Zentner Collection: Antique Japanese Tansu, Asian Works of Art
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Chinese Jade Money Frog Brush Washer
Chinese Jade Money Frog Brush Washer
Chinese very pale green jade brush washer, carved in the form of a three legged lucky frog with a string of coins, beautiful mottled orange color on the bottom. Size: 3" long
item #1173338
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Chinese Carved Bamboo Brush Pot
Chinese Carved Bamboo Brush Pot
Chinese highly carved bamboo brush pot, carved all over with scenes of scholars in bamboo grove and in a pavilion setting with pine trees, stands on three small feet. Size: 8 1/4" high x 6 3/4" wide
item #1173336
$2,000.00
Japanese Meiji Bronze Censer
Japanese Meiji Bronze Censer
A large bronze sculpture in the form of a censer decorated with auspicious motifs, cranes, and scrolling clouds. The lid has a small sculpture of Shoki, the demon queller standing on top of a rock with crashing waves. The side of the censer are two dragons staring at the central figure. The bottom of the censer is held up by four spirits known as shojo, known for drinking large amounts of sake and often seen in Kabuki and noh plays. The base is emulating a five legged cinnabar lacquer with... Click for details
item #1173186
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Antique Chinese Vanity Box
Antique Chinese Vanity Box
A Chinese vanity box with three drawers and a mirror that slides out on the top when opened. The bottom of the vanity box contains a continuous scrolling motif often seen in Chinese designs. Age: 19th century. Size: Height: 7.25" Width: 11.3" Length: 8.5"
item #1173181
$450.00
Chinese Dehua Blanc de Chine Porcelain Kwan Yin
Chinese Dehua Blanc de Chine Porcelain Kwan Yin
A Blanc de Chine figure of a seated Kwan Yin holding a ruyi scepter on one hand and a fuzi or a wisk on the other. The distinct detailing of the hair, accessories, facial features and the flowing robes done on a simple white porcelain base is the distinct elements of blanc de chine or dehua porcelain. Age: 18th/19th century. Size: Height: 7" Width: 3.5" Length: 5.5"
item #1173180
$1,600.00
Japanese Meiji Period Carved Advertisement
Japanese Meiji Period Carved Advertisement
A carved wooden advertisement with two metal pieces to hang the board. The advertisement is for a cold medicine named, Phenyl which is the chemical name for cold medicines even still today. The advertisement states on one side that this medicine effectively reduces fevers and on the other the name of pharmaceutical store that makes the medicine, which is Yamada Kaiseido. On the top is the logo for the medicine with the words trademark. Age: Meiji Period Size: Height: 29.75" Length: 11.5" Width:... Click for details
item #1172766
$750.00
Chinese Stacked Hardwood Box
Chinese Stacked Hardwood Box
A hardwood stacked box attached with a holder to carry the boxes and a rod which slides inside the lid of the box to keep the box closed with a lock. Age: 20th century (c1950). Size: Height: 10.75" Width: 8.5" Length: 15"
item #1172760
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Japanese Antique Shoji with Cranes and Pine
Japanese Antique Shoji with Cranes and Pine
A four panel shoji screen decorated with carvings of cranes, pine, and bamboo framed in a black lacquered frame. The screen is often seen on the side of a Japanese alcove so that the light during the day can shine in and illuminate the alcove while protecting the piece decorating the alcove. Age: Late Showa Era:1970-1980. Size: Height: 39.5" Length: 69.75" Width: 1"
item #1172740
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Chinese Hardwood Highly Carved Long Table
Chinese Hardwood Highly Carved Long Table
Antique Chinese very heavy and dense hardwood table, very beautifully and ornately carved all over with scrolling vines and dragons motif with key fret motif along edges, dark color, Republic Period. Size: 34" high x 66 1/2" wide x 27 1/2" deep.
item #1172545
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Japanese Carpenter Measure or Sumitsubo
Japanese Carpenter Measure or Sumitsubo
A simple utilitarian tool often used by Japanese carpenters and woodworkers known as a sumitsubo or an ink pot used to measure and portion pieces of wood. Traditionally, the sumitsubo were made by carpenters and how well a sumitsubo is made showed how skilled a carpenter was. Age: 19th-20th century Size:Height: 3.75" Width: 4" Length: 11.5"
item #1172139
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