Zentner Collection: Antique Japanese Tansu, Asian Works of Art
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Antique Japanese Kuruma Tansu (Wheeled Chest) Edo Period Keyaki & Kiri
Antique Japanese Kuruma Tansu (Wheeled Chest) Edo Period Keyaki & Kiri
An antique Japanese Kuruma Tansu known as a storage chest on wheels made of Keyaki (Zelkova), Kiri (Chestnut) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. Hidden behind the two sliding doors are two small drawers and a split level shelf. Situated below the doors are two side by side drawers for added storage. The sides of the chest feature cross rib supports and through mortise and tenon joinery for additional strength and support.

The Kuruma tansu has become a rare chest over the years. During... Click for details
item #1416530
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Japanese Woodblock Signed Tomio Kinoshita, "Red" 1971
Japanese Woodblock Signed Tomio Kinoshita, "Red" 1971
Japanese Woodblock by Tomio Kinoshita, "Red" 1971, 21/150. Large abstract square head over a square body with hands done in a curved space. All interior defined with parallel lines over a light orange/brown, shoulders marked by an abstract calligraphy tightly rendered.
Tomio Kinoshita born in Mie Prefecture Japan in 1955, exhibited at Nihon Hanga Kyokai in 1957, winning Association Prize in 1958, and exhibited in all subsequent shows until he have up art later in life turing to a trade of... Click for details
item #1416471
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Japanese Woodblock Signed Tomio Kinoshita, "Face" 1978
Japanese Woodblock Signed Tomio Kinoshita, "Face" 1978
Woodblock print "Face" 1978 signed Tomio Kinoshita, printing 1/50, three oval heads over cylindrical necks with faint rounded shoulders, each inscribed with interior lines over a quite orange/gray, exterior surrounded by a dark somber color.
Tomio Kinoshita has a distinct contemporary stye of abstract heads done in line images of angular, square, and oval shapes. He was born 1923in the Mie Prefecture, Japan. Started print making in 1955, exhibited at Nihon Hanga Kyokai in 1957, winning... Click for details
item #1416464
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Antique Japanese Kansai Tansu (Multi Drawer Chest) Kiri Meiji Era
Antique Japanese Kansai Tansu (Multi Drawer Chest) Kiri Meiji Era
An antique Japanese Kansai Tansu in an unusual and unique multi-drawer design made of Kirinoki (Paulownia) wood. All original bronze hardware with straight dovetail joinery and using hardened wood nails in its construction. Divided compartment behind the sliding upper doors with wall separator allows for strength on its top where heavy objects can be displayed. Handles were designed in the Hirute style.

Age: Late Meiji Period (1890-1912)

Dimensions: 33 1/4" Wide x 36 3/8" High x... Click for details
item #1416449
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Pair of  Chinese Buddhist Embroidered Silk Panels
Pair of Chinese Buddhist Embroidered Silk Panels
Pair of Chinese Buddhist embroidered silk panels, one of a peach, the other a persimmon, the interior with an assortment of auspicious woven items, the double fish, gourd, teapot, instrument, mythical animal, floral arrangements plus more. Very charming.

El Cerrito Estate
Dates Qing 19th Century
Size of Each H 10 7/8" x W 11 3/4"
item #1416404
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Antique Japanese Ko Tansu (Personal Storage Chest) Meiji period
Antique Japanese Ko Tansu (Personal Storage Chest) Meiji period
An antique Japanese Ko Tansu (personal storage chest) made of Kirinoki (Paulownia) and Suginoki (Cryptomeria) woods. Hidden behind the hinged door are two small drawers. All original hand made iron fittings with Gumbai handle with a natural wood grain finish and straight dovetail joinery construction.

Chests such as these were used in a home to store letters, photos, miscellaneous ephemera, small valuables and other sundry items. It was an invaluable piece of Japanese furniture that... Click for details
item #1416402
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Woodblock "Calme. 'truck' " by Paul Jacoulet 1941
Woodblock "Calme. 'truck' " by Paul Jacoulet 1941
Woodblock "Calme.'truck' " by Paul Jacoulet 1941, showing two Polynesian lovers in a scenic outdoors setting. Signed in pencil "Paul Jacoulet" with a red butterfly seal with title and date. Jacoulet was born in France in 1902 but lived his entire life in Japan studying and mastering woodblock technique producing 166 masterpieces.

Boston Estate
Dates Showa 1941
H 14" x W 17"
item #1416358
$2,000.00
Large Antique Japanese Sumie Dragon in Clouds Scroll
Large Antique Japanese Sumie Dragon in Clouds Scroll
Large Japanese antique sumie dragon flying in clouds scroll. Exuberantly painted on silk with lovely splashes of ink. Brown brocade mounting. Good condition. Signed and sealed signed Hōgen Nyosen, one of the names used by Kanō Chikanobu (1660-1728), a leading Kano-school painter of the eighteenth century Edo. (Hōgen means "dharma eye" and Nyosen means "river-like"). Translation reads that he painted it at the age of 67. The characters are: 法眼如川行年六十七歳筆 Hōgen Nyosen... Click for details
item #1416216
$5,000.00
Antique Japanese Choba Tansu (Merchant Chest) Lacquered Keyaki
Antique Japanese Choba Tansu (Merchant Chest) Lacquered Keyaki
An antique Japanese Choba Tansu (merchant chest) made of Keyaki (Zelkova), Suginoki (Cryptomeria) and Kirinoki (Paulownia) woods. Original Urushi lacquer front with a wiped lacquer technique used on the body. Hand made iron fittings with the round sliding door handles featuring an incised design of a lucky Pine tree and an old Minka (thatched roof Japanese home). The bottom hinged door opens to reveal a set of 3 small drawers.

Merchant chests provided two important key elements for the... Click for details
item #1416138
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Antique Japanese Basket With lacquer Designs Overlay
Antique Japanese Basket With lacquer Designs Overlay
Japanese woven bamboo five tiered basket emulating chinese style with whimsical lacquer overlay of scholar objects and buddhist objects, including a mirror with inscriptions, a plaque with the god of scholarship, a bird, seal with deer on top, water bucket with neolithic chinese designs, paste seal box, religious gong, a sun emblem, a split bamboo handle with tightly knotted with gold painted designs, all interior compartments in black lacquer.

Los Angelus Collection
Meiji Period... Click for details
item #1416044
$2,400.00
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