TOSA SCHOOL Scenes from Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji)Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century

ARTIST UNKNOWN, TOSA SCHOOL Four Paintings of Scenes from Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th Century Painted in ink, colours, and gold on paper within bands of gold

A SMALL LACQUER KODANSU (CABINET) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Lacquered in iro-e togidashi maki-e and nashiji on a ground of rōgin-nuri with scenes from Shitakiri suzume (The Tale of the

ANONYMOUS Suigetsu Kannon (Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th century A hanging scroll brushed in ink on paper, depicting one of the thirty-three forms of the compassionate

ELEVEN TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century All iron, the first chiselled, pierced, and with gold overlay as two cockerels; the second chiselled and pierced as two aoi leav

TWELVE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century All iron, chiselled and pierced, the first three Nanban (European-influenced) style with intricate openwork, the first octagonal

EIGHT IRON TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century The first mokkogata, Heianjo-zogan type, the rim and seppadai connected by 48 radiating spokes, the rim inlaid with wave patterns in brass

A Japanese Tosa / Ukiyo-E school book of months Edo period 17th / 18th century, containing a complete set of twelve shikishi sized paintings depicting characteristic customs of the months concerned, c

A GOTO SCHOOL SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH TIGER, BAMBOO, AND WATERFALL Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The shibuichi tsuba of mokkogata shape, very finely worked in high relief with silver highlig

O-Jikishi (large square picture), an illustration from an unidentified episode in "The Tale of the Genji" or "Genji Monogatari", written in the 11th century CE by Murasaki Shikibu, a court lady, Japan

Pair of Japanese Tosa school six-panel folding screens, each ink, color and gold on paper, depicting a scene from the Tale of Genji, 41.75"h. x 106.5"w.

UTAGAWA SCHOOL ARTISTS AND OTHERS An Album of Woodblock Prints Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century A collection of 29 ōban tate-e print triptychs laid down in an accordion album, and an addition

ANONYMOUS (19TH CENTURY) A Parcel-gilt Bronze Model of Su Shi (So Tōba) on His Mule Edo period (1615-1868)-Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century, A two-piece model in patinated and parcel-gilt bron

KANSHŌSAI TŌYŌ (ACTIVE 19th CENTURY) A four-case lacquer inrō Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of lenticular profile with applied cord runners, decorated in rōgin-nuri and

ANONYMOUS (18TH-19TH CENTURY) Flock of Cranes Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century A six-panel folding screen in ink, color, and gold on paper depicting a flock of 17 cranes standing on the shore

ANONYMOUS Cranes with Prunus Blossoms Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century A two-panel folding screen, ink, colors, gofun (calcified crushed oyster-shell gesso), and gold on paper within a double silk

A BLACK-LACQUER NERIKAWA SUIT OF ARMOR WITH A HARAMAKI DŌ Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The kawari kabuto of momonari (peach) form of lacquered leather with an iron visor, the wide five-la

A GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Rectangular with an inrōbuta (flush-fitting) lid decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e with kirigane and hirame embe

A BLACK LACQUER WRITING BOX Edo period, (1615-1868), 19th century An almost square suzuribako with sumikiri (chamfered) corners, the kabusebuta (overhanging) lid with a flat top, the interior fitted w

THIRTEEN KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLES) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century All chiselled and inlaid with gold, silver, shakudo, or shibuichi, the first four copper; the first with a flying crane and

KAJIKAWA LINEAGE A black and gold lacquer writing box Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century A suzuribako with square corners and inrōbuta (flush-fitting) lid, the interior with a nine-section ita

Continental School(16th/17th century)Mythological sceneink and wash on paper21 x 14in (53 x 36cm)

Chinese, late Ming dynasty/ Transitional Period, 17th Century, of ovoid form body with wood cover and stand. Painted in a brilliant blue with a continuous scene of a pair of Qilin beastaccompanied by

**First Time At Auction** East Asia, Japan, early Edo Period, ca. 1615 to 1624 CE, signed by Hashimoto Shinzaemon Tadayoshi (1572-1632 CE). An incredible wakizashi with a single-edged blade, a scabbar

Courtship Scene, Cavalier Period, crowded with high relief plants, animals, bird, fish and domestic period architecture, reflecting pool lower center, the woman with a real seed pearl necklace, in mod