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Regional Art (715) African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Oceanic Testimonials Guest Book Sales Policy Travel Message Gift Certificates Privacy Policy Featured Items  (15) A Yunomi by Tatsuzo Shimaoka Rare Macaroni Agate (Dendrical Chalcedony) Snuff Bottle Specializing in Japanese-Chinese-Korean Antiques Japanese Porcelain Japanese Stoneware Japanese Earthenware Japanese Netsuke Woodblock Prints Folk Art Lacquer Ware Asian Textiles Cloisonne Scholar Art Chinese Porcelain Chinese Snuff Bottles Chinese Wood netsuke Japanese Inro Korean Antiques Japanese Woodblock Prints

A White Pottery Snuff Bottle w/Two Flowers - Qing Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Pre 1900   item# 1024996 (stock# ICHI 1752)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 395.00  This is an interesting Chinese snuff bottle which we date to the middle 19th century, Qing dynasty. The bottle has a very thick and unctuous pure white glaze. On the two flattened sides there are designs of flowers executed in underglaze cobalt blue and red and green . The flowers are in an star like arrangement. We have no idea what kind ...click for details A Chinese Light Celadon Bowl - Ming/Qing Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Porcelain: Pre 1900   item# 1024791 (stock# ICHI 1204)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 425.00  This is a Chinese celadon bowl with a very pale - almost white - celadon colot. The bowl might have been a kiln mistake as it is slightly out of round and not the top of the bowl is slanted and wavy. It might have been deliberate - but that would be more in the modern studio ceramics tradition. The bowl measures 5" diameter at the to ...click for details A Large Silver Alloy Snuff Bottle - Carp - Qing Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Snuff Bottles: Pre 1920   item# 1024580 (stock# COLL 1073)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 495.00  This is an interesting snuff bottle made of a silvery metal - we think it could be an alloy of silver, nickel and copper. The snuff is molded with a design of two high relief carp swimming amongst some water vines that could be lotus. Even the base has the typical lotus vine look to it. After it was molded, it was clearly hand chased to bring out the details of the carp, the vines and the water. ...click for details A Japanese Brown Glazed Chawan with Kanji - Meiji Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware: Pre 1920   item# 1024302 (stock# COLL 1072)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 595.00  This is a Japanese tea bowl - chawan - that has a very thick dark to medium brown glaze on the exterior done in a streaky hare's fur tenmoku glaze. The foot and the base are unglazed. The interior of the chawan is greyish white - almost dirty white - glaze with hints of pink. There was some thought that this could be a piece from the ...click for details A Country Ming/Qing Brownish Celadon Bowl Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware: Pre 1837 VR   item# 1024069 (stock# ICHI 3804)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 395.00  This is a simple country Chinese bowl from the late Ming to early Qing Dynasties, circa 1600-1750. It has a light brown celadon glaze with a crackle finish. The glaze ends short of the base - the foot and the base are unglazed. It is in fine condition - some firing flaws such as the pebble caught in the glaze - and has three firing spurs ...click for details A Rare Monochrome Red Cloisonné Vase - Signed Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Enamel: Pre 1920   item# 1023514 (stock# ICHI 2501)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 895.00  It is rare to find Japanese cloisonné pieces in a solid monochrome color with no other decorations. Here we have a lovely cardinal red cloisonné vase that is only the one color. The vase is signed on the base by a noted cloisonné artist named Hayakawa Komejiro – see Coben and Ferster book “Japanese Cloisonné” – signature number 12. The va ...click for details A Set of Four Japanese Hirado Chopstick Rests - Meiji Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Porcelain: Pre 1920   item# 1023023 (stock# ICHI 1071)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 725.00 for the group  This is a group of four Japanese Hirado porcelain chopstick rests. The first is a Hirado rest in the shape of two ancient Japanese coins. The characters on the piece have been translated as "Wadokaiho"- a coin design which was a very famous coin as it was the first Japanese coin, in 708AD (1st Wado year) – in the center is 10 ryo Koban symbol. This chopstick rest measures 2 ½” long by 1 3/8” wide. It is in excellent condition and dates from the Meiji period, circa 1880s-90s. ...click for details A Superb Japanese Gin-Bari Cloisonné Flowered Vase Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Enamel: Pre 1920   item# 1022798 (stock# ICHI 2798)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 695.00  This is stunning example of Japanese cloisonné work dating from the Golden Age of Japanese cloisonné – 1880s-1910, Meiji period. The vase is completely covered with flowers and leaves in violet, pink, lavender and royal blue – all surrounded by dark green leaves. The only area that has no flowers is the narrow neck where the underlying turquoise blue ground comes through. The vase measures 5” tall and is 3 3/8” diameter at the widest part of the body. The vase is in excellent condition – we can ...click for details A Soft Celadon Chinese Bowl - 17th/18th Cty. - Qing Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Pre 1837 VR   item# 1022665 (stock# ICHI 3804)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 575.00  This is a simple but lovely celadon bowl with a lightly crackled glaze that is almost matte. The base and bottom rim of the foot are unglazed with the natural tan of the clay showing through. It is a circular bowl but is slightly out of round and a tiny bit lopsided. This could indicate a rural pottery. The bowl is in very good condition ...click for details A Pair of Hirado Chopstick Rests – Edo/Meiji Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Porcelain: Pre 1910   item# 1022278 (stock# ICHI 1041)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 595.00 the pair  This is a rare pair of Hirado chopstick rests. The first is a very rare all blue rest in the shape of the “See No Evil” monkey – only about 1 % of all Hirado pieces are done in all Hirado blue. This rest measures 2 ½” long by 7/8” wide by ¾” thick. The second is in the shape of a mushroom with a brown crown on top of the pure white Hirado ...click for details Return To Top View Next 10 Items PAGE: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  10  20  30  40  50  72