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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 1,500 items either currently listed on our website catalog or still to be posted onto it. So, starting now, Oct.1, 2008, 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. With thanks for your years of patronage, we look forward to serving you until the last items are sold. Cheers ~ Ichiban Antiques.

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A 2nd/3rd Century Gandharan Stucco Head of Buddha Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre AD 1000   item# 769221 (stock# ICHI 2254)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 SOLD  This is one the most perfect Gandharan stucco heads of Buddha that we have ever seen - it was purchased at a very high end antiques shop on Paris back in the 1980s. The head measures 4 ¾” high by 3” wide by 3 ¼” deep and is in excellent condition. The head in more perfectly round than the majority of stucco heads found as there is a very small area on the back of the head where it was attached to a stucco frieze. There are still traces of light brown and red gesso on the face and head after all ...click for details A Superb Japanese Ivory Okimono of Kannon–Edo Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1900   item# 731909 (stock# ICHI 462)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 SOLD - $4,250.00  This is my very favorite of all the ivory pieces we have had in the collection - it is a pure work of art with extraordinary carving. The Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy, is simply beautiful - she is encircled with a fierce dragon around her body. Superb detail to the costume - the dragon - the face of Kannon. The piece measures 9 1/2" high including the base and is 2 3/4" wide by 3" deep. It is in excellent condition. The figure stands on a circular base that was broken in half at ...click for details An Important Ming Bronze of a Seated Official Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1800   item# 678500 (stock# ICHI 2788)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 SOLD - $5,500.00  A Chinese mid Ming (1500-1600 AD) bronze official of a seated official. Superb detail to the robe, the medallions, the hair, the hands and feet. Sublime expression. The bronze measures 12" high x 7 1/4" wide x 5 1/4" deep - exclusive of the base. It is in excellent condition and had lovely patina. An Important- Edo Period - Japanese Blue & White Plate Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1800   item# 674096  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 SOLD  This is one of the most beautiful and subtle Japanese blue and white plates in our collection. The design is a very low relief of two elephants and their handler. The scalloped border has a ring of small blue dots and more low relief design of hanging flowers at the rim. There are two areas of underglaze blue Kanji characters - probably a poem - and a blue Fuku (good fortune) mark on the base. The plate has some of the characteristic brownish spots from the early days of before they had perfec ...click for details A Mingei Wood Carved Hinged Box - Dragon Carp - Edo Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1900   item# 649383 (stock# ICHI 378)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 SOLD - $2,395.00  This is a masterpiece of the Japanese woodcarvers skill. It is a long hinged box carved in the shape of the legendary "dragon carp" of Chinese folklore. Each side of the box show incredible detail in the scales, eyes, fins and every aspect of the dragon carp. Both sides were carved separately as can be seen from minor variations in the details. The two sides are then joined by a full length hand wrought hinge that causes the box to close very closely. Now - the most fascinating aspect ...click for details A Chinese Late Ming Figure of Kwan Yin - Poly Wood Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1700   item# 579782 (stock# Ichi 1946)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 SOLD - $3,250.00  A polychrome wooden figure of the Goddess of Mercy and Compassion - Kwanyin (Guanyin) - dating from the late Ming dynasty circa 1550-1625. She is shown seated in the posture known as Royal Repose with her right leg raised and resting on a rocky ledge and her right arm resting on her right knee - the right hand is missing. The left leg rests on a lower ledge of the rock and her left hand on a higher ledge. There are extensive remnants of the original gesso and overpaint - mainly in reds, greens ...click for details Japanese Satsuma Kogo - Phoenix - Meiji Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1910   item# 574595 (stock# ICHI 3119)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 SOLD - $1,395.00  Japanese Square Satsuma Kogo (covered box) with a raised gold design of a phoenix surrounded with red flowers and gosu blue highlights. The sides have a geometric nishidike brocade design in gosu blue with turquoise flowers. The kogo is signed in raised gold letters that translate to “Jusho ga” – made by Jusho. At the top of the signature is the classic gosu blue mark of Satsuma - a cross in a circle - that was reserved for the finest works of Satsuma. Dates from the golden age of Satsuma, circa ...click for details Japanese Studio Vase by Makuzu Kozan - Meiji Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1910   item# 566173 (stock# ICHI 2732)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 SOLD -   A superb small studio vase by the Master Potter, Makuzu Kozan. This vase demonstrates the incredible mastery of Kozan in control of glazes - fading from a darker pink rim - to a paler color pink at the shoulder of the vase - then back to the darker pink at the waist - then down to an almost pure white at the base - and ending up in the light pink at the bottom. No further decorations - and none needed as this is a rare example of Kozan's techniques and is beautiful in its simplicity. The v ...click for details A Chinese Blanc de Chine (Dehua )Elephant - 18th Cty Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Pre 1837 VR   item# 532547  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 SOLD - $2,295.00  A rare Chinese Blanc de Chine (Dehua) porcelain figure of an elephant with a jar on its back. In the standard reference book - "Blanc de Chine", P.J. Donnelly, Faber & Faber, 1969; Donnelly states on p.183-4 that "The blanc de Chine elephants recorded all belong to the 18th century. - - Those elephants bearing vases are probably later than the others, for they were matched at Chingtenchen by similar models in the late famille rose enamels. The elephant standing alone seems to ...click for details An Important Shakudo Footed and Lidded Vase - Meiji Catalogue: Archives: Regional Art: Pre 1900   item# 517994  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 SOLD - $2,295.00  This magnificent lidded bowl has intricate relief design of an 18 petal chrysanthemum on the lid and on the sides of the round bowl - below the high foot is a design in lighter color of curling leaves from the flower with fine etching outlining the leaves. The color and patina is simply exquisite. The piece measures 7" high and is 6 1/4" diameter at its widest - the base is 3 1/4" diameter. It is signed on the base. The kanji characters on the base translate to "Dainippon ( ...click for details Return To Top View Next 10 Items PAGE: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7