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Auction House:Art+ObjectNumber of lots recorded:411
Sale Title:Asian ArtLots with images:332
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:191
Date:9-Jul-2013
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Pair of miniature Japanese Kutani vases, Meiji period (1868-1912), finely painted, fuku mark to the bases. Height 11.5 cm
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Japanese blue and white hibachi, painted with a mountainous landscape, converted to be used as a stool. Diameter 46 cm
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Japanese bronze lantern, in three sections, Meiji period (1868-1912), with bells hanging from the hexagonal top. Height 32 cm overall. Provenance: Rex Jennings Collection
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Pair of Japanese wooden whist counters, Meiji period (1868-1912), with shibayama-style and lacquer decoration. Width 9.2 cm
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Japanese ivory netsuke of a sleeping bijin (beautiful woman), late Meiji period (1868-1912), signed, with wood stand. Width 4.4 cm. Provenance: From the Rex Jennings Collection
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Small Japanese ivory netsuke of a child riding an ox, late Meiji period (1868-1912), Signed. Width 5.4 cm. Provenance: From the Rex Jennings Collection
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Small Japanese ivory okimono of a man smoking a pipe, late Meiji period (1868-1912), sitting with a monkey on a tree trunk. Width 6.5 cm. Provenance: From the Rex Jennings Collection
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Japanese woven cane, lacquer, silver and copper lidded box, Meiji period (1868-1912), the lid decorated with an egret on a branch under the moon. Length 14.5 cm
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Large Japanese export rosewood and silver handled tray, Meiji period (1868-1912), with pierced panels of dragons amongst clouds. Width 49 cm
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Japanese four-piece silver, copper and wood smoking set, 20th century, comprising lidded box, ashtray, match holder and tray, with silver and gold inlaid decoration, signed. Width 30.5 cm
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Japanese iron cigarette case, early 20th century, with gilt decoration of cranes, fuku mark to the back and with the mon of the Tukagawa clan. Height 9.8 cm
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Japanese cloisonne lidded rectangular box, signed Miyazaki Shinju, Meiji period (1868-1912), decorated with flowering branches, signed. Width 12.3 cm
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Japanese Totai cloisonne handled vase, Nagoya, Meiji/Taisho (1868-1926), decorated with a butterfly amongst callas. Height 18 cm
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Fine Japanese gold and silver wire cloisonne vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), decorated with birds on blossoming branches, unsigned but attributed to Miwa Tomisaburo. Height 25 cm
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Large Japanese iron patinated bronze vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), Signed. Height 30.5 cm. decorated in relief with gold, copper and silver with a boat in a harbour with a village and the mount Fuji in the background
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Japanese Nabeshima type footed bowl made for the Prince of Hizen, Edo period (1603-1868), with Kakiemon style underglaze blue and enamel decoration, the base with underglaze blue mon (family crest) of the Prince of Hizen. Diameter 24.5 cm. It is said that items baring this mon were made for the personal use of the Prince himself and would have been made in the Imperial Garden of the Prince. The Prince was a member of the honoured Nabeshima family.
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Large Japanese Fukagawa vase and cover, Meiji period (1868-1912), painted in underglaze blue and enamelled with ducks and flowers in a pond, the lid and the base signed by the maker and Fukagawa Sei. Height 63 cm
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Pair of very large Japanese Satsuma trophy vases, Meiji period (1868-1912), with trumpet rims and relief gilt brocade design to the neck, the body decorated with birds amongst blossoming sprays. Height 72 cm
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Large Japanese Satsuma vase, signed Kinkozan, Meiji period (1868-1912), decorated with figures at leisure in a garden, underneath wisteria branches. Height 36.5 cm. Illustrated on the back cover of Elaine Strachan, My Passion for Japanese Cloisonne, Satsuma and Related Ware.
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Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), finely decorated with a Louhan and heavenly attendants to one side, the reverse with a Goddess with attendants and a white elephant, unsigned. 24 cm
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Small Japanese Satsuma lidded jar, signed Hankinzan, Meiji period (1868-1912), finely painted with ‘the thousand butterflies’ design and two figural panels. Height 8.5 cm
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Superb Japanese Satsuma lidded koro (censer), signed Yabu Meizan, Meiji period (1868-1912), the body very finely enamelled and gilt with eight panels of birds, figures and sea landscapes, the lid with ‘the thousand flowers’ design. Width 12.5 cm
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Japanese Satsuma lobed bowl, signed Fujisan, Meiji period (1868-1912), finely decorated to the interior with a scene of bijin giving a profusions of gifts to villagers, the exterior with fishermen bringing ashore fish nets. Diameter 15.5 cm
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Small Japanese Satsuma bowl, signed Fujisan, Meiji period (1868-1912), finely decorated to the interior with two figures in a garden scene. Width 13 cm
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Japanese Satsuma bowl, signed Hankinzan, Meiji period (1868-1912), finely painted to the interior with twelve butterflies, the exterior with quails and other birds amongst flowers. Diameter 1.1 cm
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Japanese long stemmed Satsuma vase, signed Gyokushu, Meiji period (1868-1912), finely painted with river landscape panels, impressed Taizan mark. Height 12.5 cm
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Small Japanese Satsuma blue ground vase, signed Eizan, Meiji period (1868-1912), decorated with panels of flowers and bijin. Height 9.5 cm
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Japanese Satsuma bowl, signed Hankinzan, Meiji period (1868-1912), painted to the interior with wise men performing magic. Diameter 13 cm
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Two miniature Japanese Satsuma vessels, both signed Kinkozan, Meiji period (1868-1912), comprising a lidded handled urn and a vase. Height 13 cm
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Mongolian horse saddle, of carved wood, shagreen and gilt metal fittings and stirrups, brocade cover. Length 52 cm. Provenance: Pat Booth Collection
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Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960), Le Maitre Potier, from the Coree series, woodblock print, pencil signed and with red insect mark. 42 cm x 32.5 cm. framed and glazed
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