A beautiful late 19th century Japanese mid to late Meiji period lacquer sake pot. Decorated with gold karakusa vines and a Japanese Mon in makie on a black roiro ground, the interior in a plain glossy red lacquer. The mon, five gold dots surrounding a central gold dot represent the plum blossom (ume) according to illustration number 838 in the book (The Elements of Japanese Design), by John Dower, Weatherhill,1971. Excellent condition with no hairlines or cracks; very light rubbing to the gold on the knopf on the lid and the handle. A fine example of Meiji lacquerware. Measures 3 and three quarter inches high, 8 and one quarter inches from the back to the tip of the spout and the body is 6 inches in diameter.
We have been collecting and handling Japanese cloisonne for many years and have NEVER seen a piece quite as unusual as this one. A thorough search of all the literature that we have on Japanese cloisonne does not reveal any other example of figurals done in cloissone. While birds and animals are plentiful in Chinese cloisonne, this appears to be one of the rarest of Japanese works, made even more so by the magnificent blue ginbari ground of the piece. Formed in the shaped of a reclining cat, it is a covered dish or box form with floral standard cloisonne patterns on the ginbari background. The piece is in very fine condition with no chips and no cracks on dings in the enameling. It is 6 inches long, 4 and three quarter inches high to the tip of the ears and 3 and one quarter inches wide at the widest. Dates from the mid Meiji period, circa 1890 to1910. An important piece for any collector of superb Japanese cloisonne
A fantastic small antique Japanese round kogo (incense box) with a low relief carved design on the entire piece depicting a grapevine with grapes. Signed on the base with a three character signature. The inner box reaches to almost the top of the cover. It would have taken a master wood craftsman to be able to have turned a single piece of wood on a lathe to create a top as tin as this one without breaking it. The entire top piece would have had to be carved ever so carefully because of the extra thin sides. If it cracked during the carving or while being turned out on the lathe it would have had to be completely remade. The attached base sits on a scrolled bottom with three raised legs. Measures two and one half inches in diameter by two and three sixteenth inches high. Excellent condition with no cracks or chips. Dates from the mid the late Meiji Period, circa 1880 to 1900. The attached single piece base sits on a scrolled bottom with three raised legs. Measures 2 and one half inches in diameter by 2 and three sixteenth inches high. Excellent condition with no cracks or chips wonderful original old glowing patina. Dates from the mid the late Meiji Period, circa 1880 to 1900.
Footed Japanese hand painted Porcelain Low Bowl Meiji Taisho. A lovely footed Japanese porcelain dish or bowl, probably used for a compote. The piece is decorated in overglaze enamel on the top of the bowl with a beautiful design of a flock of Japanese cranes flying over a lake or the inland sea. Great detail to the largest pair of cranes and to the waves in water. The underside of the bowl or dish has an intricate geometric design that possible includes some Japanese mons. Signed on the base with a mark that translated to Nippon, Chinson Zo (made) Yokohama. The piece measures 11 and one quarter inches in diameter at the top and stands 3 and one quarter inches tall at the rim. The foot is 3 seven eighths inches in diameter. Excellent condition. with no chips, hairlines of restorations. We date the dish to the late Meiji to Taisho era, circa 1910 to 1925.
Vintage Persian saddle bag face c1960. This oriental bag face measures 40 inches by 19 and one half inches. This would make two perfect pillows. Excellent condition with nice tight weave.
