DESCRIPTION: Three rare Edo Period (c. 1790 – 1810), festival banners, hand woven of hemp and decorated with colored zodiac animals dyed in the freehand paste resist technique, tsutsugaki. To remain straight and highly visible in parade processions, these tall banners would have been mounted on poles from the top and along one side using a series of fabric tabs attached to the banner.

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DESCRIPTION: A handsome smoked bamboo ikebana basket with appealing patterns and woven rope corners. The body is divided into three sections, the top section with a thin horizontal weave and the others with broad vertical bands. These join a square base of horizontally braided bamboo. A continuous rope woven from very thin bamboo strips forms the handle, corners and feet. This is a truly wonderful basket in excellent condition with a beautiful patina; no breaks or losses. DIMENSIONS: Body o... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: A conical shaped Japanese ikebana basket crafted from split bamboo, the upper portion in open vertical strips secured by a horizontal weave at the base. The basket is lined with the original, conforming brass water container and rests on three short bamboo legs. Excellent condition and dating from the late Meiji to Taisho Periods (1900 – 1926). DIMENSIONS: Basket is 12” high (30.5 cm) with handles; 7” high (17.8 cm) without handles; 8 ½” in diameter (21.5 cm).

DESCRIPTION: A handsome round ikebana basket, Meiji Period, crafted of smoked bamboo in a diagonal weave with double wrapped handle. Three vertical bamboo strips reinforce two corners, and the basket rests on a square, open weave base. Excellent condition with no breaks or losses. DIMENSIONS: 16 ½” high with handle (42 cm); 10 ½” diameter (26.5 cm).

DESCRIPTION: A wonderful, pencil signed Japanese woodblock print by Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995). Titled “Stone Lanterns” and dated 1941 in the margin in Japanese, the print shows a man tending bonsai among ancient stone lanterns in a beautiful, tranquil scene. Pencil signed title and signature in English (lifetime edition), and in Japanese within the image (with chop). Excellent color and condition; no toning or tears; full margins. Archivally matted and framed. PRINT DIMENSIONS: 6 5/8” x 9 3... Click for details

DESCRIPTION: A fine, small Japanese ivory okimono of a crouching shi shi (Buddhist lion) balanced on a leafy ball with teeth bared. Inside the leafy outer structure of the ball is a separate loose ball that rolls freely inside. Although unsigned, this piece was surely carved by a master as evidenced by the composition, loose ball, and the fine detailing of the shi shi’s fur and backbone structure. Dating from the 19th C., the okimono has a luscious patina from years of handling and is in exce... Click for details