203 TAKASHI MURAKAMI (1962-) HEISEI OR REIWA, 2019 A set of five skateboard decks, colour silkscreens on maple wood, depicting Murakami’s design of daisies, produced by Kaikai Kiki Co. Ltd., Tokyo, each with two flowers and ‘Takashi Murakami ©TM/KK’ printed at the back, all still sealed, each approx. 81.3cm x 21cm. (5) £1,500-2,000 204 KATO TATSUSABURO (ACT. C.1970) SHOWA PERIOD, 1971 Nine Japanese paintings, ink and colour on paper, all designs for traditional paper kites, from an edition of 100 hand-painted albums published by Unida, Tokyo, variously depicting animals, auspicious symbols and legendary figures, all in individual box frames and glazed, all approx. 44cm x 33cm. (9) £200-300 Cf. T Streeter, The Art of the Japanese Kite, p.113 no.45, for an illustration of the kite depicting Kintaro and the carp by Kato Tatsusaburo. 99

JAPANESE SILVER, BRONZE, CLOISONNE \& OTHER METAL WORKS OF ART LOTS 205-244 100

Lot 236 detail 101

205 A PAIR OF JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASES MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The tall baluster bodies with mirroring decoration, the sides with lappets enclosing ho-o birds and writhing dragons chasing flaming pearls of wisdom, with various bands of geometrical designs, scrolling tendrils, spirals and flowers above and medallions enclosing butterflies and chidori plovers in flight, the rims with metal mounts, both 24.8cm. (2) £600-800 206 A SMALL JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE BY TAMURA I / OTA SHUNJIRO (1864-1931) MEIJI OR TAISHO, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY The elegant baluster body decorated with three birds in flight before branches of bamboo, the design rendered in gold wires on the dark blue ground, with bands of lappets to the foot and neck, the rims with metal mounts, the base stamped Tamura zo, 12.3cm. £300-500 207 A JAPANESE RED GINBARI CLOISONNE VASE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The tall baluster body decorated with patterns of chrysanthemum flowers amongst scrolling clouds rendered in basse-taille, the surface a deep red, with metal mounts to the rims, 24.3cm. £300-500 102 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

208 Dedication on stand Vice-Admiral A JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE BY ANDO JUBEI (1876-1953) Reginald Vesey Holt MEIJI OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY (1884-1957) The baluster body decorated with two pheasants on a rocky outcrop and with a stream running beside them; with large chrysanthemum, daisies and other plants to the side, all on a dark navy-blue ground, with bands of formal flowers and geometrical patterns above the foot and to the neck; with metal mounts, the footrim with a minute two-character mark, posssibly for jungin (pure silver), the base with the circular Ando mark, together with a wood stand inset with a silver plaque inscribed ‘to Vice-Admiral R. B. Holt, January 1940, from K.Oikawa, Admiral I.J. [Imperial Japanese] Navy’, 24.5cm. (2) £400-600 Provenance: the collection of Vice-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt, CB, DSO, MVO, (1884-1957), and thence by descent. The vase was gifted by Admiral Koshiro Oikawa (1883-1958), the Japanese Naval Minister during World War II. Oikawa Koshiro (1883-1958) 103

209 TWO JAPANESE CLOISONNE DISHES MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH/20TH CENTURY Both decorated with a central scene depicting insects and flowers, one with a spotted butterfly fluttering above chrysanthemum, the other with a firefly resting on a large leaf, both dishes with a band of geometric designs to the rim, one with chrysanthemum mon in lozenges, the underside of both with a pattern of spirals, 30cm and 30.2cm respectively. (2) £400-600 210 A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNERS AND COVERS (KORO) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH/20TH CENTURY Both with tall curved legs raised on an oval base, each decorated with tigers and writhing dragons emerging from scrolling clouds, the side handles shaped as mythical creatures; both lids topped with a crouching tiger, 33.5cm each. (4) £150-250 211 TWO JAPANESE BRONZE RECTANGULAR JARDINIERES MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH/20TH CENTURY The largest decorated with a dragon, a minogame, a kirin and a phoenix, the four mythological animals depicted in relief amongst clouds and waves on a leiwen ground, the base with a nine character seal mark; the other in archaic style, the feet formed as stylised lion heads and with monster-shaped handles, cast with a mythical creature to one side and a bird to the other, 12.4cm x 48.5cm x 26.2cm and 12cm x 40.5cm x 22.8cm respectively. (2) £300-500 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. 104 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

212 A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNERS AND COVERS (KORO) BY MORI HOMEI MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH/20TH CENTURY Each modelled as a boy supporting a large vessel above his head with a shishi-topped lid, the figures with one foot forward and holding up the hems of their robes, their hair tied up in double buns and their garments decorated with scrolling tendrils, flowers and dragons, each raised on a rectangular base with shaped feet, both signed Mori Homei in a rectangular reserve, 42cm each. (4) £300-500 Provenance: from the collection of an aristocratic Spanish family. 213 A SMALL JAPANESE BRONZE VASE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The cylindrical body modelled as a trunk with leafy tendrils to the side, a small squirrel clinging onto the vine whilst holding a small gilt chestnut in its mouth, raised on a modern plexiglass stand, 11.8cm. (2) £150-250 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. 214 A LARGE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER 19TH/20TH CENTURY Possibly a Japanese koro, the compressed globular body raised on three tapering feet, flanked by two confronting phoenix loop handles, 9.5kg, 47cm. £500-1,000 105

215 216 A JAPANESE INLAID CAST-IRON TEA KETTLE AND COVER A SMALL JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF AN ELEPHANT BY (TETSUBIN) GENRYUSAI SEIYA EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Of conventional form and with a rough ishime texture imitating the surface of The pachyderm standing four-square and with its trunk slightly raised, stone, the sides decorated with somayaki-style depictions of galloping horses, inscribed Seiya in hiragana under one foot; together with a modern model of their outlines inlaid with partially-gilded silver wire, the tall shaped handle a kabuto, the cast-iron miniature helmet with gilt maedate, 9.7cm and 26cm decorated with flowering sprays, the lid with an openwork finial and signed respectively. (2) Ryubundo zo underneath, 24cm. (2) £200-300 £200-300 217 218 A SMALL JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE INLAID IRON VESTA CASE TWO JAPANESE INLAID IRON TSUBA MEIJI OR TAISHO, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The rectangular body decorated in gold and silver inlays with a thatched The largest of oval shape and decorated to one side with two figures wearing hut amongst trees and Mount Fuji behind, the reverse with a seal mark Heian-style garments, the tallest possibly the poet Prince Narihara, with and inscribed ‘K24’; together with a pewter recumbent ox and a minute branches of pines above them and Mount Fuji towering in the distance; the cold-painted model of a mouse, 9.1cm max. (3) reverse with a figure looking in the distance seen from the back; the smaller tsuba of rhomboid shape with curved corners, decorated in openwork with £100-150 butterfly shapes and inlaid with two chidori (plovers) flying above a stream, both unsigned, 6.9cm and 6cm respectively. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. £100-200 106 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

219 A MINIATURE JAPANESE BRONZE VASE WITH MONKEYS BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The bulbous body raised on a short foot and with a tall flared neck, three small primates clambering around it, one holding another’s foot whilst peering over the edge of the vase, another small one hanging from the rim, all three with their eyes inlaid in gilt; the base incised with a two-character mark for Seiya, 11cm. £500-800 220 A JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE VASE MEIJI OR TAISHO, 20TH CENTURY Of bulbous shape with a short everted rim, decorated with three cranes in flight before a mountain, possibly Mount Fuji, inlaid in mixed metals on the dark bronze ground, signed to the side and inscribed with a dedication mentioning Tokyo Denki (Tokyo Electric Industry Association), together with a wood stand, 30cm. (2) £250-300 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. 221 A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE (USUBATA) MEIJI OR TAISHO, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY For ikebana (traditional flower arrangement), the lower half with a bulbous body raised on three scrolling feet, the sides decorated with buildings in mountainous river landscapes, the handles shaped as elephant heads with extended trunks, the upper section consisting of a removable circular tray wedged at the top, unsigned, 26.6cm. (2) £200-300 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. 107

222 A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF THE SHOGUN’S HORSE BY THE MARUKI COMPANY MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Naturalistically cast, the stallion is depicted standing four-square and with its head slightly uplifted, the tack realistically modelled and embellished with the Tokugawa mon, a seal mark underneath reading Maruki sachu seisaku (manufactured at the Maruki Company), together with the lid of the original tomobako wood box with an inscription reading Rogata chudo sei, Shogun no shunme, Zuisei zo (Cast bronze made in lost wax, a horse of the Shogun, made by Zuisei), with a red seal mark for Zuisei, 33cm. (2) £2,000-3,000 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. 223 A LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE MODEL OF A HORSE TAISHO OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY Realistically modelled, the stallion standing four-square with its head slightly turned to the right, raised on an oblong base, inscribed underneath Tokyo Kosho sei (Made at Tokyo Arsenal), 39cm. 222 £500-800 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. 224 A JAPANESE BRONZE MODEL OF A POINTER SHOWA ERA, DATED 1949 Realistically modelled, the dog with its front leg up and its tail straightened, raised on a rectangular base, the side with a long inscription possibly reading Kishino 1949, Kobayashi, Okamura, Ono sho Sensei, 30cm. £250-350 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. 225 A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A BOY AND OX BY SHUHO MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The small child depicted playing the flute while riding an ox, the bovine standing four-square and with its head slightly turned to the left, signed Shuho underneath, 32cm. £250-350 223 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. 224 225 224 inscription on base 108 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

226 226 A JAPANESE BRONZE MODEL OF A FEMALE NUDE BY ATSUSHI AMENOMIYA 227 (1937-2020) SHOWA OR HEISEI, 20TH OR 21ST CENTURY The young beauty comfortably seated with one leg folded under her, she leans forward with a thoughtful expression; signed to the side, raised on a square marble base, 21cm overall. £800-1,200 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. 227 A JAPANESE BRONZE MODEL OF A MALE NUDE SHOWA ERA, DATED 1958 Realistically modelled, the young man depicted sitting on a rectangular plinth, his left leg resting on the right one and his hands holding his knee, with a gentle smile on his face, inscribed 1958 and with a two-character signature, possibly for Yamato, 34.5cm. £250-350 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. 228 A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A SHOJO BY RYOMIN MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The drunken spirit depicted sitting, wearing loose robes and with its long hair flowing behind its back; it looks down with its hands open as if to express its disappointment at the lack of a sake cup, a three character signature underneath reading Ryomin saku (made by Ryomin), 20.2cm. £500-800 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. 229 A LARGE JAPANESE SILVERED AND PARCEL-GILT BRONZE OKIMONO OF MORI TAHEI MODERN, 20TH CENTURY The famous samurai is depicted standing, holding his spear in one hand and a large sake cup in the other, with a seal mark to the back, possibly for Junichiro Hanwaka, 37.5cm. (2) £300-500 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. Legend says that the Shogun Hideyoshi once gifted a famed spear to General Masanori. The samurai Mori Tahei from the Kuroda clan arrived with a message for the General, who invited him to a celebratory drink with him. Mori Tahei refused but Masanori offered him a gift of his choice if he were to accept some sake. The samurai eventually agreed, drank his sake, and claimed the spear. This okimono illustrates the famous song Kuroda Bushi from the city of Fukuoka: Drink, drink sake! If you drink it, you will win the best spear in Japan. And if you drink enough to win it, you are a true Kuroda samurai! 228 229 109

230 A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A BEAR CUB AND A TIGER MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Both animals realistically modelled, the feline baring its fangs whilst attacking the small bear, the distressed cub lying on its back as it attempts to defend itself, 21.5cm. (2) £800-1,200 Provenance: an English private collection, Portsmouth. 231 A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A TIGER MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY The feline baring its fangs in a snarl, its glass eyes menacingly fixed on an invisible prey before it; the big cat stands on a large base shaped as a rock with vegetation growing to the side, with an indistinct three character mark to the back of the stone, 50cm across. (2) £400-600 232 A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A TIGER BY OMORI MITSUMOTO / KOGEN MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The feline standing four-square and baring its fangs in a snarl, the eyes inset in glass and with the stripes on its back naturalistically rendered, the belly with a square seal mark for Omori Mitsumoto / Kogen saku, 35cm. £400-600 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. 110 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

233 AN IMPRESSIVE JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A TIGER AND CROCODILE BY MASAMITSU MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The ferocious-looking feline depicted pouncing over the back of the reptile, The ferocious-looking feline depicted pouncing over the back of the reptile, baring its fangs and with the stripes on its back realistically rendered; both animals with their eyes inlaid in glass; the tiger with a two-character mark on its belly for Masamitsu, all raised on a large wooden gnarled base, 53cm. (3) £2,000-3,000 111

234 A JAPANESE BRONZE KIRIN KORO (INCENSE BURNER) AND COVER MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The mythical beast depicted reclining, with its head turned to the back and menacingly baring its fangs, 25.7cm. (2) £250-350 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. 235 A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF PRINCE SHOTOKU MEIJI OR SHOWA, 20TH CENTURY Shotoku Taishi is depicted as a youth standing on a rocky outcrop and pointing in the distance, wearing a short tunic and with his hair arranged in typical style, a falcon perched on his left arm, the back with lines of calligraphy, possibly including a signature for artist Hata Shokichi (1882-1966), 25cm. £300-500 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. Prince Shotoku Taishi (574-622) was a semi-legendary Crown Prince and Regent to the Empress Suiko during the Asuka period (538-710). He became an important political and cultural leader modernizing the government administration. He also promoted Buddhism and is sometimes regarded as one of its founders in Japan. 112 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

236 signature A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE JAPANESE 113 BRONZE OKIMONO OF A HAWK BY HIDEMITSU / SHUKO MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The raptor is naturalistically depicted, perched on a rocky outcrop emerging from silvered waves, its wings stretched as if to take flight, with some details rendered in gilt and shakudo, the underside of its tail feathers signed in a double seal for Kazumasa Ishida and Hidemitsu / Shuko Kansei (supervised by Hidemitsu / Shuko), 72cm overall. (2) £8,000-12,000 Kazumasa Ishida had a workshop in Tokyo and was a member of the Tokyo Chukin Kai (Tokyo Cast Metal Association).

237 A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY With a tall trumpet-shaped body and a foliate rim, the side embellished with a goshawk perched on flowering branches of prunus, the bird and flowers realistically modelled; the decoration rendered in high relief and with the eyes and some of the stamens gilded, the base with a two-character mark reading Seiya, 32cm. £800-1,200 238 A TALL JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE VASE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The slender pear-shaped body decorated with an elegant design of five egrets in flight, the birds depicted in silver and other metal inlays, the base with a square mark and with a three character signature to the side, 27.2cm. £600-800 114 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

239 A FINE JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE OKIMONO OF A COCKATOO BY MITANI MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The charming bird is naturalistically modelled, perched on a curved branch of gnarled wood, its right claw raised to its beak and with its head lowered, the feathers with highlights in gilt and the eyes, beak and claws in shakudo, signed in a gilt rectangular plaque underneath Mitani sei, 19.5cm overall. (2) £7,000-9,000 Cf. L Bordignon, The Golden Age of Japanese Okimono, p.244-5 where another okimono of a cockatoo by Mitani is illustrated and discussed. Also, see Bonhams New York, Fine Japanese Works of Art, 19th March 2014 for another example. signature 115

240 A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE VASES BY THE NOGAWA COMPANY MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The tall cylindrical bodies decorated with mirror images of geese flying before a silver moon and with tall grasses underneath, the majestic birds rendered in a variety of inlaid metals, each base incised with the mark for the Nogawa Company and both vases with the same signature to the side, both 15.3cm. (2) £600-800 241 A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE VASES MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Each decorated with birds and plants rendered in a variety of inlaid metals, two a pair decorated with onagadori chickens perched on flowering branches of prunus, both with the same signature to the side; the third vase with three cranes wading in a stream, a two-character signature for Sukemitsu and the mark for the Nogawa Company underneath; the last vase with a small quail looking up at sprays of millet, unsigned, 15.2cm max. (4) £500-800 116 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

242 A JAPANESE SILVER BONBONNIERE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY The lid and body modelled as a large chrysanthemum flower, the long petals realistically curling to the side; with a silver liner; the base stamped with the jungin (pure silver) mark, 7.4cm. (3) £400-600 two views 243 A JAPANESE THREE-TIERED JEWELLERY BOX MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Of rectangular form and with a cloud-shaped loop handle to the top, decorated with leafy sprays of chrysanthemum, the clasp to the front embellished with further flowers, the box opening to reveal three compartments lined in green velvet, the foot rim marked jungin (pure silver), 11.5cm x 8.2cm x 11cm. £300-400 244 No lot 117

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FROM THE COLLECTION OF VIRGINIA G. ATCHLEY (1911-2013) LOTS 245-249 Virginia Atchley’s name is famous in the American world of Japanese Art collecting. For over forty years, she amassed an eclectic collection reflecting her love for miniature arts, including a large number of netsuke, inro, and other sagemono, in a wide range of styles, techniques and materials. She was actively involved with the International Netsuke Society, first as Editor of the Journal (1985-91), and then as President (1991-93). She received the first Silver Kirin Award from the Society for her ‘Outstanding Contribution to the World of Netsuke’, which was announced during the Los Angeles Convention in 1989, and for which she received a standing ovation. She was on the Board of Directors until her passing in 2013, shortly before her 102nd birthday. The catalogue she produced with Neil Davey entitled ‘The Virginia Atchley Collection of Miniature Arts’ (2006), is a reference amongst collectors, and lists over 400 pieces. Lots 247, 248 and 249 in this sale are illustrated and discussed in the book. Virginia Atchley The Virginia Atchley Collection of Miniature Arts (2006) two views 245 A JAPANESE TSUIKOKU THREE-CASE BLACK LACQUER INRO MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Both sides carved in the Ryukyu manner with Chinese figures in and around pavilions, the buildings nestled amongst tall trees, the top and base with swirling clouds, with a coral ojime and a moulded resin netsuke depicting a South Sea Islander clasping a large vase containing a small branch of coral, the inro 8cm. £200-300 Provenance: formerly the collection of Virginia Atchley (1911-2013), Los Angeles. 120 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

246 A JAPANESE THREE-CASE SILVER INRO MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Decorated with a kaleidoscope of butterflies, the insects of various sizes fluttering across three sides, together with an en suite ojime decorated in openwork with further butterflies, the inro 8cm. £1,500-2,000 Provenance: formerly the collection of Virginia Atchley (1911-2013), Los Angeles. 121

247 A JAPANESE BOXWOOD PIPE CASE (KISERUZUTSU) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Of senryu-zutsu form, carved as a snake and a frog, the small amphibian ensnared by the reptile’s tail, both with their eyes inlaid in brass, 19.7cm. £500-1,000 Provenance: formerly the collection of Virginia Atchley (1911-2013), Los Angeles. Cf. V Atchley \& N Davey, The Virginia Atchley Collection of Japanese Miniature Arts, p.310, no.S52, where this very piece is illustrated and described. 248 A LARGE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A PORTUGUESE MERCHANT SHOWA OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY Depicted standing, holding a curved sword in one hand and his hat with the other, wearing broad pantaloons and pointed boots, his coat decorated with a pattern of scrolling clouds, signed Shosai in a rectangular reserve at the back, 9.2cm. £300-500 Provenance: formerly the collection of Virginia Atchley (1911-2013), Los Angeles. Cf. V Atchley \& N Davey, The Virginia Atchley Collection of Japanese Miniature Arts, p.156, no.N215, where this very netsuke is illustrated and described. 122 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

249 A RARE JAPANESE BAMBOO SASHI NETSUKE OF A SHISHI BY MORIKAWA TOEN (1820-1894) EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY The mythical beast depicted sitting on its haunches, holding a circular handle in its mouth and raised on a double lotus throne, the base with flowerheads, inscribed to the back Shosoin, hoko, heigoro no shishi baku, Morikawa Toen (copy of an incense burner handle with lion dog at the Shosoin Treasure House by Morikawa Toen) with kao, 10.3cm. £1,000-1,500 Provenance: formerly the collection of Virginia Atchley (1911-2013), Los Angeles. Exhibited: the International Netsuke Collector’s Society Convention, Honolulu, 1977. Cf. V Atchley \& N Davey, The Virginia Atchley Collection of Japanese Miniature Arts, p.88, no.N106, where this very netsuke is illustrated and described. Also, see G Lazarnick, The Signature Book of Netsuke, Inro and Ojime Artists in Photographs, p. 384, and id., Netsuke \& Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures, p.1096, where both sides of this netsuke are illustrated and discussed. Morikawa Toen was known for his Nara ningyo (dolls) sculptures and as a noh actor. His work was admired by the Daimyo of Tosa, the magistrate of Nara, who awarded him with names from Japanese mythology. The Imperial household also became his patrons. G Lazarnick, Netsuke \& Inro Artists, and How to Read their Signatures two views 123

250 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE AND A DOUBLE GOURD TOKKURI MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The netsuke carved as a mask of Okame, the Goddess of Mirth depicted laughinhg, the reverse inscribed Shuzan; attached by a cord to a double-gourd bottle with a wood stopper, 17.5cm max. £300-500 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. 251 A TALL JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SENNIN EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY The Immortal depicted standing, clutching his walking stick whilst turning his head to the left with a smile on his face; he wears long robes and a coat of mugwort leaves, 10cm. £400-600 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. 252 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF CHOKARO SENNIN EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY The Immortal grimacing with exertion as he lifts a large double-gourd over his shoulders, wearing loose robes opening to reveal his emaciated rib cage, a coat of mugwort leaves on his back, 8cm. £300-500 124 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

253 two views A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT RAM EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY Depicted with its head turned to the left, its long hair trailing behind its back, its legs neatly tucked underneath the body and with the eyes inlaid with horn, unsigned, 4.8cm. £2,000-3,000 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. 254 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A WOLF EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The emaciated animal seated on its haunches and biting into a large human skull, its eyes inlaid with bone and horn, the tail neatly tucked underneath its body and inscribed Minkoku, 4.7cm. £300-500 255 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A FROG MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Realistically carved, the small amphibian dozing off on top of a wooden bucket, the sides with minute metal studs, inscribed Masanao underneath, possibly for Masanao of Yamada, Ise Province, 2.7cm. £800-1,200 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. two views 125

256 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF GENERAL GENTOKU EDO PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY The armour-clad warrior depicted riding his horse Tokiro, his head turned to the left and with a ferocious expression, raised on a flat oval base with a central himotoshi hole, 4.3cm. £500-800 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. Gentoku was a Chinese Emperor, and one of the Three Heroes of the Han Dynasty (together with Kan’u and Chohi). He is often depicted riding his horse as he escapes from a castle besieged by his brother-in-law. two views 257 AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SLEEPING FARMER EDO PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY Probably Kyoto School, the tired man lying down on a large folded plantain leaf, his head buried between his crossed arms, wearing a long tunic and a sickle at his belt, 3.5cm. £800-1,200 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. 126 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

258 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A MERMAID (NINGYO) EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Probably Nagoya, the smiling siren finely carved in red wood, holding her tail elegantly curled under her chin, her long hair trailing down her back, inscribed Tadatoshi in ukibori in a rectangular reserve underneath, 4.4cm. £3,000-5,000 Cf. M T Coullery \& M S Newstead, The Baur Collection, Netsuke, p.115, no.C224 for another example of a mermaid by Tadatoshi. The authors explain that in Japanese folklore, ningyo are lovely creatures, well-disposed towards humans and believed to share the secrets of the sea by listening to the murmurs of seashells. Eating one would also give you immortality. signature 127

259 262 A JAPANESE SMOKING SET TWO JAPANESE LACQUER KISERUZUTSU EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY (PIPE CASES) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The kiseruzutsu (pipe case) of muso-zutsu form and made of woven rattan, decorated with two jardinières containing Both pipes of muso-zutsu form, the first made of rattan fruiting plants, the design rendered in gold, silver, black vertically woven, decorated with an abstract three-branch and brown takamaki-e lacquer, a two-character signature black ornament amongst prunus blossoms in gold lacquer, to the back for Nobusane / Shinzan; the tabakoire (tobacco the reverse signed with a single character in a rectangular pouch) of thick leather, embellished with a mae-kanagu cartouche; the other decorated in gold, silver and red shaped as a lion dog gnawing on its back leg, together lacquer hiramaki-e on the black roiro ground with a Kabuki with a coral ojime, the kiseruzutsu 21.3cm. (2) actor with a red wig, 23.5cm and 23cm respectively. (4) £400-600 £400-600 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. purchased in Japan. 260 263 A JAPANESE DOUBLE-SIDED LEATHER AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE NEGORO LACQUER TABAKO-IRE (TOBACCO POUCH) STAG ANTLER KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Of rounded rectangular form and with a flap opening on Of muso-zutsu form, the surface with typical red and black each side, one mae-kanagu in copper modelled as two mottling, carved as a branch of bamboo and with a loop masks, the other a rectangular shakudo and gilt plaque for suspension at the back, 21.6cm. (2) depicting three friends seated by a fire drinking sake, the pouch made of foreign tooled leather, with a malachite £200-300 ojime and a corozo nut netsuke carved as a laughing face winking, inscribed Masagyoku in a shaped cartouche at Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, the back, the pouch 15cm. purchased in Japan. £150-250 264 TWO JAPANESE BAMBOO KISERUZUTSU 261 (PIPE CASES) AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE SHAGREEN MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY KISURUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY Of otoshi-zutsu form, the first carved with Fukurokuju, the God of Good Fortune standing beneath an open Of muso-zutsu form, the surface covered with fish skin, a scroll; the other decorated to both sides with fungi and white metal mount to the rim and a small loop to the back other plants issuing from rocky outcrops, a four-character for suspension, together with a bamboo and silver kiseru inscription to the front, 20.2cm and 21cm respectively. (2) (pipe), the kiseruzutsu 24.7cm. (3) £400-600 £500-800 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. purchased in Japan. 128 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

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265 A JAPANESE FIVE-CASE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER INRO EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Decorated in gold hiramaki-e and kirikane on the black roiro ground, both sides with depictions of horsetail issuing from behind rocks, together with a glass ojime, the inro 9.5cm. £400-600 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. two views 266 A JAPANESE THREE-CASE GOLD, SILVER AND BLACK LACQUER INRO BY YOYUSAI HARA (1768-1845) EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Decorated with a continuous design of many chidori (plovers) in flight above pines, some birds in gilt and others a chocolate-brown colour, signed to the base Gyonen nanaju-san o, Yoyusai (Yoyusai, an old man of seventy-three), with a white glass ojime, the inro 6.1cm. £600-1,000 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. two views 130 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

267 AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE SIX-CASE TSUISHU RED LACQUER INRO EDO PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY Carved in low and sunken relief to both sides with scholars and attendants, one carrying his master’s staff and wide-brimmed hat, another with a qin wrapped in a brocade silk cover; the figures standing in luxuriant gardens and with scrolling clouds above, on a ground of tight lozenge patterns, together with an agate ojime, the inro 11cm. £800-1,200 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. two views 268 A SMALL JAPANESE FOUR-CASE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER INRO EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY Decorated with a continuous design of thatched buildings surrounded by a fence, one side with a gate leading to the houses, with large rocky outcrops partially obscuring the huts and with tall pines to the side, the railing rendered with metal inlays, the scene depicted in takamaki-e, nashiji and kirikane, 6.2cm. £250-350 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. two views 131

269 A JAPANESE FIVE-CASE GOLD, SILVER AND BLACK LACQUER INRO BY KOMA KORYU EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Both sides decorated in hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with large cranes, the elegant birds depicted standing in a variety of postures, the base signed Koma Koryu saku, together with a glass ojime, the inro 9cm. £1,500-2,000 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. two views 270 A JAPANESE THREE-CASE GOLD LACQUER INRO EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY Decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e, kirikane and takamaki-e with a continuous design of a farmer in a rice field observing six geese in flight, the man holding a long pole with a frayed banner at the top and a letter attached to it, one of the birds seemingly carrying another letter in its beak; with scrolling clouds above, and mountains in the distance, together with a coral ojime, the inro 5.9cm. £500-1,000 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. The decoration on this inro may refer to the story of Sobu (Su Wu in Chinese), an official of the Han Emperor Wu, often depicted fastening a letter to the leg of a goose to send messages home whilst held captive by the Huns. two views 132 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

271 A SMALL JAPANESE THREE-CASE GOLD LACQUER INRO BY JITOKUSAI EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Decorated in hiramaki-e, gold and silver takamaki-e and kirikane, with a continuous design of a man pulling a boat amongst reeds and other tall grasses, the figure with his face concealed under a wide-brimmed hat and bent forward as he tugs at the rope, a silver moon above, some details of the plants rendered in raden (mother of pearl inlays), signed Jitokusai saku underneath, together with a glass ojime, the inro 6.8cm. £1,000-2,000 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. two views The design on this inro may be inspired by the print entitled Hikifunegawa (Hikifune River) Hikifunegawa (Hikifune River) by by Utagawa Hiroshige. Hikifune Utagawa Hiroshige means ‘towboat’. Canals around Edo (Tokyo) were first used for irrigation, and later for transportation of goods and passengers. 272 AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE CIRCULAR TWO-CASE INRO MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e and kirikane lacquer on the black roiro ground, with a large writhing dragon to one side and scrolling clouds to the other, together with a coral ojime, the inro 7cm. £800-1,200 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. two views 133

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CHRONOLOGY OF CHINA 中國歷代年表 NEOLITHIC 新石器時代 NORTHERN DYNASTIES 北朝 MING DYNASTY 明 1368-1644 c.6500-1700 BC 386-581 Hongwu 洪武 1368-1398 Northern Wei 北魏 386-534 Jianwen 建文 1399-1402 XIA DYNASTY 夏 Eastern Wei 東魏 534-550 Yongle 永樂 1403-1425 c.2100-1600 BC Western Wei 西魏 535-556 Hongxi 洪熙 1425 Northern Qi 北齊 550-577 Xuande 宣德 1426-1435 SHANG DYNASTY 商 Northern Zhou 北周 557-581 Zhengtong 正統 1436-1449 c.1600-1100 BC Jingtai 景泰 1450-1456 SUI DYNASTY 隋 581-618 Tianshun 天順 1457-1464 ZHOU DYNASTY 周 Chenghua 成化 1465-1487 c.1100-221 BC TANG DYNASTY 唐 618-907 Hongzhi 弘治 1488-1505 Western Zhou 西周 Zhengde 正德 1506-1521 c.1100-771 BC FIVE DYNASTIES 五代 907-960 Jiajing 嘉靖 1522-1566 Eastern Zhou 東周 770-256 BC Later Liang 後梁 907-923 Longqing 隆慶 1567-1572 Spring and Autumn Period 春秋 Later Tang 後唐 923-936 Wanli 萬曆 1573-1620 770-476 BC Later Jin 後晋 936-946 Taichang 泰昌 1620 Warring States Period 戰國 Later Han 後漢 947-950 Tianqi 天啟 1621-1627 475-221 BC Later Zhou 後周 951-960 Chongzhen 崇禎 1628-1644 QIN DYNASTY 秦 221-206 BC LIAO DYNASTY 遼 907-1125 QING DYNASTY 清 1644-1911 Shunzhi 順治 1644-1661 HAN DYNASTY 漢 SONG DYNASTY 宋 960-1279 Kangxi 康熙 1662-1722 206 BC-AD 220 Northern Song 北宋 960-1127 Yongzheng 雍正 1723-1735 Western Han 西漢 206 BC-AD 8 Southern Song 南宋 1127-1279 Qianlong 乾隆 1736-1795 Eastern Han 東漢 AD 25-220 Jiaqing 嘉慶 1796-1820 JIN DYNASTY 金 1115-1234 Daoguang 道光 1821-1850 THREE KINGDOMS 三國 Xianfeng 咸豐 1851-1861 220-280 YUAN DYNASTY 元 1271-1368 Tongzhi 同治 1862-1874 Wei 魏 220-265 Guangxu 光緒 1875-1908 Shu Han 蜀漢 221-263 Xuantong 宣統 1908-1911 Wu 吳 222-280 REPUBLIC OF CHINA 中華民國 JIN DYNASTY 晉 265-420 1912- Western Jin 西晉 265-317 HONGXIAN (YUAN SHI KAI) 洪憲 Sixteen Kingdoms 十六國 304-439 （袁世凱）1915-1916 Dong Jin 東晉 317-420 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA SOUTHERN DYNASTIES 南朝 中華人民共和國 1949- 420-589 Liu Song 劉宋 420-479 Southern Qi 南齊 479-502 Liang 梁 502-557 Chen 陳 557-589 136

ASIAN ART II 亞洲藝術品 II WEDNESDAY 18TH MAY 2022 9.30am LOTS 600-1055 Lot 743

600 601 602 AFTER HUANG DAOZHOU ANONYMOUS (REPUBLIC PERIOD) A CHINESE ANCESTER PORTRAIT PINE TREE YAMA IN HELL LATE QING DYNASTY A Chinese scroll painting, ink on paper, A Chinese watercolour painting, ink and colour on paper, Depicting two civil officials, wearing title-slip reads Huang Daozhou shuang inscribed jiu dian Ping Deng Wang (King of Hell), framed and red dragon robes, framed and glazed, song tu, inscribed, dated and with a glazed, 139cm x 77cm. 112cm x 44cm. signature, two artist’s seals and two collectors’ seals, 81cm x 39cm. £300-500 £400-600 £500-800 Provenance: the collection of Tom Coates NEAC, RP, RWS and Mary Jackson NEAC, RWS 138 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

603 604 605 GUAN HUA (1922-2002) SUN XIKUN (1921-2003) AFTER QI BAISHI BAMBOO LIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS CHRYSANTHEMUM AND A WINE VESSEL A Chinese painting, ink on paper, inscribed, dated A Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour on paper, the gengshen year, corresponding to 1980 and inscribed shan ju tu, signed Xikun with two artist’s seals, A Chinese scroll painting, ink and signed Guan Hua with two artist’s seals, together 133cm x 68cm. colour on paper, bearing a signature with a signed catalogue, framed and glazed, which reads Baishi Qi Heng, with one 133cm x 58cm. £300-500 artist’s seal, 103cm x 32cm. £500-800 Provenance: from the collection of Roland Baker dec’d. £300-500 Provenance: from a private English collection, presented by the Cultural Workers Union (secretary) in the 1980s, Beijing. 139

606 FIVE CHINESE PITH PAPER PAINTINGS 1ST HALF 19TH CENTURY Depicting different boats including a duck farm, framed and glazed, 22cm x 14.8cm. (5) £400-600 140 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

607 ANONYMOUS (19TH CENTURY) BASKETS OF FLOWERS, A PAIR Two Chinese paintings, ink and colour on rice paper, depicting blossoming colourful flowers, framed and glazed, 13cm x 17.5cm. (2) £300-500 608 XUE BAOCHEN, LIANG SIHONG, ET. AL. (20TH CENTURY) FLOWERS, BIRDS AND FRUIT Six Chinese printed album leaves, two ink and colour on paper, the other four ink and colour on silk, four inscribed, and all signed with artists’ seals, 47cm x 29cm approx. (6) £300-500 141

609 A PAIR OF CHINESE EMBROIDERED PANELS QING DYNASTY Each depicting colourful birds, one of pheasants and swallows, the other with cockerel, hen and their chicks, amidst flowers and foliage, the glazed frames with mother of pearl borders, 45.5cm x 64cm overall. (2) £300-500 Provenance: the collection of Vice-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt, CB, DSO, MVO, (1884-1957), and thence by descent. 610 A CHINESE REVERSE GLASS PAINTING OF THE HONGS OF CANTON 19TH CENTURY The vibrantly painted rectangular panel depicting foreign factories, with the flags of France, America, Britain and Denmark, the foreground with six vessels travelling downstream on the Pearl river, two are flying red and gold banners, contained in a wood frame, 9cm x 13.1cm. £250-500 Cf. Christie’s, London, 6th November 2003, lot 720 for a similar reverse glass painting of the Hongs of Canton. 611 A CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT LATE QING DYNASTY Depicting different generations of Qing Court Officials before an altar, 173cm x 124cm, the canvas 270cm x 140cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. 609 £300-500 612 A CHINESE CORAL SILK SKIRT AND A BLUE SILK INFORMAL ROBE 19TH CENTURY Embroidered with couched gilt threads, two panels containing butterflies in flight amongst dense blossoming peonies, divided by vertical floral sprays, bordered in blue with continuous bands of peony, reserved on a coral ground decorated with Buddhist emblems, the blue robe decorated with auspicious objects and orchid sprays, with white embroidered sleevebands, 101cm long and 138cm wide across sleeves. (2) £300-500 610 612 142 611 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

613 613 615 A CHINESE BLACK LACQUER EIGHTEEN LUOHAN FOUR-FOLD A LARGE CHINESE CAST IRON TEMPLE BELL SCREEN GUANGXU, DATED 1876 LATE QING DYNASTY Of domed form, cast in low relief with lines of calligraphy, dated bing zi year, Inlaid with soapstone and bone with the eighteen luohan arranged in groups probably made for the temple Zhong ji guan, the base encircled with the Eight or individually, in an extensive landscape, the lower panels decorated with Trigrams, surmounted by a mythical beast loop handle, 20kg, 47.5cm. fruit, birds and flowers, the reverse painted with birds amidst foliage and antique vases, 193cm x 180cm. £200-300 £800-1,200 Provenance: from the collection of Ralph Pike, a British customs officer in China, who returned to South West England in 1934, and thence by descent. Provenance: the collection of Vice-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt, CB, DSO, MVO, (1884-1957), and thence by descent. 616 TWO CHINESE POLYCHROME AND GILT-DECORATED 614 RETICULATED PANELS A CHINESE GILT-WOOD RECTANGULAR ‘DRAGON AND 19TH CENTURY PHOENIX’ PANEL 19TH CENTURY Each panel decorated with a shaped panel containing figures of cranes amidst pagodas and prunus branches, framed by archaistic kui dragons and Pierced and carved in relief, with a lobed cartouche containing a phoenix and bats amongst stylised scrolling foliage, 91.5cm x 29.5cm. (2) a dragon amidst scrolling foliage, surrounded by interlocking sinuous chilong and bats, 63cm x 35cm. £200-300 £500-1,000 Provenance: from the collection of Roland Baker dec’d. 614 615 616 143

617 A CHINESE HARDWOOD OPEN ARMCHAIR LATE QING DYNASTY The central splat carved in relief with geometric panels, flanked by openwork square scrolls, the rectangular seat raised on straight square legs joined by an H-stretcher, 90cm x 59cm x 46cm. £600-800 618 A CHINESE HARDWOOD KANG TABLE LATE QING DYNASTY The rectangular top above a shaped frieze carved as scrolls and flowerheads, raised on short cabriole legs, 28cm x 76cm x 41cm. £400-600 617 618 619 619 620 TWO HARDWOOD STANDS 20TH CENTURY The larger reticulated stand decorated with floral designs, scrolling clouds and cabriole legs, the other with bracket feet, 28.3cm max. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. £200-300 620 A CHINESE HARDWOOD LOW KANG TABLE LATE QING DYNASTY Of rectangular form, with a curvilinear apron, supported on four short square-section legs, 76cm x 30cm x 41cm. £300-500 144 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

621 AN UNUSUAL CHINESE HARDWOOD SQUARE LATTICEWORK LOW STAND QING DYNASTY With a latticework pattern to the top, supported by square-section scroll legs, 77.8cm x 77.8cm x 12.5cm. £2,000-3,000 622 A CHINESE HARDWOOD ALTAR TABLE LATE QING DYNASTY The rectangular top with an openwork geometric scroll frieze, raised on square legs joined by rectangular frame end supports, 94.5cm x 139cm x 44cm. £500-1,000 Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s. 623 A LONG CHINESE HARDWOOD LOW TABLE QING DYNASTY The top set within a rectangular frame, above a pierced frieze carved with ruyi-clouds and linked circle designs, with hump back side stretchers to the base, 51.8cm x 121cm x 31cm. £1,000-2,000 145

624 627 LITERATURE 624 A COLLECTION OF EXHIBITION CATALOGUES LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF AUCTION CATALOGUES Relating to Chinese art from A \& J Speelman Oriental Relating to Asian art, mostly from Christie’s and Art. (10) Sotheby’s. (199) PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE WITHOUT RESERVE. £300-500 £150-250 625 628 LITERATURE LITERATURE SEVEN REFERENCE BOOKS RELATING TO A COLLECTION OF AUCTION CATALOGUES CHINESE AND JAPANESE ART. (7) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED Relating to Asian art, mostly from Bonhams and WITHOUT RESERVE. Christie’s. (69) £500-1,000 PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED Provenance: from the Milne Henderson collection of WITHOUT RESERVE. Japanese art. £200-300 626 LITERATURE 629 OSVALD SIREN CHINESE PAINTING IN SEVEN LITERATURE VOLUMES. (7) A SMALL COLLECTION OF REFERENCE BOOKS PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED AND CATALOGUES RELATING TO ASIAN ART. (23) WITHOUT RESERVE. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED £500-1,000 WITHOUT RESERVE. Provenance: from an English private collection, London. £200-300 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. 630 TWO CHINESE HARDWOOD STANDS 18TH/19TH CENTURY The smaller oval stand finely carved with cash motifs joined by an entwined cord, with a paper label for Spink and Son Ltd., the larger carved with a floral roundel, 25.5cm max. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. £500-1,000 631 LITERATURE CHINESE CERAMICS IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, 1931 R L Hobson, C B Bernard Rackham and W King, from a limited edition of 625 copies, of which this is number 218. £100-200 632 SIX CHINESE HARDWOOD STANDS QING DYNASTY Variously carved with stylised and scrolling borders, 14cm max. (6) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. £100-200 146 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

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FROM THE COLLECTION OF SIR MICHAEL SHERRARD QC CBE LOTS 633-663 Sir Michael Sherrard QC CBE 633 LUO CHUNCE, FU WEISEN, WU GE (QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD) FAN PAINTINGS Six Chinese fan paintings, comprising: two folding fan paintings, ink and colour on paper, and four round fan paintings, ink and colour on silk, glazed and mounted in four frames, 55cm long. (4) £200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. 634 ANONYMOUS (MING DYNASTY) THE EMPEROR IN A PALACE A Chinese watercolour painting, ink and colour on silk, depicting officials seeking an audience with the Emperor in a palace, 124cm x 36cm. £200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. 148 633 634 See paragraphs 4 \& 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices