Zentner Collection: Antique Japanese Tansu, Asian Works of Art
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Chinese Turquoise Study with Crabs
Chinese Turquoise Study with Crabs
Charming antique Chinese Turquoise Study with Crabs on basket with floral bouquet. Good condition.

Age: Republic Period

Size: 5 1/2H 3 1/2W 3 1/2D
item #1426293
$6,000.00
Chinese Antique Turqouise Magu & Crane & Deer
Chinese Antique Turqouise Magu & Crane & Deer
Lovely pale turquoise with matrix markings carving of beautiful Magu, maiden with crane and deer on rocky landscape, with fitted carved wooden base. Carved using natural curvature of material. Good condition.

Nineteenth century, Ching Dynasty

Size: 9 1/8"H x 6"W x2 1/4"
item #1426292
$6,000.00
Japanese Antique Bronze Vase with Pair of Phoenix Birds
Japanese Antique Bronze Vase with Pair of Phoenix Birds
Antique Japanese bronze vase molded with a pair of phoenixes in flight. Signed on the bottom. Also called hou-ou, the pair of mythical birds together are often symbols of fidelity but also represent fire, sun and justice. When used in reference to the imperial household, the phoenix represents the empress.

Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926)

Dimensions: 13" high x 8 1/2" wide
item #1426268
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Tibetan Gilt Copper Repousse Seated Figure of Arhat
Tibetan Gilt Copper Repousse Seated Figure of Arhat
Tibetan seated figure likely that of arhat Ajita, one of the 16 arhats. He is identified by two corresponding features; his hands which are resting in his lap in dhyanamudra (the gesture of mediation) and his covered head. His face is handsome (due to an accumulation of virtue) and his gaze is tranquil. Made of gilt copper repousse and with silver repousse over laid details. He sits on a lotus base and his facial features are painted.

Age: circa 1900
item #1426236
$1,350.00
Japanese 6-panel Screen Painting for Samurai Armor Display
Japanese 6-panel Screen Painting for Samurai Armor Display
Antique Japanese screen painting in 6 panels. Painted to resemble a samurai encampment space divider. The simple graphics of the curtain-like camp divider are painted in black and white and displays the kamon (crest) of the Takiyama Family. Narrow slits between the white and black sections of cloth were for the wind to pass through, preventing the curtain from becoming a sail. Thick striped rope securely ties the curtain to tall stakes in the ground. This screen was intended to be used... Click for details
item #1426233
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Low Korean Inlaid Brown Lacquered Table W/ 4-Toed Dragon
Low Korean Inlaid Brown Lacquered Table W/ 4-Toed Dragon
Low rectangular Korean Inlaid table depicting a swirling 4-toed dragon with gold swirling inlaid whimsical clouds. Overall very good condition consistent with age. Brown lacquer over card wood body.
It was said that whoever could wield the yeouiju was blessed with the abilities of omnipotence and creation at will, and that only four-toed dragons (who had thumbs with which to hold the orbs) were both wise and powerful enough to wield these orbs, as opposed to the lesser, three-toed... Click for details
item #1426227
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Japanese Furniture Chest Isho Biraki Tansu (Kimono Chest) 3 Section
Japanese Furniture Chest Isho Biraki Tansu (Kimono Chest) 3 Section
This is an antique Japanese 3 section Isho Biraki Tansu (kimono storage chest with hinged doors) made of Kirinoki (Paulownia) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. Top section has a split level shelf behind the sliding doors with three small side by side drawers below the doors. Three removable kimono storage shelves hide behind the hinged doors on the center section while the bottom section has large spacious drawers. There are inset exposed side handles on the bottom and center sections that... Click for details
item #1426215
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Rare 16th C. Muromachi Gagaku Karasu Tengu Kyogen (theater) Mask
Rare 16th C. Muromachi Gagaku Karasu Tengu Kyogen (theater) Mask
An incredible original and rare 16th Century Gagaku Karasu Tengu ritual mask dating from the Muromachi period in Japan. Hand carved out of a single piece of Kirinoki (Paulownia) wood. Finished in its original black lacquer, the extremely old reddish pigment is still visible. Well carved with nice detailing, the Karasu (crow bird) is depicted with a round food offering in its beak. The scalp shows holes where there were originally long hair strands that have since worn away due to the age of... Click for details
item #1426211
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Antique Chinese Round Fan with Lady in Garden
Antique Chinese Round Fan with Lady in Garden
Gloriously painted rare round fan of Court maiden in garden with peony flowers and bamboo grove, her beckoning gestures alluding to a secret rendezvous. Reverse with gold flecked silk backed paper, encased in a hardwood frame. Faux bamboo hardwood handle. Good condition.

Size: 15.75" x 10.5" overall, 9.75" x 9.75"
Age: Ching Dynasty, 19th century
item #1426030
$4,500.00
Antique Chinese Porcelain Bat and Cloud Vase
Antique Chinese Porcelain Bat and Cloud Vase
Lovely antique Chinese blue and white porcelain gourd shaped vase with charming design of bats flying in the clouds. Perfect condition. Six character mark on recessed bottom. Xuantong 1909-1912, kaishu mark in regular script. Demonstrates clearly a feature that is often called hollow or fractured, line. The decoration of the piece, iron red bats among clouds is in a distinctly different style as compared to similarly decorated pieces of the previous reign.

Size: 9.5" H x 5"... Click for details
item #1426021
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