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Lot 95

Silver framed magnifying glass, Birmingham 1920, Deakin & Francis, 13cm long.

Lot 97

Silver pen wipe and holder, Chester 1900, 9.5cm tall.

Lot 98

Silver rose water perfume bottle, J Grinsell & Sons, London 1895, 17cm tall. In good condition generally - minor flea bites to glass.

Lot 99

Silver sugar basket with pierced decoration and handle, Birmingham 1904, F&D, 97.6 grams.

Lot 116

A GOLD-LACQUER KODANSU (SMALL CABINET)Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/20th centuryThe rich kinji ground sumptuously decorated predominantly in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with slight red-lacquer details, profuse highlights of e-nashiji and kirikane, the exterior front, top, and side surfaces with shinden-zukuri-style aristocratic mansions sheltered beneath the canopy of pine trees set among rocks on a river, the reverse with partly-obscured moored boats and thatched dwellings on the banks, the two hinged doors opening to reveal four removable drawers lacquered with dragonflies, butterflies, crickets and dragonflies, the inside of the right door embellished with a pair of butterflies hovering above clumps of peonies, the inside of the left door with a cockatoo lacquered in silver takamaki-e on a tasselled perch suspended from the branches of a paulownia tree, fitted with silvered-metal mounts chased with scrolling karakusa ('Chinese grasses'), unsigned. 16.2cm x 16.6cm x 11.2cm (6 5/16in x 6½in x 4 3/8in). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 118

A BLACK-LACQUER SMALL ROUNDED RECTANGULAR TOBACCO BOX AND TRAYShowa era (1926-1989), early 20th centuryThe kabusebuta (overlapping lid) of the box decorated in two tones of gold takamaki-e with a simple design of a cricket on the left corner of the glossy roiro-nuri ground, the tray embellished in windswept grasses and ears of rice issuing from the right corner of the tray, with details highlighted in e-nashiji; the rims of silver, inscribed underside Kobe Torihikisho Beikokubu kaisan kinen (In commemoration of the dissolution of the Rice Department, Kobe Stock Exchange), dated Showa 14 (1929), unsigned; with a wood storage box inscribed Ho maki-e maki tabako soroi (Set of tobacco with maki-e ears of rice design) and signed Tonami Sosai tsukuru with seal Sosai. The tray: 31cm x 19.8cm (12¼in x 7¾in); the box: 4cm x 12.7cm x 11cm (1 9/16in x 5in x 4¼in). (4).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 119

A BLACK-LACQUER MATCHING SET OF SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS) AND RYOSHIKABO (DOCUMENT BOX)Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th centuryOf standard rectangular form with rounded chiri-i (edges) and inrobuta (flush-fitting lids), entirely covered in black lacquer and decorated mainly in gold togidashi-maki-e, hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, the rims of silver, the bases of sparse nashiji, the decoration as follows: on the lid of the suzuribako, the red rising sun partially obscured among clouds, the inside of the lid scattered with assorted shells including scallop, clam, spiral shells and limpet on a rich nashiji ground, the inside of the box with a fitted frame and removable en-suite ita (baseboard) containing the suzuri (ink-grinding stone), a silver suiteki (water-dropper) in the form of a hamaguri (clam) shell and a set of writing utensils comprising two writing brushes one paper pricker, one paper knife and an inkstick holder, each fitted with silver mounts and gold-lacquered with rich nashiji, the ryoshibako similarly lacquered with a pine-clad seashore at low tide; the interior of the lid with a flock of chidori (plovers) in flight at moonlight, the inside of the box of dense nashiji, with a black-lacquered tomobako storage box inscribed outside the lid Hinode kaihin tsuki maki-e goryoshi bunko urushi suzuribako (rising sun beach moon maki-e document box and lacquer box for writing utensils) with two seals Minoya sei, ryoshikinako with a black-lacquered tomobako storage box inscribed outside the lid Hinode kaihin tsuki maki-e goryoshi bunko suzuribako (rising sun beach moon maki-e document box and box for writing utensils) with two seals Minoya sei. The suzuribako: 5.5cm x 26.2cm x 23.5cm (2 1/8in x 10 5/16in x 9¼in); the ryoshibako: 16cm x 43.5cm x 35cm (6¼in x 17 1/16in x 13¾in). (14).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 120

A BLACK-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS) AND COVERMeiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th centuryThe exterior of the kabusebuta (overlapping lid) decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e with bushes of hagi (bush clover) bending in the gentle breeze growing at the foot of hillocks beside thatched buildings, mountains in the distance, reserved on a lustrous roiro-nuri ground, the inside of the lid similarly lacquered with togidashi maki-e details depicting a tiny farmer kneeling and clutching at a sterile stem of sugina (mare's-tail) on the banks of a meandering river, surrounded by other sugina stems beneath a prominent crescent moon inlaid in silver, on a sparsely sprinkled hirame ground, the design extending to the interior of the box fitted with a removable frame for containing a silver, rounded rectangular suiteki (water dropper) in the form of kettle, a suzuri (ink-grinding stone), a paper knife, a paper pricker, and two writing brushes, unsigned; with a wood storage box attached with a label inscribed Rosho maki-e suzuribako (Old pine tree maki-e box for writing utensils). 4.7cm x 22.7cm x 24.2cm (1¾in x 8 7/8in x 9½in). (14).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 122

YUASA KAGYO (MORIKAZU, 1875-1952) AND SUZUKI HYOSAKU (1874-1943) A Gold-Lacquer Suzuribako (Box for Writing Utensils) and Cover Showa era (1926-1989), early/mid-20th century Embellished in contrasting tones of gold takamaki-e, hiramaki-e with details executed in kirikane and e-nashiji, the decoration on the inrobuta (flush-fitting) lid with waves crashing against craggy rocks, the spume from the waves speckled here and there with inlaid silver studs, the design extending down the sides, the inside of the lid decorated with stylised seagulls flying in an upward diagonal formation on a sparsely sprinkled hirame and mura-nashiji ground, the inside of the box similarly lacquered with three seagulls, fitted with a removable ita (baseboard) tray containing the suzuri (ink-grinding stone), the gilt-bronze suiteki (water-dropper) in the form of a squat ewer, and two fude (writing brushes) sparsely-sprinkled with hirame , signed inside on the lower left of the ita in gold hiramaki-e Kagyo saku, with an inner wood tomobako storage box and an outer lacquered storage box, inscribed outside the lid of the inner box Ganpa maki-e on suzuribako (Box for writing utensils with maki-e rocks and waves design), signed inside the lid Shissho Hyosaku tsukuru (Made by lacquerer Hyosaku) with a seal Hyosaku for the lacquer and Kagyo with two seals, one reading Yuasa no in for the maki-e. 3.5cm x 17cm x 19cm (1 3/8in x 6 11/16in x 7½in). (11).Footnotes:For another collaboration work between the two artists, in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, where Suzuki Hyosaku applied base lacquer on a set of 12 incense boxes for 12 different lacquer decorators including Yuasa Kagyo, see searchcollection.asianart.org/objects/10017/march-willow?ctx=fa010f578d2dec83212d96c95877c522503893ca&idx=3This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 123

ATTRIBUTED TO HEIAN YOKODOTwo Gold-Lacquer Boxes and Matching Trays Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th centuryThe exterior of each of the inrobuta (flush-fitting lids) decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e, e-nashiji and highlights of gold togidashi maki-e with stalks of chrysanthemums trailing over a meandering stream, the design continuing over the sides, the inside of each lid, box, and base with sparse hirame flakes sprinkled over a roiro-nuri ground, each tray with a continuation of the same design of chrysanthemums and clumps of sasa (bamboo grass), unsigned; with a wood storage box inscribed Kikusansui maki-e makitabakobako (Cigarette box with maki-e chrysanthemum and landscape design) signed inside the lid Heian Yokodo tsukuru (Made by Heian Yokodo) with two seals. Each box: 5.2cm x 13.1cm x 11cm (2 1/8in x 5 1/8in x 4 9/16in); each tray: 20.2cm x 24cm (8in x 9½in). (7).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 124

UEMATSU HOBI (1872-1933)A Set of Three Sakazuki (Sake Cups) Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, first half of the 20th centuryOf three graduated sizes, lacquered on the glossy red ground in gold and silver hiramaki-e with Setsugekka (Snow, Moon, and Flowers), the largest decorated with scattered snowflakes of assorted size and shape, 3.1cm x 10.3cm (1¼in x 4 1/8in); the middle-sized cup with a sprig of leafy cherry, 2.5cm x 9.2cm (1in x 3 9/16in); the smallest with the crescent moon, 2.8cm x 1 1/8in); each signed in gold lacquer Hobi with a kao on the base; with a plain wood storage box. (4).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 131

KAISEKIAn Unusual Pair of Inlaid Four-Sided Wood Vases Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryEach vase supported on scrolled bracket feet, delicately carved in high relief with a matching design, decorated with inlay of gold and silver with panels of birds and butterflies in flight among seasonal plants and flowers of plum, magnolia, bamboo, and chrysanthemum; each vase signed with a gilt tablet Kaiseki. Each vessel: 14.6cm x 5.2cm (5¾in x 2 1/16in). (2).Footnotes:A similar pair attributed to Tsukahara Katao was sold in these Rooms, 17 May 2018, lot 490.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 153

TWO SILK EMBROIDERED PANELSMeiji (1868-1912), Taisho (1912-1926), or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th centuryEach worked in silk threads in a palette of pastel colours, black and white on a graduated grey ground, depicting a finely dressed and coiffured maiko (apprentice geisha), the first with a maiko smiling bemusedly and pointing to her left with her index finger, signed in silver and gold thread, with two characters possibly Shoryu; overall: 53.4cm x 46.8cm (21in x 18 3/8in); image: 31.8cm x 25cm (12½in x 9 7/8in); the second with a maiko kneeling and holding a fan, turning to the right to look behind her, signed in silver and gold threads with two characters, possibly Shoryu; overall: 53.4cm x 46.6cm (21in x 18 5/16in); image: 31.3cm x 24.8cm (12 5/16in x 9¾in). (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 160

ANONYMOUSBamboo Grove Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th centuryPair of six-panel byobu (folding screens) painted in ink, mineral colours, silver, and gold and silver leaf on paper with a matching design, the first screen with 18 tall leafy bamboo stalks, the second screen with 16 stalks, rendered in gold and silver leaf, the bamboo stalks growing on the green hills against a blue background; unsigned. Each overall: 168.5cm x 352cm (66 3/8in x 138 9/16in); image: 149.5cm x 332cm (58 7/8in x 130 11/16in). (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 164

KONDO SHOSEN (1866-1951)Cockerel, Hen, and Chicks among Chrysanthemums Taisho era (1912-1926), early 20th centuryA six-panel byobu (folding screens) in ink and colours on gold on silk with silk borders mounted on wooden lattices within black-lacquer frames, depicting groups of chickens and chicks pecking at rice grains fallen from suspended tied bundles of rice sheaves supported on a hasagake (bamboo rack to hang bundles of rice to dry) beside flowering chrysanthemums, some chickens fighting over the food, signed Shosen with two seals Kondo and Shosen; the reverse decorated with profuse gold and silver squares of foil strewn among pine needles, one panel with two brooms; with lacquered wood storage box.Overall: 358cm x 173cm (140 15/16in x 68 1/8in); image: 342cm x 156cm (134 5/8in x 61 3/8in). (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 201

ATTRIBUTED TO KODA SHUETSU (1881-1933)Urushi-e (Lacquer Painting) of a Beauty Meiji era (1868-1912), early 20th centuryLacquered in gold, silver, and polychrome togidashi maki-e, mounted and framed within a natural wood rectangular panel, depicting the head and shoulders of a maiko shown with her head tilted to one side, smiling coyly behind her kimono sleeve, stamped on the reverse with a red seal; with a wood tomobako storage box titled outside on the lid Koda Shuetsu saku fujinzo togidashi maki-e gaku (togidashi maki-e panel with a female figure made by Koda Shuetsu), inscribed inside the lid Kono sakuhin wa oji ko Koda Shuetsu ga Meiji jidai ni shinsaku serumononari Showa nijukyunen aki makie-shi Uehara Kiyoshi (This is an authentic work made by my uncle, the late Koda Shuetsu during the Meiji era, dated autumn 1954, maki-e artist Uehara Kiyoshi) with a seal Kiyoshi. Overall: 25.2cm x 21cm (9 7/8in x 8¼in); image: 13cm x 10.3cm (5 1/8in x 4 1/16in). (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 204

NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927) OF KYOTOA Miniature Cloisonné-Enamel Slender Ovoid Vase Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDelicately worked in silver wire with a solitary butterfly hovering over stalks of purple and yellow wild flowers on a midnight-blue ground, the foot and neck of silver; signed directly on the silver base with engraved characters Kyoto Namikawa. 10cm (4in) high.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 206

A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL ROUNDED DEEP KOBAKO (SMALL BOX) AND COVERMeiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th centuryWorked in silver wire, decorated with parasols scattered among falling cherry blossoms interwoven with trailing willow on a pale-grey ground, the interior lined in gilt, applied with gilt rims; unsigned. 5.8cm x 8.2cm (2¼in x 3¼in). (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 208

NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927)A Fine Spherical Cloisonné-Enamel Jar and Cover Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1900Delicately worked in silver wire and green and pink enamels with two cherry blossoms on the front and two sprigs of buds strewn on the reverse on a pea-green ground, the en-suite domed cover decorated with matching leafy cherry blossoms; signed directly on the silver base with engraved characters Kyoto Namikawa. 8cm (3 1/8in) high. (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 209

NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927) OF KYOTOA Fine Spherical Cloisonné-Enamel Jar and Cover Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1900Delicately worked in gold and silver wire and blue, white, brown, and contrasting tones of pink enamels, depicting three doves among flowering clumps of nadeshiko (pink) on a pea-green ground, the en-suite domed cover surmounted with a silver knop in the form of a kiku (chrysanthemum) bud; signed on the base with chiselled characters Kyoto Namikawa on a silver plaque. 9.5cm (3¾in) high. (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 211

A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL BALUSTER VASEMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryFinely worked in gold and silver wire of varying gauge with overlapping closed and open ogi (folding fans), each decorated with a different-coloured ground enclosing seasonal kacho-ga (bird-and-flower scenes) scattered over a midnight-blue ground, the neck and foot encircled with a wide swirling simulated brocade enclosing repeated chrysanthemums interwoven among karakusa ('Chinese grasses'); unsigned. 16cm (6¼in) high.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 212

A CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL MASSIVE BALUSTER VASEMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Finely worked in silver wire of varying gauge on a lilac-blue ground, decorated with an all-over flamboyant design of different species of birds and fowl among blooming seasonal plants and flowers, the neck and shoulder with a simulated brocade, enclosing on the neck assorted overlapping takaramono ('precious objects'), comprising tama (wish-granting jewel), tsuchi (Dakikoku's magic mallet), makimono (handscroll) and a kakuregasa (hat of invisibility), the shoulder with five confronting dragons writhing among clouds; unsigned. 77.5cm (30½in) high.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 216

NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927) OF KYOTO A Fine Pear-Shaped Cloisonné-Enamel Teapot and Cover Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1890sIntricately worked in silver and gold wire with an all-over design of two butterflies, one on either side, hovering among stylised, scrolling, leafy peony blossoms on a yellowish-brown ground, the spout featuring other stylised flowerheads interwoven on a tight whorl ground, the domed cover with a design matching the neck of the teapot, surmounted by a gilt knop in the form of a chrysanthemum bud; signed on the base with chiselled characters Kyoto Namikawa on a silver plaque. 9.8cm (3¾in) high. (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 218

NAMIKAWA SOSUKE (1847-1910) OF TOKYOA Fine Cloisonné-Enamel Rounded Rectangular Box and Cover Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryFinely worked in musen shippo (wireless enamel), decorated with snow-capped Mount Fuji appearing above bands of clouds on a pale-grey ground, the mounts of shakudo, the interior and underside of the box a plum-coloured ground, signed on the base in thick silver wire with the Sakigake mark of Namikawa Sosuke. 4.2cm x 12.2cm x 10cm (1 5/8in x 4 13/16in x 3 15/16in). (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 219

ANDO JUBEI COMPANYA Cloisonné-Enamel Baluster Vase Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th centuryWorked in silver wire of varying gauge with stalks of windswept white chrysanthemums and hageito (Joseph's coat), more stalks of white chrysanthemums on the reverse, all reserved on a yellow-celadon ground, applied with a silver rim and foot; signed on the base in silver wire with the mark of Ando Jubei. 31cm (12 1/8in) high.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 220

HATTORI TADASABURO (DIED 1939)A Cloisonné-Enamel Koro (Incense Burner) and Cover Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th centuryWorked in gilt wire with a continuous design of six exotic long-tailed birds framing stylised flowers on a dark teal ground, the silver cover pierced and engraved with clouds, signed on the base with a round seal Korin; with a wood stand and a wood tomobako storage box inscribed on the lid Koro (incense burner), and signed [...]do Korin tsukuru with a seal Korin. 10.2cm (4in) high. (4).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 221

MURASE JINZABURO OF NAGOYAA Pair of Cloisonné-Enamel Rectangular Vases Meiji era (1868-1912), early 20th centuryEach vase worked in silver wire of varying gauge with an almost identical design, each depicting a profusion of summer and autumn flowers in bloom including maple, lilies, chrysanthemums, peonies, daffodils, and irises; each vase signed on the base Murase seizo. Each vase: 13cm (5 1/16in) high. (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 228

A PAIR OF SILVER AND SHAKUDO OKIMONO (TABLE ORNAMENTS) OF CRANESMeiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th centuryEach cast standing, one with its head lowered, stepping forward, 13cm (5 1/16in), its mate looking ahead, 21.5cm (8½in) high; the details of the feathers and the scaly legs finely chiselled, the beaks of gilt and the tail of shakudo; unsigned. (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 234

MIYABE ATSUYOSHI OF KYOTOA Pair of Inlaid Bronze Slender Ovoid Vases Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryBoth vases decorated with a complementary design depicting sparrows among flowering stalks of nogiku (wild chrysanthemum) growing over a bamboo fence, each worked in gilt, bronze, silver, shibuichi, and shakudo high relief, one vase showing a spider dangling upside down on a single thread from its web, each vase signed on the base with chiselled characters Dai Nihon Kyoto no ju Miyabe Atsuyoshi tsukuru with a kao; with two unrelated inscribed wood storage boxes. Each vase: 19.7cm (7 5/8in) high. (4).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 236

INOUE OF KYOTOA Pair of Inlaid Bronze Vases, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryEach vase decorated in high relief of gilt, silver and bronze with a matching design comprising seasonal flowers and plants including rose mallow, camellia, chrysanthemum, peony, plum, and wisteria, each neck encircled with a band enclosing a ho-o bird in flight beneath repeated lappets of tasselled foliate patterns, each foot with chrysanthemum flowers and tendrils, signed on the foot of one vase with seal Inoue sei. Each vase: 24.8cm (9¾in) high. (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 238

YUKIMASA OR YUKIO FOR THE YAMAMOTO COMPANYAn Inlaid Bronze Rectangular Vase Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe rectangular four-sided vase supported on a circular foot, decorated in high and low relief of silver, shakudo, and shibuichi inlay with a different design on each panel: 1, A pine tree; 2, A plum; 3, Bamboo; and 4, A boat laden with rice bales sailing before a snow-decked Mount Fuji in the distance; signed with chiselled signature Yukimasa or Yukio and on the base Yamamoto tsukuru, with an inscribed storage box. 22.8cm (9in) high. (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 239

KOMAI OTOJIRO (1842-1917) OF KYOTOA Finely Inlaid Iron Circular Lobed Charger Meiji era (1868-1912), probably circa 1875-1880Raised on a low foot ring, the iron body cast and chiselled in typical Komai silver and gold relief overlay, the central panel decorated in high-relief inlays of gold and silver with a rakan (Buddhist disciple) clutching the sides of his face, staring grumpily ahead, leaning out of the raised ring surrounded by petal-like lappets, encircled by swirling panels radiating from the centre decorated with overlapping diaper patterns and variously-shaped reserves enclosing landscape scenes and flowers and plants; signed on the base in gilt characters within a silver rectangular reserve Kyoto no ju Komai sei. 4cm x 36.4cm (1 9/6in x 14 7/16in).Footnotes:This is one of a group of chargers from the Komai Otojiro factory with central panels incorporating motifs taken from the Manga ('Random Drawings'), the celebrated series of woodblock-printed books designed by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849). This particular design, of a grimacing Buddhist figure, probably Daruma (founder of Zen Buddhism), appears with the caption Tate (Vertical) in the twelfth volume of the Manga, published in 1834.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 240

KOMAI OTOJIRO (1842-1917) OF KYOTOAn Inlaid Iron Cylindrical Box and Cover Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Worked in the typical Komai style of silver and gold overlay, the cover with a pair of geese beside flowering stalks of fuyo (cotton rosemallow) and susuki (plume grasses) encircled by a narrow band of tightly clustered flowerheads, the body with assorted butterflies of different sizes, the interior lined in gold and engraved, the inside of the cover decorated with a pair of cranes flying past Mount Fuji, the inside of the box with two small birds flying above a clump of hozuki (Chinese lantern); signed on the base Nihonkoku Kyoto no ju Komai sei within a square seal beneath a dragonfly. 5.6cm x 7cm (2 3/8in x 2¾in). (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 242

SEKI FOR THE NOGAWA COMPANUY OF KYOTOAn Inlaid Iron Rectangular Box and Cover Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryInlaid in typical Komai style of gold and silver inlay, the cover with a large gold-outlined lobed panel enclosing three karako (Chinese boys) on a boat floating on a lotus pond surrounded by lotus flowers in full bloom, one boy at the stern balancing the boat with a pole, his companions at the front picking lotus flowers, bordered by repeated fragmented key-fret and other foliate motifs, the sides of the box with smaller, differently-shaped panels enclosing assorted flowers and foliage, all reserved on a ground of shippo-hanabishi (flowery-diamond linked-jewels); signed on the base Kyoto Nogawa sei Seki tsukuru. 7.5cm x 20cm (3in x 7 7/8in). (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 245

SADAHARU AND TADAYOSHIA Pair of Imperial Silver Handled Matching Presentation Vases Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th centuryEach of baluster form with a trumpet neck and finely worked in low relief with two ho-o birds in flight among densely clustered paulownia, foliage and clouds, the neck and shoulder decorated in low relief with sixteen-petalled kiku-mon (chrysanthemum crest) on the neck and shoulder, scattered among clumps of kiri-mon (paulownia crests), the neck with repeated chrysanthemum heads within hexagonal reserves, the foot with more stylised chrysanthemums interwoven among karakusa ('Chinese grasses') beneath a band of repeated hanabishi (flowery-diamond) patterns, each signed on the base with chiselled characters Tsuiko Sadaharu, Tadayoshi kizamu (Hammered by Sadaharu and chiselled by Tadayoshi); with a wood storage box inscribed Ginsei kabin ittsui (A pair of silver vases). Each vase: 30.5cm (12in) high. (3).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 246

ATTRIBUTED TO YAMAGUCHI FOR THE KINSHODO COMPANYAn Inlaid Silver or Shibuichi, Gilt, and Shakudo Koro (Incense Burner) and Cover in the form of a Drum Surmounted by a Cockerel (Kankodori) Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe silver cockerel standing on the top of a drum forming the removable, pierced cover, set on a four-legged stand, the body of the drum of shakudo carved with a simulated mokume (woodgrain) design, atop of which trailing vines are applied along one side in silver and shakudo high relief, the vine continuing over one foot, the ends carved with the typical three-comma motif, the edges applied with shakudo studs, the legs of the stand chiselled with repeated hanabishi-mon (flowery-diamond crests) patterns, signed on the underside of one leg with chiselled characters Tankin sei; with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed outside the lid Hakugin sei toan okimono (Silver table ornament), titled inside the lid Kankodori okimono (Cockerel table ornament), signed inside the lid, Yamaguchi Kinshodo tsukuru with a seal Kinshodo. 28cm (11in) high. (3).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 252

A SILVER FLORAL RIMMED LARGE BOWLMeiji era (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th centuryHammered and chased in high relief with a continuous band of tall blooming irises growing along a river or pond; inscribed on the base Jungin (Pure Silver). 32cm x 14cm (12 5/8in x 5½in).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 253

YOSHIMINE FOR THE TENSHODO COMPANYAn Inlaid Silver Pear Vase Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th centuryDelicately worked in silver, gold and shakudo high relief with a crane and a mandarin duck about to alight among flowering stalks of reeds and chrysanthemums growing along the banks of a river, delineated in katakiribori (engraving with an angled chisel emulating brushstrokes), set on slightly splayed ring foot, signed on the reverse with chiselled characters [...]shusai Sozan Yoshimine koku, stamped on the underside with an impressed mark Jungin Tenshodo; with a wood storage box inscribed Ginsei kabin (silver flower vase) and a separate wood stand. 33.5cm (13 3/16in) high. (3).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 257

A MOUNTED KATANA (LONG SWORD)Possibly Nanbokucho period (1336-1392), 14th centuryShinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-gissaki, koshi-zori, midare-ha of nie, midare-komi, the kiri-jiri nakago with two holes and kiri-yasuri file marks; the saya (sheath) sprinkled shell suspended in black lacquer, the tsuka (hilt) covered in same (rayskin) wrapped in cream silk tsukamaki wrapping in lozenge pattern, the kashira dark horn, the shakudo and gold menuki each in the form of a stylised rabbit, the shakudo fuchi with silver and gilt details of the moon and susuki (pampas grass), the tsuba iron with gilt details of a flowering plum tree by a pierced window; with a brocade storage bag. Overall: 99.5cm (39 3/16in) long; the blade: 63.6cm (25 1/16in) long. (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 262

YOSHIMITSUA Mounted Koto Tanto (Dagger) The blade: Muromachi period (1333-1573), probably late 15th century; the koshira-e: Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe blade of slender hira-zukuri form with suguha of nioi, tight masame hada, the omote side with a horimono of Fudo Myo-o wielding a sword and surrounded by flames, the ura side with bonji ni gomabashi, the nakago with one mekugi-ana, signed Yoshimitsu; the koshira-e (mounting) with a saya (sheath) of roiro-nuri lacquer, decorated in gold takamaki-e with a pine tree in and an applied crane in silver, gilt and shakudo, the Sendai fuchi-gashira (hilt collar and pommel) with chrysanthemum in gold hirazogan, the Higo tsuba (hand guard) iron of mokko form with trailing paulownia in similar style, the kozuka (knife handle, blade missing) iron inlaid in gold and silver depicting Mount Fuji surrounded by pine trees, the koiguchi (fitting to the mouth) silvered metal depicting pine and connected to the uragawara (fitting to the base of the kozuka slot), the silvered metal kojiri (butt piece) in the form of a snouted turtle; with a silk brocade storage bag. The blade overall: 35cm (13¾in) long; the koshira-e: 41.7cm (16 7/16in) long. (2).Footnotes:Provenance:Purchased in these Rooms, 12 May 2009, lot 6.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 265

A KOSHIRA-E (MOUNTING) FOR A KATANA (LONG SWORD) IN HANDACHI STYLEEdo period (1615-1868), mid-19th centuryThe saya (scabbard) finished in polished brown-black lacquer, the tsuka (hilt) covered in same (rayskin) with off-white silk tsukamaki wrapping in lozenge pattern, the principal metal fittings comprising kabutogane (pommel), menuki (hilt grips), tsuba (hand guard), fuchi kanamono (collar), kuchi kanamono (scabbard-mouth fitting), two kozuka (knife handles), uragawara (slot reinforcement), sageo (cord runner) and ishitsuki (end cap), the kabutogane and fuchi kanamono silver, chiselled in relief with show chrysanthemums, the menuki silver and gold, modelled as peony blossoms, the tsuba shibuichi migakiji, oval with two hitsuana, chiselled in relief and inlaid with gold, silver, shakudo, and copper depicting a bird of prey in a tree eyeing sparrows on the ground, with signature Omori Teruhide and a kao, the four scabbard fittings silver, chiselled with peony blossoms, one kozuka silver, with flush shakudo inlay of bamboo, signed Kono Norio ga Hirata Nobuyoshi (Hirata Nobuyoshi after a painting by Kono Norio [a member of the Kobikicho branch of the Kano academy]), the other kozuka shibuichi, modelled as a section of bamboo; held together by a wood tsukuri blade; with a silk brocade storage bag. 95cm (37 3/8in) long. (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 278

AN INLAID IRON GUNBAI UCHIWA (GENERAL'S FAN)Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe russet iron struts inlaid in silver nunome with dragons and mitsudomoe mon (three comma crests) on a slanting yasuri ground, the web painted black with a large red sun on each side, with a pink tassel; with a plain wood storage box. Folded: 28.9cm (11 3/8in) long excluding tassel.Footnotes:Provenance:Purchased from these Rooms, 11 November 2010, lot 61.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 282

ISHIGURO MASAAKI (BORN 1813)A Large Shibuichi Tsuba (Hand Guard) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryShibuichi ishimeji, oval, chiselled and inlaid in gold, silver, and copper with a kiji (pheasant), flowering cherry tree and stream, signed Ishiguro Masaaki (Haynes 03815) with a kao (cursive monogram), with wood storage box. 8.9cm x 8.5cm (3½in x 3 3/8in). (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 284

JOGETSUSAI HIROYOSHI (ACTIVE MID-19TH CENTURY)A Small Shibuichi Tsuba (Hand Guard) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryShibuichi migakiji, oval, chiselled and inlaid in gold, silver, shakudo, and copper with a fox by a stream disguising itself as a woman on a moonlit night, the reverse with a grave marker, signed Jogetsusai with a flame-like kao (cursive monogram), withwood storage box. 6.1cm x 5cm (2 3/8in x 2in). (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 285

MORIKAWA TOSHIKAGE (ACTIVE 1860-1880)An Iron Tsuba (Hand Guard) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th centuryIron with silver and gold details, rounded rectangular, with a hammered-up rim chiselled in relief with a tiger, mountain torrent, and landscape, signed Toshikage (active 1860-1880, Haynes 10383), the reverse with an elaborate kao (cursive monogram), with wood storage box. 8.5cm x 7.6cm (3 3/8in x 3in). (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 288

AFTER HAMANO SHOZUIA Copper Kozuka (Knife Handle) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryCopper migakiji, the reverse shakudo and gold divided by a diagonal line and with nekogaki ('cat-scratch') striations, the obverse chiselled in relief and inlaid in gold, silver, and shakudo with an actor of the Ichikawa Danjuro lineage in the Shibaraku role, with signature on the end Shozui, with wood storage box and outer silk brocade storage case. (3).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 289

GOTO ICHIJO (1791-1876) AND OTHER ARTISTSFive Fuchi-Gashira (Matched Hilt Collars and Pommels) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe first shakudo nanako, chiselled in relief and with gold details depicting five shishi (Chinese mythical lions) in various poses, the fuchi plate also shakudo with nekogaki ('cat-scratch') striations, signed Goto Hokkyo Ichijo; the second shakudo, chiselled and with flush inlay of textile patterns in gold and copper, signed Sendai no ju Kiyosada (1805-1831, Haynes 03322); the third shakudo nanako chiselled and inlaid in copper and gold relief with horses, signed Terusada (Haynes 09620) with a kao (cursive monogram); the fourth shakudo nanako chiselled and inlaid in gold, silver, and copper relief with Juroin (kashira) and Daikoku (fuchi) and their attributes of scroll and mallet, signed Akagiken Taizan Motozane with a kao (cursive monogram); the fifth shibuichi, chiselled and inlaid in gold and shakudo relief with a waterfall (kashira) and lakeside landscape with buildings (fuchi), signed Garyusai (Katsushige, active early 19th century, Haynes 02876) with a kao (cursive monogram); all five with wood storage boxes. (15).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 291

FOUR FUCHI-GASHIRA (MATCHING HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryThe first two shakudo nanako, the first chiselled in relief and with gold and silver details depicting dragons, signed Taizan Tomoyuki (Haynes 10238) with a kao; with a fitted wood storage box affixed with a descriptive label; the second chiselled in relief and with gold, silver, shibuichi, and copper depicting sparrows perched on the handle of a dipper, signed Iwamoto Soei (Munenaga, Haynes 08874) with a kao; the third iron, chiselled in relief and with gold detail depicting a seascape with chidori (plovers), plants, a mountain, and waves, the silver plate signed Chinryushi Masabumi (Haynes 03835) with a kao; with a fitted wood storage box inscribed with the work's title and the artist's name; the fourth shakudo ishimeji, chiselled and inlaid in relief of gold and silver with snow-laden pines and birds of prey, signed on the shibuichi plate Biyo no ju Onishima Akio (Onishima Akio of Owari Province, Haynes 00058); the second and fourth each with a fitted wood storage box inscribed on the reverse of the lid with an attestation dated 1967 and signed Zaiya (a name used by Torigoe Kazutaro). (12).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 292

FOUR FUCHI-GASHIRA (MATCHING HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryThe first brass or sentoku, chiselled in relief as chrysanthemums, signed Kofu no ju Goto Shunjo; the second shibuichi, chiselled in relief with silver and gold details depicting a landscape with pines, stream, buildings, waterfall, and moon, signed Minayama Masaoki (Haynes 4423), with a kao; with a fitted wood storage box inscribed on the reverse of the lid with an attestation dated 1967 and signed Zaiya (a name used by Torigoe Kazutaro); the third shakudo migakiji with katagiribori and gold details depicting Chinese heroes in a pine grove, signed Somin; with a fitted wood storage box inscribed on the reverse of the lid with a biography of the artist and attributing the piece to the Genroku era (1688-1704); the fourth shakudo nanako chiselled in gold with flowers by a rustic fence. (10).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 293

TWO FUCHI-GASHIRA (MATCHING HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS)Edo period (1615-1868) and Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th centuryThe first shakudo nanako chiselled and inlaid in high relief of gold and shibuichi depicting shishi (mythical lions) and bamboo, signed Yasukiyo (1825-1896, Haynes 11161) with a kao; with a fitted wood storage box, the reverse of the lid inscribed with an attestation by Sato Kanzan dated 1966; the second copper with a shakudo plate, chiselled and inlaid in gold, silver, and shakudo depicting an octopus and seashells, signed Toto Konkan no [zu] o soete Kotogawa Hideoki kore o kizamu (Hideoki of the Kotogawa River chiselled this to supplement a design by Konkan of Edo [Tokyo], Kawarabayashi Hideoki, Haynes 01129, 1788-1851); with a fitted wood storage box, the reverse of the lid inscribed with an attestation dated 1967 and signed Zaiya (a name used by Torigoe Kazutaro). (6).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 296

TWO SETS OF MENUKI (MATCHED HILT GRIPS)Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th centuryThe first set each of gold, silver, and shakudo, modelled and chiselled as a kutsuwa (bit) and other horse trappings; the second set each of copper, gold, and shakudo, modelled and chiselled as a Nio (temple guardian deity); each with a wood storage box. (6).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 301

YANAGAWA NAOMASA (1692-1757)An Important Set of Daisho Mitokoromono Comprising Tsuba (Hand Guards), Fuchi-Gashira (Matched Hilt Collars and Pommels), and Menuki (Matched Hilt Grips) for a Long Sword and a Short Sword Edo period (1615-1868), 18th centuryAll of shakudo nanako, chiselled in relief and inlaid in silver with two tints of gold depicting gambolling shishi (Chinese mythical lions), waterfalls, clouds, rocks, and bamboo, all components signed Yanagawa Naomasa, fitted lacquered wood outer box and wood inner box, the inner box inscribed outside Yanagawa Naomasa saku shishi zu soroikanagu (Set of sword fittings by Yanagawa Naomasa with shishi), the reverse of the lid with an attestation by Sato Kanzan (1907-1978) dated spring 1975, also accompanied by certificate no. 1091 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozonkai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), dated 1 December 1968, designating this set as Tokubetsu Kicho Kodogu (Especially Precious Sword Mountings). The tsuba 7.8cm x 7.1cm (3 1/8in x 2¾in) and 7.3cm x 6.8cm (2 7/8in x 2 5/8in). (13).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 306

A SET OF KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLE) AND MENUKI (HILT FITTINGS)Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th centuryThe kozuka shakudo nanako with a migakiji frame and back, inlaid and chiselled with two minogame (bushy-tailed turtles), the menuki shakudo, silver, and gold, each modelled as a minogame and waves; with a fitted wood storage box inscribed Minogame. (4).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 307

25 SWORD FITTINGSEdo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryComprising seven kozuka; the first with a shakudo nanako plate, the frame gilt metal with nekogaki ('cat scratches'), chiselled in relief and with gold and silver details depicting two carpenters working on a wooden beam; the second with a shakudo nanako plate, the frame shibuichi, chiselled and inlaid in high relief with mainly gold details depicting a courtly gathering with a figure crossing a bridge; the third with a shakudo nanako plate, the frame shibuichi, chiselled and inlaid in high relief with mainly gold details depicting a courtly male figure watching birds from the seashore; the fourth shibuichi migakiji inlaid in high relief with a copper Ise-ebi (spiny lobster), signed Nomura Masahide (Haynes 03936, date of 1798) with a kao; the fifth copper, chiselled in relief with a root vegetable split on one side; the sixth copper, the reverse finely engraved with a group of mice at a musical or theatrical performance, the obverse chiselled and inlaid in shakudo and gold with a mouse performer reading from a scroll in front of a theatre curtain, another mouse to one side; the seventh shakudo migakiji chiselled and inlaid in gold and copper with a Dattan (Tartar) holding an offering of bamboo shoots; two shakudo nanako fuchi (hilt collars) with floral designs in gold and other metals; an iron collar from a fuchi; an undecorated iron fuchi; a shakudo migakiji fuchi with a prancing horse and cherry blossom in various metals; a brass kashira (hilt pommel) with Shoki the Demon Queller in relief with gold and shakudo details; five menuki (hilt grips) of shakudo, copper, or silver, modelled as plants and seashells; a converted brass fuchi and lid decorated with a fruiting branch; and five other miscellaneous fittings. (25).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 309

HAMANO HARUNORIA Daisho Tsuba (Matching Set of a Large and a Small Hand Guard) Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th centuryShibuichi ishimeji, eight-lobed, the smaller with one hitsuana, each chiselled in relief and with gold and silver details depicting three of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune: on the larger tsuba Daikoku on an ox led by Ebisu, Daikoku's money bag on the reverse; on the smaller tsuba Hotei with a Chinese boy, Hotei's sack on the reverse; each signed Harunori kore o tsukuru (Haynes 00851); with a wood storage box. The smaller: 6.2cm (2 7/16in) high; the larger: 6.8cm (2 11/6in) high. (3).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 38

THREE LACQUER INROEdo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe first of carved ebony wood with four cases, decorated with an all-over design of a dragon emerging from clouds, unsigned, 8.7cm (3 3/8in) high, with a gilt ojime in the form of a kinchaku purse; the second a black-lacquer four-case inro, lacquered in gold and silver togidashi maki-e with windblown chrysanthemums and grasses, unsigned, with a pierced wood modern netsuke in the form of a barrel, carved at each end with a seated priest, 7.8cm (3in) high; the third a broad two-case brown-lacquer inro lacquered in red takamaki-e with a pine tree along a seashore on one side and Mount Fuji looming in the distance on the other, unsigned; with a silvered-metal double mask ojime, 6.7cm (2 5/8in) high; two with a wood storage box. (5).Lot to be sold without reserve.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 41

AFTER TAMURA TOSHIHIDE (1757-1833)A Black-Lacquer Three-case Inro Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th centuryDecorated in gold, silver, and red hiramaki-e with butterflies hovering over clumps of chrysanthemums on a sparsely sprinkled hirame black-lacquer ground, the interior of dense nashiji; inscribed on the bottom case in gold hiramaki-e Toshihide with a kao. 6.5cm (2½in) high. (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 50

AN INLAID GOLD-LACQUER FOUR-CASE INROMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDecorated in slight red and gold takamaki-e and hiramaki-e on the obirame ground with two lobed panels, one enclosing a stationed goshoguruma (courtier's ox drawn carriage) sheltered beneath flowering plum branches resting on its shafts on the banks of a river, the other depicting the veranda of a mansion beside tachibana trees and a panoramic view of the grounds, details highlighted in gold, shell and silver high relief inlay unsigned; with a wood storage box 9cm (3½in) high. (2).Lot to be sold without reserve.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 51

YAMADA JOKASAI LINEAGEA Black-Lacquer Four-Case Inro Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryDecorated in silver, gold, and red takamaki-e with a tethered taka (falcon) on each side, each bird positioned slightly differently, one standing with its head lowered on a long perch from which a sumptuous brocade banner is suspended, the other standing on one foot on a rustic branch perch with its head turned alertly to the right, the interior of rich nashiji, signed on the base in gold lacquer Jokasai; with a carved red- and black-lacquered ojime. 9.2cm (3 5/8in) high.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 53

JITOKUSAI GYOKUZAN LINEAGEA Gold-Lacquer Four-Case Inro Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe rich nashiji ground lacquered with a lone porter towing a boat through windswept reeds beneath the crescent moon, in gold takamaki-e and silver hiramaki-e with details of inlaid shell and pewter, the interior of red lacquer, signed in gold lacquer on the base Jitokusai saku, with a jadeite ojime; with a plain wood storage box. 6.5cm (2½in) high. (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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