A WOOD NETSUKE OF A LARGE COILED RAT By Masanao, Yamada, Ise Province, Edo period (1615-1868), e...

MASANAO OF ISE (ACTIVE 19TH CENTURY) A Large Wood Okimono (Sculptural Ornament) of a Pair of Toads Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Carved in wood as a large toad supporting a smaller toad on its

AN UMOREGI NETSUKE OF A RAT Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century The rat twisting left, grasping the base of its tail; unsigned. 3.7cm x 2.1cm (1 7/16in x 13/16in). Footnotes: Provenan

A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN CHARGERJapan, Edo period (1615-1868)Painted in underglaze blue, the show side with a central drawing depicting a Dutch rat catcher with two rats on a bridge, surrounde

UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) Edo period (1615-1868), 1851 An ōban tate-e print triptych entitled Nanke yūshi Shijō-Nawate nite uchijini (Last Stand of the Kusunoki Heroes at Shijō

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Edo period (1615-1868), 1829 An aiban yoko-e uchiwa-e (fan print) of a courtesan holding a shamisen from the series Bijin geizukushi (Assortments of Beauties' Accomplishme

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) Edo period (1615-1868), 1856 An ōban tate-e woodblock print titled Asakusa Kinryūzan (Kinryūzan Temple, Asakusa), from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (100 F

UGATAWA YOSHITOMI (ACTIVE CIRCA 1850-60) Edo period (1615-1868), 1861 An ōban tate-e print entitled Gaikokujin fune, battira (Views of Foreign Ships: Battira), signed Ichigeisai Yoshitomi ga, pub

A LACQUERED AND GILT-WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI Probably Edo period (1615–1868) The Buddha seating on a lotus throne with the right hand in vitarka mudra, the left hand resting on his thigh, tw

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1832 An oban yoko-e print of Izumizaki yagetsu (Night Moon at Izumizaki) from the series Ryukyu hakkei (Eight Views of the Ryukyu Islands),

UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) Edo period (1615-1868), 1843-1847 An ōban tate-e triptych entitled Kiyomori Nyudo Nunobiki no taki yuran Akugenda Yoshihira no rei Nanba Jirō o utsu (During the

UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III, 1786-1864) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1836 A vertical nagaban-e print entitled Goko shōgun no uchi Kan'u (General Kan'u, One of the Five Tiger Generals), from

A SMALL LACQUER KODANSU (CABINET) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Lacquered in iro-e togidashi maki-e and nashiji on a ground of rōgin-nuri with scenes from Shitakiri suzume (The Tale of the

RYUSAI SHIGEHARU (1803-1853) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1829 An oban tate-e print entitled Goban Tadanobu depicting Ichikawa Hakuen in the role of Sato Tadanobu defeating a foe using a go board, si

A Pair of Japanese Carved Gilt Wood Komainu and Shishi Guardian LionsEdo period (1615-1868), each lion is carved from a single piece of wood, their manes and eyebrows are painted in green and blue pig

UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1833-1835 Two oban tate-e warrior prints: the first of Inumura Daigaku Masanori from the series Honcho Suikoden goyu happyakunin (800 Heroes

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1834-35 An ōban yoko-e print entitled Gokai, Yoshitsune Hiyodori-goe no kenshun nansho o yojinoboru (Part 5: Proceeding along a Shortcu

UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1826-1830 Two oban tate-e warrior prints: the first of Seikaken no san Busho from the series Tsuzoku suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin (108 Her

UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1827-1830 Two oban tate-e warrior prints of Tanmeijiro and Motosei Komei from the series Tsuzoku suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin (108 Heroes

UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1864) Edo period (1615-1868), 1853 A set of 55 chūban tate-e prints from the series Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi (53 Stations of the Tōkaidō Road)

(lot of 2) Japanese polychromed wood figure of a seated Shinto deity, Edo period (1615-1868), likely depicting the scholar Tenjin (Sugawara no Michizane, 845-903), remnants of gesso and polychrome pig

A Large Japanese Painting of the Death of the Buddha Nehan-zu Edo period (1615-1868), dated to reverse 1756, ink, colors and gold on paper, with original brocade silk mounting, mixed metal decorated r

A GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Rectangular with an inrōbuta (flush-fitting) lid decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e with kirigane and hirame embe

TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892) A Group of Six Woodblock Prints Edo period (1615-1868) and Meiji era (1868-1912), 1860s and 1878 Each an ōban tate-e, the first, of a beauty next to a bottle of sa

A KOSHIRA-E (MOUNTING) FOR A DAISHO (MATCHING LONG AND SHORT SWORD) Edo period (1615-1868), mid 19th century with some earlier components The saya (scabbards) finished in an irregular mosaic of greeni