Small square wooden box with inlaid top. Box contains another box within concealed by separate removable side panels on all four sides. Inlay pattern is a series of horizontal strips of dark, light and black woods. The horizontals are interrupted by two rectangles. Upper triangle, 6.4 x 2.5 cm.…
Small square wooden box with inlaid top. Box contains another box within concealed by separate removable side panels on all four sides. Inlay pattern is a series of horizontal strips of dark, light and black woods. The horizontals are interrupted by two rectangles. Upper triangle, 6.4 x 2.5 cm. is inlaid with thin strips of black set diagonally in both directions. The lower triangle, 3.5 x 3.0 cm, is inlaid with twelve light and black wood triangles. A narrow vertical rectangle, 3.2 x .9 cm. of light wood interrupted by thin horizontal strips of black is set to the left of the lower triangle. The four corner support posts are attached to base by small wooden pegs which are visible on bottom.
A complete set of twenty eight rectangular tiles, each a sandwich of ebony and ivory held together by three brass rivets. Ivory face of each tile divided in half with one to six shallow circular dots marking each half.
A complete set of twenty eight rectangular tiles, each a sandwich of ebony and ivory held together by three brass rivets. Ivory face of each tile divided in half with one to six shallow circular dots marking each half.
Very small round flat bottomed wicker woven basket with tall rounded handle of two pieces of split bamboo ? wrapped together at the top. Small cylindrical wickerwork basket around tube of bamboo ? attached at one side. Larger basket has ring of bamboo at neck with braided finish at rim and is worke…
Very small round flat bottomed wicker woven basket with tall rounded handle of two pieces of split bamboo ? wrapped together at the top. Small cylindrical wickerwork basket around tube of bamboo ? attached at one side. Larger basket has ring of bamboo at neck with braided finish at rim and is worked around small ceramic celadon glazed pot inside.
Small rectangular tray with rounded corners. Ridged tray rim is sloped design on surface is incised leaf and teapot with signature incised and stained red, in lower right corner. Furrowed tool marks gouged in bottom of tray around central flat rectangle containing incised calligraphy.
Small rectangular tray with rounded corners. Ridged tray rim is sloped design on surface is incised leaf and teapot with signature incised and stained red, in lower right corner. Furrowed tool marks gouged in bottom of tray around central flat rectangle containing incised calligraphy.
A heavy cast iron teapot of traditional shape with thick hexagonal lip around circular opening at top and small gracefully curved spout from centre at one side. Tall looped handle of metal tapers at ends into lugs on shoulder of pot above spout and on opposite side. Surface beginning 3 cm above rou…
A heavy cast iron teapot of traditional shape with thick hexagonal lip around circular opening at top and small gracefully curved spout from centre at one side. Tall looped handle of metal tapers at ends into lugs on shoulder of pot above spout and on opposite side. Surface beginning 3 cm above rough metal of bottom has been polished and etched with a flock of butterflies inlaid with gold, and a similarly worked gold chrysanthemum on each face of the hexagonal lip. Simple flat round bronze lid with plain hollow metal knob screwed into centre on a bed of simple leaves. Inside texture of roughly cast iron; handle contains inlaid butterfly motif. Marks: four Japanese characters under handle opposite spout, engraved Japanese signature underside of lid.