A LACQUERED WOOD HIBACHI (BRAZIER)Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The wood ground finely decorated in hiramaki-e with a large prunus br...

A LACQUERED WOOD HIBACHI (BRAZIER)Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The wood ground finely decorated in hiramaki-e with a large prunus br...

A LACQUER CYLINDRICAL HOKAI (COVERED FOOD CONTAINER) WITH AGARIFUJI MONJapan, late Edo (1615-1868) to early Meiji period (1868-1912)The body with ...

A RARE GOLD LACQUER KOBAKO DEPICTING VARIOUS SWORD FITTINGS (TOSOGU)Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The rectangular box and cover with ...

A MINIATURE LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVERJapan, late Edo period (1615-1868)Of circular form, the cover decorated in gold hiramaki-e with ma...

A SUPERB LACQUER SUZURIBAKO WITH A 'WATERWHEEL' MERCURY MECHANISMJapan, second half of 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Of rectangular form wi...

A SUPERB RITSUO-SCHOOL LACQUER AND CERAMIC-INLAID SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING AN ELEPHANTSchool of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo, 1663-1747), unsigned Japan, 18t...

A LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING AN OX-HERDER PLAYING THE FLUTEJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of rounded rectangular form with a flush-f...

KAJIKAWA: A FINE LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) DEPICTING BOYS AT PLAYBy a member of the Kajikawa family, signed Kajikawa saku and with pot seal...

A LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING GENJI AND YOUNG MURASAKIJapan, 19th centuryOf rectangular form with rounded edges, the cover decorated with a centr...

HEIAN TSUNEMASA: A FINE LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING JUROJIN WITH CRANE AND STAGBy Heian Tsunemasa, signed Tsunemasa and kakihanJapan, first half ...

A LACQUERED WOOD HIROBUTA (PRESENTATION TRAY) WITH A KOJO MASKJapan, first half of 20th centuryOf rectangular form, the tray with rounded sides ri...

A LACQUERED WOOD DUSTPAN AND BRUSH SETJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The dustpan of lobed form and roiro ground with a flat base and everted rim t...

A LACQUER STAND FOR A HIBACHI (BRAZIER), EDOJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The top of a square form, set on four cabriole legs and fit...

A VERY LARGE LACQUER CLAM BOX AND COVER WITH THE PALACE OF RYUJINJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely modelled as a large clam bearing a lustrous...

KOJI: A SHIBAYAMA-INLAID AND LACQUERED WOOD CHESTBy Koji, signed KojiJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The hinged cover finely decorated in gold and ...

A GOLD LACQUER SHELL-FORM KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER WITH TEA CEREMONY UTENSILS (CHADOGU)Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Modeled in t...

ZOHIKO: A PAIR OF GOLD-LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER IN THE FORM MANDARIN DUCKS (OSHIDORI)By the Zohiko company, Zohiko seal markJapan, fir...

A FINE ANTLER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID BLACK-LACQUER LOW TABLE WITH FROLICKING MONKEYSJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of rectangular form support...

A RARE LACQUER KENDAI (LECTERN)Japan, dated 1906The base of rectangular form with rounded corners and supported on a short foot, the exterior of r...

A VERY RARE AND SUPERB INLAID LACQUER BOX AND COVER DEPICTING LUNAR HARESJapan, 19th centuryOf rounded rectangular form, the kinji ground finely d...

A FINE GOLD LACQUER FAN-SHAPED TWO-CASE BOX AND COVER WITH INTERIOR TRAYJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The fan-shaped lacquer box bear...

NAOYUKI: A SUPERB CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND SHIBAYAMA INLAID FLORIFORM VASE WITH A GOOSEBy Naoyuki, signed NaoyukiJapan, early Meiji period (1868-1912)...

A MINIATURE GOLD LACQUER 'FLORAL' BOX, MEIJIJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The small circular box with a lift off cover and mounted to a three-foo...

A FINE LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER IN THE FORM OF HOTEIJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The Lucky God seated and leaning...

MIURA MEIHO: A PAIR OF LACQUERED WOOD VASES WITH CARPSBy Miura Meiho (1900-1975), signed Meiho sakuJapan, Taisho (1912-1926) to Showa period (1926...

A PAIR OF LACQUER BOWLSJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of square section, the faceted sides rising from a short square foot to a slightly flaring r...

YASUHARA SHOSO: A SILVER-LACQUER IKEBANA VASEBy Yasuhara Shoso (born 1884), one seal ShosoJapan, Taisho (1912-1926) to Showa period (1926-1989)Of ...

A SET WITH THREE LACQUER, SILVER AND WOVEN RATTAN ITEMS, MEIJIJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912) This set comprising a box with cover, a miniature ta...

A LACQUER THREE-TIER JU-BAKO (PICNIC SET) WITH EN SUITE CHOPSTICKSJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of square section, the ju-bako set comprising of ...

A SMALL WOOD BOX DEPICTING THE ITSUKUSHIMA SHRINE, c. 1920sJapan, late 19th century to early 20th centuryOf compressed globular form, the domed co...

A PAIR OF BLACK LACQUERED CANDLESTICKSJapan, early Meiji period (1868-1912)Each in black over red lacquer with engraved copper-gilt fittings, the ...

A MAGNIFICENT LACQUER WRITING SET WITH THE RISING SUN, CRESCENT MOON AND CLOUDSJapan, Taisho period (1912-1926)The set comprising a ryoshibako (st...

A SMALL LACQUER TEBAKO WITH INTEGRATED SUZURIBAKOJapan, Taisho (1912-1926) to Showa period (1926-1989)The rectangular tebako (box for personal acc...

A RED LACQUER NIMONO WAN (BOWL WITH COVER) AND A SMALL KOBACHI (DISH)Japan, first half of 20th century, Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa period (1926-1...

A LACQUERED NATSUME (TEA CADDY)Japan, 19th century, Edo Period (1615-1868)The fine natsume with a nashiji lacquered ground decorated in gold hiram...

IKENOURA DAIKI: A WHITE LACQUER NATSUME (TEA CADDY) WITH IRISESSigned Ikenoura DaikiJapan, 20th centuryOf typical form with a flush-fitting cover ...

KAWAKAMI MINEHARU: A SOMADA-STYLE AOGAI INLAID LACQUER NATSUME (TEA CADDY)By Kawakami Mineharu (active c. 1970-2010), signed and sealed by the art...

SHIMANO SANSHU: A FINE MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID BLACK-LACQUER VASEBy Shimano Sanshu (1877-1965), sealed SanshuJapan, 20th centuryOf cylindrical form...

A TSUGARU LACQUER TACHI KAKE (STAND FOR A TACHI SWORD)Japan, Taisho period (1912-1926)The gently curving stem flanked by flanges rising from a lob...

GYOSUI: A LACQUERED WOOD GIGAKU MASK OF TAIKOFUBy Gyosui, signed Gyosui saku with seal GyosuiJapan, Nara, early 20th centuryFinely carved and lacq...

A WOOD CARVING OF CARP IN A WATERFALLJapan, late Edo (1615-1868) to early Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely carved as a vertical column depicting a g...

A BOXWOOD FIGURE OF KOBO DAISHIJapan, 20th century The Buddhist monk Kukai, also known as Kobo Daishi, seated in dhyanasana on a separately carved...

A WOOD CHAIREJapan, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely carved, the yone-ichi (rice bale) chaire with gently flaring sides with a rounded base and should...

A BASKET WEAVE AND SILVER INLAID BOX AND COVER, MEIJIJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of rectangular form with rounded edges, the fine exterior in b...

A FINE SILVER-INLAID WOOD TRAYJapan, 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of rectangular for with two naturalistic silver bamboo handles, the cen...

A TALL WOVEN BAMBOO HANAKAGO (FLOWER BASKET)Japan, late Meiji (1868-1912) to early Showa (1926-1989) period, early to mid 20th century. Finely wov...

A LARGE KEYAKI (ZELKOVA) WOOD HIBACHIJapan, late 19th to early 20th centuryOf rectangular form, the hibachi fitted with an asymmetrical copper lin...

A RARE GILT BRONZE KAKEBOTOKE FIGURE OF JIZO BOSATSU, LATE HEIAN TO EARLY KAMAKURAJapan, c. 12th-13th century, late Heian (794-1185) to early Kama...

A RARE GILT AND POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF JIZO BOSATSUJapan, 13th-14th century, Kamakura period (1185-1333)Finely carved, the bodhisattva standing...

A CYPRESS WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI, HEIAN TO EARLY KAMAKURAJapan, 11th-12th century, late Heian (794-1185) to early Kamakura period (1185-1333)...

A FINE WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI, LATE MUROMACHIJapan, 16th century, late Muromachi period (1336-1573)Scientific Analysis Report: MS 14C (carbon...

A FINELY PAINTED POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF KICHIJOTEN, MUROMACHIJapan, 16th century, Muromachi period (1338-1573) Finely carved and painted in pol...

A GILT LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF JUICHIMEN KANNON, MUROMACHIJapan, 16th century, late Muromachi period (1338-1573) Finely carved, the four-armed bo...

A RARE STANDING WOOD FIGURE OF JIUCHIMEN KANNON, LATE MUROMACHI TO EARLY EDOJapan, 16th-17th century, late Muromachi (1336-1573) to early Edo peri...

A GILT WOOD FIGURE OF KANNON BOSATSUJapan, 17th-18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Carved from cypress wood and assembled in yosegi-zukuri techni...

A WOOD FIGURE OF BISHAMONTEN, EDOJapan, Edo period (1615-1868) Covered in black lacquer, the guardian deity of the North standing firmly atop a ro...

A LACQUERED WOOD ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE) CONTAINING A PAINTED FIGURE OF THE PRIEST KUKAI (KOBO DAISHI)Japan, Chiryuzan temple, Tosa province, Shik...

A FINE LACQUER ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE) CONTAINING A GILT SHAKA TRIADJapan, Edo period (1615-1868) Shaka (Shakyamuni) is enthroned on an elaborate...