Zentner Collection: Antique Japanese Tansu, Asian Works of Art
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Chinese Green Ishing Planter
Chinese Green Ishing Planter
Glorious Chinese antique green Ishing square tubular shaped planter with precise bamboo design and impressed calligraphy. Impressed carouche stamp on bottom. Good condition.

Age: Republic Period

Size: 5.25"H x 1.5" x 1.5"
item #1426020
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Japanese Antique Pair of Landscape Screen Paintings
Japanese Antique Pair of Landscape Screen Paintings
Pair of Japanese 6-panel screen paintings. Painted with a continuous scene of a rural landscape. Mountain pavilions sit atop high peaks reached by winding trails. Across an expanse of calm water stretches a long, low foot bridge occasionally interrupted by a sudden archway. Boats and tiny figures go about their business. Painted in sumi ink and with gold leaf on paper.

Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions of each painting: 67 1/2" high x 142 1/2" long
item #1426012
$9,500.00
Antique Indian Wedding Palanquin
Antique Indian Wedding Palanquin
Indian wedding palanquin for a bride. Made of a hardwood, possibly padauk, carved with florets and accented with iron details. The domed roof is constructed with a latticework. Doors and window openings are carved to mimic the architecture of a garden courtyard adding to the overall feminine quality of the palanquin.

Palanquins were the most popular means of transportation in British India prior to the introduction of horse-drawn vehicles and the railroad. The bridal palanquin is... Click for details
item #1426001
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Japanese Antique Fire Brigade Water Pump
Japanese Antique Fire Brigade Water Pump
Japanese antique water pump used by a brigade of firemen to put out fires. From the writing, the pump was used in December, Meiji 7 (1874). Other writing states "Edo", most likely referring that the fire company was operating during the Edo Period and/or in the city of Edo, Japan. A 3 character mark says 雲龍水 unryūsui ("cloud-dragon-water", the name for this type of pump). Below this is another group of characters: the top 3 read right to left 細工所 saikōsho or... Click for details
item #1425897
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Antique Japanese Sakata Kasane Tansu (Chest on Chest) Kirinoki Edo Era
Antique Japanese Sakata Kasane Tansu (Chest on Chest) Kirinoki Edo Era
A rare antique Japanese Sakata Kasane Tansu (chest on chest) made of Kirinoki (Paulownia) wood. All original thick gauge hand made iron hardware with beautiful Chrysanthemum knobs on the lock plates. Constructed using thick solid Paulownia wood for the drawer fronts, the case was made using traditional dovetail joinery with all parts secured by hardened wooden nails. The top section features 2 side carrying handles on each side and both sections have side swivel handles for ease of... Click for details
item #1425639
$3,600.00
Japanese Antique Small Kesa Cloth (Buddhist Priest's Vestment)
Japanese Antique Small Kesa Cloth (Buddhist Priest's Vestment)
Japanese small kesa, Buddhist priest's vestment cloth to be worn over robes. Often described as a mantel or robe, the kesa is worn draped diagonally over the left shoulder and under the right armpit. Meant as a reminder of the Buddha's own simple patched garment, kesa are formed from fragments of cloth donated to the temple by wealthy devotees. Within each garment, the fragments are typically organized in a series of columns framed by a border with angled corners. The number of columns, in this... Click for details
item #1425624
$450.00
High Ranking Japanese Yokohagi Okegawa Dou Samurai Armor,  Edo Period
High Ranking Japanese Yokohagi Okegawa Dou Samurai Armor, Edo Period
A High Ranking Military Commander with the Yokohagi Okegawa Dou from the Edo Period (early 19th century). The Kabuto is finished with 64 gilt copper sleeves interlocking onto the iron Ken creating a linear effect on the bowl. The Mempo is in the Nara style with fierce gilt teeth, lacquered upper lip and horse hair mustache detail. The overall mask detail is lacquered in black. The Kiritsuke Sode (shoulder guard) is laced in navy blue and grey silk in the form of a cross.

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item #1425620
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Japanese Antique Silk Embroidered Altar Cloth of 3 Phoenixes
Japanese Antique Silk Embroidered Altar Cloth of 3 Phoenixes
Antique Japanese long silk altar cloth embroidered with three phoenix birds, also called Hou-ou birds. The mythical birds represents fire, sun, justice, obedience, fidelity, and the southern constellations. The phoenix also symbolizes the imperial household, specifically the empress. The embroiderer expresses flowing movement in in the wings and feathers of the great birds.

Age: Edo Period (early 1800's)

Dimensions: 23 1/2" high x 145" long
item #1425618
$1,850.00
Chinese Antique Blue and Silver Dragon Robe,  Qing Dynasty
Chinese Antique Blue and Silver Dragon Robe, Qing Dynasty
Chinese dragon robe woven with 8 dragons (3 on the front, 3 on the back, and 1 on each shoulder). Dragons and Taoist symbols woven in silver on a blue silk ground. Black silk sleeves and collar are also woven with silver dragons. The robe is lined in blue silk.

Princes or noblemen were permitted to wear blue (the Qing Dynasty’s official color) while blue-black fabric indicated the wearer was a court official.

Age: Qing Dynasty (19th century)
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item #1425616
$5,750.00
Antique Japanese Maneki Neko (Beckoning Cat) Porcelain Rare Design
Antique Japanese Maneki Neko (Beckoning Cat) Porcelain Rare Design
This is a rare antique Japanese porcelain Maneki Neko (beckoning cat) in a side sitting pose with its left paw raised to bring happiness and good luck to its owner. It was entirely hand painted and features a Botan (Peony) flower as its main collar decoration. Its peaceful face is beautiful and serene and its fox-like raised ears shows that it is listening to the surrounding sounds.

An interesting feature is its open base and holes through each ear suggesting that its main purpose when... Click for details
item #1425615
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