

TWO BRONZE YATATE (PORTABLE BRUSH AND INK CONTAINER) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 19th century The first with the h...

TWO METAL YATATE (PORTABLE BRUSH AND INK CONTAINERS) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 19th century One of silvered metal...

KANAYA GOROSABURO A Bronze Yatate (Portable Brush and Ink Container) Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Of slightly curved form...

IKEDA TAISHIN (1825-1903) A Lacquered-Wood Kiseruzutsu (Pipe Case) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Of muso-zutsu ty...

A GOLD-LACQUER SMALL SQUARE KOGO (BOX FOR INCENSE WOOD) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 19th century The kabusebuta (ove...

TWO LACQUER PIECES AND ONE WOOD NETSUKE Edo (1615-1868) period to Meiji (1868-1912) era, 19th-20th century Comprising a rectangular lacquer box an...

ATTRIBUTED TO THE ZOHIKO COMPANY A Black and Gold-Lacquer Rectangular Box and Cover with Matching Tray Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20t...

ZOHIKO COMPANY OF KYOTO Three Gold-Lacquer Trays Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century Comprising a large rounded rectangula...

A BLACK-LACQUER ROUNDED RECTANGULAR FUBAKO (BOX FOR LETTERS) Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th century The kabusebuta (overh...

A GOLD-LACQUER AND PEWTER-INLAID RECTANGULAR COMBINED SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS) AND TANZAKUBAKO (BOX FOR POEM CARDS) Meiji era (1868-...

A LACQUER TANZAKU-BAKO (POEM CARD BOX) Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century The glossy roiro-nuri ground lacquered in ...

MIMURA UEMON (CIRCA 1825/1826-1882) and ATTRIBUTED TO KODA SHUETSU (1881-1933) Urushi-e (Lacquer Painting) of Three Beauties Edo period (1615-1...

A GOLD-LACQUERED TORTOISE-SHELL LARGE FAN Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926), early 20th century Ornately embellished in gold hiramaki-e and...

A LACQUERED-BURLWOOD LARGE BOWL Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, 20th century Of irregular from, the interior painted and lacquered in...

MASATOMO A Large Wood Okimono (Table Ornament) of Three Toads Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century Comprising two sma...

KENZAN A Satsuma-Ware Square Koro (Incense burner) and Cover Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Decorated in enamels and gilt w...

1st millennium B.C. Comprising four pins with conical finials, a looped pin, and a section of a pin with flared finial. 34.5 grams total, 52-80 m...

SHOKOKU and HODODA A Satsuma-Ware Reticulated Handled Koro (Incense Burner) and Cover and Four Satsuma-Ware Vessels Meiji era (1868-1912), lat...

Circa 1680 A.D. Ink on paper; drawing of a Western noblewoman or pilgrim; mounted with dark blue reveal in a Victorian gilt ornate frame and later...

A KUTANI-WARE LARGE BALUSTER VASE Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1912-1989) era, 20th century Decorated with panels of various sizes and shapes, eac...

A KUTANI-WARE LARGE TWO-HANDLED BALUSTER VASE Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, 20th century Decorated in enamels and gilt, the body wi...

AN ARITA-WARE LARGE DISH WITH DUTCH POLYCHROME DECORATION Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1700 Painted in underglaze blue with a Chinese dignitary a...

AN IMARI 'HUNDRED BOYS' CHARGER Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Decorated in enamels and gilt, the central well with a process...

2nd millennium B.C. Black stone with a seated female deity wearing long robes and horned cap and holding a sceptre in outstretched hand, crescent ...

A BIZEN STONEWARE MODEL OF A KORO (INCENSE BURNER) IN THE FORM OF A SHISHI (CHINESE MYTHOLOGICAL LION DOG) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (18...

HATTORI TADASABURO OF NAGOYA (DIED 1939) A Cloisonné-Enamel, Slender, Cylindrical Vase Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th c...

A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL BALUSTER VASES Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th century Each worked in silver wire on ...

A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL SLENDER SIX-SIDED VASES Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th century Each worked in silver...

ANDO JUBEI COMPANY OF NAGOYA A Cloisonné-Enamel Slender Baluster Vase Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Worked in partly musen ...

A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL BALUSTER VASE Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Worked in gilt wire with a continuous scene around the body d...

AN UNUSUAL CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL GINBARI (STAMPED SILVER FOIL) BOWL AND COVER WITH EN-SUITE MATCHING STAND Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era...

A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL OKIMONO (TABLE ORNAMENT) MODEL OF A PHEASANT ON AN INTEGRAL STAND Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century Of...

AN INLAID MIXED METAL LARGE RECTANGULAR DISH Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The central rounded rectangular panel decorated i...

A BRONZE MODEL OF A RECUMBENT OX Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Lying and leaning forward with its head turned to the left, i...

A BRONZE OKIMONO (TABLE ORNAMENT) FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT STAG Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1869-1912), mid-19th/early 20th century Natural...

OMORI MITSUMOTO A Bronze Okimono (Table Ornament) Group of a Tiger Attacking a Rhinoceros Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century T...

A BRONZE KORO (INCENSE BURNER) IN THE FORM OF AN EGRET Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Constructed of two removable sections, ...

A BRONZE OKIMONO (TABLE ORNAMENT) OF NINOMIYA KINJIRO Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1926-1989) era, early 20th century The renowned agriculturist ...

TAMEMITSU A Bronze Okimono (Table Ornament) Figure of an Elderly Man Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The old man resting and...

AN INLAID BRONZE DOUBLE-GOURD VASE Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century The body with a dark-brown patination carved i...

KIYOSHI/SEIJI A Pair of Bronze Slender Ribbed Vases Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926), early 20th century Each vase decorated in low relief...

NOGAWA COMPANY OF KYOTO An Inlaid Bronze Vessel and Cover Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The body inlaid in silver, shibuich...

AN INLAID BRASS ROUNDED RECTANGULAR KORO (INCENSE BURNER) AND COVER Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The body inlaid in copper,...

AFTER TAKAGAWA JOSHIN (1858-1940) A Pair of Silvered-Brass Okimono (Table Ornaments) of Swimming Carp Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019), 20...

KATSUAKI An Inlaid and Engraved Shibuichi Panel Mounted on the Original Wood Panel and Frame Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989), 20th centur...

A TWO-VOLUME SET OF REFERENCE BOOKS ON NETSUKE Lazarnick, George, Netsuke and Inro Artists and How to Read Their Signatures, Honolulu, Reed Publis...

A TWO-VOLUME SET OF REFERENCE BOOKS ON NETSUKE Meinertzhagen, Frederick, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Mu...

THREE REFERENCE BOOKS ON NETSUKE Comprising: Coullery, Marie-Thérèse, and Martin S. Newstead, The Baur Collection: Collections Baur – Netsuke, Lon...

A GROUP OF REFERENCE BOOKS ON NETSUKE, JAPANESE ART, AND CHINESE ART Comprising: Wrangham, E.A., The Index of Inro Artists, Alnwick, Harehope Publ...

A COLLECTION OF REFERENCE BOOKS, DEALER AND AUCTION CATALOGUES ON NETSUKE AND JAPANESE ART Comprising: Bandini, Rosemary, Expressions of Style: Ne...

A LARGE GROUP OF REFERENCE BOOKS ON NETSUKE Comprising: Bushell, Raymond, The Wonderful World of Netsuke, Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Charles E. Tut...

Circa 18th-19th century A.D. With thirteen lines of Naskh script text to each side, red interlinear diacritics, rosettes, and a header bar; crampe...

A GROUP OF REFERENCE BOOKS AND EXHIBITION CATALOGUES ON NETSUKE Comprising: Bushell, Raymond, Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar, New York and Tokyo,...

1st millennium B.C. and later. Including a circular strap-distributor, cicada brooch, penannular bracelet and other items. 177 grams total, 1.7-1...

Circa 8th-9th century A.D. Discoid with two line inscription to both sides. 10 grams, 21 mm (3/4 in.). From the property of late Mr SM, London, U...

20th century A.D. Pentagonal carnelian plaque with dentilled lower edges, six transverse bands of calligraphic script. 81 grams. 96 mm (3 3/4 in....

A vintage, resin Chinese snuff bottle with fine detailed carving, dimensions: 70 x 49 x 25 mm

19th-20th century A.D. Formed as a cockle-shell and pierced beside the upper edge, with reserved Chinese character impressed in the underside. 19...

20th century A.D. Comprising three large barrel-shaped beads, asymmetrical and likely reworked. 87 grams total, 42-56 mm (1 5/8 - 2 1/4 in.). UK ...

Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911 A.D. Matched hollow-formed pair, each a standing fenghuang with curved beak, feather detailing to the wings, long swept ta...