BUDDHA AMIDA Wood with gilding. Japan, late Edo to early MeijiSmall figure of a Amida Nyorai sitting his legs crossed on a lotus base. The hands a...

CHAWAN Glazed ceramic. Japan, Meiji / ShowaBeautiful, dense biscuit; precisely formed foot, flue coil. The walls, in contrast, intentionally angul...

CASE WITH DIVINE DRAGONS Ivory. Japan, MeijiCase decorated in relief on all sides, the edges of which are rounded; opens from the top. On the lid ...

RED-CROWNED CRANE Enamel cloisonne with gilding. Japan, Meiji (1868 – 1912)The red-crowned crane - in Japanese, tancho tsuru or “redcrown” (tancho...

LION-DOG (SHISHI) WITH BALL Painted Kutani ceramic with gilding. Japan, Meiji to TaishoCompact gilded sculpture of a husky lion-dog, shishi, with ...

INRO WITH LANDSCAPE AND NETSUKE Gold, silver, lacquer and wood. Japan, 19th cent.This single-story inro features shiny, deep-black roironuri and i...

INRO WITH FLOCK OF BIRDS Wood and lacquer with gold and silver. Japan, 19th cent.This four-story inro features an intricately painted flock of lar...

KASHO: INRO WITH SAMURAI WARRIOR AND NETSUKE Partially gilded horn. Japan, 18th to 19th cent.Elegant, almost entirely shiny, black three-story inr...

INRO WITH LANDSCAPE, NETSUKE WITH TAKO Lacquer technique with gold, agate and wood. Japan, 19th to early 20th cent.The dark brown lacquer inro wit...

NOBUAKA: INRO WITH HAGOITA AND NETSUKE Lacquer with gold, coral and wood. Japan, 19th cent.On this three-story, elegantly formed inro can be seen ...

INRO WITH HORSES AND NETSUKE WITH TAKARAMONO Gold, silver, lacquer and wood. Japan, 18th to 19th cent.Small, four-story inro with running horses o...

INRO WITH CLOISONÉ AND AOI-MON Metal allow, enamel and gold. Japan, 19th cent.Rare, four-story inro made of a copper alloy which possibly includes...

GYOKUSEI: INRO WITH FLOWER VASE AND NETSUKE Horn, lacquer with gold, horn. Japan, 18th to 19th cent.An interestingly unified design made entirely ...

INRO WITH BLOSSOMS AND NETSUKE Gold, lacquer, glass and gemstone. Japan, 19th cent.Entirely golden inro with four compartments and lid (futa). Res...

INRO WITH LEAFY DECORATION AND NETSUKE Gold, lacquer, glass and wood. Japan, 18th to fr. 19th cent.Small, four-story inro with black lacquer (kuro...

GANKU (1756?-1838) AND GANTAI (1782 – 1865): PICTURE ROLL WITH MONKEY IN PINETREE BRANCHES Ink and some paint on paper. Japan, with dating 1824Thi...

MARUYAMA OKYO (1735 – 1795): LUCKY GOD EBISU WITH CARP Ink and pain on silk. Japan, 18th cent.Ebisu, the patron of fishermen and one of the Shichi...

SUZUKI KIITSU 鈴木其一 (1796 - 1858) Uchiwa-e. Fan-Painting. Colour-ink on paper. Japan, Uchiwa-e. Fan-Painting. Colour-ink on paper. With a rotating...

KATANA MUMEI . Japan, 19th cent.The blade: the form is that of a hirazukuri with a very rare maru-mune as well as continuously strong bohi along t...

SUKASHI-TSUBA Iron. Japan, 18th to 19th cent.Round, old-style tsuba; both sides flat with multiple shapes cut out and a hitsu. The four-lobed blos...

TSUBA MIT MONDHASE Copper alloy with gilding. Japan, 19th cent.Small wakizashi-tsuba with natural hitsu. Depicted on the tsuba are crashing waves ...

YAMADA TSUNEYOSHI: TSUBA WITH FULL MOON AND GEESE Lacquer and gold. Japan, 19th cent.The edge of this tsuba in mokkogata (lobed form) is slightly ...

TADATSUGU: OX AND ROCK Shakudo. Japan, first half of 19th cent.Inlaid shakudo kozuka bearing a nanako ground decorated with a spirited ox ushi pla...

HAMANO NORIYjuki: INLAID KOZUKA WITH TAOIST MAGICIAN AND TIGER Shakudo and gold. Japan, first half of 19th cent.The kozuka decorated with the Taoi...