An original Edo Period Japanese single section Kannon Biraki tansu chest made of iron, kiri (paulownia) and sugi (cypress) woods. An assortment of drawers are neatly tucked away inside. Originally made to store textiles and traditional clothing. Pair hinged doors are lockable with original key included.
Hand forged family crest of the Matsunaga family. Original finish and ready to be enjoyed.

Age: Late Edo Period (1603 - 1868)

Dimensions: 36 1/2" wide x 37" high x... Click for details

An antique Japanese Ikebana bamboo basket with Wisteria handle. In a baluster form, it has a right facing angular pattern of bamboo strips juxtaposed with vertical bamboo strips surrounding the basket. The base has a center star design surrounded by a circular weave.

Age: Late Meiji Period (1900-1910)

Dimensions: 20" High by 10" Diameter

An antique Japanese transom (Ranma) made of Hinoki (Cypress) wood. Hand carved image of a crouching tiger moving with stealth and grace in a bamboo forest. Pronounced wood grain adds depth and movement to the image.

In Japan, the Ranma was placed above the Fusuma doors to provide air circulation in both rooms that it shared. The tiger represents power and good luck with the bamboo representing strength and tenacity.

Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926)

Dimensions: 71 1/2" wide... Click for details

Large root wood coffee table with beautiful burl grain.

Dimensions: 15 1/2" high x 65" long x 44" wide

Pair of De Sede DS-44 leather club chairs. Buff color with 7" extension. Switzerland.

Dining table and 8 wishbone chairs by Arthur Espenet (1920-2006). Espenet was born in New York and later settled in Bolinas, California. He was a self taught master woodworker and furniture maker with pieces in the collections of the Smithsonian Institute, The Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Arts and Design in New York.

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Diz armchairs by Sergio Rodrigues (1927-2014), Brazil. Solid wood and curved plywood structure. The wood has been varnished to maintain its natural characteristics.

Age: 1960's

Milo Boughman black leather sofa with Brazilian book matched rosewood. Milo Boughman (1923-2003) born in Goodland, Kansas, was a pioneer in modern design and one of the leading modern furniture designers of the second half of the 20th century.

Age: c.1970

Antique Japanese bronze koro (censer) in the form of the trickster, Tanuki. In this depiction, Tanuki takes the form of a monk with a wide hat on. Fine details of his fur and vines of grape leaves wraps around him (fittingly as Tanuki is fond of wine). The leaves on the vine and on his hat are made of cloisonné in various fall colors. There is a raised cartouche on the bottom. The hat can be removed to put incense inside the Tanuki container. When the hat is replaced and the incense lit, ... Click for details

Antique Japanese suiseki on base. Suiseki (sui=water, seki=stone). This natural stone formation resembles a mountain and has pleasing fine quartz striations. It sits on a low wooden base.

Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926)

Dimensions: 11 1/8" high x 17" long x 7 1/2" wide