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A BALUSTER TALL-NECKED BRONZE VASE A BRONZE OKIMONO FIGURE OF AN OWL
By Yasuyuki, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century By Murata Seimin (1761-1837), Meiji era (1868-1912),
Applied in high relief with a kingfisher perched on a stalk of lotus leaf late 19th/early 20th century
decorated on the flattened body of the vase, another lotus stalk on the Constructed in two sections, the short-eared owl (detachable) perched
neck; signed on the base Yasuyuki. 31cm (12¼in) high. on a tree branch with its head cocked quizzically to the right and its
wings folded at its sides; signed on one side of the branch Seimin chu
£1,000 - 1,500 within a rectangular reserve. 26cm x 26cm (10¼in x 10¼in). (2).
JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,100 £800 - 1,000
JPY120,000 - 150,000
435 US$1,100 - 1,400
A BRONZE OKIMONO OF A KORO (INCENSE BURNER)
AND COVER IN THE FORM OF A QUAIL 437
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century A BRONZE OKIMONO GROUP OF AN OWL AND MONKEY
Perched on one foot atop a rocky outcrop with one foot raised, its Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
head turned around with an alert expression, a section of perforated Constructed in two separate sections, the detachable owl perched
plumage on its back forming the removable cover, unsigned; with a at one end of a gnarled tree, facing ahead, a monkey emerging from
wooden storage box with inscription Kodo uzura koro (Bronze incense within a hole at the front, unsigned; with a wooden storage box
burner of a quail). 25.5cm (10in) high. (3). inscribed Koboku fukurou (an owl on an old tree). 25.7cm x 17.3cm
(10½in x 6¾in). (3).
£2,000 - 3,000
JPY300,000 - 450,000 £3,000 - 4,000
US$2,800 - 4,200 JPY450,000 - 600,000
US$4,200 - 5,700

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