About Mastromauro Japanese Art
Mastromauro Arte Giapponese, based in Milan, specializes in Japanese art, with a particular focus on the Edo and Meiji periods, while remaining open to more contemporary works as well.
Established in 20121stDibs seller since 2023
Featured Pieces
A boxwood netsuke depicting a monkey with an Okame mask, signed Shinzan
Located in Milano, IT
A boxwood netsuke depicting a seated monkey in the act of putting on an inverted Okame mask, which it holds up before its face, signed Shinzan.
Incised signature to the reverse.
Pe...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Boxwood
A wooden sculpture in the form of a sphere with a dragon carved in the round
Located in Milano, IT
A Japanese wooden sculpture in the form of a sphere, featuring a dragon carved in high relief and fully in the round, wrapping entirely around the surface. The sphere may be interpre...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
An incense box in the shape of a shell with waka inscriptions
Located in Milano, IT
An incense box (kōgō) made from a real shell, painted in gold on the inside with waka (和歌) inscriptions, likely of poetic or romantic character.
The object recalls the shells used i...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antiquities
Materials
Shell
A polychrome Satsuma kōro with a pierced silver and enamelled lid
Located in Milano, IT
A Japanese Satsuma kōro decorated with polychrome enamels and gold on an ivory-toned ground, depicting courtly scenes, signed Ryokuzan. On both sides, the body features court scenes ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
A cobalt-blue Satsuma vase depicting courtly scenes, signed Kinkozan
Located in Milano, IT
A globular Satsuma vase decorated with polychrome enamels and gold on a cobalt-blue ground. The neck features an elegant raised floral motif reminiscent of a chrysanthemum.
The body ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
An antique and large high-quality bronze bonsho
Located in Milano, IT
An antique and large bonshō (Buddhist temple bell) in high-quality bronze, made in the Edo period and dated 1754 (the fourth year of the Horeki er...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
A large Imari vase with dragon, phoenix, and flowers
Located in Milano, IT
A large Japanese Imari vase of globular form with a long neck, decorated with flower vases flanked by the figures of the dragon and the phoenix (ryū and hō-ō).
The entire surface is...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A six-panel screen depicting a majestic tiger
Located in Milano, IT
A Japanese six-panel screen painted on paper with gold powder, depicting a majestic tiger reclining in tall grass, emerging powerfully from the lightly suggested landscape in the bac...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
A six-panel paper folding screen of Mount Fuji shrouded in mist
Located in Milano, IT
A Japanese six-panel screen painted on paper, depicting Mount Fuji emerging from the clouds, its snow-covered peak set in a soft, atmospheric haze. On the right, dark pines appear fa...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
A boxwood netsuke of Hotei and a karako in the sack
Located in Milano, IT
A boxwood netsuke depicting Hotei with a karako inside his large sack, closed at the top with a knot. The god is shown with a smiling face and rounded body, while the exterior of the...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Boxwood
A Japanese cloisonné vase of a rooster and a hen
Located in Milano, IT
A Japanese cloisonné vase with a rooster and a hen set against a dark blue ground, decorated with polychrome enamels within a flowering meadow.
The neck is adorned with a wisteria m...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
A six-panel folding screen with pine trees beneath the red sun
Located in Milano, IT
A six-panel folding screen with a gold-leaf ground, depicting two pine trees with a red sun at the center.
On the left, a snow-covered pine is shown with a sinuous, knotted trunk and...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
