A mask made of metal. Asia. Japan? 18th - 19th(?).

Artist unknown.Made of tin. It weighs about 3-4 klogramus.A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance or entertainment. Masks have been used since an

East Asia, Japan, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A carved Japanese wood figure depicting a guardian/warrior entity with Samurai-like qualities wearing an expressive mythical mask, heavy armor, and a hel

East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. This is a chin guard or hanbo (hanpo) that is part of the facial armor worn by the Samurai warriors made from iron and lacquered with black a

East Asia, Japan, late Edo period, ca. late 18th to early 19th century. An elegant brass brazier, also known as a hibachi, made by the metalsmith Murata Seimin (1761-1837). This piece was cast using t

East Asia, Japan, Edo to Meiji era, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A remarkable plaster mask of the Buddha made vis the kanshitsu technique (mixed wood fiber, lacquer as a binder and plaster and p

Zushi, Japan, Edo period, 18th/19th century, wood with yellow metal fittings, black lacquer and gilding, meditating Amida Nyorai with Dhyana mudra, Urna and jewel in the Ushnisha made of glass, robe w

Noh mask. Japan. 18th/19th century. Old man type carved wood with a painted surface and inset with human hair. 8-1/4". All items in session one were collected by William H. Smith (1853-1923)

Lot of three wooden mask Netsukes. Japan. 18th/19th century. One signed Deme Uman. See Lazarnick pgs. 351-353. Each about 3-1/4". All items in session one were collected by William H. Smith (1853-1923

**Originally Listed At $600** East Asia, Japan, 18th to 19th century. Ink and color on paper with gold leaf. Inscribed "Fuji Settoku kin ga" and one seal. A six-panel Japanese folding screen depicting

East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 18th to mid-19th century CE. This is a gorgeous wooden stature of Avalokitesvara, one of the most revered and celebrated bodhisattvas in Asia. Carved in the round and

East Asia, Japan, Edo period, ca. 18th to mid-19th century CE. A lacquered iron stirrup known as an "abumi" which was used in warfare by samurai, comprised of a large curved plate with a buckle for at

East Asia, Japan, Edo to Meiji period, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A wonderful wooden sculpture of Jizo Bosatsu, the bodhisattva of the earth matrix, hand-carved in yosegi zukuri (joined wood-block c

**Originally Listed At $450** East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A fabulous forged-iron maru-gata (round) tsuba, a disc-shaped hand guard traditionally employed on J

East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A fabulous forged-iron maru-gata (round) tsuba, a disc-shaped hand guard traditionally employed on Japanese swords featuring the s

**Originally Listed At $250** East Asia, Japan, Edo period, ca. late 18th to early 19th century. A beautiful forged-iron Yotsu-Mokkou (4 Mokkou) shaped tsuba, a protective and decorative hand guard tr

Lot of assorted sword mountings. Japan. 18th/19th century. Three pairs of menuki, three single menuki (one mounted as a pin), one fuchi-kashira set, one kashira and five fuchi (mixed metal work).

Inro, Japan, 18th/19th century (Edo period). Body with 5 compartments made of hardwood with lacquer coating and surrounding decoration in maki-e technique and mother-of-pearl inlays. Decoration slight

Lot of assorted sword mounts. Japan. 18th/19th century. Three sets of menuki (one pair mounted as pins and seven single menuki (mixed metal work).

Set Fuchi-Kashira, Japan. 18th/19th century. Copper with mixed metal inlay of gold and shakudo. Decoration of a water buffalo and farmers. Signed and with a kakihan.

Two sets of Fuschi-Kashira. Japan. 18th/19th century. Copper with mixed metal inlay of shakudo and gold of birds on a nanako ground. Signed. Together with copper with mixed metal inlay of gold and sha

Two sets, Fuchi-Kashira, unsigned. Japan. 18th/19th century. Copper with mixed metal inlay of gold and shakudo. A design of a hunter and a deer and one of birds on a nanuko ground.

Set Fuchi-Kashira, Japan. 18th/19th century. Signed. Copper with mixed metal inlays of gold and shakudo with sennins. Signed and with a kakihan.

Pair of Fuchi-Kashira. Japan. 18th/19th century. Signed. Copper with mixed metal inlay of silver, gold and shakudo on a nanako (fish roe) ground. Together with a set designed with fish and bamboo. Sig

Pieced center patchwork of various silk & copper or gold - metal-wrapped over paper - brocade designs, including dragons, mandalas & florals, many patches in copper tones, few black or cream, 43" x 80