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Metal and enamel wall panel, by Fuwa Takendo

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

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

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

Bamboo ikebana basket by Rinsho

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

Ivory okimono of a man holding a cockerel

Japan, Meiji period, 1868 – 1912

Height: 8 1/4 inches, 21 cm

Ivory okimono of a man holding a cockerel
Ivory okimono of a man holding a cockerel

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

Bamboo ikebana basket by Chikuunsai II

Japan, Showa period, 1950 – 1965

Height: 14 inches, 36 cm

Width: 10 1/4 inches, 26 cm

Bamboo ikebana basket by Chikuunsai II

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

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

Cloisonné enamel vase, by Ota Hiroaki

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

Bronze sculpture by Fumio Otani

Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989

Length: 7 inches, 18 cm

Height: 6 3/4 inches, 17 cm

Bronze sculpture by Fumio Otani

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

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 vase with barley sheaf decoration, by Akijo

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