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ICHIBAN STARTING TO CLOSE DOWN. We are starting to close down our business, a process that will take us a couple of years. We still have over 900 items either currently listed on our website catalog or still to be posted onto it. So, from now on ALL ITEMS IN THE CATALOG MAY BE PURCHASED AT 40 % OFF THE LISTED PRICE.(This discount does NOT apply to items purchased at auction.) At these low prices, we do ask that you pay shipping and insurance charges for all items purchased.

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An Important Japanese Komai Bud Vase–Monkeys–Meiji Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1920   item# 1125195 (stock# ICHI-Ebay12d)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $2,250.00  This rare and fine Komai bud vase has a design of two monkeys under a tree examining a leaf held by the standing monkey. The detailing is as fine as you will see. The face, hands and feet are copper inlay and the fur of the monkeys is pure gold with every single hair clearly shown. It is signed on the front and on the back with Komai's mark. The signature has been translated as follows - 1st line from right vertical - Nippon Koku (country of Japan); 2nd line - Kyoto Jyu (living in Kyoto); ...click for details A Japanese Shino Ware Studio Bowl – Taisho/Showa Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware: Pre 1950   item# 1124655 (stock# ICHI 1340)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $325.00  This is a handsome Japanese bowl in the shape of a barber’s bowl. (A barbers bowl is a ceramic bowl with one side indented to make room for the chin of the person to be shaved.) The bowl measures 10” diameter and it 3” deep. It is in excellent condition with no chips or problems. The long thin brown line is the glaze crawling in the kiln – not a hairline. The bowl has the classic crackle tan finish of Shino pottery and has a lovely thick overglaze of ivory white dripping down the inside and outs ...click for details A Japanese Wooden Okimono - Shaka Nyorai Buddha Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Devotional Objects: Pre 1900   item# 1124265 (stock# ICHI 1218-c)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 SOLD  This fine carved wooden okimono is of the Buddha known as the Shaka Nyorai – or in Japan he is known as Sakyamuni.He is shown standing on a on a two-layered lotus pedestal atop a hexagonal base . The Buddha wears a flowing monastic robe clinging to his form, Buddha wears a joyful smile on his face. Behind the figure of the Buddha is a rosewood colored mandorla carved with stylized clouds. (The mandorla was attached separately to the figure and throne.) ...click for details A Japanese Totai Cloisonné Teapot with Offset Handle Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Enamel: Pre 1920   item# 1123566 (stock# ICHI 800)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $395.00  This is a charming small Japanese teapot executed in the rare cloisonné technique know as Totai. The teapot has and offset handle at the side of the teapot rather than the normal placement of the handle at a 180 degree position opposite the teapot’s spout. The teapot is decorated with a two reserves of flowers on the sides and the lid and areas surrounding the floral reserves have a combination of flowers and geometric nishidike design. The handle and the spout were left undecorated to show off ...click for details A Late Ming to Early Qing Wooden Carving of a Guard Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Sculpture: Pre 1837 VR   item# 1123259 (stock# ICHI 2389)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 SOLD - $495.00  This striking wooden carving clearly has some real age to it. We date it to sometime between the Wanli period (1573-1619) to Qianlong period (1736-1795). As can be readily seen from the photos the wooden carving of a fierce looking guard has had plenty of wear – much of the gesso and paint has worn off – the hands are missing and the face, toes and top knot have all been re-glued at some time in the far distant past. Yet it still has a dynamic appearance that is quite appealing – and it still s ...click for details A Museum Quality Satsuma "Mille-fleur" Kogo- Kinkozan Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Earthenware: Pre 1920   item# 1122958 (stock# ICHI 2493)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $2,250.00  Over our years of collecting Japanese ceramics, we have had a number of examples of that fine porcelain known as Satsuma. It is characterized with a fine light ivory crackle ground on which the various designs and pictures are painted in overglaze enamels. During that time we have seen some dishes, vases and kogos with a floral design tha ...click for details A Japanese Suiteki – Prunus - Meiji/Taisho Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Porcelain: Pre 1950   item# 1122440 (stock# ICHI1217-b)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $295.00  A small Japanese water dropper (suiteki) – solid white glaze porcelain with the exception of five orange dots used to highlight the central prunus blossom. The blossom and scrolling vines are molded into the dropper. Measures 2 3/6" by 1 7/8" and stands 7/8" high on four short feet located at the corners. Excellent condition with some evidence of wear on the bottom of the feet and ink stains at the corner hole where the water drips out. We date it to the late Meiji to Taisho perio ...click for details An African Sculpture – Yoruba Ibeji Twin – 20th Century Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: African: Sculpture: Pre 1960   item# 1120512 (stock# Ichi2012EB)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $295.00  This handsome wooden carving comes from the Yoruba Ibeji tribe of Africa, Ogbo Mosho Region of Nigeria. It measure 13 ½” high by 4 ¼” wide by 3 ½” deep. It is in excellent condition. This is a single carving that would have been one of a pair of twins – this one being the female figure. We date it to the early to mid 20th century. It is in excellent condition. ...click for details A Japanese Triptych -River Battle – Ichiyasai Kuniyoshi Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Woodblock Prints: Pre 1900   item# 1119759 (stock# ICHI 4098)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $695.00  This is a vivid triptych of a battle scene being conducted in the middle of a river on rafts. The artist is Kuniyoshi, Ichiyasai (1798 - 1861). We have tried to research when and where the battle took place but have not been successful in doing so. We date the print to 1851 – 1853. The triptych measures 36” by 22” framed – the image size i ...click for details A Japanese Light Wood Tea Caddy – Taisho/Showa Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1960   item# 1119442 (stock# ICHI9302)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $295.00  This is a hexagonal shaped tea caddy dating from the early 20th century – probably from about 1915-1940. The piece has an incised design of a Japanese woman washing out a scarf in a stream. Two of the smaller sides have designs of flowers blooming from under a rock. The remaining four sides have calligraphy which we believe are a poem – not translated. This shape of tea caddy was popular throughout Asia – particularly in Japan and China. ...click for details Return To Top View Next 10 Items PAGE: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  10  20  30  40  50  95