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Lot 17

Large Collection of Dress Jewellery to include Chains, Necklaces, Bracelets, Watches, Brooches and Silver Items.

Lot 30

Four Cigarette Cases to include Two HM Silver Cigarette Cases along with Two Vintage Hip Flasks.

Lot 32

Collection of Medals to include Royal Life Saving Society Medal awarded to W. E. Mett Sept. 1925, WW1 1914-1918 George V War Medal awarded to G. A. Hardwick, WW1 Victory Medal 1914-1919 awarded to G. A. Hardwick, Silver Medals, The King's Badge for Loyal Service and others.

Lot 47

Three HM Silver Picture Frames.

Lot 48

Assorted lot to include 830S Silver Spoons, Badges, Ties, and Two 1939-1945 The Defence Medals.

Lot 54

Assortment of Dress Jewellery and Silver Plated items.

Lot 556

Three HM Silver Fob Watches.

Lot 557

Assortment of Silver Plated items to include Mappin&Webb.

Lot 58

Ornate box part manicure set, Wooden Jewellery Box, Two HM Silver Napkin Rings, EPNS Tray and Tea Pot.

Lot 60

Large Quantity of Dress Jewellery to include HM Silver Examples.

Lot 71

Assorted Lot to include HM Silver, White Metal and Silver Plated Items.

Lot 74

Two HM Silver Candlesticks along with EPNS Hanukkiah Candlestick. Total weight 609gr.

Lot 76

HM Silver Candlestick along with Two HM Silver Goblets. Total weight 311gr.

Lot 77

Two HM Silver Cake Tongs along with EPNS Cake Tong. Total weight 117gr.

Lot 81

Large Assortment of 925 Silver Jewellery to include Ring with gemstones, Bracelets, Brooches, and Necklaces.

Lot 84

Dress Jewellery to include Necklaces and Earrings to include Silver Examples.

Lot 113

HATTORI TOSHIO: A SMALL BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER SUZURIBAKO WITH CARTWHEELS IN WATERBy Hattori Toshio (b. 1943), signed ToshiJapan, Kyoto, second half of 20th century, Showa period (1926-1989)Of rectangular form with rounded corners, bearing a lustrous roiro ground throughout, the exterior sides of the box and exterior of the cover finely decorated in gold and little silver takamaki-e with cartwheels flowing in a dynamically executed body of water with many swirls and gushes as well as scattered dew drops, the interior tray fitted with a rectangular ink stone and silver suiteki (waterdropper), the underside of the suzuribako signed TOSHI.SIZE 25 x 11.5 x 3.5 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear. Provenance: Dutch collection.With the original wooden tomobako with hakogaki reading Namikuruma makie suzuribako (The writing box set, with a design of wheels in water), as well as a leaflet written in Japanese with the artist's biography up to 1987.Hattori Toshio (b. 1943), art name Hattori Shunsho, was first selected for the Nitten exhibition in Showa 38 (1963). Since then, he has exhibited more than twenty times at the Nitten and other exhibitions, winning numerous prestigious awards. In 1995, he had an audience with Pope John Paul II and presented the Pope with a lacquer reading table. In 2004, he created the shelves for the guest room of the Kyoto State Guest House of the Government of Japan. He is a member of the Kyoto Crafts Artists Association, the Kyoto Lacquer Artists Association, and the Sokokai.Literature comparison: Compare an earlier tebako with a closely related depiction, dated 17th-18th century, in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum, accession number N-93.Auction comparison: Compare a related roiro lacquer suzuribako and cover by Odawara Toshio (1915-1968), also dated Showa period, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 10 November 2011, London, lot 97 (sold for 2,000 GBP).

Lot 126

A SUPERB GOLD LACQUER INCENSE BOX AND COVER WITH INTERIOR TRAY AND TWO BOXESJapan, 19th centuryOf rectangular form, the cover bearing a lustrous kinji ground finely decorated in gold, silver, and black hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with a heron perched on the rudder of a small boat amid reeds in a lake, the interior with a matching tray similarly decorated with a heron in flight above grasses beside a gnarled pine tree, further with two smaller kinji ground boxes with covers similarly decorated with floral motifs. The interiors and bases of nashiji with gold fundame edges. The base of the box with a circular aperture.WIDTH 10.8 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear. Provenance: From a private collection in New York, USA.The present set was used for the incense matching game. Like the Way of Tea and flower arrangement, the enjoyment of incense had developed into a complex pastime by the Edo period and had a large following during the seventeenth century. The various games involve guessing a fragrance from among more than 2,000 varieties, matching fragrances, and blending incenses to suggest certain moods.Auction comparison:Compare to a closely related lacquer incense box with tray and four lacquer boxes, sold at Woolley &Wallis, Japanese Works of Art, 7 December 2020, Salisbury, lot 376 (sold for hammer price 4,000 GBP).

Lot 36

A WAKIZASHI IN SHIRASAYA, WITH NBTHK HOZON CERTIFICATEJapan, 17th-18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The blade: Shinogi-zukuri with iori mune. The hamon is gunome-midare and the hada is mokume combined with masame. The mumei (unsigned) nakago is suriage with one mekugi-ana. The gold habaki with diagonal file marks and silver dew drops. With a wood shirasaya.NAGASA 46.8 cm, LENGTH 68.5 cm (the shirasaya)Condition: Very good condition with few tiny nicks to the blade and a small age crack to the shirasaya.Provenance: Austrian private collection.With an NBTHK Kanteisho (certificate of appraisal and authenticity) issued on 21 July 2016 (Heisei 28), certificate number 3013044 and Hozon registration number 28201605, with the official seal of the NBTHK and a square seal from the Board of Education in Aichi Prefecture Registration, with registration number 75370 and date 12 April 2016. The certificate judges the wakizashi to be Hozon (Worthy of Preservation) and attributes it to the Seki school of Owari Province.

Lot 10

AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE INLAID IRON MINIATURE KODANSU (CABINET) WITH TURTLES AND CRANESJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Superbly decorated in gold and silver takazogan and hirazogan, the hinged door and short sides with 'floating' turtles framed by a stream and aquatic plants below and thin clouds above, the cover with two cranes flying in the sky as well as the setting sun and further clouds, the cover with a fitted gilt silver handle and the door with a silver knop, opening to reveal three silver drawers with iron front panels with silver-mounted handles and inlaid in the same manner as the exterior with turtles and carved with water currents, the interior of the door with a gold plate engraved with a man surrounded by ducks in a barren forest.SIZE 9.6 x 9.3 x 6.4 cmWEIGHT 851.5 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities.Provenance: French private collection.While miniature kodansu (display cabinets) were commonly made during the Meiji period, the most popular examples crafted from lacquer, inlaid ivory, or damascened iron, no comparable examples in sparsely inlaid iron are recorded in private or public collections, making this exceptionally well-crafted piece extremely rare.

Lot 37

TAIRA NAGAMORI: A SUPERB KATANA WITH KOSHIRAE AND SHIRASAYA, WITH NBTHK TOKUBETSU KICHYO PAPERAttributed to Taira Nagamori, unsigned Japan, the blade 16th century; the koshirae Edo period (1615-1868)The blade:Shinogi-zukuri with iori mune, the hamon is choji-midare with bright nie, the hada is itame. Both sides of the blade show very well-executed horimono, one side with Buddhist kanji as well as a bohi and a narrower groove, and the other inscribed Hachiman Dia Bosatsu (referring to the Japanese god of archery and war). The mumei (unsigned) nakago with one mekugi-ana, the tip is kurijiri.The mounting:The plain iron tsuba of maru-gata form with two hitsu, signed on both sides. The silver habaki with dense file marks, one seppa of silver, the other silverplated, the long tsuka covered in rayskin, fitted with fine copper menuki in the form of kabuto helmets, and wrapped in textile. The sentoku kojiri, fuchi, and kashira with neatly stippled decoration. The saya finely lacquered rust-brown. With a wood shirasaya.NAGASA 66.2 cm, LENGTH 102 cm (the koshirae)Condition: The blade in very good condition with only few minuscule nicks, the mounts in good condition with some wear and minor nicks, the saya with two age cracks.Provenance: Austrian private collection.With an NBTHK Tokubetsu Kichyo Paper attributing the sword to Taira Nagamori. The Nagamori line of swordsmiths was active in Bungo Province in eastern Kyushu during the 15th and 16th centuries. The present blade was most likely crafted between 1500 and 1550.

Lot 325

A FINE FUCHI AND KASHIRA WITH BIRDSThe fuchi signed Nara ToshimitsuJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Nara school, of shakudo, the fuchi depicting a scene with a silver pheasant next to an idyllic stream, the kashira with two hawks perched on a branch, one in gold behind and the other preening in the front, worked in iro-e takazogan. The kashira signed NARA TOSHIMITSU.LENGTH 3.9 cmWEIGHT 26.7 gCondition: Very good condition with typical associated surface wear.Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Karl Florenz (1865-1939). Born in Erfurt, Florenz was a founder of German Japanology and a translator of important Japanese classics. He also became known for his work on Japanese literary history. Dr. Florenz lived in Japan from 1888 until the outbreak of World War I in 1914. In 1889 he became a lecturer in German language and literature at the Imperial University of Tokyo, and in 1891 a full professor of German literature and comparative linguistics. In 1899, for his translation of the Nihon shoki, he became the first foreigner to be awarded the highest Japanese scholarly degree (Bungaku-Hakushi).

Lot 293

A RARE IVORY AND METAL KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE WITH BAKEMONOJapan, late 19th centuryThe metal plate set into a flattened ivory bowl, the front finely worked in gold, silver, and copper takazogan with fine katakiri-bori, depicting what appears to be an actor wearing a ferociously screaming theater mask, the three-clawed hands betraying the creature as a bakemono.DIAMETER 4.1 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear. Provenance: Sydney L. Moss Ltd, no. 5222 (according to label to reverse).Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number AT 22-B-0318). This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

Lot 122

A BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER KORO AND COVER IN THE FORM OF A CHAIRE (TEA CADDY) Japan, 19th centuryThe box of ovoid form, supported on a short foot, with an incurved rim, the interior lined with metal, the exterior with a roiro ground decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, kirigane, and e-nashiji to depict sailing boats and fishing nets in a lake, the landscape further with rockwork, mountains, pines, and huts, all below thick clouds, the concave cover similarly decorated with clouds and surmounted by a knop handle. The interiors and base of nashiji.HEIGHT 7 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear.Provenance: British private collection. The base inscribed in red lacquer with an inventory number, '51.465C', indicating a prior museum deaccession.The present lot may be described as a kikikoro, or incense 'listening' vessel, for containing gin'yo (literally 'silver leaf'), on which the incense is heated.

Lot 108

TWO GOLD LACQUER FAN-SHAPED MINIATURE BOXES AND COVERS Japan, 19th centuryEach carved in the form of a folding fan, bearing a kinji ground and decorated in gold takamaki-e, the smaller depicting a gnarled pine branch extending from craggy rockwork, the larger with bamboo and prunus above dense stylized foliage continuing on to the sides, the bases and interiors of nashiji, the larger box with silver rims.WIDTH 5.7 cm and 4.3 cmCondition: Good condition with expected wear, the smaller box with few tiny nicks to edges and interior, the larger box slightly warped.Provenance: From a private collection in New York, USA. The larger box with an old paper label to the base.

Lot 49

HAYASHI KODENJI: A LARGE AND IMPORTANT CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL TRIPOD KORO (INCENSE BURNER)Firmly attributed to Hayashi Kodenji (1831-1915), unsigned Japan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The large high shouldered incense burner stands on three tall feet with a pierced cover and silver rims, copper-gilt lining, decorated in multicolored cloisonné enamels and various thicknesses of silver and copper wire. A total of eight (!) vertical panels finely depict plovers above an eagle on rocks amidst crashing waves, finches perched on a branch of plum in bloom, a flock of plovers in flight above a meandering stream and reeds, swallows among willow, red-capped Japanese cranes on a shore, finches in a cherry blossom tree, ducks among river reeds and foliage, and sparrows in the bough of trailing wisteria. The shoulders, feet and cover show scrolling karakusa and paulownia on a blue ground, bordered by lappets of geometric and floral design. Unsigned, but firmly attributed Hayashi Kodenji (1831-1915), see auction result comparison below for another closely related attribution.HEIGHT 27 cmWEIGHT 2280 gCondition: Absolutely perfect condition with no damage whatsoever. Only minor old wear, mostly to silver rims and gilt, and microscopic manufacturing flaws. Extremely rare in this pristine state of preservation.Provenance: Property from the John and Muriel Okladek collection.This remarkable presentational incense burner, likely intended for a world fair or as an imperial presentational gift, has an ingenious construction for display. The décor is made up of a total of eight panels, with four main panels, so that the incense burner could be turned to one's liking to fit any specific mood. Each of the main panels features water, in the form of crashing waves or a meandering stream, and various birds (eagle, crane, plover, duck) against a stunning clair-de-lune ground and is flanked by two panels featuring an opulent décor of birds and flowers against a turquoise-blue ground.Hayashi Kodenji (1831-1915) was a pivotal figure in the history of cloisonné enameling and instrumental in the formation and leadership of the Shippo-cho enamellers guild, and it is probable that he worked for the Nagoya-based Shippo Kaisha. As well as being an innovative enameller he was also an astute businessman. Stories are told that in his early days he walked from Nagoya to Yokohama to sell his wares at a time when there was a long-standing prohibition on selling copper (which included the body of the cloisonné objects). He worked with his son, Kodenji II, for over 40 years and it is often hard to differentiate the work of the two makers. He exhibited and won prizes at many international exhibitions: Nuremberg 1885 (silver), Paris 1889 (silver) and St Louis 1904 (gold). In 1912, Glendining of London auctioned over 300 'Japanese cloisonné enamels from the Glasgow Exhibition offered for sale by Mr. K Hayashi of Nagoya'.Auction comparison:Compare with a closely related incense burner of similar size (29 cm), also unsigned and firmly attributed to Hayashi Kodenji, sold at Christie's, The Avo Krikorian Collection: Innovation and Inspiration of Meiji Period Design, 19 February 2007, Geneva, lot 129 (sold for CHF 44,400 or EUR 59,720 in today's currency after inflation).

Lot 5

INOUE OF KYOTO: A SUPERB AND LARGE CIRCULAR INLAID BRONZE BOX AND COVERBy Inoue of Kyoto, signed Saikyo Inoue sei and sealed Fusahiro Japan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The top of the cover finely decorated in gold, silver, and copper takazogan as well as katakiri and kebori to depict various people fleeing from a thunderstorm, including a man carrying a boy and umbrella, a street merchant with two boxes and a straw hat, a sage holding a cane and carrying a gourd tied to his back, and a sarumawashi with his monkey. The large pine tree neatly incised, its branches and leaves gushing in the wind. The base incised with the signature SAIKYO INOUE sei (made by Inoue of Western Kyoto) and a gold seal for Fusahiro.DIAMETER 19.8 cmWEIGHT 926.5 gCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear and casting irregularities. Provenance: British private collection.

Lot 161

A TSUISHU (RED LACQUER) FOUR-CASE INRO AND MANJU NETSUKEJapan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The inro of rounded rectangular form, well and deeply carved with peony blossoms amid rockwork against a hanabishi ground, the top and bottom of the inro similarly carved with a conch shell and fan, respectively. The interior of nashiji with gold fundame edges. The two-part manju netsuke of circular domed form, the tsuishu side carved with prunus blossoms against a hanabishi ground, the silver side neatly incised with a recumbent ox. The red-lacquered ojime of globular form carved as a spiral.HEIGHT 9.5 cm (the inro), DIAMETER 4.1 cm (the netsuke)Condition: Good condition with expected wear, minor chips, small losses, few minuscule nicks.Provenance: French private collection.Auction comparison: Compare a related tsuishu ensemble at Bonhams, The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art Part I, 9 November 2010, London, lot 342 (sold for 2,040 GBP).

Lot 300

A RARE MIXED METAL NETSUKE OF A FUCHI-GASHIRA WITH ORCHIDJapan, late 19th centuryThe fuchi-gashira shaped netsuke fitted with a gilt metal plate and inlaid in the front with a silver orchid, the sides bearing a nanako ground, the back with a gilt metal chrysanthemum knop and looped cord attachment.LENGTH 3.9 cmCondition: Good condition with minor associated surface wear.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman, purchased from Ito, Tokyo, in 2006. 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.

Lot 34

A TANTO IN A SUPERBLY INLAID SAYA WITH SANSUKUMI MOTIFJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The blade:Hira-zukuri with iori mune, the hamon is midare gunome, the hada is itame. Engraved with a stylized depiction of a dragon winding around a sword with vajra handle to one side and siddham (bonji) script to the other, fitted with a silver habaki.The mounting:The saya and handle of wood with a cherry bark veneer, the saya superbly inlaid in neatly incised silver to depict a sinuous snake with gilt eyes and copper tongue, the handle in shibuichi and gold with a small frog, further with metal mekugi.NAGASA 29.5 cm, LENGTH 42.5 cm (total)Condition: The saya with a small loss (likely the snail), otherwise in good condition with expected surface wear and traces of use. Provenance: Lempertz, Cologne, 4 December 1968, lot 2246 (illustrated on pl. 11). Luxembourg private collection, acquired from the above.The combination of snake, frog, and slug (or snail) constitutes the sansukumi motif, meaning 'mutual control'. The snake will consume the frog, however there is a catch - the frog has already eaten a poisonous snail, so too the snake must perish.Auction comparison: Compare a related tanto with an inlaid saya depicting the sansukumi by Hasegawa Ikko at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 3 December 2021, Vienna, lot 71 (sold for 12,008 EUR). Compare a related tanto with an inlaid saya depicting the sansukumi at Sotheby's, Japanese Works of Art, Prints &Paintings, 16 May 2007, London, lot 1066 (sold for 10,200 GBP).

Lot 124

TASAKI SHOICHIRO: A BLACK AND GOLD-LACQUERED NATSUME (TEA CADDY) WITH FAN PAINTINGSBy Tasaki Shoichiro (b. 1931), signed ShoichiroJapan, Showa period (1926-1989)Of typical form with a flush-fitting cover, the exterior bearing a roiro ground finely decorated in iro-e takamaki-e to depict three painted fans, two overlapping at the top of the cover, the first showing an Imperial cart (Goshu guruma) and pine saplings, the second with a curved bridge over a meandering stream beside willows (yanagi), the third with chrysanthemums borne on leafy stems, the interior with an even silver ground and gold fundame rims. The recessed base also lacquered with a silver ground and signed SHOICHIRO.DIAMETER 8.4 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear. Provenance: Dutch private collection.With the original wood tomobako with the artist's signature, a signed and sealed protection cloth, and a Japanese pamphlet with information about the artist.Tasaki Shoichiro (born 1931) is a makie artist from Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture. He studied the makie and chinkin technique from Ichigo Itcho and Harima Masao (1911-1997) respectively. He exhibited his works at many exhibitions, including Gendai Bijutsu Ten, Wajimashi Bijutsu Ten and Nihon Dento Kogei Ten which received several prizes. Today, he is a member of Nihon Kogei Kai (Japanese craft association) and Juyo Mukei Bunkazai Wajimanuri Gijutsu Hozonkai (Wajima Lacquer Technique Preservation Committee) and still strives to encourage the local lacquer-making industry.

Lot 145

A SUPERB AND LARGE SHIBAYAMA-INLAID SILVER AND IVORY CABINETJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of rectangular form, standing on six decorative feet, carved from ivory with a silvered metal frame, with a silver handle, richly adorned with Shibayama inlays of mother-of-pearl, coral, and gilt metal with a peacock in flight on the top, and natural landscapes with herons, pines, peonies, cherry blossoms, and butterflies to the sides. Some details are lacquered in stunning gold takamaki-e and the interior with six drawers with iro-e hiramaki-e and nashiji decorations, with silver fittings, each drawer with a different decorative motif.SIZE 16.5 x 30.8 x 15.8 cmCondition: Overall good condition commensurate with age, traces of wear, light surface scratches, natural age cracks, a few losses and minor touch ups. Presents very well.Provenance: German private collection.Auction comparison: A related silver and Shibayama cabinet was sold at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 15 May 2014, London, lot 361 (sold for 18,750 GBP).Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number AT 22-B-0343). This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

Lot 130

A BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER SUZURIBAKO WITH THE MOON, HO-O BIRDS AND KIRI MONSJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of rounded rectangular form, the domed overhanging cover bearing a roiro ground decorated in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with pewter and silver takazogan as well as highlights in aogai, gold foil, and silver kirikane to depict a flowering prunus branch under a crescent moon in a starry sky, the interior of the cover with a nashiji ground similarly decorated, adding silver takamaki-e, e-nashiji, and scattered gold kirikane, depicting a magnificent ho-o bird in flight surrounded by clusters of kiri (paulownia) mons. The interior of the box with a sparser nashiji ground similarly decorated with another ho-o bird and kiri mons, the depiction partly obscured and at the same time continued on the fitted tray holding the rectangular ink stone and copper suiteki (waterdropper) in the form of a stylized persimmon.SIZE 21.5 x 19.5 x 4.6 cmCondition: Good condition with some surface wear, minor age cracks, small nicks, occasional light scratches, minor flaking to lacquer, small losses to gold foil. The base with extensive scratching as well as small nicks and losses to lacquer.Provenance: Dutch collection.According to legend, the ho-o bird will only nest in paulownia trees, and only in peacetime and when a virtuous ruler is in power. With hopes of attracting the auspicious birds, the trees are planted in courtyards and gardens across Japan.

Lot 307

KATSURA EIJU: A SUPERB AND LARGE BAKUMATSU SENTOKU TSUBA DEPICTING SHOKI AND ONI Signed Katsura Eiju sakuJapan, Bakumatsu (1853-1868) to Meiji period (1868-1912)Of naga-maru-gata form, finely decorated in relief with katakiri and ke-bori, with rich gold details such as the eyes, some more details worked in iro-e takazogan, and depicting the demon queller Shoki with grim expression and neatly incised wild hair and beard subduing an oni cowering underneath a tattered kasa, the little devil with a tortured expression, the mouth agape, the teeth inlaid in silver and the tongue inlaid in red copper. The reverse further worked extremely fine and signed KATSURA EIJU saku [made by Katsura Eiju].HEIGHT 8.4 cmWEIGHT 288 gCondition: Very good condition with expected surface wear and traces of use.Provenance: French private collection.Katsura Eiju is listed on page 31 in the TOSO KINKO JITEN by Wakayama Takeshi. Katsura Eiju was born in Kurume, Chikugo Province (modern Fukuoka Prefecture), and worked as an official retainer artist at the Arima Daimyo Family of the Kurume Domain. He studied under Yokoya Eisei and Yokoya Soyo. This influence is clearly visible in the present piece, the use of katakiri-bori is masterful.Auction comparison:A closely related bakumatsu tsuba of similar size and depicting Shoki and oni, was sold at Bonhams, Fine Japanese At, 17 May 2012, London, lot 7 (sold for 6,875 GBP).

Lot 135

A BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER SUZURIBAKO WITH CHRYSANTHEMUM AND DEERJapan, 18th to 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of rounded rectangular form, the box and overhanging cover with a roiro ground finely decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with kirigane and e-nashiji to depict chrysanthemum sprays, bamboo, rockwork, and a swirling stream, the interior of the cover superbly decorated with a stag and doe amid grasses, leaves, and bamboo against a roiro ground, the interior further with gold fundame edges, the base of nashiji.SIZE 26.7 x 23.8 x 4.7 cmCondition: The interior tray and accessories are lost. Wear, minor age cracks, one corner of the cover with an old repair, few minuscule nicks to edges, occasional light surface scratches. Overall in very good, age-related condition.Provenance: French private collection. The interior with an old paper label, '93.'Auction comparison: Compare a closely related suzuribako, dated late 19th century, at Christie's, Japanese Art &Design, 16 May 2012, London, lot 125 (sold for 22,500 GBP).

Lot 298

NORITSUGU: A RARE SILVER AND MIXED-METAL NETSUKE OF A KABUTOBy Noritsugu, signed Noritsugu Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The netsuke cast in the form of a kabuto (helmet), the rounded bowl overlaid with silver ridges and surmounted by a tehen kanamono in the form of a chrysanthemum, a fitting at the front for the maedate (forecrest), the himotoshi also in the form of chrysanthemum to the underside and the signature NORITSUGU within an oval reserve.LENGTH 4.3 cmCondition: Very good condition, minor surface wear. Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman, purchased from Midori Gallery (Sachi Wagner) in 1994. 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.

Lot 141

IKEDA TAISHIN: A SUPERB ALBUM OF FOURTEEN URUSHI-E (LACQUER) PAINTINGSBy Ikeda Taishin (1825-1923), each sealed Taishin or KomaJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The fourteen paintings mounted as an accordion album on gold paper with silk brocade cover and back, superbly painted with lacquer on paper, with subtle use of ink and watercolors, to depict various subjects: a gushing waterfall, cleverly indicated with subtle linework and negative space, the craggy rockwork finely painted with hues ranging from ochre-brown to gray-black; two reishi mushrooms growing from craggy and grassy rockwork, the fungi appealingly variegating in color from a deep dark-brown to a pale gray; a blossoming prunus tree, with only a part of the trunk and few branches and blossoms visible; a shoreside mountain landscape lined with trees above a path with three figures walking along it; two pine saplings with brown-lacquered trunks and dark leaves; a spray of bamboo leaves as well as three bamboo stalks, which are mostly off-image and lacquered a lustrous brownish-black; a particularly lustrous black-lacquered nazume (eggplant) and kaki (persimmon); a cluster of lotus leaves, zuiki (leaf stalks of hasuimo or lotus yam) and chrysanthemum, clearly painted in the form of a stylized crab with prominent pincers; a magpie in flight amid thickly grown pines, with the use of silver and dark-brown lacquers creating a striking contrast; two small gourds borne on wispy vines with large leaves, the veins finely painted in black lacquer; another prunus tree with thin branches and vines bearing neatly veined leaves and lavender-pink blossoms and bud; a garden with yellow chrysanthemums, bamboo, and dark weeds; a flock of plovers flying low above crashing waves with boldly painted sea foam; and blossoming camellia with finely veined brown leaves borne on a young branch, the trunk mostly off-image.Each leaf is signed KOMA or TAISHIN to the lower right corner.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and minimal soiling.Provenance: Ex-collection Donald Mendelsohn. Christie's, 11 December 1985, New York, lot 33. Sotheby's, Fine Chinese Ceramics &Works Of Art Including Chinese And Japanese Art From The Collection Of Frieda And Milton Rosenthal, 16 September 2008, New York, lot 298. A private collector in New York, USA, acquired from the above.SIZE 19.1 x 16.8 cm (each leaf) and 25.2 x 22 cm (the album)Ikeda Taishin (1825-1903) was the leading pupil of Shibata Zeshin who worked in the Meiji period. He was born in Edo and became Zeshin's first lacquer apprentice in 1835 at the age of eleven. He became an independent artist around 1870, approximately 35 years later. Together with Kawanobe Itcho (Genjiro; 1830-1910), Taishin was appointed an Artist to the Imperial Household (Teishitsu gigeiin) in 1896. His pupils included Umezawa Ryushin, a member of the Art committee of the Imperial Fine Arts Academy and the Imperial Household.Auction comparison:A closely related album by Shibata Zeshin and his pupils of smaller size and with only twelve leaves, some sealed Koma, was sold at Christie's, An Inquiring Mind: American Collecting of Japanese and Korean Art, 15 April 2016, New York, lot 51 (sold for 47,500 USD).

Lot 112

A RARE LACQUER TANZAKU-BAKO (POEM-CARD BOX) AND COVER WITH CHRYSANTHEMUM ROUNDELS Japan, 19th centuryThe lacquer box used for the storage of tanzaku poem slips of rectangular form with rounded corners, the box fitted with two metal loop handles suspended from neatly incised leaves, the wood ground decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e with various overlapping chrysanthemum roundels, the interiors of nashiji with gold fundame edges.LENGTH 19.2 cmCondition: The cover with age cracks and associated old repair and minor touchups, the box with an old minor touchup to the interior rim, further with few small nicks and minor surface wear, overall in good presentable condition.Provenance: British private collection. The base with an old inventory label, '204. Glasgow Art Galleries &Museums. Reg. No. 22cs-[7]3'.

Lot 123

SHOICHI: A BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER NATSUME (TEA CADDY) WITH A WEEPING WILLOW (YANAGI)By Hirata Shoichi (1927-2011), signed ShoichiJapan, Showa period (1926-1989)Of typical form with a flush-fitting cover, the exterior bearing a roiro ground richly decorated in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with kirigane and e-nashiji to depict a willow tree growing from the base of the tea caddy to the top of the cover, the dense branches forming a tight network that covers almost the entire vessel. The interiors of the box and cover lacquered with a silver ground and gold fundame edges, the exterior rim of the box (obscured by the cover) further with a diapered wave design. The recessed base also with a silver-lacquered ground and red-lacquered signature SHOICHI.DIAMETER 7.3 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear. Provenance: Dutch private collection.With a wood tomobako with hakogaki reading Yanagi makie, oo-natsume, Shoichi saku (A large Natsume tea caddy, with a design of willow tree, made by Shoichi) and a seal reading Shoichi.

Lot 118

A GOLD LACQUER BOWL WITH KATABAMI MONJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The deep rounded sides supported on a slightly spreading foot, the rims of gold fundame, the nashiji ground decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e with three irregularly spaced katabami mon, a design of yellow sorrel flowers, against scrolling foliage.DIAMETER 12.4 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear, the rim with two tiny nicks.Provenance: The Ankarcrona Collection of Japanese Works of Art. Old inventory label to base. Sten Ankarcrona (1861-1936) began collecting upon his first visit to Japan in the late 1880s, at the beginning of the golden age of travel and collecting in Europe. 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. His love of Asian art was later passed down to his children and grandchildren, who have enriched the family collection during their own visits to Japan throughout the second half of the 20th century.

Lot 117

A SUPERB AND RARE SMALL GOLD-LACQUER SHODANA (DISPLAY CABINET) WITH STAND Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The shodana (display cabinet) supported on the original gold-lacquer stand with four curved feet and neatly decorated in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with several minogame (thousand-year-tortoises) amongst meandering streams and rocks. The silver and shakudo fitted cabinet comprising two pairs of hinged cupboard doors, one single corner door, one set of sliding doors, staggered shelves and three drawers, decorated in gold takamaki-e, kirigane and e-nashji with floral and mountainous landscape, as well as different birds, the top, sides, and reverse scattered with aoi-mons, the cupboard doors bordered with hanabishi (flowery-diamond) motifs.This shodana is ideal for presenting miniature artworks such as netsuke. HEIGHT (with stand) 37.5 cm, LENGTH (with stand) 31.5 cmCondition: Very good condition with only minimal wear to lacquered decoration and edges.Provenance: British private collection. Auction comparison:Shodana of this scale are exceedingly rare. For a larger shodana with a similar decoration of aoi-mons see Christie's, The Collector: European and English 18th and 19th Century Furniture and Works of Art, Silver, Ceramics and Gold Boxes, 15 July 2020, London, lot 236 (sold for 30,000 GBP).

Lot 52

ANDO JUBEI: AN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL BALUSTER VASESBy Ando Jubei, signed with the Ando company markJapan, late 19th/early 20th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The body finely decorated in musen and microscopic wire with Japanese thistles (Cirsium Japonicum) on leafy stems above an elegant yet distinct claire-de-lune background, applied with silvered rims and feet, both signed on the base with the silver wire seal of Ando Jubei.HEIGHT 29 cm eachWEIGHT 1598 and 1580 gCondition: Very good condition with few minor and faint hairlines in the background. Wear to the foot rims. Presenting extremely well. Provenance: From a private estate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.Auction comparison:Compare a related pair of cloisonné-enamel vases by the Ando Jubei workshop, also dated to the Meiji period, but of larger size (44 cm), at Bonhams, Meiji Modern Design, 11 June 2003, London, lot 462 (sold for 14,340 GBP).

Lot 125

A RARE AND FINE LACQUER BUNDAI (WRITING TABLE) WITH SEVEN HORSESJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The low table supported on four bracket feet and with gilt-metal fittings incised with foliate designs against a ring-punched ground. The writing surface with a nashiji ground decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e with seven horses in three groups, each striking a different pose, their manes and muscular bodies sensitively executed, their eyes with black pupils, the underside of the table of nashiji as well, the interiors of the feet of gold fundame.SIZE 61 x 34.3 x 12.5 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear, age cracks, further with few small nicks and little flaking to lacquer.Provenance: Dutch collection.

Lot 106

A VERY FINE AND SMALL LACQUER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID BOX AND COVERJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The small, rectangular lacquer box and cover likely used to store incense, applied with silver rims, the cover superbly decorated in gold takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and with tiny hirame flakes, depicting a hanging basket containing overly ripe pomegranates and their leaves, surrounded by a stunning mosaic of shaped gold, silver, and aogai flakes, an aogai-inlaid fly hovering above the basket, all within a lobed silver reserve. The sides, underside, and interior of densely sprinkled nashiji.SIZE 1.7 x 7.2 x 5.1 cmCondition: Good condition with associated surface wear. Some scattered losses to inlays. The underside with a small chip to one edge.Provenance: From a noted Czech private collection.Note the striking change of color to the aogai inlays when exposed to light from different angles.

Lot 144

MASANAGA: A FINE FLORIFORM SILVER FILIGREE AND SHIBAYAMA DISHBy Masanaga, signed MasanagaJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of foliate form, standing on three feet, inlaid in mother-of-pearl and ivory with a central panel of a bird perched on a branch amongst peonies and wisteria, within a pierced silver filigree border cast with scrolling foliage, both sides of the ivory plate signed MASANAGA.DIAMETER 15.6 cmWEIGHT 172.9 gCondition: Good condition with minor wear, few scattered losses and associated old repairs to inlays.Provenance: Old German private collection, acquired prior to 1990.Auction comparison:Compare a related silver filigree and shibayama dish of larger size, also dated to the Meiji period, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 12 November 2015, London, lot 500 (sold for 2,750 GBP).Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number AT 22-B-0348). This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

Lot 132

KOMA KORYU: A LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING GEESE, RICE DRYING, AND SNOWBy Koma Koryu, signed Koma Koryu sakuJapan, late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The rectangular suzuribako with a lustrous roiro ground, decorated in gold and silver takamaki and hiramaki-e depicting a scene with geese in flight above a gnarly tree, two further geese perched on a snow-covered tree and another picking rice grains from the ground which is also partly covered in snow and highlighted with gilt and silver kirigane. Rice straw bundles are hanging from the tree and lying on the ground. The interior decorated with reflections of an inlaid silver full moon amongst clouds on a sparse nashiji ground. The edges of gold fundame. The box fitted with a suzuri (ink stone), suiteki (water dropper) and an ink container with a pierced floral motif.SIZE 20.6 x 24.5 x 4.3 cmWith a wooden tomobako storage box inscribed: 時代蒔絵、御寿々利箱、古満巨柳作 "Jidai makie, on-suzuribako, Koma Koryu saku" [An old piece, maki-e lacquer, a suzuribako, made by Koma Koryu]Condition: Overall very good condition with associated minor wear and traces of use, mostly to the lacquer, and a few surface scratches. A crack to the lacquer on the interior of the cover.Provenance: British private collection.Auction comparison:Compare a related lacquer suzuribako, in gold and silver hiramaki-e, depicting a similar scene, dated 19th century, Edo period, at Christie's, An Inquiring Mind: American Collecting of Japanese &Korean Art, 25 April, New York, lot 37 (sold for 6,250 USD).

Lot 140

A RARE LACQUER BUNKO (DOCUMENTS BOX) WITH INTEGRATED SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX)Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of rectangular form, decorated in gold and silver hiramaki and takamaki-e, depicting Tekkai Sennin holding a staff while standing on a rocky outpost amidst crashing waves, a fan tucked into his robe, all against a lustrous roiro ground. The edges finished in gold fundame and with evenly spaced floral sprays. The interior lacquered in nashiji and fitted with a removable compartment including a suzuri (ink stone) and a leaf-shaped suiteki (water dropper).SIZE 28.3 x 22 x 13 cmWEIGHT 1,520 gCondition: Very good condition with little wear, surface scratches, chips and dents, and a few cracks to the lacquer. The object presents very well.Provenance: British private collection.

Lot 301

A RARE SILVER AND GILT RYUSA MANJU NETSUKEJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The massively cast and open-worked silver manju netsuke consisting of two parts which are welded together, ornately decorated with a central flower surrounded by scrolling foliage and with gilt highlights. Two himotoshi to the reverse.DIAMETER 4 cmCondition: Very good condition, minor wear, few casting irregularities.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman, purchased from Yagi, Kyoto, in 2007. 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.

Lot 136

KORIN: A RINPA STYLE LACQUER SUZURIBAKO WITH UME FRUIT AND BLOSSOMSAfter Ogata Korin (1658-1716), inscribed Hokkyo Korin with kakihanJapan, late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of rectangular form with rounded corners, the overhanging cover bearing a roiro ground decorated in gold hiramaki-e and pewter and aogai takazogan to depict a gnarled plum tree bearing fruits, blossoms, and buds of different sizes, the interiors of the box and cover bearing a silver ground decorated in gold and black hiramaki-e with a stylized swirling stream, the box fitted with an inkstone and suiteki (waterdropper) of rectangular form, the recess for the ink stone with the inscription Hokkyo Korin with a kakihan.SIZE 24.2 x 22 x 4.7 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear and few minuscule nicks, the base with some scratches.Provenance: Dutch collection.With a wood storage box.Auction comparison: Compare a related gold-lacquer and pewter-inlaid suzuribako, described as "Style of Ogata Korin" and also dated late 18th to early 19th century, 4.5 by 23 by 25 cm, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 12 May 2016, London, lot 565 (sold for 3,750 GBP).

Lot 53

A FINE CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL MORIAGE BOX AND COVER WITH CARPS Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of rectangular form, applied with silver rims (hallmarked to the interior), worked in colored enamels, moriage, and wireless cloisonné and depicting two carps rising to the surface of the water, reserved on a pale blue ground.SIZE 8.5 x 10.7 x 4.5 cmWEIGHT 316 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear, such as light surface scratches. Some manufacturing-inherent flaws.Provenance: British private collection.Moriage (lit. 'piling-up') is a painstaking technique, which requires extreme care, especially at the polishing stage; it involves the building up layers of enamel to produce a three-dimensional effect. It was ideally suited to natural subjects such as plants and flowers but was used for the depiction of other subject matter as well and works particularly well for depicting fish swimming through ripples of water.Auction comparison:Compare to a closely related moriage cloisonné-enamel box, attributed to Gonda Hirosuke (1865-1937), at Sotheby's, Masters of Enamel: The Collection of John and Muriel Okladek, 3 November 2021, London, lot 102 (sold for 2,772 GBP).

Lot 101

A VERY RARE GOLD-INLAID AND LACQUERED TORTOISESHELL-GROUND MINIATURE KODANSUJapan, 19th centuryOf rectangular form with silver mounts, the hinged front door opening to reveal three drawers, the exterior bearing a tortoiseshell ground finely decorated in superb gold takazogan, silver wire, and gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with e-nashiji to depict chrysanthemum gardens below wispy clouds, the borders lacquered silver, the interiors of nashiji with gold fundame edges.SIZE 8.5 x 5 x 6.5 cmCondition: Some tiny losses to lacquer and silver wire. Fine age cracks. Overall very good condition.Provenance: From a noted Czech private collection.This kodansu, designed to hold the utensils used in incense games, is of great refinement. The use of tortoiseshell as a ground for the lacquer application is incredibly rare and the design is remarkably beautiful in combination with the gold inlays.

Lot 323

A FINE FUCHI AND KASHIRA WITH A COCKEREL AND CROWThe fuchi signed Hakkakusai Ishiguro HirotsuneJapan, Edo (Tokyo), 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Each bearing a shakudo-nanako ground on which gilt, copper and silver takazogan inlays depict a cockerel, a crow, and opulent floral compositions. The fuchi signed HAKKAKUSAI ISHIGURO HIROTSUNE.LENGTH 4.1 cmWEIGHT 44.8 gCondition: Very good condition with typical associated surface wear.Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Karl Florenz (1865-1939). Born in Erfurt, Florenz was a founder of German Japanology and a translator of important Japanese classics. He also became known for his work on Japanese literary history. Dr. Florenz lived in Japan from 1888 until the outbreak of World War I in 1914. In 1889 he became a lecturer in German language and literature at the Imperial University of Tokyo, and in 1891 a full professor of German literature and comparative linguistics. In 1899, for his translation of the Nihon shoki, he became the first foreigner to be awarded the highest Japanese scholarly degree (Bungaku-Hakushi).

Lot 129

HARA YOYUSAI: A FINE AND RARE GOURD-FORM SUZURIBAKO AND COVERBy Hara Yoyusai (1769-1845), signed YoyusaiJapan, late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The exterior of the gourd-form writing box and cover bearing an ochre ground finely decorated in gold and copper takamaki-e and pewter takazogan with e-nashiji to depict leafy vines, the interior of the box and cover bearing a roiro ground and decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e with e-nashiji to depict maiden flowers (ominaeshi) borne on leafy stems, the box further fitted with brush rests, a pouch-form ink stone, and a rectangular copper suiteki (waterdropper) with a ho-o bird amid clouds in high relief, the interior of the cover with the signature YOYUSAI.SIZE 24.6 x 21.7 x 4.5 cmCondition: Good overall condition with wear, extensive age cracks, flaking, minor losses, small nicks, light scratches, slightly warped. Provenance: Dutch collection.With a fitted silk cushion and dark wood storage box and cover.Literature comparison: Compare a related lacquered gourd, also by Hara Yoyusai and with leafy vines, in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession number 2015.79.425.

Lot 100

A hallmarked silver cigarette box

Lot 101

A small hallmarked silver jug, silver Coronation spoon and napkin ring along with a pair of silver plated sugar nips

Lot 102

Two small 925 silver pots (1 enameled) along with a small brass pot and silver bladed fruit knife etc.

Lot 103

A hallmarked silver sugar caster

Lot 104

A collection of silver including Georgian spoon, silver bracelet (AF) etc. Overall weight 222.4g.

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