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MASAKATSU: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A TANUKI WRAPPED IN LOTUS LEAVES Signed Masakatsu 正勝Japan, 20th centuryThe mythical shape-shifting creature enveloped completely inside a veiny lotus leaf, one paw pulling it shut, only his feet underneath and the expressively carved face with double inlaid eyes are visible. Rather amusingly, he wears a large and elegantly curved lotus leaf as a hat. Large himotoshi through the back and signed underneath with an unusually placed two-character signature MASAKATSU – most likely a late piece by the artist or from a pupil.HEIGHT 5.5 cmCondition: Excellent condition.Provenance: European collection, acquired from Michael Bernstein in 2015.Auction comparison:For a netsuke of the same subject by Toyokazu, see Van Ham, Asian Art, 3 December 2015, Cologne, lot 2298 (sold for 8,385 EUR).Literature comparison:A similar unsigned netsuke is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, accession no. A.919-1910.

MINKO: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A KARAKO WITH HANNYA MASK After Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), signed Minko 珉江 with kakihanJapan, Tsu, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely carved, the young boy with short black tufts of hair holding a Hannya mask in front of his face, his genitals exposed to the underside, ‘natural’ himotoshi between the feet, legs, and mask, the reverse signed MINKO with a kakihan.LENGTH 3.3 cm, HEIGHT 3 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear, natural age cracks, small old repairs to one arm and one leg.Provenance: Richard R. Silverman, acquired from Sotheby’s, Los Angeles, 22 August 1981, lot 79. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture. Literature comparison: A related netsuke by the same carver is illustrated with a line drawing in Meinertzhagen, Frederick / Lazarnick, George (1986) MCI, Part A, p. 512.

A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A FRACTURED SKULL UnsignedJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A finely carved wood netsuke of a somewhat disintegrated skull with cavernous eye sockets and a row of teeth with some of them missing. A section of the cranium in the back is missing giving an eerie glimpse into the bone structure. Natural himotoshi.HEIGHT 3.8 cmCondition: Excellent condition with only minimal surface wear.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman, purchased at Sotheby’s London, 1996. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture.

A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SKULL WITH BAMBOO SHOOT UnsignedJapan, first half of 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A finely carved and morbidly fantastic wood netsuke of a skull with large, cavernous eye sockets, two bones underneath functioning as the himotoshi, and a leafy bamboo shoot growing out of the eye socket and resting on the apex of the cranium. Unusually, this skull only has two front teeth which are inlaid in bone. The wood bearing an excellent patina.HEIGHT 3 cm, LENGTH 3.3 cmCondition: Good condition with some surface wear and few minuscule nicks.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture.

GYOKURINTEI: A WOOD NETSUKE OF TEKKAI SENNIN SEATED ON A ROCK By Gyokurintei, signed Gyokurintei 玉林亭Japan, Edo (Tokyo), c. 1820, Edo period (1615-1868)The sennin holding a cane and seated on a large rock with leaves emerging from a crevice in the front. The mountain hermit is laughing, his long hair is finely carved, falling on his shoulders and back, the rest of the back is entirely covered in minutely incised artemisia leaves. The wood of a good color with a fine patina. Large, asymmetrical himotoshi through the back, the larger hole generously excavated to accommodate the knot. The underside with the boldly incised signature GYOKURINTEI.HEIGHT 5 cmCondition: Excellent condition with only minor associated surface wear.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman purchased from Jeffrey Moy, Chicago, in 1997. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture.

A POWERFUL STAG ANTLER NETSUKE OF KAN'U, ATTRIBUTED TO TOMOHISA Unsigned Japan, Kyoto, mid-18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The Chinese military general finely carved standing, wearing a coat with voluminous folds, the hem sweeping to one side, following the natural curvature of the material, secured with a belt, a sword attached to it, with neatly incised armor underneath, his right hand lowered and holding his halberd, the left hand at his waist, the face with a fierce expression and eyes inlaid with dark horn. The back with two symmetrical himotoshi.HEIGHT 7.5 cmCondition: Good condition with minor surface wear, some inlays likely lost, superb patina.Provenance: Richard R. Silverman, acquired from I.M. Chait in 2003. Old collector’s label to back. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture. The present lot is attributed to Tomohisa, who belongs to an important group of 18th-century figure carvers, which also includes Mototada. About this group, Jay Hopkins writes, “Working in staghorn, they primarily produced large figures ranging from 3 to 6 inches in height. Subject matter usually involved Chinese legends, including Shoki, sennin, Kann’u, guardians and entertainers. They effectively used black horn to inlay eye pupils, buttons and other details – perhaps the earliest cavers to use this technique.” (Moss, Sydney L. (2016) Kokusai The Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, p. 30)Literature comparison: Four similar netsuke from the Tomohisa group, though depicting different subjects, are illustrated in Moss, Sydney L. (2016) Kokusai The Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, Vol. I, p. 31, fig. 13.

AN EARLY WOOD NETSUKE OF A KARAKO WITH KIKU FLOWER AND TREASURE SACK UnsignedJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The tactile, ideally shaped, and large wood netsuke depicting a Chinese boy sleeping and leaning against a large tied up bag, presumably Hotei’s treasure sack. In his right hand he holds a finely carved, leafy kiku (chrysanthemum) flower, possibly identifying the boy as Kikujido (the chrysanthemum boy). The boy’s facial expression is serene, the folds of his robe and the sack are well-carved. The wood of a very good color with a fine patina, the asymmetrical himotoshi underneath are very large and generously excavated, indicative of an early piece.LENGTH 5 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor associated surface wear, particularly in and around the himotoshi.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman purchased from Jeffrey Moy, Chicago, in 1997. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture.

SHIBAYAMA SOICHI: A FINE INLAID AND LACQUERED BURLWOOD NETSUKE By Shibayama Soichi, signed Soichi 宗一Japan, Tokyo, second half of 19th centuryFinely lacquered and inlaid in horn with a centipede and three ants on a natural, desiccated piece of burlwood showing a beautifully marbled structure. Himotoshi through the back and signature SOICHI within a rectangular mother-of-pearl reserve.LENGTH 4.1 cmCondition: Very good condition with ‘natural flaws’ to the burlwood.Provenance: Ex-collection Robert S. Huthart. Old museum number to the underside. Then collection Richard R. Silverman. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture. Auction comparison:A very similar netsuke was sold by Christie’s, Chinese & Japanese Art, 15 May 2008, London, lot 22 (sold for 1,125 GBP).

A TSUISHU AND SHIBUICHI KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE WITH BENTEN, QUAILS AND MILLET UnsignedJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The shibuichi plate crafted in sukashi-bori (openwork) with two quails amid leafy stocks of millet, the impressive tsuishu (red lacquer) bowl carved in relief with Benten riding a sinuously coiled dragon and playing the koto amid craggy rockwork and reishi-shaped clouds on a finely incised ground of waves, the rim with a key-fret (rinzu) border.DIAMETER 4.6 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear, chips and associated losses to the bowl as expected, some wear to metal.Provenance: Swedish private collection.Auction comparison: Compare a related tsuishu and metalwork kagamibuta, depicting Hanshan and Shide, the plate with a hawk and butterfly amid foliage, of slightly smaller size, at Christie’s, Crafted Landscapes: The Ankarcrona Collection of Japanese Lacquer and Asian Works of Art, 10 September to 1 October 2020, New York, lot 28 (sold for 2,125 USD).

TEIJI: A MASTERFUL LACQUERED AND CERAMIC-INLAID MANJU OF AN OCTOPUS IN A POT (TAKO TSUBO) By Teiji, signed Teiji 貞二Japan, Nagoya, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Chappell and Welch (1999) Netsuke, The Art of Japanese Miniature Carving, no. 239.The netsuke of manju shape and lacquered in almost black, dark green, the interior revealing a masterful ceramic-inlaid octopus, one of the suckered tentacles breaking through an opening in the wicker structure and extending towards the reverse. The octopus has a fierce expression with veins on his forehead and a pressed forward funnel-shaped mouth, the eyes are highlighted in gold. The ceramic cephalopod is glazed in red with black accents brilliantly imitating negoro-lacquer. The reverse with the gold-lacquered two-character signature TEIJI and the two asymmetrical himotoshi.The depiction here is likely a variation of the tako tsubo motif, the pot here shown from the top view. The manju could also represent a submerged object which the octopus uses as its lair, as these animals preferred dark crevices or caves as their hiding spots (hence they were also trapped in pots). The design of this netsuke is very clever, one wonders how the octopus entered his lair (or how the artist managed to inlay this netsuke!).DIAMETER 4 cmCondition: Good condition, some wear to lacquer including tiny hairlines and surface scratches. Some expected firing flaws and a crack through one of the octopus’ tentacles.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman, purchased from Konishi Gallery, LA, in 1993. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture. Teiji, pupil of Seiji, was originally a potter and made unique netsuke with ceramic inlays. The quality of his ceramic inlay is arguably unequaled in netsuke. Teiji made several netsuke depicting octopi, most like the one cited in the literature comparison. The present model appears to be unique.Literature comparison:Compare to a related netsuke in the Toledo Museum of Art (gifted by the former owner of the present netsuke, Richard R. Silverman), accession no. 2009.154.

HOJUSAI: A RARE LACQUERED WOOD KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE DEPICTING A RAKAN By Hojusai, signed Hojusai 宝珠齋 with kakihanJapan, 19th centuryThe plate with black, dark brown, and gold lacquer, depicting a rakan with typically long eyebrows, the ears with a long pendulous lobes and circular earrings, the face with an intense expression, the bowl covered in a light translucent lacquer coating heightening the grain of the wood. Central himotoshi through the back and cord attachment on the reverse of the lid.DIAMETER 4.2 cmCondition: Good condition, some old wear to the lacquer, a minor split to the rakan’s cheek, and a minor flake to his chin.Provenance: Richard R. Silverman, acquired from Eskenazi Ltd. in 1982. Two collector’s labels to the interior, one inscribed in Japanese. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture. Literature comparison:A closely related kagamibuta netsuke by the same carver, but with a shunga depiction to the interior, is illustrated in Ducros, Alain (1994) Paris Edo, no. 29b. Note the translucent lacquer coating heightening the wood grain, which is executed in the same manner in the present netsuke.

YOKOBUE III: A RARE LACQUERED WOOD NETSUKE OF A MANDARIN DUCK (OSHIDORI) By Yokobue III, signed Yokobue 横笛Japan, Kyoto, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The duck preening itself, finely painted in gold, red, and black lacquer, the gold lacquer dominating, with hiramaki-e, togidashi-e, kirikane flakes, mother-of-pearl (aogai) inlays, and some nashiji. The underside with two slightly asymmetrical himotoshi above the signature YOKOBUE within an oval reserve.LENGTH 4.2 cmCondition: Excellent condition with only minor surface wear.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture. According to Edward Wrangham (EW), “[Yokobue III] carried on the family business in Kyoto from the late Edo into the Meiji period, after which it virtually disappeared. The Tomkinson inro (now EW) is dated 1871 […]; the EW netsuke is lacquered […] and inlaid with a copper and gold snail.” (Earle, Joe [ed.], 1995, The Index of Inro Artists, p. 330-331)Auction comparison:Compare a lacquered wood and metal netsuke of a snail on driftwood by Yokobue at Bonhams, The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art Part III, 15 May 2012, London, lot 118 (sold for 4,375 GBP).

A RARE LACQUERED AND CERAMIC-INLAID NETSUKE OF A BUGAKU HELMET (TORIKABUTO) UnsignedJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The wood netsuke lacquered in gold with glazed ceramic inlays, depicting a torikabuto in the shape of a suzume (sparrow) used for the traditional Bugaku dance. Large himotoshi through the back.LENGTH 4.8 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor associated wear to lacquer.Provenance: Collection of Richard R. Silverman, old collection no. to the back. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture.Bugaku is a Japanese traditional dance. The defining elements of this dance were introduced through Southeast Asia to the Chinese Tang court and its use in Japan dates back to the Heian period (794-1185) and is still performed today.

JOKASAI: A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH TEMPLE SERVANT By Yamada Jokasai, signed Jo O 常翁Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Lacquered in gold, silver and black takamaki-e with some kirikane flakes, all against an attractive bright-red ground, depicting a temple servant shielding himself from the rain with an umbrella and holding a lantern, the reverse with a torii gate beside two large, entwined pine trees. The interior cases of dense nashiji. With a tsuishu (carved red lacquer) ojime of floral design, the flower heads inlaid in mother-of-pearl.HEIGHT 7.5 cmCondition: Some discoloration, wear, scattered losses, cracks, surface scratches and tiny nicks as visible in the images provided.Provenance: Ex-collection Ankarcrona.Sten Ankarcrona (1861–1936) began collecting Asian works of art upon his first visit to Japan in the late 1880s—a golden age of travel and European collecting. The young aristocratic Swedish naval officer became fascinated by the breadth of artistic production in the region and continued to add to his collection back in Europe. In 1923, by then an admiral, he was appointed by the King of Sweden to travel back to Japan on a special mission, where he spent two months making many more purchases. This love of Asian art was later passed down to the admiral’s children and grandchildren, who have enriched the ensemble during their own visits to Japan, through specialist dealers and at auction houses throughout the second half of the 20th century, continuing into the early 21st century.

SHIBATA REISAI: A RARE GOLD LACQUER THREE-CASE INRO WITH BATS By Shibata Reisai (1850-1915), signed Reisai 令哉Japan, Tokyo, late 19th to early 20th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of rounded rectangular form, the rich kinji ground to one side with two bats in flight and to the other with one bat flying beneath the crescent moon, all executed in takamaki-e with hiramaki-e details, such as the neatly detailed fur, the interior with nashiji. The underside signed REISAI, the eldest son of famed lacquer artist Shibata Zeshin. With a matching copper ojime in the form of a hanging bat.HEIGHT 8 cmCondition: Good overall condition, old wear, minor dents to the top case, probably from contact with an ojime, all as visible on the images provided.Provenance: German private collection, acquired at Van Ham, Asian Art, 7 December 2017, lot 2421 (sold for 2,193 EUR).According to Edward Wrangham, “[Reisai] worked as one of his father’s [Shibata Zeshin] many pupils, lacquering both inro and netsuke. Zeshin himself used the name Reisai as a go until he was twenty-six, which has caused some confusion. However Zeshin used this go in seal form, on paintings and prints; Reisai signed with his name written in script on his lacquer wares. Moreover Reisai’s works have a style of their own: they are often smallish […] and decorated with a Rimpa design.” (Earle, Joe [ed.], 1995, The Index of Inro Artists, p. 252)Not only is the work of Shibata Reisai extremely scarce, but the subject of bats is also rarely seen on inro.

SHIOMI MASANARI: A CHARMING SMALL TWO-CASE GOLD LACQUER INRO WITH A HERDBOY AND OX By a member of the Masanari family, signed Shiomi Masanari 鹽見政誠Japan, mid to late 19th centuryPublished: Eskenazi Ltd. (1996), Japanese Inro and Lacquer-ware from a Private Swedish Collection, pp. 36-37, no. 30.The two-case inro lacquered in brilliant iro-e togidashi-e against a gold kinji ground, depicting a herdboy hauling on the halter of an ox which tries to free itself from him. The inside compartments with coarse nashiji.HEIGHT 5.7 cmCondition: Good condition. There are some light surface scratches and a tiny area of discoloration to the boy’s silver robe.Provenance: Segal collection. Then collection Ankarcrona, sold at Christie’s, Netsuke and lacquer from the Japanese department of Eskenazi Limited, 17 November 1999, London, lot 41 (sold for 3,220 GBP).The imagery plays on a Zen Buddhist parable which draws a parallel between the herdboy and ox and the attainment of enlightenment. It is most famously portrayed in the series of ten ox herding pictures (originally only eight) accompanied by a series of short poems by Kakuan Shien. The motif is often associated with the Shiomi Masanari family of lacquer artists founded at the end of the seventeenth century, whose name was passed down by successive generations of pupils and descendants.Sten Ankarcrona (1861-1936) began collecting Asian works of art upon his first visit to Japan in the late 1880s – a golden age of travel and European collecting. The young aristocratic Swedish naval officer became fascinated by the breadth of artistic production in the region and continued to add to his collection back in Europe. In 1923, by then an admiral, he was appointed by the King of Sweden to travel back to Japan on a special mission, where he spent two months making many more purchases. This love of Asian art was later passed down to the admiral’s children and grandchildren, who have enriched the ensemble during their own visits to Japan, through specialist dealers and at auction houses throughout the second half of the 20th century, continuing into the early 21st century.Auction comparison: For a related inro by the Masanari family see Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 11 May 2017, London, lot 84 (sold for 8,750 GBP).

TOMOTADA: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT OX Signed Tomotada 友忠Japan, Kyoto, late 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A fine and powerfully crafted ivory netsuke of a recumbent ox with its head turned to the right, the eyes carefully inlaid in dark horn giving life to the expression. The bulky animal has a powerfully ridged spine and thick, curved horns. A rope halter passes through the nose ring, over the horns and up around over its back, pleasingly worn at the highest points. The underside shows a gorgeous deep yellow-honey patina, smooth to the touch and appealingly glossy. Generously excavated and asymmetrical himotoshi on the underside, in-between the signature in a rectangular reserve TOMOTADA.LENGTH 5.8 cmCondition: Several natural age cracks. A section of the left ear and the tail is restored.Provenance: German private collection, acquired in Japan c. 1980.Auction comparison:Compare to a netsuke signed Tomotada, described as carved from sperm whale tooth, showing very similar age cracks and an almost identical underside, was sold at Van Ham, Asian Art, 3 December 2015, Cologne, lot 2320 (sold for 10,320 EUR).

KAIGYOKUSAI MASATSUGU: A MASTERFUL AND IMPORTANT IVORY NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT OX By Kaigyokusai Masatsugu (1813-1892), signed Kaigyokusai 懐玉齋 with seal Masatsugu 正次Japan, Osaka, second half of 19th centuryThe ox (ushi) with its head turned backwards, the resulting skin folds on the neck are masterfully worked. The bulky stature of the animal is executed with a superior sense of realism, note the ridged spine, subtly incised rib cage, the tail which points downwards and swings over to the side, and the individual muscles and bones. The eyes are inlaid in pure amber with dark horn pupils. The rope halter which is attached to the ox’s muzzle is very finely carved and extends into a rope which moves in sinuous lines over the body ending in a loop. The hairwork is slightly worn, revealing the beautifully gleaming, marbleized ivory underneath (Kaigyokusai only chose the best pieces of ivory for his carvings, this being pure white tokata ivory), however what remains of the hairwork is truly a spectacular site, especially when viewed under a magnifying glass – not a single stroke is misplaced, each minutely incised line complements the other perfectly, adding to the sublime color, gleam, and overall feel of the material. The netsuke is truly a joy to handle, much owed to the compact design of the netsuke, which is ideally shaped. The legs are neatly tucked underneath the body, again extremely well-carved, and the ‘natural himotoshi’ is underneath the right haunch which also houses the perfectly incised signature KAIGYOKUSAI and seal MASATSUGU, both within a polished reserve.LENGTH 4.2 cmCondition: Superb condition, with associated wear to inked details.Provenance: Important Italian private collection, sold at Van Ham, Asian Art, 7 December 2017, Cologne, lot 2260 (sold for 64,500 EUR).Auction comparison:Compare to an ivory netsuke of an ox and a goat by Kaigokyusai Masatsugu, sold at Sotheby’s, The Katchen Collection of Netsuke, 8 November 2005, London, lot 31 (sold for 42,000 GBP, approximately 62,000 EUR at the time).Literature comparison:Kaigyokusai carved several of this type, however each different. The one in the Walters Art Museum, accession no. 71.961, depicts the ox in the classic, somewhat static posture. Nevertheless, it provides an excellent comparison to the color of the ivory, carving quality, and the yellowish underside. However, the present netsuke is probably best compared to the ox in the Baur collection, Marie-Therese Coullery and Martin S. Newstead (1977) The Baur Collection, pp. 368-369, C 1175. Note the two legs folded underneath the body like in the netsuke here on offer. Also compare to the one featured on the back cover of INCS 8/4, which is has been stained yellow (because the material was not perfect tokata ivory, as in our example).

MASAMITSU: A WOOD NETSUKE OF SNAKE AND SKULL By Masamitsu, signed Masamitsu 正光Japan, Ise-Yamada, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A finely carved wood netsuke of a snake (hebi) coiling around and through the eye sockets of a skull. This usually quite morbid depiction is depicted here with charm, the snake appears to be smiling. The scales are rendered with an appealingly rough stippled pattern, and the large staring eyes are inlaid in lustrous dark horn. Signed underneath the skull on a bridge which functions as the cord attachment MASAMITSU – a pupil of Masanao.HEIGHT 3.1 cm, LENGTH 3.5 cmCondition: Good condition with some surface wear and few minuscule nicks.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman purchased from Jeffrey Moy, Chicago, in 1997. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA’s Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture.Auction comparison:A related wood netsuke by Masakatsu was sold at Christie’s, Art of Japan, 8 December 2016, London, lot 20 (sold for 6,875 GBP).

A collection of Asian ceramic and works of art to include tourist pieces modern bowls and dishes, figures; boxes and covers; a Noritake style three piece tea set; Satsuma bowl and cover and pair of posy vases (damaged) 1 box 

A group of Asian works of art to include: Japanese mixed metal box and cover, decorated Sumo wrestlers, canted corners; Chinese wooden box and cover, the cover inset with ivory plaque carved with dragons; Japanese small blue and white porcelain ginger jar and cover; modern Chinese soapstone carveing of a pigeon; three Japanese reverse painted scent bottles and stoppers; small figure of a Tang style Horse and a Chinese scholar's ink slate stone (Q) 

DECKELVASEum 1900 Amphorenform mit gekanteten Henkeln und gewölbtem Deckel. Goldstaffage und Reserven mit farbig gemalten asiatischen Tempelszenen und Personen mit Elefanten. H.31cm A LIDDED VASE circa 1900 Amphora form with edged handles and curved lid. Gold decorationand reserves with colourfully painted Asian temple scenes and people with elephants. 31 cm high. Keywords: decorative art, decorative items, miscellaneous pieces, furnishing, home accessories

ZIERVASEChina, Qing-Dynastie, Kuang Hsu-Periode, 1875-1908 Porzellan mit grauer Glasur. Bemalt mit rotem Shishi. Rückseitig Beschriftung. H.11,5cm, D.12cm A DECORATIVE VASE China, Qing Dynasty, Kuang Hsu period, 1875-1908 Porcelain with greyglaze. Painted with red shishi. Inscription on the back. 11.5 cm high, diameter 12 cm. Keywords: decorative art, miscellaneous pieces, furnishing, home accessories, Chinese, Asian, pottery, ceramic, chinaware, imperial guardian lions, stone lions, lion dogs, foo dogs, fu dogs

BALUSTER BODENVASEChina Porzellan mit schwarzem Fond und farbig gemalten Blumen. An der Mündung Mäanderband. Rote Bodenmarke. H.63cm A BALUSTER FLOOR VASE China Porcelain with black ground and colourfully painted flowers.Meander band at the mouth. Red floor mark. 63 cm high. Keywords: decorative art, miscellaneous pieces, furnishing, home accessories, Chinese, Asian, pottery, ceramic, chinaware

An album of Edwardian and later postcards and large quantity of loose postcards, pre and post war, including Egypt, India, Europe, European and Chinese works of art in museums etc.CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

A Japanese Kutani group of two shi-shi, 1930s, 25cm longCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

A large Chinese famille rose figure of Budai and children, mid 20th century, height 28cmCONDITION: Structurally good, although uppermost muse (red jacket) with tiny chip to top of gilded flower, age probably post-war.Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1910-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke lived in Carmarthenshire, Wales and was an avid collector of European & Asian works of art and an author of the History of Llandovery. He was collecting from the 1940s to the 1980s.

A group of Chinese and Japanese objects, 19th/20th century, including an inscribed ink box an inkstone, a lacquer bookslide, two Tibetan banknotes etc.CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, Japan and S.E Asia, early 20th century - an album of postcards, including views of the Imperial Summer Palace, and loose postcards with view of Japan etc.CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Researches into Chinese superstitions, by Henry Dore´ ; translated from the French, with notes, historical and explanatory, by M. Kennelly, Published Shanghai : T'usewei Printing Press, 1914-1918, 5 volumes and two German language books on ChinaCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Fr. Schjöth, The Currency of the Far East. The Schjöth Collection at the Numismatic Cabinet of the University of Oslo, Norway, Published by London Luzac, 1929, one vol. together with Cheng Te-K'un, Archaeology in China, Published by Heffer (1959-63), three vols. and Archaeological Studies in Szechwan, 1967 (5)CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Vu Cao Dam (1908 - 2000) Titled "Homecoming", color lithograph numbered 118/150, signed vu Cao Dam '62. Previously sold at Sotheby's. Vu Cao Dam was born in Hanoi in 1908 to a French-speaking and Francophile father. Raised in a scholarly universe, he joined the School of Fine Arts in Hanoi, founded in 1925 by the French painter Victor Tardieu. He accompanied the latter to the Paris International Exhibition in 1931 and discovered the world of Parisian art. Very influenced by the charms and culture of the City of Light, he travels through France, where he chooses to settle. First showing a keen interest in sculpture, which he practiced assiduously, it was finally in painting on silk that Vu Cao Dam expressed his immense talent. In these two fields, the artist focuses above all on the human figure, which he magnifies in portrait or in a charming genre scene. Combining with finesse the Asian and European pictorial traditions. Overall size: 26 x 32 in. Sight size: 20 x 25 in.

A collection of Asian works of art to include a Japanese carved wood demon mask, possibly Raijin, 14.6 cm high, together with a Chinese carved hardstone mythical beast, 14 cm high, a smaller soapstone carved fo dog, a group of Chinese archaic style metal vessels, and six New Chelsea coffee cans and saucers pattern 3495 together with an Old Lowestoft vase by Whieldon Ware and mixed glass to include a cut glass centrepiece A/F reputedly from The Estate of Beatrice Lillie, a stage and film actress from Henley on Thames together with a vase in the form of a figural ornamentCondition: Three saucers and one coffee can either repaired or crackedCondition report: the porcelain celadon cups are both cracked, the ebony cat has broken ears, all three carvings have nicks and wear, no major breaksLocation: 2:3

Five Egyptian turquoise glazed faience shabti and three fragments, New Kingdom to late period, some with old labels, the complete shabti 10cm-11.5cm, one grey pottery shabti fragment painted in pigments, 6cm Provenance - A. T. Arber-CookeCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Antiquities and Asian works of art, principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with local archaeological digs undertaken by the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Vietnam, approx 78 Annam cash coins, Lê dynasty (980-1009) to Nguyen dynasty (1802–1945), different varieties and mintsCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Vietnam, coins, Annam round cash, Lê dynasty (980-1009) to Nguyen dynasty (1802–1945), approximately 90 coinsCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 26 Ancient bronze coins, Han dynasty (205 BC - AD 220) and Kingdom of Shu (AD 221-265) to include two Chi Ze Wu Zhu (115-113 BC), Hartill 8.6 & 8.7, 25mm, 2.8g & 2.9g, a Xiao Quan Zhi Yi (AD 9-14), H-9.14, 1.2g, Wang Mang (AD 7-23) coins; three Huo Quan, H-9.3, 1.5g, H. 9.36, 6.1g and H-9.46, 2.9g, a Huo Bu money spade, Hartill 9.30, 57mm, 16.3g, a Bu Quan, H-9.70, 2.9g, five various Da Quan Wu Shi (some H. 9.2), two Zao Bian Wu Zhu, H-10.28, 1.1g, a E Yan Wu Zhu, H-10.29, 0.6g and a Kingdom of Shu (221-265) Zhi Bai Wu Zhu, Hartill 11.1, 8.4g and four various Wu Zhu coinsCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, 3 Ancient round bronze coins, Three Kingdoms (AD 221-280), comprising a Kingdom of Shu (AD 221-265) Tai Ping Bai Qian, Hartill, CCC-11.22, FD545, 3.6g, and two Kingdom of Wu (AD 222-280), Da Quan Wu Bai, CCC-11.31, FD530, 8.8g and CCC-11.33, FD536, 7.5gCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

A group of three Roman glass vessels and Egyptian/Roman glass fragments, many with old collection labels including a lachrymatory from a tomb in Cyprus, 1st/2nd century BC, 10.3cm, tallest vessel, 13.5cm, two carded Roman glass cabochons in imitation of onyx, another similar section of glass the card stating it was collected by T H Cochrane, carded beads of glass 'found in a tomb near the Temple of El Bahree [Deir el-Bahari], Thebes, March 1862', Provenance - A. T. Arber-CookeCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Antiquities and Asian works of art, principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with local archaeological digs undertaken by the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, a large quantity bronze round coins, Qing dynasty and Taiping Rebellion, Shunzhi (1644-1661) to Xianfeng (1851-62) different varieties and mint marksCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-61), AE 50 cash and AE 10 cash, both Board of Revenue mint, Peking issues, 50 cash Hartill CCC-22.716, 41mm, 34g, Prince Qing Hui mint, 'sun & moon' above, cast May-August 1854, VF and 10 cash CCC-22.754, 37mm, 20.2g, Old branch mint, cast 1853-54, VF (2)CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-61), AE 50 cash, Board of Works mint, Peking, Hartill CCC-22.759, 55mm, 59.5g, Old branch mint, cast November 1853 to March 1854, large type, VF or betterCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-61), AE 50 cash and AE 100 cash, both Board of Works mint, Peking, 50 cash Hartill CCC-22.761, 44mm, 40g, Old branch mint, smaller size, cast April 1854 to July 1855, VF or better and 100 cash CCC-22.762, 48mm, 48.8g, New branch mint, cast March 1854 to July 1855, VF (2)CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-61), AE 10 cash and AE 20 cash, both Fuzhou, Fujian Province and cast 1853-55, 10 cash Hartill CCC-22.780, 36mm, 16.9g, copper colour, F-VF and 20 cash CCC-22.781, 45mm, 36.5g, , copper colour, VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-61) AE 50 cash, Fuzhou mint in Fujian province, cast c.1853-1855, Hartill CCC-22.782, 56mm, 97.6g, dark brown patina, edge nick otherwise VF,CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-61) AE 100 cash, Fuzhou mint in Fujian province, cast c.1853-1855, Hartill CCC-22.784, 72mm, 187.5g, dark brown patina, good VF with finishing file marks to the rimCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-1861) AE 20 cash, Fuzhou mint, Fujian Province, Hartill CCC-22.794, 47mm, 45.1g, yi liang ji zhong incuse on rim, cast 1853-55, copper brown patina, VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-1861) two AE 50 cash, the first Wuchang mint, Hubei Province, Hartill CCC-22.859, 49mm, 35g, cast 1854-56, VF, the second Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province, CCC-22.897, 53mm, 44.5g, cast 1854-55, local pattern, VF, (2)CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-61), AE 100 cash (58.56g), Suzhou mint, Jiangsu Province, Hartill CCC-22.917, 60mm, 54.7g, cast 1854-55, greenish brown patina, VF with visible finishing filing marksCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Book on Roman coins, Charles Patin, Imperatorum Romanorum Numismata Ex Ære Mediæ Et Minimæ Formæ, Paris 1697, one volume quarto calf,CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, Xianfeng (1851-1861) AE 100 cash, Xi'an mint, Shaanxi Province, Hartill CCC-22.950, 58mm, 56.6g, cast in 1854, large size flan for yuan bao type, FineCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, coins, 'Qixiang' bronze one cash, 'Qi Xiang tong bao', finely cast but probably a copy, 28mm, 8.7g, compare to Hartill CCC-22.1121CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Vietnam coins, Annam, Tu Duc (1848-83), AR 2 Tien and Thieu Tri (1841-1847), AR tien, the 2 Tien, Schroeder 351B, 26mm, 7.9g, obverse double struck, otherwise VF and the AR Tien Sch-250, 25mm, 3.9g, fine finishing marks good VF (2)CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Vietnam coins, Annam, Canh Thinh (1793-1802) two bronze 60-Van Large Cash, Schroeder 480 and 481, both Rev dragon, fish and clouds, Sch 480, 45mm, Good VF and Sch 481, 47mm, dark brown patina, VF, most of these large cash are presentation coins,CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Vietnam coins, Annam, Minh Mang (1820-41), Bronze 60-Van Large Cash Schroeder 131, 51mm, 31.9g, VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Vietnam coins, Annam, Tu Duc (1848-83) three bronze or brass 60-Van Large Cash, all unlisted in Schroeder, the first reverse inscribed P'ei T'ien, Pou Hou P'ei Ti, 51mm, 30.9g, good F, the second 'Ching Lun T'ien Hsia', 51mm, 34.3g, VF and the last includes the references the previous reign of Thie Tri, 51mm, 36.3g, good F 3 x 60vaCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Vietnam coins, Annam, Thieu Tri (1841-47), two AE 60-Van Large Cash Schroeder 217, 51mm, 30.5g rim casting fault otherwise VF and Sch unlisted, 53mm, 39.4g, the reverse similar to Sch 130 from an earlier reign, tape residue otherwise VFCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Vietnam coins, Annam. Tu-Duc (1848-1883), two brass or copper 60-Van type coins, Schroeder 309, 42mm, 29.7g, near VF, and a Ham Nghi thong bao (1884-5) pattern coin, Sch-unlisted, 47mm, 25.8g, the reverse inscribed T'u Thu'o'ng vi t'ac, corroded otherwise FCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

Korea coins, Tae Dong Treasury Department (1882-3) 3 Chon, KM1083, 2 Chon, KM1082 and 1 Chon, KM0181, scarce the silver 3 Chon with blue enamel centre, 31mm, 11.2g, near EF, the silver 2 Chon, 27mm, 7.3g, splintering to black enamel centre otherwise VF, the silver 1 Chon, 22mm, losses to black enamel centre otherwise VF (3)CONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.

China, a group of 6 bronze coin charms or amulets, 19th century and various Thai (Siamese) porcelain gaming counters, including copies of two Wu Shi, both Mandel 1.3.9, four Wu Zhu, both M-1.9.5, 48mm, one M-1.9.9, 54mm (cracked) and 1.9.10, four Wu Xing, 2 M-1.12.4, M-1.12.10 and 1.12.53, two Yong Tong Wan Guo, M-1.13.4 and 1.13.43 four various Zhou Yuan Tong Bao and an oval AE Wu Zhu charm 43mm and hongmu Wu Zhu charm, 40mm, ranging from F-VF gradeCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke was an antiquarian and avid collector of Asian works of art, coins and antiquities principally collecting from the 1930s to the 1970s. He amassed a good reference library on Chinese & Asian coins and wrote on several occasions (1969-70) to to the academic F.A. Turk regarding the study of coin amulets and other non-currency coinages of China. A number of the Asian numismatic reference books will be offered in our 29th March sale.Arber-Cooke initially lived in Wimbledon, Greater London and was involved with the Surrey Archaeological Society. He wrote the book 'Old Wimbledon', with a foreword the MP Sir Arthur Fell, published in 1927. He later moved to Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales, again involved with local archaeology and wrote the History of Llandovery, published in 1975.