Open Days Autumn 2001

We are pleased to invite you to our three open days that we organize on Friday, October 19th, from 12 PM to 9 PM. On Saturday, October 20th and Sunday, October 21st from 10 AM to 7 PM in our warehouse located in Rue de Chambery, 45 in Etterbeek - Brussels.
Our shop will exceptionally be closed that week.

Last July, we came back from Japan after having spent six weeks in the Southern region, collecting a wide range of objects (over 300) and some very nice pieces of furniture as well.
Here are some of the items that we will show during this preview sale:

Small Items:

A Daikoku style Jizaikagi (trammel) photo1 - Many decorated Sakazuki (sake cup) photo2 - A few Teaburi (hand warmer) photo3 - Two Yatate (writing brush case) photo4 - Three very nice lacquered Sara (plate) photo5 - A few Omen (mask) - A few Andon (lamp) - A very nice Hyotan (sake gourd) - A Netsuke (button) - A few Taiko (traditional drum) - A few Suzu (small bell) - A few Kane (bell) - Many Kouro (incense burner) - A pair of Kaibitsu (chest for kaiawase game) - Some Goban set (go game set) - Many Hon (books) - Several Kadai (small display table) - Some Furin (summer bells) - Many Kakemono (hanging scroll) - A few Tekagami (mirror) - A pair of Ranma (ornament) - Soroban (abacus) - A few Tabakobon (ashtray-set) - Usubata (Ikebana vase) - A Toro (garden lantern) - Many Okimono and statuettes of Buddha and other religious figures - A Jingasa (helmet) - A Katanatate (sword stand) - A Kokatana (small knife) - A few Yumi (bow) - A Tsuba (sword's guard) - A Kama (sickle) - Obis (kimono sash), Fukusa (cover), Kimonos, Haoris and other traditional Japanese clothes - A few Kiseru (pipe) - A book of Hanga (woodblock print) - A lot of Hinaningyo (girl's day doll) - Iko (kimono stand) - Some Shokudai (candle stand) - A Kura (harness) - Some Chawan (bowl) - Some Chakoboshi (tea accessory) - Chashaku (water ladle) - A Furo (tea ceremony brazier) - Many Chataku (saucer in bronze) - A few Natsume (tea powder pot) - Some very nice Tetsubin (kettle) - Many Owan (lacquered bowl) - A set of Takazen (dinner-table) - A few lacquered Ozen (tray table) - Kashigata (rice cake pattern) - Obon (tray) - Some Kenzan (flower stand) - Many Hanaire (ikebana stand) - Hanate and Kabin (vases) - Ju-bako and Bento-bako (lunch lacquered box) - Many multipurpose baskets - Multipurpose cases and boxes: Kakesuzuri-bako (portable writing box-safe), many suzuri-bako (ink stone box), some Hari-bako (used for sewing), some Kohikidashi (small drawers' chest), some Kyodai (dressing table with mirror), a set of Sakaejyu (stackable boxes), some Hako (box) - A Kyosoku (armrest stool) - Many accessories for hibachi brazier table: Gotoku (kettle holder), many Hainarashi (ash shovel), a few Hibashi (brazier chopsticks) - Some accessories as well as various ornament and little contemporary traditional Japanese style crockery for tea, sake, etc..

Furniture:

Several Mizuya-dansu (kitchen cabinet) of various sizes - A lot of Isho-dansu (kimono and personal garments chest) - A Katana-dansu (chest for keeping samurai's sword) - Several Cha-dansu (tea chest) - Some Choba-dansu (merchant chest) photo6 - A few Monoire-dansu (storing chest) - Many Ko-dansu (small multipurpose furniture) - A Kusuri-dansu (medicine chest) - A lot of To (old doors) - Some Korean Chests - Many Hibachi (brazier table) - A few Kotatsu (heater-table) - Many Zataku (low table) - Low desks - Etc..

Our selection criteria: all the pieces that we bring back must be genuine, have had less than 15% of restoration and have been made before mid-twentieth century.

Internet: www.schelma.com
Our online catalogue will be updated in early November with the remaining items.

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