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Place of Origin: Japanese
Mechanical Bank "Child
s Clock Bank" Japan, circa 1950s
By Marusan
Located in Incline Village, NV
A unique and quite scarce bank, made in Japan by the Marusan Company for the American market in the 1950's; this all tin bank is known as (according to the gr...
Category
1950s Folk Art Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Sankyo Glazed Ceramic Hobo Figurine Music Box "How Dry I Am" , Winding
Located in Miami, FL
Sankyo Glazed Ceramic Hobo Figurine Music Box "How Dry I Am" , Winding
Offered for sale is a 1970s Sankyo Japanese glazed ceramic hobo figure winding music box which plays the song...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Vintage Wind Up Tin Toy "Monkey Riding A Horse" by Haji Co., Japan, Circa 1958
Located in Incline Village, NV
Made in Tokyo, Japan by The Haji Company (see image for mark/logo), this all tin vintage wind up toy, circa 1958, depicts a "Monkey Riding A Horse". It ...
Category
1950s Folk Art Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Issey Miyake. Signed Limited Edition book in Issey Miyake Bag
By Issey Miyake
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collector’s Edition of 1,000 numbered copies, each with Miyake’s own “inkan”—a traditional Japanese seal equivalent to a signature and used in daily Japanese life for all official pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Foil
American Beauties by Charles Sullivan
Located in Bradenton, FL
American Beauties, Women in Art and Literature, edited by Charles Sullivan. Hardcover book with dustjacket. First edition published in 1993 by Harry N...
Category
1990s Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Book Chinese Porcelain, Ko Sometsuke from the Kitaoji Rosanjin Collection, 1978
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Reference Book Chinese Porcelain – Ko Sometsuke from the Kitaoji Rosanjin Collection 1978
Senju, Satou and Takeshi, Murayama
Published by Kyuryudo, Japan, 1969
Senju Sato, the found...
Category
20th Century Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
The Girl on a Motorcycle
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1968
Located in Devon, GB
A rare Japanese B2 for the 1960s cult classic 'The Girl on a Motorcycle,' which followed Marianne Faithful on a psychedelic motorcycle ride across...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
SIGNED
STAMPED ANTIQUE 24CT GOLD INLAID JAPANESE KOMEI WORK CiGARETTE CASE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely, super decorative antique Japanese Komei Work signed and stamped 24ct gold decorated cigarette c...
Category
20th Century Anglo-Japanese Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Fuchi Edo Period Gold Decoration
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nicely made Fuchi. The piece is unmarked. Dating to the Edo period
Provenance: Collected in the 1920’s. Thence by decent
A fuchi is a collar that is mounted at the base of the grip o...
Category
19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Book Chinese Porcelain – Ko Sometsuke from the Kitaoji Rosanjin Collection, 1978
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Reference Book Chinese Porcelain – Ko Sometsuke from the Kitaoji Rosanjin Collection 1978
Senju, Satou and Takeshi, Murayama
Published by Kyuryudo, Japan, 1969
Senju Sato, the found...
Category
20th Century Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Rajputana
Tin
Celluloid Wind Up Japanese Toy
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Vintage Japanese tin and celluloid wind up toy. When you wind this toy the top spins around while the babies on the back move from side to side and the el...
Category
20th Century Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Memphis Tool Kit Set by Koyo Sangyo, Japan, 1980s
By Koyo Sangyo
Located in Munich, DE
Rare tool kit designed by Koyo Sangyo, Japan, 1980s.
This complete set represents the 'Memphis' period and includes: a handsaws, a Hammer, two screwdrivers an...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$1,321 Sale Price / set
26% Off
Japanese Ships Engine Order Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Japanese ships telegraph. Unit has been stripped of paint and polished. Aluminum head with brass handle. 43 pounds. 40 tall by 8 by 9. Mounted to a wood...
Category
1940s Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Transparent Faceted Art Glass Chrome Gas Lighter Japan 1970
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern transparent art Glass lighter with Chrome hardware from the 1970s, made in Japan.
Marked Japan at the Chrome part.
A beautiful Desk A...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Japanese Spotted Bamboo Tobacco Inro, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Because traditional Japanese kimono didn't include pockets, men and women carried their belongings in small compartments known as inro. Hung from the obi sash belted around the waist and secured by carved netsuke beads, inro were worn as fashionable accessories and often crafted of fine materials.
Paired with a cylindrical case that once held a thin smoking pipe (kiseru), this 19th century inro was likely used for storing shredded tobacco. Both components are carved from spotted bamboo...
Category
Mid-19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone, Bamboo, Hardwood
Kokeshi Doushin or Child
s Mind, by Takeda Masashi, 1960-70s, Japan
Located in Lyon, FR
Kokeshi "Doushin" aka "Esprit d'enfant", années 1960-1970, par Takeda Masashi. Une kokeshi que l'on adore pour ses formes rondes et sa simplicité presque rustique. Place belle est la...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Kokeshi Mushin or Innocence, by Masao Watanabe, Japan, 1969
Located in Lyon, FR
Kokeshi "Mushin" or Innocence, tall size, made in 1969 by Masao Watanabe, one of the most famous Kokeshi masters, Mushin model being one of his most iconic designs.
Adorable with its...
Category
1960s Japonisme Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
Arata Isozaki: Four Decades of Architecture Design Series by Stewart 1st Ed 1998
By Arata Isozaki
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Arata Isozaki: Four Decades of Architecture - Architecture/Design Series Paperback.By David B. Stewart, Arata Isozaki, Richard Koshalek.
Arata Isozaki is considered to be one of Japa...
Category
Late 20th Century Brutalist Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Gilt Wood Amitabha Buddha on Loctus Throne Statue
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese carved wood Amitabha (Amida) Buddha statue with residual gold leafed surface circa 19th century (late Edo period). The buddha is seated in the padmasana position on an elevated double lotus throne, under a small lotus halo canopy. His right hand is held in abhaya mudra which means fearlessness in Sanskrit. The mudra symbolizes protection, peace, and fearless. His left hand gently resting on his thigh. Dressed in a flowing robe with open chest, the statue showcases a classic iconography found prominently in Japanese Buddhism art during Edo to Meiji period, characterized by the double lotus throne and a particularly serene meditative facial expression, highlighted by inset gemstones...
Category
19th Century Edo Antique Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Tokyo Shop Tabako-Bon
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking accessories. Believed to have evolved from the traditional ...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Sheet Metal
Elvis
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Original Vintage Japanese B2 Movie Poster, 1963
Located in Devon, GB
Following the tried and tested golden formula of light-hearted musical entertainment, exotic location and girls galore which saw Elvis' soundtrack albums far outstrip his regular album sales, 'Girls! Girls! Girls!' stands out as one of Elvis Presley's more popular films, even receiving a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture - Musical. Elvis' eleventh feature film and his second shot in Hawaii, 'Girls! Girls! Girls!' was a safe money-spinner for both his record label RCA and the film's distributor Paramount, who saw Elvis voted as 1962's 'Top Box Office Draw' for having three of the top grossing films of that year. The highlight of the film is Presley's performance of his enduring pop classic 'Return to Sender,' which subsequently peaked at no.2 on the US Billboard chart when released as the lead single from the soundtrack album. Seen in sublime profile, Elvis is every inch the handsome heartthrob as the penniless fishing boat pilot on this ultra rare B2 poster for the original Japanese release. Completing one of the best poster designs we have seen for this picture, a bevy of bikini-clad beauties feature at the foot of the photomontage, with Elvis as the carefree sailor sandwiched between his two love interests, played by Stella Stevens...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Memoirs of a Geisha A Portrait of the Film By Peggy Mulloy 2005 Hardcover Book
By David James
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Memoirs of a Geisha A Portrait of the film by Peggy Mulloy · 2005 hardcover book.
By David James (Photographs by), Peggy Mulloy (Text by), Rob Marshall (Introduction by), Arthur Gol...
Category
Late 20th Century Japonisme Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Kyonen - Nobuyoshi Araki - 1st Edition, AaT Room
Eyesencia, 2002
By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in CA, CA
First edition, published by Aat Room, 2002.
A photo-diary collection of Araki’s works created over the course of 2001. Digitally dated, full bleed black and white images in typical ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Japanese Statue of Datsue-ba or Shozuka No Baba, circa 14th C
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Japanese statue of Datsue-ba also known as Shozuka no Baba, Kamakura- Muromachi period.
Antique Japanese statue of Datsue-ba or Shozuka no B...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Other Antique Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cypress
$24,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Keiko Nomura, Deep South Book, 1999
By Keiko Nomura
Located in CA, CA
First edition, published by Little More, 1999.
Keiko Nomura's photo book 'Deep South' reflect the artists roots in Okinawa and has attracted critical acc...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Beaded Purse
Located in Pueblo, CO
Beautiful iridescent peacock blue beaded purse from the 60's made in Japan, in perfect condition.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk, Glass
$125
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Original Vintage Japanese Uncut Movie Poster, 1981
Located in Devon, GB
A rare two-sided uncut printer's proof for the Japanese release of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark.' When cut, this sheet would have provided eight Japanese B5 or 'Chirashi' mini posters for use as flyers in cinema lobbies to promote current and future releases. Popular with Japanese collectors, Chirashi often take the form of a miniature replica of the movie's poster, with information printed on the reverse. Conceived by producer George Lucas and directed by Steven Spielberg in their first collaboration, the spectacular 1981 action-adventure blockbuster 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' starred Harrison Ford as globe-trotting action-hero archeologist Indiana Jones in a quest for the biblical Ark of the Covenant. Created by Lucas as a tribute to the cliff-hanger western and adventure serials of the 30s and 40s, Raiders was a massive box office success, becoming the highest grossing film of 1981 and remaining one of the highest grossing films or all time when adjusted for inflation. Almost universally acclaimed by critics, with The New York Times calling it one of the most deliriously funny, ingenious and stylish American adventure...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
James Bond
Diamonds Are Forever
Original Vintage Japanese Movie Poster, 1971
By Robert E. McGinnis
Located in Devon, GB
Sean Connery was paid a then record $1.25 million to return as James Bond for EON Production's 'Diamonds Are Forever,' his sixth and final outing as Bond after declining the role in ...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Antique Bronze Enamel Elephant Incense Sculpture Cloissone Champleve
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Enameled bronze elephant incense scupture, figure. Either Japanese Cloissone or French Champleve . No makers markings.
Category
19th Century Anglo-Japanese Antique Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$1,756 Sale Price
20% Off
1965 The Spectacle of Tokyo Olympics
Located in Bath, GB
A very scarce beautiful first edition volume commemorating the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics, vividly illustrated in colour and monochrome throughout.
A very scarce first edition.
In ...
Category
1960s Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1989-90’s Clear Crystal Lexus LS 400 Car Paperweight
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a clear crystal Lexus LS 400 car paperweight. Very nicely you can see through the crystal the inside details of the car, like the seats and the b...
Category
20th Century Modern Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
A Very Fine Takamaki-e Lacquer Cheroot Case in the Manner of Shibata Zeshin
By Shibata Zeshin
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The 'ishime' lacquered case consisting of two conforming molded sections with one sliding overtop the other, both sides decorated with hand painted gilt, silver & burnt dark russet (kasshoku) lacquers, depicting motifs in low relief of a rat with an acorn on one side and two acorns on the opposing.
In Japanese culture rats are considered auspicious symbols of fertility & wealth, acorns symbolize prosperity & growth. Signed with characters and a mon on one edge.
Takamaki-e is a lacquer technique in which metallic powders such as silver, gold, copper, pewter etc., are used in combination with lacquer & clay-dust to build up motifs in low relief.
Please note that the color tones & hues of the lacquered motifs appear somewhat more vibrant in the images due to ambient lighting conditions.
Regarding the opinion stating the superior quality of this fine example being likened to works associated with those by Shibata...
Category
1870s Meiji Antique Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lacquer
Fahrenheit 451
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for the 1966 French Science fiction film Fahrenheit 451. This film Starred Oskar Werner, Julie Christie and Cyril Cusack and directed by Francois Truffa...
Category
1960s Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$1,032
The Getaway
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for The Getaway 1972,
This film starred Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw and was directed by Sam Peckinpah.
The art work on this Japanese poster is uni...
Category
1970s Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$688
"Japanese Print Its Evolution and Essence" Book by Muneshige Narazaki
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The Japanese print: its evolution and essence
Book by Muneshige Narazaki.
"In this book the author attempts to place the Japanese print in a very broad historical setting. He has str...
Category
1970s Arts and Crafts Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Steve McQueen
The Blob
Original Vintage Japanese B2 Movie Poster, 1965
Located in Devon, GB
A young Steve McQueen is pitched as the main event on this incredibly rare B2 poster for the first Japanese release of the cult drive-in era classic ‘The Blob’ in 1965, cashing in on the king of cool’s box office draw at the height of his popularity. A relative unknown only seven years prior, McQueen had not been pictured on anything but the theatrical lobby cards at the time of the original US release in 1958 and was credited as ‘Steven McQueen.’ Perfectly epitomising the schlock sci-fi B movie, ‘The Blob’ starred a 28-year old McQueen in his first leading role as a rebel teen who discovers the gelatinous alien invader wreaking havoc throughout his small Pennsylvania community and tries to warn the sceptical townspeople before it is too late. Distributed by Paramount as the B movie to ‘I Married a Monster...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Hand-Painted Japanese Porcelain Satsuma
Silver Ladies Belt
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique silver and porcelain belt was made in Japan in approximately 1900 in the period Satsuma style. The belt is a series of hand painted medallions set in silver portraying J...
Category
Early 20th Century Japonisme Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Steve McQueen
Bullitt
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1968
Located in Devon, GB
In one of his most famous roles at the pinnacle of his career, Steve McQueen is the essence of cool as tough cop Frank Bullitt in this action-packed 1968 thriller, featuring one of m...
Category
1960s Post-Modern Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Steve McQueen
On Any Sunday
Original Vintage Japanese B2 Movie Poster, 1972
Located in Devon, GB
Cool as ever, squinting into the sun on his motorcycle, Steve McQueen is the main attraction on this full bleed photomontage poster for the first Japanese release of Bruce Brown’s infectious 1971 motorsport documentary ‘On Any Sunday.’ Following the worldwide success of his seminal surf documentary ‘The Endless Summer...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Hang
Em High
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1968
Located in Devon, GB
A steely Clint Eastwood dominates as a vengeful lawman fighting to bring down the vigilante lynch mob who left him for dead on this atmospheric B2 poster for the original Japanese re...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Kokeshi Doll XL Size Hand Painted Wood Japan Showa 48cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful large hand made and painted kokeshi doll from the late Showa period (1926-1989), XL size of 48cm! Circa 70s-80s, Japan, signed at the bottom by the maker.
Specific areas h...
Category
1970s Showa Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Papillon
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for Franklin J. Schaffner's 1973 drama starring Steve McQueen and
Dustin Hoffman.
This poster is unfolded and conservation linen backed and it would ...
Category
1970s Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
$481
Vintage Japanese Giant Swank
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The Vintage Japanese Giant Swank holds a unique charm, epitomizing the intricate craftsmanship and cultural richness of Japan. Its ornate design and meticulous detailing reflect cent...
Category
1970s Space Age Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Rare Collector
s Wine, Rose of Versailles, by Yamato Wine, Japan
Located in Roma, IT
This Rose of Versailles - Rare Collector's wine, is a bottle of sparkling red wine produced in Japan in 2012.
The wine is a cabernet sauvignon gr...
Category
2010s Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Japanese Meiji Porcelain Figurine of Boy Holding a Green Whistle Bird, Ca. 1890
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji Porcelain Figurine of a Boy Holding a Green Whistle Bird, Ca. 1890
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
DIMENSIONS
Height: 8 inches
Length: 7 inches
Depth: 6.5 inches
Category
1890s Japonisme Antique Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Art Deco Showa Period Hakata Ningyô of a Boy Holding a Fish, Ca. 1920
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Art Deco Showa Period Hakata Ningyô of a Boy Holding a Fish, Ca. 1920
Signed on the bottom.
DIMENSIONS
8” high x 7.5” wide ...
Category
1920s Japonisme Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Regency Hand Painted Egg Figurines - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring timeless charm to your interior with this exquisite pair of vintage Regency-era hand-painted porcelain figurines. Each piece features a delightful child—one boy, one girl—resti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Regency Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Daiya Japan 1960s Motorcycle - Stunt Driver - Tin Motorcycle Tin Toy
Located in Catania, IT
Daiya brand tin motorcycle made in Japan 1960s
in very good condition consistent with the wear and tear of time
See photos in details.
Measures:
Length 27 cms
Width 13 cm
Height ...
Category
1960s Vintage Japanese Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
$144 Sale Price
20% Off
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