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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.

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

A Taisho-Showa Lacquered Natsume – Tea Caddy Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1980   item# 962339 (stock# ICHI 2657)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 1295.00  This is a classic example of modern Japanese lacquer ware. It is a metal interior tapered round box with lid in the characteristic natsume style. On the exterior, there are two slanted and connected areas of nashiji - pear skin – lacquer in a light gold and a darker gold shade. On top of the nashiji ground there are two deer – the standing deer is executed entirely in mother-of-pearl (aogi) lacquer with gold makie spots on the body. The deer that is lying down is done totally in gold makie lacq ...click for details

A Set of Seven Lacquered Mukozuke - Taisho/Showa Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1950   item# 945133 (stock# COLL 9082)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 195.00  A handsome set of seven Japanese red and black mokuzuke - the tops done in shiny black roiro and the bottoms done in red lacquer. On the bottom of four of the bowls there is a design in makie gold of a bamboo shoot. The seven dishes measure 4 1/2" diameter and are 1" high. The dark black would have been a lovely contrast to the raw fish normally used in the mokuzuke serving. We date these to the mid Taisho to early Showa period, circa 1925-1950s. They are in excellent condition. ...click for details

A Set of Seven Lacquered Bamboo Mukozuke - Taisho Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1950   item# 874449 (stock# ICHI 413-A5)  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $150.00  A handsome set of seven Japanese bamboo mukozuke that have been lacquered with a dark rust brown lacquer. The seven dishes measure 3 1/4" long by 2" wide by 3/4" high at the ends. The dark lacquer would have been a lovely contrast to the raw fish normally used in the mokuzuke serving. We date these to the mid Taisho to early Showa period, circa 1925-1940. They are in excellent condition. ...click for details

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