TWO GOLD-LACQUER INRO One by Josen(sai) and one by Hasensai, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centur...

TWO GOLD-LACQUER INRO One by Josen(sai) and one by Hasensai, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The first decorated in gold takamaki-e with a peacock standing with its tail feathers erect and traili

TWO BLACK-LACQUER INRO Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The first of upright form with four cases decorated with a continuous design of a monkey seated on a fruiting peach tree and eating a peach

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 GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Rectangular with an inrōbuta (flush-fitting) lid decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e with kirigane and hirame embe

TESSHIN A Lacquer-Decorated Kiseruzutsu (Pipe Case) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The muso-zutsu pipe case of woven lacquered paper decorated with two persimmons in colored lacquer and inlaid s

ELEVEN TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century All iron, the first chiselled, pierced, and with gold overlay as two cockerels; the second chiselled and pierced as two aoi leav

ANONYMOUS Cranes with Prunus Blossoms Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century A two-panel folding screen, ink, colors, gofun (calcified crushed oyster-shell gesso), and gold on paper within a double silk

A BLACK LACQUER FIVE-CASE INRŌ Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of rounded rectangular profile with applied cord runners, decorated in gold and aokin hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, with accents o

A SHIBUICHI AND GOLD TSUBAJapan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of maru-gata shape, with two hitsu, worked in fine takazogan with rich gold, depicting a plum tree and a samurai's baton (saih

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

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

A LACQUER COSMETIC BOX WITH DESIGN OF CLEMATIS Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The box with rounded corners and domed cover decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e on a nashiji ground, the design

KAJIKAWA LINEAGE A black and gold lacquer writing box Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century A suzuribako with square corners and inrōbuta (flush-fitting) lid, the interior with a nine-section ita

ANONYMOUS (18TH-19TH CENTURY) Flock of Cranes Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century A six-panel folding screen in ink, color, and gold on paper depicting a flock of 17 cranes standing on the shore

A BLACK LACQUER WRITING BOX Edo period, (1615-1868), 19th century An almost square suzuribako with sumikiri (chamfered) corners, the kabusebuta (overhanging) lid with a flat top, the interior fitted w

A GOLD-LACQUER WRITING BOX Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century A suzuribako with rounded corners, the inrōbuta (flush-fitting) lid with rounded chiri-i edges, the interior fitted with a tray to

THIRTEEN KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLES) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century All chiselled and inlaid with gold, silver, shakudo, or shibuichi, the first four copper; the first with a flying crane and

Two gold ojime One by Katsuhira and one by Kiyotoshi, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The first Daikoku, standing, brandishing his mallet, signed Katsuhira, 1.7cm (11/16in) high; t

Two gold ojime One by Katsuo and one by Shuraku, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The first Daikoku, standing, brandishing his mallet, signed Katsuo, 2.2cm (7/8in) high; the second

A BLACK-LACQUER NERIKAWA SUIT OF ARMOR WITH A HARAMAKI DŌ Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The kawari kabuto of momonari (peach) form of lacquered leather with an iron visor, the wide five-la

KANSHŌSAI TŌYŌ (ACTIVE 19th CENTURY) A four-case lacquer inrō Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of lenticular profile with applied cord runners, decorated in rōgin-nuri and

A LACQUERED AND GILT-WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI Probably Edo period (1615–1868) The Buddha seating on a lotus throne with the right hand in vitarka mudra, the left hand resting on his thigh, tw

A Pair of Japanese Gold Lacquer and Shibayama Vases Meiji period (1868-1912), each with lobed bodies decorated in very fine raised gold lacquer with flowers, inset with two lobed gold-lacquer panels e

ANONYMOUS (19TH CENTURY) A Parcel-gilt Bronze Model of Su Shi (So Tōba) on His Mule Edo period (1615-1868)-Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century, A two-piece model in patinated and parcel-gilt bron