19c Japanese wooden NYOI Buddhist SCEPTER

Japanese nyoi (Buddhist priest's scepter), 19c carved shitan wood with a reishi (lingzhi) mushroom head, signature on the handle, with a dark orange tassel, approx. 18.5"l; Provenance: Property from a

Late 19th century Japanese bronze and wood kakhara - a Buddhist rattle used by a wandering monk or a pilgrim to scare off small creatures like snakes and insects, and thus prevent the carrier from ste

19th century Japanese copper and brass keman in a shape of a rounded fan (uchiwa) with pierced low relief decoration of two phoenixes confronting each other in flight above lotus flowers, buds and lea

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A wooden Japanese Buddhist goddess figure of Benzaiten.19th century. Red painted and gilded wood. Eight-arms variation of Benzaiten, sitting on a throne, with a torii and a figure on her head. Holding

Japanese wooden square hibachi, 19th century, copper insert, handle insets on either end, 8.5"h x 11.75"w x 12"l

Japanese two panel wooden screen, 19th century, showing one small crane flying over white and red lotus by the vermilion bridge on dark gilt ground, 46" h x 31.75"w (each)

Four Japanese Wooden Noh Masks and a Portable Buddhist Shrine. Including a female character, possibly otafuku, inscribed Yu Ho saku; a male character, inscribed Kudo Noritomo saku; a lacquered male ch

A vintage Japanese Edo period Noh theater wooden mask, wooden Buddhist rosary, and beaded piece with tussles. Dimensions: Mask: 8 1/2 x 6 x 3 in.Rosary: beaded part - 43 in., tussle part - 7 in.Beaded

Japanese jizaikagi (hearth hook) wooden koi carp, Meiji period, with an iron hook and open mouth, approx. 18.5"l

Japanese zushi (traveling Buddhist shrine), with wooden seated Kukai (Japanese, 774 -835), in black laquered case, overall (case) approx. : 6.75"h x 5"l x 4"d

19th century Japanese bronze kozuka (sword knife) handle depicting a dragon wrapped around a temple sword with Buddhist thunderbolt handle, all on finely textured ground called nanako, which means &#8

Very unusual 19th century Japanese bronze beaker in a shape of a wooden barrel on 3 raised feet and with 2 horizontal rope bands. Inlaid with 3 low relief scenes: 1. Benten (the Goddess of music) seat

Early 19th century Japanese sword kozuka (sword knife) handle depicting a dragon wrapped around a temple sword with Buddhist thunderbolt handle, all on a punched ground. Excellently designed clever pi

Pair of early 19th century good size Japanese sword menuki each depicting a riding crop - the one with dark patina with abumi (stirrup), the gilded one with a long tailed bird on a wooden bucket. Supe

19th century Japanese tobacco pipe consisting of 2 bronze parts and a stem made out of natural reed. Bronze smoking part has overlaid silver decoration of a mother shishi (Buddhist lion) playing with

Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese wooden kushi (hair comb) with lacquered decoration of samurai family crest roundels, design continuing over the ridge and onto the other side. Superbly made,

Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese wooden kushi (hair comb) with gold lacquer decoration of tamas (Precious Gems) scattered among different flowers and leaves, with inlaid silver studs, design

Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese wooden kushi (hair comb) with gold lacquer decoration of a flock of chodori (plovers) in flight, design continuing onto the back. Beautifully made out of wen

Unusual 19th century wooden Japanese printing block carved on one side with numerous characters both in standard kanji and in cursive script (sosho), most probably a page from a book. Excellent qualit

Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese wooden kushi (hair comb) with black and gold lacquer decoration of flowers and pine needles, design continuing onto the back. Beautifully made, superb fine l

Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese wooden kushi (hair comb) with gold lacquer decoration of closed and open chrysanthemum flowers and leaves, design continuing onto the back. Beautifully made,

Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese wooden kushi (hair comb) with gold lacquer decoration of ripe fruits on branches, design continuing onto the back. Beautifully made, very good lacquering wit

Late Meiji period (1890s to 1912) Japanese wooden kushi (hair comb) with gold lacquer decoration of ripe persimmons on branches, design continuing onto the back. Beautifully made, very good lacquering