Pair of Carved Netsuke -Japan - Meiji Dynasty (1868-1889), Edo (1603 -1868)

Standing Kannon Bosatsu, Japan, Edo period(1603-1868) 17th/18th c., wood set with gold paint and sheet metal diadem with wire attached beads, soft carved design, the compassionate Bodhisattva Avaloite

Japan, Edo to early Meiji Period, ca. 1850 to 1890. Pair of finely carved ivory netsukes. First is a village scene of a worker tolling away beneath a thatched roof under bamboo trees. The next is a si

A SET OF TWO PRESSED HORN MANJU NETSUKE UnsignedJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The first carved in relief depicting an actor wearing a mask, dressed in samurai robes holding a lotus stem. The reverse

Lot of five carved wooden birds. Japan. Meiji period. (1868-1912). To include: a pair of quail, a sparrow and two others. Losses. Largest- 6". All items in session one were collected by William H. Smi

Japan, Edo period, ca. 1603 to 1868 CE. A skillfully carved wooden shishi (or jishi - translates as "lion"), a noble mythological beast traditionally used as an architectural element placed under the

**Originally Listed At $200** East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1603 to 1868 CE. A hand-carved wooden ladle with a lengthy handle used for serving and drinking liquids as well as for watering horses o

**Originally Listed At $150** East Asia, Japan, Edo period, ca. 1603 to 1868 CE. A finely preserved pair of waraji (sandals) that are formed from rough straw fibers woven around a central fibrous core

**Originally Listed At $750** East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1603 to 1868 CE. A hand-carved wooden archery stand with a slightly curved body, a pronged base, a hinged collar with a slender arm prot

Pair of braziers. Japan. Meiji period (1868-1912). Hibachi of lined carved wood with maki-e lacquer of various insects. 11 x 9in.

Iron, alloys, brocade and diverse materials, Japan. Edo period (1603 -1868) The multi-piece set of armor is a rare example, because of how nearly complete it is. From the helmet to the mask, to the sh

Pair of cloisonne vases Japan Meiji period, 1868-1912 Height 35 cm each Bumped Splendid pair of vases, each with a samurai in a panel. One of the warriors on a wild ride is barely able to tame his hor

East Asia, Japan, Edo to Meiji period, ca. 1603 to 1912 CE. A fine gathering of five arrows with lengthy forms carved from bamboo. Each arrow has wispy feathers protruding just in front of a carved no

A ‘WINTER’ CLOISONNE PLATE, BY NAMIKAWA SOSUKE, SIGNED WATANABE SEITEI Cloisonnewith colored enamels Japan, Meiji period (1868 - 1912) Watanabe Shotei aka Watanabe Seitei (1851 in Edo &#82

Cloisonne covered jar. Japan. Meiji period (1868-1912). Silver wire work of a pair of dragons on a black ground. Signed Namikawa Yasuyuki on a silver plaque on the base. (1" length of the floral decor

A PAIR OF KOZAN STYLE RELIEF-MOULDED SATSUMA CERAMIC VASES, MEIJI Japan, 1868-1912. Made in the style of the Makuzu (Miyagawa) Kozan workshop. Each baluster vase is decorated with a pigeon perched on

**Originally Listed At $400** East Asia, Japan, Edo to Meiji Period, ca. mid-19th to early 20th century CE. A fine pair of wood and silk cord inro boxes with attached agate stone ojime and wood netsuk

Cloisonne cup and saucer. Japan. Meiji period. (1868-1912). Signed Namikawa Yasuyuki on the handle. Fine gold and silver wire decoration of butterflies and flowers. 2-1/2" h. Saucer- 4' w. This item m

Large bronze eagle sculpture. Japan. Meiji period (1868-1912). Eagle with inlaid eyes mounted on a root wood base inlaid with mother of pearl leaves. Signed. 24 x 31in including wood base.

A VERY LARGE ‘LOTUS AND ELEPHANTS’ FOUNTAIN, BRONZE, JAPAN 19TH CENTURY (133 CM) Bronze Japan, Meiji Period (1868-1912) – late 19th century The fountain consists of three parts, mass

Late Edo/early Meiji period (19th century), Japanese, likely Seishi and Kannon, each depicted standing, backed by a wheel-form halo, raised atop a double-lotus base on a stepped hexagonal pierced and

A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE DRAGON FLOOR VASES, Meiji era (1868-1912). H 40"

A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE DRAGON FLOOR VASES, Meiji era (1868-1912). H 40"

A LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA BUDDHA Edo Period (1605-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century The standing figure dressed in monastic robes open at the chest and falling in even folds at the w

A Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Tiger OkimonoMeiji period (1868-1912), patinated bronze, cast in walking posture with stripes to its body in low relief, presented with a fitted carved wood stand, not m