19c netsuke MASSEUR with SCHOLAR shunga book by HOMIN

Early 19th century wooden netsuke of seated Okame giggling as she modestly covers her mouth with the sleeve of the kimono. There is a definite shunga connotation in the shapes of her sleeve ends highl

Late Meiji period (1890s -1912) wooden okimono of a seated tanuki (badger) with sake bottle in one paw, an accounting book in the other, and its enormous testicles showing. In Japanese folklore tanuki

Antique Chinese Scholar Book Shelf , early 20th century , size: 32 X 28 CM , in excellent condition

Vintage book with openings on both sides with circular soap stone made raised monument images. Ranging in different sizes. Ranging from 3.35 inch diameter to 1.25 inch diameter. Book is approximately

19th century boxwood netsuke of a theatrical mask of Shishiguchi representing the spirit of shishi with characteristic tusks, most frequently used for the Noh play Shakkyo (The Stone Bridge). Excellen

Antique LIBEROTTI Opera del Duomo Scholar Book containing plaster casts of artworks from the Opera del Duomo Museum mounted, In addition to albums of prints, the Grand Tour offered another very popula

Antique GIOVANNI LIBEROTTI Scholar Book containing plaster casts of artworks from the Capitoline Museums mounted, In addition to albums of prints, the Grand Tour offered another very popular type of t

Early 19th century boxwood netsuke of Oni no nembutsu (a demon who saw the light of Buddhist teachings and became pious), with a gong hanging on his belly, holding a striker in one hand, and a tablet

Hand made hand crafted carved wood sculpture, vintage possibly antique, flat sides and surface set can be book ends or wall mount brackets or display shelves, each depicts carved bust of capped and go

19th century wooden netsuke of a Buddhist gong (a flat bronze type used in temples) inlaid on the top with Oni no Nembutsu (a demon who saw the light of Buddhist teachings and became pious) wearing a

Late Qing Dynasty (1890s to 1911) Chinese soapstone brush rest carved in a shape of a 5-peaked mountain rising from waves, and pine trees growing on it. Excellent rendition of raw energy of the stone,

19th century decent size Japanese Hirado porcelain netsuke modeled as standing Game sennin (Chinese sage) wearing leaf skirt and folding a basket in one hand and his usual companion - a three-legged t

19th century good size Chinese scholar seal made out of a natural jadeite boulder with its original skin on three sides, and one side flattened to show the beauty of the stone. Wonderful austere piece

19th century Asakusa school staghorn netsuke in a form of a simple bowl of rounded square section, decorated with an incised keyfret design along the rim. Exquisite subtle piece, one of the most elega

France,Late 19th Century Stack of four leather bound books opening to reveal five compartments with one decanter with gilt decoration and cut glass stopper and four diminutive tumblers. Safe 5 3/8" t

TWO-VOLUME BOOK ON NETSUKE AND INRONetsuke & Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures by George Lazarnick, Volumes I and II. Honolulu, Hawaii: Reed Publishers, 1983. Forward by Cornelius Van Sch

19th century staghorn Asakusa school netsuke with carved decoration of long grass leaves by rocks and cresting waves under swirling clouds and full moon. Excellent design in Japanese taste, superb cri

The first color on paper, depicting a sitting scholar, with a book on hand, with the artist's signature and four seal marks. 65cmx 131cm The second ink on paper, with the artist's signature and four s

The meiren depicted holding a goose and fan, with a male attendant at her waist; the male scholar figure holding book and brush with a female attendant seated below. Each with four character mark carv

an antique, Chinese wall rug. Depicting items from the scholars' desk: a flower vase, a scholar rock, censer, books, jade plaque, tea pot and lotus seeds. Probably wool Size 168x93 cm.

Square tall porcelain vase with scholars objects and inscriptions and with scenes of a scholars among their books, figures in landscapes, and prawns and fish among seaweed within relief borders, all i

Vintage Cast Metal Scholar with Stack of Books Figural Bookends in Original Patina. size: 7.25 in. x 4.25 in.

From The Library Of Loyd-Paxton. 7 Books In English And French; Varying Degrees Of Condition Including Highlighting, Dog-eared, Pages, Slight Soiling And Inscriptions. See Photos.