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Meiji Ceramic Sake Cask Rice Stalk Design
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Pre 1900 item# 912459 (stock# 07-53)
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$390
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Sake dispensed from this large ceramic cask served late 19th century patrons in Saga Prefecture on Japan’s south island of Kyushu. The turquoise logo of a path between two wooded hills shows the cask held Seiryu Sake. The other side of the cask proclaims the name of the sake shop, Murata Saketen, and its address. This Kanji in vivid underglaze cobalt with the splash of turquoise, and the rice stalks in relief extending up two sides of the container make this an especially nice cask. After putti ...click for details
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Japanese Silk Shibori Fukusa With Mon
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Pre 1910 item# 818776 (stock# 32-52)
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$195
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Shibori, an incredibly intricate Japanese textile art, was used to create the mon (family crest) on one side and good fortune character on the other side of this late Meiji era fukusa. The designs were formed by tightly tying off with thread thousands of individual tiny sections on plain white silk. The tied off sections covered the surface everywhere except the outlines of the character and crest, so that when the fabric was dyed green and the binding threads removed, each tiny section was puck ...click for details
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Japanese Meiji Silk Fukusa
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Pre 1910 item# 810848 (stock# 57-97)
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The fukusa, a square piece of cloth with a unique and often exquisite design, became an essential element in the elaborate ceremony prescribed for the formal presentation of a gift during the Meiji era in Japan. Sometimes confused with the furoshki, a larger, single layer of cloth used to wrap and transport an informal gift, the fukusa is seldom larger than 15 inches square, lined and made of fine silk. These pieces often were commissioned by a family, designed to their specifications, and then ...click for details
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Meiji Blue and White Fukizima Charger
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Pre 1900 item# 807056 (stock# 37-98)
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$495
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The striking underglaze blue and white design of this late 19th century Japanese fukizima charger combines both vivid and muted cobalt in misty blossoms and leaves that float within sharply defined stems. The fukizima technique, employing a stencil and sprayed pigment, created the white flowers that hover above a soft blue background. The igezara fluted trim is in perfect condition; there is a small firing flaw to the lower right of the design. The diameter is 15" (38 cm).
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Gold Brocade Japanese Han Haba Obi
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Pre 1920 item# 800005 (stock# 18-31)
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$320
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An obi with a vivid tulip-like design of green, yellow, red, black and white is further sparked with lots of metallic gold thread. This han haba (half width) kimono belt is from early 20th century Japan. The brocade pattern runs the full length--nearly 12 feet--on both sides of the piece, similar in construction to the wider maru obi worn by Japanese women for more formal occasions. Narrow obi generally were worn more casually but this one, with its rich gold brocade and strong, bright design, p ...click for details
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Meiji Maru Silk Obi Apricot and Brown
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Pre 1900 item# 784578 (stock# 04-17)
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$600
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The gorgeous padded silk on this late 19th century Japanese obi has the softness and subtle sheen found only on fine old obi. Unlike the stiff lining usually found on the maru style, a pliable padding was used on this one, which makes it smooth and inviting to the touch. The silver and apricot flowers gleam on a warm brown background. As a maru obi, the patterned silk covers both sides of the 12-3/4 foot length. The piece is in excellent condition throughout. Measurements: length 152" (381 ...click for details
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