Cast iron crab. Japan. Meiji period (1868-1912).

**Originally Listed At $550** East Asia, Japan, Meiji period, ca. 1868 to 1912 CE. A beautiful cast iron kettle with a brass handle and a lid with an iron tripodal brazier. The kettle presents in an o

Wrought iron box. Japan. Meiji period. (1868-1912). Decoration of an insect and cucumber plant. 4" l. All items in session one were collected by William H. Smith (1853-1923)

Iron plate with mixed metal inlay. Japan. Meiji period (1868-1912). Decoration of preening birds in a tree of gold, shakudo, copper and other alloys. Chrysanthemum borders. 14-1/2" d. This item may ha

Lot of five assorted metal works. Japan. Meiji period. (1868-1912). Iron and copper. To include: two boxes, a tray, a flower shaped dish and a lotus leaf shaped footed tray. Largest 10-1/2" d. All ite

Metal work box. Japan. Meiji period. (1868-1912). Iron inlaid with gold. Decoration of a dragon and flowers. Signed Komei. 1-3/4" x 1-1/4" x 1". For additional and high-resolution images, please copy

Bronze covered jar. Japan. Meiji period (1868-1912). Cast as a woven basket with praying mantis and grapes, squirrel finial, bamboo form base. Signed. 12 x 7.5in.

Komai box. Japan. Meiji period (1868-1912). Iron inlaid with gold with a tiger, dragon and women with a line of Japanese syllabic script. Signed with a cartouche. Patina losses. 4.5 x 3.5in.

Bronze censer. Japan. Meiji period (1868-1912). Cast as a suite of armour. 5.5in H.

A BRONZE OKIMONO GROUP OF AN OWL AND MONKEY Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Naturalistically cast, the detachable owl perched at one end of an old gnarled tree, facing ahead with large round eyes, a se

SEIYA: A RARE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A BEAST AND TIGERS By Genryusai Seiya, signed Seiya seiJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely cast as two tigers engaged in a brutal fight with a beast, which is pinning

A FINE BRONZE OF A CHARGING BOAR Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Very finely cast and patinated as a charging boar (inoshishi), dynamically running with its legs bent, the left hind leg pushed back to

SEIYA: A LARGE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A ROARING LION By Genryusai Seiya, signed Seiya seiJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Massively and naturalistically cast as a striding and roaring lion with a luxurious m

Lot of assorted metal works. Japan. Meiji period. (1868-1912). To include: a rectangular iron censer decorated with cranes, a copper fish and two bells. All items in session one were collected by Will

Damascene vase. Japan. Meiji period (1868-1912). Komai work of gold inlaid iron. Decoration of peacocks and pavilions in reserves on a floral ground. Torii mark on the base. 3".

A BRONZE OKIMONO OF A HUMMINGBIRD ON A LEAF, MEIJI PERIOD Japan, 1868-1912. Finely cast, copper patinated, and naturalistically rendered as a hummingbird perched on a stem with a bud, the beak reachin

Large Kutani ceramics vase, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912), ca. 1880, cream-colored porcelain with iron-red and gold painting, in autumnal scenery the gods of fortune contemplating the japanocentric

Hat pin. Japan. Meiji period. (1868-1912). Komai work. Gold inlaid iron. Decoration of a dragon. Approx. 5-1/2".

Nogawa bronze tripod censer Japan Meiji period (1868-1912), the shallow rounded sides supported on three short feet and rising to an incurved rim applied with three naturalistically modeled crabs with

East Asia, Japan, Meiji period, 1868 to 1912. A bronze articulated model of a crab. Meticulously constructed from numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body to make for a flexible form, the crus

A PAIR OF IMARI PORCELAIN GINGER JARS WITH LIDS Imari porcelain Japan, 1900s, Meiji period (1868-1912) Painted in the traditional imari color palette of blue and iron red with gold, with two large res

East Asia, Japan, Meiji period, ca. 1868 to 1912 CE. An intimidating two-handed weapon known as a kusarigama (also kusari-gama, literally "chain scythe") with a forged-iron sickle blade extending to o

Asia, Japan, Meiji Period, ca. 1868 to 1912 CE. An incredible matched set of cast bronze chickens, one a larger rooster whose body is a censer, the other a smaller hen. Both are lifelike, with extensi

A Japanese bronze vase with turtlesMeiji Period (1868-1912) or Taisho Period (1912-1926); JapanAppears unmarkedThe baluster form cast bronze vase with incised lobing of the body and five three-dimensi

Satsuma vaseJapanMeiji period, 1868 - 1912 Height 15 cm, 6 cmThe square vase features two large and four small panels with finely executed groups of figures in all-over decoration and is marked on the