Japanese Antique Tall White Foxes Kitsune Pair, Rare Style

A charming and delightful pair of Kutani glazed porcelain models, okimono, of Mandarin ducks, oshidori, Showa Era, circa 1930's, Japan. The two Mandarin ducks, called oshidori in ...

An absolutely adorable Japanese Hirado Mikawachi ware white glazed porcelain model of a puppy dog, Edo to Meiji period, early to mid 19th century, Japan. The cute puppy is portray...

A lovely Kutani porcelain model of a beautiful woman, bijin, or perhaps a geisha, Showa era, circa 1930's, Japan. A charming and delightful Japanese Kutani enameled porcelain figure of a bijin or geisha, early Showa Era, circa 1930's, Japan. The elegant figure of a beautiful woman, called a bijin, or perhaps a geisha, is portrayed dressed in full kimono and holding a closed folding fan in one hand. Her kimono of a rich and deep blue hue, with images of plump pomegranates in gilt. Her wide obi of a striking red color, and patterned with branches of pink blossoms. One foot, clad in a white tabi...

A charming and delightful Japanese Kutani enameled porcelain figure of a bijin or geisha, early Showa Era, circa 1930's, Japan. The elegant figure of a beautiful woman, called a bijin, portrayed dressed in full kimono and holding a fan in one hand. Her kimono of deep black with scattered cherry blossoms in white and outlined in gilding. Her wide obi of coral color, and patterned with stylized clouds of turquoise green and puce. One foot, clad in a white tabi...

Japanese lady sculpture wood fired handmade ceramic pottery. Traditional Japanese young woman small sculpture. Unusual shape beautiful collectib...

Exquisite Pair of Hand Carved Giltwood Cantonese Chinese decorative wall panels of generous size, early Twentieth Century. These stunning and quite rare panels are made from solid...

A sublime and rare pair of Chinese white glazed porcelain figures of Guanyin, attributed to Tang Ying (1682 - 1756), Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, China. This ethereal pair of white glazed porcelain figures depict the revered Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, Guanyin. Guanyin is portrayed standing, wearing heavy robes that drape beautifully around her figure. Bare feet peek out from under the hem of the robes. Her hair piled in a high chignon and covered by a cowl. The treatment of the hair, finely textured, unglazed, and with remnants of darker pigment, is typical of works by Tang Yin (1682 - 1756), who was the head of the imperial porcelain works at Jingdezhen. Guanyin's beatific face is set in a serene smile, with a small, flat nose, and downcast, heavily lidded, almond shaped eyes. A simple beaded necklace graces her chest. Her hands held out, and may have once held attributes. The hands were originally removable, but have since been permanently attached. The figures crafted of a fine porcelain and glazed all over in a supple white glaze. One figure bears a label from the Rafi Mottahedeh collection to the back. Provenance: Chinese Porcelain Company...

Impressive and quite rare Pair of Hand Carved Giltwood Hardwood hanging Wall Carvings of Chinese origin, last quarter of the Nineteenth Century. Each beautiful carving depicts a bi...

An unusual and finely made vintage Japanese unglazed pottery figure of a pedlar being stung by a wasp dating from the 20th century. The figure is sea...

Exquisite white glazed porcelain figure (okimono) of a sitting child holding a spray of chrysanthemum flowers with cobalt blue glazed leaves in its hand, by Sakaida Kakiemon XII (1878–1963). The milk white glaze is called nigoshide a type of technique which was not continued at the end of the Edo period, and is the famous rediscovery done by Sakaida Kakiemon XII in 1953. The bottom signed ‘Kakiemon’. Sakaida Kakiemon XII assumed the family title on the death of his father, Sakaida Kakiemon XI, in 1917. Earlier he had graduated from the Arita Apprentice School and then studied ceramics with his father. Initially he worked in the traditional Kakiemon style, echoing the work of his forbears in the 17th and 18th centuries. He began working with his own son in 1924, after the future Kakiemon XIII graduated from the Arita Industrial School. Together in 1953 they succeeded in recreating the classical Kakiemon technique for producing a nigoshide milky-white porcelain body. This technique was designated a national cultural treasure meriting preservation and protection by the Cultural Protection Committee in 1955. That same year he exhibited at the 2nd Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition (Nihon Dento Kogei-ten) for the first time, winning a prize for his entry. In 1958, he exhibited at the World Exposition...