Reiji Esaki Japan Culture Du Riz Paddy Rice Fields Asia

Rare Japanese Sledge-Hauling Vest (Sorihiki Banten), 19th C. Indigo-Dyed, sashiko embroidery. Vests of this kind were developed specifically for pulling sledges to haul fertilizer to the rice fields o

Ersari/Beshir long torba, Central Asia, Middle Amu Darya region, third quarter 19th century. Three bold medallions of the abrova type (Pinner) sit proudly on the saturated red field and express their

(Dutch-Indonesian, 1916-2016), signed l.l. "Arie '59, Bali." Sight size: 18"h x 14"w

YOSHIMOTO NARA WOODCUT IN COLOR. Title as Walk On. Woodcut in color on Japan rice paper. Date 2010. Edition 21/50. Signed in pencil. Size 42cm by 29.5cm. Private collection from France. Shipping cost

East Asia, Japan, Edo to Meiji period, ca. mid 19th to early 20th century CE. A bronze articulated model of a lobster, with a signature on the underside of its carapace. Meticulously constructed of nu

Labeled verso "Xin Sheng Tian Lai, The Heart and Nature in Harmony." Together with a woodblock print of figures in a rice paddy and watercolor and ink on paper of figures in a mountainscape. 3 pieces

**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

*** START PRICE IS THE RESERVE *** [Asia] DU HALDE, Jean Baptiste, S. J. (1674 - 1743). Description geographique, historique, chronologique, politique, et physique de l'Empire de la Chine et de la Tar

Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1630 CE. An incredible samurai's katana with a slightly curved, single-edged blade, a saya (scabbard) made of wood studded with white and purple shell, and a handle (tsuka

Hiroshi Sugimoto The Long Never and Lightning Fields 304 Japan, 2014gelatin silver print13.5 h x 10.75 w in (34 x 27 cm) Lot is comprised of The Long Never, a special edition book containi

TYPE:Art SUB TYPE:Painting REGION:Asia SUB REGION:Japan MEDIUM:Ink SGD/UNS:Stamp Signed TITLE:Nankokou Hidai Japanese Caligraphy Original CATALOG NOTES:An excellent original work of ink calligraphy by

Ca. 1800, 60 x 110 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan The field design of this rare Salor torba consists of three rows of six octagonal güls; small petrol diamonds decorated with double hooks at each c

First half 19th century, 97 x 90 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan The field design of this very rare, square sitting rug consists of three rows of five Memling güls and chemche secondary motifs. Star

**Ferdinand du Puigaudeau 1864-1930 (French) Poppy field near the Croisie oil on panel 18 x 23 cm (7 x 9 in.) signed lower right Provenance: Sale: Sotheby's New York, September 30, 1999, lot 147. The

33" Metal Sun-drop Gold-en Goodness bottle cap sign. Bright colors with rice paper residue in the field. Sign has a 3" large scratch at the bottom and a 2" scratch over the "G" at the top. This sign h

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. 11th to 13th century CE. A monumental, finely carved stone Buddha, seated on a three-tiered serpentine throne, with the flaring, hooded hea

East Asia,China, Neolithic Period, Liangzhu Culture, 3400 to 2250 BCE. A Chinese carved jade bi-disc, colossal in scale and of a substantive girth and thickness, presenting a mesmerizing array of verd

***Back at auction due to Non-Paying Bidder*** East Asia,China, Neolithic Period, Liangzhu Culture, 3400 to 2250 BCE. A Chinese carved jade bi-disc, colossal in scale and of a substantive girth and th

OEuvres Graphiques Contemporaines, Paris, Pamela Verlag, 1975. Complete portfolio with 12 engravings in color, signed and numbered by Dali in pencil. printed in Japan Nacre paper with wide margins. Th

Peter Voulkos Scoobydoo Japan, 1996anagama-fired shigaraki clay 45 h × 23 dia in (114 × 58 cm) The present work was made in Shigaraki, Japan and fired in The Shigaraki Ceramic Cult

late 18th century, 261 x 130 cm, Central Asia, East Turkestan In the red field of this early rug from the oasis town of Khotan, large dark blue disc medallions are embedded in a basic design of leaves

first half 19th century, 82 x 111 cm, Central Asia, West Turkestan The brown-red field contains nine large primary güls of the chuval type. The secondary güls are white or yellow diamonds quarte

Kawase Hasui (Japanese, 1883-1957) "Omori Coast," from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo." Woodblock print. B-seal, 1930. Provenance: Acquired from Arts and Designs of Japan, San Francisco in 2005. Si

Fine Japanese Boxwood Articulated Dragon/Ryu, 19th century. The wood dragon constructed of numerous parts joined inside of the body, the head carved with horns and fitted with a hinged jaw opening to