149

752

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Three Japanese woodblock prints, all three oban

yoko-e; the first by Hokusai entitled Fujiwara no

Tadahira (Poem by Teishin Ko), from the series

Hyakunin isshu ga etoki (One Hundred Poems by

One Hundred Poets, explained by the Nurse),

c.1835, signed saki no Hokusai manji, published

by Iseya Sanjiro (Eijudo), censor’s seal kiwame,

25.3cm x 37cm; the two others by Hiroshige, the

first entitled Hakone, kosui no zu (Hakone: View of the

Lake), from the series Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi

(Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road), published

by Akenouchi Magohachi (Hoeido), signed Hiroshige

ga, censor’s seal kiwame, 24cm x 37.2cm; the other

of Nojima yusho (Sunset Glow at Nojima), from the

series Kanazawa Hakkei (Eight Views of Kanazawa),

signed Hiroshige ga, 24cm x 37.3cm. (3)

£500-1,000

Provenance: from the collection of Brian McElney OBE

(1932-2023), and thence by descent.

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755

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Two Japanese woodblock prints, one entitled Oji Otonashigawa

entai, sezoku Otaki to tonau (Dam on the Otonashi River at Oji),

number 19 from the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (One Hundred

Famous Views of Edo); the other entitled Tôto Asukayama (Asuka

Hill), from the series Toto sanjurokkei (Thirty-Six Views of the

Eastern Capital), both signed Hiroshige ga; together with two

other woodblock prints, one giga humorous print possibly by

Katsushika Hokusai, and another gruesome depiction of a dead

couple by an unknown artist, 36.5cm x 25cm max. (4)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT

RESERVE.

£200-300

754

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Two Japanese woodblock prints, the first entitled Mii banshô

(Evening Bell at Mii-dera Temple), from the series Ômi hakkei

(Eight Views of Ômi), signed Hiroshige ga, with censor’s seal

aratame, ‘Snake 3’, 37.3cm x 25.2cm; the other entitled Takata

Sugataminohashi Omokagenohashi jariba (Sugatami Bridge,

Omokage Bridge, Jariba at Takata), from the series Meisho

Edo hyakkei (One Hundred Famous Views of Edo), also signed

Hiroshige ga, 35.8cm x 23.4cm.

£300-500

753

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

NAKAHARA IN SAGAMI PROVINCE

EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

A Japanese woodblock print, entitled Sōshū Nakahara, from

the series Fugaku sanjūrokkei (Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji),

c.1830; signed Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu (Brush of Iitsu, the

former Hokusai), published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo),

oban tate-e, 27cm x 40.5cm.

£300-500

Katsushika Hokusai, ‘South Wind, Clear Sky’ (‘Red Fuji’), c.1830-32

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756

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

SUDDEN RAIN BENEATH THE SUMMIT

19TH CENTURY

A Japanese woodblock print, entitled Sanka no haku u, also known as

‘Black Fuji’, from the series Fugaku sanjūrokkei (Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji),

signed Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo),

oban yoko-e, 25.5cm x 36.8cm.

£800-1,200

Provenance: a private Scottish collection.

This is undeniably one of Hokusai’s most recognisable prints, from the equally

iconic series ‘Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji’, which he started when he was in

his seventies. Like many other Japanese artists, Hokusai was fascinated with

the mountain, and he depicted it in large numbers throughout his career. This

particular composition echoes the design of another famous print in the series,

‘South Wind, Clear Sky’ (also known as Red Fuji). The two prints can be seen as

opposites, however: Red Fuji depicts a calm, bright dawn in the early stages of

autumn, whilst Black Fuji is imbued with the dark agitation of a thunderstorm.

This series was so successful that the publisher decided to expand it to

forty-six prints.

757 758

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757

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE

(1797-1858)

EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Two Japanese woodblock prints, the

first entitled Fujikawa, bōhana no zu

(Fujikawa, Scene near the Post Office),

station 38 from the series Tokaido

gojusan tsugi (Fifty-three Stations of the

Tokaido), c.1833-34, signed Hiroshige

ga, oban yoko-e, 25cm x 37.7cm; the

other a later reprint depicting Ōhashi

Atake no yūdachi (Sudden Shower over

Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake), from

the series Meisho Edo hyakkei (One

Hundred Famous Views of Edo), framed

and glazed, 35.5cm x 23.5cm. (2)

£200-300

759

JINKYUSHI (DATES UNKNOWN)

FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS

EDO PERIOD, C.1684

Two Japanese albums containing woodblock prints; the

first by Jinkyushi and entitled ‘Rikka Shodoshu’ (Flower

Arrangements); the other album by an unidentified artist,

also probably 17th century; possibly depicting scenes

from the Tale of Ise and with hand-coloured details, both

albums 27cm x 19cm. (2)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED

WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300

758

UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE

(1797-1858)

EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Two Japanese woodblock prints, the first

entitled Fukuroi, dejaya no zu (Fukuroi:

Tea Stall), from the series Tôkaidô gojûsan

tsugi no uchi (Fifty-three Stations of the

Tôkaidô), co-published by Hôeidô and

Senkakudô, c.1833-34, framed and

glazed, oban yoko-e, 24cm x 36cm; the

other entitled Seta sekishô (Sunset Glow

at Seta), from the series Ômi hakkei

(Eight Views of Ômi), c.1857, oban

tate-e, 38cm x 25.5cm, both signed

Hiroshige ga. (2)

£200-300

760

KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889)

KYOSAI GADAN

MEIJI ERA, 1887

Two Japanese albums of woodblock prints, from a series

of four entitled ‘Kyosai’s Account of Painting’; variously

depicting monsters, figures, animals and others subjects,

some pages in the second album with calligraphy and

text written in English; both 24.9cm x 17.5cm. (2)

£150-250

759

760

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761

UNIDENTIFIED ARTISTS

PROBABLY EDO AND MEIJI, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY

Two Japanese shunga woodblock prints, the first unusually depicting the Goddess of Mirth Okame embracing a young man, her long hair curling under her,

some details of the brocade textiles behind them rendered in karazuri (embossing), 15.7cm x 37.6cm; the other print of a partially clothed couple with food

bowls beside them, interrupting their meal to enjoy each other, with lines of calligraphy above, 25.5cm x 38cm. (2)

£200-300

Provenance: an English private collection, purchased c.1970 from Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., British publishers in London.

762

UTAGAWA KUNISADA I /

TOYOKUNI III (1786-1865)

KAMINARI SHOKURO

EDO PERIOD, 1847

A Japanese woodblock print depicting a

Kabuki actor in the role of Kaminari Shokuro,

standing in an iris flower garden and holding

a kiseru (pipe), framed and glazed, the

reverse with a label for ‘M Nakazawa Tokyo’,

oban tate-e, 35.5cm x 23cm.

£200-300

763

ARTIST UNKNOWN

PROBABLY EDO, 19TH CENTURY

A Japanese surimono woodblock print in the style of

Utagawa Kunisada, depicting actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII

as Arajishi Otokonosuke, the character about to strike

with an iron fan his villainous adversary Nikki Danjō, who

has magically transformed himself into a rat; unsigned,

the upper section with lines of calligraphy including

various poems; 19.9cm x 17cm.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED

WITHOUT RESERVE.

£80-120

764

UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861)

HOTOKE GOZEN

EDO PERIOD, C.1842

A Japanese woodblock print, entitled ‘Hotoke

Gozen’ from the series Kenjo reppu den

(Biographies of Wise Women and Virtuous

Wives), oban tate-e; depicting Hotoke Gozen

holding a paper lantern to read a poem

written on the wall; signed Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi

ga; framed and glazed, 34.2cm x 23.5cm.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED

WITHOUT RESERVE.

£80-120

765

767 part lot illustrated

766 part lot illustrated

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765

UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI

(1797-1861)

AN ARRAY OF

CHILD HEROES

EDO PERIOD, C.1841

A Japanese woodblock print

triptych, entitled Osanadachi

buyu zoroe, published by

Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô);

each sheet signed Ichiyûsai

Kuniyoshi ga; framed and

glazed, each sheet approx.

35.5cm x 23.6cm.

£150-250

766

KIKUGAWA EIZAN (1787-1867)

AFTER ISODA KORYUSAI (1764-88)

AFTER HOSODA EISHI (1756-1829)

EDO AND LATER, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Two Japanese woodblock prints, the first by Eizan

entitled ‘Chrysanthemum Month’, from the series

‘Elegant Children of the Twelve Months’, c.1810,

signed; the other after Koryusai and depicting a

couple walking in the snow, with details highlighted

in gilt and white paint; together with a painting after

a print by Eishi, ink and gilt on silk, depicting two

beauties in an interior; all three framed and glazed,

39cm x 20cm max. (3)

£150-250

Provenance: formerly the property of the late

Marguerite Littman (1930-2020).

767

UTAGAWA KUNISADA I / TOYOKUNI III

(1786-1865)

YOSHU / TOYOHARA CHIKANOBU

(1838-1912)

EDO AND MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY

A collection of seven Japanese woodblock prints,

comprising two individual prints with beauties by

Kunisada, one entitled Kikuzuki (The Ninth Month)

and the other Mutsuki (The First Month), both from

the series Gosekku no uchi (The Five Festivals);

and five triptychs depicting armour-clads samurais

by Chikanobu, one from the series Chiyoda

Castle (Album of Men), all framed and six glazed,

35.5cm x 71cm max. (7)

£200-300

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768

OHARA KOSON / SHOSON (1877-1945)

OGATA GEKKŌ (1859-1920)

MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

A collection of thirteen Japanese woodblock prints, variously depicting birds and flowers;

one with a sailboat before Mount Fuji, another entitled ‘a painter’s dream’, some with

signatures and red seal marks, all framed and glazed, 33.5cm x 17.5cm max. (13)

£400-600

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769

OGATA GEKKO (1859-1920)

GEKKO ZUIHITSU

MEIJI ERA, C.1897

An album of Japanese woodblock prints entitled

‘Gekko’s Essay’, including forty-eight depictions

of various historical characters and stories,

together with a title page; each signed and

with a red seal mark; each print with an English

description handwritten in pencil above; approx.

35.2cm x 23.8cm each.

£1,000-2,000

773

772

770 771 part lot illustrated

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770

HIROSHI YOSHIDA

(1876-1950)

YOSHIKAWA

SHOWA ERA, C.1935

A Japanese woodblock shin-hanga

print, signed lower right corner with

a red seal mark; titled and signed

Hiroshi Yoshida in roman script in the

lower margin, framed and glazed,

oban yoko-e, 25.8cm x 39cm.

£150-250

773

AFTER LEONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA (1886-1968)

20TH CENTURY

Two drawings, both pencil on paper, one in pink with the three-quarter portrait

of a young woman; the other in graphite with the head of a young girl looking

up, her hair blowing in the wind; both signed in roman script ‘Foujita’ lower right,

29.5cm x 20.5cm and 29.5cm x 21cm respectively. (2)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250

See Sotheby’s London, 20th Century Asian Art, 6th May 2004, lot 62, for a drawing by

Foujita entitled ‘Tête de Jeune Fille’ closely related to this first one. Also, see the Bailly

Gallery, Geneva/Paris, for ‘Portrait de Jeune Femme Blonde’, another drawing by Foujita

dated 1938 and related to the second portrait in this lot.

771

OGATA GEKKO (1859-1920)

CARP AND WISTERIA

MEIJI ERA, C.1900

A Japanese woodblock print, signed Gekko, sealed Ogata, shikishiban,

21.7cm x 20cm; together with three later unframed prints, one

after Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) depicting Tago Bay near Ejiri

on the Tokaido; and a framed print, possibly by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

(1839-92) depicting two figures by a kemari ball. (5)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£100-200

772

YOSHIJIRO URUSHIBARA (1889-1953)

DAISIES

SHOWA ERA, C.1930

A Japanese woodblock print depicting a small bunch of daisies in a tall cylindrical vase, the vessel

decorated with floral patterns; signed to the right of the composition and with two red seal marks;

numbered no.97 and signed in pencil in the lower margin, framed and glazed; the reverse with paper labels,

one reading ‘Y. Urushibara, “Daisies”, Original woodcut printed in colours, 150 signed and numbered proofs

only. Blocks destroyed’; 30.5cm x 21cm.

£80-120

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774

Φ COUNTESS SETSUKO KLOSSOWSKA DE ROLA (B.1942)

BOTTLE OF BORDEAUX

DATED 1990

A Japanese still-life painting, gouache on paper, with a two-character signature lower right corner reading Setsuko,

framed and glazed; a label to the back with the title and date also reading ‘The Lefevre Gallery (Alex Reid &

Lefevre, ltd.), 30 Bruton Street, London W1X 8JD, Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures’; the painting 98cm x 68cm,

133.5cm x 103cm overall.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-400

Provenance: from the collection of Robin and Rupert Hambro, of Ebury Street (London) and Saint-Rémy de Provence

(France). Other pieces from the collection were sold at Christie’s London, 8th June 2023, including artworks by Balthus,

Lalanne, Picasso and Calder.

Countess Setsuko Klossowska is a Japanese artist working with bronze, gouache painting and porcelain, as well as a

writer. She married fellow painter Balthus in 1967, and is honorary president of the Balthus Foundation. Over her long

career, she exhibited in Rome, New York, Paris, London and Tokyo, and in 2005, she became UNESCO’s Artist For Peace.

She is represented by Gagosian, and her latest exhibition took place in Gstaad, Switzerland, from July-September 2023.

Setsuko Klossowska and Balthus

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775

JUNSUKE WATARAI (B.1936)

EIICHI SHIBUYA (B.1928)

SHOWA PERIOD, C.1980

A collection of sixteen Japanese limited editions colour etchings, thirteen by Watarai, variously depicting figures, musical instruments,

and other oneiric scenes, some dated between 1979-82; the other three by Shibuya and of stylised castles; all numbered, titled and

signed in pencil in the lower margins, 65.5cm x 49.5cm max. (16)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£300-500

Provenance: from the Milne Henderson collection of Japanese art.

FROM THE MILNE HENDERSON COLLECTION

OF JAPANESE PRINTS

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777

IWAO AKIYAMA (1921-2014)

SHOWA PERIOD, DATED BETWEEN 1971-82

Four Japanese woodblock prints by Akiyama, three

depicting cats and the fourth an owl, two with

calligraphy; each signed, titled and numbered in pencil

in the lower margin, and each with a red seal mark;

60cm x 46cm max. (4)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED

WITHOUT RESERVE.

£300-500

Provenance: from the Milne Henderson collection of

Japanese art.

776

IWAO AKIYAMA (1921-2014)

SHOWA PERIOD, DATED BETWEEN 1977-81

A small collection of five Japanese woodblock prints by Akiyama, three

depicting figures with birds and two female nudes, some with calligraphy;

each signed, titled and numbered in pencil in the lower margin, and each with

a red seal mark; 45.5cm x 30.5cm max. (5)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£300-500

Provenance: from the Milne Henderson collection of Japanese art.

778 part lot illustrated

779

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778

PHOTOGRAPHS OF JAPAN

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

An album comprising amateur and professional

photographs, many relating to Kobe Golf Club and

its members circa 1903, other depicting diplomatic

events in early 20th century Japan, and a triptych

panorama of Kobe, the album 27cm x 37cm.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED

WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250

779

KOBAYASHI KEISEI (1944-)

YOSHIHARU MISHIO (1956-)

HEISEI ERA, 20TH OR 21ST CENTURY

Two Japanese wood engravings, the first by Keisei entitled ‘ Illusional Planet - Prologue A2’, depicting

many animals and fantastic creatures amongst flowers and other leafy vegetation, numbered 3/30,

titled and signed in pencil in the lower margin; the other by Mishio of ‘The Second Noah’s Ark’, with

a dream-like scene of Noah holding a giant feather, his body merging with animals around him, and

with the ark in the distance; numbered 4/50, titled and signed in the lower margin; both framed and

glazed, 32.5cm x 32cm and 27.2cm x 22cm respectively. (2)

£500-800

Provenance: a private English collection. The Keisei picture purchased at the Royal Academy of Art Summer

Exhibition 2005; the other purchased at Bankside Gallery, September 2008. Copies of the original invoices

are available.

Exhibited: the Keisei engraving, with the Royal Academy of Art, London, Summer Exhibition, 2005, no.199.

780

781

163

780

HUMPHREY BANGHAM (1957-)

KYOTO RAIN

21ST CENTURY

An English painting, oil on canvas, depicting a rainy view of a Japanese pavilion

at the Fushimi Inari shrine, Kyoto, with a balustrade post in the foreground;

framed, titled and signed by the artist at the back, 48.8cm x 38.8cm.

£600-800

Humphrey Bangham is a professional artist and designer residing in London.

Through his career, Bangham travelled the world, and notably painted panorama

frescoes for LEGO headquarters and stores. He also worked in Japan, developing a

particular affinity with Japanese aesthetics and especially, textiles.

781

HUMPHREY BANGHAM (1957-)

KIMONO

DATED 2021

An English picture, ink and charcoal on paper, realistically depicting a

kimono, the Japanese robe decorated with dense patterns of fireflies

amongst flowers and fishing nets; dated and with the monogram ‘HB’ lower

right corner, framed and glazed, 137cm x 96.5cm.

£1,000-1,500

Humphrey Bangham is a professional artist and designer residing in London.

Through his career, Bangham travelled the world, and notably painted panorama

frescoes for LEGO headquarters and stores. He also worked in Japan, developing

a particular affinity with Japanese aesthetics and especially, textiles.

782

No lot

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785

A PAIR OF JAPANESE EMBROIDERIES WITH BIG CATS

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

One depicting a lion and lioness, the male looking straight at the viewer

whilst his companion sleeps contentedly beside him; the other with two

tigers looking to the right and baring their teeth; the animals rendered in

warm honey and cream-coloured threads on the black silk grounds; both in

their original remounted frames and glazed, both 42cm x 52.7cm overall. (2)

£200-300

Provenance: from the collection of George Ottaway (1900-45), and thence by

descent. Ottaway volunteered with the Royal Navy at 15 years old, quickly rising

through the ranks and later becoming Petty Officer and Torpedo Man. He served

on many famous ships including the Victory and Iron Duke and was selected

in 1929 to accompany HRH Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester with the Garter

Mission to Japan aboard HMS Suffolk, which is when he may have acquired this.

784

TWO JAPANESE EMBROIDERIES OF LIONS

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Both depicting a pair of big cats, one with the animals resting on a black silk

ground, the other with the beasts walking in the savanna; both framed and

glazed, 26.7cm x 37.2cm max. (2)

£200-300

783

A JAPANESE YUZEN BIRODO CUT VELVET PAINTING

MEIJI PERIOD OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY

Depicting a wooden bridge leading to two small pavilions, with Mount Fuji in

the distance; in its original wood frame, the picture 17cm x 25cm.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250

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786

AINO IHEI (ACT. C.1800-50)

THE SEVEN GODS OF GOOD FORTUNE

EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Four massive Japanese wood panels, each decorated in coloured gesso on the wooden ground with one or two of the Shichifukujin, the Gods

depicted on wooden stands and engaged in a variety of activities: one panel with Hotei and Benten playing music whilst a boy performs

acrobatics on a ladder beside them; another with Bishamonten fighting three oni causing mischief; the third depicting Daikokuten and Jurojin

beside a boy attendant holding a mirror; the fourth with Ebisu catching a large fish whilst Fukurokuju performs the crane dance; the first panel

signed Dai Nihon, Osaka, sashimonoshi, Aino Ihei (Made by Aino Ihei, a wood craft maker, Osaka, Great Japan); each panel in a bamboo frame, each

177.5cm x 90.5cm. (4)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£300-500

Aino Ihei was a member of the Aino school of wood carving, who specialised in architectural ornaments for Shinto shrines and Buddhist buildings,

processional carts and drum stands.

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787

A JAPANESE NANBAN-STYLE LACQUER CABINET

MOMOYAMA OR EDO, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

Of rectangular form with nine variously-shaped drawers, the doors and

sides decorated with panels enclosing dense designs of birds and flowers in

between borders of chevrons and other geometrical patterns; the decoration

rendered in a multitude of raiden (mother of pearl) inlays and gold and black

lacquer, the copper fittings and side loop handles with floral designs and

tendrils, 29.5cm x 43cm x 29cm. (10)

£1,000-1,500

788

A JAPANESE NANBAN-STYLE LACQUER TRAY

EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Of rectangular shape and densely decorated in maki-e gold lacquer and

mother of pearl inlays (raiden); the centre with four panels separated by

lozenge-shaped cartouches enclosing floral patterns, all four sections with

birds in flight amongst various blossoms and foliage; the rim with a border of

leafy sprays and peonies, 28.5cm x 42.5cm x 3.7cm.

£400-600

Cf. J Welsh, After the Barbarians, pp.84-87 no.12, for a related table with the

same decoration to the top.

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789

AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE MOTHER OF PEARL AND LACQUER

BOX AND COVER

EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY

Of rectangular form, the lid richly decorated with a central panel enclosing

two confronting cranes in flight, framed by a border of crashing waves and

bands of crenellations; the sides with large minogame, the ‘flaming tortoises’

with long seaweeds trailing behind them; all rendered in mother of pearl

inlays on the black lacquer ground; 14.3cm x 29.2cm x 46cm. (2)

£200-300

790

A PAIR OF JAPANESE RYUKYU MOTHER OF PEARL-INLAID

LACQUER DISHES

EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

Both decorated with two large writhing dragons amongst clouds contesting

a pearl of wisdom, the cavetti with alternating panels enclosing Buddhist

emblems and diaper patterns with stars, each raised on a short foot, both

35cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000

Provenance: from a Scottish private collection.

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791

A JAPANESE LACQUER

SAGEJUBAKO (PICNIC SET)

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

Of typical rectangular form, including a

four-tier box and cover, a shallow tray,

a drawer and a box and cover with two

apertures for the pewter bottles; the

top embellished with figures aboard two

boats, one with a phoenix-shaped prow;

the sides with flowering prunus trees; all

rendered in gold and silver lacquer on the

black ground, 31.7cm x 33cm x 19cm. (12)

£800-1,200

Provenance: an English private collection,

Somerset, purchased in Japan.

792

A JAPANESE THREE-TIER LACQUER

JUBAKO (PICNIC BOX AND COVER)

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Of tall rectangular shape with tiers of

various sizes, the sides and cover all

decorated with pine, bamboo and prunus,

a stream meandering to the side, and

with further flowers and grasses on its

banks; all rendered in gold and red lacquer

hiramaki-e on the black roiro ground,

21.1cm x 11.8cm x 20.9cm. (4)

£600-800

Provenance: an English private collection,

Somerset, purchased in Japan.

793

A LARGE JAPANESE THREE-TIER

LACQUER JUBAKO (PICNIC BOX

AND COVER)

SHOWA ERA, 20TH CENTURY

The rectangular body decorated all over

with many fans depicted in gold, silver and

red lacquer on the deep black ground; the

lid with three more fans, one embellished

with two cranes; in a tomobako wood

box with three fitted drawers, the jubako

23.4cm x 22.5cm x 23.5cm. (5)

£150-250

Provenance: an English private collection,

Somerset, purchased in Japan.

794

A PAIR OF JAPANESE LACQUERED

WOOD HIBACHI (BRAZIERS)

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

The circular keyaki (zelkova) bodies both

decorated with flower sprays painted in

gold lacquer, one with leaves rendered in

mother of pearl; the insides with copper

liners, both 27cm dia. (4)

£300-500

791 detail of the lid

794

791

792

793

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795

A JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER

SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX,

INNER TRAYS AND COVER)

EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY

Of typical square shape with

chamfered corners, the cover

decorated with a figure fishing, seated

underneath a thatched canopy on stilts

above a stream; the reverse of the lid

with figures pulling a stranded boat

on a river, with two gloomy fishermen

on board; with two rectangular trays

to the inside, one decorated with

flowers and foliage by a large tree

stump, the other with an oval ink

stone and a chrysanthemum-shaped

metal suiteki; all rendered in gold

hiramaki-e on the nashiji ground;

4.5cm x 23cm x 21.1cm. (5)

£1,500-2,000

Provenance: purchased from Lennox

Money Antiques Ltd, 8th February 1973.

A copy of the invoice is available.

796

A JAPANESE LACQUER

SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX

AND COVER)

TAISHO OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY

Of typical rectangular shape, the cover

decorated with gold, silver and red

lacquer hiramaki-e on the black roiro

lacquer ground, with a pair of chickens

in a garden, one a large rooster with

long tail feathers standing on a war

drum, the instrument decorated with

scrolling clouds and stylised dragons;

the inside in gold nashiji with a metal

suiteki (water dropper) and an inkstone,

4.5cm x 21.2cm x 25.2cm; in a

tomobako wood box. (3)

£300-500

Provenance: an English private collection,

Somerset, purchased in Japan.

In Japanese lore, a chicken on a drum is a

symbol of peace as a war drum fallen into

disuse, becomes a perch for a cockerel.

798

797

796

797

λ A JAPANESE LACQUER

SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX)

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Of rectangular form, decorated with

a spray of flowers and leaves on a

ground carved in relief to imitate

wood grain, with details rendered in

gold lacquer and coloured inlays; the

inside in nashiji with an inner tray inset

with an ink stone, and a copper suiteki

(water dropper) shaped as a pine cone,

4.4cm x 16.7cm x 24.5cm. (4)

£400-600

* This item is offered for sale in

accordance with the Ivory Act 2018

and has been assigned an exemption

certificate, Ref. No. NUWCX652.

798

A JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER

FUBAKO (LETTER BOX

AND COVER)

EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

Of rounded rectangular form, the

lid and sides decorated in gold and

silver hiramaki-e and kirikane on a

nashiji ground, embellished with a

crane in flight over a pine tree and

bamboo, a small minogame below, two

russet silk cords attached to metal

rings on the sides, the paulownia

kiri mon decorating the mounts,

7.5cm x 7.7cm x 24.8cm; together

with a tomobako wood box. (3)

£300-500

Provenance: an English private

collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

795

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799

A LARGE JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER TRAY

MEIJI OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY

By the Sakakyu Lacquerware Company of Honpo; of rectangular form with

straight sides, decorated with four roundels variously made of leafy bamboo,

flowering branches of prunus, narcissi and chrysanthemum, in gold and

coloured hiramakie on the nashigi ground, with some details rendered in raden

(mother of pearl inlays), signed Saito at the back; 5cm x 76cm x 45.5cm;

together with a tomobako wood box, inscribed with ‘Four gentlemen Hanamaru

maki-e Wajima lacquer, wide tray, Saito family’

. (2)

£400-600

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

800

TWO JAPANESE LACQUER TRAYS

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

One square-shaped and decorated with two tsuba and prunus petals in mother

of pearl, gold and silver lacquer on the red ground, 25.8cm x 26cm; the other

rectangular with tall straight sides, embellished with butterflies, flowers, and

two square panels enclosing pavilions on a cliff by the water, and a bird under

foliage, 20cm x 30.2cm. (2)

£400-600

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

801

A JAPANESE LACQUER BOX AND TRAY SET BY THE

ZOHIKO COMPANY

MEIJI OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY

Both of rectangular shape, with matching decoration of many flower sprays and

tall grasses, all rendered in gold and silver hiramaki-e on the black roiro ground;

the box with the Zohiko elephant-shaped seal underneath, 16.1cm x 34.2cm

max; together with an inscribed tomobako wood box. (4)

£300-500

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

802

A PAIR OF JAPANESE LACQUER STANDS AND TRAYS SETS

MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The square trays decorated with fans enclosing various flower sprays, rendered

in gold and silver lacquer on the black ground; all four pieces with the same

diaper patterns to the sides, 10.5cm x 30cm x 29cm max; in a fitted tomobako

wood box. (4)

£400-600

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

800

802

801

799

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803

A LARGE JAPANESE BAMBOO BASKET AND LINER

MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

Of oval shape, with a wide rim and a tall loop handle, the

bamboo tightly woven in a variety of patterns, 37.5cm high.

£400-600

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased

in Japan.

804

HAYAKAWA SHOKOSAI I (1815-1897)

HAYAKAWA SHOKOSAI II (1860-1905)

MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

Three Japanese bamboo baskets, all three with circular bodies,

two with tall loop handles; all made of bamboo elaborately

woven in a variety of patterns, the two smaller pieces inscribed

Shokosai tsukuru kore for Hayakawa Shokosai I & II, 28cm

max. (3)

£200-300

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased

in Japan.

805

A JAPANESE RECTANGULAR WOOD TABLE

MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Raised on four slightly curved legs linked by three stretchers,

each side carved with a single character, 27cm x 94cm x 36cm.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED

WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250

806

TWO JAPANESE BAMBOO SUMITORI

(CHARCOAL BASKETS)

MEIJI OR TAISHO, 20TH CENTURY

The Chinese-style baskets for the sencha tea ceremony, one

with a cross-shaped base and a wide circular mouth, the other

with a hexagonal body and raised on short feet, the bamboo

strips woven in a variety of techniques to produces diverse

patterns, 25cm and 22.5cm respectively; each with a tomobako

wood box. (4)

£150-250

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased

in Japan.

806

805

803 804

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807

A JAPANESE LACQUER AND

EGGSHELL BOX

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Shaped as a pavilion and decorated with many

cranes in flight on the white eggshell ground, the

walls opening to reveal many boxes decorated

with chickens and further cranes, some in tsugaru

lacquer, 20.5cm x 12.2cm x 16cm. (a lot)

£200-400

808

A SET OF THREE JAPANESE SAKAZUKI

(SAKE CUPS) AND A LACQUER STAND

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The cups of various sizes and each raised on a

conical foot, all three decorated with a shishi in a

luxuriant garden with large peonies and a waterfall

in the background, the reverse with pines, all

rendered in gold and silver lacquer on the bright

coral-red grounds; the stand of rectangular shape,

with futher peony blooms to the top and a border

of auspicious objects and mon around the sides,

16.2cm x 17.5cm x 17.5cm max; together with a

tomobako wood box. (5)

£300-400

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset,

purchased in Japan.

809

A SMALL COLLECTION OF SIX JAPANESE

SAKAZUKI (SAKE CUPS)

TAISHO/SHOWA, 20TH CENTURY

Each cup decorated in gold takamaki-e on the

coral-red ground, two of larger size and four

smaller, variously decorated with cranes and pine,

Buddhist emblems, and one with a large fish; three

with further auspicious objects to the reverse,

12.6cm max; contained in two tomobako wood

boxes. (8)

£200-300

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset,

purchased in Japan.

810

A SMALL COLLECTION OF SIX JAPANESE

SAKAZUKI (SAKE CUPS)

TAISHO/SHOWA, 20TH CENTURY

Each cup decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e

on the coral-red ground; comprising two sets

of three cups, the first decorated with sprays of

chrysanthemum to the front and butterflies to

the reverse; the other three with cranes by a lake,

11.5cm max; contained in two tomobako wood

boxes. (8)

£200-300

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset,

purchased in Japan.

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811

A JAPANESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE MASK OF AN ONI

MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The ferocious-looking demon depicted with curled hair and beard; its fangs,

eyes and horns with remnants of gilt, 17cm.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250

812

A JAPANESE LACQUER MASK OF A NYO

MEIJI OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY

The Buddhist Guardian God depicted with a ferocious expression, the skin

rendered in red and black negoro lacquer, the eyes and crown with remnants

of silver-colour pigment and the hair a dark green; 37cm.

£100-200

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

813

A JAPANESE NEGORO LACQUER KOBAN (STAND)

MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The shallow circular tray raised on a tall foot with an openwork band and a

flared base, with a black-lacquer undercoat showing through the coral-red

surface, 31cm.

£200-300

Provenance: from an English private collection, Cambridge.

814

λ A JAPANESE TURNED WOOD VASE AND COVER

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Of compressed circular form raised on three scrolling feet, with

monster-shaped side-handles and knop to the cover; the sides decorated

with shaped panels enclosing bat-like creatures, stylised flowers and tama

(sacred jewels), with details picked out in stag antler and other inlays;

the underside of the lid signed Ichiryusai with a seal reading Tsuchikawa,

16cm. (2)

£300-500

* This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been

assigned an exemption certificate, Ref. No. N2CYJ6K3.

814

813

811 812

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817

A JAPANESE GOLD AND BROWN

LACQUER TWO-CASE INRO BY

MIZUTANI SHUTOHO

EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

The wide body decorated with gold takamaki-e,

black and red lacquer and raden mother of pearl

inlays on the rich chocolate-brown ground, one

side with a large cockerel and a hen and the other

with large flowers and foliage, the flanges to the

interior decorated with cracked-ice patterns, the

base with a six-character signature for Mizutani

Shutoho, with a filigrée metal ojime and a wood

netsuke carved in openwork with views of thatched

buildings by pine trees, together with a kiri box,

the inro 7.6cm. (2)

£600-800

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset.

See Bonhams, London, The Edward Wrangham

Collection of Japanese Art, Part IV, for a related inro

by Mizutani Shutoho decorated with chickens.

816

AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE CIRCULAR

TWO-CASE INRO

MEIJI ERA, 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.

£600-800

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset,

purchased in Japan.

815

A JAPANESE GOLD AND BLACK

LACQUER INRO

EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY

The wide rectangular body decorated with a

traveller resting at the foot of Mount Fuji, the

mountain towering above clouds rendered in gold

and silver lacquer, the reverse with a forest of

pines, a metal tube underneath for the cord and a

ring above, 7.5cm.

£300-500

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset,

purchased in Japan.

two views

two views

two views

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820

A JAPANESE TOBACCO BOX, PIPECASE

AND PIPE

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

The tabako-ire with a stag antler body, the base and lid

made of carved wood, the cover decorated with two

bats, their eyes inlaid with minute pearls; attached to

a stag antler kiseruzutsu of senryu-zutsu type and with

a blue glass ojime; together with a bamboo and metal

pipe, 16cm max. (2)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED

WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300

Provenance: Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum

(1850-1916), and thence by descent through the family.

819

A JAPANESE FOUR-CASE GOLD LACQUER

INRO BY HARA YOYUSAI (1772-1845/6)

EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Decorated to one side with a scholar in an interior

pensively holding a fan, with an open book before

him and a screen decorated with bamboo at the

back; the reverse with three boys, probably his

students, one reading a book by a large vase of

flowers; signed to the base, together with an agate

ojime and a stag antler netsuke carved as a snake

writhing around a tree stump, signed underneath,

the inro 6.8cm.

£400-600

818

A JAPANESE FOUR-CASE METAL-INLAID

GOLD LACQUER INRO BY SHOKASAI

EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY

Of rectangular rounded form, decorated in gold

takamakie and hiramakie, togidashi and hirame

against a kinji ground, one side inlaid in mixed

metal with a horse rider in an extensive landscape,

observing two cranes flying over him; the reverse

with a samurai on foot, with Mount Fuji towering

behind pines in the distance; each applied figure

rendered in iroe takazogan; the base signed

Shokasai; attached to a wood netsuke carved

as two small dogs on a circular bamboo mat, a

two-character signature underneath, the inro 9cm.

£200-300

two views

two views

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821

A JAPANESE WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF HANNYA

EDO PERIOD, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

The horned demon depicted grimacing, 5.5cm.

£250-350

Provenance: from the netsuke collection of Peter E. Müller, no.42.

822

A LARGE JAPANESE WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF OTO

EDO/MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY

With rounded cheeks and a small mouth, the back roughly carved

out to create the himotoshi, 6.1cm.

£300-500

Provenance: from the netsuke collection of Peter E. Müller, no.101.

823

TWO JAPANESE WOOD MASK NETSUKE

EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

The first depicting a slit-eyed man with deep lines across his

forehead, with remnants of red staining to the lips, signed Deme

Joman to the back; the other, of a horned oni with metal-inlaid

pupils, unsigned, 3.9cm and 4.8cm respectively. (2)

£200-300

Provenance: both from the netsuke collection of Peter E. Müller;

the first numbered no.210, the other no.38.

824

A JAPANESE WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF A DEMON

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

Carved with its mouth opened and baring its fangs, with curled hair

and the white of the eyes lacquered in gilt, 5.2cm.

£400-600

Provenance: from the netsuke collection of Peter E. Müller, no.222.

825

A JAPANESE WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF SHISHIGUCHI

EDO/MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY

The emaciated face of the lion spirit carved out of pale boxwood,

with furrowed brows and biting its lower lip, 3.8cm.

£150-250

Provenance: from the netsuke collection of Peter E. Müller, no.69.

826

A JAPANESE DOUBLE-SIDED WOOD MASK NETSUKE

EDO PERIOD, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Carved to one side with a horned oni, the demon depicted baring

its fangs; the reverse with a smiling Okame, her nostrils serving as

the himotoshi, 4.5cm.

£200-300

Provenance: from the netsuke collection of Peter E. Müller, no.137.

827

TWO JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD MASK NETSUKE

EDO/MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY,

The first carved as a miniature noh mask of Ko-Beshimi, the male

face with tight lips and a furrowed brow, with traces of lacquer and

gilt to the eyes, the reverse signed Tenjo; the other depicting an

octopus-like face, also with remnants of lacquer; 4.5cm and 4.6cm

respectively. (2)

£300-500

Provenance: both from the netsuke collection of Peter E. Müller;

the first numbered no.78, the other no.176.

828

TWO JAPANESE WOOD MASK NETSUKE

EDO/MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY,

Both carved as Okame, the Goddess of Mirth depicted smiling,

with dimples on her cheeks; the first signed Kunimitsu and the

other unsigned; 4.3cm and 4.8cm respectively. (2)

£250-350

Provenance: both from the netsuke collection of Peter E. Müller;

the first numbered no.107, the other no.106.

829

A JAPANESE WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF SANKA JO

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

In two parts linked by cord, the face with deep lines on its forehead

and spiral scarifications to the cheeks, signed Deme at the

back, 4.8cm.

£100-200

Provenance: from the netsuke collection of Peter E. Müller, no.30.

830

A JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD MASK NETSUKE

OF OKINA

EDO/MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY

In the style of Ryuzan, the small face with an elongated forehead

and deep lines, 4.2cm.

£100-200

Provenance: from the netsuke collection of Peter E. Müller, no.22.

831

A JAPANESE WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF SHISHIGUCHI

EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

The lion spirit carved out of dark wood, with bulging eyes and

baring its teeth, 5.1cm.

£250-350

Provenance: from the netsuke collection of Peter E. Müller, no.70.

832

No lot

FROM THE COLLECTION OF PETER E MÜLLER,

SWITZERLAND

END OF COLLECTION

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829

822

830

823

824 825 826

831

827 828

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833

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A DRAGON

EDO PERIOD, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

The writhing creature depicted with a long scaly body, holding a

pearl of wisdom in its left claw and with scrolling clouds to the

back, 4.8cm.

£250-350

834

THREE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

Depicting: a blind man lifting a rock, with a mother of pearl tablet

underneath; a Chinese man playing the flute, a two-character

signature at the back, and the third carved as a small rat in a basket

of mushrooms, its eyes inlaid, 4.8cm max. (3)

£400-600

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased

in Japan.

835

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF MONKEYS

EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY

Cleverly carved as four monkeys with two heads: one pair seated

and the others kneeling on all fours; one covering its mouth

with its hands and the other cradling its right ear, the gestures

reminiscent of those of the sambiki saru (the Three Wise Monkeys);

with a large himotoshi in the centre, 4.8cm.

£250-350

The model for this netsuke is probably the Chinese ‘sixi tongzhi’ twin

boys. The children are often represented in a similiar entwined position,

which represents the principle of ancient Chinese cosmology known

as liangyi sheng sixiang, in which two primary forces (yin and yang)

generate four images.

836

A JAPANESE WOOD RYUSA NETSUKE

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

The surface decorated in openwork with chrysanthemum, daisies

and other flowers crisply carved, a metal ring at the back for

suspension, 3.3cm.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT

RESERVE.

£150-250

837

A JAPANESE BAMBOO CIRCULAR KOGO

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

Of circular form, the cover carved with figures beside a camp fire,

the reverse with a spray of reishi fungi; the sides and base with

maple leaves, 12cm. (2)

£200-300

838

TWO JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

The first depicting Fukusuke, standing on a small base and holding

a large box over his shoulder, with traces of lacquer and gilt; the

other a manju netsuke decorated with a small rat in low relief, the

eye of the rodent inlaid in horn, 4.7cm and 3.9cm respectively. (2)

£200-300

839

THREE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF ANIMALS

EDO AND LATER, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER

The first carved as a large frog, its eyes inlaid; another depicting a

wolf or a wild dog gnawing on a human skull, its eyes in horn and

inscribed Minkoku underneath; the last a ferocious-looking shishi,

its front left paw resting on a small ball, raised on an oval base;

5.9cm max. (3)

£600-800

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased

in Japan.

840

THREE JAPANESE NETSUKE

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

All three with the bowl made out of wood, one a type of

kagamibuta netsuke adapted from a Satsuma button; the largest a

manju carved with an armour-clad man wearing an eboshi hat; the

third a ryusa decorated in openwork with landscapes to the side,

the top carved as a stylised pavilion on a sea wall, 5.2cm max. (3)

£400-600

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased

in Japan.

841

THREE JAPANESE NETSUKE OF ANIMALS

EDO/MEIJI, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

One carved as a large frog, its eyes inlaid with metal studs, signed

underneath; another a seated monkey scratching its mouth in a

quizzical manner; the third depicting a recumbent ram with its head

turned towards its back, its large horns curling behind its ears,

4.4cm max. (3)

£600-800

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased

in Japan.

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840

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844

A LARGE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A FISHERMAN

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Depicted standing, wearing a loincloth and a hachimaki (headband), carrying

a large fugu over his shoulder; the sizeable puffer fish with its eyes inlaid in

black horn, 6.9cm.

£500-800

843

A JAPANESE STAG ANTLER NETSUKE OF A SHISHI

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The lion dog is depicted seated on a rocky outcrop, baring its teeth and with

its head turned to the side; its fox-like tail raised against its back and its mane

curling behind the ears, 4.5cm.

£300-500

842

A MINIATURE WOOD NETSUKE OF BENTEN

20TH CENTURY

The diminutive Goddess is depicted standing, wearing long flowing robes and

holding a biwa by her side; her hair elegantly tied in a top knot; signed Settei

with kakihan, 3.8cm.

£500-800

Settei was a pupil of Shima Sessai (d.1880), who served the Lord of the

Echizen Province.

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Lot 845 reverse

Lady Elizabeth Grosvenor Guest

LOTS 845-849

FROM THE GROSVENOR GUEST

COLLECTION

Lots 845-849 come from the collection of Lady Elizabeth Augusta Grosvenor Guest (1879-1960).

‘Miss Guest’ was the only issue from the union of two pre-eminent British families: the Guests and

the Grosvenors. Her maternal grandfather was Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster

(1795-1869), who acquired part of William Beckford’s estate and built New Fonthill Abbey in

1846-52. After his death, his widow the Marchioness, Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, daughter of

the 1st Duke of Sutherland, moved in with her daughter Lady Theodora, to whom she bequeathed

most of her collection and fortune, to the dismay of her other children.

Miss Guest’s paternal side was just as notable: a long line of businessmen and politicians, most

of the family fortune came from the British iron and steel industry. Miss Guest’s grandmother

was the famed Lady Charlotte Guest (later Schreiber, 1812-95). A successful and independent

businesswoman, a polyglot and polymath, she is perhaps better known for her translation of

medieval Welsh folk tales ‘The Mabinogion’, and for her extensive art collection. In 1884, she

donated 12,000 pieces of European and Chinese ceramics to the Victoria & Albert Museum,

and later, her collection of fans and games to the British Museum.

Items from the Grosvenor Guest Collection on offer in this series of sales also include lots 68-76

in the Fine Asian Art auction on 14th November 2023.

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845

λ A JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA-STYLE GOLD LACQUER TSUBA

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Of hira-kaku-gata (rectangular) shape, richly decorated with mother of pearl, coral and other inlays on a

kinji gold-lacquer ground, mounted with a silver ring; one side embellished with a small frog by a stream,

the amphibian wearing a lotus leaf-shaped hat and holding a fan, dancing under large prunus and

hydrangea flowers, with small birds above; the reverse with a beauty and children in an interior, watching

a sarumawashi (monkey-trainer) and a drummer performing, with a large screen in the background

decorated with a colourful bird perched on a pine and with a red sun behind, 12.9cm.

£2,000-3,000

Provenance: the collection of Lady Elizabeth Augusta Grosvenor Guest (1879-1960), grand-daughter of

Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster (1795-1869), and grand-daughter of Lady Charlotte Guest

(later Schreiber, 1812-95).

* This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned an exemption

certificate, Ref. No. 5XAXF1N7.

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846

λ A JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA-STYLE GOLD LACQUER FAN BY MASAYUKI

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

The central panel richly embellished with mother of pearl, coral and other inlays on a kinji gold-lacquer ground, mounted on a silver filigrée frame with a

straight handle; decorated with mandarin ducks on a river beneath flowering branches of prunus from which hangs a large basket with tassels, containing

chrysanthemum, peony, wisteria and other blooms; a square tablet inscribed Masayuki lower left corner; all framed by a border of chrysanthemum flowerheads

and scrolling tendrils, with further blooms enamelled in polychrome, 38.3cm.

£3,000-5,000

Provenance: the collection of Lady Elizabeth Augusta Grosvenor Guest (1879-1960), grand-daughter of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of

Westminster (1795-1869), and grand-daughter of Lady Charlotte Guest (later Schreiber, 1812-95).

* This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned an exemption certificate, Ref. No. 1KTW195P.

184 See paragraphs 4 & 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

847

A MASSIVE JAPANESE BRONZE WATER CISTERN

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

The large ovoid body raised on a tall foot intricately decorated with tortoises amongst crashing

waves, with large lion dog-shaped side handles and the cover decorated with a shishi and her

pup; the spout cast as a large dragon coiling along the body of the cistern; with borders of

fylfots, scrolling tendrils and other formal designs including flaming tama (pearls of wisdom);

175cm x 107cm.

£3,000-5,000

Provenance: the collection of Lady Elizabeth Augusta Grosvenor Guest (1879-1960), grand-daughter

of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster (1795-1869), and grand-daughter of

Lady Charlotte Guest (later Schreiber, 1812-95).

848

A PAIR OF LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE JAPANESE MOULDED AND

LACQUERED VASES

EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

Both vases with a tall, elongated pear-shaped body; decorated in underglaze

blue with leafy scrolling tendrils and double-gourds, the same motifs

repeated in low relief; each vase with iron-red lacquer and gilt bands of

curling patterns to the rim and above the foot, and with further traces

of lacquer decoration; both raised on European gilded stands, the vases

98cm. (4)

£2,000-4,000

Provenance: the collection of Lady Elizabeth Augusta Grosvenor Guest

(1879-1960), grand-daughter of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of

Westminster (1795-1869), and grand-daughter of Lady Charlotte Guest

(later Schreiber, 1812-95).

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849

A MASSIVE JAPANESE BRONZE KORO (INCENSE BURNER)

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

Raised on five scrolling feet, the lower section cast in high relief as

Bishamonten slaying a dragon, the God wearing elaborate armour

and holding up his sword, ready to strike; he carries a large bulbous

vase above his head with his other hand; the handles are modelled as

winged mythical creatures, the sides decorated with a procession of

oni, bats, and other bakemono, two monsters carrying a large drum;

the cover powerfully cast as an eagle on a rock with outstretched

wings; 182cm overall.

£8,000-12,000

Provenance: the collection of Lady Elizabeth Augusta Grosvenor Guest

(1879-1960), grand-daughter of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of

Westminster (1795-1869), and grand-daughter of Lady Charlotte Guest

(later Schreiber, 1812-95).

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850

A JAPANESE GOLD, SILVER AND SHAKUDO KOZUKA

HANDLE BY GOTO MITSUAKI (B.1816)

EDO PERIOD, DATED 1841

Inlaid on the shakudo nanako ground with a scene from Ukifune,

Chapter 51 from the Tale of Genji; depicting a couple on a small

boat, the lovers kissing under the moon and with a pine to the side;

the reverse in gold, signed Goto Mitsuaki with kao and dated Tenpo

ushi, mutsuki (in the first month of the Year of the Ox, Tenpo 12,

1841), 9.7cm.

£200-300

851

A JAPANESE KATANA WITH A WOODEN BLADE

PROBABLY MEIJI, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

With a black lacquer scabbard and a white shagreen handle; the

fuchi-kashira in copper decorated with a dragon and scrolling

clouds; the kogai and kozuka decorated in gold and shakudo with

pine trees; the copper tsuba with a stylised prunus tree; with a

wooden blade, 84.5cm overall.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED

WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250

852

A JAPANESE MINIATURE HELMET (KABUTO) IN A BLACK

LACQUER BOX

MODERN

Realisticaly modelled with a gilt maedate shaped as a shishi, with

red lacing and removable kuwagata (antlers), raised on a wood

stand and kept in a black lacquer hitsu box, the helmet 23cm. (6)

£100-200

853

A JAPANESE TANTO (SHORT-EDGED SWORD)

PROBABLY MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY

With a striped lacquer saya (scabbard) and a white shagreen

handle, the fuchi-kashira decorated with paulownia mon and the

circular menuki with wheat; the kozuka handle embellished with

a man resting by a waterfall; with an iron quatrelobed tsuba; the

blade 27.2cm. (3)

£400-600

854

A JAPANESE INLAID CAST-IRON TETSUBIN (TEA KETTLE)

AND COVER BY THE SEIJUDO COMPANY

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

The flat circular body decorated with chidori (plovers) flying above

crashing waves on a rough ishime ground; the tall bail handle inlaid

in silver with a peony and scrolling tendrils, with remnants of gilt;

the base signed Seijudo zo, 21cm. (2)

£400-600

855

A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRASS CANDLESTICKS

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

Each with a knopped stem and with a pair of elephant head-shaped

handles to the top; both with a paulownia mon to the front and

with a long dedication around the foot, both 47.3cm. (2)

£200-300

Provenance: from an English private collection, Cambridge.

856

A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The tall pear-shaped body cast with fish swimming beside tall

reeds, with details highlighted in gilt; the lower part with a band of

rectangular panels; a two-character signature and a faint seal mark

to the side, 30.3cm.

£150-250

857

THREE JAPANESE DAMASCENE NECKLACES

MEIJI OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY

All three with a central pendant modelled as a butterfly and shaped

panels enclosing birds, flowers and landscapes; some marked K24,

26cm max. (3)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED

WITHOUT RESERVE.

£80-120

858

A JAPANESE DAMASCENE CASE BY FUJII YOSHITOYO

MEIJI ERA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Decorated to one side with pavilions and sailboats in a

mountainous river landscape, with Yoshitoyo’s Fuji-shaped mark

lower right corner; the other side with a pair of chickens in a

luxuriant garden; another Fuji mark on the inside, 6.8cm x 9.3cm.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED

WITHOUT RESERVE.

£100-200

859

A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE BRONZE ANIMALS

MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

Comprising: a pair of crayfish and three monkeys, two depicted

sitting and the third with its long arm raised above its head, 19cm

max. (5)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED

WITHOUT RESERVE.

£100-200

850

187

857 858 859

854 855 856

851 852 853

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860

A LARGE JAPANESE INLAID-IRON BOX, COVER AND STAND BY KOMAI OTOJIRO

MEIJI ERA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Of rectangular form, the lid richly decorated with a panel enclosing a temple complex in a mountainous

landscape, with Mount Fuji in the distance and a dense border of many butterflies in flight; the

sides with further panels enclosing various birds and flowers, framed by bands of ivy and grapes;

raised on four shaped feet embellished with cherry blossoms; the inside incised with further birds,

flowers and butterflies; the base with a square mark under a firefly reading Nihon koku Kyoto ju

Komai sei and with further butterflies fluttering around it, together with a fitted wood stand, the box

6.3cm x 17cm x 8cm. (2)

£1,200-1,500 reverse

189

861

A MINIATURE JAPANESE INLAID-IRON KODANSU (CABINET) BY KOMAI OTOJIRO

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The slightly-domed rectangular body raised on four bracket feet and with a loop handle to the top, with six variously-shaped drawers, one

with a curved front, all with a silver-coloured pull handle; the cabinet is decorated all over with dense designs of birds, flowers, mon, monkeys,

landscapes and brocade patterns; one cartouche with a shrine resembling Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto; the sides with two large panels enclosing a

pheasant perched on a flowering branch of peony to one side, and a butterfly fluttering above chrysanthemum to the other; the back of the

cabinet with a complex scene of worshippers climbing steps leading to a shrine, the pavilion nestled amongst the trees; with seated lion dogs

either side of the entrance and a sign inscribed Naritasan Fudoson below; the base with a square seal mark reading Nihon kuni Kyoto ju Komai

sei, 12.2cm x 8.3cm x 5.4cm. (7)

£1,500-2,500

190 See paragraphs 4 & 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

862

A JAPANESE INLAID-BRONZE DISH BY YOSHIAKI

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Decorated with an octopus, a sayori (Japanese halfbeak), and a

twig of bamboo, realistically modelled in relief and rendered in

silver, copper and gold on the oval bronze body; the rim engraved

with a band of crashing waves; signed lower right corner with

the incised characters for Yoshiaki and an inlaid shakudo seal,

35.2cm x 27cm.

£500-800

863

A JAPANESE INLAID-BRONZE DISH BY KUMAGAI

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

Depicting a rakan and a child attendant in a garden, the ascetic

holding a long handscroll flying off in the breeze; the figures

depicted in low relief with details picked out in gilt; signed Kyoto

Kuma gai zo to the back, 26.8cm. (2)

£300-500

864

A JAPANESE PEWTER PLATE BY GYOKUSENDO

MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Decorated with two large turtles amongst waves, the animals

gilded on the bluish hammered ground, with a seal mark lower

right for Gyokusendo, 29.3cm; together with an inscribed

tomobako wood box. (2)

£150-250

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased

in Japan.

865

A LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE JARDINIERE BY THE

NOGAWA COMPANY OF KYOTO

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Of oblong shape with a rounded rim, the lower part with a ring of

crashing waves and raised and four further wave-shaped feet, the

base with the mark for the Nogawa Company, 47cm.

£1,000-2,000

862

865

864

863

191

866

A LARGE MIYAO-STYLE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE MODEL OF

AN ONI

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The impressive demon is depicted standing, with his left arm lifting a dish

modelled as a lotus flower above his head, his other hand resting on his hips;

he wears a loincloth made of tiger skins, and a cape with designs of coins and

clouds; attached to a wood stand with openwork decoration to the apron;

55.5cm.

£500-1,000

Provenance: Dreweatts, Newbury, 12th November 2020, lot 472.

867

A LARGE JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE FIGURE OF JUROJIN BY

OSHIMA JOUN (1858-1940)

MEIJI OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY

The God of Good Fortune stands, wearing long flowing robes and a hood

over his elongated forehead; he holds a handscroll opened to reveal two

Japanese characters; signed at the back; in an inscribed tomobako wood box,

38cm. (2)

£1,500-2,000

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

192 See paragraphs 4 & 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

870

A JAPANESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE KORO

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The rectangular-section body decorated with two panels enclosing an

Immortal releasing his soul from his mouth to one side, and birds in a garden

to the other; with side handles shaped as mythical creatures and with further

shishi heads decorating the corners; on a dense ground of archaic designs;

the base with a two-character signature, 27cm.

£400-600

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

869

A JAPANESE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE KORO AND COVER

BY MORIGUCHI

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

The bulbous squat body raised on three shaped legs,

decorated with two large panels enclosing thatched

pavilions in a mountainous river landscape, one side with

figures; on a dense ground of brocade patterns, circular

mon, flowers, scrolling tendrils and other formal designs;

the cover with further panels enclosing similar patterns;

all rendered in gold and silver wire on the black ground;

the base inscribed Kyoto Moriguchi sei, together with a

detachable side handle, 15.5cm. (3)

£300-500

868

A JAPANESE GOLD, SILVER AND SHAKUDO KOGO

(BOX AND COVER)

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

Of rectangular shape, the lid decorated with two cranes in a bamboo grove;

the sides with further designs of birds in luxuriant gardens, with various

plants and flowers; one side with the moon rising from behind clouds and

another with phoenix, 3.5cm x 7.5cm x 9.2cm. (2)

£800-1,200

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871

A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE AND COVER

MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

The impressive vessel with a rectangular-section body raised on four tall legs

and a shaped base, with ho-o side handles and the cover surmounted by two

boys, one holding a lion mask for the shishimai dance; the sides with two

large gilt panels enclosing a rakan and a tengu in flight, the mythical bird-like

creature holding a staff and an egg; with a bird and flowers to the reverse; all

reserved on a dense ground of flowerheads repeated across the body; with a

gilt inner liner; 54cm. (3)

£4,000-6,000

194 See paragraphs 4 & 5 of our conditions of business at the back of the catalogue for additional charges on the final hammer prices

872

A JAPANESE SILVER OKIMONO OF A MINOGAME

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

The mythical turtle depicted with long seaweed growing from the

top of its shell and trailing behind it, its head slightly turned to the

left and with the eyes gilded, the underside realistically cast and

inscribed with a four character signature for Ryubundo zo above

the character gin (silver), 30.5cm.

£1,000-1,500

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased

in Japan.

See L Bordignon, The Golden Age of Japanese Okimono, pp.243-4

for another example of a silver minogame signed Ryuki.

873

A JAPANESE BRONZE ELEPHANT KORO

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The incense burner cast as a rotund caparisoned pachyderm

carrying a large pagoda on its back, the upper part removable;

the base with a Chinese Xuande mark, 25cm. (2)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED

WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250

874

A JAPANESE OKIMONO OF TWO CRANES

MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

The white metal birds depicted standing, one with its beak

lowered; both attached to a wood stand, 36cm.

£200-300

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Nariman Bamji (1909-78).

875

A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A TIGER BY

KABUKI HIDEAKI /SHUMEI

TAISHO/SHOWA, 20TH CENTURY

The feline depicted in an angular manner reminiscent of the

Art Deco style, with a three-character signature for Hideaki

underneath, 37cm.

£800-1,200

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased

in Japan.

875

874

873

872

195

876

A RARE AND LARGE BRONZE MODEL OF ELEPHANTS BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The okimono realistically cast as five animals joyously clambering on top of each other, one a small calf; their rough skins realistically

rendered and with lustrous trunks; the reverse with a rectangular seal mark reading Dai Nihon Genryusai Seiya zo, 33cm x 40.5cm.

£4,000-6,000

Provenance: a private English collection, acquired c.1900 and thence by descent.

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A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF MODERN

JAPANESE BRONZES

877

NAKAJIMA YASUMI II (1905-86)

TSUDA EIJU (1915-2001)

SHOWA/HEISEI, 20TH CENTURY

Three Japanese bronze vases, two a pair by Eiju, each one

with a tall cylindrical body and four horizontal ribs, both with

a seal mark for Eiju; the other vase by Yasumi with a slender

waisted shape, signed to the base; all with an individual

inscribed tomobako wood box, 20.3cm max. (6)

£300-500

Provenance: a British private collection.

Cf. T & M Becker, Twentieth Century Japanese Bronze Flower

Vases, The Becker Collection, pp.120-121, where one of the

two vases is illustrated and discussed. The authors explain that

Tsuda Eiju worked mainly for the Imperial family, and became

particularly famous for his murashi-do patina. He was awarded

the Grand Prize at the Nitten Japanese Fine Art Exhibition

in 1962.

878

HASUDA SHUGORO (1915-2010)

SHOWA/HEISEI, 20TH CENTURY

A Japanese hakudo (white bronze) vase, the tall square-section

body with an elongated neck and a small triangular handle;

the sides embellished with a network of vertical and

horizontal lines, the base signed Shugoro, 25.8cm; with an

inscribed tomobako wood box. (2)

£1,000-2,000

Provenance: a British private collection.

879

TSUDA EIJU (1915-2001)

SHOWA ERA, 20TH CENTURY

A tall Japanese bronze vase, the cylindrical body with a

reddish-brown patina and cast with a series of horizontal

ribs, with a seal mark for Eisu to the base; together with a

trumpet-shaped bronze vase with a central bulb, unsigned;

both with inscribed tomobako wood boxes, 24cm and 29.9cm

respectively. (4)

£200-400

Provenance: a British private collection.

Cf. T & M Becker, Twentieth Century Japanese Bronze Flower

Vases, The Becker Collection, pp.122-123, where the ribbed

piece is illustrated and discussed. The authors explain that

Tsuda Eiju worked mainly for the Imperial family, and became

particularly famous for his murashi-do patina. He was awarded

the Grand Prize at the Nitten Japanese Fine Art Exhibition

in 1962.

880

NAKAJIMA YASUMI II (1905-86)

SHOWA ERA, C.1960

A Japanese bronze vase cast as a stylised bird and entitled

Hina (chick), depicted with its beak wide open and with

a flattened curved body, the base signed, 18cm; with an

inscribed tomobako wood box. (2)

£400-600

Provenance: a British private collection.

881

TSUDA EIJU (1915-2001)

SHOWA ERA, C.1950

A Japanese bronze vase cast in the shape of a stylised apple; with a

round body, the neck modelled as the stem and with a small handle

to the side suggesting a leaf; the surface with a warm mottled

chocolate-brown patina, the base impressed with a square seal mark

reading Eiju, 18.7cm; with an inscribed tomobako wood box. (2)

£300-500

Provenance: a British private collection.

Cf. T & M Becker, Twentieth Century Japanese Bronze Flower Vases, The

Becker Collection, pp.114-115, where this very piece is illustrated and

discussed. The authors explain that Tsuda Eiju worked mainly for the

Imperial family, and became particularly famous for his murashi-do patina.

He was awarded the Grand Prize at the Nitten Japanese Fine Art Exhibition

in 1962.

882

A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE

SHOWA ERA, 20TH CENTURY

The tall body with a slightly flared rim and modelled as a section of

bamboo, the surface with a murashi-do mottled reddish-brown patina, in

an inscribed tomobako wood box, 18.5cm. (2)

£300-500

Provenance: a British private collection.

883

AIDA TOMIYASU (1903-88)

SHOWA ERA, 20TH CENTURY

Two Japanese bronze vases, both of tall slender shapes and with deep

brown patinas, the tallest with small rectangular handles to the sides;

both with a two-character signature to the base for Tomiyasu, 20.5cm

and 28.5cm respectively; each with an inscribed tomobako wood

box. (4)

£500-800

Provenance: a British private collection.

884

HASUDA SHUGORO (1915-2010)

SHOWA/HEISEI, 20TH CENTURY

A Japanese bronze vase, the square-section body with slightly curved

sides and an uneven neck resembling pottery, the surface a deep

chocolate-brown colour and with two stylised characters to the sides,

the base with a square seal mark, together with an inscribed tomobako

wood box, 8.5cm x 6.7cm x 6.7cm. (2)

£300-400

Provenance: a British private collection.

885

HASUDA SHUGORO (1915-2010)

SHOWA/HEISEI, 20TH CENTURY

A Japanese nickel vase, the tall square-section body with an elongated

neck and a small triangular handle; the sides embellished with five

horizontal lines, the base signed Shugoro, 24.3cm; with an inscribed

tomobako wood box. (2)

£1,000-2,000

Provenance: a British private collection.

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879

878

880

881

883

885

884

882

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888

A PAIR OF LARGE JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASES AND STANDS

MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The tall cylindrical bodies decorated with birds and butterflies amongst

chrysanthemum, peonies and other flowers, on a vibrant robin’s egg blue

ground, between dense borders of brocade patterns, auspicious objects, and

other formal designs, each with a dragon writhing around the neck; raised on

wood stands, the vases 47.8cm. (4)

£500-1,000

887

A PAIR OF LARGE JAPANESE BLUE-GROUND CLOISONNE VASES

MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

Both decorated with large flower sprays, the blooms with yellow and white

petals contrasting with the cerulean-blue ground, both 37.5cm. (2)

£300-500

886

A PAIR OF SMALL JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASES BY THE

INABA WORKSHOP

TAISHO OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY

The bulbous bodies densely decorated with alternating lappets enclosing

dragons and phoenix, with bands of scrolling tendrils, spirals, and other

formal designs; each with a mark for the Inaba studio underneath and to the

rim, both 20.2cm. (2)

£300-500