The signpost behind him advertises omikuji (fortune slips)
A timeless example of Japanese craftsmanship that reflects both functionality and refined artistry—an ideal addition for collectors of Japanese decorative arts or practitioners of ikebana
Please enjoy the enlarged pictures to get a full appreciation of the fine wood grain and its 150 old patina
This hybrid appears immediately after the 6 July 1886 regulation change and seems to have persisted only a couple of years before fully standardized Type 19 furniture became the norm
With a blade length (teeth area) of 22" long by 4" wide (56 x 10 cm)
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Blue & White Porcelain Landscape Plate 11"W Lacquerware The signpost behind him advertisesAntique Japanese Meiji Period Blue & White Porcelain Landscape Plate Japan, Meiji period, late 19th century. Diameter: 11" Hand painted blue and white porcelain plate depicting a classical Japanese mountain landscape with tiled roof farmhouse, pine trees, layered hills, and distant peaks rendered in fluid cobalt brushwork. The composition uses negative space effectively, with soft washes and calligraphic line work typical of late Meiji export and