A PAIR OF MOLDED 'HUNDRED ANTIQUES' FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASES, 19TH CENTURYChina, Qing dynasty (1644-1912). The body of hexagonal form, painted in polychrome enamels and gilt, molded to each side with various auspicious items and scholar's objects in high relief, interspersed with fruits and auspicious symbols, with a diaper band below the rim and above the foot. One vase with handles in the shape of Buddhist lions, the other with pomegranates.Condition: Good condition with some wear to the enamels and few small chips to exposed areas. One vase with hairlines above the foot, the other with few repairs, a larger repair to the upper rim and baseProvenance: French private collection.Weight: 7.5 kg and 7.6 kgDimensions: Height 57.6 cm and 59 cm
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A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN MEIPING VASE, QING DYNASTYChina, Qing dynasty (1644-1912). With a slightly waisted neck and lipped rim, the exterior painted in cobalt blue with scrolling vines issuing two lotus flowers.Condition: Overall, still fine condition with usual traces of wear, some nibbles to rims and one larger chip to the foot rim.Provenance: Austrian private collection.Weight: 119.7 gDimensions: Height 10 cm
A FINE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE, QING DYNASTYChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The pear-shaped body supported on a short straight foot and rising to a slender cylindrical neck, surmounted by a garlic-head mouth with a metal mounting. The exterior finely painted in rich underglaze blue with peonies growing from leafy branches below a pine tree.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, manufacturing flaws, a small chip to the foot rim, and slight surface scratches.Provenance: From a British private collection, formed in 1970-2003, by repute acquired at Christie's London, 5th February 1998, lot 416.Weight: 801.6 g Dimensions: Height 22.8 cm
A FINE RED CRACKLE-GLAZED PORCELAIN VASE, ZUN, QING DYNASTYChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The compressed globular body rising from a short foot to a waisted neck with a galleried rim, the exterior covered in a deep-red glaze suffused with a network of fine crackles, stopping below the mouth rim and above the foot, the interior and underside glazed white.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few manufacturing irregularities, and shallow surface scratches.Provenance: Private collection in Paris, France.Weight: 643.9 g Dimensions: Height 16.2 cm
A FINE BLACK GLAZED PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASE, QING DYNASTYChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Of baluster form, rising from a slightly flaring foot to a waisted neck, the exterior covered with a lustrous black glaze stopping below the brown glazed mouth rim.Condition: Very good condition with minor traces of wear and age, some surface scratches.Provenance: Private collection in Paris, France.Weight: 1.03 kg Dimensions: Height 24.4 cm
A YELLOW-GLAZED PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE, TIANQIUPING, QING DYNASTYChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Of globular form, rising from a short circular foot ring to a tall, tubular neck, the exterior covered overall in a rich yellow glaze. The interior with a creamy-white glaze suffused with a dense network of orange crackles.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, shallow surface scratches, and manufacturing flaws.Provenance: Private collection in Paris, France.Weight: 771.4 g Dimensions: Height 21.3 cm
A FINE FAMILLE ROSE 'BAIJIXIANG' PORCELAIN DISH, TONGZHI MARK & POSSIBLY OF THE PERIODChina, 1851 - early 20th century. The porcelain dish finely painted in bright enamels, the center decorated in a pale lime-green color with a foliate medallion within gilt circle, the well adorned with the eight auspicious Buddhist symbols of conch shell, lotus bloom, vase, double fish, canopy, chakra wheel, umbrella and endless knot, each emblem ribbon-tied with flowers, with a band of ruyi heads below the rim. The exterior with three meandering floral tendrils, and the recessed base with a six-character Tongzhi Regin mark.Condition: Very good condition with minimal surface wear, minor firing irregularities, and some wear to the enamels.Provenance: Private collection in Paris, France.Weight: 352 g Dimensions: Diameter 21 cm
A LANGYAO GLAZED BOTTLE VASE, QINGChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The globular body supported by a circular foot and rising to a long cylindrical neck, covered overall in a red crushed raspberry colored glaze, thinning to a pale tone below the white rim and on some areas of the body. The base unglazed. Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear, surface scratches, and minor manufacturing irregularities including dark spots and pitting. Provenance: Spanish private collection. Weight: 476 g Dimensions: Height 19.8 cm
A FLAMBE GLAZED PORCELAIN VASE, FANGHU, TONGZHI MARK AND PERIODChina, 1861-1874. Of archaic bronze form, the pear-shaped body of square section and molded with a peach-shaped panel on the front and back face, rising to a broad neck with, covered overall with a flambe glaze of a dark red tone with lavender and pale-blue streaks, thinning to cream at the edges. The unglazed base incised with a six-character Tongzhi Reign mark.Condition: Very good condition with minimal surface wear, some firing flaws, and shallow surface scratches.Provenance: British trade.Weight: 3.2 kg Dimensions: Height 30.4 cm
A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 'BIRDS AND FLOWERS' VASE, QINGChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The baluster body decorated in underglaze blue with birds and insects, amid craggy rockwork, lotus, and other flowers, all below a lotus petal band at the shoulder and above a band of stiff leaves above the foot. Mounted as a lamp with a brass finial (meanwhile removed).Condition: Several restored breakages.With some wear, surface scratches and minor firing flaws, still presenting well. Provenance: French private collection.Weight: 3248 g Dimensions: Height 33 cm
A FAMILLE VERTE 'BUDDHST LION' PORCLEAIN BOTTLE VASE, QINGChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or slightly later. The compressed globular body rising from a short foot to a long tubular neck and finely decorated with polychrome, bright enamels, depicting three Buddhist lions playing with brocade balls and flowing ribbons, a band of lotus leaves above the foot, and the shoulder with a ruyi border. The neck adorned with a composition of blooming flowers against a golden ground, the top of the neck with an iron-red flower border on turquoise ice-crack ground. The base bearing an apocryphal six-character Kangxi reign mark within underglaze blue circles. Condition: Very good condition with minimal surface wear, and small manufacturing irregularities. Provenance: Estate of Andre Dubreuil (1951-2022). Renowned for his innovative furniture and decorative arts, Andre Dubreuil was a leading designer, whose background as an antiques dealer and painter informs his artworks. Dubreuil established himself as a designer in 1986, with the production of his 'Spine Chair'. Through his extensive world travels, Dubreuil expanded his idiom, absorbing the arts and crafts of the places he visits into his various tables, ceramics, lighting fixtures, and decorative objects. Classical East Asian and French antiques were enduring influences, evident in the shape, structure, and materials of his pieces. Weight: 2.6 kg Dimensions: Height 43.4 cm
A GILT-DECORATED BLUE-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'FOUR SEASONS' VASE, CHINA, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC PERIOD Of square-sectioned lantern form with tapered shoulders and base, the sides with rectangular panels each decorated with one of the four seasons, bordered by scrolling gilt florals on a powder-blue background, lotus motifs on the shoulders and a key-fret band around the rim and base. The interior and base enameled with a turquoise ground.Provenance: Boston trade.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and minimal firing irregularities, the gilt occasionally worn on the rim and edges as expected. The enamels well preserved, with areas of microscopic crackling as expected, the colors still bright and crisp.Weight: 1,678 gDimensions: Height 28.3 cmThe recessed base with an apocryphal iron-red six-character seal mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi.Expert's note: This design was created by the Imperial workshops in Beijing around 1750 and became so popular at the court that it was copied many times during the Qianlong, Jiaqing and Daoguang dynasties, all throughout the late 19th century and even well into the Minguo era. The present lot, however, shows a quality of enameling that comes rather close to the original model, thus indicating a date from ca. 1820-1880 or even a bit earlier.Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's Hong Kong, 3 June 2015, lot 3150Price: HKD 3,880,000 or approx. EUR 541,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A gilt-decorated blue-ground famille rose square-section 'landscape' vase, Qianlong six-character seal mark in iron red within a square and of the periodExpert remark: Note the slightly smaller size (26.7 cm) and that this vase is the prototype for the present lot, dating from the Qianlong period.
A BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' PORCELAIN VASE, c. 1920sChina, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). Of ovoid form, with a sinuous dragon and a bat molded to the mouth, the body painted in underglaze blue with three roundels depicting phoenix and lotus scroll. The recessed base with an apocryphal six-character Qianlong reign mark.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few minor chips to the dragon, and light surface scratches.Provenance: Czech private collection.Weight: 960 gDimensions: Height 18.9 cm
A GROUP OF THREE GLAZED PORCELAIN ITEMS, c. 1920sChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). Comprising two miniature porcelain vases covered in apple-green glaze suffused with grey crackle; and a small blue and white porcelain wall vase of elongated lobed-form and painted with scrollwork, the top with an apocryphal six-character Xuande reign mark, the back with a loop for wall attachment. Condition: Very good condition with some wear, minor surface scratches and firing irregularities. Provenance: German private collection.Weight: 325.7 g in total Dimensions: Height 5.3 - 8.5 cm
A MOLDED LONGQUAN CELADON GLAZED OCTAGONAL VASE, MEIPING, SONG-STYLEChina, 20th century. The vase surmounted by a short octagonal neck and lipped rim, with eight facets, each molded in relief and reserved in biscuit with a panel containing one of the Eight Daoist Immortals, further incised above and below with conforming panels depicting auspicious symbols. The body is covered with a crackled celadon glaze of deep sea-green tone except for the foot burnt to a brown color.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and few light surface scratches.Provenance: Estate of Wolfgang Zacke (1942-2022), co-founder of Galerie Zacke, thence by descent.Weight: 3,4 kgDimensions: Height 37.5 cmLiterature comparison:Compare a prototype of this vase with the Eight Daoist Immortals, dated to the mid-13th century, in the Philedalphia Museum of Art, accession number 1964-58-1. Compare also a prototype with the Eight Daoist Immortals, dated to the 14th century, in the British Museum, museum number 1936,1012.83. Compare another prototype of this vase, dated to the 14th century, sold at Christie's New York, 23 September 2022, lot 927.
A GOLD PAINTED CORAL-GORUND BOTTLE VASE, REPUBLIC PERIODChina, Republic period (1912-1949). The globular body finely painted with gold on the coral ground, depicting stylized lotus and vine motifs between lotus petals, combined with shou characters and bats, a band of upright lappets above the foot, and a ruyi head border at the neck. Turquoise glaze covering the interior neck and the recessed base, with an apocryphal six-character Qianlong reign mark. Condition: Good condition with minor surface wear, and with firing irregularities including dark spots and pitting. Provenance: Hungarian private collection.Weight: 580 g Dimensions: Height 22.6 cm
TWO PAINTED POTTERY VESSELS, BAN CHIANG, 1ST MILLENNIUM BCThailand, Udon Thani Province. Comprising two vases, one of ovoid form with broad shoulders and waisted neck with everted rim, painted with red lines forming a spiral to the body and a band of triangles to the neck, the second vase of globular form surmounted by a waisted neck with flaring rim, decorated with red lines forming geometric designs on the creamy-white ware.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Wear, signs of weathering and erosion, few chips, minor losses, repairs and touch-ups.Provenance: Old Belgian private collection.Weight: 5.8 kg and 9.2kg excl. basesDimensions: Height circa 37 cm and 45 cm excl. basesBoth mounted to metal stands.Ban Chiang, denotes an archeological site located in Nong Han district, Udon Thani Province, Thailand. Discovered in 1957, the site attracted enormous publicity due to its distinctive red painted pottery. During the first formal scientific excavation in 1967, archaeologists unearthed several skeletons, together with bronze grave gifts and unglazed earthenware pots which had been low-fired and painted red with unique, highly expressive and characteristic designs.A subsequent excavation at Ban Chiang in 1974-1975 was followed by an article by Chester Gorman and Pisit Charoenwongsa, claiming evidence for the earliest dates in the world for bronze casting and iron working. Subsequent excavations, including that at Ban Non Wat, have now shown that the proposed early dates for Ban Chiang are unlikely. The first datings of the artifacts used the thermoluminescence technique, resulting in a range from 4420-3400 BC, which would have made the site the earliest Bronze Age culture in the world. These dates stirred worldwide interest. Thermoluminescence dating of pottery was at the time an experimental technique and had been applied to Ban Chiang sherds of uncertain provenance. However, with the 1974-1975 excavation, sufficient material became available for radiocarbon dating. Re-analysis by radiocarbon dating suggested that a more likely date for the earliest metallurgy at Ban Chiang was c. 2000-1700 BCE. A date of 2100 BCE was obtained from rice phytoliths taken from inside a vessel taken from the lowest grave, which had no metal remains. The youngest grave was about 200 CE. Bronze making began circa 2000 BCE, as evidenced by crucibles and other fragments. A contrasting analysis was conducted by Charles Higham of the University of Otago using the bones of the people who lived at Ban Chiang and the bones of animals interred with them. The resulting determinations were analyzed using Bayesian statistics and the results suggested that the initial settlement of Ban Chiang took place about 1500 BCE, with the transition to the Bronze Age about 1000 BCE. The chronology of Ban Chiang metallurgy is still in considerable dispute.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related vase, dated 5th century BC to 5th century AD, in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1974,0617.1.
A SILVER-INLAID COPPER VASEVietnam, 20th century. Of baluster form, supported on a circular foot rising to rounded sides and a short neck with a flaring mouth. The body is decorated with two sinuous dragons amid swirling clouds chasing a flaming tama made of two yin yang fish.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, casting flaws, drilled through the side of the foot, small dents, and minor nicks.Provenance: Private collection in Nantes, France.Weight: 841.9 gDimensions: Height 22.2 cm
A PAIR OF SUPERB TAKAOKA GOLD-INLAID BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEASTS' KORO (INCENSE BURNERS) AND COVERSAttributed to Ohashi San'emon (1851-1895), unsignedJapan, Takaoka, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely decorated in gold, silver, and shakudo takazogan, each censer of compressed globular form, inlaid to one side with a winged mythical beast chasing a ribboned vase and to the other with a ribboned vase flanked by a fan and a reishi cloud, the shoulder applied with baku-form handles suspending loose gold rings, the domed cover decorated with gold-inlaid swirling clouds above a lappet border and surmounted by a baying kirin, raised on three elongated legs encircled by three-clawed dragons and centered by a gold tama, above an elaborately cast and openworked tiered hexagonal base.HEIGHT 38 cm and 37.5 cmWEIGHT 2,802 and 2,816 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and few minuscule nicks.The history of casting copper alloys in Takaoka, the provincial capital of Etchu (present day Toyama Prefecture), is reputed to date to the early Edo period, the industry encouraged by the local feudal government as a source of income. Around 1830, new sales venues were developed, extending from Edo city to the northern-most part of the Japanese archipelago, eventually expanding to overseas export markets during the Bakumatsu era.Compare the design of the present koro to a drawing of a koro made by Ohashi San'emon in Meiji 27 (1894) to celebrate the 25th year wedding anniversary for the Meiji Emperor.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A SILVER-INLAID BIDRI BOTTLE VASE, 18TH CENTURYDeccan, India, 18th century. Finely cast, the globular body supported on a spreading foot and surmounted by a stepped shoulder and long slender neck finely decorated with silver-inlaid foliate and geometric designs, the neck with two raised cord bands, one at the base and the other near the gently flared mouth similarly decorated with flowerheads borne on leafy scrolling vines.Provenance: English trade. Condition: Good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities, light tarnishing and minor losses to silver inlays, minor dents, small nicks, and light scratches.Weight: 1,538.6 g Dimensions: Height 25.6 cmAuction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby's London, 7 October 2015, lot 363 Price: GBP 10,000 or approx. EUR 17,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Bidri silver-inlaid bottle vase, Deccan, India, 18th century Expert remark: Compare the related form with the slightly raised shoulder, albeit with denser foliate decorations. Note the cover.
A BRONZE VASE DEPICTING CARP, MEIJI PERIODJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely cast, supported on a flared foot with rounded sides rising to a broad neck with an everted rim. The body cast in relief with four carp swimming amid finely detailed flowing water. The base signed NORITSUGU saku [made by Noritsugu].WEIGHT 2,728 gHEIGHT 30.7 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and a few small nicks.Provenance: German private collection.
AN BRONZE AND PARCEL-GILT AMPHORA VASEJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The baluster body in the style of a Chinese archaistic amphora with dragon handles, inlaid in silver, gilt, and copper, details worked in takazogan and shibuichi. One side decorated with bats in flight amid blossoming wisteria, the other with sparrows (suzume). The neck and foot decorated with leafy and key fret borders in silver and gilt.HEIGHT 23.4 cmWEIGHT 1,620 gCondition: Very good condition, fine patina, with manufacturing irregularities and casting flaws.Provenance: British private collection.Auction comparison:Compare a related bronze vase by Suzuki Chokichi, dated Meiji, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art 7 Nov 2019, London, lot 218 (sold for 5,312 GBP).
A LARGE IRON VASE DEPICTING TEKKAI AND BUKAN SENNINJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Boldly cast, the sides slightly compressed, each decorated with an immortal within a broad frame. One side depicting Tekkai Sennin holding his staff and floating on his reed hat above crashing waves, his hair and robes blowing in the stormy wind with tempestuous clouds above. Bukan Sennin is depicted on the opposite side, dressed in long robes and standing next to his tiger near a waterfall within a bamboo forest. The iron vase is left with a raw, highly textured body.HEIGHT 36.3 cmWEIGHT 7,474 gCondition: Good condition with wear, casting flaws, and small losses during manufacturing.
OSHIMA JOUN (1858-1940): A FINE BRONZE VASE WITH A DRAGONBy Oshima Joun (1858-1940), signed Ichijoken Joun saku and sealed Taishodo seiJapan, Taisho period (1912-1926)The tall cylindrical body rising from a flat foot ring, decorated in high relief with a dragon emerging from a turbulent sea and flying towards the clouds in the distant sky. Signed to the back ICHIJOKEN JOUN saku [made by Ichijoken Joun] and sealed to the recessed base Taishodo sei. Accompanied by the original silk Shifuku.HEIGHT 21.6 cmWEIGHT 958 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and few typical casting irregularities.With an inscribed and sealed wood tomobako storage box.Oshima Joun (1858-1940), also known as Yasutaro, was a highly skilled artist renowned for his expertise in bronze casting. He hailed from a family of metalworkers and began his career in the family business in 1877. It was during this year that he adopted the art name Joun. By 1879, he had expanded the family business significantly, employing 11 craftsmen in his Tokyo studio. In 1881, Oshima Joun exhibited his work at the 2nd National Industrial Exposition, marking the beginning of his illustrious career. He gained international recognition by showcasing his art at prestigious events such as the Paris Exposition in 1900 and the London Japan-British Exposition in 1910.
SEIYA: A BRONZE VASE WITH LILIES, MEIJIBy the Seiya Workshop, signed Seiya Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) The vase with a slender oval body rising from a splayed foot to a slender neck with everted petal-lobed mouth. The front applied in high relief with a lily in full bloom, a bud, and tall grasses. The bronze patinated in various copper, brown and greenish hues. The recessed base bearing the workshop signature SEIYA. Condition: With minor wear and casting flaws, scattered nicks, and scratches. The tip of two grasses with minor loss, and the lower area of the grasses with some touch-ups. Provenance: Danish private collection. Weight: 901 g Dimensions: Height 25.5 cm
AN OCTAGONAL BRONZE VASE WITH A DRAGON, MEIJIJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912) The faceted body rising from a slightly spreading foot to a tall, gently waisted neck. The front applied in high relief with a ferocious dragon twisted around the neck, with sharp claws, finely incised scales, ridged spines, and long horns, with a small rock crystal tama clutched in its claws. The recessed base with a raised cartouche showing an illegible signature. Overall showing fine malachite patination. Condition: Overall good condition with minor wear and casting flaws, scattered nicks, and scratches. Provenance: Danish private collection. Weight: 1,799 g Dimensions: Height 28 cm
MASAHJIRO: A BRONZE 'TWIN DRAGONS' BALUSTER VASEBy Masahiro, Signed MasahiroJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely cast, supported on a round base with baluster sides rising to a rounded shoulder, its short neck spreading to a flared rim. The body is decorated with twin, three-clawed dragons soaring through a cloudy sky, their bodies disappearing partly behind the clouds, above a storming sea with crashing waves. The base signed MASAHIRO.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, casting flaws, small scratches, and few dents. The bronze is covered in a lustrous brown patina.Provenance: Private collection in Zagreb, Croatia.Weight: 2,663 gDimensions: Height 28.8 cm
AKICHIKA: A FINE BRONZE VASE WITH LIZARD PREYING ON A FROGBy Akichika, signed Akichika with dragonfly sealJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The baluster-shaped bronze vase with a circular foot ring, long neck, and flaring rim, patinated to an attractive brown finish with striking mottled streaks of red, carved in relief around the neck with a lizard eyeing a small frog carved to the body of the vase. The details finely worked; the eyes of the lizard are gilt. Signed to the underside AKICHIKA with the characteristic 'dragonfly' seal.HEIGHT 24.9 cmWEIGHT 1,317 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and few light surface scratches and casting irregularities.Provenance: Old Parisian private collection.Auction comparison:Compare a closely related bronze vase with a similar design, also signed Akichika and with butterfly seal, at Christie's, Japanese & Korean Art including Arts of the Meiji Period, 15 September 2010, New York, lot 618 (sold for 8,750 USD).
ATSUYOSHI: A SILVER AND COPPER-INLAID BRONZE BALUSTER VASE DEPICTING A COASTLINE WITH MOUNT FUJI, MEIJI PERIODBy Atsuyoshi, signed Atsuyoshi sakuJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely cast, standing on a straight foot rising to a rounded shoulder surmounted by a short neck with a rounded rim. The body is decorated in silver and suaka (copper) inlays depicting a bezaisen sailing the coastline with its sail hoisted. The coastline is dotted with pine trees and snowcapped mount Fuji towers high in the background. Signed to the base ATSUYOSHI saku ['made by Atsuyoshi'] and to the side of the vase engraved with 'Inoue sei.'Condition: Good condition with wear, casting flaws, traces of use, small areas of verdigris.Provenance: German private collection.Weight: 801.9 gDimensions: Height 17.8 cm
HASEGAWA TAKEJIRO: A FINE SUAKA (COPPER) UCHIDASHI VASEBy Hasegawa Takejiro, signed Takejiro 竹次郎 sakuJapan, Showa period (1926-1989)Supported on a flat base with a rounded body rising elegantly to a narrow mouth. The body is decorated in glossy gold and silver lacquer wavy lines. The base signed Takejiro saku ['made by Takejiro'].HEIGHT 28 cmCondition: Excellent condition.
A SUPERB KOMAI-STYLE GOLD AND SILVER INLAID BRONZE VASE WITH MONKEYSJapan, Kyoto, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of baluster form, supported on a spreading foot with slightly concave base, the straight shoulder surmounted by the short-waisted neck and galleried rim. Finely decorated in gold and silver nunomezogan and takazogan with two shaped panels enclosing numerous monkeys huddled together in various poses, some constituting the sambiki saru motif, also referred to as the three wise monkeys, using their hands to cover their own or each other's ears, eyes, or mouth, the simians further well detailed with finely incised fur and gold eyes. The panels are reserved against a silver-inlaid ground of various brocade patterns, above stylized waves and dew drops at the foot, and below foliate scroll and chrysanthemum flowerheads to the shoulder, finely engraved clouds to the neck, and a silver-inlaid key-fret band around the rim. HEIGHT 16 cmWEIGHT 467 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and few tiny nicks.Provenance: From a private collection in southern Germany, acquired before 2007.The present vases are decorated in the manner of the famous Komai workshop of Kyoto. The Komai workshop is believed to have been founded in 1841, but it was only when Komai Otojiro I became its head, in 1865, that the company began to make the wares for which they were to become so famous. Under his leadership, the workshop specialized in intricate inlaid work of gold and silver into iron. In a promotional brochure from around 1915 his son, Komai Otojiro II (his father having retired in 1906) called his workshop the 'pioneer of damascene work' and describes the lacquering process of the characteristic black ground, which required kiln firing and burnishing. The Komai style developed with an increasingly pictorial central motif on a background of both geometric patterns and free illustrations of nature, life, and landscapes with elaborate repeating borders. Most of these central motifs illustrate stories from Japanese history or mythology, and the Komai family retains a number of design books in which can be found drawings for many of their works.
NAKAJIMA MINORU: A METAL VASE WITH WATER STRIDERS, DATED 1980By Nakajima Minoru (1907-1982), signed Minoru sakuJapan, dated 1980The compressed globular body tapering to a tall slender neck, finely decorated to the exterior with three water striders on a textured metal base simulating stagnant water with algae. Signed to the base, MINORU saku [Made by Minoru]. Inscribed to the box, 'Dai Mizu-nurumu, showa gojugo-nen gogatsu, Nakajima Minoru saku, with the seal Minoru' [The warming of water in spring”, made in May of Showa 55 (corresponding to 1980), made by Nakajima Minoru, with the seal Minoru].WEIGHT 882.5 gHEIGHT 35 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities.With a fitted tomobako box with an inscription.
ICHIHASHI TOSHIO: A LARGE BRONZE ART DECO RECTANGULAR VASEBy Ichihashi Toshio (1919-2005), signed Toshio Japan, Showa period (1926-1989)The attractively textured bronze finely worked with tall sides decorated with geometric designs in the form of vertical tapering lines centered by lozenges.Condition: Excellent condition.Provenance: Dutch private collection.Weight: 5.8 kgDimensions: Height 34.7 cmIchihashi Toshio is a Japanese artist. In 1951 Ichihashi graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts. In 1953 he won the Nitten Fine Arts Exhibiton prize and started as a lecturer at the Tokyo National University the year after. In 1961 he received the Nitten Hokutosho award and in 1964 he made the sculpture of the Tokugawa Yoshitoshi statue in Yoyogi park. Ichihashi was a member of the Nitten Fine Arts Exhibition jury and took part in the New Japan Craftsman Federation Council.
AIDA TOMIYASU: A LARGE BRONZE VASEBy Aida Tomiyasu (1901-1987), signed TomiyasuJapan, Showa period (1926-1989)Of cylindrical form, supported on a flat base the cordate-shaped opening cast to the side, surmounted by a round overhang topped by a stylized waterfowl. The base signed TOMIYASU.Condition: Excellent condition with minimal wear and casting flaws.Provenance: Dutch private collection.Weight: 2,567 gDimensions: Height 40.8 cmWith a fitted wood tomobako box.Aida Tomiyasu is the go or art name of Ibara Meijiro. He was born in Tateyama City, Chiba prefecture and studied metal casting under Yamamoto Azumi (1880-1945), also a graduate of the metal casting department at the Tokyo School of Fine Art. Between 1929-1957 he exhibited regularly at the annual government-sponsored exhibitions, the Teiten, Shin-Bunten and Nitten, winning the grand prize a the 1949 Nitten. Internationally, he successfully exhibited at the New York World's fair and at the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939 and became known for his Art Deco-inspired style evident in this example.
A SLENDER 'DRAGON' CLOISONNE VASE, MEIJIJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The ovoid body rising to a long slender neck with flaring rim, masterfully worked in silver wire and green and silver enamels to depict a coiled dragon (tatsu), all against a black ground. The rims and base of silvered brass.HEIGHT 23 cmWEIGHT 239 gCondition: With minor wear, shallow surface scratches and minimal pitting. A small loss below the mouth rim and to the body as well as a bruise to the neck with associated hairlines and tiny losses. Provenance: Viennese private collection.
A SMALL CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE WITH SPARROWS AND WISTERIA, MEIJIJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912). Of rounded hexagonal baluster shape, worked in bright enamels and silver wire with a sparrow in trailing white and purple wisteria, all against a midnight-blue ground. With a dotted border below the mouth rim repeated above the foot.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities such as pitting. Provenance: Estate of an Austrian collector, the collection was assembled in the 1980s - 1990s through purchases at Galerie Zacke and other specialized galleries in Vienna. Weight: 105 g Dimensions: Height 11.5 cm
A BLACK CLOISONNE VASE WITH FLOWERSJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Standing on a short spreading foot and rising to a rounded shoulder surmounted by a narrow neck with a flared mouth. The body decorated in bright enamels with large kiku (chrysanthemum), hibiscus, and iris flowers. The rim of the mouth and foot decorated with enamel.HEIGHT 17.9 cmCondition: Good condition with wear, manufacturing flaws, minuscule pitting, small losses to enamel, and minor nicks.Provenance: Austrian private collection.
A LARGE BLUE CLOISONNE VASE WITH KIKU FLOWERSJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of baluster form, standing on a flat base the rounded sides rising to an elegant shoulder surmounted by a flared neck. The body is finely enameled with a large kiku (chrysanthemum) stalk bending under the weight of two large blossom.HEIGHT 46 cmCondition: Good condition with wear, a small dent to the rim with minimal material loss, few small scratches, and microscopic losses to enamel.Provenance: Austrian private collection.
A FINE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE WITH MYTHICAL BEASTSJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of baluster form, finely decorated with polychrome enamels on a dark brown ground, depicting a rain dragon, a ho-o bird, and a sea dragon inside shield-shaped reserves, with floral decoration and geometrical borders to the shoulder, rim, and foot ring.HEIGHT 15.5 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear, manufacturing flaws, and minuscule losses to enamels.Provenance: Austrian private collection.
A RED CLOISONNE VASE WITH ASTER AND HIBISCUS FLOWERSJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The ovid body supported on a short spreading foot to a slender neck with an everted rim, decorated in bright enamels with leafy hibiscus and aster flowers, with a band of noyi heads around the short neck and the rim of the foot.HEIGHT 24 cmCondition: Good condition with wear, minor losses to enamels, glaze cracks, and a small chip with a possible old repair.Provenance: Austrian private collection.
A RED AND WHITE GINBARI VASE WITH POPPY FLOWERSJapan, Meiji to Showa period (1868-1989)Of baluster form, standing on a flat base and rising to rounded shoulders surmounted by a short neck with a gently flaring rim. The body is decorated with a punched foil ground with an enameled poppy flower decorating one side.HEIGHT 17.9 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, including expected minor crackling.Provenance: Austrian private collection.
BANKOZAN: A FINE AND LARGE SATSUMA CERAMIC VASEBy Bankozan, signed BankozanJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of baluster shape, finely potted and painted with a deep cobalt-blue ground embellished with gilt plants and mon-emblems save for two large central reserves painted in polychrome enamels and rich gilt depicting idyllic figural scenes and cherry blossoms in full bloom. Signed within a gilt reserve BANKOZAN below the Shimazu crest mark. The artist produced fine quality work in the style of Kinkozan and is rarely encountered.HEIGHT 46 cmCondition: Excellent condition with only very minor wear and rubbing to gilt.Provenance: Austrian private collection, purchased at Dorotheum Auctions, Vienna, in the 1990s. Old inventory number to the underside.Auction comparison:Compare a related large satsuma vase by Bankozan at Bonhams, Fine Works of Asian Art, 18 June 2007, San Francisco, lot 6100 (sold for 3,300 USD).
NAOYUKI: A SUPERB CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND SHIBAYAMA INLAID FLORIFORM VASE WITH A GOOSEBy Naoyuki, signed NaoyukiJapan, early Meiji period (1868-1912)Standing on three-lobed feet and rising to a bulbous body, the long neck with a flaring floral rim, embellished to the feet, shoulder, and neck with stunning bright enamels featuring floral designs of cherry blossoms and kiku medallions, the body with two-lobed panels bearing a gold-lacquered kinji ground and inlaid in the Shibayama style with horn, mother-of-pearl, bone, and coral, depicting on one side a goose next to hibiscus, and to the other side with an ornate basket with blooms of hydrangea. The silver body further incised with katakiri-bori showing various flowers. Signed underneath within a rectangular gilt reserve NAOYUKI.HEIGHT 19 cmWEIGHT 141.2 gCondition: Good condition with minor tarnishing to silver, few tiny losses to inlays. The handles lost. Presenting very well.Auction comparison:Compare a related inlaid silver and cloisonne-enamel vase with closely related mythical beast handles, by Nemoto, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 11 May 2017, London, lot 419 (sold for GBP 3,750).
A KUTANI MOON VASEJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely potted, standing on a rectangular base with a short waist supporting a circular body with a barbed rim, with two rain dragons climbing the sides at the shoulder to form handles. Elaborately decorated in gilt and bright enamels with scrolling grapevines along the side as well as brocade and floral patterns along the foot, neck, and body, framing the central scene. One side depicts a lady with children in a beautiful meadow with a river, Mount Fuji rising from a cloudy sky in the background. The opposite depicting Daoist immortals in a baboo grove.HEIGHT 29.5 cmCondition: Fair condition with wear, firing flaws, minor pitting, glaze recesses, and the dragon handles with restorations to the heads and tails.Provenance: Austrian private collection.
A GROUP OF FIVE SATSUMA CERAMICSJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912) to Taisho period (1912-1926)Comprising a vase and cover finely decorated with a pheasant and hen amid standing above a rushing stream surrounded by prunus, peonies, iris, and roses, the rims and foot with bands of geometric and wave designs, the base inscribed 'Satsuma, Hand Painted, Kobe Japan'; a miniature teapot decorated with a landscape scene with a small village and two beauties with a boy beneath a peach tree; a lobed miniature bowl with floral blossoms decorated to the interior with gold fundame, the exterior with various types of tree branches, the base signed KAWAKICHI; a small plate with a midnight-blue ground decorated with gold depicting foliate and a group of foragers picking mushrooms, the base signed HATTORI; and a midnight-blue bowl with a barbed rim decorated to the interior with three beauties and peony blossoms on the banks of a river. The exterior painted with a narcissus plants butterflies beneath a fruiting peach tree and a boy with a female attendant.HEIGHT 21.2 cm (the first)Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, manufacturing flaws, small nicks, minor pitting, and rubbing to the gilt.Provenance: Austrian private collection.
A LARGE BALUSTER ARITA VASE WITH CRANES, PINE, AND PRUNUS TREESJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of baluster form, the large vase boldly painted in blue, white, gray, and purple with a towering pine tree with craggy bark and pine needles. Three large cranes roost in the pine tree next to a small prunus tree, rising from below, and blossoming with beautiful purple buds.HEIGHT 46.1 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and a few firing irregularities including minuscule dark spots, glaze recesses, and the foot burnt slightly orange during firing.Provenance: Form a private collection in Germany.
TOKUDA YASOKICHI III: A FINE KUTANI GLAZED PORCELAIN VASEBy Tokuda Yasokichi III (1933-2009), signed Kutani MasahikoJapan, 20th centuryThe globular body supported on a short broad foot and rising to a slender cylindrical neck flaring dramatically to a wide mouth, covered overall in a rich, lustrous, finely crackled, blue-green streaked glaze, save for the white foot and base signed KUTANI MASAHIKO.HEIGHT 28.3 cmCondition: Excellent condition.With the original inscribed tomobako storage box. Tokuda Yasokichi III was designated a Bearer of Important Intangible Cultural Assets (a "Living National Treasure") in 1997 for his mastery of the innovative saiyu glaze technique, based on traditional Kutani colored glaze enamels as handed down from his grandfather and father, Tokuda Yasokichi I (1873-1956) and Tokuda Yasokichi II (1907-1997). Before he succeeded his father in 1988 as Tokuda Yasokichi III, the artist was known as Tokuda Masahiko. Museum comparison:Compare a related spherical vase by the same artist in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2001.734. Auction comparison:Compare a closely related vase by the same artist at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 16 June 2023, Vienna, lot 166 (sold for EUR 7,150).
YASUHARA SHOSO: A SILVER-LACQUER IKEBANA VASEBy Yasuhara Shoso (born 1884), one seal ShosoJapan, Taisho (1912-1926) to Showa period (1926-1989)Of square section, the tall rectangular body supported on four feet and rising to a flat rim fitted with a reticulated cover, bearing an attractive silver ground, decorated to the exterior in iro-e hiramaki-e depicting the sun among clouds shining over a field. The recessed base sealed Shoso. Inscribed to the box, 'Shoso, lacquer art', with the seal Shoso.HEIGHT 24 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and few blemishes and fingerprints.With a fitted tomobako box inscribed with the artist's name and seal.Yasuhara Shoso (born 1884) was the second son of Yasuhara Kiyoshi, a native of Kanazawa who worked in Osaka as a high-end maki-e lacquerware exporter. He succeeded his father Kiyoshi in 1899 and worked in Osaka. He began to exhibit his work at exhibitions from the Taisho era (1912-1926). His style was modern in design, incorporating various ancient lacquer techniques, and many of his works, while highly technical, created an appealing atmosphere.
A TURQUOISE PEKING GLASS MALLET VASE, DAOGUANG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1821-1850. The opaque turquoise glass showing mottled striations of pale to medium turquoise blue, the body of a beehive-domed form rising to a slender cylindrical neck. The recessed base with a four-character Daoguang reign mark and of the period. With a (later) fitted wood base.Condition: Good condition with some surface wear, minor surface scratches, some manufacturing flaws, and few miniscule nicks.Provenance: Private collection in Paris, France.Weight: 244.6 g (excl. base), 280.3 g (incl. base) Dimensions: Height 13.2 cm (excl. base), 15.1 cm (incl. base)
A HEXAGONAL AMBER GLASS VASE, 20TH CENTURYChina. Of hexagonal shape, the sides incised with a poem, the recessed base with an apocryphal four-character Jiaqing mark. Provenance: Austrian private collection.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear.Weight: 604 gDimensions: Height 14.8 cm
A QING DYNASTY CHRYSOPRASE LIDDED VASE AS LAMP BASEChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The vase of flattened baluster form decorated with flowering branches, a young boy, and birds, the cover with a reticulated metal mount, standing on a wood base which is attached to a bronze lamp mount.Condition: Very good condition, minor wear, the stone with natural fissures, which may have developed into thin hairlines. Provenance: From the private collection of Michael B. Weisbrod, New York, USA. Michael B. Weisbrod is a noted scholar of Chinese art, who has published extensively on the subject over a time span of more than 50 years. In 1972, Michael joined his father Dr. Gerald Weisbrod's Asian art gallery in Toronto, Canada. The father-and-son team opened their New York location on Madison Avenue in 1977, and during the next 45 years the gallery held a significant number of exhibitions, selling to museums and private collectors across the globe, eventually adding further locations in Shanghai and Hong Kong.Weight: 3,720 gDimensions: Height 59 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
A MUGHAL-STYLE PALE GRAY JADE VASE, c. 1920sChina, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). The bulbous pear-shaped body rising from a lobed floriform foot carved to the underside with a blossom, the thin walls decorated with grooves below a band of acanthus leaves and flanked by a pair of curved leaves handles, all within a band of acanthus leaves below the rim and above the foot. The translucent stone of a pale gray tone with dark speckles and cloudy white inclusions.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, little nibbling. Provenance: Ex-collection Milan Füst. Milan Füst (1888-1967) was a famous Hungarian poet and professor of aesthetics in Budapest. Weight: 264.7 gDimensions: Height 10.1 cm
A TANTO IN KOSHIRAE, EDOJapan, Edo period (1615-1868)The blade: The slender blade with hira-zukuri and ihori mune. The hamon is midare in nioi-deki. The hada is mukome. The mumei (unsigned) nakago with one mekugi-ana, the tip is haagari. The mounting: The hamidashi tsuba (with the hitsu-ana open to one side) lacquered black. The sentoku fuchi and kashira worked in takazogan with birds amid flowering plum branches. The floral shakudo menuki with details in gold. The rayskin tsuka with black silk tsuka-ito. The wood saya is ribbed and finely decorated in fine takazogan of silver, copper, and gold, depicting leaves, a vase, and a fan. NAGASA 17.5 cm, LENGTH 37 cm (total) Condition: Good condition with minor wear and traces of use, the blade with scattered tiny fukure, the mounts with few small nicks and shallow scratches, the silk tsuka-ito broken at the end and the kashira loose. Provenance: Hungarian private collection.
A LIDDED DOUBLE GOURD SILVER VASESouth China / Vietnam, 1880s - 1920s. The double gourd body supported on a short circular base and rising to a cylindrical neck surmounted by a domed cover. The vase finely embossed and incised with geometrical and floral patterns, the lower section displaying mythical creatures within round reserves, the upper section encircled by a dragon breathing fire.Condition: Good condition with expected wear, manufacturing irregularities, shallow surface scratches, and miniscule nicks. Provenance: Old Austrian private collection, assembled during the past 50 years.Weight: 37.8 g Dimensions: Height 10.1 cm
A TALL DOUBLE GOURD SILVER VASESouth China / Vietnam, 1880s - 1920s. Of double gourd form, supported on a splayed foot, rising to a slender cylindrical neck, and surmounted by a domed lid. The vase finely embossed, adorned with floral and leafy motifs, the lower section depicting various mythical creatures and animals within lobed cartouches, the upper section displaying plantain leaves, blossoming sprays, and the character shou (longevity). The base rim stamped with an unclear hallmark, possible '800'.Condition: Very good condition with expected wear, light surface scratches, and miniscule nicks. Provenance: Old Austrian private collection, assembled during the past 50 years.Weight: 62.9 g Dimensions: Height 12 cm
A TALL DOUBLE GOURD SILVER VASE WITH MYTHICAL DECORSouth China / Vietnam, 1880s - 1920s. The double gourd body supported on a circular foot and rising to a cylindrical neck surmounted by a domed cover. The vase finely embossed and incised with geometrical and floral motifs, the lower section displaying mythical creatures and an arrangement of blossoming flowers, all within lobed cartouches, the upper section depicting a coiled dragon breathing fire.Condition: Good condition with expected wear, shallow surface scratches, and few tiny nicks here and there. Provenance: Old Austrian private collection, assembled during the past 50 years.Weight: 80 g Dimensions: Height 14 cm
A TALL SILVER BALUSTER VASE AND STANDSouth China / Vietnam, 1880s - 1920s. The baluster body rwiing from a circular foot to a cylindrical neck and flaring rim finely embossed and neatly incised with floral bands and stiff leaves, the body decorated with two large reserves, one depicting blossoming flowers and birds perched on branches, the other grapevines. With a matching stand raised on bracket feet.Condition: Good condition with expected wear, light surface scratches, manufacturing irregularities, and miniscule nicks. Provenance: Old Austrian private collection, assembled during the past 50 years.Weight: 165.8 g Dimensions: Height 12.9 cm (excl. base), 14.5 cm (incl. base)
A TALL SILVER VASE WITH MYTHICAL CREATURESSouth China / Vietnam, 1880s - 1920s. The bulbous body raised on four bracket feet, surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck with everted rim. The vase finely embossed with floral and leafy decor as well as lobed panels enclosing various mythical creatures and the character shou (longevity). The neck engraved with a leaf on a hammered ground.Condition: Very good condition with expected wear, shallow surface scratches, and tiny nicks here and there. Provenance: Old Austrian private collection, assembled during the past 50 years.Weight: 44.1 g Dimensions: Height 11.5 cm
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