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Footed conical bowl decorated with cream and brown splashes on green background inside, and cream and green splashes on the brown background outside. Diameter: 13.5 cm, H: 6.2 cm;
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Footed bowl with deep, rounded sides decorated with cream and green splashes on amber background, inside and outside. Diameter: 13 cm; H: 7 cm.
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Iron tsuba of mokko form decorated with trellis, vines, foliage, and gourds inlaid in brass with details carved in low relief.
NBTHK: Tokubetsu Hozon №2003186.
Momoyama period (1574 – 1603). Dimensions: H: 85.5 cm, W: 79 mm, Thickness (centre): 4.8 mm. Tsuba of a similar design can be found in this collection [TSU-0373]. In that example, the plate was later pierced with geometrical mon-like openwork to resemble Koike Yoshirō's handguards. More about this type of tsuba here. -
Iron tsuba of round form, on both sides decorated in low relief (kebori) with a dragon, eyes inlaid in brass. NBTHK: Hozon, № 4011013. Kamakura-bori type of tsuba. Med-Muromachi period, c. 1450. Diameter: 90 mm; Thickness (centre): 3.3 cm, Thickness (rim): 2.4 cm Reference: Japanese Swords and Sword Fittings from the Collection of Dr Walter Ames Compton (Part I). — NY: Christie's, 1992, p. 10, №2. Obviously, Compton's tsuba has an altered nakago-ana and placed on the photo upside down. Compton's tsuba has a raised mimi, while mine does not. Two other examples of the same design may be found at: (1) Christie, Manson & Woods auction sales “Kotetsu”, 1980, page 12, №10 and (2) Professor A. Z. Freeman and the Phyllis Sharpe Memorial collections №36, pp. 18-19. Both have raised mimi, the latter classified as Katchushi tsuba. More about Kamakura-bori tsuba here.
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Iron tsuba of round form decorated with a ladle, pestle, mortar, and rice sickle in positive silhouette openwork (nikubori-ji-sukashi). Slightly rounded rim with iron bones (tekkotsu). Seppa-dai plugged with copper fittings (sekigane). Silver patina. The design resembles mochi-making utensils; mochi (rice cake) symbolizes longevity. Kanayama school, c. 1590 (Momoyama period). Note: unusually large size for a Kanayama tsuba: diameter 79.5 mm, thickness at seppa-dai: 5.5 mm, at rim: 6.0 mm. Concerning the design: While the ladle and pestle are clear, the mortar (under the seppa-dai), and the sickle (to the left) require certain imagination.
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Iron tsuba of round form decorated with a deer and maple leaves in positive silhouette openwork (ji-sukashi), with details finely carved in low relief (kebori). Nakagō-ana plugged with copper fittings (sekigane). Traces of lacquer on the surface.
NBTHK: Hozon, №424947.
Design: An autumnal tsuba with an allusion to Kasuga Shrine in Nara.
Attributed by NBTHK to Shoami. Age: Probably the Momoyama period (1574 – 1603) or early Edo period (1603 – 1650), but judging on the item's substantial size (diameter 86.6 mm) and considerable thinness (3.4 mm) may be attributed to earlier times (late Muromachi period, 1514 – 1573). -
Underglaze cobalt blue and white porcelain plate decorated with a falcon on a pine tree and rough waves beneath; rim with a stylized wave design; seven spur marks on the reverse. Diameter: 31 cm; Height: 5 cm; Diameter of the foot: 18 cm.
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Iron tsuba of mokko form decorated with arabesque (karakusa) in low relief carving. niku from 4.0 mm in the centre to 5.1 mm at the rim. Strong Nobuie [信家] signature (futoji-mei) to the left of nakago-ana. Hitsuana plugged with pewter.
Size: H: 88.2 mm, W: 83.6, Th(c): 4.0 mm, Th(r): 5.1 mm Weight: 167 g.Signed: Nobuie [信家]
Probably the work of Nidai Nobuie (c. 1600).
Tokubetsu hozon certificate № 229324 of the N.B.T.H.K., dated 22.12.2010 -
Round plate with a blue and white design of blossoming peony behind a fence with lattice and floral border; flowers to the bottom. Diameter: 33 cm, Haight: 4.5 cm.
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Round plate with a blue and white design of blossoming bamboo and chrysanthemums in the centre with a border of lattice and floral sprays. Diameter: 34 cm, Haight: 5.5 cm.
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Underglaze cobalt blue and white porcelain plate decorated with a bamboo border, key fret above the blue ring, and a bush of chrysanthemums in the centre. The bottom is decorated with stylized clouds and flowers, a border of lotus petals and signed with a general mark in the centre. Diameter: 29.5 cm; Height: 3.5 cm.
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Round plate with a polichrome design of repeating stylized flowers on the rim and a pond reflecting the sun surounded by flowers at the centre. Diameter: 34 cm, Haight: 4 cm.
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Round plate with an underglaze polychrome design of a blue border and stylized flowers on the rim and octagonal ornament at the centre. Diameter: 34 cm, Haight: 4 cm.
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Small six-lobed sancai (blue, amber, and cream) earthenware tripod censer with amber lead glaze mouth, an outer surface of the body decorated in a form of toad skin, the centre of the bottom unglazed, standing on unglazed beast's paws. China, the Tang dynasty [唐朝] (618 – 907). Diameter: 10.2 cm; Height: 9.2 cm.
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Iron tsuba in a form of an eight-petalled blossom (lotus) form, petals separated by linear low-relief carving, both hitsu-ana filled with gold plugs, the surface decorated with tsuchime-ji, rich grey-brownish patina, niku from 4 mm in the centre to 6 mm at the rim. Strong (futoji-mei) Nobuie [信家] signature to the left of nakago-ana. Attributed to the 2nd generation of Nobuie masters (Nidai Nobuie).
Size: outer diameter 84 mm, thickness at centre: 4 mm, at rim: 6 mm. Wight: 167 g.Signed: Nobuie [信家]
Probably the work of Nidai Nobuie (c. 1600).
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Iron tsuba of quatrefoil form (mokka-gata) adorned with the design of stars, wild geese, blossoms, leaves and tendrils realized in the brass inlay. The inlay technique includes suemon-zōgan and ten-zōgan. A smaller opening (kozuka hitsu-ana) surrounded by a scalloped brass border. The seppa-dai bordered with linear inlay. A few dots of inlay on both sides are missing. Measurements: height 71 mm, width 70 mm, thickness at centre 2.7 cm Time: Late Muromachi (1514 – 1573)
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Agate snuff bottle of flattened rounded rectangular form, round neck, and flat base, semitransparent milky white body with dark brown inclusions of geometric form. Green jadeite stopper with a copper alloy spoon and collar. Qing dynasty [清] (1644-1912) Size: 7.2 x 4.3 x 2.2 cm
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Seller's description: "pottery jar presenting a circular, concave base, an apple-form body, a cylindrical neck, and an annular flared rim. Boasting a lustrous burnish, the gorgeous vessel displays three narrow vertical panels in a hue of cream over mottled shades of chocolate brown and mocha on its body and a caramel-coloured neck and rim. The discoid lid features a lovely natural woodgrain surface incised with three decorative concentric circles around a petite knob-like handle. Note the beautiful globules of glaze that decorate the periphery of the base! This type of vessel is known as Seto ware." Size: Dia: 13 cm, H: 14 cm.
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White jade Bi of three concentrical circles: double helix outer, intertwined serpents in the middle and a dragon in centre, carved in openwork and low-relief. China, the Ming Dynasty [大明] (1368 – 1644). Diameter: 15.9 cm; Height: 0.5 cm.
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Porcelaneous stoneware vase glazed in purple-red with blue and beige splashes outside and dark blue inside, with one tube in the centre surrounded with eight peripheral tubes. Base unglazed. China, the Qianlong period (1711 – 1799) of the Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1912). Diameter: 19 cm; Height: 24 cm.
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Jizhou black glaze bottle decorated with a leaf, placed on to the glaze before firing, and burnt away in the kiln to leave its pattern. Foot unglazed. China, the Song dynasty [宋朝] (960 – 1279). Height: 27.5 cm.
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Brown bowl with golden-brown streaks on a black ground, mouth with a curved profile. A drop of glaze hanging in support. Base unglazed. In a wooden box. China, the Song dynasty [宋朝] (960 – 1279). Diameter: 12.5 cm; Height: 7 cm.
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Small six-lobed tripod censer with an outer surface decorated in a form of dragon skin, distant parts of the feet and centre of the bottom unglazed, a drip of blue glaze inside. China, the Tang dynasty [唐朝] (618 – 907). Diameter: 8 cm; Height: 7 cm.
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Bowl with tapered sides, lavender-blue glaze and a large purple splash on the interior; yellowish rim; foot unglazed. China, the Yuan Dynasty [大元] (1279 – 1368). Diameter: 21 cm; Height: 9 cm.
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A vessel of flattened ovoid form supported on a tall splayed foot and surmounted by a short neck with the galleried rim. The shoulders set with a pair of loop handles, the body moulded on both sides with a Phenix surrounded with meandering floral and foliate scrolls. Covered with irregular splashes of green, amber, cream, and blue glazes, dripping down the foot. Foot bottom unglazed (beige body). China, the Tang dynasty [唐朝] (618 – 907). Height: 18.5 cm; Width: 13 cm
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A footed double-gourd porcelain bottle with iron and gold coloured crackle on grey background. China, the Qianlong period (1711 – 1799) of the Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1912). Diameter: 12 cm; Height: 21 cm.
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A tripod earthenware jar with the upper half decorated with three-colour glaze in brown, green, and white, and the bottom half unglazed; spur marks to the mouth. Henan kiln. China, the Tang dynasty [唐朝] (618 – 907). Diameter: 22 cm; Height: 15.5 cm
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Made of two moulded symmetrical halves, joined before attaching the handle. On an unglazed base. Glazed in three colours (green, amber and ivory) and the tail is glazed black or dark blue. China, the Tang dynasty [唐朝] (618 – 907). Height: 37 cm.
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Footed purse-like ewer with twisted handle, with sculptured body glazed in green and details glazed in brown, on an unglazed foot. China, the Liao Dynasty [辽朝] (907 – 1125). Dimensions: 29 x 15 x 15 cm
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Amber-glazed marbled pottery tripod censer, standing on unglazed beast's paws. The clay itself is not marbled, only the glaze. China, the Tang dynasty [唐朝] (618 – 907). Diameter: 16 cm; Height: 14 cm.
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Green, mottled (white, yellow, brown) glazed earthenware jar or a circular box with a cover, on an unglazed foot decorated with florets. The cover has a small knop. Ivory glaze inside. China, the Tang dynasty [唐朝] (618 – 907). Diameter: 10 cm; Height: 10 cm.
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Typical meiping body, short neck, lipped rim; painted in the blackish-brown slip with two blossoms and butterflies under a clear glaze. The foot ring is unglazed exposing the brown body. China, the Yuan Dynasty [大元] (1279 – 1368). Diameter: 14 cm; Height: 30.5 cm.
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Press moulded round box with a cover made of yellow and brown marble clay, glazed with a clear glaze inside and outside. China, the Tang dynasty [唐朝] (618 – 907) Diameter: 11 cm; Height: 5.5 cm.
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The pillow is moulded as a recumbent tiger, the details painted in dark brown and pale russet on a white slip and under a clear glaze, and the slightly dished top is painted with a winged beast. China, the Jin dynasty [金朝] (1115 – 1234). Dimensions: 12 x 34.5 x 19.5 cm
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Underglaze cobalt blue and white Zhangzhou (Swatow) porcelain plate decorated vigorously and spontaneously with a bird in the landscape, and flowers in oval cartouches among waves or fish scale diaper. Sand particles on the base. Ming Dynasty [大明] (1368 – 1644); Wanli Era (1572 – 1620); Late 16th – Early 17th century. Diameter: 28.2 cm; Height: 4.0 cm
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Footed plate with scalloped rim, centre decorated with running yak or another even-toed animal among flowers, jewel diaper pattern to the inner lip; foliage motif to the outside is bordered with foliage above and lotus leaves below. Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration. Ming Dynasty [大明] (1368 – 1644); Wanli Era (1572 – 1620); Late 16th – Early 17th century. Diameter: 25.5 cm; Height: 4.2 cm