Samurai, Beauties, and Townsmen

A LACQUER MIDARE-BON (GARMENT TRAY)Edo period (1615-1868), probably 18th century Decorated in gold and pewter takamaki-e with details inlaid in sh...

A RYUKYU ISLANDS (OKINAWA) SHELL-INLAID LACQUER TRAYEdo period (1615-1868), 18th centuryDecorated in inlaid mother-of-pearl with two writhing conf...

A GOLD-LACQUER FOOTED MIMIDARAI (HANDLED BASIN) AND SIX NEGORO-STYLE DISHESEdo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryComprising a footed mimidarai decor...

A SILVER-MOUNTED, GOLD-LACQUER, AND SHIBAYAMA-INLAID FOUR-SIDED VASEMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe gold-lacquered body ins...

A GOLD-LACQUER MINIATURE SHODANA (DISPLAY CABINET)Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe rectangular carcass comprising two pairs ...

TWO SMALL GOLD-LACQUER BOXES AND COVERSMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe first decorated in gold and red takamaki-e with silv...

A GOLD-LACQUER BOX AND COVER IN THE FORM OF A COVERED WORK BOATEdo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th centuryThe box with a kinji g...

TWO SMALL GOLD-LACQUER BOXESEdo period (1615-1868) to Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th to early 20th centuryBoth decorated in gold hiramaki-e and takam...

A GOLD-LACQUER RECTANGULAR KOBAKO (INCENSE-WOOD BOX)Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 19th centuryThe inrobuta (flush-fitt...

A GOLD-LACQUER KOBAKO (SMALL BOX) IN THE FORM OF THREE OVERLAPPING FANSEdo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 19th centuryDecor...

A LACQUERED WOOD RECTANGULAR TRAYMeiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th centuryDecorated in gold, brown and black takamaki-e and ...

A GOLD-LACQUER ROUNDED RECTANGULAR FUBAKO (LETTER BOX)Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe kabusebuta (overlapping lid) decorated in gold and s...

SHIBATA KEISAI (DATES UNKNOWN)A Lacquered-Wood Kogo (Incense Box) Probably Showa era (1926-1989), 20th centuryThe exterior of the inrobuta (flush-...

A GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS) AND COVERMeiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, probably early 20th centuryThe exterior...

AN INLAID AND GOLD-LACQUER MATCHING SET OF BUNDAI (WRITING DESK) AND SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS)Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) ...

KODA SHUETSU (1881-1933)A Black-Lacquer Hexagonal Kogo (Box for Incense Wood) and Cover Showa era (1926-1989), 1928The lustrous black-lacquer grou...

ATTRIBUTED TO THE ZOHIKO COMPANYA Black and Gold-Lacquer Rectangular Box and Cover with Matching Tray Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th ...

A GOLD-LACQUER RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVERMeiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th centuryThe inrobuta (flush-fitting lid) decorated ...

TOMITA KOSHICHI I (1854-1910) OR TOMITA KOSHICHI II (1873-1944)A Gold-Lacquer Cylindrical Koro (Incense Burner) and Cover Meiji (1868-1912) or Tai...

A GOLD-LACQUER KODANSU (SMALL CABINET)Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/20th centuryThe rich kinji ground sumptuously decorat...

HARUI KOMIN (1869-1922/3)A Black-Lacquer Natsume (Tea Caddy) Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, 20th centuryFinely lacquered in gold, si...

IMAIZUMI NARIYUKI (SEISHI, ACTIVE CIRCA 1910-1950)A Black-Lacquer Natsume (Tea Caddy) Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th centuryTh...

A GOLD-LACQUER AND SHELL-INLAID TALL OCTAGONAL FIVE-TIERED JUBAKO (PICNIC BOX)Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), probably 19th centu...

A GOLD-LACQUER SMALL ANGLED SQUARE KOGO (BOX FOR INCENSE WOOD)Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 19th centuryThe kabusebuta...

A GOLD-LACQUER KOBAKO (SMALL BOX) AND COVERMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe kabusebuta (overlapping lid), body, and base fin...

ATTRIBUTED TO TOSHUA Gold-and-Black-Lacquer Shikishibako (Box for Square Poem Papers) Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th centuryThe...

A GOLD-LACQUER SMALL BOX AND COVER IN THE FORM OF AN UCHIWA GUNBAI (GENERAL'S WAR FAN)Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe cover decorated in s...

A GOLD-LACQUERED NATSUME (TEA CADDY) AND COVEREdo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 19th centuryThe black-lacquer ground sprin...

A BLACK-LACQUER RYOSHIBAKO (DOCUMENT BOX)Meiji (1868-1912), Taisho (1912-1926), or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th centuryThe kabusebuta (overlapping ...

AN INLAID SHELL NATSUME (TEA CADDY) AND COVEREdo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 19th centuryThe black ground inlaid in shel...

MITSUMURA OF KYOTO (FOUNDED 1919)A Black-Lacquer Natsume (Tea Caddy) Showa era (1926-1989), mid/late 20th centuryThe exterior lacquered in gold an...

A WOOD FIGURE OF SHO-KANNON (AVALOKITESVARA)Edo period (1615-1868), 17th centuryCarved from a single block of wood, the bodhisattva standing dress...

ATTRIBUTED TO MORI SADAICHI (KYOKKO)A Wood Okimono (Table Ornament) of a Toad Showa era (1926-1989), probably mid-20th centuryThe toad seated, lif...

MASANAO OF ISE (ACTIVE 19TH CENTURY)A Wood Okimono (Table Ornament) of Three Toads Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe three warty toads atop ...

SUKETOSHI (DATES UNKNOWN)A Wood Okimono (Table Ornament) of a Carp Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryNaturalistically carved with...

AN INLAID WOOD OKIMONO (TABLE ORNAMENT) FIGURE OF A RAT CATCHERMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryHalf-kneeling and wearing an ago...

A WOOD OKIMONO (TABLE ORNAMENT) OF A SARUMAWASHI (MONKEY TRAINER)Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryStanding, wearing a tenugui (t...

A WOOD OKIMONO (TABLE ORNAMENT) OF AN ELDERLY WOMANEdo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th centuryThe hunchbacked and emaciated woma...

A WOOD TRAY FOR DISPLAYING A KORO (INCENSE BURNER) DURING THE SENCHA TEA CEREMONYProbably Showa era (1926-1989), mid-20th centuryThe well-patinate...

THREE BAMBOO FLOWER BASKETSOne by Tanabe Chikuunsai (1877-1937), Taisho (1912-1926) to Showa (1926-1989) era, mid to late 20th centuryThe first a ...

A BLACK-LACQUER LARGE NAGAMOCHI (STORAGE CHEST)Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th centuryOf conventional rectangular form with ...

HARA YOYUSAI (1772-1845/6) AND HOGEN HARUAKI (1787-1859)An Inlaid Gold-Lacquer Five-Case Inro Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe kinji ground...

THREE LACQUER INRO AND A KUSHI (COMB)Edo period (1615-1868) to Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th centuryThe first decorated in gold, black, and red taka...

UEMURA ENSHU (BORN 1955)A Gold-Lacquer Three-Case Inro Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early 21st centuryDecorated in gold ...

ATTRIBUTED TO UEMURA ENSHU (BORN 1955)A Yamimaki-e (Black-on-Black) Lacquer Three-Case Inro Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th...

UEMURA ENSHU (BORN 1955)A Gold-Lacquer Three-Case Inro with Matching Manju Netsuke Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early 21...

UEMURA ENSHU (BORN 1955)A Gold-Lacquer Three-Case Inro with Matching Netsuke Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early 21st cen...

UEMURA ENSHU (BORN 1955)A Gold-Lacquer Three-Case Inro with Matching Manju NetsukeShowa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early 21s...

UEMURA ENSHU (BORN 1955)A Gold-Lacquer Three-Case Inro with Matching Manju Netsuke Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early 21...

A GROUP OF ASSORTED INROEdo period (1615-1868) to Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th to early 20th centuryComprising inro of various shapes, sizes, and m...

UEMURA ENSHU (BORN 1955)A Gold-Lacquer Three-Case Inro with Matching Manju Netsuke Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early 21...

A GROUP OF ASSORTED KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASES)Edo period (1615-1868) to Showa era (1926-1989), 19th to 20th centuryThe kiseruzutsu of muso-zutsu, se...

A GROUP OF ASSORTED KISERU (PIPES)Edo period (1615-1868) to Showa era (1926-1989), 19th century to 20th centuryOf various shapes, sizes, and mater...

A SILVER KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE)Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryCarved all over in relief with turbulent water and breaking wav...

IKEDA TAISHIN (1825-1903)A Lacquered-Wood Kiseruzutsu (Pipe Case) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th centuryOf muso-zutsu type,...

FOUR NETSUKEEdo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThree wood, the first a plum blossom with each petal incised with a different brocade pattern, the...

TWO OJIME (FASTENERS)Meiji era (1912-1868), late 19th/early 20th centuryEach silvered metal with details inlaid in gold and copper; the first a bu...

AN EBONY NETSUKE OF PAVILIONSBy Ippachi, Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th centuryCarved in the style of Horaku, the larger pa...

A WOOD NETSUKE OF A MUSHROOM CLUSTERBy Jikan Ganbun, Kyoto and Tokyo, late 19th centuryPossibly shimeji mushrooms, the cluster with mushrooms of v...

AN ARITA-WARE, BLUE-AND-WHITE PORCELAIN BALUSTER JAREdo period (1615-1868), late 17th/early 18th centuryPainted in underglaze blue with two large ...