EARLY JAPANESE FIREARM - Late Edo Period (1615-1868)

Set of Five Japanese Porcelain Plates late Edo period (1615-1868)/early Meiji period (1868-1912), the red reserve with a blue-and-white qilin on each plate, the roundel surrounded by cranes and sacred

A SOTEN SCHOOL IRON TSUBA WITH IMMORTALS Signed Soheishi Nyudo Soten seiJapan, late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The iron tsuba of marugata shaped and decorated in sukashi-bori wi

A SET OF MENUKI (MATCHED HILT GRIPS) Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century Each of gold, modelled and chiselled as a running hare, the fur minutely worked, one signed with a kao (cursiv

A SET OF MENUKI (MATCHED HILT GRIPS) Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century Each of gold, modelled and chiselled as a bunch of ayame (irises) wrapped in a silk cloth for a summer iris fe

AN UMOREGI NETSUKE OF A RAT Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century The rat twisting left, grasping the base of its tail; unsigned. 3.7cm x 2.1cm (1 7/16in x 13/16in). Footnotes: Provenan

A MINIATURE LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER Japan, late Edo period (1615-1868)Of circular form, the cover decorated in gold hiramaki-e with mallow leaves and a bud. The interior of nashjii with g

Utagawa Yoshikazu (Japanese, active c. 1850-1870). Battle Scene Triptych. Ukiyo-e woodblock print in color. c. Late 19th C., Edo period (1615-1868). Paper: 36 cm x 24 1/2 cm ea. Set of three prints di

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

KUBO SHUNMAN (1757-1820) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/early 19th century A surimono depicting an ise-ebi (Japanese spiny lobster), two hamayumi (ceremonial miniature bows) with arrows in a stand, and

A FIREMAN'S JACKET Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)The back of the hikeshi-banten (fireman's jacket) finely decorated with a wrathful tiger standing on a rock above a river, his head raised towards a fly

A YOSHIDAYA KUTANI PORCELAIN DOUBLE-GOURD VASE Fuku mark Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Decorated in green, yellow, blue, aubergine, and black enamels with peony blossoms and shishi against a yellow g

A GROUP OF FIVE LEATHER TABAKO-IRE SETS, EDO - MEIJI Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) - Meiji period (1868-1912)The first and second each crafted from leather and decorated with floral and ornamental des

AWA: A FINE SHAKUDO FUCHI AND KASHIRA DEPICTING A ROCKY LANDSCAPE, EDO Signed AwaJapan, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely worked with gold, copper, and shakudo takazogan, depicting bamboo among rocks and a

East Asia, Japan, late Edo period (1603-1868). An impressively long and finely painted scroll. The imagery presents with fluid, sparse brushwork characteristic of painters in the late Edo period (1603

Late Edo Period (1716-1868), polychrome-painted with geese in a mountainous landscape, each: 73.5'' H x 35.5'' W, est: $2000/4000 Provenance: Selections from the Joan Irvine Smith Asian Art Collection

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

A LACQUER BOX AND COVER WITH MONS Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of rectangular form, the roiro ground finely decorated with gold takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and e-nashiji with leafy scrolling

YASUCHIKA: A FINE NARA SCHOOL SENTOKU TSUBA WITH NIO By a member of the Tsuchiya Yasuchika school, signed YasuchikaJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The octagonal sentoku tsuba finely worked

A Pair of Hashira-e Japanese Woodblock PrintsEdo period (1615-1868), woodblock prints, hashira-e, pillar print format each with two sheets in vertical composition, both signed to lower corners, laid d

A LACQUERED LIGHT WOOD THREE-CASE INRO WITH CHRYSANTHEMUM AND PEONY Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of upright, rounded rectangular form, the light wood ground neatly decorated in gold, sil

An antique Japanese silvered copper hand mirror. Late Edo period, 1603-1868. The round mirror is decorated with chased relief depictions of trees and ginkgo leaves. The reverse side is polished to mir

A SILVER OJIME OF A RAKAN ON A LION Silver ojime Japan 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) A small ojime depicting the rakan (the Japanese word for arhat, one who has achieved nirvana) known as Shuba

Japanese uchiwa fan for ceremonial use, late Edo period (1603-1868), brown oiled paper with wooden handle and brass fittings, one side with the character 'dragon' in black, 30.75" l x 22.5"w

An antique Japanese silvered copper hand mirror. Late Edo period, 1603-1868. The round mirror is decorated with chased relief depictions of trees and ginkgo leaves. The reverse side is polished to mir