Metal and enamel wall panel, by Fuwa Takendo Japan, Showa period, 1972 Height: 47 inches, 119.5 cm Width: 47 inches, 119.5 cm A large square wall panel, consisting of two silver-coloured metal sheets, slightly raised in the centre and parting to reveal a circular gilded metal disc. The …
Yew wood basket Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989 Height: 4 3/4 inches, 12 cm Diameter: 15 1/4 inches, 39 cm An octagonal basket, the sides rising up from a flat, recessed base and each pierced with a pattern of diagonals. The grain …
Bamboo ikebana basket by Rinsho Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989 Length: 13 3/4 inches, 35.1 cm Width: 10 1/2 inches, 27 cm A woven bamboo ikebana basket of rectangular form, with two integral loop handles forming the sides. The basket tapers out slightly towards …
Ivory okimono of a man holding a cockerel Japan, Meiji period, 1868 – 1912 Height: 8 1/4 inches, 21 cm An ivory okimono depicting a man standing on a circular plinth, looking down at a cockerel he is holding in his left hand. In his other hand he …
Bamboo ikebana basket by Chikuunsai II Japan, Showa period, 1950 – 1965 Height: 14 inches, 36 cm Width: 10 1/4 inches, 26 cm A woven circular bamboo ikebana basket with tall overhead handle. The basket itself is of double gourd shape, the loosely woven sides are …
Cloisonné enamel vase, by Ota Hiroaki Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989 Height: 11 3/4 inches, 29.5 cm Width: 7 1/2 inches, 19 cm A large cloisonné enamel vase of baluster shape, the flared sides rising from a domed foot. The base section of the vase …
Bronze sculpture by Fumio Otani Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989 Length: 7 inches, 18 cm Height: 6 3/4 inches, 17 cm A bronze sculpture of stylised anthromorphic form, comprising what looks like a stylised figure clutching a large fruit. The material has a dark …
Model of Noh mask of an old man Japan, late Edo period, 1603 – 1868, 19th century Length: 4 1/2 inches, 11.5 cm Width: 4 1/2 inches, 11.5 cm A model of a life-like Noh mask of an old man, depicted with a large, hooked nose, bushy eyebrows, …
Bronze model of the sculpture ‘Poetic inspiration, Ray,’ by Sakae Toshiaki Japan, dated 2003 Height (including base): 10 1/2 inches, 24.5 cm Width: 8 1/2 inches, 21.5 cm A bronze model of the sculpture ‘Poetic inspiration, Ray,’ by Sakae Toshiaki. The bronze consists of two tiers of four quarter spheres that …
Bronze vase with barley sheaf decoration, by Akijo Japan Taisho period, 1910 – 1930 Height: 10 1/2 inches, 27 cm Width: 7 3/4 inches, 19.5 cm A bronze vase of flattened hexagonal outline, the sides rising from a flat base and gently tapering inwards towards the mouth. Each …