A LARGE RIMPA STYLE LACQUERED AND INLAID PAULOWNIA WOOD HIBACHI (BRAZIER) WITH LUNAR HARESJapan, second half of 19th century, late Edo period (161...

A RITSUO STYLE CERAMIC-INLAID AND LACQUERED WOOD KODANSU (CABINET) WITH A LOTUS POND AND EGRETSJapan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of ...

A RARE LACQUER KYOSOKU (ARMREST)Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The kyosoku embellished in gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e wi...

HOTOKUSAI: A FINE TWO TIERED 'FAN AND BIRDS' LACQUER JUBAKOBy Hotokusai, signed Hotokusai Kakushu with kakihanJapan, 19th centuryThe jubako (picni...

A SUPERB RED LACQUER TEBAKO WITH SIMULATED-METAL SWORD FITTINGSJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of rectangular form, the flush-fi...

A SUPERB INLAID LACQUER TEBAKO AND COVER DEPICTING A KABUTO WITH KUWAGATA AND DRAGON MAEDATEJapan, 19th centuryOf rectangular form, the roiro grou...

AN INLAID LACQUER BOX AND COVER WITH THE THIRD PRINCESS (ONNO SAN NO MIYA) AND HER CAT FROM THE TALE OF GENJIJapan, second half of 19th centuryWel...

A VERY RARE AND SUPERB INLAID LACQUER BOX AND COVER DEPICTING LUNAR HARESJapan, 19th centuryOf rounded rectangular form, the kinji ground finely d...

A GOLD LACQUER BOX AND COVER AND FOUR KOGO (INCENSE CONTAINERS) FOR THE INCENSE MATCHING GAMEJapan, 19th centuryOf rounded rectangular form, the k...

A FINE LACQUER BOX AND COVER DEPICTING INSECTS WITH INTERIOR TRAYJapan, 19th centuryOf rounded rectangular form, the exterior superbly decorated i...

A RARE TSUIKOKU (CARVED BLACK LACQUER) KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER WITH CHRYSANTHEMUMS AND POEMJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of roun...

IKKOKUSAI: A SUPERB TAKAMORIE LACQUERED CIRCULAR WOOD BOX AND COVER WITH INSECTS AND LEAVESBy Ikkokusai, signed IkkokusaiJapan, Meiji period (1868...

A FINE SILVER LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER WITH A WATER STRIDER (HIMEAMENBO)Japan, 19th century, late Edo (1615-1868) to early Meiji perio...

A GOLD LACQUER 'DOUBLE PEACH' KOBAKO (SMALL BOX) AND COVERJapan, 19th centuryWell modeled as two peaches, bearing a kinji ground and lacquered in ...

A FINE AND RARE LACQUER JU-KOBAKO (SMALL TIERED BOX), COVER AND STAND DEPICTING MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPESJapan, second half of 19th centuryOf rectangula...

A VERY RARE GOLD LACQUER TABLE-FORM ORNAMENT DEPICTING MINOGAMEJapan, 19th centuryOf square form with indented corners, supported on four elegantl...

A LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING SHISHI AND HOTEIJapan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of rounded rectangular form, bearing a roiro ground...

A GOLD LACQUER WAR-FAN SHAPED SUZURIBAKO WITH TIGER IN BAMBOO (TAKE NO TORA)Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Stephen Little a...

A FINE AND RARE GOLD LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING A DRAGON, TIGERS, AND A LEOPARD (FEMALE TIGER)Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of rect...

AN EXTREMELY RARE LACQUER PEACOCK-FORM MINIATURE SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING KUJAKU MYOOJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely modeled in the ...

SHISEN: A MAGNIFICENT LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING THE GION MATSURI WITH YAMABOKO FLOATSBy Shisen, signed and sealed ShisenJapan, 18th century, Ed...

A BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER SUZURIBAKO WITH A SHORELINE LANDSCAPE AND RED-CRESTED CRANESJapan, 19th centuryOf rounded rectangular form, the overhangi...

A FINE LACQUER SUZURIBAKO AND COVER WITH CHRYSANTHEMUMSJapan, 19th centuryThe flush-fitting (inrobuta) cover with a roiro ground finely decorated ...

FUSEN: A FINE LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING HERONS AT THE ITSUKUSHIMA SHRINEBy Fusen, signed Fusen with a kakihanJapan, late 18th to early 19th cen...

SHOGAKU: A SUPERB LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING AN AUTUMNAL SCENE WITH FALCON AND SPARROWSBy Shogaku, signed Shogaku with seal Shogaku Japan, 19th ...

A FINE LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING A PAIR OF PIGEONSJapan, early to mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of unusual oval form, the cover finel...

A BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER NATSUME (TEA CADDY) WITH A WEEPING WILLOW (YANAGI)Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)Of typical form with a flush-fitting cov...

A BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER NATSUME (TEA CADDY) WITH BAMBOOJapan, Showa period (1926-1989)The glossy roiro ground decorated in gold hiramaki-e, takam...

A PAIR OF BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER CHOSHI (SAKE EWERS) AND COVERSJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Each of circular section, supported on three knop fe...

SADAATSU: A FINE ZESHIN-SCHOOL SET OF FIVE LACQUER TANZAKU (POEM CARDS) WITH FIVE FESTIVALS OF JAPANBy Sadaatsu, each tanzaku signed SadaatsuJapan...

A SHIBAYAMA INLAID AND LACQUERED WOOD PANEL DEPICTING ANTHROPOMORPHIC FROGSJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The wood ground finely decorated in gold...

EKIFUMI: A RARE AND FINE SHIBAYAMA INLAID LACQUER TRAY DEPICTING A KAPPA HUNTBy Ekifumi (Ekibun), signed EkifumiJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of ...

A RARE AND SUPERB SHIBAYAMA-STYLE INLAID GOLD LACQUER TABLE SCREEN WITH KYOSAI'S ANIMAL CIRCUSJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The screen comprising...

AN EXCEPTIONAL AND MONUMENTAL GILT WOOD FIGURE OF SEISHI BOSATSUJapan, 16th-17th century, late Muromachi (1336-1573) to early Edo period (1615-186...

A RARE STONE STELE OF NYOIRIN KANNON, DATED 1708 BY INSCRIPTIONJapan, dated 1708Well carved seated in royal ease on a draped lotus throne, the rig...

A LARGE GILT AND LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAIJapan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Seated in dhyanasana on a separately carved ...

A PAIR OF MONUMENTAL BRONZE NIO GUARDIANS, DATED 1783 BY INSCRIPTIONJapan, dated 1783Each standing atop a naturalistically cast rockwork base rais...

AN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF LARGE SCROLL PAINTINGS DEPICTING NIO GUARDIANSJapan, c. 1700, early Edo period (1615-1868)Each boldly and expressively paint...

A RARE EMBROIDERED SILK WALL HANGING OF KANNONJapan, 18th century, early to mid-Edo period, the brocade frame Meiji period (1868-1912)The shubutsu...

A POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF SEITAKA DOJIJapan, 16th-17th century, Muromachi (1333-1573) to early Edo period (1615-1868)Finely painted in polychrom...

KANO TESSAI: A RARE WOOD NYOI SCEPTER WITH ONI HEADBy Kano Tessai (1845-1925), signed Tessai followed by the artist's idiosyncratic kakihanJapan, ...

HOKKYO SESSAI: AN EXTREMELY RARE BAMBOO ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE) WITH STAG ANTLER MOUNTSBy Hokkyo Shima Sessai (1820-1879), signed SessaiJapan, Ech...

AN EXCEPTIONAL AND VERY RARE 'LOTUS' ZUSHI SCEPTER ENCLOSED WITH BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNIJapan, 19th centuryWell carved in openwork, much of the surface ...

MUNEKAZU: AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT IRON JIZAI OKIMONO OF A HUMAN SKELETONBy Tomiki Isuke I (Art name Munekazu, 1853-1894), signe...

A RARE AND IMPRESSIVE IRON JIZAI OKIMONO OF A HAWKJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)Naturalistically rendered, the eyes inlaid in ...

A RARE MYOCHIN SCHOOL IRON ARTICULATED JIZAI OKIMONO OF A SCHACHIHOKO (DRAGON FISH)Japan, 19th century, late Edo period (1615-1868) to early Meiji...

AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE INLAID IRON MINIATURE KODANSU (CABINET) WITH TURTLES AND CRANESJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Superbly decorated in gold and...

AN IMPORTANT IMPERIAL SILVER 'TANG MIRROR' BONBONNIERE WITH GOLD KIKUMONJapan, 1915, early Taisho period (1912-1926)The bonbonnière silver box in...

TAKASAKI KOICHI: A MASTERFUL ENAMELED SHIBUICHI VASE DEPICTING LILIESBy Takasaki Koichi, signed Takasaki Koichi Japan, late 19th century, Meiji pe...

A SUPERB SILVER FILIGREE AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE DEPICTING A COCKATOOJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The globular body suppor...

A RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL PARCEL-GILT SILVER KORO (INCENSE BURNER) IN THE FORM OF A SUISEIJapan, c. 1870, early Meiji period (1868-1912)Superbly cast...

JOMI EISUKE II: A MASTERFUL SILVER OKIMONO OF A CHIN PUPPY WITH DRUMBy Jomi Eisuke II (1839-1900), sealed Jomi Eisuke Japan, late 19th century, Me...

HANEHIRO: A FINE SILVERED BRONZE OKIMONO OF A HAWKBy the Hanehiro workshop, signed Hanehiro Japan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The ...

SANMI: A MASTERFUL SILVER OKIMONO OF A DRAGON WITH ROCK CRYSTAL SPHEREBy Gyokuryuken Sanmi (art name Kazumi), signed Kazumi with kakihanJapan, lat...

AN IMPRESSIVE BRONZE OKIMONO OF RYUJIN PRESENTING A ROCK CRYSTAL SACRED JEWEL (YASAKANI NO NAGATAMA)Japan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1...

AN IMPRESSIVE BRONZE OF TWO ONI HOLDING A CRYSTAL BALL, ATTRIBUTED TO SANO TAKACHIKAAttributed to Sano Takachika, unsignedJapan, late 19th century...

HIDEMITSU: A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE BRONZE BOWL WITH TWO DRAGONSBy Hidemitsu (Shuko), signed Hidemitsu kansei Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) The l...

YOSHITANI: A MASSIVE AND HIGHLY UNUSUAL BRONZE JARDINIÈRE DEPICTING A NEST OF RATSBy Yoshitani, signed Dai Nihon Yoshitani sei and isho toroku ju...

HIDEMITSU: A SUPERB AND LARGE BRONZE VASE DEPICTING HERONS AND LOTUSBy Hidemitsu (Shuko), signed Hidemitsu seiJapan, Tokyo, late 19th century, Mei...

TAKAHASHI RYOUN: A MONUMENTAL BRONZE VASE WITH A SEA EAGLEBy Takahashi Ryoun, signed Takahashi RyounJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1...