Pursuing Perfection, the Perino Collection

TA 5% Vat. A CHINESE EMBROIDERED WEDDING ‘DRAGON’ RED SILK ROBE Qing Dynasty, 19th century

TA 5% Vat. A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'HORSES AND GROOM' PLAQUE BY WANG QI (1884 – 1937) Republic

TA 5% Vat. ITO JAKUCHU (1716 — 1800) Seven Cranes

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Pursuing Perfection, the Perino Collection

Azca Auctions

We are thrilled to offer a selection of pieces from a distinguished Italian private collection of East Asian art. Dr Claudio Perino begun collecting in the early 2000s. His interest in Japanese lacquer soon transitioned into woodblock prints and ceramics, eventually focusing on paintings from the Edo and Meiji periods. Always eager to share the joy of experiencing his treasures, Dr Perino exhibited his lacquer, prints and paintings at the MAO - Museum of Oriental Art in Turin between 2008 - 2023.?The twenty-four paintings featured in the current sale were a part of a large exhibition?curated by Prof Matthi Forrer at?the Museo delle Culture in Lugano and later the Torinian MAO between 2020 - 2022. Among the sixty-seven lots presented here, there are a few pieces of Korean ceramics. Chinese art is represented among others by a porcelain plaque by Wang Qi, an early Qingbai ewer and two important Qing Dynasty embroidered silk robes. Lots 38 and 40 will be a subject to a deposit payable at least 24hours before the auction day. All lots are sold under Temporary Admission. Additional 5% is added on the hammer price, standard 20% VAT applies to our Buyer's Premium of 28%. For any questions relating to the sale, please contact the Head of the Japanese Department, Marta Somauroo at marta@azcaauctions.com.

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Marta Somauroo

Head of Japanese Art, East Asian Art Specialist

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TA 5% Vat. A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE NABESHIMA ‘WISTERIA’ DISH AND TWO NABESHIMA ‘WILD: A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE NABESHIMA ‘WISTERIA’ DISH AND TWO NABESHIMA ‘WILD ORCHID’ SAUCERS19th centuryThe larger dish painted with trailing wisteria blossoms and a honeycomb pattern, the

0024: TA 5% Vat. A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE NABESHIMA ‘WISTERIA’ DISH AND TWO NABESHIMA ‘WILDEst. £387-£645Lot Passed

TA 5% Vat. KINOSHITA OJU (1777 — 1815) Koi carp and a Tortoise: KINOSHITA OJU (1777 — 1815)Koi carp and a TortoiseEdo period, 18th/19th CenturyA Japanese hanging scroll painting, kakejiku, ink on silk, depicting three large koi carp observed by two tortoises

0054: TA 5% Vat. KINOSHITA OJU (1777 — 1815) Koi carp and a TortoiseEst. £1,032-£1,548Lot Passed

TA 5% Vat. A CHINESE METAL TIANTSUI KINGFISHER FEATHER HEADBAND Qing Dynasty, 19th century: A CHINESE METAL TIANTSUI KINGFISHER FEATHER HEADBANDQing Dynasty, 19th centuryThe wide, solid band decorated with design of stylised blossoms between rows of smaller petals, all inlaid with bright

0003: TA 5% Vat. A CHINESE METAL TIANTSUI KINGFISHER FEATHER HEADBAND Qing Dynasty, 19th centuryEst. £645-£1,032Lot Passed

TA 5% Vat. CH? GESSH? (1772 — 1832) Cranes: CH? GESSH? (1772 — 1832)CranesEdo period, 18th/19th centuryA Japanese hanging scroll painting, kakejiku, ink on paper, a study of two birds beneath an overhanging rock with sprays of bamboo, signs

0039: TA 5% Vat. CH? GESSH? (1772 — 1832) CranesEst. £1,290-£2,580Lot Passed

TA 5% Vat. KITAKAWA UTAMARO (1753 — 1806) Edo period, circa 1800: KITAKAWA UTAMARO (1753 — 1806)Edo period, circa 1800A woodblock print on Japanese paper, washi, O-ban tate-e format, from the series 'Mirror of the Beauties of the Floating World' (Bijin Ukiyo

0027: TA 5% Vat. KITAKAWA UTAMARO (1753 — 1806) Edo period, circa 1800Est. £774-£1,032Lot Passed

0030: TA 5% Vat. KITAKAWA UTAMARO (1753 — 1806) Edo period, circa 1800Est. £774-£1,032Lot Passed

TA 5% Vat. * A JAPANESE GILT-DECORATED TORTOISE SHELL CIGARETTE CASE Meiji period, 19th/20th century: * A JAPANESE GILT-DECORATED TORTOISE SHELL CIGARETTE CASEMeiji period, 19th/20th centuryWith a flattened body painted in gilt lacquer with a basket of flowers to one side and more blossoms and

0067: TA 5% Vat. * A JAPANESE GILT-DECORATED TORTOISE SHELL CIGARETTE CASE Meiji period, 19th/20th centuryEst. £387-£645Lot Passed

TA 5% Vat. TANI BUNCHO (1763 — 1841) Wagtail: TANI BUNCHO (1763 — 1841)WagtailEdo period, 18th/19th centuryA Japanese hanging scroll painting, kakejiku, ink on silk, painted with a delicate bird perched atop a small rock on the shoreline,

0052: TA 5% Vat. TANI BUNCHO (1763 — 1841) WagtailEst. £1,935-£2,580Lot Passed

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TA 5% Vat. A JAPANESE THREE-CASE INRO BY HIDARI ISSAN (1804 — 1857) AND A TWO-CASE BELL-SHAPED: A JAPANESE THREE-CASE INRO BY HIDARI ISSAN (1804 — 1857) AND A TWO-CASE BELL-SHAPED INROEdo period, 19th centuryThe first carved with mountain dwellings among pine trees, signed Issan to the base,

0066: TA 5% Vat. A JAPANESE THREE-CASE INRO BY HIDARI ISSAN (1804 — 1857) AND A TWO-CASE BELL-SHAPEDEst. £258-£387

TA 5% Vat. KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760 — 1849) , YANAGAWA SHIGENOBU (1787 — 1832) Edo period, 19th: KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760 — 1849), YANAGAWA SHIGENOBU (1787 — 1832) Edo period, 19th century Five woodblock prints on Japanese paper, washi, in kokonotsugiri-ban (one ninth of Oban) from the

0032: TA 5% Vat. KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760 — 1849) , YANAGAWA SHIGENOBU (1787 — 1832) Edo period, 19thEst. £1,161-£1,290Lot Passed

TA 5% Vat. A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE BY KANAYA GOROSABURO (1836 — 1890) Meiji period, late 19th: A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE BY KANAYA GOROSABURO (1836 — 1890)Meiji period, late 19th centuryThe pear-shaped body rising form a flared foot to a cylindrical neck with a wide rim cast around the shoulder

0026: TA 5% Vat. A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE BY KANAYA GOROSABURO (1836 — 1890) Meiji period, late 19thEst. £645-£1,032Lot Passed

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TA 5% Vat. A JAPANESE POTTERY ‘MOUNT FUJI' TEA BOWL, CHAWAN, AND A CHINESE BRUSH WASHER Japan and: A JAPANESE POTTERY ‘MOUNT FUJI' TEA BOWL, CHAWAN, AND A CHINESE BRUSH WASHER19th century and earlierThe rounded tea bowl resting on a short foot, worked in grey clay and decorated in white slip

0019: TA 5% Vat. A JAPANESE POTTERY ‘MOUNT FUJI' TEA BOWL, CHAWAN, AND A CHINESE BRUSH WASHER Japan andEst. £258-£387

TA 5% Vat. A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A TIGER Possibly Tang Dynasty: A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A TIGERPossibly Tang DynastyThe crouching big cat exposing his fangs, cast in a dynamic pose with his tail snaking behind the muscular body adorned with inlaid

0004: TA 5% Vat. A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A TIGER Possibly Tang DynastyEst. £2,580-£3,869Lot Passed

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TA 5% Vat. ANDO HIROSHIGE (1797 — 1858), KEISAI EISEN (1790 – 1848) Edo period, 19th century: ANDO HIROSHIGE (1797 — 1858), KEISAI EISEN (1790 – 1848)Edo period, 19th centuryA group of nine woodblock prints on Japanese paper, washi, in Oban yoko-e format, including seven prints from the

0033: TA 5% Vat. ANDO HIROSHIGE (1797 — 1858), KEISAI EISEN (1790 – 1848) Edo period, 19th centuryEst. £2,580-£3,869

TA 5% Vat. A JAPANESE MOULDED KAKIEMON 'PHOENIX' BOWL Edo period, 18th century: A JAPANESE MOULDED KAKIEMON 'PHOENIX' BOWLEdo period, 18th centuryWith a conical body divided into six lobes, moulded with irregular cloud patterns and painted in colourful enamels with a phoenix in

0020: TA 5% Vat. A JAPANESE MOULDED KAKIEMON 'PHOENIX' BOWL Edo period, 18th centuryEst. £387-£645Lot Passed

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TA 5% Vat. A GROUP OF NINE JAPANESE NETSUKE Edo period, 19th century: A GROUP OF NINE JAPANESE NETSUKEEdo period, 19th centuryComprising: a wood netsuke of a reclining buffalo, an amber netsuke formed as a shell, a wood netsuke in shape of a mokugyo drum coated with

0060: TA 5% Vat. A GROUP OF NINE JAPANESE NETSUKE Edo period, 19th centuryEst. £516-£774

TA 5% Vat. OGATA K?RIN (1658 — 1716) A Pair of Cranes: OGATA K?RIN (1658 — 1716)A Pair of CranesEdo period, 17th/18th centuryA Japanese hanging scroll painting, kakejiku, ink on paper, depicting a pair of auspicious birds near an old pine tree, signed

0037: TA 5% Vat. OGATA K?RIN (1658 — 1716) A Pair of CranesEst. £1,032-£1,548Lot Passed

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TA 5% Vat. MARUYAMA OKYO (1733 — 1795) Dragon and Mt Fuji: MARUYAMA OKYO (1733 — 1795)Dragon and Mt FujiEdo period, 18th centuryA Japanese hanging scroll painting, kakejiku, ink on silk, depicting a fierce-looking beast with sharp claws, piercing through

0057: TA 5% Vat. MARUYAMA OKYO (1733 — 1795) Dragon and Mt FujiEst. £3,869-£6,449

TA 5% Vat. TANI BUNCHO (1763 — 1841) Winter Landscape: TANI BUNCHO (1763 — 1841)Winter LandscapeEdo period, 18th/19th centuryA Japanese hanging scroll painting, kakejiku, ink and colour on silk, with a single cloaked figure crossing a low bridge

0051: TA 5% Vat. TANI BUNCHO (1763 — 1841) Winter LandscapeEst. £2,580-£3,869Lot Passed

TA 5% Vat. A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' CHARGER AND A FAMILLE ROSE 'LANDSCAPE': A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' CHARGER AND A FAMILLE ROSE 'LANDSCAPE' BOWLYongzheng / Qianlong period, 18th centuryThe charger painted with bamboo, an old pine and a prunus tree

0011: TA 5% Vat. A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER' CHARGER AND A FAMILLE ROSE 'LANDSCAPE'Est. £387-£645Lot Passed

TA 5% Vat. A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE NABESHIMA ‘MAGNOLIA’ DISH 19th century: A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE NABESHIMA 'MAGNOLIA' DISH19th centuryPainted with a large magnolia blossom and stylised flower heads to the reverse, resting on a tall foot encircled with a comb design.21cm

0023: TA 5% Vat. A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE NABESHIMA ‘MAGNOLIA’ DISH 19th centuryEst. £193-£387Lot Passed

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0029: TA 5% Vat. KITAKAWA UTAMARO (1753 — 1806) Edo period, circa 1800Est. £774-£1,032

TA 5% Vat. A CHINESE CELADON LONGQUAN CHARGER Ming Dynasty, 16th / 17th century: A CHINESE CELADON LONGQUAN CHARGERMing Dynasty, 16th / 17th centuryMoulded with a central blossom surrounded by a band of upright lotus petals encircling the cavetto beneath a wide rim, all decorated

0009: TA 5% Vat. A CHINESE CELADON LONGQUAN CHARGER Ming Dynasty, 16th / 17th centuryEst. £645-£1,032Lot Passed

TA 5% Vat. A CHINESE AND A KOREAN GLAZED POTTERY WATER DROPPER Early 20th century: A CHINESE AND A KOREAN GLAZED POTTERY WATER DROPPEREarly 20th centuryThe first with a hexagonal body set with a short spout and painted with a spray of wild flowers to the top in blue and red

0016: TA 5% Vat. A CHINESE AND A KOREAN GLAZED POTTERY WATER DROPPER Early 20th centuryEst. £193-£258Lot Passed

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