17th Century Japanese Art

An antique ink and color on paper hanging scroll (kakejiku) with brocade border. It appears to be a fragment of a larger hand scroll depicting a procession of a lord with his entoura...

A rare Japanese lacquered wood fubako decorated in Kodaiji maki-e style circa early 17th century the beginning of the Edo period, possibly early toward the end of the Azuchi-Momoyama...

A ceramic chawan (tea bowl) circa 17-18th century fired in the Busan kiln in Korean specifically for the Japanese market. The kilns were run by the So clan that ruled Tsushima Island...

Description A very nice blue and white dish, in the style of similar Ming period Late 17th century pieces. Unusual piece. Edo period Condition 1 chip to underside rim. Size: 27.3x4...

Sharing with you this very nice edo period, 1680-1700, example. With a garden floral scene. Marked at base: made in the Hua Qing period of the great Ming Dynasty Arita ware, a...

A wonderful, beautifully aged, relatively large Mokko Gata shaped Tsuba - Japanese sword hand guard often circular, sometimes square, which emerged as an essential part of Japanese s...

A quite wonderful, relatively large Tsuba - Japanese Samurai sword hand guard often circular, sometimes square, which emerged as an essential part of Japanese sword craftsmanship dur...

A wonderful, beautifully aged Tsuba - Japanese sword hand guard often circular, sometimes square, which emerged as an essential part of Japanese sword craftsmanship during the Heian ...

A wonderful, beautifully aged Tsuba - Japanese sword hand guard often circular, sometimes square, which emerged as an essential part of Japanese sword craftsmanship during the Heian ...

A quite wonderful, relatively large Tsuba - Japanese Samurai sword hand guard often circular, sometimes square, which emerged as an essential part of Japanese sword craftsmanship dur...

A wonderful, beautifully aged Tsuba - Japanese sword hand guard often circular, sometimes square, which emerged as an essential part of Japanese sword craftsmanship during the Heian ...

A wonderful, beautifully aged Tsuba - Japanese sword hand guard often circular, sometimes square, which emerged as an essential part of Japanese sword craftsmanship during the Heian ...

A fine matching pair of hanging scrolls ink on paper mounted in green brocade borders circa Edo period (17-18th century). The Kano school painting depicts wild geese in the reeds by ...

Description A very nicely decorated set of plates with dark alsmost black underglaze blue and overglaze red and gold. Condition report: Dish 1 > restored with hairlines. Dish 2 &...

Rimpa School, Japan 17th century, Edo period. The depiction of the famous bridge at Uji is from a genre of Yamato-e (Japanese painting) known as meisho-e (paintings of famous places).

This is one of the hardest pieces I’ve tried to explain to people. When I first saw it, I honestly thought it was just an old piece of driftwood or some naturally worn fragment. The...

An exquisite Japanese folding screen painted and signed by Kano Tanshin (Morimasa) (1658-1719), circa early Edo Period. An important member of the Kano painter family, the son of Kan...

A two-fold Japanese paper screen painted in ink and colour on a gold ground, with court ladies at various pursuits and a sudare (bamboo blind). Japan, 17th century, Edo period. Fou...

A wonderful, beautifully aged Saotome Tsuba (The Saotome were a well known school of armor makers originating in the late Muromachi Period and working well into the Edo Period) - Jap...

A six-fold paper screen painted in ink and colour on a gold ground with autumn flowers and grasses. Japan, 17th century, Edo period. Not only the changing colours of autumn leaves ...

An exceptional and wood statue of Buddhism Guardian Seitaka Doji from Japan circa Edo period (1603-1868), likely the earlier part of 17th century. One of two chief attendants of Fudo...

A pair of six-fold Japanese screens depicting white and bluish-purple clematis on trellises behind woven fences and beside a stream, against an abundance of golden clouds. Ink, colo...

A pair of four-fold Japanese screens painted in ink and colour on a gold ground with kuri (Japanese chestnut) flowers on a knoll. Japan, 17th/18th century, Edo period . Dimensions...

Designer's Note: Historical Elegance: This drum box is a museum-quality example of Edo-period craftsmanship. Its presence adds an immediate sense of history and "Old World" Japanese...

Furosaki (tea ceremony) screen of a farm house in a rural setting with a flock of geese in the distance. Sumi-e (ink) on heavy gold with lovely depth and patina with black lacquer trim.

An Arita deep dish Edo Period ( 17th century) Decorated in overglaze enamel on underglaze blue. Flowers, landscape, Dragon and calligraphy Color bursting from it. Period; 1660- 17...

Anonymous. Korean, 17th century. Joseon period. Hanging scroll. Ink on paper. Seal: Shinso Dimensions: Scroll: H. 200 cm x W. 31 cm (79” x 12”) Image: H. 122 cm x W. 29....

Description Sharing with you this very nice edo period, 17th century, example. With a garden floral scene with a Crab. Quite unusual to see a crab on these kind of dihes. Arita ware...

Description Sharing with you this very nice edo period, 1660-1680, example. With a central scene of figures. Beautifully painted. Unmarked at base Arita ware, also known as Arita-y...

Bathed in radiant gold, Melody of Magnolia Blossoms captures the fleeting harmony of nature in bloom. A graceful magnolia branch arcs across the shimmering surface, its petals unfold...

Description Sharing with you this very nice edo period, 1680-1700, example. With a garden floral bird scene in the style of Chinese Wanli period pieces. Marked at the base with a fl...

Description Sharing with you this very nice edo period, 1680-1700, example. With a garden floral bird scene in the style of Chinese Wanli period pieces. Marked at the base with a fl...

A rare Shoki-Imari porcelain dish, Arita Kilns circa 1630-1640. This flat dish with everted rim and its thick rough foot-rim is typical of some of the earliest Japanese porcelain eve...

Description Sharing with you this very nice edo period, 1660-1680, example. With a central scene of flowers. The rim beautifully painted. Unmarked at base Arita ware, also known a...

Japanese Arita, Amsterdams Bont, tripod salt cellars, 1690-1730 European decoration on Japanese porcelain. "Arita" porcelain made in Japan, during 1690-1730, shipped to The Nethe...

This profoundly moving, hand-carved wooden sculpture of Jizzo Bosatsu (Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva) is an exceptional masterpiece dating from the late Muromachi to early Edo period (16th...

Interesting and unusual subject matter, Tosa School painting in mineral pigments on gold leaf with silk brocade border.

Description Sharing with you this very nice edo period, 1660-1680, example. With a central scene of flowers. The rim beautifully painted. Unmarked at base Arita ware, also known as...

Description Sharing with you this very nice edo period, 1680-1700, example. With a landscape scene and beautifully painted deer in the style of Chinese Wanli period pieces. Unmarked...

Description Sharing with you this very nice edo period, 1680-1700, example. With a garden floral scene with birds in the style of Chinese Wanli period pieces. Unmarked at base Arit...

This elegant Japanese two-panel screen masterfully combines traditional materials with striking minimalist composition. The screen features a dazzling and luminous background of gold...

A Shoki-Imari Porcelain Dish, Arita Kilns c.1630 -1650. Visible in the pictures is a flat dish with everted rim and its thick rough foot-rim is typical of some of the earliest Japane...

Historic Japanese antique precious temple garden stone pagoda finial , 16th/17th century Important ancient stone relic Authentic Japanese Buddhist Stone Gorintō Finial (Five-Rin...

Anonymous Spotted Deer and Autumn Flowers Two-panel Japanese Screen; ink, color, gofun and gold fleck on paper. This two-panel Japanese screen, painted on paper and likely dating ...

A very nice set of 18th century tea bowls, Edo Period. The painting is of nice quality. Condition Overall condition; Cups; 4 perfect, 3 with fritting, 1 with hairline. Sa...

Very nice Japanese dish with a scene relating to Late Ming Xieyi painting Condition Perfect. Size 23.5x4CM DiameterxHeight Period 20th century

Hawks were a popular motif in artwork because Japanese falconry, or takagari, was a sport of aristocrats such as nobles and samurai. Hawks came to symbolize nobility and strength. Su...

This powerful and deeply atmospheric Japanese Komainu (Guardian Lion-Dog) stone sculpture is a rare, museum-quality masterpiece dating back to the early to mid-Edo period (17th to ea...

This complete Edo-period samurai armor is an exceptional example of the refined martial elegance and ceremonial grandeur associated with Japan’s warrior aristocracy. Every component ...

This exceptionally rare Japanese guardian lion (Komainu), depicting the closed-mouth "Un" form, dates back to the early Edo period (17th century).

Porcelain Art Japanese Nabeshima Footed Bowl Meiji Taisho Period, 19/20th Century.

This stone Buddha sculpture, believed to date back to the early Edo period or earlier, depicts Jizo Bosatsu in a seated pose. Crafted from granite, it showcases the natural effects ...

A six-fold Japanese screen by Tosa Mitsusuke (1675-1710), Japan 17th-18th century, Edo period. The signature reads Shoroku-i ge Tosa sa Konoe Shogen Mitsusuke Hiitsu. The seal is il...

A very nicely decorated plate from the 17th century. There is an old lacquer red repair. This is a Swatow plate or a Japanese copy of a Swatow plate. Very interesting Somehow we rea...

A very nice Ko-Kutani plate, circa 1660-1680. See: Shibata collection Condition: Overall condition rim fritting and hairline. Size 205 x 132 mm Period: 17th century.

Sharing with you this lovely Edo Dish. Ca 1700 Condition Hairline. Size 24.3cm Period 17th century 18th century Edo Period (1603–1867)

A Large and very nicely decorated Japanese Porcelain charger. Deep cobalt colors with a cool kind of blurry scene flowers, which must be Peony flowers. The base has a nice Qianlon...

Size: 25.8x6.5cm diameterxheight similar pieces can be found here; metmuseum org/art/collection/search/49325 orientalceramics com/product/nanking-cargo-c-1750-japanese-imari-porcela...

This is a most unusually made antique Hirado porcelain netsuke form model of a mischievous monkey dressed as a Sanbosa dancer. The figure is crisply modelled with cobalt blue and iro...

This is a most unusually made antique Hirado porcelain netsuke form model of a mischievous monkey dressed as a Sanbosa dancer. The figure is crisply modelled with cobalt blue and iro...