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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.

Wooden Netsuke of Daikoku – Modern Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Wood: Pre 1980   item# 1087395 (stock# COLL 1162)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $125.00  This is an interesting modern Chinese wooden netsuke depicting Daikoku about to hammer on the head of a mouse with his large mallet. Since Daikoku is usually shown as a happy figure – and his bag is always surrounded by mice or rats – perhaps he is finally fed up with the mice eating bales of rice and is getting ready to take our his wrath on one of them. ...click for details

A Modern Chinese Netsuke – Sumo Wrestler Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Wood: Pre 1980   item# 1082412 (stock# COLL 1161-A8)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $135.00  The Netsuke is signed “Gyokuseki", a very famous Japanese netsuke carver. However, it is a modern Chinese netsuke with a false signature. Apparently these Chinese netsukes of many different subjects – and bearing fake names of famous Japanese carvers - are showing up in the market in increasing numbers. Nonetheless, this modern netsuke ...click for details

A Chinese Bamboo Carving of a Monkey and Babies Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Wood: Pre 1960   item# 1050721 (stock# ICHI 897-A7)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 325.00  This is a delightful bamboo carving of a mother monkey and her two small babies. One of the tiny monkeys rests at the mother's feet and her hand reached down protectively. The other is clinging to its mother's left shoulder and back. The expression on the mother monkeys face is priceless. It has the appearance so typical of all mothers of small children -loving - yet exasperated with their behavior. ...click for details

A Chinese Wooden Chest with No Handles for Drawers Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Wood: Pre 1970   item# 997468 (stock# ICHi 2672-A1)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 250.00  This is a mid 20th century Chinese multi-drawer small wooden chest that has no apparent way to open the drawers. The box measures 10” wide by 5 ½” deep by 6” tall. There are six drawers – three small ones in the top level – one wide on in the middle level – and two medium size in the lowest level The chest has a gated opening with two do ...click for details

Chinese Bamboo Brush Pot - Late Qing Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Wood: Pre 1920   item# 977365 (stock# ICHI 268)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 SOLD - $225.00  This is a Chinese brush pot for the scholars desk - made of a bamboo node. The piece has an carved scene of a landscape with tall mountains, a river with boats and a small village. The carving is well detailed and the patina is very good. Unfortunately there is a split in the pot that runs down one side. There is a signature on the botto ...click for details

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