Unknown Artist

Unknown Artist

A number of the original Sosaku Kokeshi artists were part of the craftsmen and broke away from the families that created Traditional Kokeshi and began by introducing historical and folklore subjects in creating their newly found style. “All categories of Japanese Artifacts shown in this category represent tangible incarnations of social relationships embodying the attitudes and behaviors of the past.” Many of these objects were one-offs and represented social practices, high-ranking members of society including nobility, the daimyō, which were high-ranking members of the samurai, shōgun, ronin, and cultural norms, local and regional practices, and other valuable historical data related to objects such as religious figures Daruma (Bodhidharma), and the upper-class subjects including merchants, and craftsmen for the nobility. All of these art objects (kokeshi and Folk Art) represented provenances throughout Japan that celebrated the values of those citizens. Related to Kokeshi, Sosaku carvers moved onto more diverse images and motifs that represented various aspects of everyday traditions and customs of all ages and regions to satisfy the appetite of travelers and those sight-seeing throughout Japan. For this reason, we see several unknown craftspersons that may have produced only one object, which may or may not be signed, or not always recognized, as many times not translatable into other languages. 

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Antique Japanese Miniature Cloisonné Trumpet Shaped Vase | Signed Takahara Komajiro
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Japanese Vintage Handcrafted Cinnabar Glazed Porcelain Tea Cup
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Antique Chinese Carved Zitan Wood Display Stand | Unique Art Display Base
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Japanese Yuichi Ikai, Porcelain Footed Skazuki Guinomi
Contemporary Japanese Tenmoku Guinomi Stoneware
Vintage Japanese Auspicious Porcelain and Coral Necklace / Pendant
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Antique Japanese Bronze Rabbits | Pair Usagi Okimono
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Antique Japanese Negoro-nuri Lacquer, Rectangular ‘Tanzabu’ bako with Lid and Poem Cards | RARE Japanese Poem Box
Antique Japanese Negoro-nuri Lacquer Buddhist Ritual Wash Basin ‘Ashitsuki-darai’
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Vintage Japanese Sarubobo | Chirimen Faceless Doll
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Vintage Japanese Maneki Neko, Kutani-yaki Porcelain Figurine | Raised Moriage Auspicious Art
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Vintage Japanese Kutani Porcelain Maneki Neko, (Lucky Cat) | “Inviting Neko” by Miyamoto, Naoki
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Vintage Japanese Kakejiku: Oshidori | Mandarin Duck Hanging Scroll
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Antique Japanese Hanging Scroll: ‘Red Bodhidharma_Daruma’ | KAKEJIKU Buddist Art
Vintage Daruma Japanese Kumiki Wood Puzzle | Unknown Craftsmen
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Pair of Vintage Sosaku Kokeshi entitled: “Yajirobē and Kitahachi | Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige ”
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Vintage Sosaku Kokeshi entitled “Plum Grove by Sato Nurio
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Antique Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Sake Cask / Taru Porcelain Barrel Dispenser
Antique Chinese Peking Glass Snuff Bottle with Carved ‘Cicada’
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Antique Japanese Silk Kamaito Embroidered Kimono | Rare and Collectible Garment
RARE Antique Japanese Dragon (Ryu) Wood and Gold Leaf Temple Carving | Edo Period
Antique Japanese Natural Organic Wood Burl Ikebana Container | Incense Koro
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Chinese Vintage Carved Agate Fish Snuff Bottle | Fish, Frog and Flower Design
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Japanese Antique Ivory Brooch of Jurojin with Longevity Peach | Signed