THREE INRO AND A TONKOTSU Edo-Meiji period (4)

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THREE INRO AND A TONKOTSU Edo-Meiji period Comprising: a gold lacquer four-case inro depicting sparrows above water in gold hiramaki-e, enriched with aogai (mother-of-pearl) and gold kirikane; a carved red-lacquer four-case inro, with a continuous scene depicting scholars in a landscape, with a red-lacquer netsuke of a miniature stand depicting a scholar in a landscape; a red lacquer two-case inro bearing a rich vermilion ground decorated with a horse beside a tree; and a mixed metal inlaid wood tonkotsu of finely grained wood, inlaid to depict a curly haired figure catching a fish, with a stag antler netsuke. The largest 8cm (3 1/8in) high. (4). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價江戶至明治時代印龍三件及煙管筒一件 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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THREE INRO AND A TONKOTSU Edo-Meiji period (4)

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Chinese and Japanese Art from Richard Vandekar Ltd

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THREE LACQUER BOXES Edo/Meiji period (7)

A LARGE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER BOX AND COVER AND AN ENAMELLED COPPER BOX AND COVER Meiji period (4): A LARGE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER BOX AND COVER AND AN ENAMELLED COPPER BOX AND COVER Meiji period The lacquer box decorated to the top of the cover with a pair of cranes among bamboo, the interiors

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TWO METAL MOUNTED WOOD BOXES, A METAL BOX, TWO TSUBA AND A SHAKUDO BRACELET Meiji period (9): TWO METAL MOUNTED WOOD BOXES, A METAL BOX, TWO TSUBA AND A SHAKUDO BRACELET Meiji period Comprising: a rectangular wood box with the cover decorated in relief with sakura and maple leaves, signed

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A YELLOW-GROUND 'POMEGRANATE' VASE By Makuzu Kozan, Japan, Meiji period, early 20th century: A YELLOW-GROUND 'POMEGRANATE' VASE By Makuzu Kozan, Japan, Meiji period, early 20th century Of pear-shaped form, the rounded body rising to a waisted neck of square section, painted in underglaze

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A CELADON-GLAZED INCENSE BURNER Signed Aten, Meiji period (2): A CELADON-GLAZED INCENSE BURNER Signed Aten, Meiji period Of compressed globular form rising to a short straight neck and a broad everted rim, supported on three splayed legs each moulded with a

A CELADON-GLAZED INCENSE BURNER Signed Aten, Meiji period (2)

A GROUP OF SATSUMA WARE Meiji period (10): A GROUP OF SATSUMA WARE Meiji period Comprising: a tripod koro decorated with shaped panels variously enclosing samurai, a sage, women and children in nature against a dense ground of gilt scrolling

A GROUP OF SATSUMA WARE Meiji period (10)

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THREE SATSUMA VESSELS Meiji period (4)

A BRONZE 'ELEPHANT AND TIGER' GROUP Meiji period (2): A BRONZE 'ELEPHANT AND TIGER' GROUP Meiji period The standing elephant with two front legs raised fending off two snarling tigers, one tiger reaching for its back leg and the other clambering atop

A BRONZE 'ELEPHANT AND TIGER' GROUP Meiji period (2)

TWO BRONZE 'ELEPHANT AND TIGER' GROUPS AND TWO BRONZE TIGERS Meiji period (6): TWO BRONZE 'ELEPHANT AND TIGER' GROUPS AND TWO BRONZE TIGERS Meiji period Each elephant with one tiger lying at its foot and the other climbing on its back, signed Seiya, wood stands; the small tiger

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A BRONZE BULL By Miyabe Atsuyoshi, Meiji period: A BRONZE BULL By Miyabe Atsuyoshi, Meiji period Naturalistically cast with dark brown patination, the bull striding energetically forwards, looking to the left side and its tail gently curled, signed

A BRONZE BULL By Miyabe Atsuyoshi, Meiji period

A BRONZE CAMEL AND A BRONZE PEKINGESE DOG Meiji period (2): A BRONZE CAMEL AND A BRONZE PEKINGESE DOG Meiji period The camel realistically modelled turning slightly to the left, finely incised hair covering its head, humps and legs, signed watanabe zo on a

A BRONZE CAMEL AND A BRONZE PEKINGESE DOG Meiji period (2)

A BRONZE MONKEY AND A BRONZE 'BEAR AND BULL' GROUP Meiji period (2): A BRONZE MONKEY AND A BRONZE 'BEAR AND BULL' GROUP Meiji period The bear and bull naturalistically cast in the middle of a combat, the bronze of reddish brown patina, signed mitsumoto saku; the

A BRONZE MONKEY AND A BRONZE 'BEAR AND BULL' GROUP Meiji period (2)

FOUR BRONZE BADGER GROUPS AND A BRONZE BULL Meiji period (5): FOUR BRONZE BADGER GROUPS AND A BRONZE BULL Meiji period Two badgers looking to the left, one signed Kaku'un and the other signed Seisai chu; a badger with fierce expression looking to the left,

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A BRONZE GOLDFISH, A BRONZE 'PUPPIES' GROUP AND THREE BRONZE RABBITS Meiji period (6): A BRONZE GOLDFISH, A BRONZE 'PUPPIES' GROUP AND THREE BRONZE RABBITS Meiji period The goldfish with scaly round body, its belly, fins and eyes painted in gilt, signed bisoku saku, with box; two of

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A BRONZE AND MIXED METAL TRAY Meiji period: A BRONZE AND MIXED METAL TRAY Meiji period Decorated to the centre in gold, silver, shibuichi and shakudo, depicting in relief a sparrow perched on the nest of its fledglings, a further bird gazing

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A GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE EWER AND COVER By Miyabe Atsuyoshi, Meiji period (2): A GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE EWER AND COVER By Miyabe Atsuyoshi, Meiji period The lobed bulbous body raised on short tripod feet, and set with an overhead bamboo-form handle, with an elongated

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AN INLAID IRON BOX AND COVER Meiji period (2): AN INLAID IRON BOX AND COVER Meiji period The rectangular box with a hinged cover, worked throughout in gold nunome-zogan, depicting the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove drinking wine and playing

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