Three Japanese Lacquer Bowls Meiji Taisho

A set of three Japanese graduated size lacquer mukozuke dating from the late Meiji to Taisho period, circa 1890 to 1930. A Mukozuke is a small dish used for small sweets at the tea ceremony. The exterior of each bowl is decorated with a makie design of tendrils (karakusa) in gold makie lacquer over a roiro shiny black lacquer ground. The interior of the bowls is a matte finish light red color, The three bowls measure 4 and seven eight inches by 4 and one quarter inches and 4 inches diameter respectively The largest is 1 and three quarter inches deep, the middle sized one is 1 one quarter inches deep and the smallest is 1 inch deep. Excellent condition with no cracks or restorations

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Japanese Meiji Makie Lacquer and gold Sake Pot

A beautiful late 19th century Japanese mid to late Meiji period lacquer sake pot. Decorated with gold karakusa vines and a Japanese Mon in makie on a black roiro ground, the interior in a plain glossy red lacquer. The mon, five gold dots surrounding a central gold dot represent the plum blossom (ume) according to illustration number 838 in the book (The Elements of Japanese Design), by John Dower, Weatherhill,1971. Excellent condition with no hairlines or cracks; very light rubbing to the gold on the knopf on the lid and the handle. A fine example of Meiji lacquerware. Measures 3 and three quarter inches high, 8 and one quarter inches from the back to the tip of the spout and the body is 6 inches in diameter.

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Rare Japanese cloisonne Ginbari covered Cat box Meiji

We have been collecting and handling Japanese cloisonne for many years and have NEVER seen a piece quite as unusual as this one. A thorough search of all the literature that we have on Japanese cloisonne does not reveal any other example of figurals done in cloissone. While birds and animals are plentiful in Chinese cloisonne, this appears to be one of the rarest of Japanese works, made even more so by the magnificent blue ginbari ground of the piece. Formed in the shaped of a reclining cat, it is a covered dish or box form with floral standard cloisonne patterns on the ginbari background. The piece is in very fine condition with no chips and no cracks on dings in the enameling. It is 6 inches long, 4 and three quarter inches high to the tip of the ears and 3 and one quarter inches wide at the widest. Dates from the mid Meiji period, circa 1890 to1910. An important piece for any collector of superb Japanese cloisonne

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Japanese Meiji Miniature Jewelry cabinet box with Menuki

Japanese Meiji Miniature Jewelry cabinet box with Menuki.Menuki were placed under the tsuka ito to help with the grip of the sword. They were often elaborately decorated and featured a variety of designs A very nicely crafted miniature camphor wood parquetry cabinet that has had thirty one menuki appplied to the front, top and inside on the front of two drawers. The menuki have a variety of design including dragons, frogs with leaf umbrellas, boats, deer and florals. There are four main drawers. Three on the left side and one wide drawer at the bottom. On the right is a sliding panel that reveals two more small drawers inside. The sides and back are unadorned. The chest measures 7 and one half inches high by 7 and seven eighths inches wide by 4 and one quarter inches deep and is in excellent condition with nice old patina ( and a lot of dust in the crevices of the menuki). On the bottom of the wide drawer at the base of the chest we found that it had a beautiful inscription ( M.G. M. Spexarth Your birthday October 27, 1884 from Your Gus). We suspect the piece was brought back in the that period by some sailor or adventurer who had visiting Japan and bought the piece for his sweetheart. A lovely example of Victorian script in the inscription. Obviously the piece is from the early to mid 1880s in order to have been given as a treasure in 1884. To learn more about Menuki go to http://www.bugei.com/subcategory_87_1.htm

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Japanese Carved Boxwood incense box Round Kogo Meiji period

A fantastic small antique Japanese round kogo (incense box) with a low relief carved design on the entire piece depicting a grapevine with grapes. Signed on the base with a three character signature. The inner box reaches to almost the top of the cover. It would have taken a master wood craftsman to be able to have turned a single piece of wood on a lathe to create a top as tin as this one without breaking it. The entire top piece would have had to be carved ever so carefully because of the extra thin sides. If it cracked during the carving or while being turned out on the lathe it would have had to be completely remade. The attached base sits on a scrolled bottom with three raised legs. Measures two and one half inches in diameter by two and three sixteenth inches high. Excellent condition with no cracks or chips. Dates from the mid the late Meiji Period, circa 1880 to 1900. The attached single piece base sits on a scrolled bottom with three raised legs. Measures 2 and one half inches in diameter by 2 and three sixteenth inches high. Excellent condition with no cracks or chips wonderful original old glowing patina. Dates from the mid the late Meiji Period, circa 1880 to 1900.

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