Zentner Collection: Antique Japanese Tansu, Asian Works of Art
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Antique Bamboo Japanese Cane with Oni
Antique Bamboo Japanese Cane with Oni
An antique Japanese cane made from bamboo with a carved image of an Oni fishing. Oni are a kind of yōkai, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore. They are typically portrayed as hulking figures with one or more horns growing out of their heads. They are conceived of as red, blue or green-colored wearing loincloths of tiger pelt and carrying iron kanabō clubs. The cane is signed.

Date:

Dimensions: 36" tall X 1"
item #1410005
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Chinese Antique Jumu Wood Arm Chair
Chinese Antique Jumu Wood Arm Chair
Chinese antique ox bow arm chair, made of jumu (elm) wood with bent wood legs. The back splat is carved with a round good fortune symbol.

19th century

Dimensions: 36 1/2" high x 23 1/4" wide x 22" deep (seat: 13 1/2" deep)
item #1410001
Sold$1,200.00
Antique Japanese Hibachi with Maki-E Gilt Lacquer and Inlay
Antique Japanese Hibachi with Maki-E Gilt Lacquer and Inlay
An antique Japanese Hibachi with Maki-E gilt lacquer and inlay in a melon shape made of kiri wood. The gilt lacquer designs are of a bird in peonies and ivy trailing around the edge. Gilt nashiji flakes and inlay add depth to the nature scene. Interior has an old patina.

Date: Meiji period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 11" diameter X 8.5" tall
item #1410000
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Antique Japanese Bronze Platter of Bugaku  Figure
Antique Japanese Bronze Platter of Bugaku Figure
An antique Japanese bronze platter of mixed metals with silver. The image is of a masked swordsman. Bugaku court dance and music is the Japanese traditional dance that has been performed to select elites mostly in the Japanese imperial court, for over twelve hundred years. The dance is marked by its slow, precise and regal movements. The dancers wear intricate traditional Buddhist costumes which usually include striking masks. Gagaku is the court music that goes beside the Bugaku court dance.... Click for details
item #1409997
Sold$750.00
Antique Japanese Wood Carved Relief
Antique Japanese Wood Carved Relief
Japanese antique carved wood relief of cranes. Beautifully carved and in excellent condition.

Date: Meiji age c1900

Dimensions: 17" long X 5.5 " wide
item #1409962
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A Pair of Antique Japanese Bronze Candlesticks
A Pair of Antique Japanese Bronze Candlesticks
A pair of antique Japanese mixed metal candlesticks made of bronze and silver. The base of the tall candlestick has elephant trunks as legs. The top portion has reliefs of birds in foliage and a dragonfly on lotus leaves. The shorter candlestick has similar reliefs of birds and a dragonfly.

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Dimensions: tall candlestick is 10.75"tall X 3.5" wide,the shorter candlestick is 5"tall X 4.5" wide
item #1409961
Sold$350.00
Antique Chinese Carved Set of Nesting Stands
Antique Chinese Carved Set of Nesting Stands
Charming and unusual set of antique Chinese hardwood nesting stands, carved with bamboo features on legs. They can all fit inside each other to make a trim profile, with darkened finish. circa early 20th century.
item #1409655
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A Vintage Set of Chinese Chairs and End Table
A Vintage Set of Chinese Chairs and End Table
An set of Chinese vintage chairs and end table made of Huanghuali (hardwood) with burl inserts.

Date: mid 19th century

Dimensions: Table 22" square X 20" tall Chairs 22" wide X 38.5" tall X 17.5" deep
item #1409593
Sold$8,000.00
Antique Japanese Ko Tansu
Antique Japanese Ko Tansu
An antique Japanese small Ko Tansu for personal storage made of Kirinoki (Paulownia) wood. The tansu has one large drawer and four medium drawers. The right hand lower corner has a hinged door behind which are two drawers with secret compartments behind each drawer. Iron hardware includes semi-round lock plates, drawer pulls, and corner bracing.

Date: Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 29 1/2" Wide x 23 3/8" High x 14 1/4" Deep
item #1409575
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Antique Japanese Two Sectional Yamagata Tansu
Antique Japanese Two Sectional Yamagata Tansu
An antique Meiji Period two sectional tansu made from kiri wood with iron hardware. The top section has two large drawers. The bottom section has two medium size drawers and on the right side a door with lock. Behind the door are two smaller drawers. And below one small drawer.

It originates from the Yamagata tansu district of Japan in the Tohoku northern Japan region.

Date: Meiji (1868-1912)

Dimensions: 38"tall X 48"long X 18"deep
item #1409464
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