Sue Hope, Author at Kasasagi Fine Arts

Kawasa Hasui Shiba Benten Pond

Kasasagi Fine Arts has just released one of Hasui’s flagship works of art. Shiba Benten Pond is located in the grounds behind the Zojoji temple in Shiba, Tokyo. This is a unique work of art showing Hasui’s skills at his best. Lotus leaves and and flowers are in full bloom and dominate the foreground creating…

2 months ago

How Much Damage Can It Do To The Environment

How Much Difference Can This Make

How Much Difference Can This Make Plastics don’t biodegrade and as a consequence the ingestion of plastic is deadly for sea life. It is also dangerous for the entire food chain and therefore for humans. This tiny piece of plastic can have a massive knock on effect to our bird and sea life. A fish,…

2 months ago

Deerskin Lacquered Dragonfiles Premium Ladies Wallet

Special Promotion Inden-Ya Premium Ladies Wallets

Special Promotion Inden-Ya Premium Ladies Wallets Purchase a Premium Deerskin Lacquered Ladies Wallets and receive a complimentary Chromed Steel and Deerskin lacquer keyring valued at AUD 39.70. This offer is available from Kasasagi Fine Arts until stocks run out. Our Deerskin Ladies Wallets are a perfect combination of versatility and durability in a premium product.…

3 months ago

Humane Society International African Lions Donation

Humane Society International African Lions Donation Happy New Year to all our valued customers. As always we like to start the New Year off with a positive contribution to the planet and especially those unable to help themselves. We continue to donate funds from Kasasagi Sales towards saving helpless and endangered animals around the world.…

4 months ago

Made In Australia Pottery Koro Incense Burners

Kasasagi Designed And Hand Crafted Pottery Koros

Kasasagi Designed And Hand Crafted Pottery Koros Kasasagi Fine Arts has just released our very versatile and very unique glazed pottery incense burners designed and hand crafted in Australia. In collaboration with a local Melbourne potter we have designed and hand crafted koros for use with incense sticks and coils, cones and incense granules. Available…

4 months ago

Shopping For Japanese Antiques In Melbourne

Shopping For Japanese Antiques In Melbourne Select from a wide range of Japanese Antiques at Kasasagi Fine Arts Cabinet inArmadale Antique Centre, Melbourne. Our Japanese Deerskin Leather Products made to order for us are also a unique and popular choice as Christmas gifts. We offer premium wallets, double clutch purses, coin holders and key rings…

6 months ago

Japanese Antiques Armadale Melbourne

Japanese Antiques Armadale Melbourne Our cabinet at Armadale Antique Centre has a great variety of Japanese antique items. Our range of includes Imari, Kutani and Kakiemon Porcelain as well as Cloisonne and Tea Sets and Kanzashi Hair Ornaments. We also have Bronze okimonos and Inros, Masks and Dolls and Inden Deerskin products. If you cant…

6 months ago

Hiroshige Woodblock Irises And White Heron

Just Released Hiroshige Woodblock Prints

Just Released Hiroshige Woodblock Prints 1940s and 1970s Hiroghige Woodblock Prints. Kasasagi Fine Arts has an extensive collection of woodblock prints from many Ukiyo-e, Shin Hanga and Sosaku Hango masters. We have just released some of our Hiroshige woodblock prints which have been in long term archival. Hiroshige was also famous for his woodblock prints…

7 months ago

Kasasagi Fine Arts Supports Humane Society International

Kasasagi places a high priority on supporting organisations that are guardians of Planet Earth. We donate a percentage of your sales to causes that help endangered and abused animals worldwide. Kasasagi and our customers are proud supporters of Humane Society International and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Adopt A Tiger Program and other deserving causes. We…

8 months ago

Fu Takenaka Creative Icon And Woodblock Print Artist

Fu Takenaka Creative Icon And Woodblock Print Artist Fu Takenaka was born in 1945. She started her artistic career as an artist for a design company and received second prize in the Fibre Design Council award in 1964. In 2003 she began creating Woodblock Prints. Her work is admired and sought after because of the…

8 months ago

Kasasagi Fine Arts Supports World Wildlife Fund

Kasasagi Fine Arts Supports World Wildlife Fund Kasasagi places a high priority on supporting organisations that are guardians of Planet Earth. We donate a percentage of your sales to causes that help endangered and abused animals worldwide. Kasasagi and our customers are proud supporters of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Adopt A Tiger Program and other…

9 months ago

Antique Netsuke Ojime Menuki And Okimono For Sale

Antique Netsuke Ojime Menuki And Okimono For Sale We source rare and unusual antique Japanese items directly from Japan in our travels. Our range includes delightful boxwood Netsukes and Okimonos along with striking Bronze Oni Mask Netsukes and many other rare items. We also feature Bronzes, figurines, Noh Masks, calligraphy water droppers and articulated bronze…

10 months ago

Antique Kagura Scroll And Reading Weight

Ojime Netsuke Menuki Manju Okimono Online

Ojime Netsuke Menuki Manju Okimono Online Source genuine Japanese Ojime and Netsuke, Menuki and Clasps as well as Manju and Scroll Weights online from Kasasagi Fine Arts. You can also choose from a great selection of miniature and large masks in bronze, wood and mixed metals. We also have a great selection of Okimono and…

12 months ago

Kasasagi Covid19 Safety Actions

Kasasagi Covid19 Safety Actions We have been practicing some safety policies for some time which we would like to share with you. The general opinion of how long the virus lasts on surfaces seems to vary widely from 3 hours on paper and tissue to 3 days on plastics. Because of this we have adopted…

1 year ago

Accoutrements For a Geisha

Accoutrements For a Geisha Geishas are seen as symbols of culture and grace, full of puzzling mystery. They are entertainers who can be employed as hostesses for parties and formal as well as informal events. Geishas of today are still expected to master traditional songs and poetry as well as the art of calligraphy. They…

1 year ago

Our Japanese Experiences February 2020

Its important to focus on the good things that will still be there when you choose to visit Japan. Here are some of the images of our last very enjoyable trip to Japan in February 2020 on Kasasagi Fine Arts Instagram site. Our Japanese Experiences February 2020 on Instagram You can also check out our…

1 year ago

Shoyeido Mica Plates for Incense Chips And Granules

New Shoyeido Incense Products at Kasasagi

New Shoyeido Incense Products at Kasasagi We are excited to announce the release of new Shoyeido incense products to enhance your incense experience. Kasasagi now offers incense granules, ash, charcoal and Mica Plates from Shoyeido for use with incense granules and pressed incense. Purchase them individually or as our Satori Incense Pack to enjoy the…

1 year ago

EDO Era Signed Inro And Netsuke By Mei Otoyuki

Antique Japanese Inro Collection

Antique Japanese Inro Collection Finding quality Japanese antiques is our passion. We make the best possible effort to find high quality Japanese antiques. The Japanese Inro is an icon of traditional Japanese culture and Kasasagi Fine Arts has a range of high quality and hard to find Inro’s. The Ojime’s and Netsuke’s which are part…

1 year ago

Teruhide Kato Woodblock Print Kinkaku-Ji Sekkey

Kato Kimono Designer And Woodblock Print Artist

Kato Kimono Designer And Woodblock Print Artist Teruhide Kato 1936 to 2015 Kato studied at Kyoto Art College and enjoyed a successful career as a Kimono Designer. At the age of 50 Kato fulfilled his long held dream of becoming a traditional woodblock artist. He gained fame for his contemporary woodblock shin-hanga prints of his…

1 year ago

More Japanese Antiques From Kasasagi

More Japanese Antiques From Kasasagi Fresh from our travels to Japan we are excited to share with you or latest finds and some old, much loved treasures we have been holding onto. If Bronze and mixed metal antiques from Japan is what excites you most check out or latest bronze items including an erotic figure…

1 year ago