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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 - age and health issues tell us it is time. We still have over 1300 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. At these low prices, we do ask that you pay shipping and insurance charges for all items purchased. We reserve the right to require a 15 % re-stocking fee in cases where the reason for the return is suspect. With thanks for your years of patronage, we look forward to serving you until the last items are sold.

Year of the Tiger - A Komai Dish with a Stalking Tiger Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1900   item# 983578 (stock# ICHI 801)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 695.00  This is an extraordinary Japanese Komai dish with decoration of a tiger in mid stride as he stalks his prey. The metals are gold, silver, and copper with the gold shading from a coppery color to a yellow gold. The detailing is as fine as you will see. The nose is a reddish copper, claws are silver, silver used for shading on face and underneath on the throat and chest. It is signed on the back with Komai's mark. This piece measures 5 1/4” diameter and is 1 1/8” deep with tripod legs under th ...click for details

A Japanese Bronze Sword or Weapon Guard - Meiji Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1910   item# 936403 (stock# ICHI 2986)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 150.00  This is a very interesting solid bronze casting that we think might have been a hand guard on some sort of Japanese weapon. It is obviously not a tsuba (sword guard) because the opening on a tsuba is a narrow oval through which the sword extends. Is it possible that this piece could similar hand protection for some other weapon such as a halberd ? We just do not know. ...click for details

A Japanese Bronze Vase - Kinko on the Carp – Edo/Meiji Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1910   item# 931513 (stock# ICHI 2567)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 295.00  This is a very fine Japanese bronze vase with two elephant head handles. On one side of the body of the vase is a high relief design of Kinko riding the carp. The rest of the body has waves on which the carp and Kinko are riding. The vase measures 4 ¼” high and is 1 ¾” diameter at its widest. The vase has excellent patina and is in fine condition with no cracks or other issues. We date it to the late Edo to early Meiji period, circa 1850 – 1870s. ...click for details

A Bronze/Copper Alloy Tray - Raijin the Thunder God Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1920   item# 926532 (stock# COLL 9061)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $595.00  A striking cast metal tray made of an alloy of bronze and copper – because of the more than normal reddish cast to the piece, we think there had to have been a larger proportion of copper to the metal. The tray depicts Raijin the Thunder God in the clouds beating his drums with two headed drum sticks in each hand from his place high above the clouds. The swirling circle of clouds at lower left would almost suggest that Raijin is stirring up a hurricane with his loud drumming. ...click for details

A Japanese Bronze Yatate – Ink and Brush Holder Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1900   item# 916136 (stock# ICHI 3269)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $325.00  This is a late Edo to early Meiji bronze yatate with a cast turtle on the top of the bowl that holds the ink. The turtle sits on top of a large rock. The shaft of the yatate has an incised long floral decoration. The shaft also has two holes for holding a silk string to carry the yatate on a sash. The piece has a lovely old patina – the hinge works perfectly – and the inside of the ink box shows definite signs of usage. It measures 7 “ long – the ink box is 2” wide by 1 2/3” deep by 1 ¼” high. T ...click for details

A Japanese Leather Coin Purse w/Shakudo Medallion Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1900   item# 915857 (stock# ICHI 1528)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $595.00  This is a very rare and fascinating old Japanese coin purse with a large mixed metal (Shakudo) medallion on the front. The medallion shows a shogun or priest with a young attendant at his side. They are located next to a flowering bush and a full moon or sun shines overhead. At the base of the oval medallion is a handle with small ropes. The overall effect is that of a small mixed metal fan on the purse. There are touches of gold in the metalwork – at the bottom of the man’s robes – on his hat ...click for details

A Japanese Bronze Koro in the Shape of a Shi Shi Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1900   item# 903789 (stock# ICHI 1553)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $450.00  This is a fine early bronze koro shaped like a fat shi shi. The top of the piece lifts off and attaches to the bottom with a small prong that fits into a small hole in the base. The bronze is nicely detailed and has an excellent patina. We date it to the late Edo to early Meiji period, circa 1850-1880s. The koro measures 3” long by 2 ½” wide by 3” high. It is in excellent condition.

A Meiji Period Bronze Koro (Censer) from Vantines Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1910   item# 891634 (stock# COLL 9033)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $195.00  This is a nice square bronze censer (koro) with a pyramid top – excellent patina and an most interesting design. On all four sides of the pyramidal top the design is that of stylized dragons in a humped position in order to fit within the small space. The four dragons in triangular spaces lead up to the top knob. On the base is an inscribed signature of Vantines – a famous importer of Asian goods in the late 19th century. The koro measures 3” square and is 2 ½” deep to the top of the knob. We da ...click for details

A Mixed Metal (Shakudo) Round Covered Box – Meiji Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1920   item# 887986 (stock# COLL 9030)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $525.00  A very handsome round metal box with the top decorated in the mixed metal known as Shakudo. The design is of mixed flowers – poppy like flowers and small asters – all attached to a group of small branches. A dragonfly hovers overhead waiting to light on one of the flowers. The box measures 5 1/4” diameter and is 2” deep. There is a five character mark on the bottom of the box that has been translated as "Kyoto, Taguchi Sei" (Kyoto Taguchi Made). We date the box to the mid to late Meiji ...click for details

A Small Japanese Bronze Teapot - Sky Dragon in Relief Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1910   item# 869967 (stock# COLL 9009)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $325.00  This is an unusually small Japanese bronze teapot with full rotating handle and a relief casting of two sky dragons encircling the body of the pot. They are surrounded by stylized clouds which leads us to the belief that it is a sky dragon. There are many various descriptions of dragons that come down from the Chinese. One such is Tianlong (Chinese; pinyin: tiānlóng; Wade-Giles: t'ien-lung; literally "heavenly dragon"), a celestial dragon that guards heavenly palaces and pulls ...click for details

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