A beautiful charger or platter with a water side scene carefully painted with thick enamel. There are cranes, butterflies and a samall boat. Lots of gold highlights. Three plum twigs on the back. Hard paste porcelain. From the Meiji period.
About 12 inches diameter. No marks, no chips or hairlines or repairs.
A little wear on the gold as can be seen.
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From Chikanobu cherry blossom festival series. It shows a lady doing a puppet show for a young girl while 2 attendants look on. Seal mark of artist. This is a dyptich (double print), from a cherry blossom festival album about 14 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches. They offer wonderful glimpses of how they lived. Very good condition with a faint faint stain in the middle.
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A cheerful Satsuma plate from the Meiji period with a scene of numerous men, women and children celebrating cherry blossoms. There are ships in the background and a temple in the foreground. Lots of fine detail. Plenty of gold highlights glitter at all angles. Satsuma kiln mark on the back.
This is a gorgeous Japanese woodblock print by the 19th century master Chikanobu (1838-1912). It shows 3 young women and their young lord in a boat enjoying the lush spring. They are surrounded by cherry blossoms and the water is jumping with happy carp. You can see the tea hamper with the neatly arranged tea service. Seal mark of artist and of woodblock carver (unusual to have carver's seal). This is a dyptich (double print), from a cherry blossom festival album about 14 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches ...click for details
A fine antique Japanese Satuma teapot from the Meiji era. One scene is that of a golden pagoda and temple with cherry blossoms and having Mt. Fuji in the background. Lots of gold highlights and all very finely detailed. The rim of the teapot lid and body are outlined in black, highlighted with gold gilt. The reverse side of the pot is signed Shisan with a mon against a typical Satsuma creamy crackle finish.
This is a fun woodblock showing a naked man being tossed out of either a gambling house or a geisha house. It seems to be a universal practice, if you can't pay up, you get thrown out without clothes. Look at that oba-san's expression! By Toyokuni. Image area 9 3/4 by 13 1/2 inches. Double matted in grey and black. Good condition with about 5 small worm holes. Seal of artist on the drawer, lower right. There are 2 seals at the lower left. One is the publisher. The other is unusual, a sea ...click for details
A fun antique Japanese tripod bronze censor (incense burner) with a wonderful shi-shi or lion finial and writhing dragons on facing sides. There is an integral decorated base.It has a fine patination, and the details of the animal themes are very good.
About 7" high and 4 1/2" diameter base. Very good condition, no scratches or dents.
The Japanese wood blocks are sometimes quite humorous with a social commentary. This is a marvelous and genuine 19th century Hiroshige II (1829-1869) print. It shows a naughty boy shooting a jet of water in the face of a samurai attendant while his master looks on. Judging by the looks on the faces of the passers by, they all approved, including the mother who seems to be giving them a tongue lashing. Image is 9 x 13 1/2 inches showing and in a 14 by 18 inch frame. (Note. The frame is not bent, ...click for details
A fun Edo period carved iron tsuba with 2 cute expressive rams (goats or maybe even rabbits) in deep relief per side. A gold bronze dot for each eye. Lots of open work. Dates from 1800-1849.
About 2.8" diameter slight oval, with good weight. Very good condition.
Hiroshige (1797-1858) did several series of the "53 Stations of Tokaido". This scene is from one of the series and it has that marvelous blue transitioning from deep saphire to light blue. I also like the diagonally winding road with the tiny figures diminishing into the horizon. Signature of the artist lower left, censor seals upper right next to the banner. Beautifully matted in raw silk and in an oriental style frame. Most likely Edo period.
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