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Lot 786
AINO IHEI (ACT. C.1800-50)THE SEVEN GODS OF GOOD FORTUNEEDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURYFour massive Japanese wood panels, each decorated in coloured gesso on the wooden ground with one or two of the Shichifukujin, the Gods depicted on wooden stands and engaged in a variety of activities: one panel with Hotei and Benten playing music whilst a boy performs acrobatics on a ladder beside them; another with Bishamonten fighting three oni causing mischief; the third depicting Daikokuten and Jurojin beside a boy attendant holding a mirror; the fourth with Ebisu catching a large fish whilst Fukurokuju performs the crane dance; the first panel signed Dai Nihon, Osaka, sashimonoshi, Aino Ihei (Made by Aino Ihei, a wood craft maker, Osaka, Great Japan); each panel in a bamboo frame, each 177.5cm x 90.5cm. (4)PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.Aino Ihei was a member of the Aino school of wood carving, who specialised in architectural ornaments for Shinto shrines and Buddhist buildings, processional carts and drum stands.
Lot 789
AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE MOTHER OF PEARL AND LACQUER BOX AND COVEREDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURYOf rectangular form, the lid richly decorated with a central panel enclosing two confronting cranes in flight, framed by a border of crashing waves and bands of crenellations; the sides with large minogame, the 'flaming tortoises' with long seaweeds trailing behind them; all rendered in mother of pearl inlays on the black lacquer ground; 14.3cm x 29.2cm x 46cm. (2)
Lot 846
λ A JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA-STYLE GOLD LACQUER FAN BY MASAYUKI MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY The central panel richly embellished with mother of pearl, coral and other inlays on a kinji gold-lacquer ground, mounted on a silver filigrée frame with a straight handle; decorated with mandarin ducks on a river beneath flowering branches of prunus from which hangs a large basket with tassels, containing chrysanthemum, peony, wisteria and other blooms; a square tablet inscribed Masayuki lower left corner; all framed by a border of chrysanthemum flowerheads and scrolling tendrils, with further blooms enamelled in polychrome, 38.3cm.Provenance: the collection of Miss Elizabeth Augusta Grosvenor Guest (1879-1960), grand-daughter of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster (1795-1869), and grand-daughter of Lady Charlotte Guest (later Schreiber, 1812-95). * This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned an exemption certificate, Ref. No. 1KTW195P.
Lot 745
ANONYMOUS THE SHAKA TRIAD MUROMACHI OR LATER, 14TH CENTURY OR LATER A large and impressive Japanese painting, in ink, colour and gilt on silk, with the central figure of Buddha Shakyamuni raised on a lotus throne, with a jewelled canopy above him and a double halo behind, his hands in the vitarka mudra; Fugen Bosatsu seated beside him on his white elephant and holding the long stem of a lotus flower, Monju Bosatsu on the other side riding his shishi whilst holding a nyoi sceptre, the Historical Buddha and the two bodhisattvas depicted in gilt; the Shaka Triad surrounded by twenty other guardian deities, protectors of the Sutra and all those who recite it, including Xuanzang (602-664), the translator of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra painted in the lower right corner, the Chinese Buddhist monk holding a scroll and brush, his protector the Great General of the Desert Jinja Daisho standing before him; the central panel surrounded by a painted border of gilt dragons amongst scrolling clouds, and large peony flowerheads amongst scrolling tendrils imitating a silk mount, framed and glazed, the central panel 129.5cm x 57.5cm, 211.5cm x 85.5cm overall. Provenance: from the estate of the late Baroness von Hohenberg, formerly, from the collection of Baron Eberhard Bodenhausen-Degener (1868-1918) of Schloss Neubeuern, Bavaria; by descent to Baroness Juli (Luli) Bodenhausen Degener, who married Baron Gottfried von Meyern Hohenberg; by descent to Baron Gottfried Eberhard von Meyern Hohenberg, and thence by descent. Baroness Juli Bodenhausen-Degener (1902-51) was a German-American actress also known under the name 'Luli Deste'. She grew up at Schloss Neubeuern in Bavaria. The castle was owned by her uncle, Jan von Wendelstadt (1856-1909), who was an avid art collector. He often invited her father, Baron Eberhard Bodenhausen-Degener (1868-1918), to stay with him at the castle. Under Jan, the Schloss also became a cultural centre with many German artists and intellectuals visiting him.Jan brought back a large number of souvenirs from his trips to the East, including Chinese bronzes, Japanese screens, and porcelain. A massive pair of Chinese lion dogs were displayed in pride of place in the gardens of the castle. See the Metropolitan Museum, New York, access. no. 2012.18 for another painting of the Historical Buddha with attendants with a similar composition dated to the late 14th century.
Lot 860
A LARGE JAPANESE INLAID-IRON BOX, COVER AND STAND BY KOMAI OTOJIRO MEIJI ERA, EARLY 20TH CENTURYOf rectangular form, the lid richly decorated with a panel enclosing a temple complex in a mountainous landscape, with Mount Fuji in the distance and a dense border of many butterflies in flight; the sides with further panels enclosing various birds and flowers, framed by bands of ivy and grapes; raised on four shaped feet embellished with cherry blossoms; the inside incised with further birds, flowers and butterflies; the base with a square mark under a firefly reading Nihon koku Kyoto ju Komai sei and with further butterflies fluttering around it, together with a fitted wood stand, the box 6.3cm x 17cm x 8cm. (2)
Lot 726
A PAIR OF TALL JAPANESE SATSUMA VASES BY KOZANMEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURYThe tall slender bodies richly painted in gilt and polychrome enamels, each with a large rectangular panel enclosing figures before pavilions in mountainous landscapes, on a dense background of wisteria, chrysanthemum and other flowers by a stream, each signed Kozan and with remnants of paper labels reading 'Y Taniguchi, Kobe, Japan', 31.6cm. (2)
Lot 472
VICTORIAN OAK MIRRORED SIDEBOARD, with triple mirrors and carved drawers and doors225cm x 182cm Overall decent condition, appears to be damage to the shelves (image added) minor chips, scratches and stains to some areas. Some signs of repair to the corners of the shelves. One caster has been removed from the back right leg but is present. Part of back panel also has been broken off but is also present.
Lot 166
A collection of 19th Century china tea cups and saucers to include examples decorated with floral and botanical studies, scenic views to cartouche panels and relief paste gilded and enamelled panel patterns all against tonal pink ground with gilded scroll work and highlights, various makers.
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