Store Wide Sale Starts!

USUBATA 薄端 FLOWER VASE

唐銅薄端

Dragon Motif of Usubata with Crystal Ball Meiji Peirod
 D:11 1/2” –
H:8″

 

A handsome bronze Usubata Ikebana Vase.
This two-piece set is well-used and is offered in unrestored condition with original patina intact

Bronze Usubata (Ikebana Vase)
Circa 1860
D:7 1/4″ – H:5″

 

Bronze Usubata (Ikebana Vase)
Circa 1860
D:7 1/4″ – H:5″

Please come to see our store wide sale including antiques and contemporary artworks.

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Celebrate Lunar New Year 2023

癸卯 Year of the Rabbit
The fourth animal in the 12 zodiac, the rabbit is associated with luck, elegance, and peace.

掛軸・ 仔兎図・写・香淳皇后古希展
Scroll・Motif of Baby Rabbits
Utsushi at the exhibition of Empress Kōjun’s 60th Birthday, who was born year in the rabbit 癸卯
“THE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY BY HER MAJESTY THE EMPRESS”
1973
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Kōjun

写 What is Utsushi?
https://ijaponesque.com/utsushi/

An attribute of the Japanese tradition of inspiration, in which contemporary artists emulate the forms, aesthetics, and spirit observed in the work of past artisans.