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Y A COLLECTION OF SIX IVORY/BONE NETSUKE.
19th / 20th Century.
Comprising one ivory manju netsuke with Kintaro wrestling with a pine tree; a pierced ivory manju; an ivory manju of plain design with silver rim; one pierced bone netsuke of karakusa design and two further early 20th Century ivory netsuke; various sizes, the largest 5cm diameter. (6)
£300-400
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TWO RED-LACQUER MANJU NETSUKE.
18th / 19th Century.
The first of a doughnut shape depicting Chinese figures drinking tea and smoking pipe under a willow tree; the second, of a manju shape, carved with a flying crane amongst clouds, 4.5cm diameter. (2)
£400-600
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THREE MINIATURE MASKS.
19th Century.
Each showing a dramatic character from Noh theatre, two in wood and one in metal (Beshimi) various sizes, 6 by 5cm (largest). (3)
£400-600
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Y A COLLECTION OF SIX INRO.
19th Century.
Comprising a lacquer four-case inro decorated in Ryukyu-style, aogai, inlaid with a landscape with rocks and trees; a Rimpa-style four-case gold lacquer inro with plum flowers decoration in mother-of-pearl with a carved wood netsuke of two samurai; a five-case inro in black lacquer, with an ivory netsuke of a monk carrying a giant gourd; single case wood inro decorated in the Chinese style, carved with a figure and flowers in inset boxes with a carved wood netsuke of shishi dog; a four-case wood inro decorated with auspicious objects in various lacquer of various colours and a miniature three-case gold lacquer inro with butterflies designs and a metal ojime; various sizes, the largest 9 x 6cm. (6)
£600-800
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Y AN IVORY INRO.
Meiji period.
A seven-case inro, carved in relief to one side with a poet with an attendant in the Heian period costume, standing near a stream, and on the other with a country landscape, with an ivory netsuke of a farmer holding a bamboo shoot, signed Koe'tsu to, 9.6 x 7.3cm.
£300-400
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Y TWO TOBACCO POUCHES.
19th Century.
Both with silk embroidery on leather covers, the first decorated with a dragon amongst clouds, with matched silver clasp and an ivory and silver manju netsuke attached by multiple chains, the second also with dragon design but without netsuke, the pouch approx 14cm wide. (2)
£300-400
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A GOOD LEATHER TOBACCO POUCH AND PIPE CASE.
19th Century.
A thick black leather pouch fitted with a fine mixed metal clasp designed as Benkei and Ushiwakamaru in combat, silver multiple chain attached with a leather pipe case and a silver ojime decorated with Chinese immortals, the tobacco pouch approx. 14 x 8cm.
£250-350
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Y THREE LEATHER TOBACCO POUCHES.
19th Century.
A brown embossed leather pouch, fitted with a stained ivory oni mask netsuke signed Shugetsu and a wood pipe holder in the shibayama style inlaid with insects and foliage; together with two further leather pouches with fine kanamono clasps, each approx 13 x 8cm. (3)
£300-400
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Y TWO TOBACCO POUCHES.
19th Century.
The first a dark thick leather pouch with a rectangular clasp decorated with county landscape with a river detailed in silver and gilt, with an ivory netsuke engraved with a travelling monk and Mt. Fuji, fitted with matched leather pipe case; the second of a small linen pouch with a small metal clasp in the form of a jar. (2)
£250-300
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Y A BRONZE AND MIXED-METAL BOX AND COVER, A TOBACCO POUCH, AND A KOMAI STYLE VANITY MIRROR.
Late 19th Century / early 20th Century.
The first a rectangular bronze box and cover decorated in gold, silver and copper takazogan with flower arrangements in a basket, the sides of the box decorated in hirazogan with bird and flower motif; the second a sage-tabako-ire (tobacco pouch) with silk embroidery and a large silver clasp signed Choju, with an ivory netsuke of lotus bud and a frog and the third a small round mirror, the covers decorated in gold and silver inlaid with a landscape with Mt.Fuji, with a company mark (possibly attributed to Ex. Komai workers Yoshiho Fujii), the box 6 x 4 x 2.5cm, the pouch 14 x 10cm, the mirror 4.5cm diameter. (3)
£600-800
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Y THREE PIPE CASES.
19th Century.
The first, a bamboo pipe case engraved with coiled dragon, together with a pipe fitted with silver ends; the second, a wood kiseruzutsu of muso-zutsu type, inlaid ivory decoration with flowering branch; the third in the form of Ashinaga together with a dried fruit tabako-ire with wood cover in the form of Daruma yawning, the longest 28cm. (3)
£250-350
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Y A GROUP OF KNIFE HANDLES.
19th / 20th Century.
Comprising five metal kozuka handles with various designs and one carved ivory handle with a bear chasing a turtle, the ivory handle 11cm long, the kozuka 9.5cm. (6)
£200-300
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A SET OF FIVE SILVER FORKS.
Late 19th / early 20th Century.
In the form of Japanese crane with open beaks, the eyes and head patinated in colour and gilt, with ginsei (made in silver) mark, in the original box, 10cm long. (5)
£150-250
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A PAIR OF SILVER DARUMA CONDIMENTS.
20th Century.
A set of silver salt and pepper condiments in the form of Daruma dolls, the case in repoussé and the faces engraved, with Jungi (pure silver) mark on the base, 5cm H. (2)
£300-400
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Y AN IVORY OKIMONO OF BENTEN AND DAIKOKU.
Meiji period.
Carved in the form of the goddess of music Benten seated holding a biwa, below Daikoku dancing with his mallet in the air, signed Toko, 17cm H.
£200-300
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Y AN IVORY OKIMONO OF HOTEI.
Meiji period.
The stout figure robustly modelled, balancing his bulging sack over his shoulder, his robe engraved with treasures designs, signed Munetoshi, 20cm H.
£400-600
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Y IVORY OKIMONO OF A PLEASURE BOAT.
Meiji period.
Two musicians seated playing flutes in the deck of a boat entertaining a samurai standing on a low table, signed Isshu, 15cm wide.
£100-200
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Y AN IVORY OKIMONO OF CHINESE FIGURES.
Meiji Period.
A Chinese sage seated on a chair holding an incense burner, with a small Kannon deity perched on his shoulder, beside a standing woman also holding a koro, signed Gyokushin, 18cm H.
£300-500
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Y TWO IVORY OKIMONO.
Meiji period.
The first a standing figure of a farmer with a raised hand, his robe engraved with maple leave, signed Mitsuyuki, and the second of an artisan, half-kneeling holding a samurai helmet on his shoulder, signed Ryogetsu, 15cm H and 9cm H respectively. (2)
£100-200
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Y A CARVED IVORY VASE ON A HARDWOOD STAND.
Meiji period.
Well carved in relief with a hawk perched on a cherry tree beneath an overhanging wisteria, sparrows flying amongst peonies and irises beside a pond, stylised clouds around the rim, on an elaborately carved wood stand, the hawk's eye inlaid with mother-of-pearl, the tusk 24cm H, 47cm H with stand.
£600-800
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A FINE BRONZE MODEL OF AN EAGLE.
Meiji period.
Well cast with outstretched wings, perched on a gnarled wood stand, the detail plated in silver and gilt, signed Kadou, stand, 15cm H. 30cm wide.
£800-1,000
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A BRONZE OKIMONO OF TWO PUPPIES.
Meiji period.
Finely cast puppies playing with a bamboo branch, on a separately cast stand, with impressed seal, 13cm H.
£800-1,000
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A LARGE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A YOUNG BOY AND A GIANT CARP.
Meiji period.
A young samurai Oniwakamaru standing on the edge of a rocky cliff, about to slay a giant carp emerging from the waves. The details of the rock and waves are crisply cast with dark patina and the figure and a carp are separately modelled, unsigned, 43cm H.
£1,500-2,000
Oniwakamaru is the childhood name of the twelfth century warrior-monk, Musashibo Benkei. His mother was supposedly killed by a giant carp and he is shown here about to avenge the death of his mother. His adventures were popular themes in ukiyo-e prints, however bronze study of Oniwakamaru is rare.
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A JAPANESE BRONZE CRAB AND AN ARTICULATED TIN CRAYFISH.
Late 19th / early 20th Century.
A well modelled bronze crab with naturalistic detail in reddish brown patina and an articulated crayfish constructed from sheets of tin assembled with fully articulated joints, signed on the underside Myochin, the crab 9cm wide, the extended crayfish 35cm wide. (2)
£600-800
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JAPANESE BRONZE MODEL OF A HORSE.
Showa period, circa 1950s.
An attractive bronze okimono of a galloping horse, with a seal mark, 25cm H, 30cm wide.
£300-400
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A FINE BRONZE VASE DECORATED WITH AN OWL.
Meiji period.
Of slender ovoid form, decorated in gilt, silver, copper and shakudo in takazogan and katakiri with an owl perched on a conifer tree, signed Koichi, and the base signed Kyoto Kuroda sei, 34cm H.
£800-1,200
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A PAIR OF METAL FISH.
Taisho period, 20th Century.
A pair of rogin (silver and copper alloy) fresh-water trout, naturalistically cast with details in slight colours and gilt, signed Yoshinori saku, original wooden fitted box, the small fish 21cm long, the larger 23cm long. (2)
£300-400
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A BRONZE OKIMONO OF HOTEI.
20th Century.
Boldly cast in a dancing position, standing on one foot with the other raised, and one arm over his head, his face well modelled with an infectious smile, signed Hisayoshi, 30cm H.
£150-200
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A GOOD BRONZE STUDY OF A KAN'U, GUAN YU.
19th Century.
A standing figure of the Chinese general Kan'u, stroking his long beard with his left hand, holding his halberd in his right hand, with a fierce expression on his face, wearing a long loose robe fastened by a sash, the detail of his robe highlighted in gilt hirazogan. 32cm H.
£600-800
The Chinese classic, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, was translated into Japanese in the Edo period. One of the novel's heroes, Guan Yu, (Kan'u in Japanese) became an extremely popular subject for Japanese paintings, prints and netsuke.
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AN IRON KETTLE, TETSUBIN.
19th Century.
Cast as a single piece with separately made handle, decorated in low relief one side with aquatic plants and a crab and a six-character Chinese poem on the other, the lid with flower bud, signed Kinkodo zo. 11cm H excluding handle.
£250-300
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Y A LACQUER WOOD AND IVORY OKIMONO OF A FALCONER.
Meiji period.
The figure standing holding a hawk balanced on his right hand, carrying a dead pheasant in a basket slung at his waist, wearing the traditional costume of Yamabushi decorated with floral medallions and karakusa in gold lacquer hiramaki-e, signed on a rectangular mother-of-pearl panel, Gyoku'un, 31cm H with the stand.
£400-600
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A WOOD GIGAKU MASK OF KARURA.
19th Century.
The bird-beaked mask for the Gigaku performance, carved and painted in gesso, and coloured lacquer, mounted on a metal stand, the mask 33cm.
£400-600
Karura was a mythological creature with human torso and bird-like head, originally a deity in Hinduism who was later adopted into the Buddhist protector in Japan in the Nara period (710-794).
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SIX CARVED WOOD MASKS.
19th / 20th Century.
Each carved with a dramatic character from Noh theatre, Kagura festival, and legend, including Tengu, Mikazuki and some grotesque bakemono, unsigned, various sizes.
£300-500
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FINE WOOD OKIMONO OF A LION.
Meiji period.
Seated with its head turn to the left, the mane and body naturalistically carved, the tail curled over in front of his paws, unsigned, 25cm wide, 15cm H.
£400-500
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THREE CARVED WOOD BUDDHIST FIGURES.
19th / 20th Century.
Two carved wood figures of seated priest on a double lotus base, decorated in gilt and colours; and one gilt-wood figure of Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Mercy, seated in front of a mandala, various sizes, the tallest 30cm H. (3)
£400-500
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THREE TRAVELLING SHRINES.
19th / 20th Century.
The first a brown lacquer zushi with two hinged doors mounted with elaborate copper hinges, revealing a standing wood figure of Amida on a lotus stand, painted in gilt and colour; the second a black lacquer zushi with a carved wood figure of a seated Amida in front of a mandala; the third, a black zushi with two small wooden figure of Amida seated side by side on a throne, various sizes, the tallest 34cm H. (3)
£500-700
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A PAIR OF LACQUER HIBACHI
Showa period, 20th Century.
The cylindrical shape braziers decorated with pine forest against a night sky, in lacquer hiramaki-e, with copper liners, wooden fitted boxes, 26cm H. (2)
£200-300
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A FINE LACQUER TRAY.
Meiji period.
Of rectangle shape with rounded edges, decorated in rich gold and coloured lacquer against a roiro ground, with a cockfighting scene, 28.5 x 18cm.
£250-300
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A MASSIVE FUKAGAWA VASE AND COVER.
Meiji period.
Of ovoid form body, finely decorated with four panels alternatively, a scene with two Chinese court-ladies beneath willow trees beside a bridge overlooking a pond; peonies in flower beds with flying butterflies, in underglaze-blue, colour enamels and gilt, reserved on a karakusa pattern ground. The cover is decorated similarly with four panels with karako (Chinese boys) in the garden, and peonies and butterflies, with shishi knop, signed Fukagawa sei with Koransha mark, 86cm H.
£1,500-2,000
Fukagawa, a family run kiln in the Arita region in Kyushu has been producing porcelain since 17th century. Eizaemon Fukagawa founded the Koransha Company in Meiji 8 (1875) and gained a reputation as a technical innovator, developing Japan's first porcelain insulator shortly thereafter. Appointed to supply porcelain by the Imperial Household Ministry in Japan in 1896, the company garnered a world-wide following through international expositions in Europe and America including Paris, Barcelona and Philadelphia. Vases of this type, known as Jinko tsubo, originated in Ancient China to store fragrant wood (chen xiang). Introduced to Japan in 17th Century, many were commissioned for export to decorate European palaces and manor houses.
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A KUTANI HANGING BOAT WITH PHOENIX HEAD.
19th Century.
An ikebana boat richly decorated with chrysanthemums, stylized waves and paulownia leaves, in gold and enamels, 34cm wide.
£150-250
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AN UNUSUAL ARITA BOWL.
19th Century.
Imitation Qianlong nianzhi mark on the base, 14cm H, 30cm diameter.
£150-200
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A PORCELAIN SAKE BOTTLE.
19th Century.
The so-called 'Comprador bottle' of slender mallet shape body with a tapered neck, inscribed in underglaze blue JAPANSCH ZAKY, 19.cm H.
£100-150
These bottles were produced in Hasami near Nagasaki for exporting Soya sauce and Sake from the end of the Edo period by the Dutch East India Company, known as comprador bottles after the Portuguese meaning 'purveyors of everyday goods'.
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A GOOD SATSUMA TEA CADDY, VASE AND LACQUER BOXES.
Meiji period.
A small satsuma cha'ire (tea caddy) by Shuzan, of egg-shaped form, intricately painted with a group of people in formal costume in a circular panel surrounded by over-hanging wisteria, in typical enamels and gilt, 9cm, H; a satsuma vase of ovoid form, decorated with flowering cherry tree signed Oguri Kaede zo, 25cm, H.; a lacquer kodansu with mother-of-peal inlaid with Irises, 10.5cm, H; and another small lacquer box painted in white and red with stylized irises, 12cm long. (4)
£100-200
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A PAIR OF SATSUMA VASES.
Meiji period, signed Dai Nippon Satsuma Kinkoku sei Gogen'in Gito.
Of pear-shaped form with a tall neck, decorated with rakan with carp and dragon, in gilt and enamels, richly modelled coiled dragons around the necks, 16cm H. (2)
£200-300
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A SATSUMA TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER.
Meiji period.
Of cauldron-like shape with long upright handles, imitating the Chinese archaic ritual bronze vessel, finely decorated with a sprig of peonies and floral patterns, the handle with stylized cloud, in rich gilt and various colour enamels, supported by three legs modelled as shishi lion's face, 15cm H with handles.
£300-400
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A SATSUMA JAR AND COVER.
19th Century.
Of pumpkin-like body resting on three leaf-shaped feet, richly painted with the Buddhist divinities in their lavishly decorated robes, one of the rakan holding aloft an alms bowl from which issues a large dragon in vaporous clouds, in thick enamels and gilt, with wooden lid incised with dragons and kiku petals, signed Hoei Satsumayaki, Morinaga, 17cm, H. (with lid)
£600-800
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A FINE SATSUMA DISH
Meiji period.
Of circular form, painted in typical enamels and gilt, depicting mourning deities, humans and animals gathered to witness the death of Buddha, singed Dai Nippon Senzan, 21cm diameter.
£800-1,000
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A JAPANESE WOOD BLOCK PRINT BY UTAMARO.
Aiban tate-e print, entitled Ryuko Bijin no Itotake (Fashionable beauties with bamboo blinds), showing a beauty seated with shamisen, practising Joruri songs, under rolled blind and cherry tree, signed Utamaro hitsu, 33.5 by 22.6cm.
£200-300
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TWO PRINTS BY SENCHO AND TOYOKUNI III
Edo period.
Two oban tate-e, the first by Sencho (fl. C 1830-50), showing a courtesan Mitasode from the Owariya house, seated in her fine attire, making tea, from the series Zensei Azuma Fukei (Landscape of the most popular places in the Eastern capital) with a small inset picture of the Ryogoku bridge on the top right corner, with the publisher's mark Tsutaya with kiwame censor's seal, signed Teisai Shencho ga; the second by Toyokuni III, from the series Geiko sanjyu-rokkasen (Parody of thirty-six poets comparison with geisha), depicting three young geisha writing poems on their fans. (2)
£150-200
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AN ALBUM OF WOODBLOCK PRINTS.
19th Century
An album of wood block prints comprising seven triptychs and three oban tate-e sheets, mainly by Yoshu Chikanobu (1838-1912) including two triptychs from the series Chiyoda no on-omote (outside life of Chiyoda castle), depicting the festival procession at Nikko shrine, and the parade with an elephant, one genji-e triptych entitled Imayo Genji kocho no mai, showing an open air theatre performance with dancers with butterfly wings on the bridge, and a triptych by Yoshitsuya entitled 'An attack on Takamatsu castle by boats', signed variously, the album cover 35 x 24.5cm.
£300-400
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