THREE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868) and Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century (4)

THREE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to mid-19th century All shakudo, the first ovoid, finely cut in itozukashi ('thread-piercing') technique with sayagata (key-fret) patterns, the r

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

ANONYMOUS (19TH CENTURY) Shishi Lion-Dog and Peonies Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century A large two-panel folding screen in ink and colors on paper depicting a shishi (Chine

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

FOUR TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The first rounded rectangular with a hammered-up edge, iron, gold, silver, and shakudo, depicting on side a rakan riding on a karyobinga b

A PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century The silvered-bronze shokudai candlesticks with circular bases supporting cylindrical uprights and conical drip cups

FOUR IRON TSUBA (SWORD GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century The first and second pierced with intricate key-fret patterning; the third and fourth each formed from 32 overlapping rivett

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

KAWANABE KYŌSAI (1831-1889) Beauty and Enma-Ō Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century A hanging scroll brushed in ink and colors on silk depicting a King of Hell holdin

A SMALL LACQUER TRAY DEPICTING EGRETS UNDER A WILLOW TREE Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Of rectangular form with shallow rim, of hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, and tsuishu lac

THREE SMALL MIXED-METAL BOXES. Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century. Largest example diameter: 1 3/4 inches.

THREE SMALL MIXED-METAL BOXES Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century Largest example diameter: 1 3/4 inches

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

TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892) A Group of Six Woodblock Prints Edo period (1615-1868) and Meiji era (1868-1912), 1860s and 1878 Each an ōban tate-e, the first, of a beauty next to a bottle of sa

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 Large Watano Japanese Kutani Vase with Phoenix and DragonsMeiji period (1868-1912), 19th century, porcelain hand painted in iron red and gold with a lush menagerie of dragons, phoenixes, and foo (sh

Two Japanese Mixed Metal Ojime, Meiji Period (1868-1912), late 19th c., incl. figural, base signed, h. 3/4 in.; and bead form, inscription cartouche, dia. 1/2 in. Provenance: The Estate of Caroline P.

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

FOUR CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL VASES Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Each worked in silver wire of varying gauge, comprising one octagonal pair decorated with a dragon coiled around th

A FOUR-PANEL 'CHERRY TREE' FUSUMA (SLIDING DOORS) Edo Period (1615-1868), 19th Century Painted in ink and colors on gold leaf with a blossoming cherry tree, its long gnarled limbs stretching beyond th

A lot of antique late 19th-century Japanese cloisonne enamel trinket boxes. Meiji period, 1868-1912. A total of three items of rectangular, hexagonal, and rounded shape. The design of the boxes consis

A lot of antique late 19th-century Japanese Ginbari cloisonne enamel miniature vases. Meiji period, 1868-1912. A total of three pieces. Each vase has a light blue background. Two vases with floral des

Japanese Bronze Usubata, late Edo (1615-1868)/Meiji (1868-1912) period, the bronze Ikebana vessel atop a base of crashing waves, h. 7-1/2", dia. 11-3/4". Provenance: Personal collection of Paul Rosent

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