NOGAWA COMPANY OF KYOTO An Inlaid Bronze Vessel and Cover Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early...

AN INLAID BRONZE CHARGER AND INLAID SENTOKU KOGO (INCENSE BOX) WITH COVER The charger by Kumagaya of Kyoto, the kogo by the Inoue Company of Kyoto, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century

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

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

MIYAO EISUKE COMPANY OF YOKOHAMA A Gilt-Bronze Figure of a Flute Player Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Standing and playing a flute, wearing a jacket decorated with gilt prunus bl

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

MIYAO EISUKE COMPANY OF YOKOHAMA A Gilt-Bronze Inkwell in the form of Ebisu or Daikoku Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Represented as a fleshy-lobed eared merchant seated cross-leg

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

AN INLAID IRON CIRCULAR DISH Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Supported on a low circular foot, worked throughout in the typical Komai style of silver and gold overlay with a circul

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

YUKIYASU (ACTIVE LATE 19TH CENTURY) A Bronze Model of a Hawk Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century Separately cast and assembled as a hawk perched on a twisted tree stump, the feathers finely chise

HIDEMASA (ACTIVE LATE 19TH CENTURY) A Gilt-Bronze Model of an Archer Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century Cast, chiseled, and finished in two shades of bronze as a warrior kneeling on his right kn