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A RARE JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE EDO PERIOD, C.1670 The bulbous body with a tall neck rising from a flared foot, with two scroll-shaped handles applied to the neck; decorated with a band of moulded leaves with underglaze blue, the base with gauze marks, 15.1cm. Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford. According to the Oliver Impey archive, he purchased this piece in Kyoto.
A LARGE JAPANESE KUTANI OVOID VASE MEIJI OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY Decorated with a phoenix and a large writhing dragon amongst scrolling clouds and above crashing waves, in gilt and silver on the deep iron-red ground, the neck with a key fret border, the base inscribed Dai Nihon Kutani zo and with a three-character impressed seal mark, 35.5cm.
PLEASE NOTE THE ESTIMATE SHOULD READ £500-800A STUDY COLLECTION OF POLYCHROME ITEMS17TH CENTURY AND LATERComprising: three Chinese pieces, including a large fan-shaped dish painted in the Imari palette after a Japanese model; an incised dish with a café-au-lait back, a Kangxi lingzhi mark to the base and enamelled in Europe; a small double-gourd vase with an underglaze blue bird perched on a branch and polychrome enamels; together with three Japanese pieces, a small early-enamelled bulbous jar, a Europe-decorated cup and a polychrome dish with mon and brocade patterns, 29.2cm max. (6)Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.
PLEASE NOTE THE ESTIMATE SHOULD READ £300-500A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE IRO NABESHIMA PIECES BY IMAIZUMI IMAEMON XIIIMODERN, 20TH CENTURYComprising: a small bulbous vase with an elongated neck painted with flowers on a turquoise ground, with an inscribed tomobako box; a rectangular tray with peonies and chopsticks rest, also with an inscribed box, and a small dish wih flowering prunus, all marked Imaemon; together with a footed dish decorated with butterflies, a seal mark underneath, 23.7cm max. (7)Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford. According to the family, the bottle was gifted by the artist.
A LARGE JAPANESE HIRADO BLUE AND WHITE VASE MEIJI ERA, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY The baluster body with a wide flared rim, decorated in underglaze blue with a large pine tree with a gnarly trunk; together with a dish decorated with irises, painted in underglaze blue and with details highlighted in yellow enamels, a two-character signature to the front with a red seal mark underneath, and a four-character mark to the reverse, 38cm and 24.2cm respectively. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.
A JAPANESE ENAMELLED VASE MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY The baluster body with a dense design of scrolling tendrils on a blue ground, the decoration rendered in raised blue, white, green and yellow enamels, the footrim with an impressed mark for Taizan, 21.3cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A COLLECTION OF NINE JAPANESE SUMIDA WARE ITEMS MEIJI AND TAISHO, 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY Comprising: a figure of Kannon and another of Daruma; a large conical wall vase, a bowl, two tall cups and three vases of various sizes; all the vessels decorated with typical dripping glazes and figures in relief, five signed Banni and three with the mark for Inoue Ryosai, 34.5cm max. (9) Provenance: an Irish private collection, Dublin. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'RED CLIFF' VASE SIX CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1662-1722 The square-section tapering body inscribed on two sides with the two 'Odes to the Red Cliff' by the Song dynasty poet Su Dongpo (1037-96), the other two sides finely painted with scenes illustrating the poet making the trip to the famous site with his friends, the reduced neck with sprays of bamboo, 42cm. Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford. A number of 'Red Cliff' vases were produced in the Jingdezhen kilns around the 1690s and painted with images deriving from woodblock prints. See Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, vol.49, Sir M Butler, Chinese Porcelain at the Beginning of Qing, pp.34-35, nos.38-40 for similar 'Red Cliff' vases.
A RARE CHINESE UNDERGLAZE COPPER-RED VASE QIANLONG 1736-95 The globular body rising from a straight foot to a tall flared rim, painted in rich copper-red with lotus flowers growing from meandering leafy scrolls, all between bands of ruyi-heads, lappets and double underglaze blue lines, 30.5cm. Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.
A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PORCELAIN ITEMS MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY Comprising: an Imari-style foliate dish decorated with many chrysanthemums and brocade patterns in gilt and polychrome; a dish painted with large cherry blossoms in iron-red and gilt, and a small Nabeshima-style square-section vase with a tall neck decorated with flower sprays, all signed, 27.7cm max. (3) Provenance: an English private collection, acquired in Japan in the 1960s-70s. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
FIVE CHINESE MONOCHROME ITEMS QING DYNASTY Comprising: a red glazed tripod incense burner, two-twin handled incense burners, a celadon-glazed vase applied with chilong to the shoulder, and a green crackled glazed bottle vase, 23cm wide max. (5) Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.
THREE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASES AND A CRACKLED GLAZE VASE 17TH CENTURY AND EARLIER Painted with floral designs and birds, three with later metal mounts, 32cm max. (4) Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE CERAMICS QING DYNASTY Comprising: a junyao-type narcissus bowl, with a mottled olive-green glaze; a small meiping vase with figures and oxen, a six-character Qianlong mark; a blue and white bowl with dragons and waves, with a Yongzheng mark, a paper label with monogram 'HV'; a peach bloom waterpot with a Kangxi mark; and a small stem cup with a dragon, 27.5cm max. (5) Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.
A CHINESE COPPER-RED GROUND, CELADON AND UNDERGLAZE BLUE BALUSTER VASE 18TH CENTURY The body carved and painted with four medallions of leaping carp, surrounded by four writhing scaly dragons, with two further dragons to the flared neck, 37.2cm. Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.
TWO LARGE JAPANESE VASES MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY The tallest a Kutani vase of baluster shape, the other a Satsuma double-handled vase raised on three shaped feet; both richly decorated in gilt and polychrome enamels, with scenes of figures in landscapes, beauties and gods, framed by dense panels of brocade patterns and flowers; the Kutani vase with a nine-character mark to the base, 62cm and 49.5cm respectively. (2) Provenance: an Irish private collection, Dublin. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A KOREAN BLUE AND WHITE VASE JOSEON OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY Of baluster form, painted with two figures and a pavilion in a mountainous river landscape, the neck with a band of key fret, a two character mark underneath, 29.5cm. Provenance: from an English private collection, purchased in the USA in the 1960s-70s.
THREE JAPANESE SATSUMA PIECES MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY One a tall square-section vase decorated with Immortals in landscapes, with dragons and mon to the shoulder, marked Satsuma underneath; together with a foliate dish painted with many insects to the well, flowers and brocade patterns, and another dish painted with a sarumawashi carrying his pet monkey on his back while being surrounded by children, the cavetto with continuous bands of flowers, signed Gyokuzan underneath, 24cm max. (3) Provenance: an Irish private collection, Dublin. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE, BOX AND COVER BY KINKOZAN MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY The square-section vase typically decorated in polychrome and gilt with panels enclosing figures in landscapes, the shoulder with a dense pattern of butterflies fluttering amongst flowers, the base with a faint signature, possibly for Kinkozan; together with a rectangular box and cover, the lid finely painted with pavilions in a mountainous river landscape, the base signed Kinkozan zo, the vase 12cm and the box 2.8cm x 4.7cm x 8.1cm. (3)
A JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE BY KINKOZAN MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY Of bulbous form and raised on a slightly flaring foot, typically decorated in polychrome and gilt with two large panels, one enclosing beauties and children in a garden and the other, armour-clad samurai; all reserved on a navy-blue ground richly painted with gilt brocade patterns, flowers and scrolling tendrils, the base with a faint mark for Kinkozan zo, 15.5cm.
A SMALL JAPANESE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE VASE MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY The pear-shaped body decorated with a pheasant perched on a flowering branch of prunus, with details rendered in mixed metals including silver, gold, and shakudo, the side with a two-character signature, together with a fitted wood stand, 16.3cm. (2)
A LARGE JAPANESE GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE VASE MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY Of tall cylindrical form, one side decorated with a small songbird perched on a flowering branch of magnolia, with daisies to the side and large lotus leaves underneath; the reverse with another large magnolia bloom and further lotus, the decoration rendered in mixed metals including gold, silver, and copper, the rim embellished with a band of scrolling patterns, the base with an inlaid copper seal mark for Dai Nihon Tokyo Saito seizo, 30cm.
A JAPANESE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE VASE MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY Of baluster form with a splayed foot, the shoulder applied with dragon-shaped handles, decorated to both sides with birds and flowers in low relief, with details highlighted in gilt and silver iro-e takazogan, takabori and katakiribori, the foot with two shishi masks and the neck with formal scrolling patterns in iro-e hirazogan, 30.5cm.
A JAPANESE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE VASE BY THE KURODA WORKSHOP MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY The tall slender body decorated with an onagadori chicken perched on a flowering branch of prunus, with details in red, gilt and silver inlays, the side with a three-character signature, possibly for Koen, and marked Kyoto Kuroda zo underneath, 22.2cm.
A JAPANESE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE VASE BY MORIGUCHI MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY Of baluster shape, decorated in gold and silver nunomezogan with shaped panels enclosing thatched pavilions in mountainous river landscapes and various plants with leafy tendrils, the shoulder with lappets of formal designs, the neck with grapevines and a key fret border to the rim, a seal mark for Kyoto Moriguchi to the side, 13.5cm.
A LARGE EARLY JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE AND COVER EDO OR MEIJI ERA, C.1860-70 The baluster body decorated with two circular panels each enclosing a chicken, all reserved on a background of leafy tendrils, flowers, and geometric textile-weave panels, the lid with similar decoration and an ovoid knop, 57.5cm. (2)
A JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE BY OTA KICHISABURO MEIJI ERA, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY The rectangular-section body decorated with two colourful doves perched on a flowering prunus tree, the reverse with further branches on the deep midnight-blue ground; the shoulder with a complex design of lappets enclosing flowers and other formal designs, a band of geometric patterns above the foot and to the neck, the base with an impressed mark reading O Kichi for Ota Kichisaburo, 15.2cm.
A PAIR OF JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASES MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY Both of baluster shape and decorated with sparrows in flight, large chrysanthemum blooms and small daisies on a dark blue ground, with bands of formal designs and flowerheads to the rims, each vase with an impressed mark underneath depicting a single character in a five-petalled flower, both 18.8cm. (2)
A JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE BY HAYASHI KODENJI (1831-1915) MEIJI ERA, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY The tall baluster body decorated with two sparrows in flight on a deep midnight-blue ground, with sprays of flowering daisies and bamboo beside them, the reverse with further bamboo branches, with bands of lappets enclosing formal designs above the foot and below the rim, with silver mounts, the base signed with the lozenge mark of Hayashi Kodenji rendered in silver wire, 24.5cm.
A JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE BY HAYASHI KODENJI (1831-1915) MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY The baluster body embellished with a continuous design of many flower sprays including chrysanthemum, peonies, daisies, dandelions, a maple tree and many other plants, a small stream meandering amongst the vegetation, all rendered in silver and gold wires on the dark midnight-blue ground; with bands of formal designs above the foot and to the neck including paulownia mon, the rims with silver mounts and the base marked Aichi Hayashi saku with the stamped lozenge seal of Hayashi Kodenji, 18.2cm.
A JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE BY HAYASHI TANIGORO (ACT. 1895-1935) TAISHO OR SHOWA ERA, 20TH CENTURY Of bulbous shape, decorated with a band of rhomboid patterns in a variety of colours on a deep midnight-blue ground, the rims with silver mounts, the one to the foot impressed 'SILVER', the base with a two-character mark reading Hayashi Tani for Hayashi Tanigoro, 17cm.
A SMALL COLLECTION OF CLOISONNE ITEMS 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY Comprising: a pair of Chinese champlevé boxes and covers with lotus flowers and scrolling tendrils; a miniature bottle vase with a dragon clasping a sacred pearl, and a small Japanese circular box and cover with a butterfly fluttering above sprays of chrysanthemum on a yellow mottled ground, 13cm max. (7)
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