Ivory Rabbit
An ivory model of a rabbit.
Netsuke
A carved boxwood netsuke of a crouching Buddhist lion.
Bronze Cockatoo
A good model in bronze of a cockatoo perched with one leg up, his feathers well rendered and inlaid with gold. His domestic hanging stand in iron with a gilt hoop, with feeders to each side. Unsigned
Helmet
Japanese Signed Helmet. An early sixty-four plate iron Japanese helmet, together with an iron mempo (Barn Find).
Worn Mask
Early Noh mask, probably the Demon Buaku. Although depicted as a somewhat ferocious character, he is known to be rather timid, and often portrayed with sorrowful eyes.
Aori
A pair of early tan leather formal horse regalia (saddle guards) with gilt surrounds
Saru Mask
A well carved wooden Noh theatre mask of the character Saru with gilt eyes and lacquered with gentle light warm tones.
Daruma
A wonderfully formed natural burr wood figure of a meditating Buddhist Daruma. The burr grown around the figure’s granite face and torso.
Japanese Flower Vase
A diminutive bronze flower vase, inlaid to four sides with silver and Shakudo decoration of lilies and irises, on a well patinated gilt colour ground. Signed to base “Kyoto Kuroda Zo” (The company) Signed on side “Mitsunobu Koku” (Artist)
Mixed Metal Box
A diminutive copper box with Hotei peeking out of his gilt wrap. His robes and fan in shakudo and eyes inlaid with gold. The reverse etched with playing karako children.