this large ribbed and cylindrical Japanese shell-game box with domed lid decorated overall with Maki-e (gold lacquered) foliate wreaths and stylized flower heads and incised brass mounts; raised on four splayed supports; good overall antique condition with even wear and rubbing to surface; some touch-ups to areas of missing lacquer; minor crack to underside of lid and inside bottom; now lacking rope.
each ovoid vase with raised decoration at the neck and adorned overall with raised medallions all on a pale blue ground with painted cloud scrolls; the vase flanked by applied ring handles; each marked on underside; the vases were vetted in 1992 by the curator of Japanese Ceramics at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum as well as the director of the Kyoto National Museum, and determined to be produced in Kyoto by the Fifth Family of Dohachi potters, circa 1880; a note was found inside from a U.S.
each large bottle-form lamp with iron-red decoration of elegant peacocks in a lush floral landscape setting; raised on giltwood bases; originally purchased at the Plaza House, Okinawa, Japan in 1964; minor wear with no chips or cracks; rewired; bases re-gilded
crafted of cast bronze with nice patina depicting a well-detailed reclining pig with extended legs, arching ears, curled tail, and fur details throughout; mild surface wear and rubbing
each doki (earthenware) vase of shapely sensual baluster form covered in a rich celadon drip glaze ending at the foot; each marked to underside; excellent condition with no chips or cracks
with textile border and lacquered wooden molding; depicting a tranquil landscape with blossoming flowers surrounding a persimmon tree with plump fruit and punctuated with colorful birds; all next to a serene river with swimming ducks as others fly above; all on a gold leaf background; good antique condition with minor overall even patina and wear