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METALWORK PROPERTY FROM THE XANADU GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA
PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER
2584
2580 A SMALL BRONZE AND MIXED METAL FLASK
A PATINATED BRONZE MODEL OF AN ELEPHANT Meiji era, late 19th century
By the Sekiya Company, Meiji era Of flattened ovoid form with a waisted neck and circular pedestal
Realistically cast as a trumpeting pachyderm slowly striding with foot, the patinated bronze body decorated to the front with a country
its head raised and trunk curving upwards, the underside with a landscape bordering a lake, reversed by a lotus pond with herons,
cartouche reading Sekiya saku (lacking tusks). the sides with trailing ivy vines, all executed in kebori, shishiaibori and
11 5/8in (29.4cm) long overlay of gold and silver, with gilt edge bands (dent, wear to gilt).
$600 - 800 5 3/8in (13.6cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500
PROPERTY FROM THE XANADU GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA 2585
A PATINATED BRONZE VASE
2581Y Ф Meiji era, late 19th century
A GROUP OF THREE CAST BRONZE ELEPHANTS The ovoid body with a waisted neck, pedestal base and cast to the
Meiji era, late 19th/early 20th century front with a large lantern near a pair of deer shaded by cryptomeria
Each naturalistically cast striding forward with trunk raised, the tusks trees, all rendered in high relief with incised details, the patination with
of inset ivory, the first with a slight greenish tint and signed Seiko/ occasional splashes of red (base scratched).
Masamitsu, the underside of the second with Sekiya saku cartouche, 13 3/8in (33.8cm) high
the last signed on the right foot Tamemitsu. $2,000 - 3,000
15, 12 1/2 and 15 3/4in (38, 31.8 and 40cm) long
$3,000 - 5,000

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF VIRGINIA MURRAY, 2586
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA A SILVER DOUBLE-GOURD FORM VESSEL
Meiji era, circa 1900
2582 Fashioned as a large waisted gourd encircled by stylized gilt
A GROUP OF GOLD AND SILVER INLAID DAMASCENED copper vines issuing gilt and shakudo blossoms, a curved stem
IRON CASES forming the final for the pierced cover of an ovoid censer resting
Taisho/Showa era on top of a matching globular hibachi with shaped mokko-form
Comprising two square and eight rectangular cigarette cases and cut-outs to either side, the exterior etched with a delicate overall
three compact cases of rectangular or circular shape; one cigarette pattern of further flowering and fruiting gourd vine stopping short of
case with a gilt landscape based on a Hiroshige print of Nihonbashi, three small supports (some wear).
the other cases with gold and silver inlay of iris, beauties or rustic 11in (28cm) high
landscapes with Mount Fuji (one case locked). [13] $3,000 - 5,000
6 1/4 x 3 1/4in (16.1 x 8.4cm) dimensions of largest
$800 - 1,200

PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER

2583
A SILVER VASE WITH GILT ACCENTS
By Kagawa Katsuhiro (1853-1917)

The slender ovoid body with an angular shoulder and wide dished
rim, the front ornamented in low relief with a pair of leafy maple trees
partially obscured by bands of mist, the seed pods picked out in gilt,
the base inscribed kin (respectfully) Kagawa Katsuhiro koku (some
surface scratches and minor dents).
13 3/4in (34.8cm) high
$1,000 - 2,000

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