OTAGAKI RENGETSU (1791-1875) AND MORI KANSAI (1814-1894) Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th centur...

SEKI FOR THE NOGAWA COMPANUY OF KYOTO An Inlaid Iron Rectangular Box and Cover Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Inlaid in typical Komai style of gold and silver inlay, the cover wit

KIRYŪ KŌSHŌ KAISHA (THE PIONEERING CRAFT AND COMMERCE COMPANY) A Patinated Bronze Vase with Design of Flowers and Insects Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century The pear-shaped vase o

ROKUZAN (ACTIVE LATE 19TH CENTURY) A Large Satsuma Jardinière Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century The jardinière and matching stand of earthenware molded on the surface with koi fish in

MYOCHIN LINEAGE An Inlaid Shakudo Jizai Okimono (Articulated Model) of a Swallowtail Butterfly Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The butterfly realistically rendered, the leg joints,

NAMIKAWA SŌSUKE (1847-1910) A Small Cloisonné-Enamel Rounded Rectangular Tray Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century Decorated with an egret standing in a misty marsh among irises beneath

Two gold ojime One by Katsuhira and one by Kiyotoshi, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The first Daikoku, standing, brandishing his mallet, signed Katsuhira, 1.7cm (11/16in) high; t

A gold ojime of a Karako (Chinese boy) By Masatoshi, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The karako standing with a serene expression, holding a minogame (bushy-tailed turtle); signed

Two gold ojime One by Katsuo and one by Shuraku, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The first Daikoku, standing, brandishing his mallet, signed Katsuo, 2.2cm (7/8in) high; the second

A SATSUMA BOWL By Kozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The high sided bowl raised on a narrow slightly splayed foot, finely painted in enamels and gilt to the interior with a mul

DOZAN OF KYOTO A Satsuma-Ware Baluster Vase Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Decorated in enamels and gilt, the body with two large lobed panels, one enclosing a probable Chinese le

MYOCHIN LINEAGE An Iron Jizai Okimono (Articulated Model) of a Dragonfly Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The dragonfly realistically rendered, the leg joints, segmented abdomen, he

KINZAN COMPANY A Cloisonné-Enamel Rounded Square Tray Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Conceived in the manner of Namikawa Sosuke, worked in copper wire with a cockerel, hen, a

HONDA YOSABURO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1870s-1910) A Cloisonné-Enamel Oval Jar and Cover Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Worked in silver and polychrome enamels with a wide lappet band

A PAIR OF SATSUMA BALUSTER VASES By Hododa, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Decorated in enamels and predominantly gilt with a full repertoire of rakan and their attributes; some o

A PAIR OF INLAID-IRON VASES Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century Each globular body decorated with shaped panels of birds and flowers, a cottage with a thatched roof, or a sailing vessel, all inla

AN INLAID-BRONZE VASE Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century Of elongated baluster form with a tall slightly flaring neck, set on bracket feet and applied with stylized bird-head handles, decorated

A BLACK-LACQUER COMBINED WRITING BOX AND DOCUMENT BOX Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century A rectangular ryōshibako or bunko with inset rounded corners and edges and inrōbuta

A SATSUMA MODEL OF HOTEI Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century Painted in polychrome enamels and gilt, the deity shown dressed in a loose flowing robe decorated with the accouterments of the Seven

KOSEI A Bronze Okimono (Table Ornament) of Three Turtles Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th century Naturalistically cast, showing two smaller turtles attempting to clim

THE KIBUNDŌ COMPANY An Iron Tetsubin (Tea Kettle) Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th century The body of the kettle with surface texture like that of tangerine skin

A MAGNIFICENT GOLD-LACQUER SET OF WRITING TABLE, DOCUMENT BOX, AND WRITING BOX Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/ early 20th century Comprising a bundai of standard form with a ka

YŪI WORKSHOP (ACTIVE LATE 19TH CENTURY) A Large Inlaid-Bronze Vase Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century The tapering ovoid body worked in iro-e takazōgan and hirazōgan with a rooste

STYLE OF SHIBATA ZESHIN (1807-1891) A Lacquer Tonkotsu (Tobacco Container) in the Form of an Ink Cake Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Of rectangular section with internal

ROKUZAN (ACTIVE LATE 19TH CENTURY) A Large Satsuma Jardinière Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century The jardinière and matching stand of earthenware molded on the surface with koi fish in