Rare Pair of Tsume Tsuzure Fukusa, Late Edo Period

In Edo period Japan the samurai were in charge of police operations, various levels of samurai police with help from non-samurai commoners used many types of non lethal weapons in order to capture sus

Japanese Fukusa Panel, Late Edo Period. Woven tapestry embellished with gold thread embroidery and with red lining used to cover a gift when presented by the giver. Several tears and bare threads. Siz

A PAIR OF LATE 18TH CENTURY JAPANESE EDO PERIOD SCALLOPED DISHES painted with storks. 20 cm wide.

An exceptionally fine Japanese Makie lacquered wood clothing box with cover. Late Edo period, c.1850. Low rectangular box, the rim decorated with nashigi gold speckles, the top decorated with two diff

A fine pair of Japanese Satsuma and relief decorated vases on ditto soccles, late Edo period, H 93 (without soccle) - 113 cm (with soccle) Â

Late Edo Period (1716-1868), polychrome-painted with geese in a mountainous landscape, each: 73.5'' H x 35.5'' W, est: $2000/4000 Provenance: Selections from the Joan Irvine Smith Asian Art Collection

ANTIQUE Rare Japanese Bone/Ivory detail carved Tanto Short Swords, late Edo period. 14"-16 1/2" long

A lot of two original Japanese woodblock prints from the late Edo period. The first print depicting the sea view by Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858), and the second depicting the noble

A unique rare matched Pair of Roseville Cornucopia in pink 1CC-6fine rich colors. Weight : 2 lbs. Measurements: 4.25 X 6 Tall ............ Snowberry is a late period line introduced by Roseville Potte

Late Edo Period watercolor on silk with rock outcropping holding pink peonies, dragonfly above, a pair of crawdads and a grasshopper below, 7 3/4" x 5 3/4"; PLUS Seven-line Poem and signature with thr

Japanese late Edo period blue and white dish in the form of a Samurai (rare form), possibly Nabeshima, re-glued chip. Approx. 8 1/8" x 7 1/2".

A finely carved pair of marble stone Sphinx sculptures, likely Egyptian revival period, late 19th to early 20th century. The pair measure 15.25 inches long and 7.5 inches tall. Provenance: Ex Dr Brian

Three pairs of Japanese presumably Sandai Ningyo court dolls, late Edo/Meiji period, tallest H 23 cmThree pairs of Japanese presumably Sandai Chigo-Ningyo court dolls, late Edo/Meiji period, tallest H

Late Edo/early Meiji period (19th century), Japanese, likely Seishi and Kannon, each depicted standing, backed by a wheel-form halo, raised atop a double-lotus base on a stepped hexagonal pierced and

Pair of Antique Carved Wooden Shi-Shi. Japanese (Edo Period; late 18th century), each carved of himtosi (Japanese cypress) wood-one with closed mouth (femalei shi), the other with open mouth (male shi

East Asia, Japan, late Edo to Meiji period, ca. mid-19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of antique wood and cloth dolls, one is a Musha-ningyo representing a samurai or shogun, and the warrior figur

A Japanese Antique Bronze VaseLate Edo or early Meiji period, 19th century, tall vase cast with a pair of birds flying amidst large peony and chrysanthemum blossoms in high relief, incised signature t

Asia, Japan, late Edo to early Meiji period, ca. 19th century. A fine pair of brass candlesticks known as shokudai with circular, flower-form bases, long necks that appear as a series of tubular rods,

Japan, Edo period, ca. 18th to 19th century. Rare and quite exquisite pair of Japanese sword menuke. These are the decorative elements found under the Ito (hilt wrapping) on Samurai swords of all vari

East Asia, Japan, late Edo to early Meiji period, ca. 19th century. A fine pair of wooden candlesticks known as shokudai with circular, flower-form bases, long necks that are octagonal at the bottom a

This is extremely rare and gorgeous Satsuma Kogo incense box. Probably is made during the Edo period in the late 1800s in Japan. It is in the shape of a pointed leaf with a snail (Daikoku Mallet) fina

A RARE PAIR OF COPPER-RED, LIDDED PORCELAIN JARLETS DEPICTING GOATS, 1900s China, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) - Republic period (1912-1949). Each finely executed, the globular body rising from a rec

Extremely fine fukusa embroidered with a crane and Minogame, a mythical creature, to represent longevity. Late 18/early 19th century. 28.5 x 24 inches

Japan, Late Edo / Meiji, ca. 1860 to 1900 CE. Lovely matched pair of Imperial character dolls. Each wonderfully attired in period costumes, faces and hands painted wood. Female wears an ornate bejewel