Zentner Collection: Antique Japanese Tansu, Asian Works of Art
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Antique Japanese Set of Two Silk Panels with Flying Cranes
Antique Japanese set of two silk woven panels depicting cranes flying overhead a motif of crashing ocean waves below, with gold thread accenting, on a background of blue green.

Size: (top panel) 50" x 18" (bottom panel) 50.5" x 25.5"
item #1338407
SOLD
Antique Japanese Silver Box with Imperial Chrysanthemum
Antique Japanese small silver box with a 14-petal Chrysanthemum in the center of its lid, a special mon indicative of the Imperial household. The underside of the box is marked with a 5 character Japanese inscription. Meiji period (1868 - 1912)

Size: 2.5" L x 1.75" W x .75" H
item #1338400
SOLD
Japanese Edo Wood Temple Carving of Baku
Antique Japanese wooden temple carving of a Baku, a mythological creature very similar to an elephant. Baku is known as the dream eater. Children in Japan will sometimes attempt to summon the Baku in the middle of the night to devour their nightmares and motifs of him are commonly found in bedrooms. All hand-carved with incredible attention to detail. Mounted on a high quality custom iron stand. Edo age (1615- 1868)

Size: 19" L x 6.5" W x 10" H (15" total height on stand)
item #1338333
$2,250.00
Japanese Bamboo Carved Frog
Japanese hand-carved bamboo figure of a seated frog. Wonderfully lifelike details with darkened eyes, hands and feet tucked underneath his belly, which has natural bamboo form.
Size:5.5" L x 3.5" W x 3.25" H
item #1338324
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Japanese 18th Century Fan Painting with Bat
Antique Japanese fan painting of a single bat in sumi-e ink on paper. Signed by the artist. The painting is 18th century, later mounted as a scroll. The surface of the painting is very unusual and has a slight opalescent quality.
Size of scroll: 48" high x 24" wide (26" wide including scroll ends). Size of fan painting: 9" high x 19" wide.
item #1338311
$1,250.00
Antique Japanese Theater Dragon and Mount Fuji Robe
Antique Japanese theater robe, hand-embroidered with intricate motifs of ocean waves and flames. The central image is of a large embroidered dragon with glass eyes, swimming in the ocean waves, with Mount Fuji across the shoulders. The interior is lined in solid light orange fabric with floral print towards the bottom. Mid Meiji period (1868 - 1912)

Size: 50" L x 74" H
item #1338137
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Original Antique Japanese Gyosho Bako
Antique Japanese Gyosho Bako/ Merchant's Chest, in this case it would be meant for a barber to store small tools such as hair shears or combs. All original red lacquer finish, old iron hardware with handle on top for easy transport. Mid Edo period (1615-1868)

Size: 10" L x 7.5" W x 18.5" H
item #1337860
$650.00
Beautiful Japanese Antique Burl Wood Usubata (Ikebana Container)
Japanese antique burl hardwood usubata container for ikebana flower arrangements. Two tiered and with two circular openings. Beautifully natural curving form.
Early Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)
Size: 19" high.
item #1337805
SOLD
Pair of Japanese Lamps with Makie Lacquer and Inlay
Antique Japanese pair of hardwood hibachi lamps, adorned with beautiful motifs of grape leaves in gilt makie lacquer and inlay. Bold natural keyaki hardwood woodgrain. Meiji age (1868-1912)

Size: 13" W x 28" H
item #1337800
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Antique Japanese Bronze Fish Vase signed Shinzui w/ Tomobako
Gorgeous Japanese antique bronze vase with three swimming fish, detailed with realistic scales and fins, and gilt accented eyes. The backside has a gilt imprinted 14 petal Chrysanthemum, a mark of the Imperial household. The underside of the vase is signed "Shinzui". Hardwood stand is included, along with original tomobako.
Meiji period (1868-1912)

Size: 8.5" H x 9" W (on stand is 9.5" H)
Tomobako is 11.5" H x 10.5" W x 10.75" D
item #1337670
SOLD
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