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Click here to subscribeLARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'GU' VASE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY of slender gu-form with trumpet-shaped upper body, joined by a slightly bulging cylindrical centre with raised bars, the exterior and interior of the flared mouth decorated with lotus flowers amongst scrolling foliates reserved on a turquoise ground, the base incised with a four-character 'Qing Yi Tang Zhi' mark within double squares (Dimensions: 35.4cm high) (Qty: 1)(35.4cm high)Qty: (1)
RED AND WHITE CARNELIAN AGATE 'TREE TRUNK' VASE 19TH-20TH CENTURY carved as two gnarled tree trunks, one larger than the other, further cleverly worked with the red part detailing with branches full of peaches, finger citrons, pomegranates and a phoenix on lower right, with a fitted green coloured base carved with lingzhi fungus, together on a bespoke wooden base (Dimensions: 19.5cm wide) (Qty: 1)(19.5cm wide)Qty: (1)
MINIATURE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A SQUARE-SECTIONED VASE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY carved standing on short square foot rising to a flattened square body, with waisted neck and square mouth, both sides of the body incised with foliated orchids surrounded by stylised interlinking chi dragons borders, both foot and mouth rims decorated with key-fret border (Dimensions: 6cm high) (Qty: 1)(6cm high)Qty: (1)
PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF GUANYIN TABLE SCREEN QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY the screen tablet carved in high relief with White-Robed Avalokitesvara standing on lotus petal on ferocious waves, her right hand holding a vase pouring out water, left with a willow twig, the reverse incised and gilded with associated sutra, the stone of translucent pale celadon colour with russet inclusion, fitted on a bespoke carved spinach-green jade stand, in a fitted wooden box (Dimensions: 20cm high x 11cm wide) (Qty: 1)(20cm high x 11cm wide)Qty: (1)
◆ DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN MING DYNASTY shown seated in royal-ease pose on layered rock podium with perforations, she holds a scroll with left hand rested across right knee, long loose robe well defined with natural flows draped on the seat, a ruyi pendant exposed on her chest, further partly-exposed on her chignon, her face casts down in serene and benevolent expression, a holy-water vase placed on top of a raised rock to her left, her back impressed with a three-character 'He Chao Zong' mark (Dimensions: 32.8cm high) (Qty: 1)(32.8cm high)Qty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Private Hong Kong collection
LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED 'PHOENIX TAIL' VASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY carved on either side of the trumpet-shaped neck and body with lotus and foliates, the foot with vertical ribs, the neck framed with circular bands, applied overall with pale-celadon glaze thinning on raised carvings and ribs (Dimensions: 41.5cm high) (Qty: 1)(41.5cm high)Qty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: formerly in the private collection of Alexander E Grace, with a circular label '144' attached to the base
AUBERGINE-GLAZED0 'HU' VASE QIANLONG MARK BUT LATER of archaic bronze 'hu' form, the tapering body and waisted neck carved in low relief with stylised mythical beasts in symmetrical patterns, flanked with a pair of loop ears, covered overall with rich aubergine coloured glaze (Dimensions: 22.2cm high) (Qty: 1)(22.2cm high)Qty: (1)
SKY-BLUE GLAZED VASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY of slender form, the body applied overall with a translucent sky-blue glaze and leaving only the foot rim unglazed, the exterior delicately painted with lotus and leaves in pink and green to one side, the recessed base inscribed with a six-character Yongzheng mark, with collector's label (Dimensions: 18cm high) (Qty: 1)(18cm high)Qty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Private Singapore collection
LARGE OX-BLOOD-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY the globular body rising to a long cylindrical neck, covered overall with an ox-blood glaze, the mouth and base mounted bronze rococo style decoration, converted to lamp stand (Dimensions: vase: 33.5cm high) (Qty: 1)(vase: 33.5cm high)Qty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Private UK collection
GE-TYPE GLAZED ARROW VASE 19TH-20TH CENTURY of rectangular pear form, a pair of tubular ears flanked the sides, the body covered overall save for 'iron' foot with creamy blue glaze with faint crackles, the base inscribed with an apocryphal six-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue (Dimensions: 14.6cm high) (Qty: 1)(14.6cm high)Qty: (1)
FLAMBÉ-GLAZED 'MEIPING' VASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY covered overall save for the mouth rim and the base in a rich flambé glaze of purple and blue tone, variegated with patches of red (Dimensions: 34cm high) (Qty: 1)(34cm high)Qty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Private UK collection, with a 'BADA' and a collector's labels on the base
RED-ENAMELLED GREEN-DECORATED 'GU' VASE JIAJING MARK BUT QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY enamelled in green with phoenixes amongst auspicious clouds and tendrils on trumpet-shaped foot and neck, the slightly bulging cylindrical body similarly painted with dragons, all on brownish red enamelled ground, the base inscribed with an apocryphal Jiajing mark in circle (Dimensions: 25cm high) (Qty: 1)(25cm high)Qty: (1)
RU-TYPE GLAZED VASE QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD of baluster form with elongated waisted neck, the tapering body ends with a raised band of panels, covered overall in a pale blue glaze, the base inscribed with a six-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue (Dimensions: 27cm high) (Qty: 1)(27cm high)Qty: (1)Provenance: in an English private collection for at least 40 years
BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL VASE MING DYNASTY, TIANQI PERIOD of sectioned-baluster form, painted to the body with officer followed by his entourage in outdoor settings to one side, the other with cloud covering high rocks, underneath a band of lotus-decorated cloud shoulders and above plantain leaves in each section (Dimensions: 33cm high) (Qty: 1)(33cm high)Qty: (1)
BLUE AND WHITE 'FLORAL' VASE QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY of baluster form with a dish-like wide mouth, painted to the body with lotus, prunus, and peonies, the prunus further grows on the waisted neck, the base unglazed, with a wooden stand (Dimensions: 37.5cm high) (Qty: 1)(37.5cm high)Qty: (1)
BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE GUANGXU PERIOD the bulbous body finely painted with two birds perching on a tree brunch with peony flowers, with an apocryphal four-character Kangxi mark in underglaze blue, with a wooden base (Dimensions: 44cm high) (Qty: 1)(44cm high)Qty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Private English collection, Brighton, acquired from The Union Trading Co., Hong Kong （合成行）on 29th March, 1993, with an original receipt stated the piece dated to the Qing dynasty, Guangxu period. With a Certificate of Antiquity issued by Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association Limited （香港藝術品商會有限公司）on 30th March,1993, stated the piece dated to the Qing dynasty, dated from 1875 to 1908
GROUP OF FOUR INK STONES HAN TO QING DYNASTIES comprising: a Han dynasty oval shape ink stone incised with a flower decoration on one edge; a Song dynasty rectangular ink stone incised with a Chinese character 'Hung' on the underside, possibly the original owner's name; a Ming dynasty rectangular piece incised with a vase shape; together with a Qing dynasty irregular shape ink stone carved with floral and spider decoration, with a fitted wooden stand (Dimensions: largest: 14.6cm long) (Qty: 4)(largest: 14.6cm long)Qty: (4)Footnote: Provenance: Private English collection, Brighton, all acquired from Hong Kong in 1990s and with original receipts: the Tang piece acquired from Wing Kei Curios & Porcelain, Hong Kong （永基古玩瓷器）on 23rd January, 1996, the receipt stated the piece dated to the Han dynasty; the Song piece acquired form the same place on 30th August 1995; the Ming piece acquired from Wan Tung Trading Co., Hong Kong on 1st June 1996, stated the piece dated to Wangli period; the Qing piece acquired from Nostalgic House, Hong Kong on 1st April 1997
LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS' VASE QIANLONG MARK of slightly flattened zun form, painted on the bulbous body and waisted neck with scrolling lotus flowers separated by a raised band of crashing waves, the mouth with a band of ruyi-outlined plantain leaves, the base inscribed with a six-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue (Dimensions: 50cm high) (Qty: 1)(50cm high)Qty: (1)Provenance: Private Belgium collection
BLUE AND WHITE ROULEAU VASE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY finely painted in continuous scene on the cylindrical body with team of cavaliers having shooting game aiming for a piece of cloth hanging from willow tree before a court, two figures at side playing trumpet on a podium, indoor with an excitable spectator (Dimensions: 45cm high) (Qty: 1)(45cm high)Qty: (1)
WUCAI GARLIC HEAD VASE KANGXI PERIOD supported on a flat base raising to a tapered bulbous body, the narrow elongated neck terminating to a bulb with a cylindrical mouth, painted in underglaze blue with sprays of flowers reserved on a red-enamelled beaded ground (Dimensions: 37cm high) (Qty: 1)(37cm high)Qty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: formerly in a private Belgian collection
FAMILLE ROSE 'CONG' VASE REPUBLIC PERIOD the heavily potted square-sectioned body finely painted with a continuous scene of boys at play in a garden setting, blossoming lotus flowers and scrolling foliage on yellow ground decorated the neck and foot (Dimensions: 26.8cm high) (Qty: 1)(26.8cm high)Qty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: formerly in a private UK collection; with a circular 'BADA' label on the base
FAMILLE NOIRE 'MILLEFLEUR' BOTTLE VASE QIANLONG MARK BUT 20TH CENTURY the globular body rising to a long cylindrical neck, decorated densely with colourful blossoms against a black ground, the base inscribed with a six-character Qianlong mark in iron red (Dimensions: 32.8cm high) (Qty: 1)(32.8cm high)Qty: (1)
PAIR OF IMARI VASES WITH GILT BRONZE MOUNTS QING DYNASTY each bulbous body supported on a tall splayed foot extending to a slender neck, the body decorated with floral patterns in overglaze iron red paint within tear-drop shaped cartouches, the rest of the body applied with a layer of blue glaze, overall highlight with well-preserved gilt paint, the vase mounted on an elaborate European style gilded bronze stand, spout and elegantly arched handle (Dimensions: vase: 20cm high; 28cm high overall with mounts) (Qty: 2)(vase: 20cm high; 28cm high overall with mounts)Qty: (2)
LARGE QIANJIANG ENAMELLED 'BOGUTU' MARRIAGE VASE GUANGXU PERIOD, 1902 the baluster body tapering to a flared rim, the neck attached with two pairs of animal-form handles in iron red, one side of the body finely painted with various antiques including vases, table screens and scholars objects, the other side inscribed with a long inscription including 'Bing Yin' year corresponding to 1902, further signed by the painter 'Wang Xin Xing', with a wooden stand (Dimensions: 59.5cm high) (Qty: 1)(59.5cm high)Qty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Private English collection, Brighton, acquired from Friendship Trading Company, Hong Kong （興華工藝古玩行）on 2nd April 1993, with an original receipt stated the piece dated to the Qing dynasty, circa 1862-1875. With a Certificate of Antiquity issued by Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association Limited （香港藝術品商會有限公司）on 13th June,1995, stated the piece over 100 years old
Y HUANGHUALI 'BOGU' CHEST QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY of rectangular form, the hinged top carved in relief with an inscribed table screen topped with mythical beast mask accompanied by two intricate vases, the front panel mounted with engraved bat-shaped clasps, decorated with a sinuous 'Shou' character to the centre, flanked by a woven basket with Yongzheng mark and a vase tied together with a qin musical instrument, the back panel decorated with a foliated bowl on high stand and orchid growing freely in a jardinière, the side panels adorned with two crossed ruyis and set with brass loop handles, four corners mounted with brass plates (Dimensions: 51.5cm wide x 28cm high x 28cm deep) (Qty: 1)(51.5cm wide x 28cm high x 28cm deep)Qty: (1)
JAPANESE JOSEON-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE VASE EDO PERIOD, 18TH-19TH CENTURY of pear-shaped body with a flaring mouth, the body covered thoroughly in thick white glaze and painted freely with bamboo in underglaze blue, with a carved wooden stand (Dimensions: 18.5cm high) (Qty: 1)(18.5cm high)Qty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Private English collection, Brighton, acquired from Wing Kei Curios & Porcelain, Hong Kong （永基古玩瓷器）on 19th April 2000, with an original receipt stated the piece dated to the Ming dynasty, 1573-1627
A large ko-Imari blue and white dishEdo period (1615-1868), circa 1660-80Painted in 'Kraak' style, the central well decorated with a vase of flowering peony on a terrace, surrounded by a border of radiating wide and narrow panels enclosing repeated designs of stylised flowering plants, auspicious Buddhist symbols and a knot motif; the underside undecorated. 7.7cm x 42.1cm (3in x 16 5/8in).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Ko-Imari blue and white dishEdo period (1615-1868), circa 1660-80Painted in 'Kraak' style, the central well decorated with a butterfly hovering over a flower vase on a terrace, surrounded by a border of radiating wide and narrow panels enclosing repeated designs of stylised flowering plants, auspicious Buddhist symbols and a knot motif; the underside undecorated. 7cm x 38.7cm (2¾inx 15¼in).Footnotes:Provenance:Purchased in these rooms, 10 Nov 2011, lot 329.For an identical dish, see Christian J. A. Jorg, Fine and Curious: Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, Leiden, Hotei Pubishing, 2003, p.27, no.6.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of Kakiemon hexagonal 'Hampton Court' jarsEdo period (1615-1868), late 17th centuryDecorated in typical Kakiemon palette of red, blue, and green enamels, each vase with an identical design, each vase with two different flowers alternating on the eight sides of the body, the shoulder with three quatrefoil floral panels superimposed on a ground of stylised blue blooms interwoven among green karakusa ('Chinese grasses') above a border of repeated triangle patterns, the neck with a key-fret band; with two wood storage boxes. Each vase: 27.1cm (10 5/8in) high. (4).Footnotes:For almost identical vases with covers, see Asahi Shinbunsha Seibu Honsha Kikakubu, Kakiemon no sekai: Genryu kara gendai made (The World of Kakiemon from Its Origins to the Present), Fukuoka, Asahi Shinbunsha Seibu Honsha Kikakubu, 1983, p.55, nos.64 and 65. For another vase, in the collection of the Idemitsu Museum, see Hayashiya Seizo, Nihon no Toji (Ceramics of Japan), vol.9, Kakiemon, Tokyo, Chuokoronsha, 1989. p.54, no.97; and Idemitsu Museum, Kakiemon to Nabeshima (Kakiemon and Nabeshima), Tokyo, 2008, p.108, no.77. For another vase in the Ashmolean Museum, see Oliver Impey, Japanese Export Porcelain: Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, 2002, p.172, no.269. A fifth example in the British Museum is illustrated by John Ayers, Oliver Impey, and J. V. G. Mallet, Porcelain for Palaces: The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650-1750, London, Oriental Ceramic Society, 1990, p.174. no.155.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
A set of four Arita, Kakiemon-style vasesEdo period (1615-1868), late 17th centuryComprising two trumpet vases and two bottle vases, each vase decorated in red, green, yellow, blue and aubergine enamels, each trumpet vase depicting tall shochikubai (the 'Three Friends of Winter': pine, bamboo, and prunus, that flourish at the same time) above a band of lappets, between narrow red encirling lines at the top and bottom, the bottle vases each with an identical design with a wide frieze on the body encircling a flowering stylised tree and a basho (Japanese banana) tree growing from high rocks above terrace railings, the necks with three vertical sprays with red blossoms; with two wood storage boxes. Each vase: 27.5cm (10 5/8in) high. (6).Footnotes:For a very similar but larger trumpet vase in the Ashmolean Museum collection, see Oliver Impey, Japanese Export Porcelain: Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, 2002, p.174, no.271.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
A Ko-imari vase in the form of a leaping carpEdo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th centuryPainted in underglaze blue and pale-red and gilt, leaping upwards with its mouth wide open taking in air, supported on its curling tail set on a high rectangular base representing a wave-lashed rock, the details of the base painted in green and black. 32cm (12½in) high.Footnotes:For an almost identical model in the Fitzwilliam Museum, see John Ayers, Oliver Impey, and J. V. G. Mallet, Porcelain for Palaces: The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650-1750, London, Oriental Ceramic Society, 1990, p.189, no.178.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
A pair of Imari beaker vasesEdo period (1615-1868), late 17th/early 18th centuryEach of typical straight-sided form with flared mouth, painted with an elaborate design of variously shaped panels of birds and flowers beneath scrolled gilt panels of ho-o birds and with a band of stiff-leaves beneath; all in coloured enamels and gilding on a ground of scrolling foliage in underglaze blue. Each vase: 42.5cm (16¾in) high. (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of Imari bowls and an Imari 'sleeve' vaseEdo period (1615-1868), the bowls late 17th/early 18th century, the vase late 18th centuryDecorated in typical palette, the bowls of deep, fluted form painted on the interior with a band of chrysanthemums and peonies among folding screens and scattered kiku-mon (chrysanthemum crests), the exterior with trailing peonies and books, all in underglaze blue, red and yellow enamels, and gilt, both 9.5cm x 22.2cm (3¾in x 8¾in); the vase decorated with a continuous design of leafy sprays of chrysanthemums between gadrooned borders enclosing formal floral motifs; 29.2cm (11½in) high, with a separate wood stand. (4).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of large ovoid vases with appliqué decorationAttributed to Makuzu Kozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th centuryEach decorated in enamels and gilt with an almost identical design, the body inset with four sunken oval panels, each applied in high relief with a sparrow in human attire performing a dance, thick branches of yaezakura (multi-petalled cherry blossoms), similarly sculpted and draping across the shoulder and along the bottom, the remainder of the vase painted with sparrows perched or in flight among flowering yamabukiso (Chelidonium japonicum) on a cream ground, the neck with a band of stylised foliage, the foot with a band of repeated shippo-tsunagi (linked-cash) motifs; each vase unsigned. Each vase: 39.5cm (15½in) high. (2).Footnotes:For similarly conceived vases signed by the artist but of a different subject in the Tanabe Tetsuhito Collection, see NHK Promotions, Miyagawa Kozan botsugo hyakunen (Miyagawa Kozan [100th Anniversary] Retrospective), Tokyo, 2016, pp.106-107, no.54.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of Satsuma tall slender vasesBy Yozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryBoldly decorated in enamels and gilt with an almost identical design, the squat circular body with four elaborate overlapping panels enclosing a large number of karako (Chinese boys) surrounding a kakejiku (hanging scroll) at New Year and a pheasant beside flowering fuyo (rose mallow) at the water's edge, connected by two smaller panels of peonies on a ground depicting flocks of tanchozuru (red-headed cranes), the tall neck with a ho-o (phoenix) in flight among stylised foliate medallions and paulownia; signed just above the foot in gilt Dai Nippon Kyoto Yozan sei. Each vase 32cm (12½in) high. (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Satsuma moonflaskBy Taizan Yohei, Meiji era (1868-1912), probably, late 19th centuryBoldly decorated in enamels and gilt, the body with two circular panels, one enclosing a crowded busy figure scene during the hanami (cherry-viewing) at Arashiyama, the famous Togetsu bridge on the left, the second panel with birds flying over autumnal plants of fuyo (rosemallow), susuki (pampas grass), kikyo (Chinese bellflowers) and ominaeshi (valerian), reserved on a green ground decorated with kikumon interwoven among karakusa ('Chinese grasses'), signed on the base Dai Nippon Taizan sei; with a wood storage box inscribed Kabin (Flower vase) on the lid and Meiji sanjuichi nen junigatsu kakan raino (offered in advance in the latter part of December 1898) on the back of the box. 19.2cm (7½in) 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
A Satsuma reticulated ovoid vaseBy Kinkozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDecorated in enamels and gilt, the body inset with four oval panels, each enclosing a different subject comprising: (1) A blue bird flying towards cherry blossoms trailing over a roof; (2) Women and children on the banks of a river beside blooming irises; (3) A lantern hanging over flowering fuyo (rosemallow) and hageito (Chinese amaranth); (4) A pavilion nestled beneath a sugi (cedar tree), the shoulder with peonies; signed on the base with a gilt seal Kinkozan zo. 18.2cm (7 1/8in) high.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Satsuma small ovoid vaseBy Kinkozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDecorated in enamels and gilt, the body with two large elaborate panels enclosing two different scenes of a group of various figures including courtesans, merchants and samurai enjoying a leisurely stroll during the New Year, the other depicting a bouquet of assorted blooms of peony, magnolia, azalea, chrysanthemums, and cherry, separated by smaller roundels of bird-and-flower designs, the shoulder with flowering peonies and chrysanthemums; signed on the base in gilt Kinkozan. 9.7cm (3 13/16in) high.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Satsuma bowl and a covered handled vaseThe bowl by Bizan, the vase by Kinkozan, both Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe bowl predominantly in gilt enamels with the centre well depicting a gathering of rakan bordered by two writhing confronting dragons, the exterior decorated with panels of rakan alternating with tennin (angels), signed on the base with a seal Nippon tojiki Satsumayaki Bizan ga, 6.5cm x 12.7cm (2½in x 5in); the second a vessel of European inspiration, the body with two panels, one depicting an outdoor scene of revellers enjoying the hanami (cherry-blossom-viewing) season and assorted tea implements on the other, all on a blue ground scattered with fern and other flowers, the cover with overlapping fans and chrysanthemum blossoms, signed with a seal Kinkozan zo, 18.5cm (7¼in) high. (3).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Satsuma slender pear-shape vaseBy Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryFinely decorated in enamels and gilt with a continuous scene possibly from the Gion matsuri (Kyoto summer festival) depicting a procession of figures around a large, elaborate tapestry-adorned festival float, a group of participants at the front clutching a rope preparing to pull the impressive portable structure with a platform above seated with musicians, the neck with trailing branches of purple and white wisteria, the foot with a band of a profusion of sprig of peonies, signed on the base with a gilt seal Yabu Meizan; with a wood storage box. 26cm (10¼in) 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
A Satsuma slender ovoid vasePainted by Sozan for the Kinkozan workshop, Meiji (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryFinely decorated in enamels and gilt, the body with two tall rectangular panels enclosing the Rokkasen (Six Immortal Poets), Ono no Komachi, the female of the group, seated beside Sonjo Henjo standing behind a floor screen embellished with a Chinese landscape, from left to right Ariwara Narihira, Kisen Hoshi, Otomo no Kuronushi, reading a scroll and Fumiya no Yasuhide, the second panel showing an elegantly clad group of ladies enjoying the hanami (cherry-viewing) season, on a blue-midnight ground of trailing cherry blossoms, each panel signed with a seal Sozan, the base signed with an impressed seal Kinkozan tsukuru. 25.6cm (10in) high.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of massive Satsuma baluster vasesMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryBoldly decorated in predominantly gilt and enamels, the front of both vases depicting complementary scenes of Jinmu Tenno, first Emperor of Japan (traditional reign dates 660-585 BC), guided by a giant bird (two scenes), the reverse of both vases with two different scenes from the Genpei wars, one on the right illustrating the Hasso no tobi (Leap Over Eight Ships) showing Minamoto Yoshitsune (1159-1189) leaping over eight ships at the Battle of Dannoura (1185), escaping an attack from Taira no Noritsune whilst Taira no Tokiko holding the child Emperor Antoku watches from the ship, the left from the Battle of Ichinotani (1184), showing Yoshitsune attacking the Taira clan at Ichinotani from the Hiyodori Pass, all four figurative scenes framed by a winged dragon, the shoulder with aoi-mon (three hollyhock leaves within a circular border), the insignia of the Tokugawa family and the neck with kiku-mon (chrysanthemum crests), both vases unsigned; with detachable five cabriole-legged wood stands. Each vase: 92cm (36¼in) high; each stand: 34cm (13 3/8in) high. (4).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lots denoted with a 'TP' 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
A pair of Satsuma matching trumpet vasesMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryBoldly decorated in enamels and gilt, the spherical body with two lobed panels, one enclosing a ho-o (phoenix) in flight and three shishi frolicking with a long ribbon in the other, reserved on a ground of large peony blooms, the neck with vertical bands of repeated geometric motifs, the foot with lappet patterns, the neck applied with a moulded handle in the form of a mythological creature's head on each side; unsigned. Each vase: 48.3cm (19in) high. (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Satsuma baluster vaseBy Kinkozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDecorated in enamels and gilt with a continuous scene of a hunting excursion depicting three ox-drawn carriages stationed on the pine-clad shores of a lake, showing several Heian courtiers carrying bows and arrows accompanied by a retinue of attendants, one solitary crane flying in the distance, the shoulder with overlapping elaborate brocade, the neck and foot encircled with a narrow band of repeated geometric motifs, signed on the base with a gilt seal Kinkozan tsukuru; with a blue fabric-covered storage box. 26cm (10¼in) 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
A Satsuma ovoid vaseBy Ryuzan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDecorated in enamels and gilt, the body with two rectangular panels enclosing in one an outdoor scene of women and children enjoying the hanami (cherry blossom-viewing) season on the shores of a lake and a group of elegantly clad women and children sitting down to tea in a room overlooking a garden in the other, all on a blue ground of birds swimming in water; signed on the base in gilt within a rectangular reserve Ryuzan zo. 16.5cm (6½in) high.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Satsuma slender ovoid vaseBy Kinkozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDecorated in enamels and gilt, the body with two large rectangular panels depicting a hojiro (meadow bunting) perched on a peony branch on one side and a pair of suzume (sparrows) beside a clump of spring flowers on the other, all reserved on a blue ground of stylised cherry blossoms; signed on the base with an impressed seal Kinkozan.25.5cm (10in) high.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Satsuma baluster vaseBy Kizan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDecorated in enamels and gilt, the body with two panels, one rectangular enclosing four women and a child in an interior about to take tea, two painted screens in the background, the second panel, circular depicting a group of children around brazier, separated by bands of a lakescape, all on a ground of trailing branches of purple wisteria and large peony blossoms, the neck encircled by tightly clustered chrysanthemums; signed on the base with a seal Kizan.16.5cm (6½in) high.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A tall Satsuma vaseBy Ryozan for the Yasuda Company, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryOf ovoid form with tall everted neck, decorated predominantly in gilt with black details with a young woman seated by a table laden with two variously shaped vases with flower arrangements, a young girl at her side, faintly signed Ryozan beneath the trade mark of the Yasuda Company above the Satsuma mon. 36cm (14 1/16in) high.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Satsuma small baluster vaseBy Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryFinely decorated in enamels and gilt, the body with a wide central continuous landscape depicting sailing boats on a lake before distant mountains and a village with fishing boats and nets drying in the foreground, the shoulder with a flower-shaped panel enclosing closely clustered chrysanthemum blossoms, the foot with a narrow band of florets, the neck with a narrow band of repeated geometric patterns; signed on the base with a gilt seal Yabu Meizan. 9cm (3½in) high.Footnotes:Provenance:A private collection, acquired in the 1930s, thence by descent.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
A cloisonné-enamel baluster vaseMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryWorked in silver wire of varying gauge with two standing tancho-zuru (red-crested cranes), one preening its plumage, the other with its head lowered, foraging for food, the foot encircled with a band of repeated lappets; unsigned.16cm (6¼in) high.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A cloisonné-enamel baluster vaseSchool of Hayashi Kodenji, Nagoya, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe midnight-blue ground worked in silver wire of varying gauges with a continuous scene depicting a large flock of doves, four foraging for food on the ground, the majority flying overhead, the shoulder with a wide band of stylized chrysanthemums and scrolls on a brown ground, the neck and foot with repeated foliate and geometric motifs; unsigned. 27cm (10 5/8in) high.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A cloisonné-enamel slender ovoid vaseAttributed to Hayashi Kihyoe for the Ando Company, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryFinely worked in silver wire of varying gauge, decorated with an eagle perched on a wave-lashed rock, its wings outstretched, preparing for flight as it spies a pair of chidori (plovers or dotterels) flying past, reserved on a lime-green ground, the rim with cherry blossoms on a tight whorl-patterned ground; unsigned. 18.2cm (7 1/8in) high.Footnotes:Compare the quality and design of this vase with a scenic panel on a covered incense burner attributed to the same artist in the Stephen W. Fisher Collection, published and illustrated by Robert Mintz, Japanese Cloisonné Enamels: The Stephen W. Fisher Collection, exhibition catalogue, Baltimore, Md., Walters Art Museum, 2010, p.55.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of cloisonné-enamel baluster vasesNagoya School, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryEach vase intricately worked in silver wire of varying gauge with a matching design of a peacock perched on a rock from which issues flowering peony shrubs, all on a greyish-green ground, the rim and foot of silver-gilt; unsigned. Each vase: 18.5cm (7¼in) high. (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of cloisonné-enamel on porcelain vasesBy Takeuchi Chubei of Nagoya for the Shippo Gaisha Company, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryEach worked in gilt wire and decorated with an identical all-over design of fantastical creatures frolicking among stylised trailing flowers on an aubergine ground, the mouth painted in underglaze blue with a stylised foliate garland; each signed on the base in gilt Dai Nippon Seizo Shippo Gaisha kojin Takeuchi Chubei (Made by Takeuchi Chubei for the Shippo Gaisha Company, Great Japan). Each vase: 37cm (14½in) high. (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A cloisonné-enamel gourd vaseBy Ando Jubei, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryWorked in silver wire of varying gauge, the lower body with four floriform panels enclosing: (1) Bamboo; (2) Clumps of irises; (3) Plum blossoms; and (4) Chrysanthemums, reserved on a repeated square geometric ground, the top section with roundels enclosing stylised cranes separated by two auspicious characters fuku and ju above a waisted neck of chrysanthemum blossoms, signed on the base in silver wire Ando Jubei within an oval reserve beneath the company mark of Ando Jubei; with a separate, square wood stand. 27.5cm (10 5/8in) high. (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A slender inlaid iron pear vaseBy the Komai Company of Kyoto, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryFinely worked throughout in typical Komai style of predominantly flat gold overlay with extensive use of kebori for the details, the lower section with a continuous scene of three ho-o (phoenixes) in flight beneath a long slender neck lavishly decorated with scrolling fruiting vine separated by narrow bands of repeated geometric motifs; the base signed Nihon koku Kyoto no ju Komai sei beneath a dragonfly. 19cm (7½in) high.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Bronze cylindrical vase in the form of a bambooBy Tamura Seiun, Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th centuryCarved in high relief with a tree frog crawling up at the front towards the rim; signed on the underside with an impressed seal Tamura Seiun. 29cm (11 3/8in) high.Footnotes:Known to be active between Meiji to Taisho era in Tokyo, not much else is known about the artist but Seiun is most likely the go for Tamura Seitaro who was a pupil of a metal worker Nishimura Unsho (1859-1912).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
A bronze baluster vaseAttributed to Kibundo Shohei (1813–1892), Meiji (1868-1912), late 19th centuryThe reddish-brown body applied with a tree frog in high relief of bronze crawling up one side towards the top of the vase as it spies a spider on the rim, signed on the base with chiselled signature Kibun tsukuru; with a wood storage box inscribed on the lid Seidoko-shiki kabin (Flower vase in the style of archaic Chinese bronze vase) with a seal, inside the lid signed Kibundo Shohei tsukuru with a seal Kasetsu Nihon Biwako no higashi (Our family is clumsily located to the east of Lake Biwa in Japan). 25.5cm (10in) high. (2).Footnotes:The founder of the Kibundo Company, Kibundo Shohei (also known as Hatano Shohei) was apprenticed at age 11 to the Ryubundo Company of Kyoto, where he studied the art of casting in bronze and iron for 17 years before setting up his own business. After much disruption due to the political upheavals of the late Edo period, he finally settled in the Notogawa district (today's Higashi-Omi City) near Lake Biwa.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
A bronze slender vaseBy Hasuda Shugoro (1915-2010), Showa era (1926-1989), 20th centuryCast in a slim, abstract form, with a flat top and angled spout rim at one side meeting at an indented front upper section on the shoulder and cut away below, adjacent to engraved inset lines, signed just above the foot with chiselled characters Shu; with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed Chudo kaki (Cast bronze flower vase), signed inside the lid Shugoro with seal Shugoro. 32cm (12½in) high. (2).Footnotes:Born in Kanazawa, Hasuda Shugoro is considered one of the principal modernist artists working in bronze during the post-war period. He studied metal craft under Takamura Toyochika (1890 -1972) and in 1960 set up Enshin (The Heart of the Circle), an art crafts group, followed in 1962 by Gendai Kogei Bijutsuka Kyokai (Association for Modern Artist Craftsmen). His first national award was at the Fifth Nitten in 1949 and he subsequently received the Hokuto Award (1953) among many other prizes. In 1987 he was honoured as a Person of Cultural Merit by the Japanese government and in 1991 he was decorated with the Order of Cultural Merit.For a very similar vase by the artist, see Hasuda Shugoro, Hasuda Shugoro kinzoku zokei (Shugoro Hasuda- Metall Plastik), Kyoto, Kyoto Shoin, 1981, p.40, no.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
A gold-lacquer and Shibayama-inlaid tanto koshira-e (ornamental mounting for a short sword)Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe scabbard and hilt of kinji lacquer with details of togidashi maki-e, elaborately inlaid in typical Shibayama style encrustations with an ornate basket of ikebana suspended from the branch of a flowering cherry tree on one side and a pair of mandarin ducks inlaid in high relief cloisonné-enamel swimming beneath wisteria and cherry branches on the reverse, the tsuka (hilt or handle) embellished with a different vase of ikebana, the kashira (pommel at the tip of the tsuka), fuchi-gashira (hilt pommel and collar) and kojiri (decorative ornament at the base of the scabbard) of silver, applied with formal foliate designs in coloured enamels; the blade of hirazukuri form and plain; unsigned. Total length: 36.3cm (14 1/8in).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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