Tiger Sculpture
A stylised wood carving of a seated tiger, with a watchful expression and an alert tail. Confidently carved in the ittobori style.
Suzuribako (writing box)
A small and fine lacquer Suzuribako decorated with resting cranes, the interior lacquered with stylized cloud formations, and a beautifully chiseled banana leaf water dropper with a snail. The rims in silver, and signed Shisendo on the storage box.
Standing Buddhist Figure
A rare carved wood figure depicting a human form God, with pointed beard, glass eyes and gruff expression, his loose robes in the Kamishimo formal style decorated in green and red lacquer with gilt highlights.
Lacquer Tray
A fine lacquer Rinpa style tray with gilt waves and metallic colour lacquer rocks and characters. After the artist Ogata Korin.
Cloisonné Vase
A beautiful rounded form, wireless (musen) Cloisonné vase depicting three Shubunkin goldfish swimming amongst weeds on a Tiffany Blue ground. Mounted and stamped in silver. n.b: Bought from Yamata Brothers. Tokyo. Ginza. original photographs and box included. attributed to Gonda Hirosuke.
Boxwood Netsuke
Carved as a seated model of a hound, his head raised to the side with an inquisitive expression.
Bronze Flower Vase
A very fine bronze flower vase, delicately cast with a group of flowering narcissi. Signed: Masatomo.
Helmet
A well formed jingasa the lacquer imitating iron with a gilt crest.
Bamboo Box
A charming box well carved with three large lotus leaves, each with aquatic animals hiding below. The lid is carved as a further lotus leaf with terrapin knop.
Amida Scroll
A Buddhist painting of the Amida Buddha, on a brocade mount.