NAME: Antique Japanese tin sake set (2 bottles & 5 cups), original wood box MAKER: Signed on the inside lid SIZE: Bottles are 4-3/4" (12.4cm) tall, the cups 7/8" (2cm) tall, diameter is 1-7/8" (4.7cm) CONDITION: Few tiny bumps on the bottles which is mostly likely ... more

NAME: Antique Japanese Lacquered Jubako with 4 boxes DESCRIPTION: 4 box jubako (tiered lunch boxes) with two lids. The food boxes have a dark red lacquered finish on the outside and are brighter red on the inside. A tray at the bottom with a hole in the middle for the finger is used to... more

NAME: Antique Japanese Lacquered Jubako with 5 Boxes DESCRIPTION: 5 box jubako (tiered lunch boxes) with two lids. A gold design is painted on the top of the lids. It probably is a mon (family crest). The food boxes are black lacquered on the outside and a deep red lacquer color on th... more

NAME: Japanese wooden figures of Ebisu and Daikokuten of the 7 Gods of Fortune fame, wood box MAKER: unknown SIZE: 1-1/2", lacquered wood stand is 4-1/4 x 2-1/4" CONDITION: excellent. NOTES: Very fine, painted detail. Ebisu and Daikokuten are often paired... more

FABULOUS antique Samurai diorama set from Taisho Period (1912-26). It comes with its original wooden crate and is in excellent condition. This is a large set. The crate roughly measures 25" x 14" x 10". The weight of the set double boxed weighs 20 pounds. Have not uncrated i... more

Japanese antique Samurai doll on horse with loyal retainer on stand. Very good quality set from Taisho period (may be little older, to late Meiji or early 1900's). The heads/faces have the gofun finish (egg shell and glue), the hands and feet are carved wood, the eyes are glass. The horse is made... more

Antique Japanese original woodblock print by Eikyu (Eikyu Matsuoka 1881-1938), probably dating to 1920-30's. It is a picture of "Silk Farming". It depicts a busy workroom, with a woman working at a table, 2 women working on a project on the floor and a gentleman by a large sack. The women are al... more

Antique Japanese original woodblock print by Gekko Ogata (1859-1920). This print is from the series "Gekko's sketches", Sept, 1896 and was probably part of a book. The print itself measures 5" x 7" and depicts sea life, koi, tai (red snapper) and squid. Artelino has an interesting short more

Antique Japanese Obi from the Taisho period (1912-1926). This is a Maru obi, which is fully patterned on both sides and is the most formal. This style was popular in the Meiji and Taisho periods. The weave is brocade (raised design). It has a beige background with cranes, pines, crysanth... more

Antique Japanese Taisho wedding kimono, art deco style. During the Taisho period (1912-1926), the wedding kimono were not heavily padded as were previous periods or later to current times, nor, in general, were they heavily embroidered. They were hand dyed using the yuzen technique (waxy m... more